Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

People often confuse interpersonal racism for systemic racism. A Black cop is more likely to go to jail for murdering an innocent Black man, than a white cop would be. Convicting these cops may be fair, but it is not a reduction in systemic racism.

This is Black cops becoming agents of white supremacy, and then being held accountable because they're not shielded by that same hate.

We can hold the Black cops accountable, but not the system that they work in.

#tyrenichols #BlackMastodon

Colleges bow to lil’ tyrant Ron DeSantis’ will and halt diversity training. DeSantis won’t stop there. He’s already violated the 1st and 14th amendments and removed publicly elected officials

Fascism is winning

A reminder, DeSantis was a Guantánamo lawyer and administrator

His job was greenlighting torture , as per Mansoor Adayfi

This needs to be a bigger story.

https://mronline.org/2022/11/26/i-was-screaming-and-he-was-smiling-desantis-ran-guantanamo-torture/

JOURNALISM 101 RULE: If someone says it’s raining, and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out of the fucking window and find out which is true. — Now more than ever.

I am the night

https://jilldennison.com/2023/01/29/tired/ I’m tired of feeling helpless to change any of the things I’m tired of. I’m tired of being ashamed of this country I’ve lived in for almost 72 years now, tired of wishing I were almost anywhere but here. My vote is my voice, but it is a very small voice, made even smaller with such tactics as gerrymandering that dilute my voice

Federal prosecutors said to be investigating George Santos as some donors impossible to find

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/federal-criminal-probe-likely-as-george-santos-donors-revealed-as-untraceable-b2271282.html

You know what the world needs right now?

Sacha Baron Cohen to interview George Santos.

#humanist #equality #logic #reason #criticalthinking #nullifidian #secular #atheist https://americanhumanist.org/what-is-humanism/manifesto3/ Let us evolve beyond judgement & rejection to love & acceptance.

"DeSantis decided to deny the potentially life-changing class and effectively censor the freedom of our education and shield us from the truths of our ancestors," said prospective plaintiff Elijah Edwards.

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/01/students-will-sue-desantis-over-ap-african?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=70252

@danwentzel "Christians" have been harassing, bullying and killing those that are "other" since the Crusades started in 1095 A.D.

When you preach "love thy neighbor" but your actions are based on hate....I have zero tolerance for you and your so-called religion. And that goes for ALL religions.

I have been surrounded by gays, trans, and drag queens my whole adult life. Not once have I ever had to fear violence or harm from any of them, or had to have special training in case one came into my workplace. Meanwhile, I have been bullied and threatened by people who called themselves “Christians”, harassed by cops, and had to attend special training in case someone shows up at the office with an AR-15.

THIS.

I don't know if people have posted this already...sorry for the repeat if they have. But, here's Michael Harriot's take on the fact the cops who killed #TyreNichols were Black.
https://thegrio.com/2023/01/28/yes-black-cops-can-be-racist/

Twitter is a mess but I miss Harriot and Elie Mystal. And I damn sure missed finding out where people were gathering to protest Friday night and Saturday.
#BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse #BlackTwitter #PoliceViolence

Tech Addicts Podcast – Sunday 29th January – Circles are Great

The Great Ted and … well… Gareth strike back. This week Pixel Tablet, Oppo Pad 2, Oneplus Pad, Samsung Unpacked and much more

https://garethmyles.com/sunday-29th-january-circles-are-great/

#Podcast #TechAddicts #samsung #phones #tablet #google #android #iphone #apple #oppo #razer #tcl #oneplus #pixel

Friendly reminder that we don't accept teacher brutality or doctor brutality or athlete brutality or judge brutality or mail carrier brutality or firefighter brutality or farmer brutality or cashier brutality or author brutality or pilot brutality or chef brutality or carpenter brutality or engineer brutality or lawyer brutality or accountant brutality or mechanic brutality or researcher brutality or nurse brutality or crossing guard brutality or dentist brutality or painter brutality.

The criminal probe against George Santos just got real. The Department of Justice reportedly asked the Federal Election Commission to stop investigating Santos. This only happens when the DOJ has concluded that it has a serious criminal case on its hands that’s likely to result in criminal charges, and wants to nudge the FEC out of the way so they don’t trip over each other... https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/the-criminal-probe-against-george-santos-just-got-real/48742 via @palmerreport

If your *checks notes* college level assignments can be reproduced by chat bots, I think you’re doing it wrong.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/16/technology/chatgpt-artificial-intelligence-universities.html