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One of the heavy burdens of being a football fan

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Naomi

…during protests against institutional racism is that mostly male, mostly white fellow football fans are racists. Maybe this is why most institutional liberals like me — white and female — aren’t football fans. In any case, and for many reasons, … Continue reading →

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Will something finally change? I think so. Vote

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Naomi

A close friend just asked me that. In an effort to be super-rational, I said, “I’m probably the wrong person to ask because I’m an optimist.” She pointed out we’ve seen this before. I’m not sure we did — not … Continue reading →

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The violent actors embedded in these protests.

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Naomi

A few weeks ago, I wrote down some stuff I’d picked up about what we’re looking at in fake news and social disruption. It’s in one of the last chapters of How I Learned The Facts of Life: Once again … Continue reading →

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