Ok here we go. Look at the electoral maps by county for the last few decades of US presidential elections.  You’ll notice that the South goes almost uniformly Republican red every time. Duh. But if you look closer, there’s something else there ...

A lot of the anger about non-white people voting for a white nationalist is because some people don't understand one inarguable historical truth: THAT'S EXACTLY HOW YOU BECOME WHITE! A thread:

it goes like this the fourth the fifth the whiskey drink the lager drink the baffled king composing Chumbawumba

Over the past couple days, I've been fuming about Texas's SCOTUS filing seeking to overturn election results in 4 states (including mine). It's exacerbated by the fact that other states joined Texas. This isn't like other cases. Here's why (for legal & institutional reasons): /1

There’s an Amanda Gorman at every HS you call underperforming, inner city, and/or the G word. Honor. Black. Students. Art. #InaugurationDay

Since Proctorio is a key sponsor of the Online Teaching Conference this year, my colleague and friend @AlohaSargent and I are boycotting it. Below are the equity concerns of minoritized students...👇

Every so-called “four year” bachelor’s degree should grant an associate degree along the way. Educational disruptions are common. Some college no degree often means disaster. We can address that. This need not threaten community colleges. It helps everyone. #RealCollege

#FridayVibes

Being a Dem, a veteran & Josh Hawley, a 🪡🧵. 17 years ago today I was in my first serious combat. I was 20. All day I’ve been thinking about them walking into that ambush. About laying in a ditch as tracers crisscrossed overhead until the tanks came. 7 years ago 👇

Mourning DMX should mean acknowledging the ways we as a society have criminalized addiction. It means acknowledging how our language perpetuates stigmas towards people with substance use disorder. It means moving towards a more supportive world for people with addictions.

This will be the best spent 3m 24sec of your day. Grab a cup of coffee, take a pause, and let this delightful girl tell you about herself.

His hands were up. But even if they were down, #AdamToledo should be breathing right now. But again. buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer…

Black girls deserve girlhood — uninterrupted. Black girls deserve to grow up and become women.

Oh my word, Stephanie Ruhle just eviscerated West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice over signing an anti-trans bill. This is masterful journalism. Nothing but facts.

Greg Abbot has officially directed Family and Protective Services to begin investigating all trans children in Texas and prosecuting their parents as child abusers. He has also instructed all teachers, doctors, and caregivers to begin reporting any trans students they see.

Watch every second of this.

Martha's Vineyard resident with some words