In 1347, Jews were blamed for bubonic plague. In the 1990s, gays were blamed for HIV. In 2020, immigrants are blamed for COVID. The weak-minded desire to blame “outsiders” for epidemics goes back millennia, as discussed in #ApollosArrow.
And so this man should be deeply ashamed.
Lots of problems out there, of course, and we're still far below full employment. But Biden is presiding over a boom that would have had Republicans demanding a victory parade if Trump were still in office 5/
About half of adults infected in an outbreak of the Delta variant of Covid-19 in Israel were fully inoculated with the Pfizer vaccine, prompting the government to reimpose an indoor mask requirement and other measures https://t.co/W2t5Ly0mdq
There is no evidence that working in person is essential for creativity and collaboration, experts say. It may even hurt innovation. https://t.co/D9505AnpOu
In a 35-year-old man with auburn hair, five strands of hair underwent graying reversal during the same time span, which coincided with a two-week vacation. https://t.co/58t6DKTvS2
I am hopeful that in the future action manga that get adapted will get the same proper treatment as these movies have had so far, and that one day we won't have to go and say "but it isn't of Kenshin's level", but will be able to add it to the tier of Kenshin greatness instead.
Homo longi—“Dragon man” as translated into English from Chinese, via Latin—is not a novel find, but rather a reinterpretation of an existing one
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Breaking News: Scientists announced that a massive fossilized skull that is at least 140,000 years old may be a new species of ancient human. The researchers named the new species Homo longi and gave it the nickname “Dragon Man." https://t.co/ejyHHl5IGD