Ron DeSantis Race Issue
In 2018, while he was running for Governor of Florida, DeSantis faced controversy over his use of the phrase “monkey this up” in reference to his Democratic opponent, Andrew Gillum, … Read More
Category: Teaching
cheeseheads in Wisconsin GOP Assembly vote to end 'patriarchy' by banning its K-12 mention
Beetle-Juice Three Times. Thank Jeebus that cheesehead is not banned from primary and secondary schools in Wisconsin. Because nothing says “Freedom” and “Liberty” like being the language police. If you talk … Read More
The American People?
With roughly a third of Americans who identify themselves as Republicans, the party bombards us with the term American People at every utterance. With almost 60% of the country fully … Read More
That Tears It
“He's crazy. You know he's crazy,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. “He's crazy and what he did yesterday [Jan. 6] is further evidence of his craziness,” Her words were reportedly … Read More
The Myths of Defiance by the GOP
Paraphrasing Pvt. Sam Watkins, 1st Tennessee, Co. H. ‘America has no north, no south, no east, no west,’ those words could apply to the pandemic. Watkins was lamenting brother against … Read More
Why must I Wait?
I was born in the 1950s when it was not illegal for black people in the south to vote—it was suicide. Pseudo-laws, tests, intimidation, hoods, ropes, and guns were the … Read More
The Critics of Race Theory
Conservatism in America loves to address problems that do not exist and want to purge the truth. Red Hats rail against masks wearing, telling the rest of us they will … Read More
The backlashes to critical race theory leave scars: racism is never funny, even if ignorance is.
Florida bans its schools from teaching critical race theory On Thursday, Florida’s State Board of Education unanimously voted in favor of an amendment banning the teaching of critical race theory … Read More
Truthful Race Theory
For the past few weeks, I have heard from friends, colleagues, and enemies who say, ‘I never heard of ‘ Black Wall Street.’ Statements like that are why America needs … Read More
Tulsa's Mayor fails as Tiffany Cross and her panel make economic & moral cases for reparations.
This edited segment was the most powerful on Tiffany Cross’s Cross Connection. It completely addresses the moral and economic reasons for reparations. Tiffany Cross uses segment to make the case … Read More
Conservative pundit on Velshi explains why GOP politicians rile up supporters on nonsensical issues.
As usual, Ali Velshi delves deeper into the flesh. While most laugh at Alabama yoga silliness, he used Jennifer Rubin to explain the reality. This is why Velshi is must-see … Read More
As another school year comes to a close
I step back to reflect on many things, including this strangest year of my more than 2 ½ decades as a classroom teacher. It is also as I approach what … Read More
Minerva @ Midnight: For every AOC there is her antithesis: MTG
Because Taylor Greene is all about the family values, the usual trolls made noise about FLOTUS sporting patterned stockings when you can google “Melania Trump nudes”. FLOTUS wore fishnets. Matt Gaetz … Read More
Minerva @ Midnight: 1941 was a bad year like 2020, then there's Gaetz's friend Molly
Actually, had Spielberg reduced the running time, the film 1941 might have been a classic. The classic film history teaching exercise would be to edit it down to 2 hours. Craig Lindsey’s article … Read More
(not so?) random thoughts
Today is the 2nd of 11 days of our spring break. A part of me would like to totally ignore anything related to my teaching until I have to again … Read More
Instant Karma: Betsy DeVos Backed Superintendent Candidate In Wisconsin Has Her Own E-Mail Scandal
BUT HER E-MAILS!!! State superintendent candidate Deborah Kerr solicited clients and organized branding for her private consulting business through her public school district email address, including several times during work … Read More
Pope says the Catholic Church can't bless same-sex unions. Should we care?
I grew up Catholic. Went to Catholic grade school and high school, got confirmed, went to confession (at least twice!), received communion, ate ham and potato salad in basements—the whole … Read More
GOP Rep: Equality Act 'goes directly against … scripture.' Good thing we're not a theocracy then
Republicans continued to invoke the Bible in their speeches in support of discrimination against the LGBTQ community Thursday. When I hear people make appeals to scripture to justify their deep-seated bigotry, I often … Read More
Florida man, desperate to retain ‘right’ to discriminate, defies separation of church and state
Republicans continued to invoke the Bible in their speeches in support of discrimination against the LGBTQ community Thursday. When I hear people make appeals to scripture to justify their deep-seated bigotry, I often … Read More
Some thoughts now that the impeachment is over
since 1995 I have been a secondary social studies teacher, most of the time teaching US Government in some form or another, especially since I first began teaching in a … Read More
ex-POTUS* Eddie Haskell lost most demographic categories in 2020, yet still claims victory
“Trump advisers were privately reckoning with his loss even as the former president and many of his supporters engaged in a conspiracy theory-fueled effort to overturn the election.” The post-mortem, … Read More
Racism overtly exposed in my Donald Trump / Ted Cruz / Dan Crenshaw Kingwood, TX district. Why?
A friend/neighbor was walking through the trails in our Kingwood, Texas neighborhood and came across an epithet that clarifies Trumpism & Racism are alive & well in our town. Racism … Read More
Sadness mixed with gratitude
A day of both quiet gratitude but combined with sadness. Today is our 35th wedding anniversary, which sadly because of the pandemic we will not celebrate with a dinner out. … Read More
Revising the invention of tradition(s): more on the Garrett Felber affair at U. of Mississippi.
This continues the diary of two days ago. Nostalgia is a coping mechanism at the place known for its association with William Faulkner. Oxford Mississippi is a place where the nostalgia … Read More
“One of the many Marx toys, have you all of them?” part 7
This post in the Anticapitalist Chat supports a group reading of Karl Marx’s Capital Vol 1. #GoodMorningMarx #WeeklyMarx. Outline of Marx’s Analysis Chapter 16 The Historical Relation Between Absolute and Relative Surplus … Read More
My Son the Science Teacher–Back in Quarantine again
A young boy goes to the school nurse’s office, complaining of a sore throat. The nurse gives him a cup of ice and sends him back to class. My son … Read More
How Shall We Hold Trump Responsible
All his life, Donald Trump has managed to avoid responsibility for the damage he’s done to others: his racial discrimination in his housing (not to mention his neglect of that … Read More
On Thanksgiving, some reflections
This is the first time I have posted here in more than 2 weeks. I have read some of what others have offered, but have not, before today, felt moved … Read More
Reflections on this nation, and more
I have not gotten much work done this week. I have at least for now suspended work on my dissertation, and it was only yesterday that I again began correcting … Read More
Kemp Snagged by GOP Vote Suppression
In 2018, Brian Kemp, then Georgia Secretary of State and in charge of elections, used that office to help get himself elected governor by playing all kinds of voter suppression … Read More
Billy Graham’s granddaughter: I wish the Republicans would value life outside the womb more.
Billy Graham's granddaughter is right. Her words made it clear that Progressive values are in line with the Jesus they claim to serve. Billy Graham's granddaughter speaks x x YouTube … Read More
Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday – Living close to the 50%
Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share a virtual kitchen table with other readers of Daily Kos who aren’t throwing pies at one another. … Read More
Why Do Black People Think So Much of Race…?
Black people get that question put to us a lot more often than you would think. It is generally followed by the statement, ‘well…I don’t see color’ or ‘things have … Read More
Oklahoma City threat legacy: there are no stochastic lone wolves
Other than Trump’s deliberate mass-casualty response to COVID-19, there was an earlier event that had similar malevolence. This is not about “antifa” as a threat, rather it is the continuing, intergenerational … Read More
Trump personally owes China $211 Million and 55 days at Beijing-Biden remain
There’s a BeijingBiden website, but Trump seems to have decided not to use this insult in speeches, leaving that meme to surrogates and media bottom-feeders. The meme was important to … Read More
Trump Attacks the 1619 Project
In August 1619, the first known slave ship arrived from Africa on the American shore. That became the date for the start of slavery in the colonies and later the … Read More
Hillary Clinton's DNC Speech Endorsing Joe Biden & Kamala Harris Full Transcript
Received this e-mail from former First Lady, U.S. Senator, Secretary of State and presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton: x I wish Donald Trump knew how to be a president, because America … Read More
Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D. MA) DNC Speech Endorsing The Biden-Harris Ticket Full Transcript
Received this e-mail just now form former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA), in support of the Biden-Harris ticket: I was honored to address the Democratic National Convention … Read More
AOC used her short time allotted at DNC to completely define the Progressive movement
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) got just over a 60sec window to say her piece. She was able to fit the entire Progressive movement within that time. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) did it. … Read More
International Brotherhood Of Teamsters Endorses Joe Biden For President
As the grandson of a Teamster Truck Driver, I’m very proud to announce this: The 1.4 million member trade union the International Brotherhood of Teamsters endorsed Joe Biden for president … Read More
Do Not Send your kid to school. Find another way to educate them other than public arenas.
There is a diary on here which is very good about Betsy No nothing and it is good. http://www.dailykos.com/… I am a parent, grandparent and great grandparent. I know kids. … Read More
Anti-Capitalist Meetup: is there a “fully unexploited luxury socialism”
This week I attended (remotely) the Rethinking Economics Festival and encountered challenging pluralist discourses like a platform economy (noting that most of such work is populated by women), decolonizing the … Read More
Reflection on many things
Part of my preparation for becoming a teacher, at my MAT program at Johns Hopkins, was to take time to reflect on what I was doing. Further, since my mid-teens, … Read More
So I am going back to school
to finish my doctorate. I abandoned my previous attempt almost 20 years ago with a dissertation almost half written for a variety of reasons I choose not to revisit now. … Read More
TX-10, 24 & 25: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Helps Push Texas Out Of The Red And Into The Blue
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D, MA): Texas has a special place in my heart. It's where I got my second chance at … Read More
Joe Biden & Bernie Sanders Unity Task Force Release 110 Page Progressive Policy Recommendations
Some big news today: Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Wednesday rolled out the policy recommendations reached by its joint task forces with supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders ahead of the … Read More
The Daily Bucket–Did Feng Shui Save the Fledglings?
My prodigal son and his advanced science teaching degree came home awhile ago. While schools are closed, He’d been hiking in the Rockies. His discoveries included a pocket full of … Read More
Colbert interviews John Bolton, calls him naive, laughs in his face
ELAINE: “Perhaps there’s more to Newman than meets the eye.” JERRY: “No, there’s less.” I’m reminded of this bit from Seinfeld whenever anyone ascribes any sort of complexity or gravitas … Read More
CO & MS-Sen: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Endorses John Hickenlooper (D) & Mike Espy (D)
Former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA), endorsed a whole slate of down ballot Democrats today. Two of them are for the U.S. Senate: x .@MikeEspyMS will fight … Read More
