Jimmy Zuma
@jimmyzuma.bsky.social
Retired journalist and other things. Raconteur. Can't stand by when someone is bullying someone else. Willing to tussle if necessary.
Half of Americans (52%) are now illiterate compared to 20% in the 1970s and 80s. I blame this on back-to-basics education. The first thing to go was civics.
July 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Half of Americans (52%) are now illiterate compared to 20% in the 1970s and 80s. I blame this on back-to-basics education. The first thing to go was civics.
Dude. Saying that just makes you a dumb nazi.
June 12, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Dude. Saying that just makes you a dumb nazi.
Let me help. In the 1970-1980s the illiteracy rate was 20%. Today it is 52% (yes, 52% are illiterate) They can't read. How can they be expected to know things.
By the way, what ruined reading was the rise of "Back-to-Basics" education. It isn't.
By the way, what ruined reading was the rise of "Back-to-Basics" education. It isn't.
June 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Let me help. In the 1970-1980s the illiteracy rate was 20%. Today it is 52% (yes, 52% are illiterate) They can't read. How can they be expected to know things.
By the way, what ruined reading was the rise of "Back-to-Basics" education. It isn't.
By the way, what ruined reading was the rise of "Back-to-Basics" education. It isn't.
Always try. It all wears down the fascist attackers and provides them with one more hurdle. Even losing is a small win.
June 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Always try. It all wears down the fascist attackers and provides them with one more hurdle. Even losing is a small win.
To get that, some killing might be necessary. Because peaceful or violent the only thing that stops a dictatorship is a revolution.
June 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
To get that, some killing might be necessary. Because peaceful or violent the only thing that stops a dictatorship is a revolution.
Technically and clinically he's right, but not for why he thinks. Pedophilia only describes raping pre-pubescent children.
In his case, it's probably statutory rape.
In his case, it's probably statutory rape.
June 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Technically and clinically he's right, but not for why he thinks. Pedophilia only describes raping pre-pubescent children.
In his case, it's probably statutory rape.
In his case, it's probably statutory rape.
You could pick a cabinet off the street and get a smarter and more knowledgeable bunch
June 3, 2025 at 6:19 AM
You could pick a cabinet off the street and get a smarter and more knowledgeable bunch
Sooner or later the bots will arrive. It sounds like both sooner and later are today.
May 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Sooner or later the bots will arrive. It sounds like both sooner and later are today.
Agreed. This is a fundamental misunderstanding. Democrats missed that all the people they want to convert can't read. 52% of US people can't read at a sixth grade level. So Reps rely on verbal strategies. And none of their victims can fact check because they can't read.
May 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Agreed. This is a fundamental misunderstanding. Democrats missed that all the people they want to convert can't read. 52% of US people can't read at a sixth grade level. So Reps rely on verbal strategies. And none of their victims can fact check because they can't read.
Valid criticism, but not of why Republicans are so fucked up
May 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Valid criticism, but not of why Republicans are so fucked up
He owns the can't r reead demo. They have no ability to check facts. These are the same people who learns stuff by reading only headlines and post in memes as if they think that is speaking.
I've been asking them if they know how to read and every one has avoided the question.
I've been asking them if they know how to read and every one has avoided the question.
May 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
He owns the can't r reead demo. They have no ability to check facts. These are the same people who learns stuff by reading only headlines and post in memes as if they think that is speaking.
I've been asking them if they know how to read and every one has avoided the question.
I've been asking them if they know how to read and every one has avoided the question.
This is the Ben Wattenberg strategy. He wrote columns but considered them a loss leader. Then he'd turn some group of columns into a book. The books generated speech opportunities. And there, said Ben, is where he made his money.
May 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This is the Ben Wattenberg strategy. He wrote columns but considered them a loss leader. Then he'd turn some group of columns into a book. The books generated speech opportunities. And there, said Ben, is where he made his money.