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Compulsory Cursive Writing Instruction is a Colonial Relic
An earlier version of the following was originally posted to Facebook: Oct 24, 2025. My post on cursive writing struck a nerve. Good. Romans invented cursive. There’s a reason colonial empires elevate it above other writing styles. There’s a reason people will think, “ooh fancy,” or “wow so neat!” when looking at English cursive writing…
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Ableist Terms & Slurs
Their Meanings & Origins Removing oppressive, racial capitalist language from our vocabularies is a necessary part of the decolonization process. When someone claims these terms are neutral or their use is inconsequential, what they are doing is saying they value individual linguistic expression more than the very lives of disabled people. While you might not…
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James Watson
James Watson was a eugenicist who stole Rosalind Franklin’s research to advance his white supremacist views regarding genetic predisposition, blood purity, & biological race (see: “African DNA”) He also promoted the lie that DNA can be accurately read using markers. May he burn in Hell. Further Reading “DNA Pioneer Stripped of Honors Over ‘Reprehensible’ Race…
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White Teacher Awarded $10-million & We Still Don’t Know What Happened in the Classroom
I wrote about this when it happened and I still want to know what she did to the student. It was not made public with other court filings. I do not believe teachers automatically over students because of the power imbalance at play and the authoritarian, abusive nature of the US education system. Too many…
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No, Support for Israel Isn’t Dividing the Republican Party
NPR… you’re wrong. New Christian Conservatism arose in the 1930s in the U.S. as a direct response to populist socialism campaigns run by “progressive” politicians. It’s survived decades of changing tides within western neoliberalism, libertarianism, and neoconservatism. One genocide is not going to destabilize white supremacy. “Some very influential leaders, all of whom I like…
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Review: Weapons (2025)
This review contains spoilers for Weapons (2025) & Barbarian (2022). Weapons is a horror story about telling white women, “no.” I do not understand how this film has received so much praise. The story has been done several times over in Hollywood: old woman afraid of death finds a way to manipulate or suck the…
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