By far the single biggest openly discriminatory posture in America is excluding non-college educated Americans from most elite jobs.

The surface-transmission theory of COVID-19 is basically dead. But hygiene theater lives: - on subways - in schools - in stores - in offices - and ... sigh ... at The Atlantic

Contamination phobia is very common. I don't think we're considering enough how encouraging fully vaccinated people to mask outside is promoting a collective obsessive compulsive disorder, a distorted view of how easy it is to transmit illness and a fear of other people.

A while ago, I started noticing something strange: Very progressive people, who love to talk about "believing in science," were adopting COVID restrictions *over and above* CDC guidelines. I thought, is there a story here? And, well, wow, there is. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

“To do evil, a human being must first of all believe that what he’s doing is good.” #Solzhenitsyn

me: why are my taxes so complicated? turbo tax:

before u come at me with ur opinions on the game remember that i do not care

Does no one in the California legislature know enough economics and math to understand that “the state will pay for 45% of the price of a home” means “the price of a home will increase 82%” and this will be a giant wealth transfer to current home owners?

Garfield-shaped phones have been polluting the shore of the Finistère coasts of Brittany (France) for 35 years. The reason is due to a container wedged between the rocks that is slowly pouring them into the sea.

Discussions about policing and criminal justice reform that don't include the asinine laws we task cops with enforcing are incomplete. Discussions about prohibiting consensual, victim-free activities that don't include the endpoint result of enforcement are also incomplete.

IT IS OBSCENE: A TRUE REFLECTION IN THREE PARTS | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie chimamanda.com/news_items/it-…

SCOTUS: let them secure the bag

18 years ago today

Afghan women forced from banking jobs as Taliban take control reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

The United States has a moral obligation. Admit as many Afghan refugees as possible.

Wonder if the JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) Council and the DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Access) Committee know about each other.