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Theodore R. Johnson

@drtedj.bsky.social

Writer | Contributing columnist @WashingtonPost | Senior Fellow @NewAmerica | Navy vet | ΩΨΦ | HBCU-educated

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Theodore R. Johnson@drtedj.bsky.social · 22h ago

In Texas, a destitute high school dropout opened a “boot camp” that trained novices to become HVAC techs. Within 3 years, the school had reaped $72 million from the GI Bill to enroll more than 3,500 veterans. The owner spent almost $200,000 at strip clubs before being convicted 🎁 wapo.st/4pW9eOt

How predatory trade schools drained $300 million from the GI Bill and cheated veterans

Trade schools fleeced VA — and taxpayers — of more than $300 million, often by teaching short and easy courses, a Post investigation finds.

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Theodore R. Johnson@drtedj.bsky.social · 2w ago

Childhood summers on my grandparents’ farm meant fishing with sugarcane stalks and hot dog chunks, and eating blackberries off the vine. My grandmother fueled us with homemade meals and enrolled us in the county library’s summer reading challenge. #GenX #SouthfortheSummer

Washington Post Opinions@postopinions.bsky.social · 2w ago

“The annual transition from the suburbs to the southwest corner of Georgia felt like changing worlds,” @drtedj.bsky.social writes. “It was an ’80s version of touching grass.” https://wapo.st/4wlCdO5

Theodore R. Johnson@drtedj.bsky.social · 3w ago

As an example of the ongoing amateur hour, Hegseth wants to treat servicemembers with testosterone and also wants to kick people with severe razor bumps out of the military. Guess what testosterone exacerbates, especially in Black men...

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 3w ago

Pete Hegseth’s proposed testosterone screenings aren’t medically necessary and seem unlikely to contribute to military readiness—they’re “an exercise in projecting a masculine image,” Tom Bartlett writes.

Theodore R. Johnson@drtedj.bsky.social · 3w ago

Are you a Black sailor w/ razor bumps? Heal yourself in a year or get kicked out of Hegseth’s military. Re-upping this bc the Pentagon is newly intent on using grooming standards as a colorblind way to remove Black servicemembers - a product of either callousness or ignorance. wapo.st/3TjKoM1 (🎁)

Opinion | ‘No more beardos’: Appearance trumps performance at Pentagon

Hegseth’s meeting with generals and admirals missed the real opportunity in gathering leaders.

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Theodore R. Johnson@drtedj.bsky.social · last mo.

If you want to get a sense of a nation, watch how it celebrates its birthday. But if you want to know the character of a country, consider it over larger chunks of time. The question at the quarter-milli is one of national identity: Who does America think it is?

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Theodore R. Johnson@drtedj.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Black people coming to the South are not the same as the ones who left in the Great Migration. If the region’s leaders continue to apply a 20th-century playbook to 21st-century voters, they may find that in drawing up an advantage, they’ve painted themselves into a corner. wapo.st/4o614SI

Opinion | The great reverse migration is reshaping the political South

Republicans in Southern states are gerrymandering the return of Black voters.

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