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I see Hobson's Pledge have set themselves up like a political party, with a website on Nationbuilder. I'd say we're seeing battle lines being drawn & I think the old rich privileged white men (I'd rather not include myself in their ranks, but accept I've benefited from white male privilege) are realising that they're in danger of losing their pre-eminence. They also celebrate British colonialism so I have to wonder if they've ever spared a thought for how colo…

Some NYT staffers say a white male editor's claim that he faced discrimination is absurd and hands the Trump administration a weapon to persecute journalists (Charlotte Klein/New York Magazine)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article…

The White Man Suing the New York ‘Times’ for Discrimination
A white male New York ‘Times’ employee filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging the paper discriminated against him by denying him a promotion because he is a white male.

#maudlinMaunderings of a doddering fool. Caveat lector.
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Here’s a mundane thing I discovered about my body tonight. Totally SFW. PG. I’m old and arthritic. I’m used to all the various aches and pains that are either constant or intermittent. IIWIS… (1/7)

"Trump’s White House: it’s run by men obsessed with looking tough, but who are, in actuality, weak and incompetent. The more they fail, the more they grasp for these theatrical but ineffectual displays hoping that the public mistakes loud and violent displays for strength."
UFC fight can't hide MAGA male weakness - Salon.com
https://www.salon.com/2026/06/17/ufc-fight-cant-hide-maga-male-weakness/

The Fedi just *shines* when we do Big Ideas. Herewith a very civilised conversation about gender, power, violence, colonialism, and how to unthink all the rubbish we get taught. Follow the thread right through; the original claim that "testosterone is more dangerous than CO2" is not the best way to challenge toxic masculinity, but the discussion includes more measured voices.

cis white male here: yeah, i don't understand your actions in the slightest and now want you to explain to me all the forms of marginalization that you experienced causing you to take precautions that i never had to even consider

NYT countersues the US EEOC, accusing it of retaliation for NYT's coverage of the agency by suing NYT for passing over a white man for a top editorial role (Winston Cho/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

New York Times Countersues U.S. Over Claim It Discriminated Against White Male Employee
The publication accuses the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of filing a lawsuit in retaliation for its reporting.

A cruelty of all this is that it rewards the people who are already the most privileged, the most likely to believe in their own ability / worth regardless of external cues, perhaps the most likely to overestimate themselves.
When a job says “5 years of FancyFramework experience,” I guarantee you that there is a lopsided distribution of identity traits (male, white, etc) to those people who are applying anyway despite only using FancyFramework for 2-3 years. And I guarantee you some of those people who don’t meet the “requirements” will be under real consideration for the hire.
It’s a self-selection process that amplifies any inequality a person can internalize.
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Older Runner with Cool Shades is in the Middle of the Pack
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