Archive for 2020
July 17, 2020
WHEN YOU’RE A LEFTY WHO’S LOST JONATHAN CHAIT…: Is the Anti-Racism Training Industry Just Peddling White Supremacy?
It’s easy enough to see why executives and school administrators look around at a country exploding in righteous indignation at racism, and see the class of consultants selling their program of mystical healing as something that looks vaguely like a solution. But one day DiAngelo’s legions of customers will look back with embarrassment at the time when a moment of awakening to the depth of American racism drove them to embrace something very much like racism itself.
See also: The Smithsonian’s racism, which Chait addresses as well.
Which was too much, even for the uber-PC Smithsonian: African American History Museum removes ‘whiteness’ chart.
Minus the chart, the “whiteness” page on the museum’s website remains the same, including a video from another diversity consultant, Robin DiAngelo, author of the bestseller White Fragility. It includes a discussion of “white dominant culture” without the specific references to individualism, hard work, objectivity, etc., that the chart included.
NOTHING GOOD. More Than Just a Fire: The Implications of the Bonhomme Richard Catastrophe. “As I write this, the USS Bonhomme Richard — a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship — burns at Pier 2, Naval Station San Diego. Scores of Navy and civilian firefighters have fought the blaze for over 72 hours and it is difficult to tell from afar how much progress is being made. One thing is clear: The ship will likely be, at best, out of action for years or, at worst, stricken from Navy rolls. In either case, there will be considerable impact to ongoing naval operations, force development efforts, and naval integration initiatives. While navalists tend to judge navies by the number of ships that comprise them, the plain truth is that not all ships are created equal. The loss of some ships is much worse than others. That is what Americans are watching happen before their eyes. Confidence in the Navy is shaken.”
AND MOST ELSEWHERE IN THE US CAME VIA NYC: CDC: Most COVID-19 cases in New York City in March traced to Europe. In retrospect, perhaps Trump should have shut down flights from Europe when he shut them down from China, but you can imagine the reaction if he had done so.
BREAKING: Justice Ginsburg, 87, Being Treated for a ‘Recurrence of Cancer.’ “The justice said the cancer was first discovered as part of a regular biopsy in February, during which doctors discovered lesions on her liver. An initial immunotherapy treatment was unsuccessful. ‘The [current] chemotherapy course, however, is yielding positive results,’ Ginsburg said. ‘Satisfied that my treatment course is now clear, I am providing this information…’Throughout, I have kept up with opinion writing and all other Court work,’ Ginsburg said. ‘I have often said I would remain a member of the Court as long as I can do the job full steam. I remain fully able to do that.’”
DHS CHIEF LOOKS TO ‘RESTORE ORDER’ IN PORTLAND WHETHER MAYOR LIKES IT OR NOT:
Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf has rejected calls for federal authorities responding to protests in Portland, Oregon to “go home,” saying his department will not “abdicate” its mission to help bring order to the city.
On Thursday, Wolf met with federal law enforcement officials in Portland, where officers from several DHS agencies, including the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agencies, have been tasked with responding to ongoing protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
The DHS chief sought to rally support for the department’s mission in the city, despite resounding calls from protesters and city and state officials for federal agents to leave Portland.
Which may explain the tweets in Steve’s previous post:
TWO PLUS TWO EQUALS WHATEVER THE PARTY REQUIRES IS TO EQUAL:
And the video:
Unidentifiable? It literally says "police" in big yellow letters right on their uniforms. And these domestic terrorists have been committing serious felonies every night for months. Now they're finally being treated like the big boys they wanted to be. Congratulations. https://t.co/6dTNH1yEsB
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 17, 2020
Plus: “These terrorists have been wreaking havoc at will for months and now they’re fainting like helpless flowers because the government is finally dealing with them accordingly. Cry some more. Nobody cares.”
Indeed.
WE SHOULD DO THE SAME HERE: English universities must prove ‘commitment’ to free speech for bailouts.
SO MUCH FOR JUST BEHEADING CONFEDERATE STATUES: Jesus Statue Found Beheaded Outside Catholic Church In Miami, Diocese Expects Hate Crime Investigation.
YOUR DAILY INSANITY WRAP: Racist Red Bull Map Gets Execs Fired, Plus Savage Airport Race Brawl. “Social media makes people dumber, coarser, and more intolerant, but probably only if they started out dumb, coarse, and intolerant. Therefore, Insanity Wrap recommends lefties stay off of social media for their own good.”
IN THE MAIL: Treat Your Own Spinal Stenosis.
USEFUL IDIOT? FELLOW TRAVELER? ON THE PAYROLL? YOU MAKE THE CALL! Democrat Senate Candidate Hegar Compares U.S. Border Facilities to China’s Concentration Camps As Ghastly Footage Resurfaces.
SILENCE WILL NOT WIN THE CULTURE WAR: It shouldn’t have to be said, but The Federalist’s Emily Jashinsky says it quite well.
ODDS ON BIDEN DISAVOWING UAW SUPPORT? Probably somewhere between Slim and None, as they say. But the National Right to Work Committee’s Mark Mix is a sly one and his challenge could be important in Michigan and Wisconsin, come November.
JOE WHO? VIDEO: Young voters can’t remember last time they saw Biden on campaign trail. “Almost all said they had not seen Biden campaigning in the last few months, with some even agreeing that Biden was ‘hiding. The young voters also could not name any of Biden’s career accomplishments.”
To be fair, it’s better for Biden if they don’t know what he’s actually done in office.
STANDARDS: College Basketball Coaches Call for End to ACT, SAT Requirement.
Comment seen on Facebook: “Can we remove the passing, dribbling, and shooting requirements to get basketball scholarships?”
LIVING HISTORY: A student has rebuilt the machine that first cracked German Enigma codes. “A student at the University of Cambridge built the first replica of the 1930s Polish cyclometer.”
The British wartime decoding effort at Bletchley Park is far better known, but it was the Poles in the pre-war period who really got the cylinders turning.
CAN YOU SPELL ‘GULF OF TONKIN?’ Two U.S. carriers are back in the South China Sea. Great power wars can begin with miscalculations in such confrontations.
NOT THE BABYLON BEE: UConn student government leaders resign because they’re white.
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: Not Coming to a Town Near You—Joe Biden’s Invisible Presidential Campaign. “Because conspiracy theories all have some validity now (I’m even questioning the moon landing since the plague hit), it’s not a stretch to believe that the Biden campaign brain trust hopes that the COVID news gets worse to provide them with an excuse to keep Gropey Joe in the basement. I’ve been saying that for over a month and I’m not alone. Many believe that some sort of COVID-related crisis will be manufactured by Team Biden right before the first scheduled debate. If he does happen to be on the campaign trail at the time, the ‘crisis’ will be used as an excuse to whisk him away to the basement again.”
I’ve taken to calling him Punxutawney Joe.