dragonfly in flight 🌻 @dragonfly_in_ca

twitter since 2007; @[email protected] unceded Kumeyaay lands Joined November 2010

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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts

2 years ago

Missouri lawmakers - the vast majority of whom are men - are asking teachers - the vast majority of whom are women - to shoot and kill school shooters - the vast majority of whom are students.

Laura Burkhardt @LauraAnnSTL

2 years ago

Missouri lawmakers - the vast majority of whom are men - are asking teachers - the vast majority of whom are women - to shoot and kill school shooters - the vast majority of whom are students.

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@kylegriffin1 The Pentagon warns that the Tuberville blockade could bring the Senate to a "complete shutdown." Q: Why isn't the Senate taking action to remove Tuberville’s "hold" on military promotions ??? thehill.com/homenews/senat…

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @LeVostreGC

2 years ago

You cannot run educacioun lyke a businesse. A businesse ys designed to make a profit. Educacioun ys designed to make the future.

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Mona Eltahawy @monaeltahawy

2 years ago

Women’s football is wonderful because it isn’t about being better than the men–it is about throwing out men as the metric. To cut us down to size, patriarchy insists that men play, and women are just playthings. feministgiant.com/p/feminism-1-p… #SeAcabó

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deaf van dyke ☼ @missundaaztood

2 years ago

If you work for years in a deaf environment where sign language is the main form of communication that everyone uses and you STILL don’t sign or can barely sign… you are part of the problem.

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PorridgeHorrendous @PorridgeAwful

2 years ago

ALERT: US Copyright Office wants to hear what people think about AI and copyright theverge.com/2023/8/29/2385… "The US Copyright Office is opening a public comment period around AI and copyright issues beginning August 30th as the agency figures out how to approach the subject."

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National Deaf Center @NationalDeafCtr

2 years ago

23% of deaf youth deserve better opportunities for quality education and meaningful work. What steps can we take as a community to bridge this gap? Share your ideas below! For more in-depth insights on deaf youth, visit our website at nationaldeafcenter.org/research-data/….

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Walz’s Wins 🌴🥥 @WalzsWins

2 years ago

Three people were killed in a mass shooting in Jacksonville, Florida today. Last month Ron DeSantis’ law allowing a person to carry a gun without a permit or training in Florida took effect. Governor DeSantis has blood on his hands.

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Laura Miers @LauraMiers

2 years ago

“The virus right now is reinfecting a large number of individuals—millions of people—each week. We don’t have a good gauge on how many reinfections or infections there actually are because surveillance has declined.” globalnews.ca/news/9919665/c…

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Paul @banjosworld.bsky.social @banjosworld

2 years ago

Brace yourself, it's not the next "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, but almost as epic! This thread explores theatre accessibility and the 2007 decision by the Human Rights Commission of Ontario. Your support in sharing this thread is valuable in raising awareness. Thank you!

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Brandi Morin @Songstress28

2 years ago

Athabasca Chipewyan Chief Allan Adam told me today his community members in Fort Chip have been dying of cancers & disease at high rates for years. His father died. Now his father-in-law is dying. He believes it’s due to contamination of the water/land/air from oil sands. He says…

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Vice President Kamala Harris Archived @VP46Archive

2 years ago

Our Inflation Reduction Act represents historic progress for our nation. It cuts prescription drug prices. It lowers energy costs. It tackles the climate crisis. It creates good-paying jobs. And it creates a fairer tax system.

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David Ho @_david_ho_

2 years ago

Back in 1985, Carl Sagan told Congress that continuing to burn fossil fuels will increase global temperature, cause climate change, melt glaciers and ice sheets, and cause sea level rise. His solution: Fewer government subsidies for fossil fuels and use of renewable energy.

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John DeVore @JohnDeVore

2 years ago

instead of self-driving cars how about comfortable trains full of fancy snacks that go everywhere fast and cheap and on time

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dragonfly in flight 🌻 @dragonfly_in_ca

2 years ago

We have got to let go of this poisonous narrative that beauty equals goodness, both by decoupling this association and by vastly expanding what we think is beautiful (eg beyond white blonde blue eyed female).

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@marcusfitzsimons.bsky.social Woke Green Socialist @MarcusFitzsimon

2 years ago

I cannot POSSIBLY be any clearer (as someone who worked in IT managing some of this country's biggest databases) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD ANYONE PROVIDE PICTURES OF THEIR PASSPORTS OR DRIVING LICENCES ESPECIALLY NOT to databases outside the GDPR THREAD: