“Whoop that trick” is simply offensive. Being from a minority or disadvantaged culture doesn’t give you the right to joke about violence against another historically disadvantaged group. There are plenty of things to celebrate about culture, but violence and misogyny shouldn’t be among them.
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You’ll never quite be the best, but that doesn’t mean you’re not good enough. You won’t reach some of your intended destinations, and others will prove disappointing: the end of the rainbow will always be elusive, and sometimes you’ll wind up in what seems like a nuclear fallout zone. But remember, the rainbow itself is beautiful.
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Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter isn't good business. It's a vanity project for a wealthy control freak who didn't like the social media site's rules, so he bought it in order to change them.
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“Breaking news” has helped create distrust and apathy on the part of the public. No one cares about the next turn of the wheel in a court case, because it will be appealed to a higher court anyway. … Another study about global warming? Who cares? We’ve heard that before, right? Another frantic newscaster chagrined and overwrought at Trump’s latest misdeed? What else is new?
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Once upon a time, effort was what mattered. We taught our kids to “give it their all,” and if they came up short, they’d learn to do better the next time. But somewhere along the line, our values changed.
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Megan Rapinoe seems to have deluded herself into thinking Dwayne Johnson stole her partner’s concept for the redesigned XFL logo. But the only thing that’s the same about the two is that the X doesn’t meet in the middle: There’s a space between the left and right halves. That’s it.
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