Today in Witch-Hunt Culture
29th May 2023
Illinois To Become First State To Ban Book Bans (Book Riot) Which aren’t, of course, ‘book bans’.
Texas lawmakers find consensus on bill banning diversity, equity and inclusion offices in public universities (Texas Tribune)
Texas To Ban Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Efforts At Public Universities (Huffington Post)
With this debt limit deal, Congress has beclowned itself (Washington Post)
Texas Republicans pass voting bills targeting large Democratic county (Washington Post) If you want to prevent cheating, you go where the cheaters are.
Ugandan President Signs Anti-LGBTQ Bill With Death Penalty (Bloomberg)
Uganda Signs Anti-gay Law With Death Penalty for ‘Aggravated Homosexuality’
Experts warn of increased risk of US terror attacks by rightwing ‘lone wolf’ actors (The Guardian)
No Laughing Matter: John Cleese Holds Line Against Calls To Cancel Scene In ‘Life Of Brian’
What ESPN’s Sam Ponder calls ‘fairness’ is plain old bigotry (USA Today) No backsliding on the Narrative, or you will be cancelled.
Data analyst explains why Ron DeSantis is in trouble with voters already (Raw Story)