“Isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you're good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!”
#TheTick
Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future. As we mark 100 years of celebrating Black history, let’s honor the sacrifices of the leaders who came before us, and recommit ourselves to continuing their work.
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A lot of people are wondering what they can do right now.
Nothing will solve our problems overnight. But here are just few ways we can all DO SOMETHING to fight back against the Trump Administration as they upend lives, threaten health care, and break the law. 🧵
Cory Booker as he breaks Strom Thurmond's speaking record: "I'm not here because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because as powerful as he was, the people are more powerful."
“When our days become dreary with low-hovering clouds of despair, and when our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, let us remember that there is a creative force in this universe, working to pull down the gigantic mountains of evil, a power that is able to make a way out of no way and transform dark yesterdays into bright tomorrows.” #MLK #SundayWithKing
Who is most likely to take the bait? It’s a question I get asked a lot, so here goes:
Self-importance - this is EASILY the trait that has the strongest correlation to taking the bait. People who take themselves seriously simply cannot resist the urge to tell someone else they are wrong
Age - The Boomers and Gen Z are the easiest to troll for very different reasons. Millennials and Gen X are the hardest.
Stans - if someone stans for a celebrity or a politician, they will take even the lowest quality bait. Tyler Swift and BTS have the most deranged stans you’ll find.
Politics - I haven’t really noticed a left or right correlation. Sometimes it seems like liberals take the bait more and sometimes it seems like conservatives do, but it all balances out. But the more someone truly cares about politics, and especially social issues, the easier they are to troll whether they are left or right. So if someone makes 50% of their tweets about politics, they’ll be many times more likely to take the bait than someone who never does. The stronger they believe they are on the correct side, the easier they are to bait. People who believe the worst about the “other side” are easy to troll. Often the same post will have people calling me both a “Trumptard” and a “libtard.” People who are focused on economic issues are harder to troll. People who care primarily about social issues are easier to troll.
Doomsayers - this is where left and right are equally easy to troll. If someone believes that America is about to devolve into a fascist or communist hellscape based on the outcome of the next election, you should be able to troll the bejesus out of them. Optimists are harder to troll.
Religion - The more militant they are, the easier they are to troll. And that includes atheists.
Geography - The more someone hates America, the easier they are to troll.
Sports fans - Sports fans are actually a lot harder to troll repeatedly than the politics crowd. They might take the bait once but are less likely to do so repeatedly unless they also hold strong political views, then you can mix the two and they’ll take the bait. That’s where Barry was truly unmatched.
Education - The easiest people to troll are (1) Those academia and those with advanced degrees, particularly those who list their degrees in their Twitter bio; and (2) Homeschoolers/those who were home schooled or who went to a primarily religious school. Your average HS or college graduate is harder to troll because they’ve spent more of their lives around normal people and don’t take themselves as seriously.
Eating Meat - Vegans are obscenely easy to troll.