“You Don’t Have to Scratch Very Hard on a White Progressive to Get Them Quite Resentful”
White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo on why whites—even progressives—are often angry, irrational, and hostile in discussing race.
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Proud Boys Leader Charged In Capitol Attack Feels Betrayed By Trump: ‘You Left Us’
“I’ve followed this guy for 4 years given everything and lost it all” Proud Boy Ethan Nordean wrote of former President Donald Trump.
Another Video Of Greene Trying To Harass Ocasio-Cortez Has Emerged
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told a reporter that Marjorie Taylor Greene “needs some help” from a “proper professional.
The CDC’s Big Mask Surprise Came Out of Nowhere
Yesterday, the CDC announced that fully vaccinated Americans can stop wearing masks in most indoor and outdoor places. The new guidelines still advise the fully vaccinated to mask up when entering certain public areas, such as doctor’s offices.This is a moment to celebrate. It is not quite the pandemic’s equivalent of V-E Day; after all, thousands of people are still dying around the world each day from a virus that, far from surrendering, may be endemic.
Schools Must Open This Fall. In Person. Five Days a Week.
Melissa Ann Pinney
Schools must open this fall. In person. Five days a week. With the space and and health safeguards to do so. The American Federation of Teachers, which I lead, is committed to making this happen.School is where children learn best, where they play together and form relationships and acquire resilience. It’s where many children who otherwise might go hungry eat breakfast and lunch. Parents rely on schools, not only to educate their kids, but so they can work.
No One Actually Knows If You’re Vaccinated
If you have been fortunate enough to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, you also possess an essential, high-tech tool for proving your immunity to others.Just kidding, it’s a piece of cardstock. On the flimsy rectangle that all Americans get with their shots, doctors and pharmacists record dates of administration, vaccine type, and lot number. Some scrawl the information by hand with a pen; others apply a preprinted sticker.
How FDR Changed Political Communication
The renowned filmmaker Ken Burns has a new project called UNUM, about the sources of connection rather than separation in American life.His latest segment involves “Communication” in all its aspects, and it combines historical footage with current commentary. Some of the modern commenters are Yamiche Alcindor, Jane Mayer, Megan Twohey, Kara Swisher, and Will Sommer. You can see their clips here.
Republicans Oppose Kristen Clarke for Top Civil Rights Job at DOJ in Latest Attack on Voting Rights
Republican senators in Washington are attempting to block Kristen Clarke, a prominent voting rights advocate, from a top Justice Department position. The Senate Judiciary Committee has deadlocked on an 11-11 vote on whether to move Clarke’s nomination for assistant attorney general of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division to the Senate floor for a full vote.
CDC director: Mask-wearing will ‘be hard to let go’ despite new guidance
Rochelle Walensky also said vaccinated parents and teachers “may want to continue wearing masks to model behavior” for unvaccinated children.
Hanan Ashrawi & Rashid Khalidi: U.S. Backing Has Given Israel License to Kill & Maim Palestinians
Palestinian scholar Hanan Ashrawi says Israel’s latest assault on Gaza is turning life in the besieged territory into “sheer hell,” aided by U.S. military and diplomatic support. “Israel has total license to use unbridled power to kill and destroy and maim and get away with it,” Ashrawi says.
Watch Rep. Rashida Tlaib Blast U.S. Aid for Israel & Attack on Gaza in Dramatic House Floor Speech
As the death toll in Gaza reaches at least 119 amid Israel’s escalation of its aerial assault, Congressmember Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, the first Palestinian American woman elected to Congress, delivered a powerful speech on the House floor Thursday to denounce the violence and attempted erasure of the Palestinian people. “I am the only Palestinian American member of Congress now,” Tlaib said. “I am a reminder to colleagues that Palestinians do indeed exist.
Philly Health Commissioner Resigns After Mayor Reveals MOVE Bombing Victims’ Remains Cremated in 2017
As MOVE family members and hundreds of supporters held a memorial Thursday to mark the deadly May 13, 1985, police bombing of their home in Philadelphia, Mayor Jim Kenney announced the resignation of the city’s top health official over stunning new revelations he cremated some of the bombing victims’ remains, including bone fragments, without the knowledge or permission of the families.
Why Used Car Prices Went Absolutely Insane Last Month
Things are getting weird in the late-pandemic economy.
My Husband Is Destroying Our Finances for His “Passion”
I want to leave, but he wouldn’t have any income.
What Trump Toilet Paper Can Tell Us About His Election Chances in 2024
Biden toilet paper is now outselling Trump toilet paper, “which is not good for me,” one presidential butt-wipe mastermind says.
The Media Used Trump to Sell Subscriptions. Now What?
The former president may have hated the press, but he certainly boosted its business.
A shot at a million: Ohio offers vaccinated a chance to win big bucks, college scholarships
Gov. Mike DeWine said the lotteries would be paid from existing federal coronavirus relief funds.
CDC panel endorses use of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in young teens
The CDC panel voted 14-0 with one recusal on Wednesday in favor of expanding use of the shot, days after the FDA authorized its use in the same age group.
‘Unacceptable’: Only 7 percent of vaccinated Florida residents are Black
“We still have a lot to do in order to get to the concept called herd immunity to get to a point where we can resume life,” said Florida Department of Health’s deputy secretary for health.
A Doctor Who Ambushed People in a Bar to Get the Vaccine for Free Beer on What They’re Telling Her
She found something different than skepticism.
Dear Care and Feeding: My 7-Year-Old Destroyed Her Tablet. Should I Make Her Pay for a New One?
Parenting advice on broken tablets, best friends, and baseball.
Lockdown mentality still holding the economy back, banking official says
Neel Kashkari of the Minneapolis Fed says things should get better as people overcome fears related to the pandemic.
Mark Carney on Canada’s economic growth: ‘It’s going to take more than one budget’
“There were elements of growth in the balance from what I can see and understand,” Carney said in a long response that didn’t directly answer the question.
How the Trudeau government plans to meet its climate goals
Chrystia Freeland uses Budget 2021 to reveal Canada’s new emissions target.
Kevin McCarthy Now Willing To Meet With Shunned Capitol Police Officer About Riot
“I experienced the most brutal, savage … combat of my entire life,” said Capitol Police Officer Michael Fanone, who’s angry the GOP wants to rewrite history.
News Roundup: India still in crisis; protecting Afghanistan allies; yet another Greene incident
In the news today: The COVID-19 crisis in India continues. Veterans groups are asking President Biden to rescue Afghans who partnered with the U.S. military in the fight against terrorism and the Taliban. And the still-not-ousted Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene continues to make the U.S. Capitol a circus of delusion, paranoia, and hate.
GOP committee asks if Democrats want to cancel the queen. Uh, we did that already. In 1776
Sometimes making fun of Republicans is like shooting fish in a barrel. Actually, no. They’re not fish so much as some kind of animal that can’t swim … or crawl out of a barrel. It’s like watching a drunk, elderly orangutan drown in a barrel. Yeah, that’s what I’m saying. I just add the color commentary.
This Week in Statehouse Action: Don’t Mask Don’t Tell edition
Big news today for the fully vaxxed: You can ditch your mask (in most circumstances)!
(As an erudite consumer of this missive, you are no doubt well on your way to or already at full vaccination activation, health/personal circumstances permitting.)
As someone whose face is basically its own emoji, I’m extremely excited about this (though I’m kissing my professional poker playing dreams goodbye).
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Texas lawmakers approve bill banning ‘meat’ from plant-based food labels
As the nation continues to face the novel coronavirus pandemic, Republican lawmakers in Texas have established a truly baffling set of priorities. As Daily Kos continues to cover, for example, Texans are facing an onslaught of anti-trans bills at the state level, including girls’ sports and gender-affirming health care.