Actor Michael Sheen abandons his profession, and his life, to fight fascism full time. And in doing so shames us all.

Courtesy of the Independent:  

Michael Sheen is so disturbed by the rise of far-right populism he is quitting acting to become an activist, and says he does not know if his relationship with Sarah Silverman will survive. 

Sheen will leave Silverman, his partner of two years, and family in Los Angeles and move to Port Talbot in south Wales to combat the wave of “demagogic, fascistic” politics he believes has engulfed the West in the past decade. 

He told The Times: “In the same way as the Nazis had to be stopped in Germany in the Thirties, this thing that is on the rise has to be stopped. 

 “It’s not going to look like this in 10 years’ time. Everything has shifted. The dice are being rolled again.” 

His steel-making hometown, population 37,000, voted for Brexit and the Welsh actor says his frustration at this has formed, in part, the impetus for his decision to begin his activism back where he began. His fears were exacerbated by the ascension of Donald Trump and the tensions stoked by his divisive rhetoric. 

You know I would like to think that the hours that I put in on this blog have some meaning, and that I am doing my part to fight the good fight and push back on the fascism that we see invading our country. (And let's not bother lying to ourselves to say that fascism is not coming, because we are already seeing it in North Carolina.)

But truth be told I am not sacrificing nearly as much as I should, and neither are most of us.

Make no mistake, despite interference by James Comey, and hacking by the Russians, American voters are ultimately responsible for casting the votes that helped Trump win the electoral college.

Even if we assume that some voting machines were hacked the election still has to be close enough for that to matter.

So We the People are ultimately responsible for helping to usher in fascism and for defying the will of the Founding Fathers.

To rectify that, to save what is left of our republic, we need to rise up and fight.

No, I am not suggesting that we start shooting each other in the streets, or plan assaults against Washington, I am suggesting that we fight back with the same tools used to cripple us in the first place.

If fake news and Right Wing propaganda got us here in 2016 then real information and Left Wing fact checkers can steer us back to where we need to be in 2017.

For starters if you are a Facebook fan of this blog then promote it to all of your friends and family every single day. Or if you are more comfortable with Twitter than by all means use that.

And no not just this blog, but every blog and news site that is working to get information out to the masses.

If we want to make real change, if we want to rescue this nation that we love so much, we must be ready to irritate, frustrate, and ultimately educate the people we love until they see the reality of what is happening in the world.

We should present a deafening roar of facts and figures, a cacophony containing compilations of vital statistics, a constant drumbeat that shatters any illusion that this is business as usual and awakens people to the danger we face as a nation.

I know we cannot all just up and quit our jobs to make activism a full time occupation, but I also know we can always do more.

And truly what ultimately is more important than our future, the future of our families, and the future of this great country?

Wonkette bashes Sarah Palin for promoting the worst band they've ever heard. I listened, they're not wrong.

So the other day Palin was all over Twitter and her Facebook page pimping this horrible band called, "Missing Stateside."

As we wrap up a most patriotic week in America, I’d like to share with you the most patriotic band I know! The... http://t.co/d0VvoohDvi
— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) July 7, 2013

From Facebook: 

As we wrap up a most patriotic week in America, I’d like to share with you the most patriotic band I know! The name is “Missing Stateside,” and it includes rough and tough and amazingly talented vets who’ve served our nation in war zones and have it in their blood to stand ready for whatever selfless duty calls. They’re some of the most patriotic and supportive guys you’ll ever meet. And their music is GREAT! In the interest of full disclosure, I’m very proud of my own connection here – my cousin Jason ("JD”) is the big guy in the band; he's on guitar and vocals. Jason is from a long line of honorable military men and women. Both his parents served, as did aunts and uncles, and now nephews and others in the family's younger generation. He and his wonderful wife, Trish, both recently retired from years in the service that took them around the world, away from friends and family, for years. They so missed Stateside... and we're so glad they're back. My Airman cousin has been an enormously positive influence on my son, cousins, and my two Washington state nephews who just enlisted (Hooah!). It’s always a pleasure to do anything to support great Americans like the guys in “Missing Stateside.” Please check out their website linked below. I’ll also post some videos. Shout 'em out, and I'll look for new friends sporting the band's tee as we travel this great land. 

 - Sarah Palin

"OMGHERD, they are SO cool! I just love them and the patriotic way they sing out of tune and let their beer guts hang over their belt buckles. "

Anyhow this caught the attention of Wonkette, who  made the rookie mistake of actually LISTENING to these losers. They were not exactly overwhelmed by their musical abilities:

Who is the most patriotic band Sarah Palin knows? Is it Ted Nugent? DUH OF COURSE IT IS TED NUGENT! What is more patriotic than constantly threatening to murder the president of the United States of America? The answer is “none,” and “none more patriotic.” Except? We just LIED. Because according to the tiresome clownshow leftover, the most patriotic band she knows is these awful cut-rate Pearl Jam in Chains wannabes, “Missing Stateside.” She tweeted it even! Is she trying to bone one and/or all of them? Did they give her cash money? How much cash money does a tweet from Sarah Palin go for these days? Does it include shipping and handling? 

We like the part where they post still pictures of themselves with Quiet Riot and Skid Row — SKID ROW! We also like the part where they run out of still pictures of their crowds, so they just loop back through the ones they already showed. In addition, we like the part where WHAT ABOUT THIS IS PATRIOTIC EXACTLY? Because they are men and mostly (we think) white? Because they ride motorcycles and pose with bikini girls? They do not even say America! Like, in an America-saying contest between Missing Stateside and Neil Diamond, they can’t even beat a NEW YORK JEW. 

Ouch! Well I had seen the posts and tweets by Palin earlier, but ignored it as it just seemed like ridiculous promotion of  family member and a band full of misfits, but after reading Wonkett's post I decided to listen to them. 

Big mistake! If anything Wonkette was being kind. This blows even harder than the Palin girls on meth.I don't know what passes for music in the Palin household but in my neck of the woods that is what you play to warn people there is an earthquake on the way or to listen for an Amber Alert.

I swear that EVERYTHING this woman touches is pure shit. Sadly THIS shit will make your ears bleed.