Another daily lesson for the "don't vote" crew. Virginia school board votes to restore confederate names to 2 schools.
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Trump will do the same if he's elected
The don't vote/both sides crowd is anti black
The thing I have learned the most about the political process is that it is a constant tug of war. It even occurred to me that we could get reparations passed specifically for black people and them have to tangle with the courts. Maybe it gets through the courts…the gov will have to distribute it to the people. Will the parties overseeing it be straightforward?
Basically, nothing is a given. Every inch that gets won has to be monitored lest someone legally takes it away again. This means black folks have to engage in proactive and reactive politics. Got a win? Ok, keep voting in folks who will protect that win AND vote for folks who will get another win. At any point, ceding out vote can mean someone else running up the clock and undoing decades worth of work. See affirmative action. Folks really gonna feel it if Republicans get back in and start squashing agencies. Recent history has taught us the old shyt that was a given is no longer safe. They coming for it all on an anti-black horse.
Basically, nothing is a given. Every inch that gets won has to be monitored lest someone legally takes it away again. This means black folks have to engage in proactive and reactive politics. Got a win? Ok, keep voting in folks who will protect that win AND vote for folks who will get another win. At any point, ceding out vote can mean someone else running up the clock and undoing decades worth of work. See affirmative action. Folks really gonna feel it if Republicans get back in and start squashing agencies. Recent history has taught us the old shyt that was a given is no longer safe. They coming for it all on an anti-black horse.
Black Mamba
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Bunch of maga shills cracka ass crackas and c00ns
1/17
To everyone appalled by NYT's July 4 op-ed "Why I don't vote. And maybe you shouldn't either", note that 1) author Matthew Walther DID vote in both 2020 and 2022, and 2) he's an extremist Catholic graduate of Hillsdale College, part of the religious-right faction behind Jan 6. 1/
2/17
Walther voted in both 2020 and 2022. (His Michigan voting record was posted by Timothy Burke on Bluesky.) In fact Waltjer wrote an entire essay about voting. The NYT did not do the most basic fact-checking. Even an op-ed shouldn't be a lie. 2/
Voter Reference
3/17
This account has written often about how Hillsdale was a driving force behind Jan 5. The "1776 Commission", chaired by Hillsdale president Larry Arnn, was the quid pro quo for support of Trump's coup - letting the religious right control US education. 3/
4/17
Hillsdale, which runs a network of for-profit charters, was all in for the coup. Three Hillsdale officers helped with the MI fake-elector scheme: its president (Arnn), general counsel, & DC Dean. Even the NYT covered it, though they omit key texts showing Arnn was in the loop. 4/
5/17
Hillsdale was a "feeder of staffers" for Trump. Hillsdale set his education agenda (via Betsy DeVos). In 2020 Hillsdale officials met with fake electors; Hillsdale graduates filed election-fraud lawsuits. The NYT article just scratches the surface. 5/
How a Conservative Christian College Got Mixed Up in the 2020 Election Plot
6/17
On Jan 6, Hillsdale president Larry Arnn was out and about in DC, taking pictures with rally-goers. He'd come to DC to chair the one and only meeting of the "1776 Commission", hastily called by Trump for Jan 5 - to design an education agenda for a 2nd Trump term. 6/
7/17
If anyone doubts Walther's Hitler-esque photo, it comes from a 2023 article by Hillsdale College's own newspaper. Everyone signed off on this look. (Note: Walther's often called a Hillsdale graduate, but seems he didn't quite finish his degree...) 7/
Q&A: Matthew Walther
8/17
There's so much more on Hillsdale. The Prince/DeVos support. (It's Erik Prince's alma mater). The charter and vouchers scams. The tie to Moms for Liberty. This is who NYT editors think Americans should hear on July 4. Do we really trust these guys on what's good for democracy? 8/
9/17
Coda: NOW the NYT is editing! First title: "Why I don't vote. And why maybe you shouldn't either". Then just: "Why I don't vote". Now they realize the lie: title suddenly is "Why I won't vote" (graphic not changed though). Archived link is from 10 AM. 9/
https://archive.is/ZczNC
10/17
Adding to this thread because although Walther is in the Hillsdale penumbra now, he seems to have actually attended N. Michigan. Here's a 2016 bio claiming he had a BA, though apparently that's a lie too. Same Hitler-esque photo he re-used in 2023. 10/
https://tfas.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-17-Fellows.pdf
11/17
Walther's been doing the "I don't vote" shtick since at least 2018, when he said democracy was bad: choosing leaders was too "psychologically taxing", so people should accept their rulers "untroubled by futile expectations of change". Except..he votes. 11/
Confessions of an ex-voter
12/17
Yep!
The Russian Orthodox Church is so proud of Matthew Walther as he seamlessly bounces from Hitler to a nicotine addicted Jesus wannabe right into a Charlottesville torch carrying redneck.
13/17
That is indeed a very Hitler-esque photo.
14/17
Looks like he would have been carrying a tiki torch in Charlottesville
15/17
'Stache needs work, combover is spot on.
16/17
This should be a media scandal with the NYT using a bogus source! But CNN, NBC, CBS, etc are all in this together & wouldn’t allow criticism
17/17
Meanwhile, he seems to be posing as a hipster his NYT profile pic.
Actually, he just looks like he desperately needs a bath.
To post tweets in this format, more info here: https://www.thecoli.com/threads/tips-and-tricks-for-posting-the-coli-megathread.984734/post-52211196
To everyone appalled by NYT's July 4 op-ed "Why I don't vote. And maybe you shouldn't either", note that 1) author Matthew Walther DID vote in both 2020 and 2022, and 2) he's an extremist Catholic graduate of Hillsdale College, part of the religious-right faction behind Jan 6. 1/
2/17
Walther voted in both 2020 and 2022. (His Michigan voting record was posted by Timothy Burke on Bluesky.) In fact Waltjer wrote an entire essay about voting. The NYT did not do the most basic fact-checking. Even an op-ed shouldn't be a lie. 2/
Voter Reference
3/17
This account has written often about how Hillsdale was a driving force behind Jan 5. The "1776 Commission", chaired by Hillsdale president Larry Arnn, was the quid pro quo for support of Trump's coup - letting the religious right control US education. 3/
4/17
Hillsdale, which runs a network of for-profit charters, was all in for the coup. Three Hillsdale officers helped with the MI fake-elector scheme: its president (Arnn), general counsel, & DC Dean. Even the NYT covered it, though they omit key texts showing Arnn was in the loop. 4/
5/17
Hillsdale was a "feeder of staffers" for Trump. Hillsdale set his education agenda (via Betsy DeVos). In 2020 Hillsdale officials met with fake electors; Hillsdale graduates filed election-fraud lawsuits. The NYT article just scratches the surface. 5/
How a Conservative Christian College Got Mixed Up in the 2020 Election Plot
6/17
On Jan 6, Hillsdale president Larry Arnn was out and about in DC, taking pictures with rally-goers. He'd come to DC to chair the one and only meeting of the "1776 Commission", hastily called by Trump for Jan 5 - to design an education agenda for a 2nd Trump term. 6/
7/17
If anyone doubts Walther's Hitler-esque photo, it comes from a 2023 article by Hillsdale College's own newspaper. Everyone signed off on this look. (Note: Walther's often called a Hillsdale graduate, but seems he didn't quite finish his degree...) 7/
Q&A: Matthew Walther
8/17
There's so much more on Hillsdale. The Prince/DeVos support. (It's Erik Prince's alma mater). The charter and vouchers scams. The tie to Moms for Liberty. This is who NYT editors think Americans should hear on July 4. Do we really trust these guys on what's good for democracy? 8/
9/17
Coda: NOW the NYT is editing! First title: "Why I don't vote. And why maybe you shouldn't either". Then just: "Why I don't vote". Now they realize the lie: title suddenly is "Why I won't vote" (graphic not changed though). Archived link is from 10 AM. 9/
https://archive.is/ZczNC
10/17
Adding to this thread because although Walther is in the Hillsdale penumbra now, he seems to have actually attended N. Michigan. Here's a 2016 bio claiming he had a BA, though apparently that's a lie too. Same Hitler-esque photo he re-used in 2023. 10/
https://tfas.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-17-Fellows.pdf
11/17
Walther's been doing the "I don't vote" shtick since at least 2018, when he said democracy was bad: choosing leaders was too "psychologically taxing", so people should accept their rulers "untroubled by futile expectations of change". Except..he votes. 11/
Confessions of an ex-voter
12/17
Yep!
The Russian Orthodox Church is so proud of Matthew Walther as he seamlessly bounces from Hitler to a nicotine addicted Jesus wannabe right into a Charlottesville torch carrying redneck.
13/17
That is indeed a very Hitler-esque photo.
14/17
Looks like he would have been carrying a tiki torch in Charlottesville
15/17
'Stache needs work, combover is spot on.
16/17
This should be a media scandal with the NYT using a bogus source! But CNN, NBC, CBS, etc are all in this together & wouldn’t allow criticism
17/17
Meanwhile, he seems to be posing as a hipster his NYT profile pic.
Actually, he just looks like he desperately needs a bath.
To post tweets in this format, more info here: https://www.thecoli.com/threads/tips-and-tricks-for-posting-the-coli-megathread.984734/post-52211196
Black Mamba
Superstar
1/17
To everyone appalled by NYT's July 4 op-ed "Why I don't vote. And maybe you shouldn't either", note that 1) author Matthew Walther DID vote in both 2020 and 2022, and 2) he's an extremist Catholic graduate of Hillsdale College, part of the religious-right faction behind Jan 6. 1/
2/17
Walther voted in both 2020 and 2022. (His Michigan voting record was posted by Timothy Burke on Bluesky.) In fact Waltjer wrote an entire essay about voting. The NYT did not do the most basic fact-checking. Even an op-ed shouldn't be a lie. 2/
Voter Reference
3/17
This account has written often about how Hillsdale was a driving force behind Jan 5. The "1776 Commission", chaired by Hillsdale president Larry Arnn, was the quid pro quo for support of Trump's coup - letting the religious right control US education. 3/
4/17
Hillsdale, which runs a network of for-profit charters, was all in for the coup. Three Hillsdale officers helped with the MI fake-elector scheme: its president (Arnn), general counsel, & DC Dean. Even the NYT covered it, though they omit key texts showing Arnn was in the loop. 4/
5/17
Hillsdale was a "feeder of staffers" for Trump. Hillsdale set his education agenda (via Betsy DeVos). In 2020 Hillsdale officials met with fake electors; Hillsdale graduates filed election-fraud lawsuits. The NYT article just scratches the surface. 5/
How a Conservative Christian College Got Mixed Up in the 2020 Election Plot
6/17
On Jan 6, Hillsdale president Larry Arnn was out and about in DC, taking pictures with rally-goers. He'd come to DC to chair the one and only meeting of the "1776 Commission", hastily called by Trump for Jan 5 - to design an education agenda for a 2nd Trump term. 6/
7/17
If anyone doubts Walther's Hitler-esque photo, it comes from a 2023 article by Hillsdale College's own newspaper. Everyone signed off on this look. (Note: Walther's often called a Hillsdale graduate, but seems he didn't quite finish his degree...) 7/
Q&A: Matthew Walther
8/17
There's so much more on Hillsdale. The Prince/DeVos support. (It's Erik Prince's alma mater). The charter and vouchers scams. The tie to Moms for Liberty. This is who NYT editors think Americans should hear on July 4. Do we really trust these guys on what's good for democracy? 8/
9/17
Coda: NOW the NYT is editing! First title: "Why I don't vote. And why maybe you shouldn't either". Then just: "Why I don't vote". Now they realize the lie: title suddenly is "Why I won't vote" (graphic not changed though). Archived link is from 10 AM. 9/
https://archive.is/ZczNC
10/17
Adding to this thread because although Walther is in the Hillsdale penumbra now, he seems to have actually attended N. Michigan. Here's a 2016 bio claiming he had a BA, though apparently that's a lie too. Same Hitler-esque photo he re-used in 2023. 10/
https://tfas.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-17-Fellows.pdf
11/17
Walther's been doing the "I don't vote" shtick since at least 2018, when he said democracy was bad: choosing leaders was too "psychologically taxing", so people should accept their rulers "untroubled by futile expectations of change". Except..he votes. 11/
Confessions of an ex-voter
12/17
Yep!
The Russian Orthodox Church is so proud of Matthew Walther as he seamlessly bounces from Hitler to a nicotine addicted Jesus wannabe right into a Charlottesville torch carrying redneck.
13/17
That is indeed a very Hitler-esque photo.
14/17
Looks like he would have been carrying a tiki torch in Charlottesville
15/17
'Stache needs work, combover is spot on.
16/17
This should be a media scandal with the NYT using a bogus source! But CNN, NBC, CBS, etc are all in this together & wouldn’t allow criticism
17/17
Meanwhile, he seems to be posing as a hipster his NYT profile pic.
Actually, he just looks like he desperately needs a bath.
To post tweets in this format, more info here: https://www.thecoli.com/threads/tips-and-tricks-for-posting-the-coli-megathread.984734/post-52211196
Yep just like a lot of posters here
claiming they don’t vote or saying bullshyt like its both sidesBut in secret
They just like him
Field Marshall Bradley
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And yall keep hollering bout Virginia ain’t the south…. 
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