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The opposite of diversity, which white racists or supremacists unashamedly embrace, because having non-white smarter staff or colleagues in the workplace would threaten their job security and expose their bigotry and ineptitude.
Trump’s dieversity strategy benefits him and his cronies in the short term, but not the once-known country of opportunity for everybody willing to work hard and smart.
by MathPlus March 3, 2021
Get the Dieversity mug.Fiendish math questions posed by mean or sadistic math teachers that leverage on the deadlier delta to further terrify an oft-semi-innumerate lay public, who are often more fearful about discriminants and differentials than variants and vaccines.
Guesstimate what percentage of math anxious folks globally are more scared of delta math than the delta variant itself.
by MathPlus October 12, 2021
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Since both her parents lost their jobs due to Covid-19, Mary’s wish this Christmas is for Father Claus to deliver at least one box of Christmasks for her and her two younger siblings, who have been told to reuse their masks as often as possible to save money.
by MathPlus December 9, 2020
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Alt-right politicians are pushing their political mask agenda, by pretending to address the anti-social demands of a noisy minority to win their votes.
by MathPlus March 9, 2021
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Thanks to Covid-🦃, a lucky percentage of the nine million turkeys in the UK would have their lives spared during this 2020 Christmas period.
by MathPlus October 22, 2020
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Saying sorry is conveniently easy and seldom comes with a penalty, but planning their time to be punctual is pretty hard for an unhealthy number of folks—for them, “no sorry, be on time” sounds like Greek to them.
by MathPlus December 22, 2018
Get the No Sorry, Be on Time mug.An acknowledgment that we have to respect rather than reject the virus—we needn’t be petrified or paralyzed by the pandemic, but we must not lose sight of the danger the virus poses, which could result in death, in the event of infection or reinfection (with or without vaccination).
After governments realized that “Zero Covid” wasn’t feasible, they reluctantly shifted their strategy to “Living with Covid-19,” as their populations reach endemicity and hopefully achieve herd immunity in a-not-too-distant future.
by MathPlus March 11, 2022
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