List: NOT About Race (Well, not mostly at least!) | Curated by Tim Wise

Oct 29, 2023
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NOT About Race (Well, not mostly at least!)These are my stories that are not focused on race and racial justice, specifically. As with most topics I discuss, there are intersections with race, but these are pieces that are mostly about something else
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ZORA
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Critiquing Israel and Zionism Without Indifference to the Pain of October 7Multiple things can be true at the same time, and it’s important to say so
Oct 29, 2023
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Oct 29, 2023
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Mental Illness is a Cynical Deflection from Gun Violence — Don’t Fall for itWe know this, because the folks who use it don’t want to do anything to address mental illness either
Apr 10, 2023
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Apr 10, 2023
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It Was Never About Religious LibertyEvangelical Christians want to impose their faith, not merely practice it
Apr 9, 2023
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Apr 9, 2023
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Real Men Don’t Hate Drag — Fragile Ones DoInsecure manhood requires rigid notions of gender and sexuality. Drag challenges both.
Dec 19, 2022
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Dec 19, 2022
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After Colorado Springs, Speak No More of ProgressJustice and acceptance are never finally won. Freedom is a constant struggle — pick a side.
Nov 23, 2022
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Nov 23, 2022
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AfroSapiophile
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Alex Jones is No Free Speech MartyrThe First Amendment doesn’t protect defamatory lies. He’s getting exactly what he deserves.
Nov 7, 2022
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Nov 7, 2022
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The Right Hasn’t Changed — It Was Always Like ThisThe old conservatism and the new conservatism are about the same thing: defending the more powerful against the less so
Nov 4, 2022
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Nov 4, 2022
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MAGA Nation is Like a Psychology Textbook in Human FormFrom voter fraud to pedophilia to playing victim, right-wingers accuse others of things that better describe themselves
Sep 5, 2022
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Sep 5, 2022
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AfroSapiophile
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President Biden is Being Too Nice — MAGA Republicans Are TerroristsThreatening violence to keep the DOJ from indicting Trump is an act of attempted political intimidation. There’s a word for that.
Sep 3, 2022
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Sep 3, 2022
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Human Parts
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How Does It Feel To Lose Half a Million Dollars?Forced to sell my baseball cards when I was broke, I missed out on a lot of money — but learned some valuable lessons
Sep 1, 2022
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Sep 1, 2022
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Trying to Change Trump Supporters is a Waste of TimeEven though some are likely reachable, there are better uses of our energy than trying to convert MAGA nation
Aug 30, 2022
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Aug 30, 2022
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An Injustice!
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Ben Shapiro Thinks Public Servants are Useless ParasitesHis criticism of Senate Candidate John Fetterman reveals more than political partisanship
Aug 29, 2022
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Aug 29, 2022
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An Injustice!
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Being Entitled to Your Opinion is Not a Defense for StupidityPeople retreat to their “right” to believe all manner of bullshit when they can’t actually defend it
Aug 27, 2022
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Aug 27, 2022
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An Injustice!
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Donald Trump Jr. is Lying About Student Loan ForgivenessAnd like so many Trump lies, it’s calculated to inspire division and hate
Aug 26, 2022
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Aug 26, 2022
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Resentment Over Student Loan Forgiveness is Peak MAGA-LunacyApparently, some want others to suffer just because they did
Aug 25, 2022
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Aug 25, 2022
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Merrick Garland isn’t J. Edgar Hoover and Trump isn’t Fred HamptonThe history of the FBI and the Justice Department doesn’t mean they’re always the bad guys
Aug 15, 2022
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Aug 15, 2022
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15 Quick Things to Keep in Mind About the “Raid” on Mar-a-LagoNo it’s not fascism MAGAts. It’s called accountability
Aug 9, 2022
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Aug 9, 2022
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Ron DeSantis is Lying — Corporations Have Always Been PoliticalAnd conservatives don’t mind that at all, so long as those politics are the “right” kind
Aug 9, 2022
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Aug 9, 2022
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AfroSapiophile
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Protesting at the Homes of Judges is Totally Justified (and Absurd)Sure they deserve it, but that’s not the point. The question is, what theory of change makes this a smart tactic?
Jul 26, 2022
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Jul 26, 2022
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An Injustice!
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“Positive Vibes Only” is the Maddening Mantra of the Self-CenteredYour hippie bullshit, repackaged as self-care, isn’t helpful to anyone except T-shirt salespeople and those already in power
Jul 15, 2022
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Jul 15, 2022
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