Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a must read, especially today.

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https://kareem.substack.com/p/manuel-teran-and-tyre-nichols-what

Today there was only enough room to deal with two major issues: the police killings of two men that have caused anguished protests—and a series of Ron DeSantis decisions that need to cause anguished protest.

I tried to do a deep dive into the police shootings so I could do more than express anger and frustration. I wanted to look at the causes.

DeSantis is like a grenade thrown in the middle of American culture, shredding our beliefs and values, all for his personal ambition. Where Trump was a bumbling idiot, DeSantis charges forth with robotic disregard for the Constitution and human compassion. Every choice he makes reduces health, safety, and individual freedom. He is Voldemort with a fancy haircut.
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BTW, who knew he was a fan of Janis Ian?

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1. K & R

Kareem is a class act- period.
Rec

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2. Class and brilliance.

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3. Agree

The most brilliant are often the most unassuming.

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4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a genuine Renaissance man

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6. Exactly the best way to describe him.

✔️✔️✔️

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7. I'm anxiously trying to whittle down my reading stack to work in.....

one of his Mycroft Holmes mystery novels; Mycroft Holmes was Sherlock Holmes' older, and smarter, brother.

In his second Mycroft novel Kareem introduces Sherlock. My Podunk Carnegie library has both novels just waiting for me.

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5. I will check it out. TY. nt

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8. Agreed except for the haircut. It's crappy.