vdare--2020-07-16--The Smithsonian Explains White Culture

The Smithsonian Explains White Culture

From the Smithsonian ’ s National Museum of African-American History and Culture web page on “ Whiteness : ” Obviously @ @ @ @ @ hostility … but if you subtitled it “ How to Get to the Moon by @ @ @ @ @ up on a college bulletin board , there ’ d be a nationwide freakout over @ @ @ @ @ on campus .

From the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture web page on “Whiteness:”
Obviously, this is intended with hostility … but if you subtitled it “How to Get to the Moon by 1969” and tacked it up on a college bulletin board, there’d be a nationwide freakout over secret white supremacists running amok on campus.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-16--Social Distancing with John Derbyshire, Joined By Jesse Lee Peterson, TODAY, 3 p.m. EST

On Thursday at 3 p.m. EST , our latest episode of “ Social Distancing with Peter Brimelow ” will livestream @ @ @ @ @ , so John Derbyshire will be joined by Jesse Lee Peterson !
They will talk @ @ @ @ @ nation and why it is so important for people with convictions to stand defend America @ @ @ @ @ coming to save us !
They will also discuss what kneeling to the Black Lives @ @ @ @ @ America represents and why , in the words of Mr. Peterson , white people must @ @ @ @ @ !
Be sure to click here to subscribe to our channel and tune in for @ @ @ @ @ can join the conversation between here .

On Thursday at 3 p.m. EST, our latest episode of “Social Distancing with Peter Brimelow” will livestream. Mr. Brimelow is traveling, so John Derbyshire will be joined by Jesse Lee Peterson!
Jesse Lee Peterson is the most courageous, outspoken critic of the “civil rights” establishment in America today. Raised without his father on a plantation near Tuskegee, Alabama during the Jim Crow era, Peterson has lived a part of America’s history few have experienced. After a spiritual transformation, Peterson founded BOND, a nationally recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to “Rebuilding the Family by Rebuilding the Man.” Peterson is also the founder of The BOND Leadership Academy, a private school in Los Angeles. He’s a radio talk show host, speaker, and the author of SCAM: How the Black Leadership Exploits Black America, and From Rage to Responsibility.
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They will talk about the censorship sweeping the nation and why it is so important for people with convictions to stand defend America... because no one is coming to save us! They will also discuss what kneeling to the Black Lives Matter blood libel against white America represents and why, in the words of Mr. Peterson, white people must lose their guilt for good!
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vdare--2020-07-16--WASHINGTON POST: Gun-Buying Binge Is "Associated With" (In Fact, CAUSED BY) A Significant Increase I

WASHINGTON POST: Gun-Buying Binge Is "Associated With" (In Fact, CAUSED BY) A Significant Increase In Gun Violence

Spike in violent crime follows rise in gun-buying amid social upheaval By Christopher Ingraham July 15 , 2020 at 9:33 a.m. PDT Americans purchased millions more guns than usual this spring , spurred in large part by racial animosity stoked by widespread protests over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis , as well as anxiety over the effects of the covid-19 pandemic .
That gun-buying binge is associated with a significant increase in gun violence across the United States .
The word “ associated ” is doing a lot of work in that sentence .
Those are the conclusions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the University of California at Davis , respectively .
Together , they paint a portrait of a society arming itself against social upheaval during a time of institutional failure .
The Brookings study , after examining federal background check data , estimated an additional 3 million firearms were sold from March through June , compared with the same period in previous years .
That ’ s roughly equivalent to the spike in gun purchases observed following the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting and more than 50 percent higher than would have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of those 3 million additional sales happened in June , after several days of protests sparked by Floyd ’ s killing in police custody .
Researchers Phillip Levine and Robin McKnight of Wellesley College wrote that the spike differed from previous gun-buying binges because it was not driven by fear of pending restrictions but rather by anxiety and unease over the ongoing crises .
The research suggests that at least some of the spike in gun purchases is driven by racist beliefs and attitudes among white Americans .
One obvious check would be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ identified by the police used guns recently purchased legally .
My guess : not many .
After all , only 9 % of 2020 mass shooters have been white , while 75 % have been blacks mourning the death of George Floyd .
The 105 % increase in the number of mass shootings from June 2019 to June 2020 is no doubt the fault of America ’ s Arch-Enemies , Karens and Beckys .

From the Washington Post news section:
Spike in violent crime follows rise in gun-buying amid social upheaval By Christopher Ingraham
July 15, 2020 at 9:33 a.m. PDT Americans purchased millions more guns than usual this spring, spurred in large part by racial animosity stoked by widespread protests over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, as well as anxiety over the effects of the covid-19 pandemic. That gun-buying binge is associated with a significant increase in gun violence across the United States.
The word “associated” is doing a lot of work in that sentence.
Those are the conclusions of two studies by the Brookings Institution and the University of California at Davis, respectively. Together, they paint a portrait of a society arming itself against social upheaval during a time of institutional failure. The Brookings study, after examining federal background check data, estimated an additional 3 million firearms were sold from March through June, compared with the same period in previous years. That’s roughly equivalent to the spike in gun purchases observed following the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting and more than 50 percent higher than would have been expected for June sales. Nearly half of those 3 million additional sales happened in June, after several days of protests sparked by Floyd’s killing in police custody. Researchers Phillip Levine and Robin McKnight of Wellesley College wrote that the spike differed from previous gun-buying binges because it was not driven by fear of pending restrictions but rather by anxiety and unease over the ongoing crises. The research suggests that at least some of the spike in gun purchases is driven by racist beliefs and attitudes among white Americans.
One obvious check would be how many of the recent mass shooters identified by the police used guns recently purchased legally. My guess: not many. After all, only 9% of 2020 mass shooters have been white, while 75% have been blacks mourning the death of George Floyd.
A reader calling himself Karen’s Brother, Becky’s Father tweets:
“Best gun for women” clearly a search that led to more violence as well:
The 105% increase in the number of mass shootings from June 2019 to June 2020 is no doubt the fault of America’s Arch-Enemies, Karens and Beckys.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-15--Radio Derb Transcript Up For July 10: Strange Times, Joe's Population Policy, Dalit Discrimination,

Radio Derb Transcript Up For July 10: Strange Times, Joe's Population Policy, Dalit Discrimination, & The Woke Mob's Most Cherished Myth, Etc.

The Radio Derb transcript is up for July 10 .
Go here to read or listen .
00m54s The weirdness @ @ @ @ @ Strange times . )
13m54s Joe 's population policy .
( He does n't know @ @ @ @ @ but he has . )
16m55s Importing all the world 's problems .
( Dalit @ @ @ @ @ ) 34m40s Where will Hong Kongers go ?
( Their preferences , and ours .
@ @ @ @ @ .
( My second . )
44m07s Painting the roads .
( A mural ?
@ @ @ @ @

The Radio Derb transcript is up for July 10. Go here to read or listen.
00m54s The weirdness of it all. (Strange times.)
06m41s GOP vs. GOP. (Republicans for a Democratic Congress.)
13m54s Joe's population policy. (He doesn't know he's got one, but he has.)
16m55s Importing all the world's problems. (Dalit discrimination in the Valley.)
22m06s Denying the woke mob's most cherished myth. (A tangled tale.)
34m40s Where will Hong Kongers go? (Their preferences, and ours.)
42m10s An Estonian joke. (My second.)
44m07s Painting the roads. (A mural? I think not.)
46m43s George Floyd's impact on … Scrabble. (They're changing the rules.)
48m22s Signoff. (With a fughetta.)


vdare--2020-07-15--No Sleep For The Woke

No Sleep For The Woke

New York Professor Faces Latest Termination Petition Over Allegedly Falling Asleep During Anti-Racism Meeting … Students are seeking the termination of Marymount Manhattan Theater Arts Associate Professor Patricia Simon after she appeared to briefly fall asleep during an anti-racist meeting held on Zoom .
Simon denies the allegations but Marymount Manhattan student Caitlin Gagnon started a petition which features this picture and also accuses her of “ ignoring … racist and sizeist actions and words of the vocal coaches under her jurisdiction.
” The petition has roughly 2000 signatories .
It is an ironic twist on the woke movement where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be terminated.Professor Simon insists that the picture was a false image due to her bifocals and how she changed her angle to rest her eyes : “ I was not asleep as is implied at any point during the meeting , ” she said , adding , “ the photo used was taken without permission when I was looking down or briefly resting my Zoom weary eyes with my head tilted back which I must do in order to see my computer screen through my trifocal progressive lenses .
I listened with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
”

From Jonathan Turley’s blog:
New York Professor Faces Latest Termination Petition Over Allegedly Falling Asleep During Anti-Racism Meeting
July 15, 2015
… Students are seeking the termination of Marymount Manhattan Theater Arts Associate Professor Patricia Simon after she appeared to briefly fall asleep during an anti-racist meeting held on Zoom. Simon denies the allegations but Marymount Manhattan student Caitlin Gagnon started a petition which features this picture and also accuses her of “ignoring … racist and sizeist actions and words of the vocal coaches under her jurisdiction.” The petition has roughly 2000 signatories. It is an ironic twist on the woke movement where literally not being awake is now cause to be terminated. Professor Simon insists that the picture was a false image due to her bifocals and how she changed her angle to rest her eyes:
“I was not asleep as is implied at any point during the meeting,” she said, adding, “the photo used was taken without permission when I was looking down or briefly resting my Zoom weary eyes with my head tilted back which I must do in order to see my computer screen through my trifocal progressive lenses. I listened with my ears and heart the entire meeting.”


vdare--2020-07-15--Jobs Are Proliferating for Our Priestly Class of DIE Staffers

Diversity job openings fell nearly 60 % after the coronavirus .
Then came the Black Lives Matter protests .
Jena McGregor The Washington Post July 15 , 2020 American companies cut back sharply on hiring for jobs related to diversity and inclusion when the coronavirus pandemic struck in mid-March , with openings falling twice as fast as for other listings , according to data from one of the country ’ s biggest career sites .
Postings for job titles such as “ chief diversity officer , ” “ diversity and inclusion recruiter ” or “ D & I program manager @ @ @ @ @ @ @ March and early June , according to the careers site Glassdoor , which plans to publish the report Wednesday .
That ’ s a sharper drop than for overall human resources jobs , which fell 49 % , or job openings overall , which fell 28 % .
But as corporate America offered new commitments to work for inclusion amid the national reckoning on racial injustice that erupted after the killing of George Floyd in police custody , the same category of job openings rebounded .
D & I postings rose 50 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percentage increase over a four-week period since January 2016 , though they are still well below their March peak .
… The sharp decline in hiring after the pandemic struck followed recent growth in diversity and inclusion jobs – as employers came under increasing pressure to advance the number of women and racial minorities in their ranks .
But it bolsters concerns that diversity initiatives are often undervalued or cut when the economy worsens .
“ Prior to the recent resurgence , this was still a deeply undervalued role , ” said Nicole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which focuses on diversity , equity and inclusion issues .
“ How am I supposed to believe that the thing you said was dispensable just weeks ago is suddenly the most important thing you ’ re doing ?
”

From the Albany Times-Union:
Diversity job openings fell nearly 60% after the coronavirus. Then came the Black Lives Matter protests.
Jena McGregor
The Washington Post
July 15, 2020
American companies cut back sharply on hiring for jobs related to diversity and inclusion when the coronavirus pandemic struck in mid-March, with openings falling twice as fast as for other listings, according to data from one of the country’s biggest career sites.
Postings for job titles such as “chief diversity officer,” “diversity and inclusion recruiter” or “D&I program manager” fell nearly 60% between early March and early June, according to the careers site Glassdoor, which plans to publish the report Wednesday. That’s a sharper drop than for overall human resources jobs, which fell 49%, or job openings overall, which fell 28%.
But as corporate America offered new commitments to work for inclusion amid the national reckoning on racial injustice that erupted after the killing of George Floyd in police custody, the same category of job openings rebounded. D&I postings rose 50% in June on Glassdoor, the largest percentage increase over a four-week period since January 2016, though they are still well below their March peak. …
The sharp decline in hiring after the pandemic struck followed recent growth in diversity and inclusion jobs – as employers came under increasing pressure to advance the number of women and racial minorities in their ranks. But it bolsters concerns that diversity initiatives are often undervalued or cut when the economy worsens.
“Prior to the recent resurgence, this was still a deeply undervalued role,” said Nicole Sanchez, chief executive of Vaya Consulting, which focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion issues. “How am I supposed to believe that the thing you said was dispensable just weeks ago is suddenly the most important thing you’re doing?”


vdare--2020-07-15--Fraternity Row Mourns St. George

Fraternity Row Mourns St. George

I was at UCLA today and walking along Fraternity Row , I was struck by all huge signs celebrating the new faith , such as a big painting of the lovely Mr. Floyd and a banner reading : After all , who ever previously heard black voices ?
It ’ s not like there ’ s a major genre of popular music that consists of loquacious blacks talking at you .
Anyway , it seems pretty obvious that the Cult of St. George was generated out of locked-down young people , such as fraternity boys and sorority girls , needing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ party .
Young people need to get out .
The problem is that Modern Sanctimoniousness means everybody is supposed to take the cause seriously .
I ’ ve been wondering about analogies between the post-May 24 madness of mourning the death of some drugged-up bouncer as if he were Martin Luther King and the medieval custom of celebrating a Feast of Fools in which a simpleton was elected Pope for a Day and other inversions of the social order were enjoyed .
After ten weeks of lockdown , people needed an excuse to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ martyrdom of St. George served its purpose .
But medieval folks found the Feast of Fools to be funny , if Victor Hugo ’ s account can be believed : In 2020 , however , nobody gets the joke .

I was at UCLA today and walking along Fraternity Row, I was struck by all huge signs celebrating the new faith, such as a big painting of the lovely Mr. Floyd and a banner reading:
A riot is the voice of the unheard — BLM
After all, who ever previously heard black voices? It’s not like there’s a major genre of popular music that consists of loquacious blacks talking at you.
Anyway, it seems pretty obvious that the Cult of St. George was generated out of locked-down young people, such as fraternity boys and sorority girls, needing a societally approved excuse to get out and party. Young people need to get out.
The problem is that Modern Sanctimoniousness means everybody is supposed to take the cause seriously.
I’ve been wondering about analogies between the post-May 24 madness of mourning the death of some drugged-up bouncer as if he were Martin Luther King and the medieval custom of celebrating a Feast of Fools in which a simpleton was elected Pope for a Day and other inversions of the social order were enjoyed.
After ten weeks of lockdown, people needed an excuse to get out and party, and the martyrdom of St. George served its purpose.
But medieval folks found the Feast of Fools to be funny, if Victor Hugo’s account can be believed:
In 2020, however, nobody gets the joke.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-15--American Public (Including Blacks)—Our Cops Are Good Cops

Nearly two months of civil unrest putatively directed at the police has not been enough to shake most Americans , @ @ @ @ @ a favorable view of their local police forces : The window for rethinking public police @ @ @ @ @ the chaotic mobs that accompanied its opening .
It ’ s difficult for people to @ @ @ @ @ when all the places the police have retreated from are on fire .
If you @ @ @ @ @ , it ’ s hard to persuade them of anything you ’ re offering .

Nearly two months of civil unrest putatively directed at the police has not been enough to shake most Americans, including blacks, out of a favorable view of their local police forces:
The window for rethinking public police forces was slammed shut by the chaotic mobs that accompanied its opening. It’s difficult for people to favorably imagine a depoliced society when all the places the police have retreated from are on fire. If you take order away from people, it’s hard to persuade them of anything you’re offering.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-15--Ann Coulter: Bastille Day: The Beginning Of Liberal Madness

Earlier by Matthew Richer : Is It Time For Americans To Start Talking About The Devil ?
This Tuesday , the French celebrated Bastille Day , the mob attack on a Parisian prison that has come to symbolize the French Revolution , a period of massive violence that produced nothing other than a lot of dead Frenchmen .
Their revolution was the screech of a mob , much as we are seeing in several of our own cities and towns today .
So let ’ s review this absurdly celebrated event .
As is common with mob violence the storming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a rumor .
People began to whisper that the impotent , indecisive king , Louis XVI , was going to attack the new legislative body , the National Assembly .
— Hands Up !
Don ’ t Shoot !
( Even Eric Holder ’ s Justice Department found that claim was a lie—after multiple millions in property damage and human suffering . )
— Mass protests over police killing an innocent black man in Detroit !
( Turns out , Hakim Littleton was firing a gun at them . )
— Althea Bernstein @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fluid and a match thrown at her by four “ classic Wisconsin frat boys “ !
( After initial flood-the-zone coverage , that story sure disappeared fast . )
In need of weapons to defend themselves from the imaginary attack , on the morning of July 14 , 1789 , about 60,000 French citizens armed with pikes and axes assembled at Les Invalides , a barracks for aging soldiers , to demand weapons and ammunition .
— As Sens .
Mitt Romney and Marco Rubio can explain to you , antifa carry rocks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to defend themselves from “ fascists.
” Eventually , the mob broke through the gate of Les Invalides and ransacked the building , seizing 10 cannon and 28,000 muskets .
But no ammunition .
So they headed for the Bastille , which had once been a fortress .
The rabble feared the Bastille because false rumors of political prisoners being tortured behind its walls .
In fact , the Bastille held only a half-dozen prisoners that day , most of them common forgers .
They were not being tortured , and the prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down , anyway .
With legions of Parisians banging on the gates of the Bastille , the prison ’ s commander , Marquis de Launay , invited representatives of the people inside to negotiate over breakfast .
— Sure , I ’ m the chief of police , but I ’ ll take a knee .
That will shut them up .
Their first request was that the cannon be removed from the towers because mounted guns frightened the people .
De Launay agreed , and the cannon were withdrawn .
— What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flag ?
But the mob outside interpreted the cannon ’ s disappearance to mean that they were being loaded , about to fire into the crowd !
For some reason , they also believed their representatives , lingering over breakfast , had been taken hostage .
As the mob grew , the Bastille ’ s guards told them to disperse , shooing them away by waving their caps .
The people interpreted the waving of hats as encouragement to continue the attack .
And so it went , with periodic gunplay interrupting de @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Soon , the mob was firing cannonballs at the prison , hacking at the drawbridge and scaling the courtyard walls .
Facing tens of thousands of these lunatics , de Launay made a final offer : He would cede total control of the Bastille , provided only that the transfer be accomplished peacefully .
Unless his demand for a bloodless transition was met , he said , he would blow up the entire city block .
Which , it turns out , he should have .
De Launay ’ s offer was refused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , police precincts in Minneapolis and Seattle !
The mob poured in and ransacked the entire fortress , throwing papers from the windows , killing guards and taking others prisoner .
One captured guard later described being marched through the street with “ masses of people shouting at me and cursing me.
” — At least we haven ’ t seen any masses of people shouting and cursing at law enforcement officers .
Much worse was in store for de Launay .
The Bastille commander was triumphantly paraded through the streets , where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bayonets until he was finally hacked to death , whereupon the charming Parisians continued to mutilate his dead body .
A cook was given the honor of cutting off de Launay ’ s head , getting down on his hands and knees in the gutter and sawing it off with a pocketknife .
De Launay ’ s head , along with that of another city official , were stuck on pikes and waltzed through the streets of Paris for more celebratory jeering .
— News this week : White Indianapolis woman ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BLM supporters after she was murdered for saying “ All Lives Matter.
” — Also this week , Savannah Chavez ’ s tribute to her fallen police officer father , killed in an ambush on Saturday , was bombarded with sneering tweets from BLM supporters .
In reaction to the storming of the Bastille , Alexander Hamilton politely warned the Marquis de Lafayette , hero of the American Revolution : “ I dread the vehement character of your people whom I fear you may find it more easy to bring on , than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you have put them in motion.
” Lafayette didn ’ t listen .
Three years later , he was fleeing France for his life .
I hope the Democrats have a better plan .
Ann Coulter is the author of THIRTEEN New York Times bestsellers—collect them here .
Her book , ¡Adios America !
The Left ’ s Plan To Turn Our Country Into A Third World Hell Hole , was released on June 1 , 2015 .
Her latest book , Resistance Is Futile !
: How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 21 , 2018 .

Earlier by Matthew Richer: Is It Time For Americans To Start Talking About The Devil?
This Tuesday, the French celebrated Bastille Day, the mob attack on a Parisian prison that has come to symbolize the French Revolution, a period of massive violence that produced nothing other than a lot of dead Frenchmen. Their revolution was the screech of a mob, much as we are seeing in several of our own cities and towns today. So let’s review this absurdly celebrated event.
As is common with mob violence the storming of the Bastille was set off by a rumor. People began to whisper that the impotent, indecisive king, Louis XVI, was going to attack the new legislative body, the National Assembly.
— Hands Up! Don’t Shoot! (Even Eric Holder’s Justice Department found that claim was a lie—after multiple millions in property damage and human suffering.)
— Mass protests over police killing an innocent black man in Detroit! (Turns out, Hakim Littleton was firing a gun at them.)
— Althea Bernstein’s face was burned with lighter fluid and a match thrown at her by four “classic Wisconsin frat boys“! (After initial flood-the-zone coverage, that story sure disappeared fast.)
In need of weapons to defend themselves from the imaginary attack, on the morning of July 14, 1789, about 60,000 French citizens armed with pikes and axes assembled at Les Invalides, a barracks for aging soldiers, to demand weapons and ammunition.
— As Sens. Mitt Romney and Marco Rubio can explain to you, antifa carry rocks, incendiary devices and bicycle locks only to defend themselves from “fascists.”
Eventually, the mob broke through the gate of Les Invalides and ransacked the building, seizing 10 cannon and 28,000 muskets. But no ammunition. So they headed for the Bastille, which had once been a fortress.
The rabble feared the Bastille because false rumors of political prisoners being tortured behind its walls. In fact, the Bastille held only a half-dozen prisoners that day, most of them common forgers. They were not being tortured, and the prison was in the process of being shut down, anyway.
With legions of Parisians banging on the gates of the Bastille, the prison’s commander, Marquis de Launay, invited representatives of the people inside to negotiate over breakfast.
— Sure, I’m the chief of police, but I’ll take a knee. That will shut them up.
Their first request was that the cannon be removed from the towers because mounted guns frightened the people. De Launay agreed, and the cannon were withdrawn.
— What if we fly a “BLM” flag?
But the mob outside interpreted the cannon’s disappearance to mean that they were being loaded, about to fire into the crowd! For some reason, they also believed their representatives, lingering over breakfast, had been taken hostage.
As the mob grew, the Bastille’s guards told them to disperse, shooing them away by waving their caps. The people interpreted the waving of hats as encouragement to continue the attack. And so it went, with periodic gunplay interrupting de Launay’s attempts to surrender.
Soon, the mob was firing cannonballs at the prison, hacking at the drawbridge and scaling the courtyard walls.
Facing tens of thousands of these lunatics, de Launay made a final offer: He would cede total control of the Bastille, provided only that the transfer be accomplished peacefully. Unless his demand for a bloodless transition was met, he said, he would blow up the entire city block. Which, it turns out, he should have.
De Launay’s offer was refused. He surrendered anyway.
— Hello, police precincts in Minneapolis and Seattle!
The mob poured in and ransacked the entire fortress, throwing papers from the windows, killing guards and taking others prisoner. One captured guard later described being marched through the street with “masses of people shouting at me and cursing me.”
— At least we haven’t seen any masses of people shouting and cursing at law enforcement officers.
Much worse was in store for de Launay. The Bastille commander was triumphantly paraded through the streets, where the people cut him with swords and bayonets until he was finally hacked to death, whereupon the charming Parisians continued to mutilate his dead body. A cook was given the honor of cutting off de Launay’s head, getting down on his hands and knees in the gutter and sawing it off with a pocketknife.
De Launay’s head, along with that of another city official, were stuck on pikes and waltzed through the streets of Paris for more celebratory jeering.
— News this week: White Indianapolis woman’s Facebook page flooded with mocking messages from BLM supporters after she was murdered for saying “All Lives Matter.”
— Also this week, Savannah Chavez’s tribute to her fallen police officer father, killed in an ambush on Saturday, was bombarded with sneering tweets from BLM supporters.
In reaction to the storming of the Bastille, Alexander Hamilton politely warned the Marquis de Lafayette, hero of the American Revolution: “I dread the vehement character of your people whom I fear you may find it more easy to bring on, than to keep within Proper bounds, after you have put them in motion.”
Lafayette didn’t listen. Three years later, he was fleeing France for his life. I hope the Democrats have a better plan.
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Ann Coulter is the author of THIRTEEN New York Times bestsellers—collect them here.
Her book, ¡Adios America! The Left’s Plan To Turn Our Country Into A Third World Hell Hole, was released on June 1, 2015.
Her latest book, Resistance Is Futile!: How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind, was released on August 21, 2018.


vdare--2020-07-15--Our Libel Action Against The NEW YORK TIMES: A Quick Update

I 'm finishing , too slowly as usual , a longer discussion of our libel action against the New York @ @ @ @ @ are the latest developments : On May 26 , 2020 , we filed our final @ @ @ @ @ read it here .
On June 18 , the New York Times , as expected @ @ @ @ @ be dismissed .
You can read its motion here .
We must respond by July @ @ @ @ @ about that . )
As always , we welcome comments on these filings from readers @ @ @ @ @ .

I'm finishing, too slowly as usual, a longer discussion of our libel action against the New York Times. Meanwhile, here are the latest developments:
On May 26, 2020, we filed our final amended complaint. You can read it here. On June 18, the New York Times, as expected, asked that the case be dismissed. You can read its motion here.
We must respond by July 21—next Tuesday! (Sorry about that.) As always, we welcome comments on these filings from readers, especially our lawyer friends.


vdare--2020-07-15--BBC: Jaw-Dropping Global Crash in Childbirth; Luckily, There Will be Billions of African Immigrants

BBC: Jaw-Dropping Global Crash in Childbirth; Luckily, There Will be Billions of African Immigrants to Go Around!

… Are there any solutions ?
… “ We will go from the period where it ’ s a choice @ @ @ @ @ not , to frank competition for migrants , as there won ’ t be enough @ @ @ @ @ .
… The population of sub-Saharan Africa is expected to treble in size to more @ @ @ @ @ 2100 .
… Prof Murray says : “ We will have many more people of @ @ @ @ @ countries as we go through this .
“ Global recognition of the challenges around racism @ @ @ @ @ to be all the more critical if there are large numbers of people of African @ @ @ @ @ …

From the BBC:
Fertility rate: ‘Jaw-dropping’ global crash in children being born
By James Gallagher
Health and science correspondent
… Are there any solutions?
… “We will go from the period where it’s a choice to open borders, or not, to frank competition for migrants, as there won’t be enough,” argues Prof Murray. …
What about Africa?
The population of sub-Saharan Africa is expected to treble in size to more than three billion people by 2100.
… Prof Murray says: “We will have many more people of African descent in many more countries as we go through this.
“Global recognition of the challenges around racism are [sic] going to be all the more critical if there are large numbers of people of African descent in many countries.” …


vdare--2020-07-15--Bari Weiss's Old Religion of Race

Bari Weiss's Old Religion of Race

Bari Weiss is much in the news for having resigned as an op-ed editor of the New York Times to @ @ @ @ @ ’ s her resignation letter .
Here ’ s my favorite Bari Weiss tweet , @ @ @ @ @ against Cancel Culture and for Israel takes a stand in favor of Blot Out Culture @ @ @ @ @ obsession with smiting the Old Testament Amalekites and those she deems their descendants might seem @ @ @ @ @ is simply giving voice to the true progressive spirit of 2019 : People I hate @ @ @ @ @ to the evil people my ancestors hated long ago and they deserve to pay for @ @ @ @ @ and privileges .
And then there ’ s this tweet : I ’ m not @ @ @ @ @ is implying by her response to the Ambassador ’ s admirable sentiment , but if @ @ @ @ @ well , I wouldn ’ t drink from a glass from her hand .

Bari Weiss is much in the news for having resigned as an op-ed editor of the New York Times to promote free speech. Here’s her resignation letter.
Here’s my favorite Bari Weiss tweet, in which the lesbian warrioress against Cancel Culture and for Israel takes a stand in favor of Blot Out Culture:
This shabbat is called the sabbath of remembrance, in which Jews are asked to remember--and to blot out--the nation of Amalek, infamous for murdering the weakest, most defenseless Israelites. Among Amalek's modern heirs: The terrorists who gunned down innocents in New Zealand. — Bari Weiss (@bariweiss) March 15, 2019
As I wrote in 2019:
While Ms. Weiss’ obsession with smiting the Old Testament Amalekites and those she deems their descendants might seem eccentric, her general thrust is simply giving voice to the true progressive spirit of 2019: People I hate today are the vile heirs to the evil people my ancestors hated long ago and they deserve to pay for their race’s sins and privileges.
And then there’s this tweet:
Steve Bannon is an enemy of the Jewish people. — Bari Weiss (@bariweiss) November 14, 2016
I’m not exactly sure what Ms. Weiss is implying by her response to the Ambassador’s admirable sentiment, but if I were Steve Bannon, well, I wouldn’t drink from a glass from her hand.
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-15--Sailer In TakiMag: Our New Religion of Race

From my new column in Taki ’ s Magazine : Our New Religion of Race Steve Sailer … America in the era of George Floyd ( may he rest in power ) appears to be inventing a new religion of race .
In accordance with our culture ’ s declining intellectual prowess , our new creed is a very simple faith , with one black-and-white dogma : Blacks are best and whites are worst .
In 2020 , all you need to know is who are the good guys and who are the bad guys .
Everything else follows inevitably @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and must be disciplined , while blacks are saints and must be indulged .
As you may have noticed , the spelling of the word “ black ” has recently been subjected by the mainstream media to “ reverential capitalization , ” much as in Victorian translations of the Bible , pronouns that refer to God were capitalized .
The point of newspapers now capitalizing “ Black ” but , pointedly , not “ white ” is to make clear that blacks are of a higher caste than whites .
An Aryan conqueror @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the purpose of the symbolism .

From my new column in Taki’s Magazine:
Our New Religion of Race
Steve Sailer
July 15, 2020
… America in the era of George Floyd (may he rest in power) appears to be inventing a new religion of race.
In accordance with our culture’s declining intellectual prowess, our new creed is a very simple faith, with one black-and-white dogma:
Blacks are best and whites are worst.
In 2020, all you need to know is who are the good guys and who are the bad guys.
Everything else follows inevitably. For example, whites are sinners and must be disciplined, while blacks are saints and must be indulged.
As you may have noticed, the spelling of the word “black” has recently been subjected by the mainstream media to “reverential capitalization,” much as in Victorian translations of the Bible, pronouns that refer to God were capitalized.
The point of newspapers now capitalizing “Black” but, pointedly, not “white” is to make clear that blacks are of a higher caste than whites. An Aryan conqueror in ancient India would have immediately understood the purpose of the symbolism.


vdare--2020-07-15--Black Celebrity Says Caucasians Lack the Melanin to be Compassionate, Gets Cancelled (But Not for Th

Black Celebrity Says Caucasians Lack the Melanin to be Compassionate, Gets Cancelled (But Not for That)

As I ’ ve been mentioning for a while , the last two Black Power moments ( late 1960s , early 1990s ) got cancelled over black anti-Semitism .
For example , the rap group Public Enemy and the director Spike Lee were praised in the late 1980s when it was assumed by white elites that their phrase “ Fight the Power ” referred to fighting merely whites in general , especially working class whites like the NYPD : But in the 1990s it became clear that both felt that Jews tended to be particularly powerful whites , especially in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Enemy-Spike Lee-NWA-Minister Farrakhan era got shut down for getting uppity toward Jews .
It will be interesting to see how this plays out this time .
Here ’ s an amusing new dialog between Professor Griff of Public Enemy and a somewhat younger black celebrity Nick Cannon , who was married to Mariah Carey and is more of a mainstream TV star than a black-only name : e.g.
, he ’ s a singing contest judge , that sort of thing .
Nick echoes the 1990s views of professor Leonard Jeffries about Ice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has always found rather evocative : Nick Cannon : ( 00:01 ) Let ’ s go to what it really is , then .
When we talk about the power of melanated people , when we talk about who we really are as gods , and in understanding that our melanin is so power and it connects us in a way that the reason why they fear black , the reason why they fear is because they… The lack that they have of it .
So then when you see what ’ s… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is that fear and that- Nick Cannon : ( 00:26 ) That deficiency of when you ’ d have a person that has the lack of pigment , the lack of melanin , that they know that they will be annihilated , so therefore , however they got the power , they have the lack of compassion .
Melanin comes with compassion .
Melanin comes with soul that we call it , we call it soul .
We soul brothers and sisters .
That ’ s the melanin that connects us , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it are… And I ’ m going to say this carefully , are a little less and where the term actually comes from , because I ’ m bringing it all the way back around to Minister Farrakhan to where they may not have the compassion or the… When they were sent to the mountains of Caucasus , when they didn ’ t have the power of the sun , that the sun then started to deteriorate them .
So then they ’ re acting out of fear .
They ’ re acting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re acting out of a deficiency .
So therefore , the only way that they can act is evil .
The only way they can… They have to rob , steal , rape , kill , and fight- Nick Cannon : ( 01:40 ) So then these people who didn ’ t have what we had .
And when I say we , I speak of the melanated people , they had to be savages .
They had to be barbaric .
They had , because they ’ re in these Nordic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rough torrential environments so they ’ re acting as animals .
So they ’ re the ones that are actually closer to animals .
They ’ re the ones that are actually the true savages and then they built up such this , I don ’ t want to say warrior , but they built up such this conquering barbaric mentality .
Cannon has now been cancelled , but not for that part about whites .
From the New York Times news desk : By Neil Vigdor July 15 , 2020 , 2:06 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cannon was fired by ViacomCBS on Tuesday for making anti-Semitic remarks during a recent podcast in which he discussed conspiracy theories about Jewish people and praised a minister notorious for anti-Jewish comments .
ViacomCBS is the parent company of MTV and the cable channel TeenNick , both of which prominently showcased Mr. Cannon for years on various platforms .
… A ViacomCBS spokeswoman said in a statement that the company categorically denounced all forms of anti-Semitism .
“ We have spoken with Nick Cannon about an episode of his podcast ‘ Cannon ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ promoted hateful speech and spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories , ” the statement said .
“ While we support ongoing education and dialogue in the fight against bigotry , we are deeply troubled that Nick has failed to acknowledge or apologize for perpetuating anti-Semitism , and we are terminating our relationship with him.
” Mr. Cannon ’ s dismissal by ViacomCBS came after the star wide receiver DeSean Jackson was fined and disciplined by the Philadelphia Eagles last week for sharing an anti-Semitic quotation attributed to Hitler .
On the June 30 episode of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the rapper Richard Griffin , known as Professor Griff , about his dismissal from the hip-hop group Public Enemy in 1989 .
Mr. Griffin left the group after he said in an interview with The Washington Times : “ The Jews are wicked .
And we can prove this.
” He also said that Jews were responsible for “ the majority of wickedness that goes on across the globe.
” Speaking to Mr. Cannon , Mr. Griffin doubled down on his past remarks about the influence of Jewish people on the music and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hated now because I told the truth , ” Mr. Griffin said .
“ You ’ re speaking facts , ” Mr. Cannon said .
“ There ’ s no reason to be scared of anything when you ’ re speaking the truth.
” Mr. Cannon said it was an honor to have the “ legend ” Mr. Griffin on his podcast .
He also said it was a shame that Louis Farrakhan , a minister known for his history of anti-Semitic comments , had been silenced on Facebook .
Responding to Mr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media companies were controlled by Jewish people , Mr. Cannon said it was comparable to the power of the Rothschilds , the banking scions who are a focus of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories .
“ I find myself wanting to debate this idea and it gets real wishy and washy and unclear for me when we give so much power to the ‘ theys , ’ and ‘ theys ’ then turn into illuminati , the Zionists , the Rothchilds , ” Mr. Cannon said later in the podcast .
He also echoed Mr. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people are Semitic people by definition and that Semitic people are not white .
“ You can ’ t be anti-Semitic when we are the Semitic people , ” Mr. Cannon said .
“ That ’ s our birthright .
So if that ’ s truly our birthright , there ’ s no hate involved.
” Just remember , anti-Semitism is a THING .
Anti-whiteism or anti-gentilism … are we even sure how the spell those words ?

As I’ve been mentioning for a while, the last two Black Power moments (late 1960s, early 1990s) got cancelled over black anti-Semitism.
For example, the rap group Public Enemy and the director Spike Lee were praised in the late 1980s when it was assumed by white elites that their phrase “Fight the Power” referred to fighting merely whites in general, especially working class whites like the NYPD:
But in the 1990s it became clear that both felt that Jews tended to be particularly powerful whites, especially in the entertainment industry, so the Public Enemy-Spike Lee-NWA-Minister Farrakhan era got shut down for getting uppity toward Jews.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out this time.
Here’s an amusing new dialog between Professor Griff of Public Enemy and a somewhat younger black celebrity Nick Cannon, who was married to Mariah Carey and is more of a mainstream TV star than a black-only name: e.g., he’s a singing contest judge, that sort of thing. Nick echoes the 1990s views of professor Leonard Jeffries about Ice People vs. Sun People that John Derbyshire has always found rather evocative:
Nick Cannon: (00:01)
Let’s go to what it really is, then. When we talk about the power of melanated people, when we talk about who we really are as gods, and in understanding that our melanin is so power and it connects us in a way that the reason why they fear black, the reason why they fear is because they… The lack that they have of it. So then when you see what’s… Dr. Frances C. Welsing talked about, is that fear and that- Richard “Professor Griff” Griffin: (00:24)
Genetic annihilation. Nick Cannon: (00:26)
That deficiency of when you’d have a person that has the lack of pigment, the lack of melanin, that they know that they will be annihilated, so therefore, however they got the power, they have the lack of compassion. Melanin comes with compassion. Melanin comes with soul that we call it, we call it soul. We soul brothers and sisters. That’s the melanin that connects us, so the people that don’t have it are… And I’m going to say this carefully, are a little less and where the term actually comes from, because I’m bringing it all the way back around to Minister Farrakhan to where they may not have the compassion or the… When they were sent to the mountains of Caucasus, when they didn’t have the power of the sun, that the sun then started to deteriorate them. So then they’re acting out of fear. They’re acting out of low self esteem, they’re acting out of a deficiency. So therefore, the only way that they can act is evil. The only way they can… They have to rob, steal, rape, kill, and fight- Richard “Professor Griff” Griffin: (01:37)
Fight or flight, okay. Nick Cannon: (01:38)
In order to survive. Richard “Professor Griff” Griffin: (01:40)
Exactly. Nick Cannon: (01:40)
So then these people who didn’t have what we had. And when I say we, I speak of the melanated people, they had to be savages. They had to be barbaric. They had, because they’re in these Nordic mountains, they’re in these rough torrential environments so they’re acting as animals. So they’re the ones that are actually closer to animals. They’re the ones that are actually the true savages and then they built up such this, I don’t want to say warrior, but they built up such this conquering barbaric mentality.
Cannon has now been cancelled, but not for that part about whites. From the New York Times news desk:
ViacomCBS Fires Nick Cannon, Citing Anti-Semitic Podcast Remarks By Neil Vigdor
July 15, 2020, 2:06 a.m. ET The television star Nick Cannon was fired by ViacomCBS on Tuesday for making anti-Semitic remarks during a recent podcast in which he discussed conspiracy theories about Jewish people and praised a minister notorious for anti-Jewish comments. ViacomCBS is the parent company of MTV and the cable channel TeenNick, both of which prominently showcased Mr. Cannon for years on various platforms. … A ViacomCBS spokeswoman said in a statement that the company categorically denounced all forms of anti-Semitism. “We have spoken with Nick Cannon about an episode of his podcast ‘Cannon’s Class’ on YouTube, which promoted hateful speech and spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories,” the statement said. “While we support ongoing education and dialogue in the fight against bigotry, we are deeply troubled that Nick has failed to acknowledge or apologize for perpetuating anti-Semitism, and we are terminating our relationship with him.” Mr. Cannon’s dismissal by ViacomCBS came after the star wide receiver DeSean Jackson was fined and disciplined by the Philadelphia Eagles last week for sharing an anti-Semitic quotation attributed to Hitler. On the June 30 episode of the podcast, Mr. Cannon was interviewing the rapper Richard Griffin, known as Professor Griff, about his dismissal from the hip-hop group Public Enemy in 1989. Mr. Griffin left the group after he said in an interview with The Washington Times: “The Jews are wicked. And we can prove this.” He also said that Jews were responsible for “the majority of wickedness that goes on across the globe.” Speaking to Mr. Cannon, Mr. Griffin doubled down on his past remarks about the influence of Jewish people on the music and media industries. “I’m hated now because I told the truth,” Mr. Griffin said. “You’re speaking facts,” Mr. Cannon said. “There’s no reason to be scared of anything when you’re speaking the truth.” Mr. Cannon said it was an honor to have the “legend” Mr. Griffin on his podcast. He also said it was a shame that Louis Farrakhan, a minister known for his history of anti-Semitic comments, had been silenced on Facebook. Responding to Mr. Griffin’s contention that six dominant media companies were controlled by Jewish people, Mr. Cannon said it was comparable to the power of the Rothschilds, the banking scions who are a focus of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. “I find myself wanting to debate this idea and it gets real wishy and washy and unclear for me when we give so much power to the ‘theys,’ and ‘theys’ then turn into illuminati, the Zionists, the Rothchilds,” Mr. Cannon said later in the podcast. He also echoed Mr. Griffin’s remarks about how Black people are Semitic people by definition and that Semitic people are not white. “You can’t be anti-Semitic when we are the Semitic people,” Mr. Cannon said. “That’s our birthright. So if that’s truly our birthright, there’s no hate involved.”
Just remember, anti-Semitism is a THING. Anti-whiteism or anti-gentilism … are we even sure how the spell those words?
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-15--Kushner Climbing Out Of Coffin? Trump Admin Abruptly Drops Student Visa Ban

In a bizarre move Tuesday , the Trump administration suddenly revoked its plan to revoke the visas of foreign students at universities going online in the fall .
The move was announced with little fanfare in federal court .
Multiple universities sued the administration over the new policy—and the administration caved .
White House officials told CNN the rescission was due to intense blowback they received from universities and the fear that this measure would be overturned like the repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals amnesty [ Trump administration drops restrictions on online-only instruction for foreign students , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 14 , 2020 ] .
Universities heavily emphasized the Supreme Court ’ s DACA decision in their complaints .
These same officials say the administration will roll out a new policy that only targets new foreign students , not returning foreign students .
The scrapped policy allows foreigners to come to the U.S. for a service they can receive from their computer in their home country .
There is no point to them coming to America if their school closes its campus and only offers online classes .
Universities defended keeping foreign students @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to send them home .
There was no argument offered for why foreigners learn better from their computer in America versus in their home country .
It ’ s likely Jared Kushner was involved in this decision .
He opposed the inclusion of student visas in Trump ’ s original immigration moratorium and he is always looking for ways to please liberal elites .
Liberal elites were furious at the prospect of their schools not providing a foot in the door for foreign students .
The rescission indicates how sloppy the Trump administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mess up a good thing .
Let ’ s hope the president ’ s second try at ending DACA doesn ’ t share the same pathetic fate .

washingtonwatcherii@protonmail.com (Washington  Watcher II)

Previously: White Pill: Trump Refiling DACA Shutdown, Sending Foreign Students Home
In a bizarre move Tuesday, the Trump administration suddenly revoked its plan to revoke the visas of foreign students at universities going online in the fall. The move was announced with little fanfare in federal court. Multiple universities sued the administration over the new policy—and the administration caved.
White House officials told CNN the rescission was due to intense blowback they received from universities and the fear that this measure would be overturned like the repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals amnesty [Trump administration drops restrictions on online-only instruction for foreign students, by Priscilla Alvarez, CNN, July 14, 2020]. Universities heavily emphasized the Supreme Court’s DACA decision in their complaints. These same officials say the administration will roll out a new policy that only targets new foreign students, not returning foreign students.
The scrapped policy allows foreigners to come to the U.S. for a service they can receive from their computer in their home country. There is no point to them coming to America if their school closes its campus and only offers online classes. Universities defended keeping foreign students because it would be “cruel” to send them home. There was no argument offered for why foreigners learn better from their computer in America versus in their home country.
It’s likely Jared Kushner was involved in this decision. He opposed the inclusion of student visas in Trump’s original immigration moratorium and he is always looking for ways to please liberal elites. Liberal elites were furious at the prospect of their schools not providing a foot in the door for foreign students.
The rescission indicates how sloppy the Trump administration is and how they always manage to mess up a good thing. Let’s hope the president’s second try at ending DACA doesn’t share the same pathetic fate.


vdare--2020-07-15--Michelle Malkin: Mask Mandates Are a Public Health Menace

Earlier by Michelle Malkin : The Grand Farce of American Social Distancing Jared Polis , the Democratic governor of Colorado , thinks those of us who oppose scientifically dubious , constitutionally suspect and dangerously overbroad face mask mandates are `` selfish bastards . ''
I think Polis is a pandering pandemic control freak endangering public health , safety , and sanity .
There .
Now that the name-calling is out of the way , let 's talk facts .
Contracting COVID can be fatal or debilitating for the elderly , immune-compromised and physically challenged .
But there is no catastrophic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and ordinances that would force healthy citizens to wear masks in an increasingly oppressive climate of manufactured fear — completely untethered from pragmatic realities and risk assessments .
According to the federal government 's own COVID-19 data , 120,675 deaths in America have been tied to the virus .
Tracked weekly by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control , fatalities peaked on April 18 , 2020 , with 16,897 succumbing to the disease .
( Keep in mind that many medical whistleblowers have reported that these statistics are inflated by including `` COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and also by including patients who died with COVID infections , but not necessarily from the virus itself . )
In the 12 weeks since April 18 , as states have reopened and protests ( or riots ) of all kinds have brought tens of thousands of people in close contact , deaths have fallen precipitously .
For the week of July 11 , 2020 , guess how many deaths were attributed to the virus ?
181 .
The total number of deaths for school-age children between February-July 2020 are 9 ( under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( ages 1-4 ) ; 14 ( age 5-14 ) ; and 149 ( ages 15-24 ) .
All deaths are tragic , of course .
But we have n't banned cars , bikes , swimming pools , aspirin , plastic bags or matches to prevent the tens of thousands of school-age deaths that occur each year due to unintentional accidents involving these items .
We do n't mandate that all kids wear life vests at bath time because nearly 100 children drown in a tub yearly .
We do n't mandate that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all times because someone , somewhere , might be attacked upon exposure to Fido .
In a CNN interview this week , infection disease bureaucrat Dr. Anthony Fauci asserted that `` I think you can trust me '' and other `` experts '' as nationwide mask mania escalates .
Does he think we all have amnesia ?
This is the same joker who just four months ago told CBS News , `` There 's no reason to be walking around with a mask . ''
His fellow experts in the federal public health-industrial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from small airborne particles and warned that they did not form adequate seals around the face .
And remember this ?
`` Seriously people- STOP BUYING MASKS !
They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching # Coronavirus ... '' That was our surgeon general , Dr. Jerome Adams , in February .
Or how about this : `` There 's not much we can do , so we 're all walking around feeling rather victimized by this virus .
By using a mask , even if it does n't do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of control to you , away from the virus . ''
That was Dr. William Schaffner , professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University , quoted in Time magazine in March .
Or how about this from the same article : `` 'Even if experts are saying it 's really not going to make a difference , a little ( part of ) people 's brains is thinking , well , it 's not going to hurt .
Maybe it 'll cut my risk just a little bit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wear a mask , ' she says .
In that sense , wearing a mask is a 'superstitious behavior ' ... '' That was Lynn Bufka , a clinical psychologist and senior director for practice , research and policy at the American Psychological Association .
Reviewing the scientific literature in her upcoming book , The Case Against Masks , with Kent Heckenlively , former federal research scientist Dr. Judy Mikovits summarizes : `` The more effective a mask is at blocking normal air flow , the greater the problem with decreased oxygen and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have .
The less effective a mask is at blocking normal airflow , the less of a case can be made for using it .
And we have n't really dealt with what seems to be the main way that the virus spreads , through coughing and sneezing which spreads respiratory droplets . ''
Watching young , healthy people jogging or hiking on isolated trails in mid-July around Colorado Springs in cloth and surgical masks drives me nuts .
They 're not protecting anyone else and are likely making themselves sick .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ moist bacteria traps and cutting yourself off from vitally needed oxygen a public health virtue ?
Vulnerable kids especially are being lied to by panic-mongers and exploited as human shields .
Meanwhile , a recent journal article in the New England Journal of Medicine acknowledges : `` The chance of catching Covid-19 from a passing interaction in a public space is ... minimal .
In many cases , the desire for widespread masking is a reflexive reaction to anxiety over the pandemic . ''
The evidence does not support broad mask mandates .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ face jail time and witch hunts for dissenting .
It 's all about politics , power , and control .
`` Selfish bastards '' who promote superstitious costumery as science threaten us all .
Michelle Malkin [ Email her ] is the author of Invasion : How America Still Welcomes Terrorists , Criminals , and Other Foreign Menaces to Our Shores .
Click here for Peter Brimelow ’ s review .
Click here for Michelle Malkin 's website .
Michelle Malkin is also the author of Unhinged : Exposing Liberals Gone Wild , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Team of Tax Cheats , Crooks & Cronies , , Who Built That : Awe-Inspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs , and Sold Out : How High-Tech Billionaires & Bipartisan Beltway Crapweasels Are Screwing America 's Best & Brightest Workers .
Malkin is author of the book , `` Open Borders , Inc. : Who 's Funding America 's Destruction , '' available directly from VDARE.com in hardcover .
To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists , visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com @ @ @ @

Earlier by Michelle Malkin: The Grand Farce of American Social Distancing
Jared Polis, the Democratic governor of Colorado, thinks those of us who oppose scientifically dubious, constitutionally suspect and dangerously overbroad face mask mandates are "selfish bastards."
I think Polis is a pandering pandemic control freak endangering public health, safety, and sanity.
There. Now that the name-calling is out of the way, let's talk facts.
Contracting COVID can be fatal or debilitating for the elderly, immune-compromised and physically challenged. But there is no catastrophic public health emergency justifying sweeping government orders and ordinances that would force healthy citizens to wear masks in an increasingly oppressive climate of manufactured fear — completely untethered from pragmatic realities and risk assessments.
According to the federal government's own COVID-19 data, 120,675 deaths in America have been tied to the virus. Tracked weekly by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, fatalities peaked on April 18, 2020, with 16,897 succumbing to the disease. (Keep in mind that many medical whistleblowers have reported that these statistics are inflated by including "COVID"-related deaths uncorroborated by lab results and also by including patients who died with COVID infections, but not necessarily from the virus itself.) In the 12 weeks since April 18, as states have reopened and protests (or riots) of all kinds have brought tens of thousands of people in close contact, deaths have fallen precipitously.
For the week of July 11, 2020, guess how many deaths were attributed to the virus? 181.
The total number of deaths for school-age children between February-July 2020 are 9 (under 1 year of age); 7 (ages 1-4); 14 (age 5-14); and 149 (ages 15-24).
All deaths are tragic, of course. But we haven't banned cars, bikes, swimming pools, aspirin, plastic bags or matches to prevent the tens of thousands of school-age deaths that occur each year due to unintentional accidents involving these items. We don't mandate that all kids wear life vests at bath time because nearly 100 children drown in a tub yearly. We don't mandate that all pet owners muzzle their dogs at all times because someone, somewhere, might be attacked upon exposure to Fido.
In a CNN interview this week, infection disease bureaucrat Dr. Anthony Fauci asserted that "I think you can trust me" and other "experts" as nationwide mask mania escalates.
Does he think we all have amnesia? This is the same joker who just four months ago told CBS News, "There's no reason to be walking around with a mask." His fellow experts in the federal public health-industrial complex dismissed surgical masks as inadequate protection from small airborne particles and warned that they did not form adequate seals around the face. And remember this?
"Seriously people- STOP BUYING MASKS! They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus..."
That was our surgeon general, Dr. Jerome Adams, in February.
Or how about this: "There's not much we can do, so we're all walking around feeling rather victimized by this virus. By using a mask, even if it doesn't do a lot, it moves the locus of control to you, away from the virus."
That was Dr. William Schaffner, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University, quoted in Time magazine in March.
Or how about this from the same article: "'Even if experts are saying it's really not going to make a difference, a little (part of) people's brains is thinking, well, it's not going to hurt. Maybe it'll cut my risk just a little bit, so it's worth it to wear a mask,' she says. In that sense, wearing a mask is a 'superstitious behavior'..."
That was Lynn Bufka, a clinical psychologist and senior director for practice, research and policy at the American Psychological Association.
Reviewing the scientific literature in her upcoming book, The Case Against Masks, with Kent Heckenlively, former federal research scientist Dr. Judy Mikovits summarizes: "The more effective a mask is at blocking normal air flow, the greater the problem with decreased oxygen and increased carbon dioxide a person is likely to have. The less effective a mask is at blocking normal airflow, the less of a case can be made for using it. And we haven't really dealt with what seems to be the main way that the virus spreads, through coughing and sneezing which spreads respiratory droplets."
Watching young, healthy people jogging or hiking on isolated trails in mid-July around Colorado Springs in cloth and surgical masks drives me nuts. They're not protecting anyone else and are likely making themselves sick. In what sane world is breathing through moist bacteria traps and cutting yourself off from vitally needed oxygen a public health virtue? Vulnerable kids especially are being lied to by panic-mongers and exploited as human shields. Meanwhile, a recent journal article in the New England Journal of Medicine acknowledges: "The chance of catching Covid-19 from a passing interaction in a public space is... minimal. In many cases, the desire for widespread masking is a reflexive reaction to anxiety over the pandemic."
The evidence does not support broad mask mandates. Yet, now we free-thinkers and free-breathers face jail time and witch hunts for dissenting. It's all about politics, power, and control. "Selfish bastards" who promote superstitious costumery as science threaten us all.
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Michelle Malkin [Email her] is the author of Invasion: How America Still Welcomes Terrorists, Criminals, and Other Foreign Menaces to Our Shores. Click here for Peter Brimelow’s review. Click here for Michelle Malkin's website. Michelle Malkin is also the author of Unhinged: Exposing Liberals Gone Wild, Culture of Corruption: Obama and his Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks & Cronies, ,Who Built That: Awe-Inspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs, and Sold Out: How High-Tech Billionaires & Bipartisan Beltway Crapweasels Are Screwing America's Best & Brightest Workers.
Malkin is author of the book, "Open Borders, Inc.: Who's Funding America's Destruction," available directly from VDARE.com in hardcover. To find out more about Michelle Malkin and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2019 CREATORS.COM


vdare--2020-07-13--It’s Official (Again): Social Justice Warriors ARE Mentally Ill—AND THEY’RE CONTAGIOUS

A fascinating new study has been published in the journal Evolutionary Psychological Science that makes sense of disparate findings on Leftists that I have been reporting for some time : [ Pathogen Disgust Predicts Stigmatization of Individuals with Mental Health Conditions , by Eugene Dawydiak et al.
, Evolutionary Psychological Science , 2020 ] .
It implies that poor mental health—and the Leftist views that are associated with this—spreads like pathogens , infecting people with worldviews that make them less likely to have children and less likely to defend Western civilization from barbarism .
I reported a few weeks ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as “ Social Justice Warriors ” ( SJWs ) —suffer from relatively high levels of mental illness .
In fact , according to data from the Pew Research Center , 45.9 % of white “ Liberals ” aged between 18 and 29 have been diagnosed with a mental illness , compared to 20 % of comparable “ Conservatives.
” And among white female “ Liberals ” in this age-range , 56 % have been diagnosed with a mental illness .
According to psychologist T.E .
Joiner , there is sound evidence that conditions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you spend a lot of time with someone suffering from depression , then you will tend to adopt their nihilistic thought patterns—that life is pointless and it ’ s futile doing anything—and become depressed yourself .
And you will also be less likely to have children [ Contagious depression , by T. E. Joiner , Journal of Personal and Social Psychology , 1994 ] .
Also , I ’ ve reported studies which found that ways of thinking that would potentially destroy a society emanate from genetic mutants , who have consequent mental @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it appears these ways of thinking can spread through society , influencing even relatively normal people to hold destructive world views and so , in effect , go mad themselves .
By contrast , conservatives are more likely to be mentally healthy , to see life as eternally important , and are more likely to want and to have children .
If all of this is true , then it would make sense that we would have evolved to react to people who are mentally ill as if they carried some virulent pathogen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because there really is in a sense in which the mentally ill can spread mental illness to otherwise healthy people and , in doing so , subvert the fitness of the entire society by making people think that it is pointless fighting for the survival of their people , and thus of their genes—because ethnic groups , as Australian geneticist Frank Salter has pointed out , are extended genetic families [ On Genetic Interests , by Frank Salter , 2006 ] .
It ’ s pointless having children , according to this dark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pointless as well .
This is what the new study in Evolutionary Psychological Science—Pathogen Disgust Predicts Stigmatization of Individuals with Mental Health Conditions—has found .
According to the study , whose lead author , Eugene Dawydiak [ Tweet him ] is based at Scotland ’ s Glasgow University , it has long been hypothesized that we stigmatize people who are noticeably unhealthy , such as those who are obese , due our adaptations towards disease-avoidance .
But this had still to be clearly proven .
In an attempt to prove it , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ psychological instrument that measures the strength of your disgust response—the Three Domains Disgust Scale—was associated with the extent to which people stigmatized three mental health conditions : schizophrenia , skin-picking disorder , and sexual sadism .
Scores on “ disgust ” and “ stigmatization ” were found to be positively correlated .
In other words , we stigmatize the mentally ill because we are disgusted by them -- and “ disgust ” is an evolutionary means of avoiding disease .
This would , therefore , be consistent with the evidence that mental illness—which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reduced evolutionary fitness—acts like a contagious illness , which can be caught just like Covid-19 , and which has devastating consequences for the people who catch it in terms of their ability to enjoy life or to have children .
When the mental health conditions were analyzed separately , there were positive correlations for sexual sadism and skin-picking but not for schizophrenia ; so disgust-sensitivity is not clearly associated with stigmatizing schizophrenics .
This is interesting , because , although depression has been shown to be contagious , I am not aware of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is perhaps because schizophrenia has been demonstrated to be extremely strongly genetic ; it is approximately 0.8 heritable [ Is Schizophrenia Inherited ?
by Scott Frothingham , Healthline , May 23 , 2019 ] .
Depression , by contrast , is about 0.4 heritable for women and 0.3 heritable for men [ How Heritable is Depression ?
by Kayt Sukel , Gene Sight , 2019 ] .That means it is much more influenced by environmental factors , including who you associate with .
In the authors ’ article summary , they qualify @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the contagiousness of certain kinds of mental illness , of which the authors do not show awareness , their qualification is open to question .
Thus it could be reasonably be argued that their results do not display evidence of an “ overgeneralization of infectious disease avoidance ” at all .
Instead , their results are indeed consistent with certain kinds of mental illness operating like infectious diseases and humans , therefore , being evolved to respond to those with these mental health conditions as if they , indeed , were carrying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be reasonably argued , they are .
So , the authors ’ results are not , as they argue , an example of the “ Smoke Detector Principle ” —where we are prone to “ false positives ” because over-detection is far safer than even the possibility of under-detection .
Instead , the results indicate an adaptive response to contagious , serious mental illness which , if allowed to spread , can subvert the normal functioning of the entire society .
We see this with the power that SJW agitators currently have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ science .
These SJWs , with their depressed and thus nihilistic worldview , are literally carriers of a form of psychological plague -- a plague that is far more destructive than Covid-19 .
Lance Welton [ email him ] is the pen name of a freelance journalist living in New York .

Earlier: It’s Official! Young White Leftist Females Are Nuts.
A fascinating new study has been published in the journal Evolutionary Psychological Science that makes sense of disparate findings on Leftists that I have been reporting for some time: [Pathogen Disgust Predicts Stigmatization of Individuals with Mental Health Conditions, by Eugene Dawydiak et al., Evolutionary Psychological Science, 2020]. It implies that poor mental health—and the Leftist views that are associated with this—spreads like pathogens, infecting people with worldviews that make them less likely to have children and less likely to defend Western civilization from barbarism.
I reported a few weeks ago that young, politically Leftist people—lovingly known as “Social Justice Warriors” (SJWs)—suffer from relatively high levels of mental illness. In fact, according to data from the Pew Research Center, 45.9% of white “Liberals” aged between 18 and 29 have been diagnosed with a mental illness, compared to 20% of comparable “Conservatives.” And among white female “Liberals” in this age-range, 56% have been diagnosed with a mental illness.
According to psychologist T.E. Joiner, there is sound evidence that conditions such as depression are contagious. If you spend a lot of time with someone suffering from depression, then you will tend to adopt their nihilistic thought patterns—that life is pointless and it’s futile doing anything—and become depressed yourself. And you will also be less likely to have children [Contagious depression, by T. E. Joiner, Journal of Personal and Social Psychology, 1994].
Also, I’ve reported studies which found that ways of thinking that would potentially destroy a society emanate from genetic mutants, who have consequent mental problems, including depression.
But now it appears these ways of thinking can spread through society, influencing even relatively normal people to hold destructive world views and so, in effect, go mad themselves.
By contrast, conservatives are more likely to be mentally healthy, to see life as eternally important, and are more likely to want and to have children.
If all of this is true, then it would make sense that we would have evolved to react to people who are mentally ill as if they carried some virulent pathogen which could infect us. This is because there really is in a sense in which the mentally ill can spread mental illness to otherwise healthy people and, in doing so, subvert the fitness of the entire society by making people think that it is pointless fighting for the survival of their people, and thus of their genes—because ethnic groups, as Australian geneticist Frank Salter has pointed out, are extended genetic families [On Genetic Interests, by Frank Salter, 2006]. It’s pointless having children, according to this dark worldview, because their lives will be pointless as well.
This is what the new study in Evolutionary Psychological Science—Pathogen Disgust Predicts Stigmatization of Individuals with Mental Health Conditions—has found.
According to the study, whose lead author, Eugene Dawydiak [Tweet him] is based at Scotland’s Glasgow University, it has long been hypothesized that we stigmatize people who are noticeably unhealthy, such as those who are obese, due our adaptations towards disease-avoidance. But this had still to be clearly proven.
In an attempt to prove it, the team looked at how scores on a psychological instrument that measures the strength of your disgust response—the Three Domains Disgust Scale—was associated with the extent to which people stigmatized three mental health conditions: schizophrenia, skin-picking disorder, and sexual sadism. Scores on “disgust” and “stigmatization” were found to be positively correlated.
In other words, we stigmatize the mentally ill because we are disgusted by them—and “disgust” is an evolutionary means of avoiding disease. This would, therefore, be consistent with the evidence that mental illness—which correlates such as Leftist views associated with reduced evolutionary fitness—acts like a contagious illness, which can be caught just like Covid-19, and which has devastating consequences for the people who catch it in terms of their ability to enjoy life or to have children.
When the mental health conditions were analyzed separately, there were positive correlations for sexual sadism and skin-picking but not for schizophrenia; so disgust-sensitivity is not clearly associated with stigmatizing schizophrenics.
This is interesting, because, although depression has been shown to be contagious, I am not aware of any evidence that schizophrenia is contagious.
This is perhaps because schizophrenia has been demonstrated to be extremely strongly genetic; it is approximately 0.8 heritable [Is Schizophrenia Inherited? by Scott Frothingham, Healthline, May 23, 2019]. Depression, by contrast, is about 0.4 heritable for women and 0.3 heritable for men [How Heritable is Depression? by Kayt Sukel, Gene Sight, 2019].That means it is much more influenced by environmental factors, including who you associate with.
In the authors’ article summary, they qualify that
These results potentially implicate overgeneralization of infectious disease avoidance in the stigmatization of individuals with mental health conditions.
But, based on the evidence of the contagiousness of certain kinds of mental illness, of which the authors do not show awareness, their qualification is open to question.
Thus it could be reasonably be argued that their results do not display evidence of an “overgeneralization of infectious disease avoidance” at all. Instead, their results are indeed consistent with certain kinds of mental illness operating like infectious diseases and humans, therefore, being evolved to respond to those with these mental health conditions as if they, indeed, were carrying an infectious disease.
Which, it could be reasonably argued, they are.
So, the authors’ results are not, as they argue, an example of the “Smoke Detector Principle”—where we are prone to “false positives” because over-detection is far safer than even the possibility of under-detection. Instead, the results indicate an adaptive response to contagious, serious mental illness which, if allowed to spread, can subvert the normal functioning of the entire society.
We see this with the power that SJW agitators currently have to shut down free debate a.k.a. science. These SJWs, with their depressed and thus nihilistic worldview, are literally carriers of a form of psychological plague—a plague that is far more destructive than Covid-19.
Lance Welton [email him] is the pen name of a freelance journalist living in New York.


vdare--2020-07-16--TEEN VOGUE: "Black Power Naps Is Addressing Systemic Racism in Sleep"

When CNN got writer Blake Neff of their archrival , the Tucker Carlson show , cancelled , the third comment by Neff they highlighted was : Not from the Babylon Bee but from Teen Vogue : The pair behind Black Power Naps explain how systemic racism impacts sleep .
BY BRITTNEY MCNAMARA Dream Diary is a series exploring dreams , nightmares , and what happens when they bleed into real life .
Here , the creators of Black Power Naps talk about rest as reparations , and the need for sleep to realize your dreams .
Fannie Sosa and Navild @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t just any old fatigue .
Yes , they experienced a lack of sleep , but they were specifically experiencing a generational fatigue familiar to Black people and people of color .
From this sleeplessness , the two created Black Power Naps .
“ It came from understanding that the American dream is a sleepless one , ” Sosa said .
“ We inherited this exhaustion.
” Black Power Naps is an artistic initiative with components including physical installations , zines , an opera , and more .
But it ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years of sleep deprivation that Black people and people of color have experienced as a result of systemic racism , a way to pushback against the false stereotype that Black people are lazy , and an investigation of the inequitable distribution of rest .
That lack of sleep has serious consequences .
… Studies have shown that , for a host of reasons , Black people get less sleep , and less deep sleep , than white people .
Sleep loss can cause higher levels of cortisol , as Acosta noted , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ early death .
But there 's something deeper going on — Acosta explained that sleep deprivation was used as a means of control over enslaved people , meaning Black people have n't been getting the sleep they need for generations .
Also redlining restricted blacks to noisier neighborhoods , so Readers of Color of Teen Vogue inherited their lack of sleep from their great-grandmothers .
“ We ’ re dealing with an inheritance of sleep deprivation .
Sleep deprivation was a…deliberate tactic of slave owners to basically make the mind feeble , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has only evolved.
” To help resolve this chronic lack of sleep , Acosta and Sosa are calling for rest as reparations .
Yes , they 're looking for an ease to the many burdens that might prevent Black people and people of color from sleeping like systemic racism , socioeconomic struggle , and more .
But they 're also looking for the opportunity to rest and have leisure time — time that will allow people to dream and heal .
“ Slavery is a regime of stealing and extraction : Stolen wages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but stolen time was one of the main things .
We need time , ” Sosa said .
“ We need time off , we need time out .
Our ancestors never got to take a month off for holidays , they never got to take a sabbatical , they never got to take a nap .
When you pile all of those together , you see the reparations that need to happen are monetary , but they ’ re also time and space.
” “ The dream space is a crucial space @ @ @ @ @ @ @ properly process the violence that may be happening , ” he said .
“ When we ’ re not getting the sleep we need , it is another front line — the place where we sleep.
” This conversation about rest is particularly pertinent now , as people take to the streets to say Black Lives Matter .
If Black people keep having to fight for their humanity , how can they ever rest knowing they could be in danger ?
“ We are having to go out in the streets during a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ huge amounts in order to ask for reparations and rest and energy .
It is a … double edged sword to navigate as an activist or organizer , ” Sosa said .
“ You are putting your body on the line to reclaim it .
That creates a lot of burnout .
We have people who are 20 , 21 , they are burnt out .
They need time off .
They need not only to sleep , but to know their people are going to be ok , to know they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know they can take a break.
” While the pandemic has halted the physical representation of Black Power Naps , Sosa and Acosta said they ’ re rethinking what the initiative looks like during the pandemic .
They have plenty of dreams ( which they said they ’ re in search of funding for ) , but they ’ re also using this time to dream — just like we should all be allowed to .
Perhaps Mr. Neff can get a job writing for Teen Vogue ?

When CNN got writer Blake Neff of their archrival, the Tucker Carlson show, cancelled, the third comment by Neff they highlighted was:
“Honestly given how tired black people always claim to be, maybe the real crisis is their lack of sleep.”
Not from the Babylon Bee but from Teen Vogue:
Black Power Naps Is Addressing Systemic Racism in Sleep The pair behind Black Power Naps explain how systemic racism impacts sleep.
BY BRITTNEY MCNAMARA JULY 10, 2020 Dream Diary is a series exploring dreams, nightmares, and what happens when they bleed into real life. Here, the creators of Black Power Naps talk about rest as reparations, and the need for sleep to realize your dreams. Fannie Sosa and Navild Acosta were tired, but it wasn’t just any old fatigue. Yes, they experienced a lack of sleep, but they were specifically experiencing a generational fatigue familiar to Black people and people of color. From this sleeplessness, the two created Black Power Naps. “It came from understanding that the American dream is a sleepless one,” Sosa said. “ We inherited this exhaustion.” Black Power Naps is an artistic initiative with components including physical installations, zines, an opera, and more. But it’s also a recognition of the hundreds of years of sleep deprivation that Black people and people of color have experienced as a result of systemic racism, a way to pushback against the false stereotype that Black people are lazy, and an investigation of the inequitable distribution of rest. That lack of sleep has serious consequences. … Studies have shown that, for a host of reasons, Black people get less sleep, and less deep sleep, than white people. Sleep loss can cause higher levels of cortisol, as Acosta noted, and can lead to many health problems including early death. But there's something deeper going on — Acosta explained that sleep deprivation was used as a means of control over enslaved people, meaning Black people haven't been getting the sleep they need for generations.
Also redlining restricted blacks to noisier neighborhoods, so Readers of Color of Teen Vogue inherited their lack of sleep from their great-grandmothers.
“We’re dealing with an inheritance of sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation was a…deliberate tactic of slave owners to basically make the mind feeble,” he said. “That same tactic has only evolved.” To help resolve this chronic lack of sleep, Acosta and Sosa are calling for rest as reparations. Yes, they're looking for an ease to the many burdens that might prevent Black people and people of color from sleeping like systemic racism, socioeconomic struggle, and more. But they're also looking for the opportunity to rest and have leisure time — time that will allow people to dream and heal. “Slavery is a regime of stealing and extraction: Stolen wages, stolen life, stolen land, but stolen time was one of the main things. We need time,” Sosa said. “We need time off, we need time out. Our ancestors never got to take a month off for holidays, they never got to take a sabbatical, they never got to take a nap. When you pile all of those together, you see the reparations that need to happen are monetary, but they’re also time and space.” Acosta quoted Langston Hughes, wondering “What happens to a dream deferred?” “The dream space is a crucial space to make sense of your reality and properly process the violence that may be happening,” he said. “When we’re not getting the sleep we need, it is another front line — the place where we sleep.” This conversation about rest is particularly pertinent now, as people take to the streets to say Black Lives Matter. If Black people keep having to fight for their humanity, how can they ever rest knowing they could be in danger? “We are having to go out in the streets during a pandemic, expending our energy in really huge amounts in order to ask for reparations and rest and energy. It is a … double edged sword to navigate as an activist or organizer,” Sosa said. “You are putting your body on the line to reclaim it. That creates a lot of burnout. We have people who are 20, 21, they are burnt out. They need time off. They need not only to sleep, but to know their people are going to be ok, to know they’re going to be ok, to know they can take a break.” While the pandemic has halted the physical representation of Black Power Naps, Sosa and Acosta said they’re rethinking what the initiative looks like during the pandemic. They have plenty of dreams (which they said they’re in search of funding for), but they’re also using this time to dream — just like we should all be allowed to.
Perhaps Mr. Neff can get a job writing for Teen Vogue?
[Comment at Unz.com]


vdare--2020-07-16--Daily Beast: Disturbing Rise of Anti-Semitism Among Black Celebs

Earlier : Black Celebrity Says Caucasians Lack the Melanin to be Compassionate , Gets Cancelled ( But Not for That ) The Disturbing Rise of Anti-Semitism Among Black Celebs Often , we discuss conspiracy theories as if they are kooky yet benign tales spun by our neighbors , acquaintances , and even friends .
But in America ’ s current political and cultural configuration , prejudice combined with ignorance often masquerades as legitimate thought and leads to devastating outcomes ( just see how Floridian COVID-19 deniers are doing now ) .
And in a society marked by incessant high-speed information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ becomes the basis of bad-faith arguments about free speech and a “ marketplace of ideas.
” As much as social media has brought us smart thinking by typically marginalized voices , it ’ s also allowed careless people with big platforms to speak more loudly—and without the immediate intervention of the wiser and better-informed people who may ( or may not ) surround them .
Recently , big-name Black entertainers like Ice Cube , Nick Cannon , Diddy , the Jacksons ( Stephen and DeSean ) , and even beloved Black author Alice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points—usually by quoting known bigot Louis Farrakhan—insisting that “ the Jews ” run everything , and locating Black liberation in anti-Jewish suspicion .
… There is a huge difference between critiquing whiteness—a racist fabrication with undeniable social consequences—and denigrating Jewishness .
Anti-Black racism ( as well as anti-Arab racism ) as practiced by Jewish institutions and individuals ought to be critiqued where observed , but on the basis of white assimilation and imperialism , not on the basis of Jewish identity .
Scapegoating Jewish people—rather than challenging harmful institutions formed and led by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facist [ sic ] rulebook .
But conspiracy theories often serve as a salve to incurious and unresilient people , even as the greatest conspiracy of all—racism—hides in plain sight .
And it finds its way to even those of us directly harmed by its systemic manifestations .
Like anti-Black and transphobic violence , anti-Semitic hate crimes have undeniably been on the rise since Trump ’ s inauguration .
A viable counter to the bad and dangerous ideas that fuel this violence is deeper and more rigorous reading ; … Perhaps we still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Diddy because so many of us have refused to read , share , and discuss the vital work of critical thinkers like Angela Davis and Noel Ignatiev .
The last big whoop-tee-doo over blacks , in the early 1990s , was more or less canceled because black anti-Semitism started getting scary .
Will that happen again ?
It ’ s going to be an important question whether Jewish progressives can thread the needle and convince black celebrities to only blame whites and never blame Jews .
So far , they haven ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the affirmative action beneficiaries of the Great Awokening , who tend to be women , gays , or dweebs ( TNC ) who grasp the Rules about who they should and shouldn ’ t criticize because they know their funding can be cut off .
The problem is typically , in contrast , with more obstreperous blacks whose careers are more based on appealing to other blacks .
When The Establishment declares this to be Black Festivus and thus the time for the Airing of Grievances , many actual black celebrities , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to spout off on the basis of personal grievances or racial grievances over business .
For example , Spike Lee was going to be the Black Woody Allen up until his 1990 movie Mo ’ Better Blues satirized Jewish music managers , and then he didn ’ t get his Oscar for 28 years .

Earlier: Black Celebrity Says Caucasians Lack the Melanin to be Compassionate, Gets Cancelled (But Not for That)
From Yahoo News:
The Disturbing Rise of Anti-Semitism Among Black Celebs Cassie da Costa
The Daily Beast•July 15, 2020 Often, we discuss conspiracy theories as if they are kooky yet benign tales spun by our neighbors, acquaintances, and even friends. But in America’s current political and cultural configuration, prejudice combined with ignorance often masquerades as legitimate thought and leads to devastating outcomes (just see how Floridian COVID-19 deniers are doing now). And in a society marked by incessant high-speed information and spin, anecdotal and instinctual bias becomes the basis of bad-faith arguments about free speech and a “marketplace of ideas.” As much as social media has brought us smart thinking by typically marginalized voices, it’s also allowed careless people with big platforms to speak more loudly—and without the immediate intervention of the wiser and better-informed people who may (or may not) surround them. Recently, big-name Black entertainers like Ice Cube, Nick Cannon, Diddy, the Jacksons (Stephen and DeSean), and even beloved Black author Alice Walker, have spouted age-old anti-Semitic talking points—usually by quoting known bigot Louis Farrakhan—insisting that “the Jews” run everything, and locating Black liberation in anti-Jewish suspicion. … There is a huge difference between critiquing whiteness—a racist fabrication with undeniable social consequences—and denigrating Jewishness. Anti-Black racism (as well as anti-Arab racism) as practiced by Jewish institutions and individuals ought to be critiqued where observed, but on the basis of white assimilation and imperialism, not on the basis of Jewish identity. Scapegoating Jewish people—rather than challenging harmful institutions formed and led by people of any identity—plays directly by the facist [sic] rulebook. But conspiracy theories often serve as a salve to incurious and unresilient people, even as the greatest conspiracy of all—racism—hides in plain sight. And it finds its way to even those of us directly harmed by its systemic manifestations. Like anti-Black and transphobic violence, anti-Semitic hate crimes have undeniably been on the rise since Trump’s inauguration. A viable counter to the bad and dangerous ideas that fuel this violence is deeper and more rigorous reading; … Perhaps we still look to confused people like Ice Cube and Diddy because so many of us have refused to read, share, and discuss the vital work of critical thinkers like Angela Davis and Noel Ignatiev.
The last big whoop-tee-doo over blacks, in the early 1990s, was more or less canceled because black anti-Semitism started getting scary. Will that happen again?
It’s going to be an important question whether Jewish progressives can thread the needle and convince black celebrities to only blame whites and never blame Jews. So far, they haven’t gotten much backtalk on this out of the affirmative action beneficiaries of the Great Awokening, who tend to be women, gays, or dweebs (TNC) who grasp the Rules about who they should and shouldn’t criticize because they know their funding can be cut off.
The problem is typically, in contrast, with more obstreperous blacks whose careers are more based on appealing to other blacks. When The Establishment declares this to be Black Festivus and thus the time for the Airing of Grievances, many actual black celebrities, especially the straight men, are likely to spout off on the basis of personal grievances or racial grievances over business.
For example, Spike Lee was going to be the Black Woody Allen up until his 1990 movie Mo’ Better Blues satirized Jewish music managers, and then he didn’t get his Oscar for 28 years.
[Comment at Unz.com]