week of 6.17.24
stuff I found interesting
Articles/posts/newsletters
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
So much good stuff here. His newsletter is amazing.
I know many of us have Trump fatigue and would prefer to bury our heads for a few months. But this is the time when we need a final push to make sure the embodiment of everything that is morally repugnant and politically destructive is banished.
Being the person you want to be is the root of all happiness. Knowing who the person is that you want to be is the root of all knowledge.
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
I read her newsletter daily. Always full of great information and analysis.
The folks at this rally don’t understand the consequences of forcing out immigrants who lack legal immigration status or how their own lives will benefit from the steps Joe Biden took today. A rising tide lifts all boats.
Public Notice by Aaron Rupar
Republicans can smear Hunter Biden as a screwup who traded on his father’s name and condemn the president as too loving and indulgent, but these talking points should be seen for what they are: a distraction from Donald Trump’s egregious, unprecedented corruption. It may not seem like a big deal in comparison with his brutal second term agenda and failures in office, but on its own it should disqualify him from ever again holding public office.
Chris Cillizza’s So What
“And you know what? If you understand this stuff, if it hadn't, it would have gone the opposite way. If this was real stuff, it would have been the opposite. Most of the time it would be.”
The Noosphere by Katie Jgln
We can’t keep pretending that women can just ‘choose’ to do better financially or career-wise when they face discrimination and challenges that men rarely, if ever, do.
Matriarchies, at least those that exist or exist in real life, aren’t the direct opposite of patriarchy (as is commonly assumed) because they tend not to be built around strict hierarchies.
Freddie deBoer
This is a permanent reality of politics: people are forced to live within the systems they would change.
Wake Up to Politics by Gabe Fleisher
The news media urgently needs to develop the muscle of not only talking about Congress’ failings, but also its “win-win-wins.”
Shy Guy Meets the Buddha by Don Boivin
The method is not important to me. Ultimate truth is what it is, regardless of what we call it or think about it, or who is pointing the way.
Notes From Exile by Laura Skov
I think this is stupid of capitalism. It’s shortsighted to ignore talent and callings the way we do, not least because that’s where genius is. It’s dumb to see labor as meat for capital instead of as people with fantastic brains. Great Americans have had to work silly day jobs, resulting in an immeasurable cultural loss. We pay for day jobs with uncreated art. We should care about that.
