Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
A Tennessee teacher was fired for teaching truth. Apparently, his own white privilege flew.
Here’s a bit of the report.
Then at the start of last school year, he made a pronouncement during a discussion about police shootings that would derail his career. White privilege, he told his nearly all-White class, is “a fact.”
He spoke truth to students. We can’t have that, now, can we?
NFTs Are BFDs 0
At Psychology Today Blogs, Bence Nanay tries to make sense of the brew-ha-ha over “non-fungible tokens.”
The Great Roll-Back 0
The Las Vegas Sun editorial board considers a speech at a recent right-wing gathering and concludes:
Follow the link for their reasoning.
Macho, Macho Men 0
Michael in Norfolk notes a new Republican strategy: fanning male grievance. Here’s a bit; follow the link for the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness claims another quarry.
“Three Missing Words” 0
Will Bunch ponders the three words missing from dis coarse discourse and the effects of their absence.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
The Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports on a long-time white supremacist, ex-KKK leader, and convicted felon running for local office in Georgia.
The report points out that, though not a common phenomenon, this is also not an isolated one in these Trumpled times. Given the increased boldness of white supremacists, bigots, and haters, I think the article is well worth a read. Here’s a tiny bit:
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Jennifer Kavanagh, a senior political scientist with the RAND Corp. and an expert on political disinformation, said candidates with Doles’ background have good reasons to see an opening in mainstream politics. The rapid spread of disinformation on social media, a hyperpolarized political environment and the increase power of partisan rhetoric have created fertile ground for such campaigns, she said.
Suffer the Children 0
Afterthought:
It’s telling that Republicans fear that students might learn the truth about America’s history.
Image via Balloon Juice.
As the Twig is Bent, Reprise 0
Yet more bent twigs.
Ghostbusting 0
The Orlando Sentinel’s Scott Maxwell offers an explainer about dark money and ghost candidates. He focuses on two cases in Florida, but I have read of ghost candidates happening in other places to.
It is a worthwhile read.
“If You Can Keep It” 0
Writing at the Idaho State Journal, Wayne Schow reveals that he is less than optimistic. Here’s a bit; follow the link for the rest:
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In 2016 with faulty judgment we elevated an unprincipled, incompetent man to the presidency — and we have paid dearly. He did unspeakable damage to our country—and continues to do so. But he could not have done it without legions of enablers. Millions of them still hang on his words.