Christ, forgive these bones I've been hiding

The Black Nerd. A common character type, the nerd will always be very interested in all things nerdy: science, video games, mathematics, etc. In an continued effort to combat stereotypes, the Black Nerd will be lack athleticism, probably being asthmatic (the nerdiest of conditions). The Black Nerd will dress smartly, suspenders and bow ties. They’ll always talk smart too, using proper English with complex words.

Now, I don’t have a problem with a black character being a nerd, indeed black people are a people; we aren’t all the same and we all have varying personalities. The problem I have is that too often we see a distinct disconnect between Blackness and the Black Nerd. The Black Nerd doesn’t listen to hip hop or rap, only classical music. The Black Nerd only has white friends, the only other black characters are into not nerdy stuff. The Black Nerd never ever uses AAVE at any time in any context.

Well @dumbey, seems we’re in similar boats

The Supreme Court recently voted to allow the President to fire commissioners of independent agencies. Trump then turns around and fires all of the members of the Election Assistance Commission. Now, the EAC can't function until new commissioners get appointed.

The Election Assistance Commission is the agency that accredits our voting systems, and maintain our mail-in-voting requirements. The administration is likely going to either leave the Commission unstaffed, or pack the seats with loyalists.

They just keep chip chip chipping away at it. I don't think they realize that it's load bearing.

From Reuters:

The 2002 law states the president can appoint replacements to the commission, but it is unclear how Trump will move ahead with the commission.

Senator Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat, said ⁠in a ​Thursday social media post the terminations should "concern every American, regardless of party."

#honestly i feel like 'hi i'd like to know if my senator is dead' has the potential to be a hilarious conversation

Thirty-three states have banded together to sue Meta, alleging that the company was exploiting its young users on Instagram and Facebook for profit, including by collecting data from children without parental consent. Four of those states—California, New Jersey, Colorado and Kentucky—also claim that the company misled consumers about the addictive design features on the platforms, thereby causing mental health problems in children who got hooked from an early age. The damages requested by those four states add up to a whopping $1.4 trillion, Meta said in a recent court filing, a figure that would allegedly go even higher with the other penalties the attorneys general seek to add. The number is high by many standards but especially when compared to the company’s market capitalization, which is just above $1.5 trillion.