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M. Ní Sídach<p>West Ada washes off chalk messages amid 'everyone is welcome here' movement<br>Local Journalists Stepping Up in Red States<br>West Ada, Meridian, Idaho<br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/KTVB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KTVB</span></a><br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Resegregation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resegregation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/whiteNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whiteNationalism</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpRegime</span></a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thP2_vyR7uU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=thP2_vyR7u</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a></p>
M. Ní Sídach<p>Family shares concerns as district seeks removal of inclusive signs<br>Local Journalists Stepping Up in Red States<br>West Ada, Meridian, Idaho<br><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/KTVB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KTVB</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Resegregation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resegregation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/whiteNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whiteNationalism</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpRegime</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQsojqqSMbI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=mQsojqqSMb</span><span class="invisible">I</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>Joy Reid posted this article from The Atlantic that explains the long game of resegregation. </p><p>The Great Resegregation: The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.<br><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/trump-attacks-dei/681772/?gift=Je3D9AQS-C17lUTOnl2W8K_XjmAfA0keueDfBfFIihk&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/politics/archi</span><span class="invisible">ve/2025/02/trump-attacks-dei/681772/?gift=Je3D9AQS-C17lUTOnl2W8K_XjmAfA0keueDfBfFIihk&amp;utm_source=copy-link&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=share</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Resegregation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resegregation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Segration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Segration</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ArrestTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArrestTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ArrestMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArrestMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DonaldKrasnov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldKrasnov</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPKakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPKakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPWeirdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPWeirdos</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
nomotime<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LesterHolt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LesterHolt</span></a> to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Exit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Exit</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NBC</span></a> Nightly News as MSNBC Cuts Ayman Mohyeldin’s Show</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/feb/24/msnbc-ayman-mohyeldin-show-canceled" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/media/2025/feb</span><span class="invisible">/24/msnbc-ayman-mohyeldin-show-canceled</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump2</span></a>.0 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Resegregation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resegregation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGAisMAWA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAisMAWA</span></a> <br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a></p>
nomotime<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MSNBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSNBC</span></a> Drama Intensifies as Network <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Axes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Axes</span></a> Shows Hosted by 3 More Lefty Anchors in Wake of Joy Reid’s Ouster</p><p>Ahem: Lefty Anchors = Anchors of Color</p><p><a href="https://nypost.com/2025/02/24/media/msnbc-drama-intensifies-as-network-axes-shows-hosted-by-3-more-lefty-anchors-in-wake-of-joy-reids-ouster-sources/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nypost.com/2025/02/24/media/ms</span><span class="invisible">nbc-drama-intensifies-as-network-axes-shows-hosted-by-3-more-lefty-anchors-in-wake-of-joy-reids-ouster-sources/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump2</span></a>.0 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Resegregation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resegregation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGAisMAWA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAisMAWA</span></a> <br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Karen Attiah wrote a short opinion piece about how the nationwide assault on diversity, equity and inclusion <br>led by conservatives <br>is actually aimed at <a href="https://c.im/tags/resegregation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resegregation</span></a> </p><p>And how being precise in our language about what’s happening is crucial.</p><p>These facts, taken together, <br>point to the removal of Black people from academic, corporate and government spaces: resegregation.</p><p>People are vowing to push back with their wallets <br>— to shop at Costco and boycott Target, for example. </p><p>But I believe the fight starts with language. </p><p>Journalists have a role and an obligation to be precise in naming what we are facing.</p><p>Frankly, I wish the media would stop using “DEI” and “diversity hiring” altogether. </p><p>Any official, including the president, who chooses to blame everything from plane crashes to wildfires on non-White, non-male people should be asked whether they believe that desegregation is to blame. </p><p>Whether they believe resegregation is the answer. </p><p>We need to bring back the language that describes what is actually happening.</p><p>When I write about difficult or contentious topics where I want to take great care to not be misunderstood and to be as accurate as I can be, <br>I always think about this piece by history professor Michael Todd Landis <br>on the language we use to talk about the Civil War &amp; slavery.</p><p>Specifically, let us drop the word “Union” when describing the United States side of the conflagration, <br>as in “Union troops” versus “Confederate troops.” </p><p>Instead of “Union,” we should say “United States.” </p><p>By employing “Union” instead of “United States,” we are indirectly supporting the Confederate view of secession wherein the nation of the United States collapsed, having been built on a “sandy foundation” <br>(according to rebel Vice President Alexander Stephens). </p><p>In reality, however, the United States never ceased to exist. </p><p>The Constitution continued to operate normally; <br>elections were held; <br>Congress, the presidency, and the courts functioned; <br>diplomacy was conducted; <br>taxes were collected; <br>crimes were punished; etc. </p><p>Yes, there was a massive, murderous rebellion in at least a dozen states, <br>but that did not mean that the United States disappeared.<br><a href="https://kottke.org/25/02/resegregation-coups-orwell-and-the-importance-of-precise-language" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kottke.org/25/02/resegregation</span><span class="invisible">-coups-orwell-and-the-importance-of-precise-language</span></a></p>