Donald Trump wants to make slavery great again.
In a rant on Truth Social, he fumed: “The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was… We are not going to allow this to happen.… This Country cannot be WOKE, because WOKE IS BROKE.”
I can’t believe I have to write this, but yes, slavery really was THAT BAD. Worse than bad. It was a centuries-long system of forced labor, racial terrorism, family separation, rape, murder, and dehumanization. It was chattel slavery—the commodification of human beings—on a scale unmatched in the Western world. It was, without exaggeration, the greatest moral stain on American history. Saying otherwise only displays your ignorance and bigotry.
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Here’s what I read this week that you should read, too.
Jack White Goes Scorched Earth on Trump and His “Toadies” After White House Calls Him “Has-Been Loser” — via Consequence
Will the Supreme Court revisit its ruling on same-sex marriage? — via SCOTUSblog
Why a Court Ruled for a Man Who Solicited Prostitutes at Work — via Improve Your HR by Suzanne Lucas, the Evil HR Lady
When an Employee’s Online Religious Speech Goes Viral: Can You Fire Them? — via Eric Meyer’s Employer Handbook Blog
Hackers target Workday in social engineering attack — via HR Dive
How to Communicate Layoffs to Your Staff — via Harvard Business Review
Former Whiskey Unicorn Uncle Nearest Is Struggling To Survive After Defaulting On $108 Million In Loans — via Forbes
I’m poly — can I ask to bring both my partners to work events? — via Ask a Manager
