Monthly Archives: August 2017

Quick Takes – Social Justice Education: Social Justice Math; Social Justice Engineering; Social Justice Everything!

Posted on August 31, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Social Justice All The Things!      First, a little mood music:      Carrying … Continue reading →

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Revolution of the Elites

Posted on August 30, 2017 by The Political Hat

     The common trope regarding revolutions is that the masses, united somehow, stand up against their elite oppressors in order to liberate said masses and create a utopia (which invariably is corrupted by impure elements like “wreckers” or “kulaks”).      However, organizing … Continue reading →

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California To Jail People For Expressing Cis-Normativity

Posted on August 29, 2017 by The Political Hat

     California is poised to mandate that health facilities use a patients preferred gender pronouns… or go to jail for up to a year.      SB 219, in part, reads: “1439.51. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), it shall be unlawful … Continue reading →

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Sonic Attack

Posted on August 28, 2017 by The Political Hat

     U.S. Embassy employees were recently attacked with what is apparently a “sonic device“: “The State Department confirmed today that at least 16 U.S. Embassy employees in Cuba suffered symptoms from an attack with a sonic device. “… “The State Department … Continue reading →

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Euthanasia in California: “Kill Me or Get Sued!”

Posted on August 28, 2017 by The Political Hat

     California’s new euthanasia law, for now at least, allows for hospitals and doctors to refuse to proactively kill off their patients. However, a new lawsuit is arguing that not aiding and abetting the killing of a patient is a form … Continue reading →

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News of the Week (August 27th, 2017)

Posted on August 27, 2017 by The Political Hat

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Cheese Rape

Posted on August 25, 2017 by The Political Hat

     This is not the rape of a piece of Swiss cheese, but the claim that PeTA are making that cheese, a well known tool of oppression, is obtained exclusively from rape… “As feminists, we’re working to put more women in … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Purity in Education: Purge the Unbelievers; Kill the Impure; Kill their Allies

Posted on August 24, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: Shun the unbelievers!      First, a little candy mountain wisdom:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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Progressives’ Child: White Supremacy

Posted on August 23, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Neo-Nazis, White Supremacists, White Identitarians—they are all in the news lately feeling empowered to be outspoken over the mistaken idea that Donald Trump’s victory last November, despite the fact that he has unequivocally condemned them, means they can put þe … Continue reading →

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Schrödinger’s Senator

Posted on August 22, 2017 by The Political Hat

     If you ask an ardent Trump supporter, Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) is a RINO who plotted to save Obamacare and otherwise serve as a minion to Democrats. "We are never going to #MAGA unless we have people who will support … Continue reading →

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