KemiFuentes

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I am here primarily for lit recommendations, music, jiu jitsu, thirst traps, skateboarding, art, and (sometimes) legit social science research.
The Lost Cause was so effective at rewriting history that even reputable historians had a negative view of Ulysses S. Grant as president until recently. No other president has improved his rankings so much among historians as they realized Grant was a true believer in Reconstruction.
Louisiana Ex-Priest Pleads Guilty to Felony Obscenity Following Threesome on Church Altar

Court documents show the police seized sex toys, stage lights, and two recording devices.

Jezebel

For the last 12 years the Jåhkågaska Sami community has been defending its grazing lands by resisting this iron-ore mine. By doing so they have been safeguarding what keeps us all safe: biodiverse forests, intact carbon stock, clean water and air.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/22/greta-thunbergs-charity-donates-to-sami-campaign?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco

Greta Thunberg’s charity funds Sami fight against British mining company

Indigenous people in Sweden are battling UK firm over plans for iron-ore mine on reindeer-herding lands

The Guardian
Some shots from around town.

Probably one of my favourite pictures I've taken on my phone! The best camera is the one you have on you :)

It's portrait, so please expand to see the whole thing!

#photography #mastoart

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WE HAVE DRIVEN A STAKE THRU THE HEART OF THE MAGA MACHINE IN ARIZONA!
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(to paraphrase Republican loser Kari Lake)

For the first time since 1974, #Arizona will have DEMS for Governor, Attorney-General, & Sec. of State -- on top of our two Dem Senators in Congress!
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Donald Trump, Sadly, Can’t Be Counted Out

The former president looks diminished post-midterms, and it’s easy to dismiss his 2024 candidacy. But Trump faced doubts from Republican leaders, pundits, and big donors in 2016—and we all know what happened.

Vanity Fair
I am grading and HATING LIFE RIGHT NOW. Large classes are the absolute WORST.
Colorado Shooter Is Reportedly Grandson of MAGA Lawmaker, Has History of Domestic Violence

Still, the gunman—identified as Anderson Lee Aldrich—was able to obtain an AR-15 in the county, which calls itself a "Second Amendment Sanctuary."

Jezebel
Everyone is focused on who the Club Q killer in Colorado Springs is and what his motive was. Those aren’t the questions we should be asking. I explain why in today’s piece on stochastic terrorism and what should be doing about it.
https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/the-motive-behind-the-massacre-isnt?sd=pf
The Motive Behind the Massacre Isn’t the Right Question To Ask

It didn’t take long after the horrific shootings at Club Q in Colorado Springs before the media, politicians and the public focused on the motive of the killer. Was it a hate crime, or just some random attack? Papers were at pains to say that the club and the community deemed it a hate crime, even while withholding judgment and waiting for authorities to issue more information on the background of the murderer. Fox News, true to form, ran a

The Status Kuo