Ambulocetus @ambulocetus@social.cleverlibre.org

Statements dreamed up by the utterly deranged

... commenters believe the poster is wrong, but emphasize different LEVELS on which the poster is wrong. Which means readers get a taste of "But ALSO" lessons in geography, history, urban planning, land use, ecology/sustainability, sanitation, agriculture, veterinary medicine, physics, economics, sociology, pasturing, policing, communications, and more.

Up to 60+ comments now: https://ask.metafilter.com/374257/What-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-reintroducing-animal-powered-transport

Kids can detect what you really think of them. What is says about them that their school has a "discipline center" not a library. What that says about what the adults in their life expect from them. What the education system has to offer for them.

They see it all. Adapt to meet your expectations.

Build a discipline center have discipline problems. Dutifully the children will not want it to go to waste.

And they will remember "libraries aren't for kids like us." for the rest of their lives.

Cradle-to-grave government health care for Washington politicians and their families, corporate death panels for everyone else https://www.levernews.com/private-equity-wreckers-come-for-your-health-insurance/

Public libraries are critical infrastructure.

Toot Malone

No action has been taken against this officer. This wasn't even a real traffic stop. Basically, this police officer chased this man because he gave him the finger. Then because abusive because he's trans.

https://abc13.com/violent-arrest-lasd-emmett-brock-police-video-joseph-benza/13547988/

So... in the US we now have an "anti-library" party. It's remarkable how many ways republicans keep coming for libraries and librarians. From the stuff in Houston where they are turning libraries into "discipline centers" and firing librarians. To the books bans and empty shelves in Florida.

Libraries are powerful and important, and if this doesn't make that clear? I don't know what will.

This week, I went over to Bluesky and asked people who'd left Mastodon why they left, and lots of people told me. I grabbed the replies and crunched them and wrote up a summary. I think it's really interesting and often kind of wrenching.

https://erinkissane.com/mastodon-is-easy-and-fun-except-when-it-isnt

#meta

Isaac Newton inventing the woke agenda in 1669.

Dear corporate media: Please stop referring to the Trump criminal case as the “classified documents” case. Trump was charged with violating the ESPIONAGE Act so please call it what it is: The Trump ESPIONAGE case. Thanks