Minkah Makalani
@minkmak.bsky.social
At risk of loosing my job or, worse, cancellation, this hilarious evisceration of Chatterton at the level of the sentence is just brutal. @jamellebouie.net has been using kid gloves by comparison. I mean, can a writer really write this poorly?
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Thomas Chatterton Williams'
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 09/11/2025 · 1h 32m
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September 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM
At risk of loosing my job or, worse, cancellation, this hilarious evisceration of Chatterton at the level of the sentence is just brutal. @jamellebouie.net has been using kid gloves by comparison. I mean, can a writer really write this poorly?
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“Hey quick follow up for the History Respecter — what aspect of the Confederacy are you *most* proud of?
The treason against the United States? The defense of slavery? All the losing? I bet it’s the losing.”
The treason against the United States? The defense of slavery? All the losing? I bet it’s the losing.”
Hegseth on restoring a Confederate monument in Arlington cemetery: "We recognize our history. We don't erase it. We don't follow the woke lemmings off the cliff that want to tear down statues ... we're proud of our history."
August 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
“Hey quick follow up for the History Respecter — what aspect of the Confederacy are you *most* proud of?
The treason against the United States? The defense of slavery? All the losing? I bet it’s the losing.”
The treason against the United States? The defense of slavery? All the losing? I bet it’s the losing.”
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The Defense Secretary is proud of people who committed treason against the United States so as to maintain a race based slave system.
Hegseth on restoring a Confederate monument in Arlington cemetery: "We recognize our history. We don't erase it. We don't follow the woke lemmings off the cliff that want to tear down statues ... we're proud of our history."
August 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Defense Secretary is proud of people who committed treason against the United States so as to maintain a race based slave system.
Brutal: “The reader will find here no argument she could not have inferred from the titles of a dozen identical books on wokeness; nothing has been added but sentences.”
www.vulture.com/article/post...
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Zero Tolerance
Five years after the George Floyd protests, many liberals blame “wokeness” for stifling open debate. So why can’t they handle being disagreed with?
www.vulture.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Brutal: “The reader will find here no argument she could not have inferred from the titles of a dozen identical books on wokeness; nothing has been added but sentences.”
www.vulture.com/article/post...
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Brilliant. Anti DEI is not abt merit but monopoly:
“We are a university..
committed to truth and to truth-seeking.. Sure; it may sound inspiring to say, “It doesn’t matter where you start in this country.”. It may [be what] one says to .. CEOs or from the stage of a TED talk. But it is not fact”
“We are a university..
committed to truth and to truth-seeking.. Sure; it may sound inspiring to say, “It doesn’t matter where you start in this country.”. It may [be what] one says to .. CEOs or from the stage of a TED talk. But it is not fact”
What DEI threatens isn’t merit. It’s monopoly.
Political science professor Hakeem Jefferson argues for DEI's importance to de-monopolizing universities.
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April 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Brilliant. Anti DEI is not abt merit but monopoly:
“We are a university..
committed to truth and to truth-seeking.. Sure; it may sound inspiring to say, “It doesn’t matter where you start in this country.”. It may [be what] one says to .. CEOs or from the stage of a TED talk. But it is not fact”
“We are a university..
committed to truth and to truth-seeking.. Sure; it may sound inspiring to say, “It doesn’t matter where you start in this country.”. It may [be what] one says to .. CEOs or from the stage of a TED talk. But it is not fact”
Small Axe new issue has great section discussing Otto and Hermina Huiswoud w some amazing scholars. @mkimba.bsky.social has one of my favorites, but all are bangers. Happy to be in the convo
February 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Small Axe new issue has great section discussing Otto and Hermina Huiswoud w some amazing scholars. @mkimba.bsky.social has one of my favorites, but all are bangers. Happy to be in the convo
Blunt critique at its briefest and best.
one of the stupidest things i have had the misfortune of reading today and i am sharing it with you.
February 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Blunt critique at its briefest and best.
Iron Mike Tyson may not win this, but Paul is exposed as a hack!
November 16, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Iron Mike Tyson may not win this, but Paul is exposed as a hack!
The Book of Clarence is severely underrated!!! #TheBookOfClarence
June 30, 2024 at 11:19 PM
The Book of Clarence is severely underrated!!! #TheBookOfClarence
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*looks around*
WELP.
I better hurry up and finish this book while it’s still legal for black people in the US to read.
WELP.
I better hurry up and finish this book while it’s still legal for black people in the US to read.
June 28, 2024 at 1:33 AM
*looks around*
WELP.
I better hurry up and finish this book while it’s still legal for black people in the US to read.
WELP.
I better hurry up and finish this book while it’s still legal for black people in the US to read.
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they are letting trump monologue and finish his statements and cutting off biden
June 28, 2024 at 1:17 AM
they are letting trump monologue and finish his statements and cutting off biden
God Biden is still sharp but need not admin. Stay on point man. Stop going off script!
June 28, 2024 at 1:18 AM
God Biden is still sharp but need not admin. Stay on point man. Stop going off script!
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“The Harvard decision has so transformed the legal landscape that some companies are abandoning diversity programs as a defensive measure even before any litigation is filed.”
“defensive measure”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
“defensive measure”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
DEI programs toppled amid a surge of conservative lawsuits
A year after the Supreme Court struck down race-based college admissions, a campaign by conservative legal groups is forcing public and private institutions to abandon diversity programs.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 27, 2024 at 11:39 AM
“The Harvard decision has so transformed the legal landscape that some companies are abandoning diversity programs as a defensive measure even before any litigation is filed.”
“defensive measure”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
“defensive measure”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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new from me: I wrote about Juneteenth and the sense of “…okay but is this it?” that a lot of people (including me) seem to be having four years after the George Floyd protests
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
A holiday meant to commemorate the end of slavery has become a symbol of how little has really changed since 2020's police brutality protests.
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June 19, 2024 at 5:03 PM
new from me: I wrote about Juneteenth and the sense of “…okay but is this it?” that a lot of people (including me) seem to be having four years after the George Floyd protests
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Oh my God, I didn't realize this is literally the exact story I told in ONE NATION UNDER GOD.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles was instrumental in spreading these Ten Commandments monuments across America in the 1950s ... as part of a promotional tour with the Cecil B. DeMille epic.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles was instrumental in spreading these Ten Commandments monuments across America in the 1950s ... as part of a promotional tour with the Cecil B. DeMille epic.
June 19, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Oh my God, I didn't realize this is literally the exact story I told in ONE NATION UNDER GOD.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles was instrumental in spreading these Ten Commandments monuments across America in the 1950s ... as part of a promotional tour with the Cecil B. DeMille epic.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles was instrumental in spreading these Ten Commandments monuments across America in the 1950s ... as part of a promotional tour with the Cecil B. DeMille epic.