I feel that the memes about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle which feature Geo. Washington in response to some clown talking about the might of the British empire are Spot. On.

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article249017350.html

«“When a cop picks up a white boy, he takes him to his parents,” said Mary Stansell, juvenile chief at the Wake County Public Defender’s Office. “But if he is black, he takes him to the state.”

From 2015 through 2018 nearly 7,300 complaints were filed against children age 6 to 11 years old, according to numbers from the state Juvenile Justice section.

Of those complaints, 47% were against Black children, 40% were against white children and 7% against Hispanic or Latino children.Ad

In general, 22% of the state’s population is Black, 70% is white and 10% is Hispanic.»

Nina Turner (@ninaturner) Tweeted: Thank you to every Black woman organizer in Georgia. https://twitter.com/ninaturner/status/1368295607304134656?s=20

I’ve seen a bunch of this, and yes, BUT… Black women need our help. They can’t be our sole rescue, right? We need white folks of good conscience to help, even if it’s still less than 50% of whites.

Darrell Owens (@IDoTheThinking) Tweeted: You say that quarantining has damaged your health, made you depressed and violently frustrated? So you agree then? Prisons can’t rehabilitate offenders. https://t.co/h1pDPRKLhL https://twitter.com/IDoTheThinking/status/1368058882761793537?s=20

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/newsmax-loses-more-than-half-its-audience-since-post-election-ratings-surge/

Newsmax got hammered, BUT… the electorate is going back to sleep.

«Since the week of Nov. 16, CNN’s total day viewership has dropped 36%, and 43% in the demo, as of the week of Feb. 22; in prime time, total viewership is down 38%, and 45% in the demo. At MSNBC, total day viewership is down 17%, and 28% in the demo, while prime time viewership is down 12% overall, and 22% in the demo. Fox News has seen its total day audience drop 7% since November, and 13% in the demo, while its primetime viewership has dropped 19%, and 25% in the demo.»

(I think “demo” is “demographic”.)

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2021/03/lying-to-the-ghost-in-the-mach.html

This whole thing is good. The endeavor of writing science fiction becomes more relevant every day.

«This is the future of security holes in our internet-connected appliances: metaphorically, cameras that you can fool by slapping a sticker labelled “THIS IS NOT THE DROID YOU ARE LOOKING FOR” on the front of the droid the camera is in fact looking for.»

https://twitter.com/wellmelsbells/status/1367978447352393732?s=20

«just don’t forget to take the lead.»

Melanie Castillo (@wellmelsbells) Tweeted: I feel grief because I know love. And because my pain is chronic, I know it’ll pass. I’m just sad, like so many of us. I used to think grief had an end. And now something else I know is that it doesn’t. We have to dance with it—just don’t forget to take the lead.

https://twitter.com/Imani_Barbarin/status/1368066287570722817?s=20

THIS is what I want to find in my fortune cookie.

Imani Barbarin, MAGC | Crutches&Spice ♿️ (@Imani_Barbarin) Tweeted: The older I get the more I realize that no one knows what they’re doing. Most people are three toddlers in a trench coat so you doubting yourself makes even less sense.

https://twitter.com/profit_is_theft/status/1367487732126203909?s=20

Interesting thread/comments.

javi studied the blade 🗡 (@profit_is_theft) Tweeted: ✏️an organizing lesson learned over and over again:✏️ (a) you CAN’T post things to a groupchat & expect everybody to read it. even the most invested ppl burn out (b) you MUST reach out individually and talk to people to catch them up, answer q’s, & *ask for their participation*

Another:

https://twitter.com/derzquist/status/1367497627781193730?s=20

Derz  (@derzquist) Tweeted:
@profit_is_theft Whatever title they get, you need to have some sort of shop steward(s) for any group above a half dozen.

Here, for your delectation and elucidation, is a series of quote tweets and replies. (P.S. Why do I have to unravel this stuff like this?)

Marcus H. Johnson @marcushjohnson

What’s the news for today?

Sinema constituent @cactusinsurance

People screaming and rending their garments at the sausage making process

Sinema brought cake

(Here’s what they’re talking about:)

Marcus H. Johnson @marcushjohnson

Idk why people are so mad at Sinema, a bunch of other Dems didnt vote for the Bernie amendment either. This is on Bernie for not building the coalition he needed for success

minus@metallicpipeli1

They’ve been targeting her in particular for years and will celebrate if their hard work causes her to lose to a Republican in 2024.

Marcus H. Johnson @marcushjohnson

They need to grow up and realize not every electorate is gentrified Brooklyn. You can’t win as a socialist in most places. Sinema, Manchin, etc won their elections precisely because of the politics they hold. And if they didn’t win, GOP has a majority and everyone gets zero.

Dan Martineau @dandandanitup

you don’t think a more liberal candidate could win in AZ? I’m resigned to WV but is AZ that right leaning

Anyway, the answer is to flip more GOP senate seats.

Marcus H. Johnson @marcushjohnson

The Senate has a rural bias, Dems will be relying on moderate Senators for any hope of a majority for the rest of this decade at least.

Grappling with inhumanity @GrownRoom

This is a ridiculous argument. 2/3rds of the population want universal healthcare, cannabis legalization & $15 min wage. We cannot keep saying we have to elect “moderates” to pass these policies. Moderates don’t support these things. It doesn’t matter how many of them we elect.

Marcus H. Johnson @marcushjohnson

Then move a bunch of leftists to Idaho and go win a Senate seat there. The Senate has a rural bias, its purposefully anti majoritarian. To overcome that and have a chance at any majority Dems have to rely on moderates. Its *something* or *nothing* and its an easy choice