Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote a column we wish all the members of the media had to read word-for-word, out loud, before they could log on to their computer systems.
Since that seems unlikely, we're giving you a multi-post thread that reproduces the column in its entirety.
I wish Justice #Sotomayor had the bandwidth and the energy to work a second shift as #editorial page editor at one of our major newspapers.
At #TIME magazine (yes, it still exists), the cover of its new issue contained just one word, “Panic” — not at the prospect of an #American dictator with the seeming power to have the military assassinate his enemies, but at #Biden’s health.
The current president is walking slowly, but it’s the #American Experiment that’s on a ventilator. #Journalists aren’t doing their job: performing basic triage and focusing on the sickest patient in the room.
Even if Trump loses in November, even if he dies in prison, today's #SCOTUS ruling on presidential immunity is a set-piece for absolute tyranny.
As soon as the GOP returns to power, America will devolve into a pure fascist state. They've laid that out, and now their court has granted them that power.
Far-right extremists broke the highest court in the land -- a fascist's hand-picked judges keep ruling in his favor. They don't care about #trump
“Japan attacked the U.S Pacific Fleet at its base at Pearl Harbor on the 7th of December 1941, but what led to that decision? Why did the Japanese attack the USA? - The answer is oil.”
#Video length: thirteen minutes and fifty one seconds.
“Japan attacked the U.S Pacific Fleet at its base at Pearl Harbor on the 7th of December 1941, but what led to that decision? Why did the Japanese attack the USA? - The answer is oil.”
“Japan attacked the U.S Pacific Fleet at its base at Pearl Harbor on the 7th of December 1941, but what led to that decision? Why did the Japanese attack the USA? - The answer is oil.”
Auster's many books, as perhaps best exemplified in The Music of Chance, made America (rightly) look very strange.
he started off pretty experimental but as he matured his style became more down-to-earth leading to a range of books that revealed behind the literary innovations was (and had been) great storytelling.
I've read less & less American fiction in recent years, but always had time for Auster
He says it’s not his intent to unduly villainize any particular group, and I believe him. But it brought back a lot of memories from my chaotic youth in trailer parks and I’m pretty ready to hate some fucking landlords
Does anyone else drink a lot? Not booze, just fluids. For someone who barely feels hunger or discomfort, I'm always drinking and pissing. I've always assumed it was something medical and undiagnosed, but maybe it's an autist thing. Thoughts?
a friend had a #tumor near the #pituitary gland- caused tons of hormone trouble- they did hysterectomy a decade before finding the tumor in attempt to address😖😑-it was damage to vision that got the tumor found- hearing is also impacted- tumor was removed; three years of healing and challenges are still very real. She’s doing great.😊 #american#healthcare
"U.S. Culture and Multiculturalism": A longtime professor in Japan looks back at the U.S. in terms of culture. See this self-explanatory slideshow for Thai and Japanese university participants on what culture is, world cultures and values, and comparative culture. For example, you can see intercultural communication research findings on where the U.S., Japan, and Thailand stand on the cultural dimension of individualism vs. collectivism. The presentation aims for objectivity, so you can draw your own conclusions: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374143089_US_Culture_and_Multiculturalism
#OnThisDay in #history - in 1876, Mary Ritter (later Beard) was born. An #American historian, archivist, suffragist, and activist, Mary started her career as a German teacher, and after moving with her husband to England, became friends with Emmeline Pankhurst, and learned about the plight of the working class. She returned to the US and campaigned, organized, and fought for the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. She wrote several books focusing on women's history. #OTD#histodons@histodons
If only dreams came true (lemmy.world)