Examples of Republicans who are distorting history in school textbooks

I expect red state textbooks to say Biden didn’t win a fair election in 2020.

One concerned teacher said Christian nationalism is "just baked into" every part of DeSantis' new initiative. (via @MaddowBlog) https://t.co/em2PS2tZLw
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 1, 2022

Teachers told the Miami Herald the new standards portray the founders as against the idea of the separation of church and state, downplay the role of the colonies in slavery, and push conservative judicial theories. https://t.co/CXFuVAalTL
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 1, 2022

Included in the new civics training for Florida public school teachers is the statement that it is a “misconception” that “the Founders desired strict separation of church and state.” https://t.co/5zP5psfdb2
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 2, 2022

Wisconsin school board members dismissed a book on Japanese American incarceration during World War II because it created an “unbalanced” account of history, outraged parents say. https://t.co/qXesk4nfRQ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 1, 2022

Restricting voting access is about changing the electorate of today; censoring the teaching of race/gender/sexual orientation and banning books is about changing the electorate of tomorrow. https://t.co/fkHERTj3zZ https://t.co/k1uVI5tH7M
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) July 1, 2022

I wasn’t planning on speaking today, but when a GOP Senator stepped up to the mic to MOCK @SenErikaGeiss and me for walking out of a second “CRT” hearing in the Michigan Senate, I couldn’t let it stand. pic.twitter.com/ZKmBRyKXPA
— Senator Dayna Polehanki (@SenPolehanki) June 9, 2022

Republicans now refuse to use the word “slavery”. https://t.co/77OGlCfape
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) July 1, 2022

Kudos to @washingtonpost for being the only one I've seen to get the headline right on this. Everyone else went for the clickbait/panic effect.

Horrifying that it was proposed, but the right thing did happen.https://t.co/xe4UZwoSWT
— Natalie Jackson (@nataliemj10) July 1, 2022

Pizza math

I was ordering food online yesterday and was trying to decide whether to get a 10″ chicken ranch pizza ($9.99) or the 16″ inch one ($18.99)

I looked at this calculator which showed that the 16″ pizza is 2.6 times larger.

How Big Is A 16 Inch Pizza? Compared To Pizzas Of Other Sizes

Today I saw a tweet thread on the topic:

I ordered a 9-inch Pizza.
After a while, the waiter brought two 5-inch pizzas and said, the 9-inch pizza was not available and he was giving me two 5-inches Pizzas instead, and that I am getting 1 inch more for free!
I requested the waiter to call the owner.
1/3
— roychandan (@cretiredroy) June 30, 2022

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day – July 1

Bobby Bonilla was a very good major league baseball player from 1986-2001. His contract with the Mets was unique. From Wikipedia:

After his subpar 1999 season, the Mets released Bonilla, but still owed him $5.9 million. Bonilla and his agent offered the Mets a deal: Bonilla would defer payment for a decade, and the Mets would pay him an annual paycheck of $1.19 million starting in 2011 and ending in 2035, adding up to a total payout of $29.8 million.^[13][22] Mets owner Fred Wilpon accepted the deal mostly because he was heavily invested with Ponzi scheme operator Bernie Madoff, and the 10 percent returns he thought he was getting on his investments with Madoff outweighed the eight percent interest the Mets would be paying on Bonilla’s initial $5.9 million. As a result, the payout was a subject of inquiry during the Madoff investment scandal investigation when it came to light in 2008.^[23]

The player and the life insurance agent behind Bobby Bonilla Day

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day!

Bobby gets his 12th installment of $1,193,248.20 today.

The Mets have so far paid him $14,318,978.40 for him to NOT PLAY the 2000 season.

There is 13 years and $15,512,221.60 left.

There have been no discussions to buy him out early.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) July 1, 2022

July 1 ➡️ another Bobby Bonilla pay day!

He's on the Mets' payroll for another 13 years 💰 pic.twitter.com/PWmZNEcwas
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 1, 2022

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day to all who celebrate.

*Bonilla hasn’t played for the New York Mets since 1999. But, until 2035, the team still has to pay him yearly increments of $1.19 million.https://t.co/zT5uua1nS5
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) July 2, 2022

The first bid has been placed at @GoldinCo to buy the actual contract that stipulated Bobby Bonilla’s deferred payments from the Mets.

I am now the high bidder. pic.twitter.com/YAci8J8yMA
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) July 21, 2022

The deal that keeps on giving: Bobby Bonilla's infamous #Mets contract sells at auction for $180,000 https://t.co/ME4gR5wS4F
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) August 7, 2022

Final sale price: $180,000 😲 #OnlyAtGoldin

All-time record for any Bobby Bonilla item 📜 pic.twitter.com/AFjtM8rNQ5
— Goldin (@GoldinCo) August 7, 2022

Rolling Stone’s list of 50 best songs by the Who

I would put “I Can See for Miles” as number one. In general, I like their earlier stuff better and will link to a few. A lot of their great early singles were collected on Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy (1971).

The Who's stunning two-decade run of music paved the way for punk, metal, power pop and progressive rock.

Here's our list of their 50 best songs. 🌟 https://t.co/aYbYTsDqlk
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) July 1, 2022