Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

If #VanGogh had used #Lego

If you see this toot (yeah this one right here), can you boost it for me? It will help my new server federate with the wider Mastodon network. 🚀 🙏

Remember that time Brett Kavanaugh blamed Hillary Clinton for the mounting sexual assault allegations against him – before he was given a lifetime appointment to the illegitimate Supreme Court?

Was that before or after he lied under oath, contradicted his own testimony about Ford, and hid who is paying for his house, credit card debt and country club fees?

I have no respect for the rule of law in this country and I’m not alone.

#Theists:
The fact that you all disagree with one another about your #beliefs testifies against their truthfulness.

#atheist vs #faith

#Theists:
If #God is omniscient, omnipotent, all-loving, and has a plan, why bother #praying? Can you change his mind?

#atheist vs #faith

Alright #SecretSciFiNetwork denizens!
Time for a test of the network.
What's the #SciFi book, movie, or show that turned you into a life-long #ScienceFiction fan?
What was it about that particular show that lit you up?

Remember to add the #SecretSciFiNetwork hashtag in your response. And please boost to reach as many sci fi lovers as we can!

How to use Canva’s text-to-image generator. #EdTech #Education https://www.fastcompany.com/90836978/how-to-use-canvas-text-to-image-generator

Republicans should watch this👇, and think carefully before attacking Social Security. A huge majority in both the US and France demand a secure retirement.

-- More than 1 million march in France against planned pension reforms – video https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2023/jan/19/more-than-1-million-march-in-france-against-planned-pension-reforms-video

How can the US combat the spread of misinformation? Maybe by taking a page out of Finland's book -- media education in public schools. Middle school teacher Saara Martikka & the Natl Audiovisual Institute's Leo Pekkala share their efforts. #velshi https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/view-from-finland-misinformation-fight-begins-with-education-161183301578

A powerful #lesson - source unknown.
A teacher tells her students, "I'm going to come around and whisper to each of you whether you're a witch or a regular person. Your goal is to build the largest group possible that does NOT have a #witch in it. At the end, any group found to include a witch gets a failing grade."
The teens dove into grilling each other. One fairly large group formed, but most of the students broke into small, exclusive groups, turning away anyone they thought guilty.
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As an expert on Social Security explained on my SiriusXM show: Don't listen to GOP's lies that Social Security is on the verge of bankruptcy. It has enough funding to pay 100% of benefits to at least 2035. SS could use some tweaks but the GOP opposed SS from the start and has long wanted to gut it. We can NOT let them! https://youtu.be/Ni-ii9gIt8w

It's weird, as a librarian, to have to have conversations with yourself about how far you would go. Would I be willing to go to jail for 30 days because I did the right thing and refused to take LGBTQ books off the shelves? Could my family afford me not working for 30 days for doing the right thing? Would I still have a job afterward? Would I be able to maintain my clearances to work with children if I had been to jail for 30 days for not removing allegedly sexually explicit books from shelves?

Yikes—Just the fact DOJ doing it is significant and then the results;

Investigators for the DOJ on Friday seized more than a half-dozen documents, some of them classified, at President Biden’s residence in Wilmington, Del., after conducting a 13-hour search of the home.

Long Covid…

“It can take people who are entirely functional, athletic, healthy, & make it difficult for them to get out of bed or difficult to walk just a block…We are long on mechanisms & short on treatment. That's the summary of everything.”—EricTopol

https://bit.ly/3J3vpyE

#CovidIsNotOverYet #covidsars2 #LongCovid #medicine #healthawareness #medtwitter

Taliban has banned women from seeing male doctors AND banned women from seeking medical education to become doctors. This is a sure fire way to kill women. It’s beyond barbaric.

Moreover, Prophet Muhammad (sa) declared education incumbent upon women AND declared medical knowledge as the most worthwhile knowledge. Taliban extremists ignore that entirely—because they fear truth, justice, and empowered women.

Taliban are enemies of all humanity.

Rural Covid-19 Deaths Climbed by 90% | The Daily Yonder https://dailyyonder.com/rural-covid-19-deaths-climbed-by-90/2023/01/20/
Rural Covid-19 death rates climbed by 90% during the week of January 5th, reaching a rate rural America hasn’t seen since last September.
USA has a map showing in what counties Covid death rate has increased over past week...

The “drip, drip, drip approach” of weapons only drags out the war further, says Fmr. Estonian President Toomas Ilves. “If Ukraine gets all of these weapons now, they can in fact end – one hopes – the war, and win.” #velshi
http://ow.ly/ZoXe50MwYfH

Children of all backgrounds, cultures, and heritages can enjoy Grace Lin’s #ABigMooncakeforLittleStar. “We each have our story and we need to appreciate each other’s stories.” #VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi http://ow.ly/c2en50MwYlT

#BREAKING Peru closes famed tourist site Machu Picchu due to protests: official