nightofmichelinstars

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[–] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

There are more slaves in the United States (estimated) than there were at the beginning of its Civil War.

This doesn't check out from what I found.

In 1790, the first census of the United States counted 697,624 slaves. In 1860, the eighth census counted 3,953,760.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7716878/

Modern slavery in United States Estimated number living in modern slavery: 1,091,000 (3.3 per thousand)

https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/country-studies/united-states/

Seems like today's count is a little more than 1/4 of the count from right before the Civil War. It's still a huge number. They're both devastating stats. What source do you have that puts today's number bigger?

42 is the number of cups you need to drink to learn the meaning of life. At 43 cups, you forget.

Only if it's blueberry pancakes.

[–] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 47 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If someone is using a word I don't know, I'd like to be able to look it up. That's the point of dictionaries.

He fills out the puffy shoulders nicely.

!shirtsthatgohard@lemmy.world

[–] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I know a guy who takes them home and keeps them as pets for a few a weeks and then sets them loose back in the park.

This is so on point it actually hurts. Hope feels as dangerous as anything else these days.

[–] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I didn't say I was hoping for the diner outcome. It would be nice if Breakfast lived out his days frolicking upstate. Again, I apologize for inserting my dark humor into your optimism.

[–] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 10 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I do not have a dog and I do not eat meat. Just talking hard truth and making bad puns. I'm sorry I offended you.

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