robby starbuck

in case you were wondering, robby starbuck is a key player in the push for companies to drop their dei initiatives.

"go woke, go broke"

a research study on global advertising found that - despite stories to the contrary - ad campaigns that are inclusive have a positive effect on profits, brand value, and sales.

creating the new hitler youth

white nationalism has always had a soft spot for kids. remember the hitler youth?

nowadays, radicalizing children is easier than ever. social media, blogs, targeted email campaigns and ads, podcasts and other media are largely unregulated in the 21st century - or at least unpunished - which makes them fertile ground for extremist recruiters.

unarmed black people killed by police

did you know that there is a running list of the unarmed black people who have been killed in the u.s. by law enforcement officers?

yep. and it's right here.

sd legislator: businesses should be able to discriminate against people of color

south dakota legislator michael clark (referring to a supreme court case about a colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple): "it is his business. he should have the opportunity to run his business the way he wants. if he wants to turn away people of color, then that (is) his choice."

after charlottesville

laws re: firing depend on the state. but let's suppose they are all fired. what do you think will happen next? what do you think they'll do? what do you think their families will do? do you think they'll suddenly regret what they did, maybe turn over a new leaf?

no. they will tell the tale that one more thing was taken away from them by the same people that they already hate. and their numbers will grow. it may satisfy our own hate and lust for revenge, but this kind of thinking always makes things worse. it does not treat the root cause: these people are tiny, terrified souls that the world has left behind. they would rather sink the boat the rest of us are on than face the sharks alone.

better education, better jobs, and exposure to more people who are not like them ends hate. until we provide those things, this issue will only get worse. railing at trump or his thugs won't change anything; he has made his position clear. we have to do this, or no one will.

oh - and let's melt the rest of those monuments, plaques, etc., that celebrate racism down into slag. losers lose - that's what loser means.

is one of these men your grandfather?

privilege

...and justice for all

lynching #1

duluth, minnesota 1920