Many oligarchs oppose public education for various reasons. The 74 and Johns Hopkins University are recent vehicles of their indoctrination. https://tultican.com/2023/08/01/propaganda-from-the-74-and-johns-hopkins-university/ #privatization
Just a reminder for those who like to jump all over #EV battery recalls and fires to argue that EVs are either unsafe or not ready for deployment:
Recalls of gasoline-powered vehicles - including those for fire issues - happen regularly as well. They usually just don't get as much press.
‼️🇺🇦Nayev: Four attempts by enemy saboteur groups to cross northern border thwarted in July (more)
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3743786-nayev-four-attempts-by-enemy-saboteur-groups-to-cross-northern-border-thwarted-in-july.html #Ukraine #Press #News #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #9yearsOfWarInUkraine #WantedDeadOrAlive
#Submarines4Ukraine
A solid majority (56%) overall called climate change a major threat, including almost 9 in 10 Democrats and a slim majority of independents. But 70% of Republicans said it's either just a minor threat or no threat at all.
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/03/1191678009/climate-change-republicans-economy-natural-disasters-biden-trump-poll
Wisconsin’s #Dairy Industry Relies on #Undocumented Immigrants, but the State Won’t Let Them Legally Drive
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Undocumented #immigrants in the state can own and register their vehicles, but they aren’t allowed to drive them, forcing many #farm workers to risk fines and #arrest.
“It’s a Catch-22 for a lot of folks,” advocates say.
#Wisconsin #Immigration #Farming #Farms #Safety #Police #Driving #Cards #News
But don’t tell Tommy Tuberville. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/07/27/va-expands-breast-cancer-screenings-mammograms-veterans-who-served-overseas.html
Such good news coming out of #Alabama https://www.al.com/educationlab/2023/07/two-montgomery-schools-drop-confederate-names-adopt-new-mascots.html
Tuberville sure knows ‘irresponsible,’ ‘disastrous,’ and ‘shameful.’ https://www.al.com/news/2023/07/alabama-senators-bidens-space-command-hq-decision-irresponsible-disastrous-shameful.html
“We elected a day-trading, Florida-living, mediocre football coach to the U.S. Senate.
The blame lands where the responsibility always was.
We put the toddler in the room with the loose gun, and now we caught a bullet in the groin.” https://www.al.com/news/2023/08/whitmire-tommy-tuberville-leaves-alabama-lost-in-space.html
Pittsburgh synagogue shooter sentenced to death for killing 11 worshippers in 2018 massacre - CNN https://apple.news/AS6MyHPrJQ9uYSGfJyqY9FA
for the sake of nonexistent coalition building and substack subs, Matt LOVES to pretend that the GOP interest in "antitrust reform" and "reining in corporate power" is real, as opposed to a hollow populist performance generally designed to obfuscate the bigotry and fascism
thanks to stoller, the press was FILLED with claims the last 3 years that thanks to big tech, the GOP was "super serious about antitrust reform" now.
but they were just seeking leverage to scare tech giants away from moderating political propaganda and hate speech online.
“This isn’t fixable,” me @mattoyeah of @apnews “It’s inherent in the mismatch between the technology and the proposed use cases.”
Greetings from NorCal where it is 49F and overcast. The expected high is 76F. Doggos snoozing, cats are not. Yesterday when Devil Cat saw that I was walking the dogs she once again came along. It's bizarre. Cute but bizarre. She's totally welcome, of course. Right now she's up to no good.
Today's tea is delicious. Have a lovely Tuesday!
#PoliticalModerate #Independent, #SocialLiberal, #Agnostic, #Unions, #Veteran, retired airline pilot. Supports level playing fields, equal opportunity, and democracy, not how to twist it to my advantage; capitalism/corporation critic, 🚫Today’s GOP, 🚫MAGA. Human species pessimist, pondering the Great Filter and do we have the Right Stuff? 🇺🇸 Citizen residing in a blue enclave of Texas.