A gay doctor says Louisiana laws targeting the LGBTQ community are his cue to leave
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/louisiana-doctor-leaving-anti-lgbtq-1.6929842?cmp=rss
Tragedy unfolding in Florida right now
Via @RoseRaven : Could you please boost my internet friend @tillybridges 's new book. And if not boosting it I highly recommend you read it.
"Begin Transmission: Trans allegories in the matrix"
She wrote such an excellent capture of the trans experience and links it to each scene in the matrix and sequels in an organized easily understood manner.
Amazon link to her book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2MPVH9C/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&storeType=ebooks
Huddle up.
We gotta get word out to teachers that @skypeascientist.bsky.social is a FREE program that matches their classrooms with scientists.
During recruitment season we try to make sure we hit every US State. We're in 39 so far!
Here's where we DON'T have classrooms yet this fall:
AL
AR
MT
NN
NM
ND
SD
UT
VT
WY
Spread the word!
https://www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
A neuroscientist warns: We're watching the largest and most dangerous 'cult' in American history https://www.rawstory.com/a-neuroscientist-warns/
DeSantis's Florida Approves Climate-Denial Videos in Schools
Unilever continues to operate in Russia. It has paid an estimated $331m in taxes to the terrorist state and for which it has been labelled an International Sponsor of War.
Activists from @solidarity_ukr are protesting Unilever in Borodianka, amidst apartment blocks wiped out by Russia. They are urging @unilever to leave the Russian market and stop sponsoring the war. And so are we.
#Ukraine️ #Russia
https://youtube.com/watch?v=X7GNWdZQ3LY&feature=share
⚡️🇺🇦Nightly Address of President Volodymyr Zelensky at the end of Day 530 of the Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine | Day 3440 of The War in Ukraine and Invasion of Crimea (Aug 7th) | with English subtitles (Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency VIDEO) #Ukraine #Press #News #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #9yearsOfWarInUkraine #WantedDeadOrAlive
#Submarines4Ukraine
https://youtube.com/live/2w4_YakelmM?feature=share
‼️🇺🇦Whose Who in the AFU: Azov, Kraken, Da Vinci Wolves, 3rd Assault Bgd, 72nd Brigade, Offensive Guard, Special Operations Forces, Navy (UNITED24 Official VIDEO) #Ukraine #Press #News #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #9yearsOfWarInUkraine #WantedDeadOrAlive
#Submarines4Ukraine
This is HUGE.
"The National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday that employers can no longer demand laid-off employees avoid publicly disparaging the company as part of their severance agreements, nor can they stop affected employees from disclosing the terms of their exit packages. Doing so, the federal agency determined, would be a violation of the laid-off employees’ rights under the National Labor Relations Act."
What newspaper/news channel is good or bad?
When #BBC joined #Mastodon recently, I saw so much of moralisation around it. Personally, I think BBC's journalism standards have dropped a lot, but this is true across the board around the world as the pressures of #SocialMedia put pressure on media outlets to prize popularity & click bait over real journalism. That said, no media is ever unbiased. I was a world news editor for a national paper for many years, and had the pleasure to 1/3
Extremist right-wing Fifth Circuit Court Of Appeals halts new Biden rules on debt relief for defrauded students https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/08/07/student-loan-forgiveness-defrauded-borrowers-court-injunction/
We came across this old weathered red barn high on a hilltop in rural North Carolina. The pasture is filled with golden grasses dotted with red-leafed foliage and autumn is just beginning to show its colorful palette in the surrounding trees.
#autumn #barns #NorthCarolina #landscapes #LandscapePhotography #photography #MastoPhoto
#PhotoMonday #MondayVibe #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop #fediverse #ArtForSale
Barns-Country Life is available here: https://hhphotography.pixels.com/featured/barns-country-life-hh-photography-of-florida.html
Surprise! Ohio's Issue 1 Boosters Are Also Election Deniers https://crooksandliars.com/2023/08/surprise-ohios-issue-1-boosters-are-also?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Mostly reclusive and carrying slightly damaged goods. A survivor by some accounts. Definitely in need of much therapy. ;)
Staunchly anti-fascist
Bear in mind that, while I may "like" your "toot", about a person, event or particular topic, if it links to the "bird-site" I will no longer boost and inadvertently contribute to their grift. Everyone has a choice and a part to play when crimes go unpunished.
"We are dreamers, shapers, singers, and makers".
-Elric