Repost: Bari Weiss "End DEI"
“DEI is about arrogating power.”
Repost: Graham Hillard, "... it’s time to defund NPR"
“the fair-minded listener could likely find a kernel of truth in each of the stories mentioned above despite their almost comic slantedness.”
Nitpicking Foods
This list is not about my preferences. If you’re curious about those: Yes, to pinapple on pizza. No, to cream cheese in sushi. Meat rare. Sub toppings pickled. And most important: wet your dries.
@Everyone and Choosing Violence
@everyone shatters the mindlessness of doom scrolling. It forces you to be mindful.
Repost: ThinkChina on baizuo (white left)
The Chinese have a word for the ‘white left’
Repost: Matt Laslo, "Bipartisan support for Mitch McConnell staying in the Senate until death"
“In 1846, former President John Quincy Adams suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed. Voters didn’t care. The former U.S. senator from Massachusetts overcame its debilitating effects and was then sent back to Washington”
Why don't we just take the water, and push it somewhere else?
We are looking at diverting about 1,444 km^3 annually, resulting in 72,200 km^3 over 50 years.
Repost: Emma Hinchliffe, Joseph Abrams, "79% of seed funding for diverse founders goes to white women..."
“The data supports longtime research that shows that Black women receive less than 1% of venture funding”
"Barbie" Scott McFadden
Since comedian Amy Schumer was originally cast for the role of Barbie, it’s hard to imagine the writers did not know McFadden’s classic bit. Did they credit him? Who knows.