LESSONS UNLEARNED
1956: These kids are now your parents’ and grandparents’ age—and their thought process is alive and well going into 2025.
Today: ‘ban books’ - ‘stop woke’ - ‘DEI hire’
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LESSONS UNLEARNED
1956: These kids are now your parents’ and grandparents’ age—and their thought process is alive and well going into 2025.
Today: ‘ban books’ - ‘stop woke’ - ‘DEI hire’
Trump’s Cabinet Will Be an Embarrassment of Wretches www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/o...
08.12.2024 08:17 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0Romania continues showing the world how to deal with Russians.
kyivinsider.com/romanian-aut...
In the process of learning lessons from our losses—we must be careful not to overcorrect.
We got some of this right and must stay true to our loyal base.
There needs to be change.
07.12.2024 17:05 — 👍 14600 🔁 4086 💬 402 📌 172I suggest seeking out some Ashkenazi and Haredim sources. Also, you're probably aware of the following: guides.library.ucla.edu/c.php?g=1008...
11.12.2024 05:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Woke: The African-American English synonym for the General American English word awake, has since the 1930s or earlier been used to refer to awareness of social and political issues affecting African Americans, often in the construction 'stay woke'. Also, awakened (past tense of the verb To Awaken).
11.12.2024 05:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Woke: Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary defines woke as follows: woke, adjective: Originally: well-informed, up-to-date. Now chiefly: alert to racial or social discrimination and injustice; frequently in stay woke.
Woke: The African-American English synonym for the General American English word awake, has since the 1930s or earlier been used to refer to awareness of social and political issues affecting African Americans, often in the construction "stay woke".
i.e. NOT the nauseating filth spread by BIGOTS.
we're cooked
10.12.2024 14:37 — 👍 47346 🔁 6238 💬 6853 📌 2548I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it a thousand times more: We are not a Christian nation. We are a nation where you are free to be a Christian. — Your religion guides you, not all of us. It’s as simple as that.
10.12.2024 21:05 — 👍 23884 🔁 5428 💬 724 📌 291Howard University to gain R-1 designation - even after surpassing the criteria in previous years.
"the [R1] designation has eluded HBCUs, many of which remain hampered by chronic underfunding and other challenges."
via: Inside Higher Ed
www.insidehighered.com/news/institu...
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but don’t get married until you are finished being single 🍸
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Original Series: Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery Scott
Next Generation: Lt. Reginald Barclay
Deep Space Nine: Elim Garak
Random reminder: I've been here since May of last year. It's gratifying to see how many have joined this platform since.
Here's to hoping we can continue to use this platform to build worker power and help create an economy where gains are widely shared in 2025 and beyond.