Gaythia Weis @Gaythia@social.cleverlibre.org
Retired Analytical Chemist
League of Women Voters -voting methods, election security
Board Member Colorado Citizens for Science
Joined Oct 2022
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***** Google's worst decision *****
The decision for #YouTube to allow 2020 election disinformation denial videos, a decision already being celebrated among the supporters of the Jan 6 insurrection, is in my opinion the single worst and likely most negatively consequential decision in the history of #Google.
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Just a reminder that Clarence Thomas let a GOP megadonor take him on lavish trips, buy his mom's house and let her live there rent free, pay for his grandnephew to attend a private boarding school — all in secret until now.
How is he still on the Supreme Court?
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5/31/1921 was one of this country's most horrifying episodes of racist mob violence. Hundreds of Black residents were killed in the #TulsaRaceMassacre. Survivors lost their livelihoods as a white mob set fire to 35 blocks of the #Greenwood District (aka #BlackWallStreet). 1,256 homes were destroyed. In recent years, historians & descendants of survivors have worked hard to revive memories of this all but forgotten chapter.
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In a huge victory for civil liberties, a district court judge in New York ruled that a warrant is required for a cell phone search at the border. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/federal-judge-makes-history-holding-border-searches-cell-phones-require-warrant
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Law enforcement officials in California want to stop a bill that would end the use of keyword warrants and geofence warrants. Help us pass it to protect privacy for those seeking reproductive and gender-affirming care:
https://eff.salsalabs.org/digitaldragnet/index.html
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Decoration Day, now known as Memorial Day, has roots in a tradition established by Black-Americans in the aftermath of the Civil War. On May 1, 1865, the formerly enslaved, with profound gratitude for Union soldiers who fought and died for their emancipation, began commemorating that sacrifice by decorating Union graves. This remembrance and gratitude eventually gained support from communities across America.
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#BlackMastodon #Histodons #History #MemorialDay
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A Catholic priest once knocked my father across the room for speaking Lakota in “class.” Dad went on to serve his country with honor and distinction in the U.S. Air Force. However, he could never ever escape or outrun his post-traumatic boarding school demons. I remember our father, in the stillness of the predawn darkness — weeping uncontrollably in his sleep.
This Memorial Day I honor my father, Staff Sergeant Melvin Martin, for his heroic service to a country that tried to forcibly erase his cultural heritage and strip him of his Indigenous identity.
Love you, miss you dad,
Your son,
John
@trinsec @freemo The woman here has better looking toes than I do. Also I don't know why I can't post a photo to a reply and not just a new post. https://wellrox.com/pages/collections-wellrox-sandals
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I’m grateful that we have a president who honors and pays tribute to our fallen heroes, and doesn’t consider them “losers” and “suckers.”
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Within my own lifetime, the last 50 years, nearly 80% of the CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels, and close to 60 percent of all GHG emissions have been released.
There's been a near 70% decline in populations of existing wildlife species; and across the 8 million animal and plant species on earth, the human-induced extinction rate is now estimated at tens to hundreds of times greater than natural rates.
#BiodiversityDay reminds us that the profound crises we confront are just different sides of the same coin, and that our future is truly in our hands. The planet doesn't need us: we are the ones who rely on it for all the air we breathe, the water we drink, the resources we need. That's why our choices matter more today than ever: the path to a better future lies through these crises.
Read my essay here: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/one-planet-two-crises-tackling-climate-change-and-biodiversity-in-the-fight-for-our-future/
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Yesterday in 1887, a group of horse thieves killed over 30 Chinese gold miners in Hells Canyon in far eastern #Oregon.
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@ingalls The 1871 Wisconsin Peshtigo fire is part of my family folklore. People forget that wildland fires are not necessarily just a western North America phenomena.
@freemo Now that I have these on I will leave them for a while. But I also have a pair of comfy sort of Birkenstock style toe separation sandals. I'll try to remember to post that sometime.
@freemo I have the velcro closing version. I posted it but couldn't get it to do so in a reply.
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Business leaders: We can't find enough workers!
Workers: You could pay more.
Business: Nope.
Workers: Better benefits?
Business: No.
Workers: More flexible hours?
Business: No way.
Workers: Treat your current employees better to build your employer brand?
Business: Never.
Workers: Well, what's left?!
Business: Child labor!
https://apnews.com/article/iowa-governor-child-labor-laws-e8cb29e2a45b956489c4a192b7ddeba5
“I’m not an expert,” she said. “I’m not a reader. I’m not a book person...." This sure seems to be true. The book is only 29 pages long and has maybe 10 or so lines per page. Hard to imagine managing to find the lines to object to without just reading all of it. Following someone else's instructions?
Florida mom who challenged Amanda Gorman poem and other books says she only read parts of the material https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/05/28/daily-salinas-amanda-gorman-poem/70265234007/
@freemo I think that we can afford to take care of people and the environment, all of which is investing in the future, and that the main issue is the Trumpian tax cuts.
Retired Analytical Chemist
League of Women Voters -voting methods, election security
Board Member Colorado Citizens for Science
Joined Oct 2022
