July 1, 2020

Former health insurance exec Wendell Potter comes clean about a disinformation campaign

Apparently their industry spent a lot of money to convince people that the US had better healthcare than Canada. With COVID19 now ravaging the country, his conscience is finally bothered enough for him to tell the truth.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1276158510955401216.html

June 30, 2020

Great article on racism by Jrue Holiday's wife - "I've Stayed Silent For Way Too Long"

For those who don’t recognize the name, Jrue is an NBA player. He’s black and his wife is white.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/lauren-jrue-holiday-nba-racial-injustice

June 25, 2020

Splash Mountain, a Disney ride based on a controversial film, will be 'completely reimagined'

They’re taking out references to “Song of the South,” replacing it with a “Princess and the Frog” theme. What a great idea.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/25/media/splash-mountain-disney/index.html

June 23, 2020

William Barr's Law School Calls For His Censure, Investigation, And Resignation

https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/william-barr-s-law-school-calls-for-his-censure-investigation-and-resignation-Ebn5vCt780aabXbeIDoerQ

“80% of the active full-time faculty with voting privileges signed the letter, in addition to 18 emeritus professors, deans, and legal professionals.”

June 21, 2020

Stormy Daniels: "Told ya'll he exaggerates about the size of things."

https://mobile.twitter.com/stormydaniels/status/1274718489715052545?s=21

June 21, 2020

You can read Bolton's book here

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GvO7vDn-whr4Os7KZAOxiW4GW1gckjUb/view

If that doesn’t work, start here

https://mobile.twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/1274521281061367810

This way you can get the dirt without giving Bolton any money.

June 19, 2020

Google has a nice Juneteenth doodle today

https://www.google.com/

June 19, 2020

The NBA is giving its employees paid time off for Juneteenth

https://theundefeated.com/features/nba-giving-employees-paid-time-off-for-juneteenth/

June 19, 2020

In honor of Juneteenth, post your favorite civil rights songs here

Cross posted from the Music Appreciation group, for greater visibility.

This is my all time favorite. The great Solomon Burke, backed by the Blind Boys of Alabama.

A little church for you here. I’ve sung this song in church, but that version didn’t do the song justice. This version does.



This a sort of angry response to the Beatles, which made me rethink the original song.

June 19, 2020

In honor of Juneteenth, post your favorite civil rights songs here

This is my all time favorite. The great Solomon Burke, backed by the Blind Boys of Alabama.

A little church for you here. I’ve sung this song in church, but that version didn’t do the song justice. This version does.



This a sort of angry response to the Beatles, which made me rethink the original song.