"Looking back now, it’s clear that the desire to undo the Civil Rights Era — and even restore the Confederacy to a place of honor — never disappeared. It was sometimes set to the side and reshaped, but they kept the fire burning with unwavering attention." https://t.co/FRwrXS0zSx
Riley Gaines and Libs of TikTok are complaining about medical bills. David French says adopting a Black child opened his eyes to systemic racism. Laid-off TPUSA employees say workers need stronger protections.
Conservatism is the rejection of empathy for others. Once an issue affects them personally, they adopt the progressive position.
Honest and earnest criticism from those whose interests are most nearly touched,- criticism of writers by readers, of government by those governed, of leaders by those led- this is the soul of democracy and the safeguard of modern society.
—W.E.B. Du Bois,The Souls of Black Folk
This cost them about $1 trillion.
The truth is, you cannot build systems like this exclusively on the logic of profit. You cannot expect to break even in 20 or 30 years. Projects of this scale are built because the government decides they must exist to serve the people.
And this is a problem with systems that are strictly, or overwhelmingly, capitalist. If you leave every problem in your society to the spontaneity of the market, some challenges are so large and so unprofitable that you will never have sufficient incentive to solve them.
Kendrick Lamar 5 Essential Songs from NY Times 30 greatest American Song Writers
Rigamortus
Swimming Pools (Drank)
Hood Politics
Count Me Out
Euphoria
George Clinton on Kendrick Lamar
“That whole “To Pimp a Butterfly” album, it was like one song to me. It was like Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On.” And he’s starting all over each time he puts an album out, he’s like a brand new kid”
The National Basketball Coaches Association announced today that J.B. Bickerstaff is the 2026 recipient of the Michael H. Goldberg NBCA Coach of the Year Award.
So many Americans treat public transportation like alien technology. Props to the car industry for completely owning people’s imaginations because people don’t seem to comprehend that they sound stupid as fuck when they frame taking the train as some strange behavior.
IT’S BEEN AWFUL 5/1/2026
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