Attacking public education is a classic authoritarian tactic because schools teach critical thinking and foster pluralism. In my new book, "Why Fascists Fear Teachers," I talk about what this fight for public education means for our democracy.
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American teachers union boss Randi Weingarten's new book rings warning bell about opponents to public education
Jim DeFede talks with Randi Weingarten about the warning bell she rings in her new book, "Why Fascists Fear Teachers."
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November 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Attacking public education is a classic authoritarian tactic because schools teach critical thinking and foster pluralism. In my new book, "Why Fascists Fear Teachers," I talk about what this fight for public education means for our democracy.
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if you and your polycule aren't talking about:
THERIANISM
PLURALISM
FUCKED UP KINKS
FORCEFEMME
you need to rethink your circle.
your network is your net worth.
THERIANISM
PLURALISM
FUCKED UP KINKS
FORCEFEMME
you need to rethink your circle.
your network is your net worth.
November 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
if you and your polycule aren't talking about:
THERIANISM
PLURALISM
FUCKED UP KINKS
FORCEFEMME
you need to rethink your circle.
your network is your net worth.
THERIANISM
PLURALISM
FUCKED UP KINKS
FORCEFEMME
you need to rethink your circle.
your network is your net worth.
It’s only distinct from the far right’s reactionary nostalgia in that the forces being blamed are neoliberalism and capitalism rather than liberalism and racial pluralism. But the resentful paranoia about the modern world is unmistakable on both sides, even if certain explanations are taboo here.
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
It’s only distinct from the far right’s reactionary nostalgia in that the forces being blamed are neoliberalism and capitalism rather than liberalism and racial pluralism. But the resentful paranoia about the modern world is unmistakable on both sides, even if certain explanations are taboo here.
Look I'm not gonna pretend that I completely understand pluralism but that doesn't mean I think they're faking it jfc what a psycho
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Look I'm not gonna pretend that I completely understand pluralism but that doesn't mean I think they're faking it jfc what a psycho
There are no shortcuts to being a good person, least of all "right belief" (including when that "right" belief is nonbelief).
Pluralism is the lifeblood of democracy. Get over yourselves, antitheists, and start prioritizing people's values and actions over their beliefs.
Signed, an atheist
Pluralism is the lifeblood of democracy. Get over yourselves, antitheists, and start prioritizing people's values and actions over their beliefs.
Signed, an atheist
Atheism is not a magic cure-all for anything, and prosteletizing is not welcome in my mentions.
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
There are no shortcuts to being a good person, least of all "right belief" (including when that "right" belief is nonbelief).
Pluralism is the lifeblood of democracy. Get over yourselves, antitheists, and start prioritizing people's values and actions over their beliefs.
Signed, an atheist
Pluralism is the lifeblood of democracy. Get over yourselves, antitheists, and start prioritizing people's values and actions over their beliefs.
Signed, an atheist
Spider-pluralism in action @eleanor.lockhart.contact
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November 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Spider-pluralism in action @eleanor.lockhart.contact
It's lovely to be quoted in this article, exploring Vance's recent "I hope my not-really-Hindu wife converts to Catholicism" statement and what various responses tell us about the state of American pluralism, far-right alliances, and religion.
www.abc.net.au/religion/cat...
www.abc.net.au/religion/cat...
JD Vance, Usha and the social media wars of religion - ABC Religion & Ethics
After Vice-President JD Vance expressed his desire that his wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance — who was raised Hindu — would convert to Christianity, the online backlash demonstrated the dangers of politicis...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It's lovely to be quoted in this article, exploring Vance's recent "I hope my not-really-Hindu wife converts to Catholicism" statement and what various responses tell us about the state of American pluralism, far-right alliances, and religion.
www.abc.net.au/religion/cat...
www.abc.net.au/religion/cat...
Not really. They are nationalists. Nationalism craves unitary collective identity through restored homogeneity (usually ethnic). I’m talking about a liberal democratic model that embraces pluralism but recognises that it only works if there are common norms, values sense of shared enterprise.
nationalists.is
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Not really. They are nationalists. Nationalism craves unitary collective identity through restored homogeneity (usually ethnic). I’m talking about a liberal democratic model that embraces pluralism but recognises that it only works if there are common norms, values sense of shared enterprise.
Ali Velshi @velshi.com
The story you told about your father running for office in Toronto & the eloquent message you delivered re: pluralism & democracy made me so happy!!! 💙
I lived there then & remember pix of your family in the papers! 😍
Wish I could share that video on Bsky!!!
#Velshi
The story you told about your father running for office in Toronto & the eloquent message you delivered re: pluralism & democracy made me so happy!!! 💙
I lived there then & remember pix of your family in the papers! 😍
Wish I could share that video on Bsky!!!
#Velshi
November 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Ali Velshi @velshi.com
The story you told about your father running for office in Toronto & the eloquent message you delivered re: pluralism & democracy made me so happy!!! 💙
I lived there then & remember pix of your family in the papers! 😍
Wish I could share that video on Bsky!!!
#Velshi
The story you told about your father running for office in Toronto & the eloquent message you delivered re: pluralism & democracy made me so happy!!! 💙
I lived there then & remember pix of your family in the papers! 😍
Wish I could share that video on Bsky!!!
#Velshi
The EU is built on the foundation of democracy. 🇪🇺
But democracy needs care and renewal, especially when 70% of Europeans fear foreign interference in elections.
Today we present the European Democracy Shield and the EU Strategy for Civil Society.
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But democracy needs care and renewal, especially when 70% of Europeans fear foreign interference in elections.
Today we present the European Democracy Shield and the EU Strategy for Civil Society.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The EU is built on the foundation of democracy. 🇪🇺
But democracy needs care and renewal, especially when 70% of Europeans fear foreign interference in elections.
Today we present the European Democracy Shield and the EU Strategy for Civil Society.
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But democracy needs care and renewal, especially when 70% of Europeans fear foreign interference in elections.
Today we present the European Democracy Shield and the EU Strategy for Civil Society.
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3. Yes, they can do better. But they can never do "perfect" and, TBH, do we really want them parsing whether X is a death threat or a song reference?
Because those are the tactics that far-right used to break down norms of pluralism and toleration.
Because those are the tactics that far-right used to break down norms of pluralism and toleration.
November 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
3. Yes, they can do better. But they can never do "perfect" and, TBH, do we really want them parsing whether X is a death threat or a song reference?
Because those are the tactics that far-right used to break down norms of pluralism and toleration.
Because those are the tactics that far-right used to break down norms of pluralism and toleration.
I wonder whether they can really separate BBC News from BBC everything else? As an institution, the BBC has a liberal bias (or at least a bias for pluralism and tolerance). I wouldn't say BBC News does.
November 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I wonder whether they can really separate BBC News from BBC everything else? As an institution, the BBC has a liberal bias (or at least a bias for pluralism and tolerance). I wouldn't say BBC News does.
Christianity today is little about spirituality or ethics — it’s about tribal preservation.
Many loudly waving the Christian banner do so, not out of devotion or conviction, but out of fear of losing cultural dominance.
Shameful Performative Piety!
Many loudly waving the Christian banner do so, not out of devotion or conviction, but out of fear of losing cultural dominance.
Shameful Performative Piety!
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Christianity today is little about spirituality or ethics — it’s about tribal preservation.
Many loudly waving the Christian banner do so, not out of devotion or conviction, but out of fear of losing cultural dominance.
Shameful Performative Piety!
Many loudly waving the Christian banner do so, not out of devotion or conviction, but out of fear of losing cultural dominance.
Shameful Performative Piety!
Yup I think this is all rooted in anti-pluralism
November 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Yup I think this is all rooted in anti-pluralism
Finding answers to these questions will not be easy, and our answers may lead us in very uncomfortable directions indeed. But if we are serious about our commitment to liberal democracy, pluralism, and rule of law, these are the only questions that matter.
With every passing day that Trump
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With every passing day that Trump
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November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Finding answers to these questions will not be easy, and our answers may lead us in very uncomfortable directions indeed. But if we are serious about our commitment to liberal democracy, pluralism, and rule of law, these are the only questions that matter.
With every passing day that Trump
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With every passing day that Trump
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Anatomy of Media Influence, From Novosti to RT - By Guillaume Sancey
Transposing the methods of the Soviet news agency Novosti into the digital age, RT France has reinvented state propaganda under the guise of pluralism. Behind the facade of open debate, 1/3
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Transposing the methods of the Soviet news agency Novosti into the digital age, RT France has reinvented state propaganda under the guise of pluralism. Behind the facade of open debate, 1/3
desk-russie.info/2025/10/27/a...
Anatomy of Media Influence, From Novosti to RT • russian desk
From 2017 until its ban in 2022, RT France transformed distrust of the media into a culture of mistrust, the effects of which still persist.
desk-russie.info
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Anatomy of Media Influence, From Novosti to RT - By Guillaume Sancey
Transposing the methods of the Soviet news agency Novosti into the digital age, RT France has reinvented state propaganda under the guise of pluralism. Behind the facade of open debate, 1/3
desk-russie.info/2025/10/27/a...
Transposing the methods of the Soviet news agency Novosti into the digital age, RT France has reinvented state propaganda under the guise of pluralism. Behind the facade of open debate, 1/3
desk-russie.info/2025/10/27/a...
but I don't know what the solution to this is, because very clearly we failed to build a society where free speech and pluralism could coexist - because free speech has brought pluralism to its knees in a fight for our lives!
I sincerely do not know the solution here, but there has to be one
I sincerely do not know the solution here, but there has to be one
November 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
but I don't know what the solution to this is, because very clearly we failed to build a society where free speech and pluralism could coexist - because free speech has brought pluralism to its knees in a fight for our lives!
I sincerely do not know the solution here, but there has to be one
I sincerely do not know the solution here, but there has to be one
Discover how Dr. Lora Aroyo’s groundbreaking research challenges the “gold standard” in AI evaluation, and why pluralism, disagreement, and diversity are essential for building culturally intelligent, trustworthy AI systems #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/embracing-pl...
Embracing Pluralism: Moving Beyond the “Gold Standard” in AI Evaluation with Dr. Lora Aroyo
Artificial intelligence has come a long way since the early days of data-driven breakthroughs. Yet, as we continue to build increasingly complex systems, one fundamental assumption still limits the wa...
opendatascience.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Discover how Dr. Lora Aroyo’s groundbreaking research challenges the “gold standard” in AI evaluation, and why pluralism, disagreement, and diversity are essential for building culturally intelligent, trustworthy AI systems #DataScience #AI #ArtificialIntelligence opendatascience.com/embracing-pl...
Cute kids’ book about pluralism, via Zohran walking NYC
November 9, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Cute kids’ book about pluralism, via Zohran walking NYC
By late 1989, all of these trends intersected as mass demonstrations erupted demanding pluralism, personal freedom, and human rights and thousands fled the country. By the time of Schabowski's press conference, the SED had lost control of the streets and could no longer suppress mass demos.
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
By late 1989, all of these trends intersected as mass demonstrations erupted demanding pluralism, personal freedom, and human rights and thousands fled the country. By the time of Schabowski's press conference, the SED had lost control of the streets and could no longer suppress mass demos.
One last thing, I guess, about Zohran. Cities are under constant attack from MAGA. And Zohran's campaign felt like a love letter to cities: the pluralism, the communities, the neighborhoods, the activism, the people, and the culture that makes cities great. It was NY but could have been anywhere.
November 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
One last thing, I guess, about Zohran. Cities are under constant attack from MAGA. And Zohran's campaign felt like a love letter to cities: the pluralism, the communities, the neighborhoods, the activism, the people, and the culture that makes cities great. It was NY but could have been anywhere.
Here's the tl;dr thesis of that piece on Mlot-Mroz. Like Candace or Jack Posobiec, Mlot-Mroz's goal was to inject the fascistic "Protocols of the Elders of Zion" interpretation of modern politics into the US mainstream by rebranding it as "Patriotic, Christian anti-communism."
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Here's the tl;dr thesis of that piece on Mlot-Mroz. Like Candace or Jack Posobiec, Mlot-Mroz's goal was to inject the fascistic "Protocols of the Elders of Zion" interpretation of modern politics into the US mainstream by rebranding it as "Patriotic, Christian anti-communism."
"...The result is a document that reads like both manifesto and command briefing. Its tone is not consultative. Even when Öcalan gestures to pluralism—praising the women’s movement’s discipline after Songül Çelik asks about duties—he speaks from a lectern, issues assignments, and reserves the ...
a- "...Erdoğan doesn’t want a democratic Kurdish partner. He wants an authoritarian mirror image—someone who can speak on behalf of the Kurds without being accountable to them. In this model, Abdullah Öcalan becomes useful not as a representative of Kurdish aspirations, but as a controllable figure
The Myth of Bahçeli: The Kurdish Peace Process, Power, Patronage, and the Illusion of a New Republic newsaboutturkey.com/2025/04/22/t...
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"...The result is a document that reads like both manifesto and command briefing. Its tone is not consultative. Even when Öcalan gestures to pluralism—praising the women’s movement’s discipline after Songül Çelik asks about duties—he speaks from a lectern, issues assignments, and reserves the ...
There is a meaning to the fact that Dreher cites here and it's this: religious pluralism is great! Qualified people can become leaders in our society without having to abandon or dissemble about their religious faith! Score one for pluralistic liberalism over laïcité or ethno-religious nationalism!
Rod Dreher is a racist.
He’s not an intellectual or thought leader or whatever BS.
He’s a gutter racist authoritarian, and there’s nothing else to him.
He’s not an intellectual or thought leader or whatever BS.
He’s a gutter racist authoritarian, and there’s nothing else to him.
November 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
There is a meaning to the fact that Dreher cites here and it's this: religious pluralism is great! Qualified people can become leaders in our society without having to abandon or dissemble about their religious faith! Score one for pluralistic liberalism over laïcité or ethno-religious nationalism!
I think thats a naive view-point. It trades institutional stability and pluralism for emotional unity and short-term mobilization. The political pendulum aspect is very real with inevitable backlash even if it’s well-intentioned. In reality, it discourages stable ground for compromise or continuity.
November 11, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I think thats a naive view-point. It trades institutional stability and pluralism for emotional unity and short-term mobilization. The political pendulum aspect is very real with inevitable backlash even if it’s well-intentioned. In reality, it discourages stable ground for compromise or continuity.