Blogaround

1. Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Long Pause Explained Racism and Sexism in America (posted March 24) "Everybody knew that Ted Cruz got to stand up there and call Ketanji Brown Jackson whatever he wanted to, and nobody would stop him. Everybody knew that Jackson could not respond in kind if she wanted the job. And everybody knew that, in the same situation, Kavanaugh could and did sneer at his questioners, threaten the Senate with political retribution, and declare his undying love for beer, without hurting his chances at unaccountable lifetime power."

2. Harm Reduction: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) (posted March 28) "But advocates say that much, much more is needed, including making sure that people who use drugs have a seat at the table during policy discussions, and that funding gets to community-based organizations providing the services for them."

3. ‘I Found It!’ (posted March 22) "Those memories of billboards, buttons, and bumper stickers came flooding back when I read this Christianity Today piece by Maria Baer last week: '$100M Ad Campaign Aims to Make Jesus the ‘Biggest Brand in Your City’.'"

4. As the Emmett Till Antilynching Act becomes law, we owe a debt to the mother who never let us forget (posted March 9)

5. 7 Things White Christians Can Do to Address White Supremacy at Church (posted March 20) "Pull together a group to write a more honest church history that begins with this simple question: Why is our church physically located where it is? Why is it in this part of our community and not another one? In nearly all cases this question will quickly lead to issues of racially segregated neighborhoods, white flight from cities to suburbs and land grabs from Native Americans, to name just a few. And other questions will flow from this beginning: Has the church ever had a policy or practice of prohibiting non-white members? Where was the voice of the church during past and present movements for civil rights? How different would a history of your church be if it were written by non-white members of your community?"

6. The Redemption of Redeeming Love: A Movie Review and Marketplace History (posted March 24) "But without fail, every time a new film adaptation is released, reviewers are once again shocked with the popularity of Christian fiction romance."

7. Madison Cawthorn Allegedly Overwhelmed By Washington Cocaine And Orgy Invites (posted March 28) Uh okay.

8. Twitter suspends Babylon Bee for naming Rachel Levine ‘Man of the Year’ (posted March 21) The Babylon Bee is trash.

Jesus: “Show me your funniest joke.”

Babylon Bee: "I have no funniest joke."

Jesus: "You are right in saying, ‘I have no funniest joke,' for you only have one joke, and the one you have is not funny."

— J.R.R. Jokin (@joshcarlosjosh) March 23, 2022

9. Another negative positive (posted March 30) "The previous time my wife tested positive I was sent home from the Big Box, told to get tested, and not permitted to return until 24 hours after a negative test result. This time they’re just, like, 'But you didn’t test positive right? So why aren’t you coming in? And why are you still wearing a mask like some weirdo?'"

(Meanwhile in Shanghai, I have been in lockdown for about 3 weeks because of the covid outbreak...)

10. Autistic Sensory Pain and the Medical Consequences (posted 2021) "If autistic people are constantly told that their sensory pain 'isn’t a big deal,' why would we assume you would take our physical pain seriously?" I am autistic, and all of this rings very true.