Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Some gems from Woodpile Report


If I want to own a cannon …

“The constitution clearly stipulates not that we may possess firearms of our own choosing, but rather that the government may not interfere with our choices.”


Mathematics as a tool of Western conquest of colored areas of the world

“Power and oppression, as defined by ethnic studies, are the ways in which individuals and groups define mathematical knowledge so as to see ‘Western’ mathematics as the only legitimate expression of mathematical identity and intelligence. This definition of legitimacy is then used to disenfranchise people and communities of color. This erases the historical contributions of people and communities of color.” – Seattle Public Schools, K-12 Math Ethnic Studies Framework, 20 August 2019.


(Take a look at the Seattle schools link. You might wonder, “What does any of this have to do with math in school?”)

 That such a murder should happen in the U.S.

 Chicago gangster is found guilty of executing rival's nine-year-old son by luring him into an alley, shooting him in the head and then LAUGHING about it


  • Chicago gangster found guilty of shooting dead son of rival gang member, 9
  • It took the jury just three hours of deliberation before reaching guilty verdict 
  • Jury have not yet reached verdict for his accomplice Corey Morgan, 31
  • Boone-Doty was recorded bragging about killing with fellow gang member
  • Describing the killing, Boone-Doty said: 'Bop-bop-bop-bop-bop. I'm laughing. I'm looking ... Bop bop bop bop bop man' 





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