The Conversation U.S.
The Conversation U.S.  ·  last year
Charles Henry Turner was a pioneer in entomology - and he couldn't get a job in higher ed, so he taught high school biology.

"Across his distinguished 33-year career, Turner authored 71 papers and was the first African American to have his research published in the prestigious journal Science."

His simple but elegant experiments in public parks revolutionized understanding of bees.

https://theconversation.com/charles-henry-turner-the-little-known-black-high-school-science-teacher-who-revolutionized-the-study-of-insect-behavior-in-the-early-20th-century-184030

#BlackHistory#BlackFriday #BlackHistoryMonth @blackmastodon

The Conversation U.S.
The Conversation U.S.  ·  last year
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The Conversation U.S.
The Conversation U.S.  ·  last year
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Toastie
Toastie  ·  3 months ago
A former Boston Globe & Reuters reporter who is now homeless gives a gutting, beautifully written, and clear-eyed firsthand account of what it's like to be homeless in America right now.

This is the best article you'll read today, easily. The ending is chilling.

#LongReads#Journalism #News#AmWriting#Housing#Homelessness

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a62875397/homelessness-in-america/?src=longreads

ProPublica
ProPublica  ·  4 months ago
A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to #Texas Emergency Rooms
==

It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a #hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened.

Doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm “fetal demise.”

She’s one of at least two Texas women who died under the state’s #abortion ban.

#News#Health#HealthCare#Pregnancy#Government#Law#Safety#Family

https://www.propublica.org/article/nevaeh-crain-death-texas-abortion-ban-emtala

ProPublica
ProPublica  ·  4 months ago
New: A #Texas Woman Died After the Hospital Said It Would be a “Crime” to Intervene in Her Miscarriage
--

Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care.

She'd told her husband that the medical team said it couldn't act until the fetal heartbeat stopped.

#News #abortion #pregnancy #health #healthcare #government #law

https://www.propublica.org/article/josseli-barnica-death-miscarriage-texas-abortion-ban

Zhi Zhu 🕸️
Zhi Zhu 🕸️  ·  5 months ago
"a look back at the cases of 10 individuals brings a pattern into clearer focus: After #Trump made repeated public or private demands for them to be targeted by the govt, they faced federal pressure of one kind or another.

...Even without his direct order, his indirect influence could serve his ends and leave those in his sights facing expensive, time-consuming #legal proceedings or other high-stress inquiries."
#GiftArticle
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/us/politics/trump-investigations-enemies.html?unlocked_article_code=1.M04.cnHj.-ABNToexupmu&smid=url-share

#Corruption#Politics#USPol #News#US#USA

Text from article: The episode marked the start of a more aggressive effort by Mr. Trump to deploy his power against his perceived enemies despite warnings not to do so by top aides. And a look back at the cases of 10 individuals brings a pattern into clearer focus: After Mr. Trump made repeated public or private demands for them to be targeted by the government, they faced federal pressure of one kind or another. The broad outlines of those episodes have been previously reported. But a closer examination reveals the degree of concern and pushback against Mr. Trump’s demands inside the White House. And it highlights how closely his expressed desires to go after people who had drawn his ire were sometimes followed by the Justice Department, F.B.I. or other agencies. Even without his direct order, his indirect influence could serve his ends and leave those in his sights facing expensive, time-consuming legal proceedings or other high-stress inquiries.
Text from article: The episode marked the start of a more aggressive effort by Mr. Trump to deploy his power against his perceived enemies despite warnings not to do so by top aides. And a look back at the cases of 10 individuals brings a pattern into clearer focus: After Mr. Trump made repeated public or private demands for them to be targeted by the government, they faced federal pressure of one kind or another. The broad outlines of those episodes have been previously reported. But a closer examination reveals the degree of concern and pushback against Mr. Trump’s demands inside the White House. And it highlights how closely his expressed desires to go after people who had drawn his ire were sometimes followed by the Justice Department, F.B.I. or other agencies. Even without his direct order, his indirect influence could serve his ends and leave those in his sights facing expensive, time-consuming legal proceedings or other high-stress inquiries.
Text from article: The episode marked the start of a more aggressive effort by Mr. Trump to deploy his power against his perceived enemies despite warnings not to do so by top aides. And a look back at the cases of 10 individuals brings a pattern into clearer focus: After Mr. Trump made repeated public or private demands for them to be targeted by the government, they faced federal pressure of one kind or another. The broad outlines of those episodes have been previously reported. But a closer examination reveals the degree of concern and pushback against Mr. Trump’s demands inside the White House. And it highlights how closely his expressed desires to go after people who had drawn his ire were sometimes followed by the Justice Department, F.B.I. or other agencies. Even without his direct order, his indirect influence could serve his ends and leave those in his sights facing expensive, time-consuming legal proceedings or other high-stress inquiries.
ManyRoads ,la 🇺🇦
ManyRoads ,la 🇺🇦  ·  5 months ago
"Poll: Newly popular Harris builds momentum, challenging Trump for the mantle of change
The latest NBC News national poll shows Harris leading Trump 49%-44%, within the margin of error, while Trump holds advantages on the economy, inflation and the border."

#Harris#GOP#Democrats #RVAT #Politics #News #USA #2024Election #Vote#Polls #MAGA#Republicans#Kamala#Walz @KamalaHarrisWin

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/poll-newly-popular-harris-challenging-trump-change-rcna171308

ProPublica
ProPublica  ·  6 months ago
Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American #Militia
==

Rounding up #migrants. Lists of “friendly” sheriffs. Debating #political assassinations.

Internal messages reveal AP3's journey from Jan. 6 through the tumultuous lead-up to the 2024 #election.

One member predicts: “It’ll be decided at the ammo box.”

#news #election2024 #government #crime #violence #immigration #politics

https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-secret-ap3-militia-american-patriots-three-percent

ProPublica
ProPublica  ·  6 months ago
Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos
==

“Eradicate climate change references”...

Only talk to conservative media...

Don’t leave a paper trail for watchdogs to discover.

In a series of never-before-published videos, #Project2025 details how a second #Trump administration would operate.

#News#Video #election2024#Election#GOP#Voting#HeritageFoundation#Government#Politics

https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-project-2025-secret-training-videos-trump-election

ProPublica
ProPublica  ·  7 months ago
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s and Brad Raffensperger’s #Voter Registrations Targeted in Georgia’s New Online Portal
==

Days after #Georgia #Democrats warned that the state’s new online portal for canceling voter registrations could be abused, officials have confirmed misuse attempts — including efforts to cancel the registrations of prominent #Republicans.

#News#Voting #election2024#Election#Politics#Government

https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-voter-registration-cancellation-portal-mtg-raffensperger

Zhi Zhu 🕸️
Zhi Zhu 🕸️  ·  7 months ago
"When Wallnau calls #Harris a Jezebel, then, viewers should understand that he is nodding toward his own #dreams and #prophecies, his claims to have foretold her coming. Such claims are the currency of the apostles and prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation, or NAR, a #Christian #religious and #political movement “driven by theocratic notions of total societal dominion, including the end of #democracy as we’ve known it”"
https://newrepublic.com/article/184213/jezebel-attacks-kamala-harris-christian

#Religion#Politics#GOP #fascism#USA #News

Zhi Zhu 🕸️
Zhi Zhu 🕸️  ·  7 months ago
See also this Mastodon #thread:

https://newsie.social/@ZhiZhu/112849263505540941

which looks at how certain #news orgs are already blaming #KamalaHarris for the "DEI culture war" (code for racist/sexist/bigoted ) attacks that #Trump and the #GOP are throwing at her.

#Journalism#Press#Media#Politics#US#USPol#USPolitics#USA#Harris#Harris2024

Screen shot of a Mastodon post with the text: "Rather than calling out right-wing attacks on #Harris as #racism, pure & simple, reporter Emmanuel Felton... termed them “racial attacks” & situated them as part of “the broader culture war over corporate diversity & affirmative action programs.” The #headline on that story was another passive #horror, putting the onus on Harris rather than on the perpetrators: “Harris’s campaign will have to contend with #DEI, culture war attacks”. - @froomkin Image: Text from article: The Washington Post, meanwhile, is blaming the culture wars. Rather than calling out right-wing attacks on Harris as racism, pure and simple, reporter Emmanuel Felton on Monday termed them “racial attacks” and situated them as part of “the broader culture war over corporate diversity and affirmative action programs.” For Felton, the story is not that the right wing is responding to Harris with grotesque racism, it’s that “America’s fraught racial politics are set to, once again, take center stage.” The headline on that story was another passive horror, almost putting the onus on Harris rather than on the perpetrators: “Harris’s campaign will have to contend with DEI, culture war attacks”. #Journalism #Politics #Media
Screen shot of a Mastodon post with the text: "Rather than calling out right-wing attacks on #Harris as #racism, pure & simple, reporter Emmanuel Felton... termed them “racial attacks” & situated them as part of “the broader culture war over corporate diversity & affirmative action programs.” The #headline on that story was another passive #horror, putting the onus on Harris rather than on the perpetrators: “Harris’s campaign will have to contend with #DEI, culture war attacks”. - @froomkin Image: Text from article: The Washington Post, meanwhile, is blaming the culture wars. Rather than calling out right-wing attacks on Harris as racism, pure and simple, reporter Emmanuel Felton on Monday termed them “racial attacks” and situated them as part of “the broader culture war over corporate diversity and affirmative action programs.” For Felton, the story is not that the right wing is responding to Harris with grotesque racism, it’s that “America’s fraught racial politics are set to, once again, take center stage.” The headline on that story was another passive horror, almost putting the onus on Harris rather than on the perpetrators: “Harris’s campaign will have to contend with DEI, culture war attacks”. #Journalism #Politics #Media
Screen shot of a Mastodon post with the text: "Rather than calling out right-wing attacks on #Harris as #racism, pure & simple, reporter Emmanuel Felton... termed them “racial attacks” & situated them as part of “the broader culture war over corporate diversity & affirmative action programs.” The #headline on that story was another passive #horror, putting the onus on Harris rather than on the perpetrators: “Harris’s campaign will have to contend with #DEI, culture war attacks”. - @froomkin Image: Text from article: The Washington Post, meanwhile, is blaming the culture wars. Rather than calling out right-wing attacks on Harris as racism, pure and simple, reporter Emmanuel Felton on Monday termed them “racial attacks” and situated them as part of “the broader culture war over corporate diversity and affirmative action programs.” For Felton, the story is not that the right wing is responding to Harris with grotesque racism, it’s that “America’s fraught racial politics are set to, once again, take center stage.” The headline on that story was another passive horror, almost putting the onus on Harris rather than on the perpetrators: “Harris’s campaign will have to contend with DEI, culture war attacks”. #Journalism #Politics #Media
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
Zhi Zhu 🕸️  ·  7 months ago
"To call a #Black woman a “Jezebel” hearkens back to America’s #racist & #misogynistic #history of casting Black women as insatiably sexual, which served to justify slaveholding men’s systematic sexual #assault of enslaved #women. But for right-wing white #Christians... to say a woman has a “Jezebel spirit” is also to say she is a danger to them, a barely human being hell-bent on seducing men to their destruction"
https://newrepublic.com/article/184213/jezebel-attacks-kamala-harris-christian

#KamalaHarris#Harris#Politics#USPol#USA #News

Zhi Zhu 🕸️
Zhi Zhu 🕸️  ·  7 months ago
"When Wallnau calls #Harris a Jezebel, then, viewers should understand that he is nodding toward his own #dreams and #prophecies, his claims to have foretold her coming. Such claims are the currency of the apostles and prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation, or NAR, a #Christian #religious and #political movement “driven by theocratic notions of total societal dominion, including the end of #democracy as we’ve known it”"
https://newrepublic.com/article/184213/jezebel-attacks-kamala-harris-christian

#Religion#Politics#GOP #fascism#USA #News

Text from article: When Wallnau calls Harris a Jezebel, then, viewers should understand that he is nodding toward his own dreams and prophecies, his claims to have foretold her coming. Such claims are the currency of the apostles and prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation, or NAR, a Christian religious and political movement “driven by theocratic notions of total societal dominion, including the end of democracy as we’ve known it,” as leading NAR experts Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné have described it. As within the wider Christian nationalism movement, NAR prophets encourage followers to “think of themselves as soldiers in a cosmic conflict,” as religion scholar and former Christian evangelical pastor Bradley Onishi has said. The stakes here are higher than mere elections; it’s about who prevails in an apocalyptic battle. “When you explain it that way to folks,” Onishi recently told NBC News, “you’re able to prime them, not only for action, but I think for extreme measures.”
Text from article: When Wallnau calls Harris a Jezebel, then, viewers should understand that he is nodding toward his own dreams and prophecies, his claims to have foretold her coming. Such claims are the currency of the apostles and prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation, or NAR, a Christian religious and political movement “driven by theocratic notions of total societal dominion, including the end of democracy as we’ve known it,” as leading NAR experts Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné have described it. As within the wider Christian nationalism movement, NAR prophets encourage followers to “think of themselves as soldiers in a cosmic conflict,” as religion scholar and former Christian evangelical pastor Bradley Onishi has said. The stakes here are higher than mere elections; it’s about who prevails in an apocalyptic battle. “When you explain it that way to folks,” Onishi recently told NBC News, “you’re able to prime them, not only for action, but I think for extreme measures.”
Text from article: When Wallnau calls Harris a Jezebel, then, viewers should understand that he is nodding toward his own dreams and prophecies, his claims to have foretold her coming. Such claims are the currency of the apostles and prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation, or NAR, a Christian religious and political movement “driven by theocratic notions of total societal dominion, including the end of democracy as we’ve known it,” as leading NAR experts Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné have described it. As within the wider Christian nationalism movement, NAR prophets encourage followers to “think of themselves as soldiers in a cosmic conflict,” as religion scholar and former Christian evangelical pastor Bradley Onishi has said. The stakes here are higher than mere elections; it’s about who prevails in an apocalyptic battle. “When you explain it that way to folks,” Onishi recently told NBC News, “you’re able to prime them, not only for action, but I think for extreme measures.”
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
Zhi Zhu 🕸️  ·  7 months ago
"You are going to see your candidate subjected to the most blistering, vile & specious personal attacks based on her #race & #gender. The effort, to be sure, is aimed at villainizing her with those who are undecided. But it’s also intended to tear her down in your eyes; to distract & demoralize you; to dampen the high spirits that are driving you toward the one goal that is above all this presidential #election year — winning — which depends on #voting"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/26/kamala-harris-trump-racism-history/

#KamalaHarris

Zhi Zhu 🕸️
Zhi Zhu 🕸️  ·  7 months ago
"To call a #Black woman a “Jezebel” hearkens back to America’s #racist & #misogynistic #history of casting Black women as insatiably sexual, which served to justify slaveholding men’s systematic sexual #assault of enslaved #women. But for right-wing white #Christians... to say a woman has a “Jezebel spirit” is also to say she is a danger to them, a barely human being hell-bent on seducing men to their destruction"
https://newrepublic.com/article/184213/jezebel-attacks-kamala-harris-christian

#KamalaHarris#Harris#Politics#USPol#USA #News

News headline and photo with caption. Headline: The Violent Implications of the “Jezebel” Attacks on Kamala Harris Calling Black women “Jezebel” has a long, racist history. But as a recent video shows, it also has a more modern meaning among Christian nationalists. Photo: Harris stands smiling in profile at a podium with supporters in the background. Caption: Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at West Allis Central High School in Wisconsin, on July 23. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images
News headline and photo with caption. Headline: The Violent Implications of the “Jezebel” Attacks on Kamala Harris Calling Black women “Jezebel” has a long, racist history. But as a recent video shows, it also has a more modern meaning among Christian nationalists. Photo: Harris stands smiling in profile at a podium with supporters in the background. Caption: Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at West Allis Central High School in Wisconsin, on July 23. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images
News headline and photo with caption. Headline: The Violent Implications of the “Jezebel” Attacks on Kamala Harris Calling Black women “Jezebel” has a long, racist history. But as a recent video shows, it also has a more modern meaning among Christian nationalists. Photo: Harris stands smiling in profile at a podium with supporters in the background. Caption: Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at West Allis Central High School in Wisconsin, on July 23. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images