Crash Course: Why the right is so terrified of "woke": There are truths it just can't face

Conservatives didn't want to hear about white privilege. So they abandoned reality and joined the orange man's cult [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRme_S8P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvanNmOTdycXJtaC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXF5a2Zia3V5NndXA3NwY0IKZJG-b5lk75elplIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRme_S8P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvczk3aHA4cXEyay8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXF5a2Zia3V5NncmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZJG-b5lk75elplIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Why the right is so terrified of "woke": There are truths it just can't face Long ago and far away in a country where we all seemed to believe in roughly the same reality, many people in a political party that traditionally talked up law and order and guffawed that liberals needed to put on their "big-boy pants" to face the harsh facts of the world lost their minds. How did this happen? Well, they were reminded that there was such a thing as white privilege. They had forgotten about it, possibly on purpose. [Read the rest from Kirk Swearingen.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRme_S8P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZmQwaWRvZm1qNS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXF5a2Zia3V5NncmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZJG-b5lk75elplIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Rebellion pulls back from Moscow to avoid Russian bloodshed Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner private army has pulled back from their advance into Moscow on Saturday, agreeing to retreat towards Belarus in a deal struck that will spare them prosecution for their rebellion. After previously stating that his army had no intention of backing down, the fray fizzled out rather quickly, with Prigozhin later stating that he wished to avoid bloodshed. 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Hope in "End Times": Peter Turchin's analysis of our coming collapse could help us avoid it The day Donald Trump was arraigned for unauthorized possession of national security documents — heightening his party's attacks on the nation's justice system — also saw the publication of Peter Turchin's new book, "[End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration](~/AASU4wA~/RgRme_S8P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcWNwaG1lcnRnay8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXF5a2Zia3V5NndXA3NwY0IKZJG-b5lk75elplIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)," arguably the most comprehensive explanation so far of the current and ongoing crisis of American politics. [Read the rest from Paul Rosenberg.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRme_S8P0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNnI1dDVzYXp4bC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXF5a2Zia3V5NncmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZJG-b5lk75elplIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Rachel Boßmeyer/picture alliance via Getty Images) - "Julian Sands: Remains found in California area where British actor disappeared," [BBC](~/AASU4wA~/RgRme_S8P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMGhhcXN4MGkwZy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXF5a2Zia3V5NndXA3NwY0IKZJG-b5lk75elplIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Eviction filings are 50% higher than they were pre-pandemic in some cities as rents rise," [AP News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRme_S8P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvM2FpdHJqcWdnMS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXF5a2Zia3V5NndXA3NwY0IKZJG-b5lk75elplIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "‘The Flash" Plummets at Box Office With Second Weekend Drop of Over 70%," [The Wrap](~/AASU4wA~/RgRme_S8P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdml3ZDF1cWoxMS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXF5a2Zia3V5NndXA3NwY0IKZJG-b5lk75elplIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Texas airport worker dies after being sucked into Delta jet engine," [The Guardian](~/AASU4wA~/RgRme_S8P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdHZhaGUxYTZoYS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXF5a2Zia3V5NndXA3NwY0IKZJG-b5lk75elplIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Poor air filtration in schools is driving absences and tanking productivity, but the fix is simple As summer break releases students from schools across the country, we have an opportunity to fit classrooms with a simple and cost-effective solution to reduce [skyrocketing](~/AASU4wA~/RgRme_S8P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdXRxNm5xeDhlci8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXF5a2Zia3V5NndXA3NwY0IKZJG-b5lk75elplIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) absenteeism and address [tanking American productivity](~/AASU4wA~/RgRme_S8P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcno1Z2t0ZGZ1Zi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXF5a2Zia3V5NndXA3NwY0IKZJG-b5lk75elplIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). So, what's [stopping](~/AASU4wA~/RgRme_S8P0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYTVwZDA2NjQ1Ny8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXF5a2Zia3V5NndXA3NwY0IKZJG-b5lk75elplIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) schools from implementing this safe, effective and free countermeasure to combat airborne infections, reduce classroom pollution and even improve academic performance? The answer is simple: Not enough parents are demanding it. 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