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Karyn Lacy

@karynlacy.bsky.social

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Sociologist. Op-eds: NYT, USA Today, Vox, NBC News, Public Seminar, The Chronicle. All in the Family stan.

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Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · 17d

Sinclair hoped to cut into Kimmel's ratings last night by not making the show available in real time. It's true tho, they don't seem to have anyone on board who understands that there's something called the internet.

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Aug 29

No, not the party that cares so deeply about protecting life! 🙄

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Aug 29

And I'm expected to pay tuition for this "instruction"? My kids could study home alone for free.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · Aug 19

If you want to put back statues and memorials and names of Confederate traitors while tearing down museum exhibitions on slavery because they don't show the greatness of the nation... the nation whose history you're celebrating is whiteness. The kind of nationalist you are is a white nationalist.

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Aug 1

So that when Ghislaine Maxwell "escapes," everyone charged with keeping track of her will just shrug?

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 1

Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s imprisoned associate, has been moved to a lower-security prison, her attorney said.

Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021 on sex-trafficking charges, had been serving her 20-year sentence at a low security prison.

Ghislaine Maxwell moved to lower-security prison in Texas

Her attorney did not explain why she was moved from a detention facility in Florida, where she is serving 20 years for sex trafficking.

www.washingtonpost.com

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Aug 1

PPl who are not trained to do research seriously underestimate how much work it wld take to produce "fake" data rather than just reporting the actual numbers.

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Aug 1

Slavery. Although "partner" implies consent that was clearly absent.

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Jul 29

Except when/if a Democrat is bold enough to hold institutions hostage, the conservative Supreme Court will rule, "nope, you've exceeded your authority." Doubt that? Ask Biden about his student loan forgiveness initiative.

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Jul 23

The babies Supreme Court forces women to have will now die in their cribs.

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Jul 23

Don't start none, won't be none! 😆

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Jul 21

I think we already know the answer to that (rhetorical) question.

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Jul 21

Yep.
Them, bedside at 3:45am: "Is it time to get up yet?!!!"
Us: "It is not. See how dark it is?" 😩

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Jul 21

No one tells you how severely sleep deprived you will be. They just let you find out on your own. It's pretty jarring.

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Jul 21

Completely understand why they loved it, Maire! What a plot! I've never read anything like it.

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Jul 21

Octavia Butler's Kindred. I'd read the distorted accounts of enslavement and thought about going back in time to see for myself what was really happening. The protagonist travels (involuntarily) back to her ancestors' plantation. Read this book. Butler is a marvel and her book will change you.

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Jul 18

No words

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Jul 18

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has ended key support for Black farmers and will no longer use the term “socially disadvantaged,” saying it has sufficiently addressed historic discrimination

USDA Ends Key Support for Black Farmers Amid Trump Anti-DEI Orders

The agency will no longer use the term "socially disadvantaged," saying it has sufficiently addressed historic discrimination.

capitalbnews.org

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Jul 18

"They just want a pure aristocracy of inherited wealth."
Yep, that and they believe that everyone who is poor is black. No such thing as poor, white people (who have also benefited from free tuition initiatives at top universities).

Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · Jul 18

Note also that the lawsuit alleges that because race and class are correlated, providing free tuition to lower income students is also racial preference.

They just want a pure aristocracy of inherited wealth

Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · Jul 18

“Johns Hopkins has not merely preserved its discriminatory DEI framework — it has entrenched, expanded and openly celebrated it as a cornerstone of its institutional identity,”

www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Jul 18

Yep. Pretty stunning.

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Jul 18

So disappointing to see CBS cower. Ok, Colbert, you've got almost a year to say *whatever* you want, with abandon. Oh, let it be! 👏

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Jul 17

Am I the only one who finds it ironic that this woman is the head of *HR*? 😱

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Jul 15

The reason is that the conservative members of the Supreme Court also want the Department of Education abolished.

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Jul 15

Supreme Court prohibits Biden from forgiving student loan debt but allows Trump to eliminate the entire Dept of Education.

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Jul 9

These are the same people who wldn't allow Biden to forgive student loan debt.

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Jun 28

wow. the erasure is in full effect. thanks for trying...

Karyn Lacy @karynlacy.bsky.social · Jun 28

where are these statues located?