The Secesh category archive
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
“Woke”? Not if today’s Republican Party gets its way.
Via Boston.com, Republicans are now opposing efforts to remove bigotry and racism from AI.
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The first crew of the U. S. S. Barry chose as a motto “Strength and Diversity” (meaning diversity of tactics and weaponry) over three decades ago.
Now comes James Stavridis, who served on that ship, to report that the anti-DEI crowd now is coming after its motto.
We are a society going backwards.
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Laura Loomer complains that “uppity blacks” don’t know their place.
Yup, she actually said, “Uppity.”
They’ve taken off their hoods.
They’re not even trying to hide their racism in these Trumpled times.
(Slightly edited for style.)
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At The Philadelphia Inquirer, Faye Anderson takes issue with Donald Trump’s attempt to white-wash (I use that term advisedly) America’s history. Here’s a tiny bit from her article; follow the link for her reasoning.
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. . . and still trying to pretend that history wasn’t.
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David decodes de code. (Warning: Short promo at the six-minute mark.)
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The name of yet another secessionist general dons a disguise a returns to (dis)grace a U. S. Army base.
Aside:
Do the Party of the New Secesh really think that they are fooling anyone with their silly cover stories here?
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The Trump administration has again renamed an army base back to its old name–one that honored a Secessionist general–again after hunting up the name of an honorable soldier that they can use to whitewash (you will pardon the expression) their deed.
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Michael in Norfolk gives away the game plan.
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Atrios has the rest of the story.
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At the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Robert Hill reminds us that there’s nothing new about current white supremacist backlash against DEI.
It’s but the latest in a long line of attempts to keep the downtrodden trodden down.
Follow the link for a list.
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And now they’re even Bragging about it.
Afterthought:
Their cover story is flimsier than a house made out of straw.
It’s quite clear to what audience they bow.
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Clearly, if we don’t talk about America’s original sin of chattel slavery, then it must not have happened.
Because that’s the way history works.
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Thom is astonished. I’m not.
All pretense is off.
The racism and misogyny of today’s Republican Party are fully out of the closet.
Still Rising Again after All These Years,
Republican Thought Police Dept.
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Scott Maxwell parses the perfidy of Florida AG Ashley Moody.
No excerpt or summary can do his article justice. Just go read it.
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Among other things, Thom and former FBI agent Mike German discuss the origins of the Second Amendment. It’s likely not what you expect it to be and certainly not what the NRA and its dupes, symps, and fellow travelers would want you to think.
Frankly (I do everything frankly), it rather took me aback, but it did not surprise me.
