Category Archives: Racism

RFK Jr. Plays at Nazi Peekaboo

Posted on July 31, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

I’m stealing Amanda Marcotte’s phrase ‘Nazi Peekaboo‘ because it describes what Democratic primary candidate and anti-vaccinationist crank RFK Jr. did last Friday. His account tweeted a complaint about not receiving Secret Service protection, and phrased it like so (boldface mine): … Continue reading →

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Oddly Enough, When Republicans Constantly Demonize People, Those People Take It Seriously

Posted on June 8, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

From the Great State of Florida (boldface mine): Florida Republicans passed a bill criminalizing the transport of undocumented people into Florida, requiring hospitals to ask about immigration status on intake forms, invalidating out of state driver’s licenses or other forms … Continue reading →

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The Unitary Dumbass Veto Principle Is Working Quite Well

Posted on May 31, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

In case you missed it, the Jewish Telegraph Agency did some digging into the person who got one of poet Amanda Gorman’s poems banned from schools (boldface mine): Months before a Miami-area mother persuaded a local school to restrict access … Continue reading →

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Kanye West’s Mistake Was Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud

Posted on December 2, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

So Kanye West went on Alex Jones’ show, and You’ll Never Guess What Happened Next! Actually, even if you haven’t heard what happened, you probably can guess what happened next: lots of overt anti-Semitism. What’s remarkable is how desperate Jones … Continue reading →

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Because They Need to Win Republican Primaries

Posted on November 29, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

That is the answer to why most Republicans–those running for office, with the exception of Sen. John Cassidy (who voted for Trump’s second impeachment)–are keeping quiet about Trump having dinner with two famous anti-Semites. There is no political gain to … Continue reading →

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COVID and Blue People in Red States

Posted on August 2, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

I’ve suspected, without much evidence, one reason red states seem relaxed about COVID, even as it kills more people now in red states than blue states, is that, in those red states, it’s the ‘blue people’, which is to say … Continue reading →

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Democrats Need to Push Harder on Social Issues

Posted on July 26, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

I know their consultants will say otherwise because they don’t believe Democrats can shift polling numbers on issues or manufacture issues*, but Democrats shouldn’t just be passing bills to protect gay marriage and contraception–though that’s very good!–but also codifying the … Continue reading →

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Republican Senator Braun Isn’t Racist, He Just Wants to Let States Do Lots of Racisms

Posted on March 23, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Usually, this sort of Kinsley gaffe is committed by state or local politicians, not the August Solons of the World’s Greatest Deliberative Body (boldface mine): U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) said the U.S. Supreme Court was wrong to legalize interracial … Continue reading →

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The War Against ‘Critical Race Theory’ Is Dumber Than You Can Imagine

Posted on January 18, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

And by ‘critical race theory’ I mean teaching anything that might be upsetting to white Christian supremacists. Virginia has a bill pending, H. 781, with the usual ‘anti-CRT’ pablum, but it also has this doozy (boldface mine): B. The Board … Continue reading →

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The Party of White Christian Supremacy

Posted on August 5, 2021 by mikethemadbiologist

Texas Republicans have made it official (boldface mine): In a new political low in Texas, the Republican-dominated state Senate has passed a bill to eliminate a requirement that public schools teach that the Ku Klux Klan and its white supremacist … Continue reading →

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