Month: May 2024
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DAILY BEAST-Allison Quinn May 21,2024
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One of the commenters on my blog has a website. When I went there and they had a wonderful meme. I asked Susan if I could post it here and she agreed. Sometimes memes say something so grand it must be repeated. But first I want to share Susan’s site with you. Hugs. Scottie
https://clearingspace4joy.com/
Sadly every time I tried to share the link the entire post was wiped out. Another fix by WordPress that makes blogging harder. It is the same with Twitter / X. All the ways I used to post them no longer work, it is very hard to do now. Always WordPress works to make blogging by computer without their block system horrible.
Here is the wonderful meme Susan has. I love it. I might not always follow it … but I wish I could. Hugs. Scottie
CNN: Tired, testy and fractured: The Supreme Court prepares for more drama
Tired, testy and fractured: The Supreme Court prepares for more drama
As Supreme Court justices try to resolve more than a dozen major cases over the next month, including whether Donald Trump must stand trial for election subversion, they appear mired in antagonism and distrust.
Read in CNN: https://apple.news/AsIY_JAFnRAy7Esqdj6078g
Shared from Apple News
Best Wishes and Hugs,Scottie
REUTERS: Heavy fighting in northern Gaza, Israeli tanks advance further in Rafah
Heavy fighting in northern Gaza, Israeli tanks advance further in Rafah
Israeli forces stepped up military strikes on Gaza on Friday, residents and medics said, with heavy fighting reported in Jabalia in the north and tanks pushing further into Rafah in the south.
Read in Reuters: https://apple.news/ALaJkcK9GT_6o3FFbAemArw
Shared from Apple News
Best Wishes and Hugs,Scottie
CNN: She was having a medical emergency, but the ER turned her away. Here’s why
She was having a medical emergency, but the ER turned her away. Here’s why
Kaitlyn Joshua shares how she was turned away from care in Louisiana in 2022 while she was having a miscarriage because of the Dobbs decision to turn over Roe v. Wade.
Read in CNN: https://apple.news/AIpzLVZfgSmSQN7GO1fKbXQ
Shared from Apple News
Best Wishes and Hugs,Scottie
BBC NEWS: Daily cannabis use overtakes drinking in US first
Daily cannabis use overtakes drinking in US first
Long-term study shows 2022 was the first year daily or near-daily use of cannabis surpassed daily or near-daily drinking.
Read in BBC News: https://apple.news/AcOTmVwZPQcaxseyzP4E9zA
Shared from Apple News
Best Wishes and Hugs,Scottie
Board For NC Universities Repeals Diversity Policies
Racism like bigotry is surging in the south right now. All in backlash to a black man being elected president. The racist went crazy. All backed by big money wealthy racists. The university president said that public universities should stay neutral on social controversies that is why they are doing it. Wrong. Racism is not or at least shouldn’t be a controversy, a difference of view points. It is wrong. I say again for those needing clarification. Racism is wrong. Period. It needs to die off like slavery and the old Jim Crow laws, that sadly are making a comeback. Diversity, equality, and inclusion programs are very much needed, as are LGBTQ+ centers at schools along with gay straight student groups. These all help bring in more of the people who historically have been disadvantaged. Understand what they do. It is not quotas. It is making available places, education, jobs that were traditionally once denied to those groups. The fact that sometimes it means white straight cis people don’t get everything they want to or get that position that they think they are owed then too bad, you have lots more opportunities. It is crazy entitlement. The idea that every straight cis white person automatically is better and deserves opportunities before someone not white straight cis is just horrible. Yet that is what is sweeping red states. Republicans pushing the idea that somehow opening a door for those that had then closed, somehow hurts the white straight cis people. The republicans like fundamentalist Christians love to play the victim, they love to be aggrieved. The republicans look at everything as a limited pie where something for one person means less for them. That is not the way it is, equality and inclusion benefits everyone. Hugs. Scottie
The Associated Press reports:
North Carolina’s public university system board voted Thursday to repeal a nearly five-year-old diversity, equity and inclusion policy, meaning its 17 schools will likely join other major universities in cutting diversity programs and jobs.
The 24-member University of North Carolina Board of Governors approved its agenda, which included the diversity policy repeal, with two members voting against the repeal. Campus changes are expected to take place at the start of the next school year.
UNC System President Peter Hans [photo] said in his meeting remarks that students and faculty should be allowed to confront “competing ideas” but the role of public universities is to remain neutral on “political controversies.”
Read the full article.
Board For NC Universities Repeals Diversity Take First Step In Approving White Hetero-Christian Nationalist Policies
FIFY
Just wonderin’ what the racial makeup of that there board might look like..
Bullshit excuse using “competing ideas” to not treat students equally or address dangers they face.
But CRT is banned as well? Seems like this might be a bullshit front for something else?
Because fundamental human rights like the right to exist in public are “political controversies.”
Fuck those bigots.
Univ. of N.C. is going to “join other major universities … ” No, they’re going to forego the company of other major universities.
Bad people win…
…when good people COMPLY.
DO NOT COMPLY.
Appropriate then, appropriate now.
Florida To Investigate Starbucks Over Diversity Policies
More of lets keep black people out of work and out of society. Make it so society is racist and segregated again. These white racist think any and all white people should get all the good jobs regardless of how unqualified. These racists claim any black person can’t be qualified for the job … because they are black. They want Jim Crow laws back. They somehow got into power riding the disgruntled anger white vote and now they are trying to push that racism on the rest of us. We have to stop them. We have to stop racism now. Hugs. Scottie
The Florida Phoenix reports:
Florida Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody wants the state agency in charge of investigating violations of the Florida Civil Rights Act to inspect Starbucks’ diversity, equity, and inclusion practices.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Moody announced the complaint against Starbucks on Wednesday during the governor’s guest host stint on “The Sean Hannity Show.”
“We’re going to make sure that in Florida this quota or hiring and programs that cause every employee to determine whether they are the problem based on the color of their skin, whether that violates Florida’s anti-discrimination laws, and so the matter will be investigated,” Moody said on the radio show.
Read the full article. As noted below, a federal appeals court has already said that DeSantis cannot act against private businesses over diversity practices.
Cultists Melt Down Over “Queer Planet” Animal Series
Remember that for 50 or longer these hate churches have long claimed that being gay is unnatural, that two men having sex or two women having sex is unnatural because that is the phrasing in their old book. Yes the book written before people understood about germs. Now it is being shown to them it is natural. Oh crap they can’t have that. Hugs. Scottie
The Star Observer reports:
A new series from NBC called Queer Planet is providing fascinating looks at both homosexuality in the animal kingdom and at the people apparently incapable of even acknowledging that it exists. The trailer for the documentary series was released on May 17th and gave a preview of a “rich diversity of animal sexuality” with gay penguins, bisexual lions and sex-changing clownfish.
Despite the fact that there’s plenty of scientific basis for animals displaying homosexual behaviour (over 1500 species of animals, in fact), the trailer has caused intense outrage from conservatives who predictably think the series is pushing an agenda. Sentiments are similar in the YouTube comments for the trailer, which has been overwhelmingly swamped with dislikes. “This is actual insanity,” reads the top comment.
Read the full article. The series, narrated by Broadway star Andrew Rannells, debuts on Peacock on June 6th. The cult is busy on X declaring that they will cancel their Peacock subscriptions.
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