#CloseReading for today: "DeSantis blamed the state Department of Education — “I wasn’t involved,” he claimed — but also defended the abomination: “They’re probably going to show that some of the folks that eventually parlayed, you know, being a blacksmith into doing things later in life.” No, I "don't know" (that "you know" sounds really pathetic) because it's NOT knowledge. It's fiction or what #EugeneRobinson in this #Washingtonpost opinion calls "obscene." https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/24/florida-curriculum-slavery-benefits-desantis-offensive/ (paywalled)