Critics denounce Trump Media plan to sell priority access to Truth Social posts

Move would allow Wall Street trading firms and other institutions to potentially profit from seeing president’s posts first…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/16/trump-media-truth-social-posts

 

Oh Mitch!!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UKB_33zpilc

 

Billionaires Losing Privilege Is Not the Same as Being Poor

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AOJuzUznnk4

 

How the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia’ extend to apartheid South Africa | Elon Musk | The Guardian

"What is indisputable is that Musk and Thiel grew up amid incredible privilege where the racial hierarchy was clear. Those who claimed to reject apartheid sought to explain this privilege not as the result of systemic racial oppression but the natural order of things thanks to their own abilities. That in turn led some to regard all forms government as oppressive and true liberty as an individual battle for survival…" 

"You can call this anti-democratic principle dictatorship if you wish. In Italy it is called 'Fascism', in Germany 'German National Socialism' and in South Africa 'Christian nationalism'."… 

"We all [white South Africans], by the very nature of our privileges and our place in the racial hierarchy, grew up believing we were the master race, even if we didn't actively think about it,"…

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/26/elon-musk-peter-thiel-apartheid-south-africa

 

Suffering and Persecution: It’s In the Code Ep. 54 (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

Why do conservative American Christians and Christian nationalists use the rhetoric of being “attacked” and “persecuted”? Why do they perceive themselves to be “suffering” in the contemporary United States, when they experience pronounced social, cultural, and legal privilege? And how do these ideas link up with the broader valorization of “suffering” within some forms of Christian identity? Dan takes on these issues in this week’s episode.

Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/its-in-the-code-ep-54-suffering-and-persecution/

This ”Om” Symbol Led to a Christian Invasion (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Atheist podast #493)

— A Christian mob invaded an Appalachian artists’ retreat because of an “Om” symbol in the chapel. (2:55) 

— Spokane, Washington’s mayor appeared at a prayer event alongside Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht and domestic terrorist Matt Shea. (32:32) 

— Massachusetts rejected would-be foster parents because of their bigotry, not their Catholic faith. (44:11) — Denver Archdiocese sued Colorado over free pre-K because it hurts their bottom line. (56:44) — This Catholic website quizzed readers on whether they could “recognize superstition.” Let’s take the quiz. (1:05:35)

Interview: 

https://friendlyatheistpodcast.com/2023/08/24/this-om-symbol-led-to-a-christian-invasion/

Opinion | The New Beneficiaries of Affirmative Action Are White Men - POLITICO

It is hard to avoid the upside-down nature of a decision that ends up privileging the very group that has historically been most advantaged. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson condemned the "perverse" nature of the SFFA decision, which reads a part of the Constitution aimed at correcting racial injustice as barring a policy that does just that. A recent challenge to Harvard's legacy admissions policy is also premised on the backwards aspect of a decision that bans express accounting of race while permitting consideration of far less worthy traits…

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/07/19/scotus-affirmative-action-admissions-white-men-00106595

Alex Jones Is In Big Trouble (Opening Arguments podcast OA582)

The court has nothing BUT contempt for Alex Jones. Like, half a million dollars worth of contempt. He has dodged depositions for an eternity and Thomas’s new favorite judge ever has had enough of it. Get the breakdown!

Interview: 

https://openargs.com/oa582-alex-jones-is-in-big-trouble/

How America Became a Country Full of Assholes

"The asshole, as I define it, is the guy who allows himself special advantages in cooperative life out of an entrenched sense of entitlement that immunizes him against the complaints of other people." In other words, he's the individual—generally male, although as John Cleese candidly admits, his mother probably was one too—who thinks the general rules don't apply to them because they're somehow smarter, better, or more special than their fellow citizens.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-america-became-a-country-full-of-assholes

Privilege

According to the theory of Privilege, everybody is born into different circumstances, and those circumstances make certain outcomes in life more likely relative to those born into different circumstances. Circumstances that render a higher likelihood of a fulfilling life are what's labeled 'Privileges.' ....
https://youtu.be/Ay6OX0kEvD4

Atheist Groups Respond to Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

Here’s what atheist and church/state separation groups are saying about the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. .....
http://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/10/06/atheist-groups-respond-to-brett-kavanaughs-confirmation-to-the-supreme-court/

Some in America see religious freedom as privileging only one set of beliefs | TheHill

As the Trump administration and its religious right allies push an exclusionary view of religious freedom, let’s be clear about the dangers their agenda represents for the basic rights of everyday Americans. What ultra-conservatives like Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights director Roger Severino and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will have you believe is that today religious Americans are discriminated against because of their beliefs. That we must protect and uplift these faithful voices.....

http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/385190-some-religious-folks-in-america-see-religious-freedom-as-privileging

Cory Booker: I Get Angry That Privileged People Are Opening Up Pot Shops - The Daily Beast

The senator is at the forefront of a movement. But he's not sure the movement has the right philosophical foundation. At least not yet. ....
https://www.thedailybeast.com/cory-booker-i-get-angry-that-privileged-people-are-opening-up-pot-shops

Charlottesville Violence Drives Denver Church To Hold Tough Conversations On Race Listen· 4:28

One of the oldest African-American churches in Denver has invited church members and community members to participate in conversations about race.
Interview:

https://www.npr.org/2017/12/31/574892701/charlottesville-violence-drives-denver-church-to-hold-tough-conversations-on-rac

Longtime Conservative Says Trump's Election Caused Him To Rethink White Privilege Listen· 5:09

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Max Boot, senior fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations, about his column for Foreign Policy, in which he credits learning about his white male privilege to the election of Donald Trump.
Interview:

https://www.npr.org/2018/01/03/575450176/longtime-conservative-says-trumps-election-caused-him-to-re-think-white-privileg

OA129: “Don’t Talk To The Police” (Opening Arguments podcast)

Should you take legal advice from a viral video on YouTube?

Today’s episode is all about judges, lawyers, attorney-client privilege, and the police. We begin with the news that Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan has recused herself in the case of Jennings v. Rodriguez; why?

After that, the guys break down a video called “Don’t Talk To The Police” and discuss some hallmarks of legal videos online.

After that, Andrew tackles Donald Trump Jr.’s assertion that whenever a lawyer enters the room, attorney-client privilege shields everything. Is that really true? (No.)

Finally, we end with the answer to Thomas Takes The Bar Exam question #53 about witness impeachment. Don’t forget to following our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page so that you too can play along with #TTTBE!
Interview:
https://openargs.com/oa129-dont-talk-police/

Where Does White Privilege Show Up? | Alternet

White people take their freedom for granted....
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/white-people-white-privilege

To State the Obvious, the Trump Administration’s New Affection for “Merit-Based” Policies Is Deeply Ironic -- Slate

From the top down, the Trump executive branch is infused with two things: sub-mediocrity and inherited money. ...
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/08/02/trump_administration_wants_merit_based_admissions_immigration_system.html

Rep. John Lewis: ‘Health care is a right. It is not a privilege.’

Rep. Lewis gave a speech imploring members of Congress to vote against Trumpcare....
https://thinkprogress.org/rep-lewis-health-care-is-a-right-22452ad7e9a4#.lmp20ljrq