DecaturNature @DecaturNature@social.cleverlibre.org

The studies in medical journals show that vaccines and masks both reduce the spread of infection and risk of serious disease. The trolls with their memes and videos deny this. Guess which I believe.

#COVID

If you are flying, most likely Covid is traveling with you. Wear a high quality mask and get the bivalent booster at least two weeks before your trip.

#COVID #BringBackMasks
https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/national/coronavirus-found-in-samples-from-96-percent-of-flights?s=09

2 years ago Capitol was attacked. Man who incited it is now running unopposed for Republican nomination for President. His co-conspirators in Congress are now deciding on next Speaker and on what terms. None have been prosecuted.

The first thing to understand is that in the USA, 60% of all Black men in college will drop out.😢

The primary reason for dropping out is not grades. It is financial hardship. This is true for students of all races. Not all poor students are Black, but in the US, most Black college students are poor.

You can ask a US college student 2 questions:
1) Are you rich?
2) Is your family rich?

If the answers are "No" and "No," there is a very good chance that this student will not graduate college.

Periodic reminder to UNTAG THE GROUP if you're replying to a conversation auto-boosted by a group bot. #FediTips

Hey everyone. Just wanted to eliminate the confusion and let you know that this is actually me. 😂 Hope you are having an awesome Thursday!

My white friends who aren't racists do not discount people's experiences of racism. They listen, reflect, & find ways to be co-conspirators. If you find yourself defending racism & white supremacy in any way, you may want to examine yourself for deeply-rooted racism. Do the work.

I haven't seen @adamconover link to his newest FACTUALLY interview on this platform yet, so here's "Viral Justice with Ruha Benjamin":

https://youtu.be/PFKvShyNj-4

NYC schools ban ChatGPT and thus lose out on an important educational opportunity. #MoralPanice.
https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/1/3/23537987/nyc-schools-ban-chatgpt-writing-artificial-intelligence

*stares at this forever* I..... ok wow

Our comic on the Syrian revolution is now out in Farsi. Share with any of your Farsi speaking friends and comrades!
#Women_Life_Freedom
https://unicornriot.ninja/translated-content/revolution-in-every-country-syria-farsi/

Please, I beg you, do not touch a Black baby/child/girl/woman's hair without consent. You do not own our bodies. Also, ask yourself, "Do I feel this same urge and curiosity to touch a white person's hair?"

This is a two block linocut called "Butterflies on Buddleia" (40x30 cm) printed in dark green and orange on pale blue watercolour paper with a decorative border. #linocut #lino #print #printmaking #MastoArt

Twitter never thought I needed to see: Moss, lichen, abandoned buildings, raku, fiber art, palentologists, mathematicians, cartoonists, watercolor, walruses, comedians, poets, penguins, celestial photography, owls, preying mantis, ants...
But it turns out, I did.
Thank you to all those publishing parts of their brilliant lives, I am grateful I am here on Mastodon (Fedi) with you.

Let’s check in on what the freedom-loving governor of Florida is up to these days https://www.chronicle.com/article/a-florida-university-is-quickly-assembling-a-list-of-courses-on-diversity-why-desantis-asked

Please reboot this information:

Those who declined to accept an honour (e.g an OBE, MBE, Damehood, Knighthood):

Michael Rosen (poet)
Danny Boyle (director)
Michael Faraday (scientist)
J.B Priestly (playwright)
Amartya Sen (economist)
Stephen Hawking (physicist)
Ken Loach (director)
C.S Lewis (writer)
Virginia Woolf (writer)
Alan Rickman (actor)
Jon Snow (journalist)
L.S Lowry (artist)
Dorothy Hodgkin (scientist)
Howard Gayle (footballer)
Benjamin Zephaniah (poet)
David Bowie (musician)

Here are my high school biochemistry teaching resources: Originally made as differentiation for my SPED students, they became requested by my college prep and honors students.

* Everything is built from atoms

* We Are What We Eat (literally)

* What are elements?

* Atoms versus ions (and why this matters)

* Oxygen in atoms and molecules

* Example of water and hydrogen peroxide

* Chemistry of carbon atoms

* What is metabolism? (anabolic and catabolic)

* Organic molecules

* Synthesizing organic molecules

* Enzymes

* Cellular respiration

* Photosynthesis

https://kaiserscience.wordpress.com/biology-the-living-environment/chemistry-of-life/

@edutooters #biology #biochemistry #teaching #enzymes

Good news! The FDA says that abortion pills can now be offered at retail pharmacies. This has the potential to dramatically increase access.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/health/abortion-pill-cvs-walgreens-pharmacies.html