Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Republicans in Congress have introduced a new bill (HR 899). Below is the entire bill’s text:

“The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2023.”

Remember, attacks on education are attacks on #democracy.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/899

#politics #law #lawfedi #education #lawprofs

Anyone looking to hire an iOS Developer with 2+ years of experience? 😊

#criticalthinking #science #religion #education #feelings #reality

It's hard to overstate the danger to a free society, democracy and truth with Kevin McCarthy handing over 41,000 hours of Jan. 6 footage to Fox's election-denying, pro-Putin propagandist Tucker Carlson. This is a betrayal of American democracy and freedom.

@AlliFlowers apparently registered Republicans don’t need any government programs or infrastructure.

Toxic train derailment due to greed and weakened rules: Sherrod Brown

The senator cites pressure from lobbyists to weaken regulations.“Every time there’s a new administration,” Brown explained, “particularly a more conservative one that’s more pro-corporate, they put all these regulations on the table about safety, about worker safety, community safety, the environment, consumer protections, and, at the behest of lobbyists, far too often, they weaken those laws.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/19/sherrod-brown-train-derailment-ohio-00083588

At least 25 out of 42 school bus drivers and staff in Chapel Hill, North Carolina — more than half of them — "are out sick with COVID-19 or other illnesses"

https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/orange-county-news/25-out-of-42-chapel-hill-bus-drivers-ill-sick-with-covid-routes-impacted-for-several-days-school/

Is this the "normal" that minimizers are in such a hurry to get back to?

Walk out, sick out, strike, shut it down #SchoolWalkout2023 #GeneralStrike

#SchoolsAreSuperspreaders #Covid #Covid19 #LongCovid #LongCovidKids #CovidIsAirborne #WearAMask #BringBackMasks #Education @novid

How about more leaders who care about public service (like Jimmy Carter) and less who relish cruelty, violence and punching down on vulnerable communities (so many examples)?

Hello World! It's #introduction time!

My name is Juxta and I'm ostensibly a digital media producer that sorta does local journalism in the frozen tundra of the #Keweenaw Peninsula of Upper #Michigan.

This is my first time being "on social media" since I deleted Facebook nine years ago and am cautiously optimistic about a more just and equitable future for social media through the #Fediverse.

President Carter’s viral essay:
“My decision to sever my ties with the Southern Baptist Convention, after six decades.…was…unavoidable…when the convention's leaders, quoting a few carefully selected Bible verses and claiming that Eve was created second to Adam and was responsible for original sin, ordained that women must be ‘subservient’ to their husbands and prohibited from serving as deacons, pastors or chaplains….”
#feminism #SouthernBaptist #misogyny #JimmyCarter
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/losing-my-religion-for-equality-20090714-dk0v.html

The local University #MichiganTech recently reversed a student government decision and forced them to fund a conservative speaker from Turning Point USA claiming that not doing so violated the speaker's constitutionally protected free speech. A busy week of student activism, secret meetings, and social media pressure all lead up to a fierce clash between students and administration this past Friday.

If that sounds interesting then give my story a read.

https://www.copperbeacon.org/news/2d1a6c0r65j9tjmngmz9y91c4e8ngl

#Journalism #LocalNews #Keweenaw #TPUSA #FreeSpeech

I’m a trans doctor. What happened to me in front of the Arkansas senate was utterly mortifying

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/trans-doctor-arkansas-senate-video-b2283620.html

#senate

Pro-Choice is more Pro-life than Pro-life

Our sister's wombs have been seized by government, Christians and rapists.

Act accordingly. Make some noise.
#AbortionsAreHealthcare #thinkingcap

Adele McClure: Gov. Youngkin “knows EXACTLY what he’s doing during #BlackHistory Month…Whitewashing & revising history is a deliberate tactic” (Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney: "Black History Month isn’t even over and @GlennYoungkin is following in the footsteps of DeSantis with his 'Don’t Say Black Law") https://bluevirginia.us/2023/02/adele-mcclure-gov-youngkin-knows-exactly-what-hes-doing-during-blackhistory-month-whitewashing-revising-history-is-a-deliberate-tactic

Robbing From the Poor to Educate the Rich - In an age of staggering income inequality, America’s public schools remains one of the last and best mechanisms for advancing equal opportunity. That is precisely why they are targeted. @thenation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/vouchers-attack-public-education/ #Education

The Ukrainian population is keenly aware of the military assistance needed to combat a Russian offensive, says Ukrainian MP Yevheniia Kravchuk. “Everyone— a child knows what HIMARS (are). Now every child would tell you we need F-16’s.” #velshi http://ow.ly/Zfq050MWvBi