Racist Runes, Bogus Award Shows, and Anti-Black Laws Make This Week’s List of Biased Bigotry

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Sen. Kelly Loeffler arrives for the Electoral College vote certification on January 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Pool/Getty Images

From crypto-fascist runes to the unbearable Whiteness of Golden Globe judges, here’s a roundup of just some of the racist fuckery going on this week:

1. Racist Runeology The main stage at CPAC (the Conservative Political Action Conference) was getting some serious side-eye this week when someone noticed it was shaped like a rune used by German SS forces during World War II and more recently appropriated by neo-Nazis. But the events company that designed the stage says it had no idea the shape had any association with Nazism or far-right groups.
2. Deuces. More than a month after being bounced out of her Senate seat by Rev. Raphael Warnock, Kelly Loeffler is no longer a co-owner of the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream. The hyper-conservative, pro-Trump Loeffler repeatedly clashed with the team, the players’ union, and the league over her opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement. The Dream is now owned by a team of three investors, including former player Renee Montgomery, who left the team to focus on social justice issues.
3. Protect the Popo. The Oklahoma state legislature is closer to passing a bill that would…