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@TruthSandwich You are probably right, and yea I saw this link already, it is usually my go to site for trope questions.

Despite all its promises of equality and due process under law, America has always had its scapegoats.

I didn’t know it at the time, but when I was a child my entire community became scapegoats. The attack by Imperial Japan upon Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941—a “day that will live in infamy”—made most Americans look upon anyone with a Japanese name or face as the enemy.

May is AANHPI Heritage Month, so I want to take a moment to zero in on the history that led Asian minorities in the U.S. to come together as a group and demand America fulfill its promise of justice and equality: thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p

Does anyone know the origin of the TV trope nerdy glasses, specifically where the glasses are black and the bridge is taped with white tape. It was a popular trope in 80s but cant find any reference to the origin of the trope.

@larthallor I am familiar with the concept... It is self destructive because it assumes the democrats will act responsibly and not spend money they dont have.. but we all know that the democrats are just as reckless to their ideals as the conservatives, so such a tactic in practice doesnt work.

@larthallor Not to defend the GOP but im not sure its that simple. If they could have their way they would probably cut all or most social programs and give the highest tax bracket a tax cut. Hopefully achieving a balanced budget.

But its not like they have free reign and actually get to cut social programs (since democrats block it). Not saying that is wrong of the dems to block, just saying they dont really have the choice to control both sides of the equation.

@jerry We have seen that for a while on QOTO too, its very exciting. I've had my own toots put in quite a few publications. We also have writers for a few high profile magazines that actually link their QOTO account from every one of their articles which is super cool too.

@SrRochardBunson what does it mean "refusing to pay for it"...isnt a tax cut by definition, something you dont have to pay?

Not really. If they dont need a car but want all the advantages of V2G then they can just buy a battery backup system for their home.

Sometimes the kindness you must do for a friend is to gently and carefully explain why you think they're making a mistake that's unnecessarily causing someone harm.

Sometimes you're the one getting the message.

Be thoughtful and together we can grow and do better.

@realcaseyrollins @thor

I made a huge portion of my fortune off crypto, not sure its still a great investment, but yea, I certainly cant complain.

#Litterbox now has an emoji picker and support for delete & redraft!

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