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Amnesty International, taking a page from the SPLC playbook
Amnesty International decided to take on J.K. Rowling. Actually, I’m pretty sure they didn’t know they were doing it, or they might have just left well enough alone. Because they are out of their league. What did they do? The other day, the human rights organization made the very bad choice to list Beira’s Place, a… Continue reading
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It’s like ebonics, but lazier
In California, naturally, there is a push to normalize black slang in the classroom. Black Californians United for Early Care & Education (BlackECE), a nonprofit advocacy organization, is promoting what it describes as an effort to challenge “harmful language hierarchies and affirm black English as a legitimate, rule-governed language rooted in black history, culture, and community.”… Continue reading
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I don’t care as long as the time changes stop….
Apparently the House of Representatives passed a bill ending the twice yearly clock changing that we all have had to deal with for our entire lives. And this is a good thing. So now it’s going to the Senate where we’ll see what happens. Of course medical groups have to be a buzz-kill and want… Continue reading
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This was supposed to go up yesterday….The final installment of the most recent adventure
B has completed the last installment of our planes and automobiles adventures (no trains in this version). I was able to get some good pictures while he was piloting us home. Go over and check it out! Continue reading
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The continuing adventures of B and MC
B is continuing to chronicle the adventures of flying, or in this case, not flying. When last we left our intrepid travelers, it was the Monday morning after a late night roadtrip. We were fortunate to find an honest mechanic who was able, within a day, to have a new starter ordered and on the… Continue reading
(A.K.A. Non-Original Rants)
–Co-opting good stuff from all over the ‘Net and maybe some original thoughts—ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE
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