@pattykimura Besides made-up issues with a few trans kids, sports are generally unfair, since inherited body conditions (and later expensive equipment, too) have a greater impact on athletic accomplishments than will and efforts. It makes no sense to compare bodies, and it's horrible to judge students on theirs.
Nikki Haley said the most important issue facing teenage girls is unfair competition from transgirl athletes.
An estimated ONE MILLION high school girls have been raped based on a 2021 (NBC) report. In 2021, 2590 children under 18 were murdered by guns (Pew). Before age 18, 3.5 Million girls have been stalked. One in 10 girls is a victim of dating violence.(Childrens Hosp of Phila).
Meanwhile, (Apr 21, 2023) Newsweek reports 15 high school transathletes competed in high school sports, of those 15, only THREE are girls.
MAGA will exaggerate and lie about victimization to justify hate and bigotry. Nazis did this, too. It's not harmless.
In Toronto’s criminal justice system, there are two separate yet equally important groups:
The police, who fail to investigate serial killers and protect the city’s most vulnerable,
And the politicians who refuse to hold the police accountable.
These are their stories:
https://bird.makeup/users/city_tv/statuses/1665769300534370304
Pretty disturbing article about fundamentalist Christians in Canada. https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/fundamentalist-christian-movement-1.6793677
Yesterday morning around 6:15 am in the Toronto Beaches. Sony a6100, 7Artisans 28mm f/6.3 lens #photography #toronto
A tech pitch that went something like “Robots, in a truck, making pizza,” managed to raise almost $500 million before going bust.
And we’re supposed to believe these are the type of people who will save humanity?
https://www.businessinsider.com/robot-pizza-startup-zume-shutting-down-raised-500-million-softban-2023-6?amp
When we talk about how billionaires shouldn’t exist I don’t think people really understand the massive difference in scale between a million and a billion. One million seconds is 12 days. A billion seconds is 31 years. It’s an unfathomable amount of money that no one should have. Even uber-rich mega millionaires - hundreds of millions - really shouldn’t exist. We need to tax the rich; they’re the real free loaders. They’re the drains on the economy. They’re the ones dragging society down.
"No one ever died from reading a book about gay people. And yet, Republicans, who are determined to loosen or eliminate gun laws in the midst of an epidemic of mass shootings, consider books—and the ideas in them—the real threat to American life. It’s why Republicans have declared war on education, putting the livelihoods of teachers, librarians, and academics at risk."
~ Molly Jong-Fest
#Republicans #CultureWars #LGBTQ
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/05/ron-desantis-gop-book-ban
RIP my dear @tinaturner I'll be forever grateful for you bringing me on tour, going in the studio together and most of all, being your friend. Thank you for being the inspiration to millions of people around the world for speaking your truth and giving us the gift of your unbelievable voice. My condolences to Erwin and your family. It's Only Love...and that's all. ❤️ #tinaturner
Oh, won't someone shed a tear for the poor quack industry?
https://bird.makeup/users/globeandmail/statuses/1661701932220829696
Interesting article, explains what's going on right now with #DeSantis and #Musk https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-myth-of-the-secret-genius
Dear university-educated women under 45 in Alberta:
I really hope you're planning to vote next week because the guys over 45 seem pretty strongly invested in voting away their pensions & healthcare.
https://abacusdata.ca/alberta-ucp-leads-with-one-week-to-go/
#abpoli #abelxn @cdnpoli
College professor, part time nerd and sci-fi enthusiast. Not actually a duck, but what’s Humphrey Bogart got that I ain’t got?