"She has done more for literacy than anyone we know."
Ah, I think it may have been this video: >https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SS1PBRis0qg
- I recognize the teenagers, but it's possible this is a repackaging
of the actual video I had originally seen.
On Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:36:42 GMT, quadibloc@invalid.com (John Savard)
wrote:
Ah, I think it may have been this video: >>https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SS1PBRis0qg
- I recognize the teenagers, but it's possible this is a repackaging
of the actual video I had originally seen.
It turns out that other video I saw wasn't the original either.
Originally, this was due to the Jesse Walters show, and so I have to
give credit to Fox News:
On 8/27/2026 11:27 AM, s|b wrote:
On Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:55:55 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
rCLOur Deepest Condolences to Dolly PartonrCOs FamilyrCY
https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/our-deepest-condolences-to-dolly-partons-fam
ily/
rCLIn 1995 Dolly Parton started the Imagination Library, which has by now gifted 332,411,218 books to children ages birth to 5. If you couldnrCOt afford books for your baby, Dolly would send them to you. All you had to do was register, and you too could read to your children before bed.
Your kids didnrCOt have to miss out because you had to pick between buying
books and keeping the lights on.rCY
https://imaginationlibrary.com/
"She has done more for literacy than anyone we know."
That is freaking amazing.
Yesterday, I read it was estimated that she gave away around $600
million to charity and that she leaves a fortune of $450 million behind.
So she gave more than half her fortune away. Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg,
... are you reading this?
Why are you making this political?
Lynn
On Aug 27, 2026, Lynn McGuire wrote
(in article <116qipe$1tb7d$1@dont-email.me>):
On 8/27/2026 11:27 AM, s|b wrote:
On Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:55:55 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
rCLOur Deepest Condolences to Dolly PartonrCOs FamilyrCY
https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/our-deepest-condolences-to-dolly-partons-fam
ily/
rCLIn 1995 Dolly Parton started the Imagination Library, which has by now >>>> gifted 332,411,218 books to children ages birth to 5. If you couldnrCOt >>>> afford books for your baby, Dolly would send them to you. All you had to >>>> do was register, and you too could read to your children before bed.
Your kids didnrCOt have to miss out because you had to pick between buying >>>> books and keeping the lights on.rCY
https://imaginationlibrary.com/
"She has done more for literacy than anyone we know."
That is freaking amazing.
Yesterday, I read it was estimated that she gave away around $600
million to charity and that she leaves a fortune of $450 million behind. >>> So she gave more than half her fortune away. Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg,
... are you reading this?
Why are you making this political?
Interesting.
Please point out the politics in that post. Please. [gets popcorn]
On 9/6/2026 11:11 AM, WolfFan wrote:
On Aug 27, 2026, Lynn McGuire wrote
(in article <116qipe$1tb7d$1@dont-email.me>):
On 8/27/2026 11:27 AM, s|b wrote:
On Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:55:55 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
rCLOur Deepest Condolences to Dolly PartonrCOs FamilyrCY
https://ilona-andrews.com/blog/our-deepest-condolences-to-dolly-partons-f
am
ily/
rCLIn 1995 Dolly Parton started the Imagination Library, which has by now
gifted 332,411,218 books to children ages birth to 5. If you couldnrCOt
afford books for your baby, Dolly would send them to you. All you had to
do was register, and you too could read to your children before bed. Your kids didnrCOt have to miss out because you had to pick between buying
books and keeping the lights on.rCY
https://imaginationlibrary.com/
"She has done more for literacy than anyone we know."
That is freaking amazing.
Yesterday, I read it was estimated that she gave away around $600 million to charity and that she leaves a fortune of $450 million behind.
So she gave more than half her fortune away. Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg, ... are you reading this?
Why are you making this political?
Interesting.
Please point out the politics in that post. Please. [gets popcorn]"Dolly gave aid and comfort to non-WASP people who are part of the Great Replacement!"
P
quadibloc@invalid.com (John Savard) writes:
On Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:36:42 GMT, quadibloc@invalid.com (John Savard)
wrote:
Ah, I think it may have been this video:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SS1PBRis0qg
- I recognize the teenagers, but it's possible this is a repackaging
of the actual video I had originally seen.
It turns out that other video I saw wasn't the original either.
Originally, this was due to the Jesse Walters show, and so I have to
give credit to Fox News:
Which likely means that the video was heavily edited to support
the claim. Much like the old tonight show man-in-the-street
videos that Leno would do.
"Dolly gave aid and comfort to non-WASP people who are part of the
Great Replacement!"
rCLGreat ReplacementrCY is apparently some kind of trigger phrase. Yes,
the world is becoming more diverse, whether culturally, ethnically, linguistically, however you want to measure it. Yes, it does mean the dominance of the old European empires (and the USA, which is very much
a child of them) is weakening. Some see this as a threat.
Yes, itrCOs a threat to those cultures/groups which were in the
ascendancy before. But so what? All itrCOs doing is weakening their ascendancy,
cannot imagine existing as just one of many groups of peoples in the
world, no longer occupying a special place.
But thatrCOs life. Get used to it.
Evil countries love murder and suppression. Unless Christian
countries fight evil, the devil will win.
On Sun, 6 Sep 2026 12:24:26 -0700, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
"Dolly gave aid and comfort to non-WASP people who are part of the
Great Replacement!"
rCLGreat ReplacementrCY is apparently some kind of trigger phrase. Yes,
the world is becoming more diverse, whether culturally, ethnically, linguistically, however you want to measure it. Yes, it does mean the dominance of the old European empires (and the USA, which is very much
a child of them) is weakening. Some see this as a threat.
Yes, itrCOs a threat to those cultures/groups which were in the--
ascendancy before. But so what? All itrCOs doing is weakening their ascendancy, nobody wants to destroy them or suppress them. Unless they
cannot imagine existing as just one of many groups of peoples in the
world, no longer occupying a special place.
But thatrCOs life. Get used to it.
On 2026-09-07, Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:
On Sun, 6 Sep 2026 12:24:26 -0700, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
"Dolly gave aid and comfort to non-WASP people who are part of the
Great Replacement!"
rCLGreat ReplacementrCY is apparently some kind of trigger phrase. Yes,
the world is becoming more diverse, whether culturally, ethnically, linguistically, however you want to measure it. Yes, it does mean the dominance of the old European empires (and the USA, which is very much
a child of them) is weakening. Some see this as a threat.
"Great replacement" seems to be a name of a far-right/nazi conspiracy
theory which is, of course, getting boosted by the far-right and perhaps
also similarly biased "algorithmic social media".
On 2026-09-07, Lawrence DAOliveiro wrote:is actually a conspiracy theory in which Certain Groups are trying to
On Sun, 6 Sep 2026 12:24:26 -0700, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
"Dolly gave aid and comfort to non-WASP people who are part of the
Great Replacement!"
oGreat Replacemento is apparently some kind of trigger phrase. Yes,
the world is becoming more diverse, whether culturally, ethnically,
linguistically, however you want to measure it. Yes, it does mean the
dominance of the old European empires (and the USA, which is very much
a child of them) is weakening. Some see this as a threat.
"Great replacement"
In article <117lvt4$33ilj$1@dont-email.me>,
Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On 2026-09-07, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On Sun, 6 Sep 2026 12:24:26 -0700, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
"Dolly gave aid and comfort to non-WASP people who are part of the
Great Replacement!"
"Great Replacement" is apparently some kind of trigger phrase. Yes,
the world is becoming more diverse, whether culturally, ethnically,
linguistically, however you want to measure it. Yes, it does mean the
dominance of the old European empires (and the USA, which is very much
a child of them) is weakening. Some see this as a threat.
"Great replacement" seems to be a name of a far-right/nazi conspiracy
theory which is, of course, getting boosted by the far-right and perhaps
also similarly biased "algorithmic social media".
The actuality behind it is that decades ago (still within living memory
of many baby-boomers), before the immigration laws were loosen in the
mid 1960s, what is now the census category Non-Hispanic White was the
vast majority of the population of the USA (IIRC, the descendants of
British Isles Protestants, German Protestants, Scandinavian Protestants, Netherlands Protestants, and lets not forget French Huguenots were in
the majority).
Since then, because of both the low fertility rates of
baby-boomer women and their daughters and extensive immigration from countries not in Europe, this has changed.
On 2026-09-07, Robert Woodward wrote:The laws /changed/ limited immigration by nationality, IIRC. Orientals
In article <117lvt4$33ilj$1@dont-email.me>,
Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On 2026-09-07, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On Sun, 6 Sep 2026 12:24:26 -0700, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
"Dolly gave aid and comfort to non-WASP people who are part of the
Great Replacement!"
"Great Replacement" is apparently some kind of trigger phrase. Yes,
the world is becoming more diverse, whether culturally, ethnically,
linguistically, however you want to measure it. Yes, it does mean the
dominance of the old European empires (and the USA, which is very much >>> > a child of them) is weakening. Some see this as a threat.
"Great replacement" seems to be a name of a far-right/nazi conspiracy
theory which is, of course, getting boosted by the far-right and perhaps >>> also similarly biased "algorithmic social media".
The actuality behind it is that decades ago (still within living memory
of many baby-boomers), before the immigration laws were loosen in the
mid 1960s, what is now the census category Non-Hispanic White was the
And what made the immigration laws less loose before that? Surely there
must have been a prior tightening?
Or is this really just intertwined with the history of racism andThe opposite would be more to the truth -- the laws that were changed
slavery? As in, laws may have been loose before, but in effect led to
less diverese immigration arising out of racism and slavery?
You are mistaking "white Europeans" for "WASP Males". Properlyvast majority of the population of the USA (IIRC, the descendants of
British Isles Protestants, German Protestants, Scandinavian Protestants,
Netherlands Protestants, and lets not forget French Huguenots were in
the majority).
--Since then, because of both the low fertility rates of
baby-boomer women and their daughters and extensive immigration from
countries not in Europe, this has changed.
There's no reason to believe this would not extend to immigrants and
their families, provided there's no discrimination pushing them aside of >living to the same standard and rights as these baby-boomers.
On Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:17:54 +0100, Nuno Silva
<nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On 2026-09-07, Robert Woodward wrote:
In article <117lvt4$33ilj$1@dont-email.me>,
Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On 2026-09-07, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On Sun, 6 Sep 2026 12:24:26 -0700, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
"Dolly gave aid and comfort to non-WASP people who are part of the >>>>>> Great Replacement!"
"Great Replacement" is apparently some kind of trigger phrase. Yes,
the world is becoming more diverse, whether culturally, ethnically,
linguistically, however you want to measure it. Yes, it does mean the >>>>> dominance of the old European empires (and the USA, which is very much >>>>> a child of them) is weakening. Some see this as a threat.
"Great replacement" seems to be a name of a far-right/nazi conspiracy
theory which is, of course, getting boosted by the far-right and perhaps >>>> also similarly biased "algorithmic social media".
The actuality behind it is that decades ago (still within living memory
of many baby-boomers), before the immigration laws were loosen in the
mid 1960s, what is now the census category Non-Hispanic White was the
And what made the immigration laws less loose before that? Surely there
must have been a prior tightening?
The laws /changed/ limited immigration by nationality, IIRC. Orientals
got the short end of the stick (again, IIRC). I'm not sure what it was
like before then. That is, before the "Yellow Peril".
Or is this really just intertwined with the history of racism and
slavery? As in, laws may have been loose before, but in effect led to
less diverese immigration arising out of racism and slavery?
The opposite would be more to the truth -- the laws that were changed
were racist, as noted above (yet again, IIRC).
vast majority of the population of the USA (IIRC, the descendants of
British Isles Protestants, German Protestants, Scandinavian Protestants, >>> Netherlands Protestants, and lets not forget French Huguenots were in
the majority).
You are mistaking "white Europeans" for "WASP Males". Properly
speaking traditional American racism is based on the firm conviction
that WASP males are and must always be in firm control. And are
authorized to form mobs and use force against any others who become
"uppity". These are the ones who believe they are being "replaced".
And, as I may have already pointed out, replacing them might not be an entirely bad idea, given their excesses over the years.
Since then, because of both the low fertility rates of
baby-boomer women and their daughters and extensive immigration from
countries not in Europe, this has changed.
There's no reason to believe this would not extend to immigrants and
their families, provided there's no discrimination pushing them aside of
living to the same standard and rights as these baby-boomers.
On 2026-09-07, Robert Woodward wrote:The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 did what it says.
In article <117lvt4$33ilj$1@dont-email.me>,
Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On 2026-09-07, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On Sun, 6 Sep 2026 12:24:26 -0700, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
"Dolly gave aid and comfort to non-WASP people who are part of the
Great Replacement!"
"Great Replacement" is apparently some kind of trigger phrase. Yes,
the world is becoming more diverse, whether culturally, ethnically,
linguistically, however you want to measure it. Yes, it does mean the
dominance of the old European empires (and the USA, which is very much >>>> a child of them) is weakening. Some see this as a threat.
"Great replacement" seems to be a name of a far-right/nazi conspiracy
theory which is, of course, getting boosted by the far-right and perhaps >>> also similarly biased "algorithmic social media".
The actuality behind it is that decades ago (still within living memory
of many baby-boomers), before the immigration laws were loosen in the
mid 1960s, what is now the census category Non-Hispanic White was the
And what made the immigration laws less loose before that? Surely there
must have been a prior tightening?
On 9/9/2026 6:17 AM, Nuno Silva wrote:
On 2026-09-07, Robert Woodward wrote:The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 did what it says.
In article <117lvt4$33ilj$1@dont-email.me>,
Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On 2026-09-07, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On Sun, 6 Sep 2026 12:24:26 -0700, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
"Dolly gave aid and comfort to non-WASP people who are part of the >>>>>> Great Replacement!"
"Great Replacement" is apparently some kind of trigger phrase. Yes,
the world is becoming more diverse, whether culturally, ethnically,
linguistically, however you want to measure it. Yes, it does mean the >>>>> dominance of the old European empires (and the USA, which is very much >>>>> a child of them) is weakening. Some see this as a threat.
"Great replacement" seems to be a name of a far-right/nazi conspiracy
theory which is, of course, getting boosted by the far-right and perhaps >>>> also similarly biased "algorithmic social media".
The actuality behind it is that decades ago (still within living memory
of many baby-boomers), before the immigration laws were loosen in the
mid 1960s, what is now the census category Non-Hispanic White was the
And what made the immigration laws less loose before that? Surely there
must have been a prior tightening?
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 froze immigration quotas by country to >preserve the then-current ethnic mix. There were plenty of slots for
northern Europeans, and very few for other parts of the world. It wasn't >repealed until 1965.
There wee a lot of tweaks and exceptions, but that was the basics back
then.
pt
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