The Problem(s) With Diversity-Related Training - Musa al-Gharbi has extensively reviewed this issue, and this summary should be widely read and discussed by everyone interested in diversity. @Musa_alGharbi https://t.co/EAjvbFilnz
Racial and ethnic preferences are still incredibly unpopular
Gender, race/ethnicity, and legacy are Americans' least valued factors for college admissions and high school grades and standardized test scores are their most valued factors: https://t.co/NMGMXJ9k3Tpic.twitter.com/DGyvMANta1
My fucking God! I really was not expecting this: 34% of people (they can keep track of) in S.F. "supportive housing" are literally DEAD! And another 29% are back on the street? And we're supposed to keep pumping more money into this approach because it's "progressive"? https://t.co/LHN2EeTjMu
FIRST CUT: NY’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that Democratic leaders had violated the State Constitution when drawing new congressional and State Senate districts, ordering a court-appointed special master to draw replacement lineshttps://t.co/ho1f3ra8LO
Progressives would feel happier in their lives and be more effective negotiators too if they learned to incorporate a daily Joe Manchin Gratitude exercise into their lives. https://t.co/AMxAlnlNQL
It is scary when someone like Krugman starts talking like this -
“As the world becomes a more dangerous place, things we take for granted, like large-scale trade in food, may be far more vulnerable than anyone realized,” writes @PaulKrugman. https://t.co/LZ9u93nB0r
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday, becoming the latest highest-ranking official in Washington to be infected and raising new concerns about President Biden’s potential exposure as the virus tears through his administration.
NEW: Private equity giant KKR bought up more than 600 group homes.
We found conditions grew so dire that nurses quit, a state banned the company from accepting new residents, and some of the most vulnerable people in its care suffered and died.https://t.co/SXKhjdge5p
Supermarkets stocked up as long lines formed. The Chinese authorities ordered mass testing to contain a rising number of cases in an affluent district of the capital.
BEIJING — Families in Beijing rushed to stock up on food. Supermarkets stayed open late. Residents endured long lines for mandatory testing. China’s stock markets plunged.
"There’s a lot more going on here than just 'populism.'...What Vance is fantasizing about is a campaign of post-constitutional retribution — a bonfire of vengeance."https://t.co/YxdFUbV3EK
by the Washington Post Editorial Board, April 22, 2022
WashPost Editorial on sequencing that went on at a private Chinese lab before Covid exploded in Wuhan
They write: The story "points to a coverup with tragic consequences of historic proportion. A severe danger was concealed until it was too late." 1/2https://t.co/b6G56UF0SA
is a paper by Lee Drutman for the Niskanen Center, April 2022 (PDF, 15 pages of text)
I think this is a key insight — rolling everything together into a single totalizing conflict is cathartic on some level but also inimical to actually doing reforms. https://t.co/juxew6JeS0pic.twitter.com/B3rcugDOyW
Crime is number one concern for black adults. Police doesn't even make the list. If this shocks you, ponder why you're so out of touch. Maybe even pipe down a bit on what you think are other people's priorities. There will be no NYT or NPR story on this. https://t.co/ZPzgHbZuSrpic.twitter.com/dvdhMQsl5R
The city of Detroit illegally overtaxed homeowners by $600 million between 2010 & 2016, resulting in an estimated 100,000 Detroiters, most of them Black, losing their homes to foreclosure
