He said it best:

"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."

Isaac Asimov

Gaetz has never tried a case & is a credibly accused child sexual predator—Trump wants him as AG

Hegseth has never worked on defense policy & is a credibly accused sexual predator—Trump wants him as Defense Sect

Huckabee doesn't believe Palestinians are human & helped pardon a man accused of Medicare fraud & enabling sexual abuse of children—Trump wants him as the Israeli Ambassador

3 wholly unqualified wealthy white men—but y'all wanna lecture Black & brown people about "DEI & meritocracy."

Former lieutenant-governor Steven Point had a message for newly elected BC Conservative MLAs — including his daughter — at their swearing-in this week: B.C. needs to move forward on reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. #bcpoli

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Most Jews deported by the German Nazis to Auschwitz for extermination were promised resettlement & new life. They packed their suitcases with all the essential items. Hope was used as a weapon.

The suitcases we preserve and display at the Memorial are important documents as they carry the names of their owners.

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Poll 4 of the current round of #HangTrek!

S thinks it won, and it's correct. There is 1 S.

We are looking for 4 words with 5, 2, 3 and 8 letters, respectively.

_ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S E _ _ _

You can have a look at the rules here: https://mastodon.social/@chrysomeles/112461799676962075

Words and phrases are drawn from any and all Star Trek shows and movies.

All are welcome to vote and guess at any time.

The first poll will go for 12 hours.