ABrockwell @aebrockwell@social.cleverlibre.org

Children killed annually by mass education of Black history: 0

Children killed annually by mass book reading: 0

Children killed annually by drag shows: 0

Children killed annually by mass shootings & firearms: 4400

GOP: The only way to protect our kids is ban history, ban books, ban drag, and arm more kids with guns.

Outside of the carton thinking.

"We did a supermarket order and orange juice we ordered and paid for didn't arrive. Contacted the supermarket and they've asked us to send them picture of missing item so I've sent them this!"

Good morning, the empty bookshelves in Florida schools keep my head busy, since I'm a teacher with a library in my classroom in Berlin myself. That's a history lesson in front of our very eyes and exactly how fascism started in Germany. Books were banned and then burnt and everyone said, well, I can't do anything, I don't want to loose my job, I don't like it, but... Many little steps were made by many little people who didn't stand up against a new little rule. You know how this ends.

If this child was strong enough to survive colonization, land theft and reservation internment — then white kids should be strong enough to learn about it in school. #nativeamerican #NativeNations

Just an opinion (based on experience & the study of leadership), but real leaders don’t “play to their base.”

They reach out & bring others on board with their values, shared vision, and influence.

Brexit is costing the UK economy £100 billion a year. It’s already clear it was a foolish act of self-harm, as Remainers said it would be. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-31/brexit-is-costing-the-uk-100-billion-a-year-in-lost-output?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter

"Power attracts corruptible people more generally, and power centers with a history of abusive, militaristic, and racist violence disproportionately attract people who want to abuse minorities, or use lethal force. Those are the exact people who shouldn’t be in uniform, because they see that kind of culture as an attractive profession. But that’s too often who applies. People who should never be in uniform self-select into it."
@brianklaas

https://brianklaas.substack.com/p/how-to-reduce-police-violence

This issue is a deeply personal one for me. I hope you take the time to read this and understand what is really going on: They are fear mongers, creating a wedge issue, and profiting off of it. It has to end.

https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/they-say-theyre-protecting-the-children?sd=pf

A HS student to their TX school board, which is banning books:

“I’m not going to sit here and talk about the slippery slope that book banning leads to because I learned from a book, that I checked out from my school’s library, that I don’t need to resort to logical fallacy to make a point. I’m simply going to say that no government – and public school is an extension of government – has ever banned books, and banned information from its public, and been remembered in history as the good guys.”

#baby #Joda #cocktail #starwars

"video of the brutal beating death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old motorist fatally injured after being pulled over by police earlier this month."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/01/27/tyre-nichols-video-police-beating-live/

"fatally injured"???

Killed. Just say KILLED.

Seriously, who says "fatally injured"?
Tyre Nichols was killed after being pulled over by police.

#Journalism #Fail #JournalismFail
#Police #PoliceBrutality

5 towering men filed into our conference room in the Hart Senate office building.

“Hello little lady,” one lightheartedly greeted me, glancing back at the door as if still waiting for someone.

“It’s nice to meet you,” I began. “What brings you here today?”

The group shifted in their seats, perhaps mildly irritated. I guessed they expected to speak directly with a U.S. senator rather than the 25yo woman sitting across from them.

Today, a story from my past: https://sheril.substack.com/p/the-oil-men #politics

Welcome to my first image processed via #RawTherapee , a nice #mosstodon scene..

So RT is more like lightroom but still going to take some getting used too

#photography #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #NewZealand #NZTwits

Both parties have held the debt ceiling hostage as a political tool. For example, in 2011, the Republicans did it. But in 2013, the Republicans did it. On the other hand, this year it is the Republicans who are doing it.

#FlowersOfMastodon
#FlowersAndNurses
This was the height of the Pandemic in a Covid ward. And no, I was not there. But they loved the flowers and sent pictures.

Thirteen years ago the Supreme Court decided corporations are people under the First Amendment.

Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.

Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.

A major problem with ChatGPT is that it's so good at providing beautifully written and convincing answers to questions -- but its statements and answers are often factually incorrect. This is far more dangerous than simply providing incorrect statements and answers.