A recently leaked memo from House Republicans shows that the GOP is
urging its politicians to blame recent mass shootings on the left, while
downplaying the role of white supremacy.
According to the Tampa Bay Times,
who obtained the memo, the document offers talking points in response
to common questions Republican representatives may face after the recent
mass shootings.
And I, for one, am shocked, SHOCKED I say, to find that there is gambling going on in this establishment
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Anonymous asked: about the race thing ... how much do we know about the genetics and diversity of ancient egypt? Are there modern day ethnic groups that they are similar to?
We know a lot. A hell of a lot. People just refuse to believe that there are numerous things which factor into how the Egyptians look. I answered an ask on it here over a year ago, which you would find if you look in my FAQ. There isn’t a particular ethnic group the Egyptians are similar to because the civilisation, much like the Greek and Roman civilisations, are not ethnically or culturally homogenous and we have to stop thinking of them as distinct blocks.
And before anyone asks, Egyptian art is like that™ because of art decorum. Rules governed how someone could be presented in art or statuary. Women are depicted as pale yellow and men as dark brown because art decorum says so. There’s always a fishing/fowling/hunting scene in a tomb because art decorum says it must be there to demonstrate control over chaos according to Ma’at. I answer more about how accurate Egyptians are in depicting themselves in their art here, but I’ll leave with an image from the tomb of Ipuy where he breaks with decorum and depicts himself and his friends fishing on the Nile:
Across the country, immigrants who are in the country unlawfully often do manual, low-paying jobs, and employers say they have no choice but to rely on them. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has vowed to ramp up workplace raids targeting this shadow workforce.
Two weeks ago, Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided seven chicken processing plants in Mississippi. Agents rounded up 680 workers in one of the largest workplace enforcement actions in contemporary history. They were earning $11 to $12 an hour to dismember poultry — dangerous, brutal, repetitive labor.
The raids have resurrected an old debate: if not immigrants, then who will do the tough jobs in America?
