Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

This is exhausting. How many more extreme acts of #GunViolence does the #TxLege need to see… does the US Congress need to see before it will finally enact legislation that will effectively stop the epidemic that is ravaging families’ lives?

And despite #guns being the number one killer of children in this country, the #Texas legislature is doing nothing about it. Screw you #GregAbbott

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/16/1176371460/sonic-employee-shooting-texas

District 11 in Colorado Springs will pay first-year teachers among the highest salaries in the region after years of lagging compensation https://coloradosun.com/2023/05/17/colorado-springs-teacher-pay/?utm_content=bufferc4cbc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Mastodon&utm_campaign=buffer

Would You Recognize a Good Lesson If You Saw It? - The core competency for nearly all teaching is knowing the students in front of you. You can’t build effective lessons without that knowledge. And that’s hard to evaluate. https://teacherinastrangeland.blog/2023/05/17/would-you-recognize-a-good-lesson-if-you-saw-it/ via @nancyflanagan #evaluation

This is such a good discussion with Doug Jones. It's so sad that the majority of AL voters kicked him to the curb for an idiotic buffoon like Tuberville. But they're ignorant people with small minds, just like Tuberville. They got what they wanted.

“Deplorable”: Former Sen. Doug Jones Slams Tuberville for Defending White Nationalists in Military

#military #DOD #Alabama #DougJones #DemocracyNow

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/5/16/tommy_tuberville_white_nationalist_comments

‘This is a dodge’: McCarthy accused of ‘lying’ as he works to derail efforts to expel George Santos - Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism https://www.rawstory.com/this-is-a-dodge-mccarthy-accused-of-lying-as-he-works-to-derail-democrats-resolution-to-expel-george-santos-2660283120/

The state's attorney general was widely criticized for his order that would have forced trans adults to detransition.

Missouri ends emergency rule banning gender-affirming care. The attacks on trans people aren't over. - LGBTQ Nation https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/05/missouri-ends-emergency-rule-banning-gender-affirming-care-the-attacks-on-trans-people-arent-over/

President Biden says on budget negotiations "I'll be in constant contact with my team" while at #G7. "America is not a deadbeat nation. We pay our bills."

The ingredients label for One Night Cough Syrup, made in the 1800's. #Interesting

One night seems about right, 50/50 chance of actually waking up. Other ingredients probably included lead, mercury and asbestos.

If you're a #doctor who refuses to treat someone on the basis of their #SexualOrientation, you should immediately and irrevocably lose your license to practice #medicine. Medical #ethics demand that doctors not deny care to patients on the basis of natural characteristics outside the control of the #patient.

#LGBTQ #FloridaFascism #MedicalAbuse #desantisfascism

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/16/florida-ron-desantis-bigotry-doctors-gay-people