I think some American history may be relevant to this discussion: Throughout our history, individuals have chosen to "pass" from a disadvantaged group to a group they see as advantaged. The… (View Post)

Nigelb - Thank you for telling us about this Tanzania election violence. (Using "like" seems inappropriate, for obvious reasons.) (View Post)

If it is OK with the moderators, a post about an election: Yesterday I voted. Which meant that I sat down at my dining room table with two official guides and marked an optical ballot. This year the … (View Post)

FPT: Election day here in Washington state is next Tuesday. Which means that ballots must be postmarked by that day, to be counted. Since it is an odd-numbered year, I like to think of it as an off-o… (View Post)

Pedant alert: Although arthropods, centipedes are not insects: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede However, they can manage their daily 10,000 steps in remarkably short times. (View Post)