BurntUmberAK

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Geology, knitting, politics, social justice, human rights, traveler. she/her #aktwitter #alaska

Holiday update:

4th of July has been canceled due to a shortage of Independence.

Sincerely,
Women

#July4th #IndependenceDay #Canceled #Shortage #Independence #Women

#IllegitimateSCOTUS #Abortion

#IAmDB

BREAKING: Not only were the June sea surface temperatures (SSTs) the warmest for any June on record, but the June departure from the 20th Century average was the largest for any month on record. 🔥 @AlaskaWx

More serious talk:

This is especially important for people living in states with a Republican majority.

In 2022, the leading cause of death among children was gun violence.

There were no deaths involving a child reading a book.

There were no deaths because a child went to a drag show. (The greatest risk there, is a Christian showing up with a gun.)

Take a look at your children and ask if sacrificing their lives is really worth it, just to own the libs.

If your elected leaders are more concerned with limiting what your child can read or drag queens, than they are about your children reaching adulthood, you elected a very bad person.

#books #lgbtq #GetReal

Does anyone out there know anything about medical tourism? My dad is desperately in need of a replacement knee, which insurance will cover. But first he has to get dental issues ($14k estimate!) dealt with, which insurance won’t cover. I’m considering flying him to Mexico for dental care. I just left Thailand, where I know he could get things done for a price we can afford, but he can’t handle the flight times to cross the Pacific.

In Kutztown schools, the right’s culture warriors block a book on #ClimateChange.

In a #Pennsylvania school district, the right's culture war on kids and books has inevitably spread to a YA best-seller centered on climate change.

The book-banning bullies are winning, until we start fighting back. #GOPfascism

If @willbunch wrote it, you should read it©️. And I thread it.

1/… 🪡 https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/kutztown-schools-halt-two-degrees-reading-20230212.html

In Kutztown schools, the right’s culture warriors block a book on climate change

In a Pennsylvania school district, the right's culture war on kids and books has inevitably spread to a YA best-seller centered on climate change.

The Philadelphia Inquirer
When I told my 17yo daughter, who wants to major in linguistics, that of my few followers on this platform one is @wayword & another is @grantbarrett, my “cool mom” factor increased exponentially. Thanks for the boost!
I heard there is a sporting event back home. As for me, I’m happy with my knitting, a latte and attempts to learn how to say the most basic words in Vietnamese. #travel #language
US friends, take note. I went to vote in Berlin today and this was the line in front of the polling station. “But wait! There is no line!” Indeed. There is no line because there need not be one. Because it’s about how polling is organised. If you are standing in a line for hours in order to exercise your democratic rights, it’s because someone wants you to.#polling #democracy #righttovote
Long overdue but still welcome.