Republican Thought Police 0
LZ Granderson suggests that the way to understand the Trump maladministration’s “war on woke” is to remember that “woke” means to be alert and aware. Here’s a tiny bit from his article; follow the link for his reasoning.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
George Yancy makes a strong case that W. E. B. DuBois was correct when he wrote
Follow the link for his reasoning.
The Voter Fraud Fraudster 0
At AL.com, Kyle Whitmire unpacks Senator Tommy Tuberville’s claims of massive voter fraud and finds there’s no there there.
Just go read it.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
State University of New York professor Richard F. Hamm hears a rhyme from an earlier time when poorly trained, poorly vetted federal agents were released unchecked upon the polity.
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*Mark Twain.
How Stuff Works: The Right-WIng News Cycle 0
Persons you shouldn’t trust tell you not to trust the persons you should trust.
You can trust me on that.
“History Does Not Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”* 0
Writing at The Seattle Times, Mike Ishii reports that he is hearing a rhyme from his own family’s past. A snippet:
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*Mark Twain.
All the News that Fits 0
Thom argues that the concentration of news outlets in very few hands ensures that we get only the news that fits.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Yet another “responsible gun owner” exposes a toddler to his portable phallus.
Willis said he told him to go to the master bedroom and wait for him — but a few minutes later, he heard the gunshot. He said he ran upstairs to find his son had taken the pistol out of the fanny pack and shot himself in the face.
One more time, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
And I won’t even get started on what I think sending a two year old off to nap with a cellphone says about our society’s devolution . . . .
American Stasi 0
UNC law professor Gene Nichol tells the story of another victim of the Trump maladministration’s war on brown people.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Input for the intolerant? Follow the paper trail.