Wait Til They Hear About Wab Kinew
One of highest honours Manitoba bestows upon individuals has been posthumously stripped from the disgraced former director of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. […]
Kinew drew a line through Eckhardt’s signature in the ledger of recipients to the award, established in 1957 to recognize individuals who have demonstrated outstanding skills in the areas of leadership, service and community commitment.
More at Black Rod.
h/t KP
Visit The Washington Monument While You Still Can
They are removing the William Penn statue in the name of inclusivity. The man founded the colony of Pennsylvania and was a powerful advocate of religious freedom and democracy.
“The National Park Service proposes to rehabilitate Welcome Park to provide a more welcoming, accurate, and inclusive experience for visitors.”
h/t KP
Quiet You!
Public- Censors Are Trying to Trick You Into Thinking Substack Has a “Nazi Problem”
America’s censors have worked their way through complaining about virtually every last pocket of free speech left and are now returning to an old foe: Substack, the newsletter platform this publication is published on.
The latest complaint began with a piece in The Atlantic by the journalist Jonathan Katz, who laments that Substack has “become a home and propagator of white supremacy and anti-Semitism.”
“Liz Magill has voluntarily tendered her resignation as President of the University of Pennsylvania.”
Sorry, we didn’t make the new rules. But those are the new rules.
“He died happy at the hands of those he loved. RIP “
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward schadenfreude;
A Los Angeles social justice advocate was killed on Monday when a homeless woman, who lived out of her car, broke into his home and shot him.
Michael Latt, 33, the founder of the social justice group “Lead With Love” was the victim of a “tragic act of violence” after he was found suffering from a gunshot wound before being transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
“Yara Jamal is no longer with CTV Atlantic”
Sorry, guys, I didn’t make the new rules. But those are the new rules.
“I recognize that some of the language I used was reprehensible”
Sorry, guys, I didn’t make the new rules. But those are the new rules.
What’s The Opposite Of Diversity?
Boston University hired Ibram X. Kendi to lead its new Center for Antiracist Research in 2020, a year marked by a global pandemic and nationwide racial tension.
Three years later, after at least $43 million in grants and gifts and what sources say has been an underwhelming output of research, the Center for Antiracist Research laid off almost all of its staff last week.
Multiple former staff members allege that a mismanagement of funds, high turnover rate and general disorganization have plagued the Center since its inception.[…]
Former staff members said the Center appeared to prioritize fundraising and revenue over research.
I, For One, Welcome Our New Self-Driving Overlords
Tuesday was a banner day for censorship in America.
Within an hour of each other, I saw two prominent individuals lose access to major publishing platforms. In one case, Apple removed with no warning and no explanation Glenn Beck’s podcast from their platform, and in the other Scott Adams announced that Amazon has permanently banned him from self-publishing his books on their Kindle platform.
Saving “Democracy”
By banning it.
The Telegraph- Germany considers ban on far-Right AfD
Germany is debating whether to ban the far-Right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as the party surges to 21 per cent in the polls, amid warnings from intelligence officials that its members are becoming increasingly extreme.
Faster, Please
August 13, 2023: Reader Tips
A new drop by Tom MacDonald and Adam Calhoun – Your America. Its nearing a half million views in 7 hours, so that’s a good thing.
Tips thread open.
Oh?
Spiked- How Kevin Spacey beat the #MeToo witch hunt
As Spacey’s UK trial progressed, it became clear that some of the charges made against him would not have made it to court before the #MeToo movement threw due process aside.
At times, the proceedings were farcical. Complainants became increasingly desperate as they tried to explain how their stories matched up with contradictory facts.
Nice Bank Account You Got There
Be a shame if … something were to happen to it.
The Telegraph- Nigel Farage is the latest victim of Britain’s chilling new state ideology
The saga of Nigel Farage and his Coutts bank account is one such story. The only appropriate response to it is cold fury, mixed with deep, deep, apprehension. Someone has lost their bank account because the bank didn’t like their opinions. Not very long ago, this would have seemed literally incredible. “Why would the bank care about your opinions?” we would have said. It’s a free country, isn’t it?
Cancel Me Harder, Baby
Jason Aldean’s new music video for his song “Try That In A Small Town,” with anti-riot lyrics that slam leftist policies, has skyrocketed to the number one spot on the iTunes chart amid backlash against the singer.
Swing and a Miss
Or is it an unforced error/self own?
CNN- Jason Aldean’s music video for controversial song pulled by CMT
Newsweek- Jason Aldean Song About Guns Hits Number 1 as Country Music TV Turns on Him
The Greatest Canadian
please please please please…
#TommyDouglas, founding leader of @NDP, is under review as historic figure due to “controversial beliefs and behaviour,” according to Historic Sites and Monuments Board. https://t.co/TjGWBg0r8G @RealKiefer #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/LhK6P4DFTO
— Holly Doan (@hollyanndoan) July 18, 2023
This is too delicious for words.
Long Form Interview with Tamara Lich
We Are All Treaty People
Don Stevens, chief of the Nulhegan Band of The Coosuk Abenaki Nation — one of four descended from the Abenaki that are recognized in Vermont — told Newsweek it was “always interested in reclaiming the stewardship of our lands,” but that the company had yet to approach them.
It comes after the ice cream company was questioned as to when it would give up its Burlington, Vermont, headquarters — which sits on a vast swathe of U.S. territory that was under the auspices of the Abenaki people before colonization.
And going… Thank you for supporting the shareholders and executives of Unilever, the multinational conglomerate that owns @benandjerrys. As you know, its market cap has tanked by $2-billion due to July 4 virtue signaling, so your efforts are appreciated
Related: The potted version of the nation’s history favored by the likes of Ben & Jerry’s is meant to delegitimize the United States.