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applegrove

(129,964 posts) Thu Dec 25, 2025, 05:30 PM 3 hrs ago

James Talarico on Texas school history getting white-washed:

@jamestalarico.bsky.social criticized a new Senate bill for "historical whitewashing," highlighting its removal of significant figures & events from educational content.
His #CupOfJoe reminds us that a well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy. [Thomas Jefferson]
— TizzyWoman (@tizzywoman.bsky.social) 2025-12-25T16:52:32.596Z

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James Talarico on Texas school history getting white-washed: (Original Post) applegrove 3 hrs ago OP

"It includes writings from Alexis de Tocqueville who is not even an American" Wiz Imp 58 min ago #1

Wiz Imp

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1. "It includes writings from Alexis de Tocqueville who is not even an American"

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Dec 25, 2025, 07:51 PM

58 min ago

"Could that be because he was a white man ?"

"Not exactly"

WTF!?!?

He won't even say a flat out NO to that? Wow! That's some hardcore racism!!!

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