#Contempt

Greg Muller (Dr Math)

Morilac

Watching music theory reckon with structural racism and entrenched white supremacy has me pondering similar issues structural issues in who we venerate in mathematics. We have our Schenkers, undoubtedly; Teichmüller,

David Rothkopf

djrothkopf

Fatuous. Based on a fallacy. Indefensible. David Brooks once again complains from his protected perch at the NYT that right-wingers like him have been silenced...then lists ways in which they

Josh Seiden

jseiden

Let's talk about what McConnell said yesterday. In the narrowest sense, he's right: 45 does have the right to see this process through, and he is within his rights to

Marxist Rangers

MarxistRangers2

10 part thread. "Let them eat cake” is the most famous quote attributed to Marie-Antoinette, the queen of France during the French Revolution. As the story goes, it was the queen’s response

T 𓆏

t_sfea

Conservatives will really sit there and tell you ‘well broccoli is only 50p but an oven pizza is £1 so poor people only eat unhealthily because they’re lazy’ as if

हिरण्यरेता

Hiranyareta

But Nilesh Oak takes this line and in his simulator he found that some time before 5561 BCE Arundhati has higher RA (Right Ascension) than Vashishtha and BINGO!! Mahbharat war

ScottishPanda

PandaScottish

[thread]Now I am going to write a thread on Matt Hancock, Nadine Dorries and Andrew DaviesKiddingI don't care for Nadine and AndrewThey will be peripheral charactershttps://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/matt-hancock-lockdown-rewrite-hi

InspiredTeenTherapy

SashaLPC

In some cases of ROGD with serious depressive symptoms, a deep self-loathing & shame lies at the core of the client's suffering. A fantasy of escaping the suffering by modifying

Glenn Greenwald

ggreenwald

Contempt for it on the merits aside, one has to acknowledge the propagandistic genius of exploiting harmless-to-power identity politics as the feel-good cover for perpetuating and even strengthening the neoliberal

Dr. Njoki Ngumi 🇰🇪

njokingumi

There is a big difference between making your bed/doing your own laundry/keeping common areas neat,and the school turning students into shift workers to deep clean common areas regularly, mostly as

Blair Nathan

Blair_A_Nathan

I should add a corollary to this adage:If you’re going to get in trouble for the right reasons, you should make a point not to get into any more trouble

Stephanie Voltolin

SAVoltolin

I had to share what was said to a friend who feels gaslit to vote for Biden:"Have you ever wondered where Joe Biden’s campaign slogan 'Build Back Better' came from?

George Selgin

GeorgeSelgin

Thread: I consider a return to a gold standard neither desirable nor possible. But like too many who also reject the idea, Michael Hiltzik @hiltzikm is long on contempt for

Carlos Osweda

COsweda

ThreadIn crises, people show their true character.@realDonaldTrump has, and so are people who claim to be conservatives.I felt I should address this, since it's a blatant attempt to demoralize Trump

Amanda Marcotte

AmandaMarcotte

Phil Spector's death, I think, exposes the real flaws of the idea that you can't, in good conscience, enjoy the art of abusive men. Because to boycott his music is

Lily S. Axelrod

LilySAxelrod

BREAKING / thread: Trump & DHS are now in open defiance of the Supreme Court and several federal courts. Despite being ordered to restore the entire #DACA program (including new

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