Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

I almost wish we could force students to do something they love, do something that restores them. I think most of us know that the kids are not okay (heck, staff and faculty aren't okay either), but incorporating self-care can be hard to teach.

#AcademicChatter #HigherEd

#Breaking: In historic decision, FDA approves a CRISPR-based medicine for treatment of sickle cell disease

https://www.statnews.com/2023/12/08/fda-approves-casgevy-crispr-based-medicine-for-treatment-of-sickle-cell-disease/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon_organic

@StillIRise1963
I've learned that someone telling me they're a Christian means they want an afterlife, but can't be bothered with actually doing Christian stuff. if they tell me they're not racist, they almost always are. Often, they're the same people.

@katmckatniss
Back in Reagan's day churches churches thought they could control government but it was a trick. In reality government controls churches and how their congregations vote, just like in Russia.

While attacking #ReidHoffman (#LinkedIn), #Trump managed to defame #EJeanCarroll again. He repeated the same lies for which a jury found him #liable both for #defamation & #SexualAssault. His continuing defamation could, according to a prior ruling, increase the #punitive #damages at her next #trial beginning 1/16.

#law #legal

"Should college students be disciplined for calling for a genocide against Jewish people?"

Yes. The answer is always: Yes. This isn't hard at all.

They survived Oct. 7. Then Netanyahu used their home for publicity
https://forward.com/news/572439/oct-7-survivors-netanyahu-musk-kfar-aza/

#Netanyahu #Elon #ElonMusk #Israel #Hamas

@AlliFlowers @fzer0 @lednabwm
No, it's real hats for imaginary gods.
Therefore we wear imaginary hats for.... Oh, wait.

Trump filed notice on Thurs saying he will appeal a DC judge’s ruling that he was not #immune from being charged w/ #federal #crimes for his efforts to undo the outcome of the #2020election, either by his fmr role as president or the #Constitution’s rules for #impeachment. (Both frivolous arguments)

Trump’s legal team says the charges that he conspired to #obstruct Joe #Biden’s 2020 victory should be thrown out for 2 reasons:

If #Biden follows through this is something that will help so many people including #democrats in #2024
Just take the damn patents from greedy #drug #companies already

https://newrepublic.com/article/177403/biden-big-pharma-seize-drug-patents

France’s Le Pen ordered to stand trial in EU funding scandal https://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/frances-le-pen-ordered-to-stand-trial-in-eu-funding-scandal/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Woman arrested for pouring gasoline, trying to burn down Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home (WSB-TV)

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/police-investigating-after-person-tries-vandalize-martin-luther-king-jrs-home-near-king-center/NEBC6LEK4RABJNRYEKTFV6X7AU/
http://www.memeorandum.com/231208/p19#a231208p19