Category Archives: Racism

Attention Megyn Kelly: Anti-Muslim Violence Here

Yesterday, I covered Fox News’ collective freakout about Eric Holder’s address to the ADL in which he spoke out against anti-Muslim hate crimes. Megyn Kelly, Mark Levin and Michelle Malkin insisted it really doesn’t exist. Well, of course it does. … Continue reading
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Republicans Support Background Checks for Brown People

According to congressman Steve King (R-IA) we should delay immigration reform because the person or persons who bombed the Boston marathon yesterday may be immigrants. “Some of the speculation that has come out is that yes, it was a foreign … Continue reading
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New Republican Outreach Strategy: ‘Hear Jimi’

It’s been an awful couple decades for Republicans and every person in the world who has been subjected to their terribleness, and the past couple weeks have not been especially kind for Republican party minority outreach efforts. Just starting with … Continue reading
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Posted in Racism, Rand Paul, Rebranding, Republican Party, Stupid Party, Voter Suppression, War On Women, Wingnuts | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

The School to Prison Pipeline

According to a new report from The New York Times, placing police officers in schools is more likely to turn children into criminals than protect them from criminals. And, not surprisingly, the risk is even greater for minority students. Nationwide, … Continue reading
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Papers Please

North Carolina lawmakers are continuing their march to become the crazy-capital of the nation. After proposing the establishment of an official state religion and voting to require criminal background checks for welfare recipients, state legislators are now considering a bill … Continue reading
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Nope. Not Racist At All.

I can’t stop laughing at this. During a meeting of the Saline County, Kan. Commission last Tuesday, a discussion over whether to hire an architect to design repairs to local bridges turned heated. Commissioner Jim Gile argued that the country … Continue reading
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From the Department of Outreach

Representative Steve King (R-IA) and Senator Jim InHofe (R-OK) want to ban the federal government from translating documents into other languages. An attempt to codify English as our official language and violate the Voting Rights Act. As King notes on … Continue reading
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Women’s History Month

Today marks the last day of Women’s History Month, and it’s important to remember that there’s been some progress over the past century, but true equality proves ever elusive. Emma Lazarus, whose poem entitled, “The New Colossus,” which is etched in … Continue reading
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What Could Go Wrong?

Are you ready for the white nationalist vigilante student patrol? via local NBC affiliate NBC4 A plan to have unarmed students patrolling the campus of Towson University on foot has sparked accusations of racism. The planned patrols are the brainchild … Continue reading
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Super Stupid

Holy crap. Another Republican didn’t get the outreach memo. Rep. Don Young (R-AK) used an ethnic slur to describe Mexican farm workers in an interview with a local station KRBD on Thursday. “My father had a ranch; we used to … Continue reading
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