Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

Mastodon was created for and by geek outcasts, most of them white. As outcasts, we think we "get" racism and other isms, but as white folk we're kind of oblivious on that front. The one we do "get" is the plight of our queer friends - again, mostly white - with whom we have worked and shared much of our lives.

To create a community that is welcoming to #blackmastodon requires us to challenge our assumptions and our own bias. Haha did I mention we're white?

Religion is an insult to human dignity. With or without it you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion. - S. Weinberg

#atheism
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SN# 2033

@tdwllms1 @AlliFlowers I know my daughter is Trans, parents who do not support their kids true selves deserves a place in hell..

Believe women. Believe Black folks. Believe Jews. Believe LGBTQ+ folks. Believe anyone who tells you they’re being attacked. As the adage goes, “privilege is learning about racism instead of experiencing it.” And this is true for all forms of targeted oppression, hatred, and violence.

#Inclusivity #Safety #Privilege

@AlliFlowers @barb

How desperately sick and selfish to wish your own child dead rather than they transition …. The horror that child must feel to know there are conditions on her mothers love.

In civilization, if a dude was firing a high powered rifle at 11pm in a residential area, you could call cops and they’d take his ass away.

these folks knew In Texas cops would show up, write a warning maybe shrug, and leave. and then he’d just come kill them.

So they asked him to stop nicely and told him they had a baby in the house. And then he came and killed them.

Broken society.

#politics #guns #texas #itsthefuckingguns

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/29/1172894220/cleveland-texas-houston-shooting-deaths

If you think you're exhausted by right wing attacks, think about African Americans, trans people, gays, Latinos, Asian people, people of color who experience it every day. They never get a break. They never get the "day off" because they're tired. We can't do it without your help. Stay in the fight for equality.

#racism #blm #fightforfreedom

It's not a very high bar, to be honest.

#atheism
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SN# 2021

It’s not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. - Judy Blume

Today marks nine years since the last big OpenOffice update (4.1). If you're still using it, but want something more up-to-date, check out #LibreOffice! It was based on OpenOffice and is also free and open source, but with huge improvements and many fixes: https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/libreoffice/

#Shero

This abortion doctor is not ready to leave Alabama. ‘You don’t want me here? That’s why I’m gonna stay’

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-04-28/after-abortion-ban-this-doctor-can-no-longer-perform-abortions-but-aims-to-help-low-income-women-and-transgender-kids

I hope someone is keeping track of all the Floridians losing their jobs or being threatened by the State of Florida because they criticized our self-described "thick-skinned" governor.

https://www.local10.com/news/politics/2023/04/27/school-superintendent-who-criticized-desantis-could-lose-job/

Montana Governor Signs Law Banning Transgender Care for Minors
God forbid they actually legislate anything other than attacking ‘The Others’ in the community!… Self-Righteous Bigots!…
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/28/us/montana-trans-gianforte.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Isn’t it weird how our mental health crisis got worse after the GOP let the assault weapons ban expire?

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/06/15/did-the-assault-weapons-ban-of-1994-bring-down-mass-shootings-heres-what-the-data-tells-us/

All Federal employees must file a full financial disclosure every year, including spouses and immediate family, to prevent conflicts of interest. And Chief Injustice's wife Jane Sullivan Roberts was making millions from law firms seeking to try cases in front of her husband?? This is the most corrupt #scotus in our history. Congress needs to CLEAN UP #scotus CORRUPTION. It won't do that as long as the #gop holds ANY power. Remember that in 2O24.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/whistleblower-raises-alarm-over-john-roberts-wife-making-10-3-million-in-legal-commissions-i-knew-immediately-that-it-was-wrong/ar-AA1aunSy?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=5da69187317c4f5292880094a7c47919&ei=6

today was my last day at Portland Public Schools. I have a lot of problems about how it's being run right now, but more important than anything: right wing candidates are running for the board in the May election, and we need to be prepared.

They're going to try to sell you on school safety, as if the other board members aren't interested in keeping kids safe. But their real agenda is going to be something quite different.

Your right to own a weapon does not supercede the Government's responsibility to protect the public from extreme violence. Common sense gun laws are essential. https://www.timesherald.com/2023/04/28/colorado-governor-signs-4-gun-control-bills-after-massacre/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral