Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Last night was wild! Here's what my camera saw after I went to bed. #alaska #aurora

Encouraging all supporters of #highered to take a stand against authoritarians dictating who can teach at public universities and what they can teach. Please consider signing this joint statement by the American Association of University Professors, the American Federation of Teachers and the National Coalition Against Censorship:
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/florida-bill-would-destroy-higher-education-as-we-know-it/

#StopHB999 #academia @academicchatter @academicsunite

Why Public School Supporters Must Not Give Up the Fight Against School Vouchers - Centuries of struggles birthed free universal public education as democracy's foundation. Vouchers threaten this while enriching private hands. https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2023/02/28/37350/ via @janresseger #Education

So they did a cost of living increase to SNAP, then removed it. Idiots.

@AlliFlowers @gulovsen
That is in fact what they think about.

I think those who are dedicated watchers carry some responsibility. It was obvious on many occasions that false info was being peddled, even some truth leaked out from some of Fox journalists.

So living in dangerous ignorance is a choice, for many.

Another idiot bites the 🖐️

Evidence of an owl hunting.

#MeanwhileInCanada

…he’s got his own little fiefdom and no one is doing jack shit about it.

DeSantis signs bill giving him control over Disney district in Florida https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/desantis-signs-bill-giving-him-control-over-disney-district-in-florida

Want to catch up on the most recent FL attacks on higher ed?

Here's a good piece on the most recent FL/DeSantos bills. The piece makes the case that opponents need to take up the issue of "competence" and "expertise" since the free speech argument is getting limited traction.

https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-latest-desantis-attack-on-education?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Future of school voucher system is questionable - State voucher program is unconstitutional, and Ohio taxpayers should not subsidize parents who choose private education over the public good offered by their local community. https://www.vindy.com/opinion/guest-columnists/2023/01/future-of-school-voucher-system-is-questionable/ #Education

🇺🇸🇺🇦Billionaire Ackman donates $3.25M for ambulances in Ukraine - Reuters (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/3675719-billionaire-ackman-donates-325m-for-ambulances-in-ukraine-reuters.html #Ukraine #Invasion #News #Russia #9yearsOfWarInUkraine

Weeks after Ohio rail derailment, President Biden has no plans to visit https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-02-26/biden-east-palestine-railroad-derailment (Me: I have had it with crap headlines... The Mayor asked him not to visit... plenty of working agency heads have since... Mayor said a Presidential visit is not needed... they are getting the help they need!)

From the bird site 😂🤣😂

Alas, there is no lifeguard working the gene pool.

The coconut octopus is found in tropical waters of the western Pacific. It feeds on shrimp, crabs, and clams, and displays unusual behavior including bipedal walking and tool use; it gathers coconut shells and seashells and uses them for shelter.

It displays a color pattern with dark ramified lines similar to veins, normally with a yellow siphon. The arms are usually darker, with contrasting white suckers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphioctopus_marginatus

#ocean #biodiversity

photo: https://www.facebook.com/wildworldbv/photos/a.407853472580181/1881495298549317/?type=3&is_lookaside=1

The phrase "government approved book" or "government approved curriculum" should alarm everyone. #Indoctrination is the process of teaching people to accept ideas uncritically. Only presenting one idea and banning & demonizing any idea that counters it meets the definition.

In short, #Florida is seeking to indoctrinate students.

https://pen.org/educational-censorship-continues-in-2023/

#education #books #DeSantis #highered