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Black, snarky, award-winning journalist, author, historian, child advocate, and college professor.

Dr. Stacey Patton

They released this on a Friday for a reason. Trump’s new National Security Strategy walks away from alliances, embraces domination, and reframes “security” as protection from diversity. Trump has made white nationalist power official U.S. policy. open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...

When the president of the United States calls a Black congresswoman “garbage,” that’s state-level dehumanization. And history tells us exactly where that language leads. open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...

Media outlets are treating a predator’s deformed anatomy like a juicy tabloid mystery. Meanwhile, his victims are being retraumatized watching the world turn the instrument of their terror into a punchline. open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...

If Jesus said harming a child is worse than drowning with a millstone tied to your neck, what do you think he’d say about slandering children by comparing them to people who are intentionally destroying the country? open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...

This raccoon broke into a liquor store, got drunk & passed out in the bathroom. This tracks with a recent report from scientists who’ve found evidence that raccoons are becoming domestic. I also learned this raccoon’s government name & a little about his struggles. open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...

The Dells pledged $6.25 billion to “invest” in America’s kids. Sounds huge, but do the math. $250 won’t won’t stabilize a family. But it will generate applause and tax breaks for billionaires while the machinery that keeps kids poor stays fully intact. open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...

If you need a good laugh today, click this. open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...

What is Trump’s MRI actually supposed to settle? The power brokers don’t care if he’s healthy or has good cognition. They care that he’s useful. open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...

Lissen, as a mouthy Black woman journalist, I would have lost my job and ended up in Taliban jail if the POTUS called me “piggy.” open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...