Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

You know about disposable vapes?

many brands are powered by the same lithium-ion cells that are used to make huge battery packs for electric cars or ebikes

but with vapes, they're just ... thrown out

Chris Doel got 130 dead vapes, took the batteries out, and used them to create a new rechargeable battery pack for his ebike

It worked *great*

His question: "Why they hell are they being thrown away after one use?"

Item #6 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-28-neolithic-octopuses-weeping-trees-and/

Legal scholars argue Trump should be disqualified under the 14th Amendment’s Insurrection Clause when Congress certifies the 2024 election. They cite impeachment, Colorado courts, and the January 6 Committee as evidence of insurrection. Though unlikely, they urge Democrats to challenge Trump’s eligibility to defend the Constitution.
https://www.rawstory.com/scotus-clerks-trump/

In 2025, normalize saying 'I don't like it' instead of 'I don't understand.' You do understand, but you don't like it. Please stop inviting us to explain when you're really asking us to justify.

#2025 #WhatIWanttoSeeNextYear #newyear

Education Law Center: How Fair Is Funding in Your State? The Case of North Carolina. - This happens when radical anti-public school right wingers are in charge. https://dianeravitch.net/2024/12/26/education-law-center-how-fair-is-funding-in-your-state-the-case-of-north-carolina/ via @dianeravitch #EducationMatters

Settlements like ABC News' defamation case signal fear of costly lawsuits and threats to the First Amendment, enabling authoritarian control. https://www.mediamatters.org/misinformer-year/misinformer-year-anti-media-intimidation
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For your Hanukkah listening pleasure, here's Daveed Diggs performing "Puppy for Hanukkah". Complete with Klezmer clarinet solo! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbxyZAduGvY

Read.

No one wants to read these days. Modi, for instance, despises intellectuals. My classmates surprise me when they sneer about 'intellectuals,' considering we are supposed to be intelligent people!

Read and read well.

#books #reading #unitedstates#quotes #goodquotes #think #criticalthought

Good solid reporting here from PBS - this is the caliber of person Trump wants for Attorney General. Gaetz is still quite close to Trump. Parenthetically, Trump and allies would just love to get rid of PBS. And so it begins.

#Politics #USPolitics #USPol #News #Fascism

https://youtu.be/pNXftZnvVxw?si=a6iZceabiAst7SAD

Flu surges in Louisiana as health department barred from promoting flu shots https://arstechnica.com/health/2024/12/flu-surges-in-louisiana-as-health-department-barred-from-promoting-flu-shots/

NCAA president Charlie Baker says there are "less than 10" #trans athletes out of 510,000 college athletes

Republicans have totally lied to people about this issue. Please share so everyone can know the truth: https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5046662-ncaa-president-transgender-athletes-college-sports/

#lgbtq

Macbeth starring David Tennant: More on-stage drama as another performer loses their voice and possibly their career

70% of Covid19 patients with vocal impairment continue to have longterm effects

#SamaraSARS #Samara
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2024/12/21/covid-19-voice-macbeth/