This one had been bouncing around a while, but the following article [http://archive.is/0QPmP] caused me to finally say something about it: > The term “at-risk youth” was commonly used in both penal and education codes in California – until now. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that went into effect on Jan. 1 that officially wiped the phrase from the state’s language. The phrase will now be replaced by “at-promise youth.” Assemblymember Byron Jones-Sawyer (D-South Los Angeles), who penned t…
While I may suddenly end up with some internet access and the time/inclination to write/post, I'm out of pocket most of this weekend and spending some time off. God bless.…
Cataline draws some interesting parallels [https://darkherald.net/2020/02/13/what-cats-and-mcdojos-have-in-common/] between how both the move Cats, and McDojos, share culthood. > Actually he’s right, this is how a cult does operate. And it’s pretty much what the character of Victoria went through. 1. Invitation to a non-threatening event. 2. Love Bombing. 3. Dangling “the Prize” in front of you 4. Extracting an Agreement that you want “the Prize”.…
The post from the other day on Nightwish's new single [https://thelastredoubt.com/noise/], in concert with my other recent post on personal "brands [https://thelastredoubt.com/brands-are-shallow/]", has stayed on my mind. Apparently, there's a significant contingent of Nightwish fans that are "WTF" and not quit sure they like it, or will come to like it. I can see that. Not my concern. A lot of people have seen the first layer - the strong criticism of social media. What keeps pulling my att…
Adam Piggot wrote an excellent writeup on why Duterte is so popular [https://pushingrubberdownhill.com/2020/02/08/all-hail-duterte/] in the Phillipenes. Peter Grant added some excellent commentary [https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2020/02/when-civilized-methods-fail-law-of.html] . From Adam: > I was speaking to one of the Filipinos in a private conversation when he brought up the subject of his president. He was most fulsome in his praise. Under Duterte the streets are now safe. His k…