Hi everyone, I haven't been active in Solid Ground for a while, but I am still alive and kicking! I now work as personal assistant to a mind-bendingly weird and diva-esque artist-lip-syncher-performer named Fiona Blueberry. She is blissfully clueless about politics and seems to be completely unaware of the culture wars. Working with her is a breath of fresh air. If you need a mood lift, I encourage you to watch this video we made together. Happy 4th, everyone! Wishing you fun/love/peace on this holiday. :) www.fionablueberry.com
Our very own @YayRain (after having imbibed some golden nectar), shares with us yet one more problem with CRT....
Just learned from a FAIR chapter-leader meeting that Ryan Ruffaner is writing a book on this topic, so keep your eyes peeled (he is still seeing many instances of it). Also learned from the meeting there is still a lot of gender legislation being pushed in some states, like Colorado, and many states are pushing ideologically informed Ethnic Studies curriculum (esp on the West Coast).
Sometimes a musical distraction is needed.😉😎Here are a couple of my music playlists by genre. @swamiobryan @Sephira ...
"ICONOCLAST Origins"
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6neVwDtna9ANGoJ9yC2s-W0c-XU78Xn-&si=S4yXGuhPR0jlhuey
"Get HAPPY"
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6neVwDtna9DrkUcrDojMsuKP5mBhaJB9&si=P0qxCWf4Pf0XhQsb
"Movin & Groovin"
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6neVwDtna9Cdmd3nw1KMQPD5C6QUgZJy&si=3W1rYK3thERbK-Zi
"It's Only ROCK & Roll"
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6neVwDtna9Dvsz2ymZbe5xlLMzpeXTx3&si=-Rp47yg0Ykaorlui
"Bittersweet FEELS"
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6neVwDtna9DWSbTOUu5IuBKxYDKJxABc&si=XpZieDVVKb5_19hT
"Golden Years"
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6neVwDtna9DWSbTOUu5IuBKxYDKJxABc&si=XpZieDVVKb5_19hT
"What is: PUNK"
https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6neVwDtna9DFH7-CBbktidFvEjavS5w1&si=pgt1xnYs3qpJoFAu
"Left on the Dial"
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Ruy Teixeira follows up on David Shor's analysis. As usual, Teixeira is not feeling optimistic.
"The dirty little secret of Democrats’ current coalition is that it’s extremely well-engineered for low turnout elections. Democrats used to argue that they wanted really high turnout—ideally everyone voting—in elections because high voter participation is a civic good in democratic societies and because they believed that higher turnout would bring in masses of less engaged, pro-Democratic voters (younger, less educated, less affluent, nonwhite) that would benefit them politically.
"No more. Now that the Democratic coalition is skewed toward the most educated, most engaged, high information voters, Democrats actually benefit when turnout is low and the voting pool is dominated by their highly engaged voters.
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"[Democrats] are culture denialists. That is, they do not consider cultural issues real issues. They are typically viewed as politically motivated distractions or as ...
