A Trump running mate who praises Jim Crow? That’s a red flag – Los Angeles Times

…He is trying to sell Trumpists on the idea that Black people were better off when more than half of us lived under the thumb of the KKK and in poverty.

It’s bad enough that Donalds wants power so bad that he’s willing to romanticize legislated Black oppression. But what are his chances of actually clawing his way upward? His run for House speaker was so short that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene didn’t have enough time to complain about him.

Apparently undeterred, Donalds is now trying to become Trump’s pick for vice president by looking for Jim Crow’s silver lining. Those racist laws had no silver lining. Black families were suffering because of them. Whenever Black communities started to thrive too much, white supremacists were able to murder residents and burn down businesses without being held accountable — as happened in Tulsa, Wilmington, Atlanta…

Source: A Trump running mate who praises Jim Crow? That’s a red flag – Los Angeles Times

Julia Louis-Dreyfus pushes back on Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘PC crap’ comments | Movies | The Guardian

…Louis-Dreyfus spoke to the same journalist 11 days later to clarify her thoughts on the subject, saying: “My feeling about all of it is that political correctness, insofar as it equates to tolerance, is obviously fantastic. And of course I reserve the right to boo anyone who says anything that offends me, while also respecting their right to free speech, right? But the bigger problem – and I think the true threat to art and the creation of art – is the consolidation of money and power.”

However, Louis-Dreyfus defended the idea that it was important to anticipate problematic issues, adding: “Even classically wonderful, indisputably great films from the past are riddled with attitudes that today would not be acceptable. So I think it’s just good to be vigilant…”

Source: Julia Louis-Dreyfus pushes back on Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘PC crap’ comments | Movies | The Guardian

Texas: Republican Party Agrees on Plan to Kill Democracy | Diane Ravitch’s blog

…At its recent convention, The Texas Republican Party endorsed an outrageous scheme to cancel the foundation of democracy. It’s not enough for them that billionaires are funding pliable politicians. The state Republicans want to cancel the principle of “one person, one vote…”

Source: Texas: Republican Party Agrees on Plan to Kill Democracy | Diane Ravitch’s blog

Walk Away – Live Your Dreams 24/7

When you feel alone in a ‘friendly’ crowd
Rise up and walk away
When you feel small among the proud
Rise up and walk away
When you feel silenced in an echo too loud
Rise up and walk away
When you feel unseen, enveloped in a shroud
Rise up and walk away
When you feel your tears forming a misty cloud
Rise up and walk away
When you feel your back is bent and head is bowed
Rise up and walk away

Walk away… before you feel trapped and ploughed
Rise up and walk away 

Source: Walk Away – Live Your Dreams 24/7

‘Destino la Tierra’: el nuevo proyecto de la Unión Europea para ver el futuro y tomar acción contra la crisis climática

Bruselas, (EFEverde).- La Comisión Europea ha presentado un avanzado sistema de réplicas digitales del planeta Tierra para simular los efectos del …

‘Destino la Tierra’: el nuevo proyecto de la Unión Europea para ver el futuro y tomar acción contra la crisis climática