rogerc63.bsky.social

rogerc63.bsky.social

@rogerc63.bsky.social

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Our local uni had a black president for a while. And he made it a mission to get some color into the student body. And it was very refreshing. I’m thinking about that, and he made that come to be although race based admissions is not legal.

And it occurred to me that corporate HR, like college admissions, is theoretically race blind. And yet the bosses are white men, the office staff is white women. That never changes. So I guess all our cities and schools and hospitals somehow find a way to hire based on race. 🤷🏽

I’m in the gym. I see a couple we used to socialize with. They are now MAGA. In the closet MAGA. You know, independent thinkers etc etc. but I have not said anything to them. I think they know what they did, by voting R. By repeating FB crap; by reposting crap.

They recently announced on FB that they are leaving our blue state to go to a red state “free of government tyranny”. Are we ever going to reconcile with the collaborators when this GOP coup ends?

I read a short article about lsu vs sec. Sec is suing lsu. Why did this go to court? The conference ie the presidents can vote to not play lsu, or to withhold revenue. Man up, old white guys. Get uncomfortable.

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People blame racism on poor white people. That is how it is marketed and presented. Yet, poor white people are not making the decisions that impact the world. They are not doing the hiring, the buying, keeping data centers out of their neighborhoods or sitting courtside. Those with wealth do that.

#hottake poor Sophie. I mean, she’s from maga Missouri no shock but she’s been used by the horrible right wing brigade. Now she’s gonna take the hit. MAGA poisons everything: this team, her career, sports.

Our defenders didn’t know where to be. Luckily the goal keeper was outstanding. Our offense never went wide. We didn’t show any wingers. We resorted to boot ‘n’ dash. It never looked good. Hella fun. But compare the USA to Cape Verde? That’s a team that played the field. Control, positioning.

Ugh. I feel like I’m being lied to. Our food, our vehicles, our infrastructure. It’s crap compared to the rest of the world. I feel like I should be somewhere else, for my own health and ego.

I live next to a “Christian nationalist” church. The leader made these statements at a rally last week. Meanwhile the tenth grade English class finished its unit on dystopian novels. Dougie’s statements are almost word for word in “The Papercutter.”

#usabel probably the wrong hashtag but oh well. I’ve been a cynic too long. But I’m not so much any more. However I feared the #USMNT would get shown up. We were not good. The second half against Australia? All of the Turkey game? We had no tactics.

I gotta push back on the commentary that drc will build in this #fwc appearance. DRC is here because fifa opened an equitable number of slots to African countries. Next fifa needs to enforce an equitable number of friendlies for all national teams.

A plank in the uswnt labor dispute was highlighting that countries are not getting equitable opportunities before tournaments. The onus is on institutions to open up, not on underrepresented teams to ‘try harder.’ Work for progress.

Part of what I like about the wnba is that women coaches are allowed to be angry. The male coaches the wnba are also grim or sullen but that’s the default state of white guys and I’m sick of it.

Difference between ai and a coworker: if you ask AI to do something, it does it. The first time. If you ask AI to make changes, it does it. No excuses. And you can ask for my changes. The AI doesn’t get butt hurt.

Ugh. I feel like I’m being lied to. Our food, our vehicles, our infrastructure. It’s crap compared to the rest of the world. I feel like I should be somewhere else, for my own health and ego.

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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

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Replying to @edgeofsports.bsky.social

We need to sound the alarm to the world that it is not safe to come for the World Cup. They need to pressure their federations to insist that games are only hosted in Canada and Mexico. Irresponsible to encourage fans and families of players to come in this climate. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

thenation.comWith ICE Out of Control, How Can the US Co-Host the 2026 World Cup?The country has proven itself incapable of not abducting and imprisoning people entering the country—boycotting US matches avoids putting teams, their families, and fans in danger.

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Replying to @theonion.com

These would be ‘strong men’ are always so terrified of powerful intelligent women….Trump is the literal definition of a ‘snowflake’, right down to the bit about looking like he’s melting in the sun…

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anyway calling these "war plans" when they were actually plans to blow up an apartment building full of civilians because the girlfriend of a guy we don't like lived there sounds more like "terrorism plans" or perhaps even more accurately "terrorism factory creation plans"

I don’t know anyone that watched trump’s Tuesday rally. Even my political junkie sister couldn’t stomach it. I assume my republican former friends didn’t watch it. They like their outrage delivered via fox and Facebook. They don’t want to be face to face with an idiot.