Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social
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Ph.D. in Instructional Design. Career educator. Cancer Survivor. Collector of Interesting People. Tech lover. Big blue dot in south Alabama. Air Force Brat. Former ALSDF officer. Please do an “about” if you want a follow.
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Joined Nov 2022
@johnettesnuggs I had the exact opposite experience coming to the US circa 1963. @oliphant@oliphant.social @mejofi
@rayhayes And poetry! @oliphant@oliphant.social
This is the kind of day that makes me wish nudity was legal. Photo shows 98 degrees.
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"some drone strikes against Russian military targets “are being launched from inside Russian territory”...
Russian authorities said the attack, which “highly likely destroyed” a Russian bomber aircraft, was carried out by a so-called “helicopter-style” drone. The British Defense Ministry said those drones “are unlikely to have the range to reach [the air base] from outside Russia,” suggesting that the attack may have been launched inside Russia"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/08/22/russia-ukraine-war-news/
@rayhayes I taught it for 22 years in high school. Now teaching to adults. I much prefer adults. I have a few really rusty languages, too. @oliphant@oliphant.social
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The Dunning-Kruger effect is so obvious when talking with parents about teaching.
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But hey, #COVID is over, and everything is just fine. For the record, my college stopped masking and other measures months ago. (I got thoughts on that but will refrain).
Face Mask Requirement Reinstated at Atlanta College https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/08/22/face-mask-requirement-reinstated-atlanta-college
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Here is the response to Monday's Eleventh Circuit ruling from the lawyers for the Alabama families challenging the law: "Our clients are devastated by this decision .... While this is a setback, we are confident that it is only a temporary one."
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@gabrielarana
This really isn't complicated.
ALL OF THEM. Without prejudice.
@oliphant@oliphant.social My favorite joke: what do you call someone who speaks 2 languages? Bilingual. What do you call someone who speaks 3 languages? Trilingual. What do you call someone who speaks 1 language? American.
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The FCC was empowered by Congress to regulate our media expressly to build a pro-democratic public debate.
Chair Rosenworcel: do not shrink from your job. There must be SOME character standard to hold a TV license, to serve the public. Intentional news distortion violates that.
We all face a responsibility to call out Fox’s toxic lies, that harm our country and our democracy. Our democratically-elected government has a role to play too. Let’s act.
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@RickiTarr i like language. I use it almost every day
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I’ve always had trouble with ear/sinus infections, but it feels like I’ve kept an ear infection and a bladder infection since I had Covid. I’ve had a theory for a while that the virus attacks us where we are most vulnerable for chronic illness, and exacerbates our weaknesses. When I first had Covid, I didn’t have a cough really or much temp (99. 9), but I DID have shortness of breath, an inner ear infection with vertigo and a bladder infection.
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#Man Who #Vandalized the #UprisingBakeryandCafe in #Illinois for #Hosting #Drag #Show #Sentenced to 6-months in #Prison, 2 years #probation.
The #rightwing #extremist pleaded #guilty to breaking an the bakery's #windows and #spraypainting #antigay #slurs on its exterior.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Illinois #Conservatives #Extremism #DomesticTerrorism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
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Croatia ready to provide ports on Danube and in Adriatic Sea for Ukrainian grain | Ukrainska Pravda
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/08/22/7416596/ #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineRussiaWar #Russia #UkraineWarNews
Alabama can enforce ban on gender-affirming care for minors, court rules - al.com https://www.al.com/news/2023/08/alabamas-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-minors-upheld-by-federal-court.html
On Aug 22, 1905: Black Man Attacked for Seeking Service in Pittsburgh Restaurant http://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/aug/22
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What is truly stupid about SELLING vaccines is that a major benefit of vaccination is to the OTHER people around you. It is a classic example of a PUBLIC good.
They should be free.
We can afford to do that.
We can afford to make most medical care free.
We're choosing not to, and for dumb, self-destructive reasons.
@LaNaehForaday He did get one thing right though. It is about election interference. He just doesn’t get that he’s the one that did the interfering. @flexghost
@TessRants I don’t believe being in a car wreck compares to stepping into a parallel universe. Of course, I could be wrong because I don’t recall ever stepping into a parallel universe. @markusl @dabertime @RickiTarr
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Ph.D. in Instructional Design. Career educator. Cancer Survivor. Collector of Interesting People. Tech lover. Big blue dot in south Alabama. Air Force Brat. Former ALSDF officer. Please do an “about” if you want a follow.
Do not PM me to say hello.
Current background picture are sunflowers.
Foreground: Image Playground created image of me.
Joined Nov 2022
