I Seem To Remember FDR Had A Similar Problem Once

Even if Biden wins and Dems take control of Congress, the 6-3 conservative majority on SCOTUS will likely limit the most ambitious Democratic plans.

— Alex Thompson (@AlxThomp) October 27, 2020

(Heads up warning: the rest of this post turns out to be about race and racism in America. I didn't plan that, it just happened.)

Wait; did the New York Times just say that something Jared Kushner said was racist?

“The idea that Trump has done something that is tremendous, or different, when it comes to H.B.C.U.s defies logic,” said Leah Wright Rigueur, a professor of public policy at the Kennedy School at Harvard https://t.co/aUN7nIz7gC

— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) October 26, 2020

I'm afraid to look outside. I might see a pig fly past.

Britain's Prince Harry said it took him years to realize that unconscious racial bias existed, and his eyes had been opened by spending time in his wife Meghan's shoes https://t.co/Cqv3C8mbA9 pic.twitter.com/yNS4cGDx7Z

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 26, 2020

If you aren't subject to it, you don't see it. And when you finally do. you realize how prevalent it is everywhere, and not just among the "knuckle-draggers" and the "rednecks."

a small scoop on my lebron beat: LBJ and Barack Obama have recorded a conversation for More Than A Vote to be debuted this week. it continues Obama's focus on black men ahead of Nov. 3 https://t.co/1HXG9wcdcV

— Steadman™ (@AsteadWesley) October 26, 2020

I had to read this three times to realize I was using "LBJ" in an out of date manner. Getting old sux.

After Perdue butchered Harris' name, I tweeted abt how moments like that take you back to being picked on in school bc you had a weird name. 100s responded, many w/their own stories abt navigating life w/an uncommon name. I spoke w/several for this story, which I hope you read. https://t.co/VHoGwweNh0

— Seema (@LATSeema) October 26, 2020

Trump has taken us all back to the playground. Gonna be a long time before we move away from there, I'm afraid.