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@Huntn00 @samlitzinger It's interesting that the banned book crowd is so concerned about (white) children until the gunman strolls onto campus. But it's quite fine for someone like Viola Ford Fletcher to experience a massacre as a 7-year-old child.

@Huntn00 absolutely, what we have seen lately are a religious minority working especially through the Supreme Court and local legislatures who feel their religious freedom extends to forcing everyone to be “good little Christians” wether we like it or not. As a woman raising daughters, I feel this violation of personal rights keenly.

Happy Fourth to everyone who wants America to become more rational, compassionate and once again a place where personal rights and liberties are respected above all else.

Due to a technical problem I had to give my talk on Asimov's foundation series and ethics at the Current Research in Speculative Fiction conference sans slides.

So, I'm showing the title slide and the last slide here instead.

#specfic #speculativefiction #asimov #foundation #sciencefiction #ethics #academia #academiclife #owl

#CorpseFlower In the Encinitas botanical garden this plant blooms about every three years and smells like rotting flesh. Short lived bloom is happening now.

#morning #travel #photography #London

Trump is threatening Jack Smith and calling him a sleaz .
It's the equivalent of cusing out a chef before he cooks your meal..
Brilliant!

The stats for our site since the new site launched: we have helped 5,600 visits create or enhance their Mastodon accounts and #TakeBackSocial l 🔥 Twitter is our largest known source of users... #TwitterMigration

Had to stand in line for coffee this morning!
In my own home!
Discussing the necessity and feasibility of his-and-hers coffee makers.

Holy crap. Take a look at all the personal data that “may" be collected by Threads, Meta’s upcoming new Twitter clone.

Very on-brand, and a privacy nightmare.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/threads-an-instagram-app/id6446901002

Today in 1776, 247 years ago: American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

#OnThisDay

National Geographic Just Laid Off its Last Staff Writers
National Geographic, a magazine renowned for its photojournalism and wildlife photography, has laid off the last of its remaining staff writers and a number of other employees, according to multiple departing staff writers. The move signals a possible decline for the publication.
https://petapixel.com/2023/06/29/national-geographic-just-laid-off-its-last-staff-writers/ #NationalGeographic #LaidOff #Last #StaffWriters

#Nature #Trees #Trail

Watch now on #CLTV

https://crooksandliars.com/cltv/2023/07/trump-has-premonition-about-his?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=76546

Good morning! Today I woke up early + was motivated to get a good walk in before the heat ramped up. That seemed to annoy the local blue jays, who believe that they rule this land + I'm only here to feed them. The red-shouldered hawk who lives in our woods also decided to join in yelling at me. Or maybe it was yelling at the jays.

Little do they know that their efforts to discourage me has only strengthened my resolve to get out early tomorrow.

Wishing everyone a day of contentment.
#Today

Monday to Friday is that inconvenient, annoying break between Sunday and Saturday.

"Unhinged from judicial standards, the court now roves through the policy landscape, overturning decades of law and reordering Americans’ lives and institutions. It upends women’s health, revamps college admissions, snatches student aid from millions and redefines public accommodations (allowing egregious discrimination)."

~ Jennifer Rubin

#SupremeCourt #democracy #ethics
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/04/supreme-court-illegitimate-self-government/

In coming months, much progress we made with Decentralized Social Media (DSM) will be put on hold while millions still yearning for a new Twitter will flock to Meta's latest fail in-waiting. If they'd just read up on the fediverse, they'd realize we almost have a better Twitter, SO STOP THRASHING!