Despite all its promises of equality and due process under law, America has always had its scapegoats.

I didn’t know it at the time, but when I was a child my entire community became scapegoats. The attack by Imperial Japan upon Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941—a “day that will live in infamy”—made most Americans look upon anyone with a Japanese name or face as the enemy.

May is AANHPI Heritage Month, so I want to take a moment to zero in on the history that led Asian minorities in the U.S. to come together as a group and demand America fulfill its promise of justice and equality: https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/scapegoats-aahpi-george-takei-essay

I keep hearing that “#AI will solve the #climate crisis.”

We don’t need new algorithms & generative AI for that.

We already know exactly what we need to do to address* climate change.

Our future will be determined by whether or not we choose to act. I’m hopeful we will.

*Note: “Address” as in achieve better outcomes. Not “solve.” Climate change is here. We cannot avoid it, but we can achieve a more sustainable & equitable Earth.

Teacher appreciation post: My kids returned to school in the U.S. today & I was reminded of how absolutely wonderful public school teachers can be.

In the face of ongoing attacks on education, book bans, guns, uncertainty, budget cuts, huge class sizes, injustice & more, it’s such an unimaginably challenging time to teach.

And yet, incredible teachers still show up for our kids every day. They know the future is in their hands. And I am so grateful for them. ❤️