Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Unpopular opinion: we should normalize black people coming to Mastodon, being safe and speaking their minds.

They might talk about internal discomfort and biases we might hold.

It's not their responsibility to educate us. It's our responsibility to create a place where black people are accepted.

I was looking at the news this morning and I think it's the perfect time to bring this up.

#unity #responsibility #blackpride #minoritized #black

A new policy in NYC would allow authorities to hospitalize mentally ill homeless people against their will. “Forcing more interactions between police and people with mental illness isn’t the answer,” says Dr. Amy Watson. #velshi
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/nyc-mayor-adams-controversial-new-policy-on-mental-illness-156151877809

Shelling is heard in Kherson today throughout the day. Currently there is no heating and water supply.

Source: Dmytro Pletenchuk, press officer of the Kherson Defence Command.

Hello Mastodon.

I am looking for new PhD students to come work with me at the Oxford Internet Institute in 22/23 (@oiioxford) to study the future of data privacy and digital rights, the impact of AI and algorithms on digital platforms, and help co-create better digital futures.

Boosts very much appreciated! 🐘

#dataprivacy #digitarights #privacy #phd #academia

Very sad to hear about Elon Musk.

Nothing happened to him, I’m just very sad to hear about him.

Trump's third run for office is off to a disastrous start. So now, he’s suggesting that we just terminate the Constitution. "This is Donald Trump signaling that he will, in theory, stop at nothing to get back into power,” says @ruthbenghiat. #velshi https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/trump-s-3rd-presidential-run-is-off-to-a-disastrous-start-but-he-will-respect-no-laws-other-than-his-own-156150853599

@AnthonyUplandpoetWatkins @TonyStark

“The average in-state student attending a public 4-year institution spends $25,707 for one academic year.”

No kidding. A Pell doesn’t cover that.

“Kids Seem to Be a Paycheck”: How a Billion-Dollar Corporation Exploits Washington’s Special Education System

Universal Health Services collected more than $38 million in tax dollars for special education services that families and former teachers say it largely didn’t provide

https://www.propublica.org/article/washington-special-education-schools-funding-abuse by Lulu Ramadan and Mike Reichert Seattle Times w/ @ProPublica

So, I just got back from dinner at my sister's house; she was telling us about my nephew's fencing lessons.

Apparently they're not going well. It's hard to teach an 8yo how to sell stolen goods.

#dadjokes #jokes

Periodic reminder: there is no labor shortage. There is a shortage of jobs that treat workers with dignity and an excess of corporate greed.

Lest we forget, Donald Trump has done more damage to America than any person in our nation's history. He deserves life without possibility of parole. #ArrestTrumpNow #GOPTraitors https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-complete-listing-so-far-atrocities-1-952

How to instantly remove backgrounds from images with macOS Ventura https://9to5mac.com/2022/12/03/remove-backgrounds-from-images-on-mac/

Buzzkill for the Garland Doomers:
Garland celebrates 'significant' Jan. 6 convictions, talks Trump special counsel

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/garland-celebrates-significant-jan-6-convictions-talks-trump/story?id=94222689

POLITICO Playbook: Trump’s pre-runoff message: Terminate the Constitution https://politi.co/3VtgHo7

We can all take small steps to make someone else feel good today, hold a door open, give up your seat, pay someone a compliment, give people a smile, message someone you've not seen in a while. Let's all make some small kind gestures & spread a little love & kindness.

On Dec 2, 1859, Abolitionist John Brown was the first American ever executed for treason. The second ever executed for treason was Aaron Dwight Stevens (March 15, 1831 – March 16, 1860).

Their crimes? Attempting to free the enslaved. The first Americans executed for treason was for the crime of freeing the enslaved.

Legality is not always a measure of justice & morality, but a measure of power. This was only two life spans ago.

May we learn from these atrocities & uphold justice forever.

Ousted Disney CEO Bob Chapek is set to receive a golden parachute worth ~$23 million.

Meanwhile, Disney is dragging its feet on paying its workers better wages to keep up with the rising cost of living.

It’s corporate greed above all else.