My Hat Has Superpowers

• Hullabaloo features an article by Gaius Publius, "Serena Williams, racism [and] the subjugation of women," with excerpts from a piece in The Nation.  Gaius Publius says:

  There's much that's scary to confront in an image like this, in behavior like this. Couple that with what's known about her greatness (the correct word for her athletic accomplishments; 21 grand slam victories is a near-unbreakable record), and even ignoring what's known about her politics — more below — this is a challenging woman.
  
  I would even say this: A very frightening woman for two groups, those who fear blacks (they are many) and those who fear woman (there are a great many more). In fact, this could almost be more about fearing and attacking a woman who happens to be black than it is fearing and attacking a black person who happens to be a woman.

  I had heard she'd won her 21st Grand Slam; I missed the vilification, but then I don't poison my mind with right-wing data sources.
  
• Satanist jiu-jitsu.  Doing the rest of us a service.  Article by Amanda Marcotte at AlterNet.  Yes, I know.
• Southern Beale smacks a Tennessee legislator.  (Ableist language used.  Just so you know.)