Not Unmindful weekly digest #3
It's been busier than usual on the site this week.
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Tim Truxell
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DHS goes fully fascist in plain sight
DHS's troubling social media campaign is more than mere "mean memes." It's full on use of imagery from fascist and white supremacist propaganda.
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Civil servants at risk
First they came for the universities. Now for the expertise in state craft. Federal workers are now also under fire. How a pro-Trump group Ii waging war on civil servants.
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White-washing the Smithsonian
White House orders sweeping review of Smithsonian Museums to ensure they align with their mythologies.
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LGBTQ+ rights back in the crosshairs
Supreme Court may face first direct challenge to same-sex marriage rights Since 2015, courtesy of Kim Davis, of course (15 minutes weren't enough).
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VCU preemptively caves on DEI
VCU scrubs race references from scholarships amid federal DEI crackdown.
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The Lost Cause lives on
Hegseth's order to restore a confederate memorial (without calling it what it is) perpetuates America's most pernicious historical lie.
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An assault on civil rights 60 years in the making
Sixty years after its groundbreaking passage, the Voting Rights Act faces its gravest threats yet. It has evolved into a legal battlefield where the very foundations of American democracy are being contested.
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Turning back the clock, women's suffrage edition
Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn’t be allowed to vote.
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Trump administration takes new aim at higher education with new directives
The administration tightens it's grip on higher education, trying to exert more control on who colleges enroll and which grants are funded.
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