How Expertise Died

We used to have experts, and we used to trust them. Where did the experts and the trust go?

https://curtismchale.ca/2020/01/31/how-expertise-died

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Texas Spent Years Screaming About ‘Snowflakes’ On Campus. Now It’s Building The World’s Biggest Safe Space.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/24/texas-spent-years-screaming-about-snowflakes-on-campus-now-its-building-the-worlds-biggest-safe-space/

Texas Spent Years Screaming About ‘Snowflakes’ On Campus. Now It’s Building The World’s Biggest Safe Space.

For the better part of a decade, conservative politicians—and Texas politicians in particular—have been absolutely apoplectic about the state of free speech on college campuses. You’ve heard …

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@[email protected] weil die welt, in der wir leben, nicht nur kapitalistisch, patriarchlisch, sexistisch, rassistisch, neo-kolonial, imperialistisch, militaristisch, autoritär, populistisch ist, sondern darüber hinaus auch linkshänderfeindlich - und das sowohl ganz unabhängig von den vorgenannten punkten als auch im sinne der intersektionalität verstärkt durch das vorgenannte und das vorgenannte verstärkend. Es gibt linkshändige Scheren, aber nur in wenigen spezialgeschäften für linkshändige Menschen (in den #Simpsons ist es der #Antagonist von #Homer Simpson #Ned Flanders der so ein Geschäft führt und dadurch zur #Grundlage vieler Witze der Serie wird). Würden #Nagelscheren paarweise angeboten, wäre es das #eingeständnis der Gesellschaft, dass die Mehrheit der Gesellschaft davon profitiert, wenn sie eine Minderheit nicht mehr aktiv diskriminiert. Und wo kämen wir denn dann hin? Es wäre ein #Dammbruch, eine Zeitenwende. Wie ließe sich denn dann noch der #GenderPayGap rechtfertigen, oder #RacialProfiling, die #Autokratie, oder die #Abschiebung von Frauen nach #Afghanistan und #Syrien, die #Abschaffung des Bürgergelds, die #Klassenmedizin, die #Flugbenzinsubvention, die nichtverfolgung von cum-ex, cum-cum und ex-cum-cum-cum. Darauf zu verzichten, ist ein geringes #Opfer für die linkshändige $community mit ihren geheimen #safespaces, wo alle #schleifsteine #seitenrichtig sind und alle schleifen mit seitenrichtig gereperten schnürsenkeln gebunden werden und nicht nach sekunden wieder aufgehen, wo alle autos das #zündschloss auf der richtigrn seite haben und nicht nur #wartburg und porsche, wo alle kühlschränke den korrekten #anschlag haben und haustüren zur richten seite aufgehen und niemand sich #schürfwunden beim benutzen des türschlüssels zuzieht. Für Menschen mit Nägeln ist es ein noch geringeres Opfer und für menschen mit fussnägeln überhaupt keines. Und du willst du wohl nicht dass frauen so viel verdienen wie echte männer, oder bist du etwa kommunist?

this button should be removed, it just makes things worse for the Fediverse..

#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialMedia #SafeSpaces

Federal prosecutors charged Milwaukee County Circuit Judge #HannahDugan with obstruction, a felony, & concealing an individual to prevent arrest, a misdemeanor, in April. The jury acquitted her on the concealment count, but she still faces up to 5 years in #prison on the #obstruction count.

The jury returned the verdicts after deliberating for 6 hours. No sentencing date had been set as of late Thursday.

#Trump #law #immigration #SafeSpaces #Court #Judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #CivilRights

WTAF?

Jury finds Judge #HannahDugan guilty of obstruction for helping an #immigrant evade federal agents

A jury found a #Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal authorities guilty of obstruction Thursday, marking a victory for #Trump as he continues his sweeping #immigration crackdown across the country.

#Trump #law #immigration #SafeSpaces #Court #Judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #CivilRights #AbuseOfPower #despotism #MafiaState
https://apnews.com/article/dugan-judge-wisconsin-immigrant-arrested-trial-09cd6fc722058ca2e191d66bda720ac4?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-12-18-Immigration+judge

Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan found guilty of obstruction for helping immigrant dodge agents

A jury has found a Wisconsin judge guilty of obstruction for helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal authorities. Jurors handed down the verdict against Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan on Thursday after deliberating for six hours. She faces up to five years in prison when sentenced. According to court filings, Dugan led Eduardo Flores-Ruiz out of her courtroom through a private back door on April 18 after learning agents were in the courthouse looking to arrest him for being in the country illegally. Federal prosecutors charged her days later with a felony count of obstruction and a misdemeanor count of concealing an individual to prevent arrest.

AP News

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Trial Opens for Judge Accused of Steering Immigrant Away from Federal Agents

“There was no corrupt intent,” the judge’s lawyer said in an opening statement. Prosecutors said the judge’s political views made her “cross the line.”

#immigration #law #SafeSpaces #Trump #Judiciary
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/us/milwaukee-judge-immigration.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9E8.0y2r.0pTaoAhYLOw1&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Trial Opens for Judge Accused of Steering Immigrant Away from Federal Agents

“There was no corrupt intent,” the judge’s lawyer said in an opening statement. Prosecutors said the judge’s political views made her “cross the line.”

The New York Times

After reading @oldladyplays reflect on queer spaces as safe and the opposite of the nazi bar story, I wanted to put an aspect of that into fable mode.

Remember the Nazi bar? Further down the street there's the Cozy Queer Café. The owner of the Cozy put a month of June, on a whim, a Pride flag on a wall and trans colours on the décor. Some people made tasteless jokes and eventually left because they didn't want to be associated with the symbols.

Every LGBT, questioning, queer-friendly _and_ bullied (queer or not) young person in town noted the absence of bullies and bros, and made the Cozy the place for afterschool lattes.

Some parents noted the friendly atmosphere and came for kid's treats.

Many women realised they would rarely be harassed in there so that's where you get the crochet group and the reading club.

Sometimes there are drag queens having a quick pick-me-up on their way to more adult places. The children think they have met princesses. The teens pick up make up tips.

Nazis, unavoidably, throw a rock at the windows. On occasion. They're easy to spot. The owner hires a bouncer, or sets up CCTV. The customers are for the most part blissfully unaware.

#queer #SafeSpaces