Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Apparently, today is #PronounsDay.

I think the world could learn something from Finnish language here.

Finnish basically has two pronouns: hän (he/she/they/etc.) for people of all genders and se (it) for animals and other objects.

No sweat, though. Pets and other animals (up to insects) are called "hän" increasingly often as people realize animals are more like people than lifeless objects. Referring to your favorite plushie or computer as "hän" would sound a little quirky, but also cute.

Also, in informal situations/spoken language it is normal to call humans "se" (again: *any* people, including the president and your great-grandmother) . 😁

So even if you mess up these two pronouns, it's *way* more often than not totally fine and nobody's offended.

Needless to say, when one's first language is like this, in spite of all the good will in the world, keeping up with diversity of pronouns in English can be hard at times. Doing my best, in English it IS important...

Imagine being considered the third-best option after Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan.

All that goes through my head as I read about the dumpster fire that is the speaker of the house election is …

Thoughts and prayers
Thoughts and prayers
Thoughts and prayers

… as clown music plays in the background.

The U.S. will send $100 million in aid to civilians in #Gaza and the West Bank.

“If #Hamas diverts or steals the assistance, they will have demonstrated once again that they have no concern for the welfare of the Palestinian people, ” #Biden said. “It will stop the international community from being able to provide this aid.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/18/biden-humanitarian-aid-gaza-west-bank-00122212

Open letter to male GOP House members: If Jim Jordan threatens to wrestle you to the ground be aware that later he will offer to find a friendly doctor to give you a checkup. #houseGOP #SpeakerOfTheHouse #JimJordanVote

Unfortunately for all of us, Republicans really are the fucking embodiment of the old saying: “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

@GottaLaff

I'm hoping to see more than 20... need more defectors....

just had a vote for John Boehner... 😂

Jim Jordan loses for the second time. Add his name to the undistinguished list of GOP Losers that populate our politics.

#Poltiics #USPol

And Chavez DeRemer votes McCarthy. It's over for Gym. He'll lose by more this time.

Wife of NC congressman Don Bacon receives anonymous text messages warning her husband to back Jim Jordan as Speaker or he 'will not hold any political office ever again' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12643181/amp/nc-don-bacon-jim-jordan-speaker-vote-texts.html?ito=smartnews Absolutely freaking bizarre. The GOP #GQP Banana RepubliKKKans are a disaster.

Gaza hospital: What video, pictures and other evidence tell us about Al Ahli hospital blast - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67144061?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Pete Aguilar is just trolling Republicans now. Says Jeffries got 212-200 and is qualified to be Speaker. LOL

Picked up a tutoring gig. I am horrified by the quality of high school chemistry textbooks.

Also, some teachers are waaaay too restrictive when trying to prevent cheating.

I understand not letting students keep exams (I do that in my college classes). But not letting students keep their study guides is just cruel. And, since they work the study guides at home, where they have cameras and can make copies, not returning those study guides is useless to prevent cheating, but punishes less advantaged students.

Awesome!

Now... What should #Trump Tower and Mar-a-lago become to keep the MAGAts away? Homeless shelters? Universalist Unitarian churches? Democratic HQ?
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House where Adolf Hitler was born to become police station to stop Neo-Nazi pilgrimage
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