«Some political scientists have suggested a “horseshoe theory,” with the center as the rounded top of a horseshoe and the two fringes [left, right] on either end, but inclined toward one another. This image, while evocative, isn’t quite right. In the archive [of the white power movement], it looks more like a circle.»

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/12/fringe-left-alt-right-share-beliefs-white-power-movement/672454/

Too extreme a pro-lifer even for the Roman Catholic church, I guess.

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253106/vatican-dismisses-father-frank-pavone-from-priesthood

https://god.dailydot.com/bartender-kicks-out-tweets/

«Following this year’s judicial elections, the North Carolina Supreme Court will flip in January from a 4-3 Democratic majority to a 5-2 Republican one. Given the change, it’s possible that the GOP-controlled state legislature will attempt to pass a new version of the voter ID law — and a new state Senate map — that could be viewed more favorably by a conservative-leaning state court system than the law in question Friday.»

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/12/16/north-carolina-voter-identification-elections-state-court/

It’s not “possible.” It’s inevitable.

The Woman King https://g.co/kgs/Crznu2

Strongly recommended.

At the end of a really good summary thread.

Also this: https://fivebooks.com/best-books/african-empires-ghana-mali-songhai-michael-gomez/

«Educational approaches that treat students like enemies may teach students to hate or subvert the controls. That’s not a recipe for human betterment.»

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/15/opinion/chatgpt-education-ai-technology.html

Kudzu! \o/

«The bear in Vandergrift’s yard had, in fact, made a den in an area of dense brush and kudzu.»

https://www.wyff4.com/article/sad-whimper-bear-asheville-woman-backyard/42233862