Breezing through the otherwise quite thoughtful bit of small-scale climate prophecy by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, I'm struck by (and not sure how to get past) the casual way Africa and Australia are totally destroyed in this brief mention on the last page of the imagined history.

#SciComm #CliFi #antiblackness

‘Beyond court reform, Americans have to reacquaint themselves with constitutional thinking — with the idea that we, the people, make constitutional meaning. To the extent that the Supreme Court claims broad authority to say what our constitution means, it is in large part because we have given this authority to the justices through our indifference.’
https://youtube.com/watch?v=wCgDj8UHfXc

#JamelleBouie #VotingRightsAct #americanRacism #antiBlackness #politicalApathy #USConstitution #USSupremeCourt #SCOTUS

RE: https://mas.to/@thecontinent/116579720922876217

Me, about Tintin

https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/116273222475260510

#racism #colonialism #antiblackness #comics

Robin D. G. Kelley: It’s Not Enough to Abolish ICE — We Have to Abolish the Police

“What’s happening now has happened before,” Kelley said, underscoring the anti-Blackness foundational to US fascism.

https://truthout.org/articles/robin-d-g-kelley-its-not-enough-to-abolish-ice-we-have-to-abolish-police/

#ICE #Fascism #AntiBlackness #AbolishICE #AbolishThePolice

Robin D. G. Kelley: It’s Not Enough to Abolish ICE — We Have to Abolish Police

https://murica.website/2026/02/robin-d-g-kelley-its-not-enough-to-abolish-ice-we-have-to-abolish-police/

In particular about the burden placed on Black people to respond gracefully when racist stuff happens in public - not so much about Tourettes in particular, though a little about that too.

"Every Black person I know has a story of just trying to get through their day when some racist shit pops up. Every Black person I know has to regularly calculate their safety in those moments and figure out their next move. And every Black person I know is punished for whichever way they choose to react. If they are openly angry then they are dangerous, or militant, overreacting, or lacking empathy for the person who has just harmed them. If they react with kindness or a desire to educate then they are forced to carry the emotions of the person who has just harmed them. If they decide to ignore it then they are told by others that it’s obvious by their reaction that this harm is acceptable and it will continue in with gusto.

"These moments happen at work, on the street, in the grocery store. And they apparently also happen to our most celebrated actors onstage in front of an audience of millions. And when it happens, with the cameras rolling, they will have to assess their safety, gather their emotions, and continue on. Customers are waiting."

https://ijeomaoluo.substack.com/p/racism-ableism-and-the-burden-that

#racism #antiblackness #bafta #BBC #Tourettes