Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Senator Feinstein has missed 60 of 82 votes this year. Her absence from the Judiciary Committee has put an indefinite hold on all judicial nominations.

She must resign, and Newsom must appoint a replacement who would not seek a full term, like Barbara Boxer or Jerry Brown. https://jezebel.com/dianne-feinstein-is-mia-and-her-absence-is-holding-up-1850323457

Today I watched a clip of #Justin Jones' return to serve amid deafening cheers and applause, and heard him beautifully articulate his position and role as a duly elected representative of his constituency yesterday and the day before.

I'm looking forward to seeing the same restoration today for #Justin Pearson, and have delighted in watching him express himself so eloquently on the national stage, most recently especially in his interview with Ari Melber.

This is most delicious irony I've seen over the past few days, that I would never have an inkling these two incredible and amazing young men existed, much less were so politically woke, were it not for the cult of ignorance and indignation that has so ensnared the feeble simple minds of #Tennessee republicans.

Not only did that arrogance grant Pearson and Jones a national platform to publicly advocate for and actively amplify the will of the people, it provided them the political capital in exactly the manner needed to further their message. The spark it ignited flamed much further and faster than did the peaceful protest and accompanying sound of a bullhorn for which they were targeted

This is what I'm talking about, y'all. This is #BlackLash

I'm excited to see it and more. It's long overdue

NPR has quit Twitter after being branded as "state affiliated media." I wonder if they'll join Mastodon.

@jeffmoore @edutooter @educationecon I thought the tension between the individual and the community was a fundamental aspect of human experience, not a feature of progressive educational theory

New Nasa director swears oath on Carl Sagan’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’ instead of Bible:

"Makenzie Lystrup, who became the first woman in Nasa’s history to be appointed the director of Goddard Space Flight Center on Thursday, took her oath on a copy of Carl Sagan’s 1994 book Pale Blue Dot instead of the conventional practice of using the Bible."

https://www.independent.co.uk/space/nasa-director-carl-sagan-oath-b2317698.html

#Space #NASA #Feminism

@AlliFlowers @jeffmoore @edutooter @educationecon just enough to be a bad administrator

Florida bill would give doctors and insurance companies freedom to deny care to patients - NBC2 News - #FascistFlorida how low can you go Florida?!

https://nbc-2.com/news/politics/2023/04/11/florida-bill-would-give-doctors-and-insurance-companies-freedom-to-deny-care-to-patients/

When I was a candidate for a leadership job at a Texas public university last year, one that would have involved recruiting and hiring faculty, I was assured by campus leaders that a ban on tenure would never, ever happen - university leaders would lobby against & cooler heads would ultimately prevail. Folks, that ban on tenure just got out of committee and is headed to a full senate vote. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/11/texas-legislature-higher-education-political-bill/

I like Rachel Maddow's phrase, "Don't look at what they say, look at what they do."

America says they favor paying teachers a living wage, but they never get it done.

America says they want to limit guns, but they never do.

America says they believe in equal justice for all, but look at the justice system they maintain.

The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

GOP lawmaker who raged about drag shows accused of plying underage intern with alcohol. He's married and has said, "We must protect Texas kids from sick adults who want to sexualize them."

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/04/gop-lawmaker-who-raged-about-drag-shows-accused-of-plying-underage-intern-with-alcohol/

#gop

Republicans hate women. They also love rape and sexual assault and make crime worse.

It's not really arguable.

Iowa won’t pay for rape victims’ abortions or contraceptives | The Hill
https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-top-headlines/iowa-wont-pay-for-rape-victims-abortions-or-contraceptives-2/

If you need an AR-15 with a 30-round magazine…

You’re a pretty shitty hunter.