AI6YR Ben on Nostr: I used to answer these with ethnicity, etc. Now, I don't and won't (although my info ...

I used to answer these with ethnicity, etc. Now, I don't and won't (although my info is out there, no going back). Because the folks in charge are using this as a weapon against the folks this was supposed to help.

(Nonzero odds that there is some P*lant*r program to identify anyone who has checked the "Hispanic" checkbox ever and cross reference that for possible "immigration enforcement" and shipping you to Algeria because your kid shoplifted a packet of chips from the 7-11)

LA Times: California wants to list Jewish as an ethnicity.

Jews are divided over the idea

(paywall)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-09-06/california-wants-to-list-jewish-as-ethnicity-jews-are-divided-over-idea