Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

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

Tonight, the voters of #Jacksonville, #Florida, showed the nation that banning books and trying to erase the history of the black and #LGBTQ communities won't work for Ron #DeSantis.

Congratulations to the first female mayor of Jacksonville, Donna Deegan.

@Moms4Liberty@twitter.com UPDATE: The Florida Department of Education will be visiting this teacher's school on Wednesday, May 17 to interview students about this incident.

This is not a joke.

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/05/16/desantis-hernando-disney-strange-world-gay-investigation/

You make it all the way to 97 only to be gunned down at random by an 18-year-old with a gun he only had because the GOP allowed -- and encouraged -- him to purchase it. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-mexico-shooter-killed-3-identified-18-year-old-farmington-high-sch-rcna84669

"Sarah Bonner has been an Illinois middle school teacher for 20 years, and she has always tried to offer her students a diverse collection of books. This year, a parent called the police over her book choice."

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/parents-file-police-report-teacher-offers-lgbtq-themed-book-middle-sch-rcna84629

#press

Via Bradley Moss: 🎯

Biden ad team looks up.

Presses record.

#Trump on Newsmax: “I’m the one that got rid of Roe V Wade”

"After greenlighting an abortion for a patient with a Caesarean scar ectopic pregnancy, one doctor described a situation where other colleagues who were necessary to safely complete the procedure were unwilling to help, saying they did not feel “legally protected.”

The physician recommended that the patient travel elsewhere, but the patient did not have the means to leave the state."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/16/ucsf-abortion-study/

#Health #Healthcare #Abortion #Pregnancy #Women #WomensHealth #WomensRights

Check out this article from USA TODAY:

12-year-old armed with AR-style gun kills Sonic employee in Dallas-area, police say

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/05/16/ar15-shooting-keene-texas-sonic/70222817007/

An 11-year-old with #LongCovid: "“During the day, I might do some schoolwork or physiotherapy, but I can’t manage both on the same day. Any activity I do has to be in 15-minute bursts; otherwise I crash out from exhaustion. Mum helps me with my schoolwork and has to really explain things, because I have problems processing information. I spend a lot of time lying on the sofa now as I just don’t have the energy to move very far around the house.” #CovidIsNotOver https://www.who.int/europe/news-room/feature-stories/item/unable-to-walk-and-housebound-at-the-age-of-12---the-extreme-consequences-of-long-covid

New York City is prepared to house asylum-seekers in as many as 20 schools with free-standing gyms, Mayor Eric Adams says. https://trib.al/lIjIS0R #news #worldnews

Elon Musk is an anti-semite through and through.

He just took the mask off -- comparing George Soros to the Jewish supervillain Magneto.

I may not like everything about Soros. However, as a Jew, I've seen enough anti-semite conspiracy theories to last me a lifetime.

There's already lots of anti-semitism on Twitter, and it's only going to get worse.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/05/16/george-soros-elon-musk-adl/

@socialmedianews@venera.social