Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

NPR has quit Twitter after being branded as "state affiliated media." I wonder if they'll join Mastodon.

@jeffmoore @edutooter @educationecon I thought the tension between the individual and the community was a fundamental aspect of human experience, not a feature of progressive educational theory

New Nasa director swears oath on Carl Sagan’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’ instead of Bible:

"Makenzie Lystrup, who became the first woman in Nasa’s history to be appointed the director of Goddard Space Flight Center on Thursday, took her oath on a copy of Carl Sagan’s 1994 book Pale Blue Dot instead of the conventional practice of using the Bible."

https://www.independent.co.uk/space/nasa-director-carl-sagan-oath-b2317698.html

#Space #NASA #Feminism

@AlliFlowers @jeffmoore @edutooter @educationecon just enough to be a bad administrator

Florida bill would give doctors and insurance companies freedom to deny care to patients - NBC2 News - #FascistFlorida how low can you go Florida?!

https://nbc-2.com/news/politics/2023/04/11/florida-bill-would-give-doctors-and-insurance-companies-freedom-to-deny-care-to-patients/

When I was a candidate for a leadership job at a Texas public university last year, one that would have involved recruiting and hiring faculty, I was assured by campus leaders that a ban on tenure would never, ever happen - university leaders would lobby against & cooler heads would ultimately prevail. Folks, that ban on tenure just got out of committee and is headed to a full senate vote. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/11/texas-legislature-higher-education-political-bill/

I like Rachel Maddow's phrase, "Don't look at what they say, look at what they do."

America says they favor paying teachers a living wage, but they never get it done.

America says they want to limit guns, but they never do.

America says they believe in equal justice for all, but look at the justice system they maintain.

The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

GOP lawmaker who raged about drag shows accused of plying underage intern with alcohol. He's married and has said, "We must protect Texas kids from sick adults who want to sexualize them."

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/04/gop-lawmaker-who-raged-about-drag-shows-accused-of-plying-underage-intern-with-alcohol/

#gop

Republicans hate women. They also love rape and sexual assault and make crime worse.

It's not really arguable.

Iowa won’t pay for rape victims’ abortions or contraceptives | The Hill
https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-top-headlines/iowa-wont-pay-for-rape-victims-abortions-or-contraceptives-2/

If you need an AR-15 with a 30-round magazine…

You’re a pretty shitty hunter.