Today in Progressive Totalitarianism
4th August 2022
Texas keeps pressure on DC as more migrant buses arrive near US Capitol
Manchin-Schumer spending bill could eliminate 30,000 jobs, new analysis shows
‘Grotesque greed’: immoral fossil fuel profits must be taxed, says UN chief (The Guardian) When I hear ‘grotesque greed’, I automatically think about the U.N.
New executive director of liberal dark money education group has repeatedly called to defund the police Apparently the first thing one does on getting a new job these days is go back and delete all of your old tweets.
‘The battle continues to grow’: Deep-pocketed education group targets contested states (Politico)
California’s woke kindergarten lessons: ‘This is the greatest outrage’
California school district paying 20K for ‘Woke Kindergarten’ consulting
6 books beyond ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ that explore the loss of reproductive rights (CNN) In the Narrative Media, ‘reproductive rights’ means the right not to reproduce by killing your child.
‘Morning Joe’ Tees Up Anti-Birth Dem to Spread ‘Dangers’ of a ‘Post-Dobbs America’
Report: Wikipedia Will Only Allow Approved Editors to Alter US ‘Recession’ Articles
Excusing Illegal Immigration Comes Back to Bite Mayors of DC, NYC
Leaked Email Shows NYC Struggling To Cope With ‘Drastic Influx’ Of Illegal Aliens Amid Border Crisis
Navarro on Kansas Support for Abortion: GOP Has Mistresses Too!
How prestige outlets like The Guardian get away with copypasta “First, there is the practice that undermines any notion their purpose is to inform their readers. Which is that they don’t fucking cite anything. Ever. There are zero, zip, nada, links or citations.”
In boosting Trump acolytes, Democrats become what they once condemned (Washington Post) Megan McArdle.
Get Woke, Go Broke: $90 Million BatGirl Movie Gets Canned The actors don’t care. You can bet that they got paid – they just don’t get their usual gross points.
Sex Redefined (Nature)
DeSantis Removes State Attorney Who Vowed Not to Prosecute Abortions
Another One Bites the Dust: Netflix Cancels Lesbian Vampire Show
Newsom Demands Hollywood Return to California for Abortions, Tax Cuts
Déjà Vu: Another Democrat Thinks Parents Shouldn’t Have a Say in Their Children’s Education
It’s Official: The View Announces Hire of 2 Faux Conservative Co-Hosts
Shipping’s New ESG Rules Could Starve Millions