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"When I think about the “crisis of masculinity” and the need for boys to have a healthy concept of masculine virtue, 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀. A good man is a man who helps people weaker than him or worse off than him: carries an exhausted child, reaches the stuff others can’t reach, controls his temper, uses his voice and presence to help, not hurt, and stands up to bullies. That’s the kind of men that are in my family and it’s the kind I am proud that my son is becoming. 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶 𝘄𝗮𝘀. A strong man in life’s prime, working as a nurse, and showing up in a volatile scene to put himself between women and a jackboot who was shoving them around. He didn’t swing a punch, he just stepped in to deescalate, to use his man’s body as a shield for a person knocked to the ground. And the government that has forged itself into the grotesque inverse of that manly virtue executed him on the street for it." - Amanda G.

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Army Talks from WWII
https://substack.com//note/p-184091532?r=2t2ssh

https://open.substack.com/pub/politicsusa46/p/economic-fantasy-continues-to-infect?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Economic fantasy continues to infect America. And the gullible continue to fall victim. It's time to break the cycle of stupidity and return to the ambition of delivering transformative change.

https://ajcongress.nationbuilder.com/princeton_petition?recruiter_id=91041

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"Huge Tech Giants Lose Access to Influence Millions of Children".

There you go, headline fixed. You're welcome. 😊👍 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/09/australia-under-16-social-media-ban-begins-apps-listed

THIS scares me and helps to insight the fire of taking action! Standupsters must act against such attacks!
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Crystal Wilsey, a Cinnabon worker in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, was caught on video mocking a Somali woman’s hijab, hurling the N word at a Black Somali Muslim couple, and bluntly declaring that she is racist. The whole thing reportedly started over a simple request for more caramel on a cinnamon roll, which she escalated into an ugly rant targeting their race, religion, and immigrant background. After the video went viral, the franchise quickly fired her and the company publicly condemned her behavior.

Getting fired should have been the end of the story, but in today’s grievance economy it turned into a cash machine. A fundraiser for Wilsey on the conservative Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo has pulled in over 118,000 dollars, pitching her as a “hardworking white mom” betrayed by Cinnabon for not bowing to “intimidation.” That framing flips the script so the Somali couple who were insulted become the villains and the woman proudly calling herself racist is rebranded as a martyr of cancel culture, perfectly in step with Donald trump’s recent rant smearing Somalia as a garbage country that stinks.

The comments on the fundraiser read like a white resentment message board, not a charity page. Many donors cheer on her rant, repeat racist stereotypes about Somalis, and call for immigrants to be deported, echoing the same dehumanizing hate trump just aimed at Somalia, almost in real time. It is a snapshot of how open bigotry is not just tolerated but financially rewarded in parts of Christian nationalist America, where a president’s slurs become a permission structure for everyday cruelty and the actual targets are expected to quietly absorb the damage.

The United Nations General Assembly is a unique time when global voices come together to discuss the grave challenges facing our world today; and identify solutions for the benefit of humanity. As world leaders travel to UN Headquarters, Secretary-General António Guterres shares an urgent and critical message from the General Assembly Hall.

Netflix just gave Gavin Newsom 2 million for the redistricting fight and made a deal with Sesame Street. New episodes will air there and the backlog of old episodes will Be free to watch. Netflix is a Standupster, picked a side and stood by their pick.

* I will keep my subscription.