Louisville mayor signs executive order declaring racism a public health crisis 

Mayor Greg Fischer is issuing an executive order declaring racism as a public health crisis to acknowledge and address the societal, physical and mental health impacts on Black residents.

Is this for real? What the ever-loving hell is going on in this country.  Health crises?!  COVID is a health crisis not racism.  A crisis can be controlled at some point but racism can’t because it’s in the hearts, lives, thoughts and actions of people. Racism is not something laws or executive orders can change, only time and learning to respect everyone can make lasting impact. Racism may be a lot of things, but how is it a health crisis?  Record amount of homicides, that is a crisis.  And yes, I am against racism.

 

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Brown University and the Roman Statue Removal Initiative

The Undergraduate Council of Students discussed an initiative presented by student group Decolonization at Brown to remove and replace Roman statues on campus, began voting on the Student Activities Anti-Discrimination Clause introduced at last week’s meeting and shared committee updates at its general body meeting Wednesday evening. Junaid Malik ’20.5, …

Source: www.browndailyherald.com

Decolonization huh?  Nobody forced these punks to attend Brown. Find somewhere else to go to so the sight of a statue doesn’t hurt your feelings, and along the way, grow the fuck up. Somewhere near them, hundreds of trees produce the oxygen these killjoys, intellectually challenged kids are breathing. I think they owe these trees an apology.

How Nick Quah Became the Podcast Whisperer

It was early November 2014, and Nicholas Quah was irritated. Serial had become a pop culture phenomenon, introducing millions to the idea of “the podcast” — which was perhaps a niche form, but hardly…

Source: marker.medium.com

As a listener of podcasts since the beginning, it is getting to be an oversaturated medium, but nonetheless it is still  becoming part of our culture.  Good and bad, it is the bet format for interviews and storytelling.