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mekka okereke :verified: (@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io) (Hachyderm.io)
@FeralRobots@mastodon.social @breiter There is no phrasing that will make racists happy. It's a fool's errand to try. Martin Luther King couldn't find it. "Nonviolent protest" and "civil disobedience" were hated terms in their time. "Black Lives Matter" is apparently a bad term. "Hands up, don't shoot" is also bad. "Defund the police" is terrible. When you find a framing that works for racists, let me know. Might win you a Nobel peace prize! Because even the peace prize winners couldn't figure it out.🤷🏿‍♂️
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OK new drinking game. Every time someone on social media misattributes a quote to Confucius, take a drink. And spoiler alert: Most of the quotes attributed to Confucious aren't things he actually said. If you don't like Confucious, pick your favorite famous person for this. Marcus Aurelius is another one of my favorites.

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TechEnthusiast (@TechEnthusiast@dragonscave.space) (The Dragon's Cave)
@Pawpower@mastodon.social Thank you. Hug your pups for me, because golden love is the best love. My boy just had his breakfast, a massive case of the zoomies, and gave me his left paw tap, which is akin to us playing tag... He clearly wants to throw something around, so that's going to happen now, fetch, followed by him putting his toy away. #DogsOfMastodon