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inalemonworld.bsky.social
black, jewish, and none of your business
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Need to acknowledge the great local reporting by @spencerhumphrey.bsky.social to break this story. And express gratitude to "Marisa" for bravely sharing her experience.

My theory that most people are simply not very smart continues to pan out daily

Thinking about how white men turn to white supremacy and misogyny because they have no salient cultural ties or heritage to help them navigate the tribulations of being human. And they’re not allowed to express their emotions. So they turn to hate to find ways to express their feelings and fears.

If you're happy Harvard stood up for academic freedom today: write your alma mater(s) if they haven't done the same and ask them to do the same. Make this your one action you take today. And share that you did it below!

Are people here now?

Every morning I check the news and it's like -SCOTUS Eliminates Three More Basic Rights, Only Six Remain -President Mispronounces a Word, Will Now Lose Election to Senile Hitler -New AI Company Uses Artist Blood to Let Billionaires and Racists Live Forever, Gets $45 Billion Valuation

It’s slowly getting better here but I’m just sort of…hanging out for now.

A few years ago, Jon Lovett floated a theory that media treats Democrats like protagonists - to be challenged, accounted, and forced to be behave in growth-oriented ways - while the GOP are treated like antagonists - immutable, expected to disrupt, thematic obstacles. Thinking about that a lot.