Why Trump Cult is Scared of The Truth - Identity Fusion #psychology

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7zrHcDUKNxE

Weekly Roundup: Trump Attacks Kamala Harris’ Racial Identity (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

Annika Brockschmidt joins us to discuss recent shifts in American politics, particularly focusing on identity politics. 

The conversation delves into controversies surrounding race and identity, spotlighting Donald Trump’s contentious comments on Kamala Harris’s heritage, the Trump campaign’s struggles to broaden its coalition, and the GOP’s strategies related to Project 2025. 

We analyze the influence of social media on political mobilization and explore how these dynamics are perceived outside of the United States. 

The episode concludes with a sense of cautious optimism as they reflect on recent positive developments and public enthusiasm related to the upcoming election.

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/weekly-roundup-trump-attacks-kamala-harris-racial-identity/

Facing book bans and restrictions on lessons, teachers are scared and self-censoring (Dave Davies; Fresh Air podcast)

Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson explains how new laws about teaching race, racism, gender identity and sexuality have created new fears and burdens in schools and classrooms.

School systems around the country are struggling to fill teaching positions as many choose to leave the profession due to burnout and low pay. 

But there's something else making life difficult for public school teachers these days - the culture wars that have flared in schools and school boards across the country as parents and political activists debate how to teach kids about race, racism, gender identity and sexuality. 

At least 25 states have enacted laws that impose teaching restrictions on those topics or make it easier to remove books from school libraries. That means teachers are feeling pressure from parents and administrators and sometimes facing disciplinary action or the threat of criminal prosecution if they fail to conform to new state laws and regulations. 

Interview: 

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/22/1183701813/facing-book-bans-and-restrictions-on-lessons-teachers-are-scared-and-self-censor

Florida Legislature passes bill that limits how schools and workplaces teach about race and identity - The Washington Post

"Is it possible to talk about slavery, or the fact that White people not Black people were enslavers," Gibson asked. "How does that conversation go so nobody feels or has the imposition of guilt or compelled to feel guilty?"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/03/10/florida-legislature-passes-anti-woke-bill/

The psychology of fairness: Why some Americans don't believe the election results

..People often do not get the outcome they want on issues central to their identity, so it is important to actively guard against questioning the legitimacy of an objective and fair process...

https://theconversation.com/the-psychology-of-fairness-why-some-americans-dont-believe-the-election-results-152305

Trump Has Flooded DC With Law Enforcement Officers Who Won’t Identify Themselves – Mother Jones

They’re not Blackwater. But it’s fair to ask.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/06/trump-has-flooded-dc-with-law-enforcement-officers-who-wont-identify-themselves/

Rand Paul’s claim that Trump has a constitutional right to confront whistleblowers - The Washington Post

Paul has long championed protections for whistleblowers. But the one who filed a complaint about President Trump should be unmasked and confronted, Paul says. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/08/rand-pauls-claim-that-trump-has-constitutional-right-confront-whistleblowers/

A student in Boston wrote ‘I am from Hong Kong.’ An onslaught of Chinese anger followed. - The Washington Post

Sitting on a bus in Boston, thousands of miles from her home in Hong Kong, college student Frances Hui crossed paths with an inquisitive fellow passenger. “Where are you from?” the passenger pressed. When she eventually replied “Hong Kong,” the man started to get aggressive, Hui recounted. He insisted that she should define herself as “from China” — which was handed control of the former British colony in 1997...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/a-student-in-boston-wrote-i-am-from-hong-kong-an-onslaught-of-chinese-anger-followed/2019/05/24/298ea3ee-719a-11e9-9331-30bc5836f48e_story.html

Email Aliases Are One of the Most Underused, Sanity-Improving Hacks - Gizmodo

We're all fighting a battle against the daily deluge of incoming emails, and one of the ways you can turn the tide—and get your inbox a little more organized—is by creating an email alias. This feature is available on email services from Google, Apple, and Microsoft, and is also useful for protecting your identity and your privacy.....
https://gizmodo.com/email-aliases-are-one-of-the-most-underused-sanity-imp-1834141476

Young Trans Children Know Who They Are - The Atlantic

A new study shows that gender-nonconforming kids who go on to transition already have a strong sense of their true identity—one that differs from their assigned gender. ....
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/01/young-trans-children-know-who-they-are/580366/

Evangelical group wants gays removed from anti-lynching bill

Liberty Counsel Chairman Mat Staver opposes including the words "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" in a federal anti-lynching bill.....
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/evangelical-group-wants-gays-removed-anti-lynching-bill-n956831

Berkeley police under fire for publishing anti-fascist activists' names and photos - the guardian

Unusual release of arrested demonstrators' identities could fuel harassment and abuse, experts and activists say Berkeley police have arrested more than a dozen anti-fascist activists and posted their names and photos on Twitter, raising concerns that the department was encouraging harassment and abuse. ....
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/06/berkeley-activists-arrested-police-identified-twitter

The complex history of ‘In God We Trust’ | Religion News Service

In his first State of the Union address President Donald Trump sought to link religion with American identity.....
https://religionnews.com/2018/02/05/the-complex-history-of-in-god-we-trust/

Firms Are Buying, Sharing Your Online Info. What Can You Do About It?

There are some big companies out there that you've probably never heard of, that know more about you than you can imagine. They're called data brokers, and they collect all sorts of information — names, addresses, income, where you go on the Internet and who you connect with online. That information is then sold to other companies. There are few regulations governing these brokers.

Data brokers have been around for a long time, collecting information about your magazine and newspaper subscriptions. They know whether you prefer dogs or cats. From public records they can tell if you drive a Ford or a Subaru or if you've declared bankruptcy.

But the Internet upped the ante considerably. Think of all that personal data you share on Facebook, or your online shopping. According to Julie Brill, who recently stepped down as a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, these companies share just about everything.

"It's what Web pages we visit, where we're shopping, who we're interfacing with on social media — all of that information is available to be collected by entities that park themselves on the various websites," Brill said....
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/07/11/485571291/firms-are-buying-sharing-your-online-info-what-can-you-do-about-it?ft=nprml&f=1001