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Nancy T. Ammerman

Nancy Tatom Ammerman is an American professor of sociology of religion at Boston University School of Theology.

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Political science 44%
Sociology 31%
Where we stand, in long arc of history:

-Story on left, adding race as a factor when that favors white people.

-Story on right, banning race as a factor when that favors non-whites.

I often complain about NYT headlines and story-play. But these are strong. Including "If Court Guts 1965 Law."
Two headlines on front page of NYT.

First is "Trump Weighs Transforming Refugee Policy. White People Would be Given Preference."

Second is "Justices May Ban Race as a Factor in District Maps. Nation's Political Balance Could Shift If Court Guts 1964 Law."
I am so sick of this blatant racism.
Yes, yes: Boston's mayor codes as "reasonable IQ" to white reactionaries because she's AAPI, Chicago's mayor is "low IQ" because he's Black. New talking points, please.
Trump: "Boston had a bad mayor who at least is a reasonable IQ person. Most of them are low IQ. I mean, what's going on in Chicago ... "

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Yes, yes: Boston's mayor codes as "reasonable IQ" to white reactionaries because she's AAPI, Chicago's mayor is "low IQ" because he's Black. New talking points, please.
Trump: "Boston had a bad mayor who at least is a reasonable IQ person. Most of them are low IQ. I mean, what's going on in Chicago ... "
I really love Senator Markey, but at age 80, the best thing you can do for the future is hand the baton on and mentor the next generation. That may or may not be Moulton, but he's right about the need for new leadership.
NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.
But maybe they have a 'concept of a plan'??
Republicans have had 15 years to come up with an Obamacare replacement plan. They still haven’t
Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."
Won't they be surprised if the grand jury refuses to indict!
typically you don't receive play by plays of what a grand jury is doing
Per Fox News, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia is currently weighing whether to charge NY AG Letitia James with mortgage fraud.

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typically you don't receive play by plays of what a grand jury is doing
Per Fox News, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia is currently weighing whether to charge NY AG Letitia James with mortgage fraud.
Fox News & @FoxNews
X.com
BREAKING: A federal grand jury is meeting in the Eastern District of Virginia court, weighing charging NY AG Letitia James with mortgage fraud, two sources confirm to Fox News.
Republicans have had 15 years to come up with an Obamacare replacement plan. They still haven’t
Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."

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I don’t exactly how to phrase this, but like… is autism that bad???? Like, why is it such a source of fear??? Of course there are challenges but you can be autistic and have a rich, fulfilling life! Many people do! I don’t understand the preoccupation.
Hey @wgbh.org where’s Dave Epstein?? I need his “growing wisdom.”
Our authoritarianism is run on clichés borrowed from the Eastern Europe of twenty years ago. Paid protestors, disloyal cities, evil Soros, vast conspiracies — it was all tiresome then and there, and now it’s pathetic.
Trump: "They're, like, insurrectionists, they're terrible people. But you really wonder why. Why are they doing it? What are they gaining? Other than they're obviously paid. They're paid a lot of money."
Could we get a good class action suit going for all the people wrongfully(and violently) detained along with everybody whose person and property have been searched without a warrant? @democracydocket.com
Somehow "existential threat" just doesn't seem like the sort of rhetoric that is likely to resonate with people who aren't existentially nerds.
Nevertheless she persisted! I do love my Senator @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social
DOKOUPIL: Republicans says what you're really fighting for is taxpayer dollars for illegal aliens. I know that's not strictly true--

ELIZABETH WARREN: Excuse me, not strictly true? It is a flat out lie!
DOKOUPIL: Republicans says what you're really fighting for is taxpayer dollars for illegal aliens. I know that's not strictly true--

ELIZABETH WARREN: Excuse me, not strictly true? It is a flat out lie!
Congregations of all sorts provide these ‘civic skills’ but they benefit most the people who don’t have easy access to other places to learn those skills. #BlackChurch and more.
The Black church is flawed and many churches are not open to all, especially Black LGBTQ folks. Let me state that up front.

The Black church was also a vehicle for leadership development. It was there that I learned how to run a meeting, how to speak up, *how to give an impromptu talk,* etc.

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The Black church is flawed and many churches are not open to all, especially Black LGBTQ folks. Let me state that up front.

The Black church was also a vehicle for leadership development. It was there that I learned how to run a meeting, how to speak up, *how to give an impromptu talk,* etc.
This snarky article from Salon doesn't help anyone. Its argument seems to be that MAGA will fail because its music is so mediocre. I'm no CCM fan, but this is exactly the sort of talk that demonstrates to the loyal base that they are right about snooty elitist lefties.
That's part of why I wrote this. It's important to understand that MAGA is not "real" America.

On the contrary, the reason they're all so fucking bitter is they know most people aren't like them. And they resent that.

www.salon.com/2025/10/01/m...
MAGA can't expand its base — and Christian music tells us why
The songs from Charlie Kirk's memorial exposed a serious problem
www.salon.com
Just one more example of our country becoming the world’s worst moral exemplar. No light shining on a hill. Just violent bravado and destruction.
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."

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