Brian Gaerity

Flawed human. Proud parent. Public Ed advocate. Grateful to all who create the village. Runner, reader, cookie maker.

[Jill Filipovic @JillFilipovic]

A 14-year-old whose behavior showed repeated cries for help should not be tried as an adult. The adults who kept guns in the house where the troubled 14-year-old could get them should absolutely be tried as adults.

[Brian Gaerity @briangaerity]

@aldemocrats Here’s the better response: “We own our mistakes. Our original filing was sloppy and we know it. We are working to do better. We can handle criticism, unlike the GOP candidate for president, who wants to jail anyone who criticizes him.”

[Brian Gaerity @briangaerity]

@leahanelson “Max Weber-pilled”—love it!

[Brian Gaerity @briangaerity]

I learned so much from his work. RIP.

[Karl Jacoby @karl_jacoby]

Devastated to learn that the political scientist James C. Scott recently passed away. Such a generous, brilliant, and original thinker, from "Weapons of the Weak" to "Moral Economy of the Peasant" to "Seeing Like a State" to "Against the Grain."

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Biden's age and poor debate showing is obviously a legit story, but what we've seen over the last week is a hysterical feeding frenzy aimed at some combination of self-vindication, settling old scores, claiming a scalp, and the desire of some in the media to have Trump back in power. If Biden can't campaign he should consider passing the torch, but the elite press (and especially the NYT) is desperately trying to will this into existence. And it's really gross.

[Brian Gaerity @briangaerity]

@MattSimpson Well, I would bet they’re a tad busy, holding down a job and doing the vast majority of family work. The better question is where are the young men and fathers who are willing to support women in politics?

[Brian Gaerity @briangaerity]

@JeffDarlington I read that Scheffler was driving on the median past traffic that was stopped because of a fatal accident. He ignored officers’ attempts to stop. He stopped only after an officer grabbed on to his car, pulling the officer for a distance. How is that a “misunderstanding”?

[Brian Gaerity @briangaerity]

@JohnArchibald Our legislators sure are working hard to keep high paying jobs out of the state.

[Brian Gaerity @briangaerity]

What a game! Points in the paint beat 3s. Respect.

[Grambling State Men’s Basketball @gsutigers_mbb]

IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING???

[Brian Gaerity @briangaerity]

@Trish_Crain Happy to help! I’m a former school board member and still a big advocate for public schools. [email protected]

[Brian Gaerity @briangaerity]

As far as I know, KB has NEVER been a “housewife.”

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

Sen Tuberville making the rounds to support Sen Katie Britt’s tradwife SOTU rebuttal, which she delivered in a fundy baby voice. Tuberville actually said: “She was picked as a housewife, not just a Senator. She did what she was asked to do. I thought she did a good job. And it’s hard when you’ve never done anything like that.”

[Brian Gaerity @briangaerity]

I was going to do a video response to Katie Britt—from my kitchen—saying pretty much the same thing. But when someone does it much better, it’s best to step aside and just cheer them on. Well done.

[Brian Gaerity @briangaerity]

@RadioFreeTom It’s all the garlic salt. Happy Birthday!

[Brian Gaerity @briangaerity]

@RepAndyBiggsAZ Do you have any evidence that even a single Hamas terrorist has entered the U.S.? If so, produce it. If not, you really should shut up.

[Brian Gaerity @briangaerity]

This is so good. And this is so me:

So whenever people make sweeping claims about how the present is different from the past, I wanna grab ‘em by the lapels and shake ‘em: “How do you know?? Did you, like, watch a season of Mad Men??" https://t.co/Ad5uC2kZBr

[Brian Gaerity @briangaerity]

Flashback for August 27, 2023

28 points
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Play here:
https://t.co/iBrFDgT7m8

[Leah Nelson @leahanelson]

David Brooks saying you should read Jane Austen to decide whom to marry & also you should prioritize marriage over career. Jane Austen was explicit about how important money and stability were in choosing a partner. I’m all about marriage but c’mon David Brooks. Sir.

[Brian Gaerity @briangaerity]

@BunkiePerkins Lol!

[Brian Gaerity @briangaerity]

@RadioFreeTom She sounds like every marketing exec who is told by the CEO “don’t you dare touch my shitty product, just sell it!”

[Brian Gaerity @briangaerity]

@etotheipie Well done regardless!

[Brian Gaerity @briangaerity]

Great thread from an actual historian about the “history” Florida wants its students to learn. Facts just don’t seem to matter to these people.

[Alexander - Sex Critical 🦢🦜 @etotheipie]

This is a statement from two of the people who wrote Florida's new education standards on slavery. In it they give several names of people to exemplify slaves who learned skills they applied later in life.

Let's go through the supposed truth of this list one by one.