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Utah judge suspended without pay for anti-Trump comments online and in court

On By peanutgallerynhIn American Injustice System,, Media and Culture,Leave a comment

A Utah judge has been suspended for six months without pay for making controversial comments about President Trump online and in court.

…Kwan said that his comments before the election were largely “social commentary or humor” and were not “expressly” critical of Trump. He said he was more “direct” and “critical” after the election but that these comments should be protected under the first amendment as they were synonymous with his views on issues such as racism and civil rights.

Utah judge suspended without pay for anti-Trump comments online and in court – Business Insider

So much for an independent judiciary….

Who White Democrats Vote For In 2020 Could Be Shaped By Why They Think Clinton Lost

On By peanutgallerynhIn Chick Stuff,, Domestic Affairs,, Media and Culture,Leave a comment

We found no statistically significant shifts in men’s candidate preferences. One reason women might be disproportionately likely to change the way they think about the next election cycle is that gender norms call on them to be accommodating, and those norms influence people’s political decision-making.

Who White Democrats Vote For In 2020 Could Be Shaped By Why They Think Clinton Lost | FiveThirtyEight

Oy… That’s the best fivethirtyeight can come with? unsubstantiated conjecture?
if we’re being gossipy about things, how about taking into account the high number of men who were already sold on the idea of identity politics before they entered the study? No taking those numbers into account or discussing what gender norms might be at play there?

Weak.

In 2018 A Utah student was wearing a Tongan ta’ovala cloth under his graduation gown. A school administrator told him he had to take it off — or he couldn’t walk across the stage.

On By peanutgallerynhIn Local Interest,, Media and Culture,, Race,, Schools,Leave a comment

A Utah student was wearing a Tongan ta’ovala cloth under his graduation gown. A school administrator told him he had to take it off — or he couldn’t walk across the stage. – The Salt Lake Tribune

oy…

A White Campground Employee In Mississippi Pulled A Gun On A Black Couple Trying To Have A Picnic

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A White Campground Employee In Mississippi Pulled A Gun On A Black Couple Trying To Have A Picnic

Jeezus….

Although it is super depressing to read these stories it is heartening to see so many of the self-important, racist assholes who try and use laws and regulations to put people of color down shamed and outed for all to see.

The Fallen 9000 by Sand In Your Eye

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“The Fallen Project [made] a visual representation of 9000 people drawn in the sand which equates the number of Civilians, Germans Forces and Allies that died during the D-day landings, 6th June during WWII as an example of what happens in the absence of peace.”


…When we lifted the stencil it revealed a single prone figure drawn into the sand with all of us stood around it. All was quiet and I [realized] then that we had just made together the first of the Fallen 9000.  A representation of a person that once lived, they had parents, family friends.  This person had died prematurely due to a conflict and we were marking his passing.

After that hundreds of people took stencils and rakes in hand and embarked on drawing the 9000.
The Fallen 9000 by Sand In Your Eye

Wow.