The thing about #BlackHistoryMonth is it’s a lot of labor to educate people on what they’re missing out

by not respecting Black culture, history, scientific contributions and the like.

But doing the labor as. Black personal also invites that disrespect. It’s everyone’s work.

When mostly Black people do it you get anti-CRT campaigns designed to test whether they can get white people to ignore fascism.

Then it spreads.

Before the violent attacks on Brazil's Congress, Elon Musk fired nearly all of Twitter's staff in Brazil, including all the workers in São Paulo who enforced rules around incitement to violence and misinformation. There are no teams actively moderating rule-breaking Twitter content in the entire country

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/01/08/brazil-bolsanaro-twitter-facebook/

I've told y'all I don't care much for #NFL football anymore. But I do care a lot about NFL players.

#DamarHamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field and the game would have continued if both teams hadn't protested.

Up until a few years ago the NFL used race norming, meaning that if both Brett Favre and I won brain damaged settlements my payout would be lower, because "Blacks have lower IQ anyways!"

You may be able to enjoy this sport. I can't.

Wishing Damar a speedy and complete recovery.

He talked about electric cars. I don't know anything about cars, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.

Then he talked about rockets. I don't know anything about rockets, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.

Now he talks about software. I happen to know a lot about software & Elon Musk is saying the stupidest shit I've ever heard anyone say, so when people say he's a genius I figure I should stay the hell away from his cars and rockets.

Washington Post journalists on Mastodon:

@willoremus
@taylorlorenz
@teddyamen
@tonyromm
@tatumhunter
@Shira
@samueloakford
@rachellerman
@pbump
@perrybacon
@NaomiNix
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@markseibel
@jeremybowers
@jeremybmerrill
@JosephMenn
@hamzashaban
@heatherkelly
@gbrockell
@geoffreyfowler
@Ddiamond
@databae
@cristianolima
@cqz
@bellwak
@andrewvandam
@alyssafowers
@aaronjschaffer

Please let me know who I'm missing! More to come.