[NOTE: At the end of this set of excerpts, Silk closes with a declaration that goes well past enthusiasm, and surpasses loyalty, to become an effusion of sheer devotion that sounds more religious than political. The clinical phrase “personality cult” hardly does justice to it. For outsiders, it should be food for thought: they are facing … Continue reading “Diamond” of “Diamond & Silk” – Black Super-Trump Stars, Passes Away
One of the most shopworn and least shocking of discoveries about USA higher education Is that of Ivy League “affirmative action” (aka preferential admissions) for the non-genius children of wealthy donors or powerful alumni (mainly WASPS). This “exposé” (which, to be fair, is also found at many other non-ivy schools) has been around about a … Continue reading Harvard, Affirmative Action, “Reparations,” & Me
[NOTE: Quakers aren’t supposed to gamble. But if I was going to break the rule, I’d lay money on the proposition that among all the various agencies and investigators digging into Donald Trump’s efforts to overthrow the 2020 election, the first actual indictments will come from Atlanta and DA Fani Willis. Why? The answers are in … Continue reading Fani Willis vs Trump: Will the “Pit Bull” take on the “Big Dog”?
The Guardian: Global pollinator losses causing 500,000 early deaths a year – study Insect declines mean reduced yields of healthy foods like fruit and vegetables and increased disease in people Damian Carrington Environment editor — Mon 9 Jan 2023 The global loss of pollinators is already causing about 500,000 early deaths a year by reducing … Continue reading The Pollinators are Dying — And That’s Killing People
Football is back, with the American public’s talent for fast forgetting on full display. The live broadcast of Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin’s near-death experience is rapidly receding into the background as the players scrimmage, fall, roll and rise back and forth. The crowds scream, the advertisers and owners rake in more big bucks, the … Continue reading Football, Forgetting, and the All-American Death Cult