Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

Do I just stay here forever or?

#Zzz #HumanPillow #CatNap #Cats #Sunday #Mood #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOnMastodon #Cat #Kitty #Vibe #Rest

For #SundayPix this week, here's my offering #SundayPixPointy - taken at the local Natural Sciences Museum #dinosaur

It's Russia's Putin, not Putin's Russia

Was just doing research for a book I #amwriting and discovered that in the U.S., over 1600 #books were banned in school libraries in 2022 -- as compared to just 175 being "challenged" in 2016 (books that are challenged are rarely banned, according to the American Library Association, so the numbers of banned books that year were much lower).

In 2022, 41% of books were banned for LBGT content. 40% had BIPOC characters.

Citations:
2022: https://pen.org/report/banned-usa-growing-movement-to-censor-books-in-schools/

2015: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/statistics/2015infographiclong

I never knew how to put it into words. There was something powerful distilled in places that spent decades alone, silently deteriorating, that made me feel I could almost make out through the shimmering mirage of the waking world. I was watching these places go somewhere, become something, but it wasn't time yet for me to see it. It ached to be so close to something I could never define.

https://www.abandonedamerica.us/new-castle-elks-lodge

@dgar

@KouMurayama @DrSuzanne To follow work related to #education & #psychology, you can follow those & related hashtags like #cogsci #edtech #edutooter
And group reposters like @edutooters & @psychology & @cogsci
And preprint bots like @EdArXivBot & @PsyArXivBot
Finally, import lists of people from different disciplines from: https://github.com/nathanlesage/academics-on-mastodon
#AcademicChatter

i will never leave you

Image credits: Michiyo Clark

Pioneer peak and the Palmer, #Alaska golf course this evening. 🤩
📸: Trinity Rathbun

This #CNN special about #Jan6th is incredibly disturbing - it makes my blood boil all over again. That Donald Trump and propaganda created #MAGAMoron #Zombies willing to burn democracy to the ground over a FUCKING LIE, will never not HORRIFY me, that my fellow Americans are susceptible and such fools, so many of them now serving long prison terms, and for what? That orange monster? He’d not piss on them if they were on fire 🔥

I just spent the last 6 hours implementing firewall rules to prevent troll farms from harvesting data via my Mastodon server's public API endpoints.

I also blocked proxy services and a clever server-side script that trolls are using to pretend they're actual servers instead of just one bot with an infinite number of accounts.

None of this is covered in the "how-to" run your own instance playbooks, though it should be.

如果没有人陪你玩儿的话，我这里还有位置（拍拍）
https://weibo.com/7394892032/MnfJd8gpq

10/ The long Proud Boy #Jan6 insurrectionist ID thread by @seditiontrack mentioned above archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20220106185331/https://twitter.com/seditiontrack/status/1426319927066206209

happy kitty sleepy kitty purr purr purr

#caturday

HourlyWolves presents: https://nitter.net/hourlywolvesbot/status/1611920677455405058/photo/1

🐦🔗: https://nitter.net/hourlywolvesbot/status/1611920677455405058

Missing Boy in St. John's, Newfoundland - Liam Tripp, 14 - #Newfoundland #missingperson #missingpeoplecanada #missingincanada

He was last seen early Saturday afternoon in the area of Columbus Drive. Tripp is described as being about six feet and two inches tall, 155 pounds, and has blue eyes with brown hair....

More Info: https://missingpeople.ca/missing-boy-in-st-johns-newfoundland-liam-tripp-14/

Poland joins Finland in backing sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

Momentum is building to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine after Poland joined Finland in saying it stands ready to supply the heavy weapons in the fight against Russia.

#MOG
https://l.smartnews.com/WKieS/xT7B4B

IRS winks at $50 billion tax giveaway to the rich - STOP THIS BIDEN!!!

Trump never challenged the laws, and himself became a major beneficiary when New York State adopted the loophole. Surprisingly though, President Biden has taken no action either—even though he’s repeatedly saidthat it’s time for America’s richest to pay their fair share

#MOG
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/1/7/2139953/-IRS-winks-at-50-billion-tax-giveaway-to-the-rich

The January 6 Attack Is Not Over - STILL NO CONSEQUENCES

Too many of the most important figures in the January 6 plot have escaped true accountability. From Trump on down to his “coup lawyers,” including John Eastman and Rudy Giuliani… severe consequences have been rare.

#MOG
https://www.smartnews.com/p/4502303737053708313?placement=article-preview-social&utm_campaign=sn_lid%3A4502303737053708313%7Csn_channel%3Acr_en_us_extra_atlantic&utm_source=share_ios_other&share_id=9bGNK2

There's no ideological clash in the GOP. It's just a disagreement over strategy. Some are what I call "process fascists" seizing power gradually through gerrymandering, stealing Supreme Court seats, etc. Others are "express-lane fascists" who prefer chaos and violence (Jan. 6).