Notices by They Call Me Dr. Breaux (doctorjaymarie@mastodon.world)

@inthehands

Lighten up. It's a joke. Conservatives take themselves too seriously.

@inthehands

Boring!

Dictionary definition:
Conservative - a person favoring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas

Fixed it:
Conservative - a person favoring capitalistic oppression, enabling the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer; limiting government intervention (unless we think we should control it, i.e. reproductive rights and elections); and traditional ideology, (i.e. slavery, sexism, freedom of religion, as long as it's Christianity)

Might need some work...

"Any society based on domination supports and condones violence."

bell hooks

"Americans do not sufficiently grasp or empathize with the ordinary, even monotonous, challenges faced daily by Black women across the United States. Even on the best day, it’s uncomfortable, if not infuriating, to move through society as a Black woman. At work and even at home, we battle society’s alternating perceptions: Sometimes we are “angry” and other times we are completely invisible."

April Ryan, Black Women Will Save the World: An Anthem

Racism is a global problem. Stop denying it and do something about it.

“Inflection Point”: Uprising over French Teen’s Killing in Traffic Stop & Pattern of Racist Policing
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/7/5/france_nahel_merzouk_protests

Please do not start the Oppression Olympics. There are NO winners in its events.

Not gonna lie. I'm directing most of my ire to Clarence Thomas, who benefited from #AffirmaticeAction, wouldn't even be on the court without it, and STILL voted to eliminate it.

Hypocritical F*cker

This is awesome!

Exonerated “Central Park Five” Member Yusef Salaam Wins Primary for Harlem City Council Seat
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/6/28/headlines/exonerated_central_park_five_member_yusef_salaam_wins_primary_for_harlem_city_council_seat

@inthehands

That's awesome. 'Chin-wagging' 🤣🤣🤣

Today's mischief: I fully intend to use British terms in lieu of the American equivalent whenever I can. Please note: this is not intended to ridicule either usage, just having some fun with words! You're welcome to join in if you feel so inclined.

Now, I hope I don’t fluff this. 😁

@inthehands

walking into a bar is the perfect joke set up.

@MikeyMcFilms

@inthehands

No. Keep them coming. We NEED jokes.

😅😅😅

@MikeyMcFilms

With zero authority I hereby issue a call for all your best jokes!

I spent the majority of yesterday enraged by topics like killer cops, mental illness in America, racism (always racism) and reproductive rights. I need to temporarily put that aside and have a good laugh.

So give me what you've got. And tag @MikeyMcFilms 😂

@MikeyMcFilms

A Roman walks into a bar and asks for a martinus. “You mean a martini?” the bartender asks. The Roman replies, “If I wanted a double, I would have asked for it!” Another Roman walks into the bar, holds up two fingers, and says, “Five beers, please.”

Time to put all that righteous indignation about the overturning of Roe v Wade into action! Let your representatives know you support the Women's Health Protection Act.

Support H.R. 12, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2023 - The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
https://civilrights.org/resource/support-h-r-12-the-womens-health-protection-act-of-2023/

"America itself has a dual identity, reflecting warring ideas about citizenship, freedom, and democracy. There is the America that we might call reconstructionist, home to champions of racial democracy, and there is the America that we might call redemptionist, a country that papers over racial, class, and gender hierarchies through an allegiance to white supremacy."

Peniel E Joseph, The Third Reconstruction: America's Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century

I'm a strong believer in acting, not just talking. If you are as well, take note of these companies that are supporting legislators who are introducing and voting for anti-LGBTQ legislation and switch your loyalties/brands. Let them know actions have consequences.

Companies that publicly condemned legislation targeting the LGBTQ+ community send political contributions to state lawmakers who advanced anti-LGBTQ+ bills • OpenSecrets
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/06/companies-that-publicly-condemned-legislation-targeting-lgbtq-community-send-political-contributions-to-state-lawmakers-who-advanced-anti-lgbtq-bills/

I posted a few excerpts from One Person, No Vote by Carol Anderson and I'll probably post more in the next few days. But if you are interested in the alarming extent of voter suppression in the US, I highly recommend that you read the book. It is excellent! Professor Anderson describes instances of voter suppression -- from gerrymandering and illegal roll purges to closing polling places in select

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"The devices the Republicans used are variations on a theme going back more than 150 years. They target the socioeconomic characteristics of a people (poverty, lack of mobility, illiteracy, etc.) and then soak the new laws in “racially neutral justifications—such as administrative efficiency” or “fiscal responsibility”—to cover the discriminatory intent."

Carol Anderson, One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression is Destroying Our Democracy