Next Draft - Danger Things
"Imagine a world exactly like our own, but distorted by time and space. You can still access familiar places, but they're askew, empty; they lack the principle of formality, and appear as mere simulations ... another dimension that is presented to us as a membrane-dripping, shadowy version of the world we know and inhabit." That's how Thrillist describes the Upside Down in Stanger Things. If you consume enough news, it's hard not to feel like America has been sucked into the Upside Down; something is off, the normal rules don't apply, institutions can't be trusted. If Mar-a-Lago is the Upside Down's vacation spot, then Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's abode in Alexandria is America's home sweet home. Jodi Kantor in the NYT (Gift Article): At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display. "After the 2020 presidential election, as some Trump supporters falsely claimed that President Biden had stolen the office, many of them displayed a startling symbol outside their homes, on their cars and in online posts: an upside-down American flag. One of the homes flying an inverted flag during that time was the residence of Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., in Alexandria, Va., according to photographs and interviews with neighbors. The upside-down flag was aloft on Jan. 17, 2021, the images showed. President Donald J. Trump’s supporters, including some brandishing the same symbol, had rioted at the Capitol a little over a week before. Mr. Biden’s inauguration was three days away." Consider that the same Justice who flew this inverted flag (he blamed it on his wife) is currently sitting in judgement on a presidential immunity case that is delaying the trial of the guy who actually tried to steal an election. It would be better if this shocked us. Sadly, it confirms our worst concerns and we're all quite certain Alito (like Thomas, whose wife was a big stop the steal player) won't recuse himself from any related cases. Back in the rightside up world, a Justice might even resign over something like this. But we know that won't happen. We've come to expect that no one ever gets held to account. Maybe we're getting too used to living in the Upside Down. 2The Melting NotOn Wednesday, I took a look at how the desegregation that followed Brown v Board of Ed seventy years ago has slowed, and in some places, even reversed: Integrate Expectations. Today, WaPo (Gift Article) explains that the decision remains remarkably popular. It's the actual implementation of related policies and outcomes that people are less enthused about. 70 years later, 1 in 3 Black people say integration didn’t help Black students. "About half of Black adults favor letting children attend neighborhood schools, even if it means most students would be of the same race — which, given housing patterns, is often the case. White Americans also sometimes hold conflicting views. Nine in 10 Whites say they support the Brown decision, and nearly 2 in 3 say more needs to be done to integrate schools throughout the nation. Nonetheless, large segments of the White population oppose strategies that would help make that a reality. Nearly 8 in 10 White adults say it is better for children to go to neighborhood schools over diverse ones." 3CaddyshackledIf you think golf is too boring, have I got a story for you. Scottie Scheffler, "was arrested Friday morning on his way to the PGA Championship, with stunning images showing him handcuffed as he was taken to jail for not following police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation. In a span of four hours, the top-ranked golfer in the world was arrested wearing gym shorts and a T-shirt, dressed in an orange jail shirt for his mug shot, returned to Valhalla Golf Club in golf clothes and made his 10:08 a.m. second-round tee time." The dude was arrested, booked, took a mugshot, and still made his tee time. And completed his round at five under par. This gives new meaning to, "Mind if I play through?" 4Weekend WhatsWhat to Watch: Riley Keough and Lily Gladstone are both excellent, as is Chloe Guidry (as a troubled teen) in Under the Bridge on Hulu—a show about a group of girls who become suspects in the murder of one of their friends. 5Extra, ExtraTicket Window: "This bill requires ticket sellers (including sellers on the secondary market) for concerts, performances, sporting events, and similar activities to clearly and prominently disclose at the beginning of the transaction, and prior to the selection of a ticket, the total ticket price for the event." We found a rare bipartisan issue. Everyone hates not knowing what a ticket actually costs until you get to the shopping cart. (You'll still get ripped off. You'll just know about it earlier.) 6Feel Good Friday"At 16 years old, a North Texas teenager became the youngest graduate of Texas Woman's University. The previous youngest grad was her older sister." That's pretty good. But there's also this: A teenager from Chicago walked in her graduation ceremony this month after earning her doctoral degree at 17. |
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It's the Enablers, Stupid
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