The Minnesota No(ICE)s

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  • So much work to do

    I don’t really have a lot to add – just read the Kottke summary here: https://kottke.org/19/01/americans-greatly-overestimate-racial-economic-equality-in-our-country It’s interesting to me that the gap is consistent among blacks as well. I would have figured that white people didn’t think that they had it so much better, but that black people basically thought the same thing is…

  • Richard Scarry Revisited

    I just stumbled upon the Rubin Bolling reimagining of Richard Scarry’s “What Do People Do All Day?” painting from 50 years ago.  These are depressing as hell, but they are gold. 21st Century Busy Town Jobs and Russian Trolls and Reality Stars.

  • Wanting to believe doesn’t always mean you can

    kottke.org/18/05/you-dont-have-a-right-to-believe-whatever-you-want-to

  • This is so powerful

    kottke.org/18/05/the-respect-of-personhood-vs-the-respect-of-authority

  • I love data!

    Pretty much everything you think about the wealth-race dynamic is wrong.

  • Don’t complain about your taxes!

    https://kottke.org/18/04/how-bill-russell-stopped-charles-barkley-from-complaining-about-taxes   As I’ve been fortunate to be reasonably successful in life, I am looking more and more for ways to give back.  And not being a jerk about the most fundamental way to do that is, literally, the least anybody can do.

  • We’ve known this for a long time

    And it makes me pretty angry.  We talk about “crime” and “inner city problems” like they are inevitable.  Well, they are when you cultivate them.   Please read.

  • BS Detector, Redux

    I’m sure that I posted about this before, but this is still awesome!

  • Even the software is racist and sexist

    because facial recognition AIs have a hard time with darker complexions and female features.  Article.

  • March for Our Lives

    We exercised our civic voice and joined the rally at the state capital to support the marching students. It was awesome to see such a motivated generation! We all tear’d up and chanted “enough!” despite the cold.  In the meantime, I’ll leave you with some #truth reading.