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Fun idea: Flood their contact addresses with fake applications and fake credentials like certificates with high scores on made-up IQ tests or Mensa membership cards.

I want to believe this, too. But considering how there are smart people clubs with upwards of 50,000 members in the US that treat "passing" an IQ test as their sole entry criterion, I am sure there are some. Not all who have intelligence also have the wisdom to use it well.

California is the USA in a bottle. You got progressive cities, conservative suburbs, rural areas and industrial hotspots, poor folks as well as the obscenely rich. Ronald Reagan was Governor in California for 8 years before becoming the blueprint of conservative candidates for the presidency.

You must gather your congregation before venturing forth!

It's colossally stupid.

It's called a patina, and it's an intended side-effect of repeated use that increases performance.

White: ✋

Transparent: 👈

This was 16-year-old me with The 13th Warrior. Thought it was pretty good. I have never watched it again, so I wonder if today's me would say the same.

Republicans: The only thing that can make us lose is election interference.

Elon: You have my sword.

Republicans: Wait, no...

It's the "hardworking man" archetype that they all like to impersonate.

Ortographobia.

I think this is much sadder than just the parents thinking like this. Kids should get to be kids and start their lives unencumbered by their parents' hatred and bitterness.