We need your help! Seeing Red Nebraska is having our first ever fundraiser for a political candidate and we want YOU to be a part of it. We’re raising money for a congressional candidate we endorsed back in the primary who continues to inspire us with her incredible ground game. Congratulations to Jessica McClure for […]
To the average West Omaha suburban voter, Congressman Don Bacon must seem a likable and capable Representative. Bacon is a retired USAF general who smiles and shakes hands. He often talks about “bi-partisanship” and seems to avoid the caldron of Trumpian chaos. If a voter didn’t pay close attention, they might feel compelled to walk […]
This is speculation–but it seems plausible enough that I want to float it ahead of the execution of Carey Dean Moore. It’s possible that the Ricketts administration is rushing the execution of Moore in order to eliminate a grounds to stop the execution of Jose Sandoval, whom Ricketts would also like to execute in advance […]
Seeing Red attended the hearing in United States District Court today in which pharmaceutical company Fresenius Kabi sought a temporary restraining order delaying the execution of Carey Dean Moore scheduled for Tuesday, August 14 at 10:00 a.m. Moore will be executed with a cocktail of four drugs. This is a summary of the hearing. In their […]
In four days, Nebraska is scheduled to execute Carey Moore by lethal injection. Moore murdered two taxi drivers in Omaha in 1979. He is not fighting his own execution, saying he believes he will be forgiven by Christ upon his death. Because he is not fighting it, the main legal avenue that typically delays or […]
O’Neill ICE raid
On Wednesday Aug 8, 2018 one of the larger raids in ICE history took place in O’Neill, Nebraska and surrounding areas, sweeping up 133 people and ripping them out of their communities. There are many news sources out there that can report the details better than we can. However, we at Seeing Red want to […]
You may have noticed we at Seeing Red held a protest this past Sunday at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Omaha. The Omaha World Herald sure did! You, too, can plan a protest and make your voice heard. As a follow up on our post about how to hold your very own die-in, we […]
It isn’t nice to block the doorway, It isn’t nice to go to jail, There are nicer ways to do it, But the nice ways always fail. Non-violent civil disobedience is about moving from nice to good. It’s not nice to sit at lunch counters when the restaurant owner wants you to leave. But good […]
This piece was co-authored by Amanda Gailey and Julia Schleck, both of whom have interest in free speech and academic freedom. Ron Brown is returning to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as Director of Player Development under new head coach Scott Frost. In 2012, when Brown used to work at UNL, he made anti-gay comments at […]
This an open letter to Congressman Jeff Fortenberry written by Seeing Red Guest Contributor George E. Wolf. George is a Professor Emeritus of the English Department at UNL, book review editor at Western American Literature, and a longtime Lincoln activist. July 6, 2018 Dear Congressman Fortenberry: Thank you for sending me a soundtrack of […]