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DISPATCHES FROM THE CULTURE WARS – APRIL 25, 2023
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, Lifeboat Foundation
* 90 Seconds to Midnight
* Community Stands With Ralph Yarl
* Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Cities?
* Christians Against Christian Nationalism
* Fighting for Libraries
* Mad Dog Court Demands Blood
* Rutgers Faculty Hit the Bricks
* Transphobia in the Wake of Nashville Shootings
* Black Electeds: It’s Always Open Season
* South Korea’s 4B Movement Leaves Patriarchy Behind
90 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT
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By Frida Berrigan
TomDispatch
Amid all the tweens trying to jumpstart the next viral craze,
a 30-second video features five representatives of
the _Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists_’ science and security
board frozen in place as a voice intones: “We move the clock
forward, the closest it has ever been to midnight.” On TikTok,
versions of this video got hundreds of thousands of “likes” and
thousands of comments.
COMMUNITY STANDS WITH RALPH YARL
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Fox4 News Kansas City
Hundreds of protesters descended upon downtown Kansas City over what
they said was racism displayed by 84-year-old Andrew D. Lester, who
has been charged with two felony counts in the shooting of Ralph Yarl,
a Black 16-year-old who rang his doorbell. Protesters said law
enforcement’s handling of the shooting showed a double standard in
the criminal justice system.
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Cities?
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By Colin Woodard
Politico
Listen to the southern right talk about violence in America and
you’d think New York City was as dangerous as Bakhmut on Ukraine’s
eastern front. In reality, the region the Big Apple comprises most of
is far and away the safest part of the U.S. mainland when it comes to
gun violence. Florida and Texas have per capita firearm death rates
three to four times higher than New York’s.
CHRISTIANS AGAINST CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM
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By Ruth Braunstein
Religion News Service
A sitting member of Congress has sold “Proud Christian
Nationalist” T-shirts on her website. Books defending Christian
nationalism are given serious discussion. And according to a recent
survey, nearly one-third of Americans now hold Christian nationalist
attitudes. But there is another, relatively untold, side of this
story: The most recent rise of Christian nationalism has ignited a
wave of resistance.
FIGHTING FOR LIBRARIES
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By Emily Drabinski
Truthout
In response to pushes to censor materials, a group of Lincolnwood
residents organized under the name Library Defense. They drew on
existing community networks of interest and influence. Alongside
rallies and letter-writing campaigns, the group also looked to the
library board. Library Defense supported a slate of four
anti-censorship candidates for the open seats on the Lincolnwood
board.
MAD DOG COURT DEMANDS BLOOD
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By Mark Joseph Stern
Slate
In a unanimous opinion, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals waved
away overwhelming evidence of innocence and decided that, Richard
Glossip is guilty—and _must_ be put to death on May 18. Glossip
was charged with murder in 1997. The decision makes a sadistic mockery
of the judiciary’s supposed role as a guardian of individual
liberties.
RUTGERS FACULTY HIT THE BRICKS
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By Sudip Bhattacharya
Protean
A week-long strike was heretofore unheard of at Rutgers. Now, it’ll
be easier to call on one another, and workers across the state, in
future acts of solidarity—they’ve witnessed the power of a strike,
both its efficacy and its joyfulness. Public universities should be
prioritizing the education of their students. That requires a
well-paid and secure workforce.
TRANSPHOBIA IN THE WAKE OF NASHVILLE SHOOTINGS
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By Anthony DiMaggio
CounterPunch
The Nashville mass shooting by the 28-year-old Audrey Hale has been
seized upon by the reactionary right to intensify the campaign of hate
against the trans community. Even as her motives were unknown and
pending an investigation, rightwing officials and pundits pounced,
blaming the shooting on trans-identity politics. This outcome is
unsurprising for a party that treats hate as a family value.
BLACK ELECTEDS: IT’S ALWAYS OPEN SEASON
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By David A. Love, JD
The Black Commentator
America has a long history of removing Black lawmakers from office,
quelling dissent and subverting the will of the voters — all for the
sake of raw power, resisting demographic change and maintaining White
dominance through antidemocratic and dictatorial means.
SOUTH KOREA’S 4B MOVEMENT LEAVES PATRIARCHY BEHIND
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By Anna Louie Sussman
New York magazine
“4B,” a small but growing movement among Korean women, is
shorthand for four Korean words that all start with _bi-_, or
“no”: The first no, _bihon, _is the refusal of heterosexual
marriage. _Bichulsan _is the refusal of childbirth,_ biyeonae_ is
saying no to dating, and _bisekseu_ is the rejection of heterosexual
sexual relationships.
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* Ralph Yarl
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* Oklahoma
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* Rutgers University
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