🤔So... we're at war with *checks notes* Mrs. Krabappel's 5th grade Earth Science class?

Are we winning?

https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/hobby-clubs-missing-balloon-feared-shot-down-usaf

Those balloons cost ~$100 each. So for $1000 and a trip to Party City's helium tank rental counter, a bad actor could potentially scramble 10 F-22s, and cost us $10 million dollars? Seems bad.

Correct headline:

When Parents Aren’t Safe For Kids To Come Out To (But Possibly Others In Their Life Are)

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It’s not 1983 anymore. There are zero excuses for this.

Erika López Prater went out of her way to make sure an Art History lesson showing a 14th-century image of the prophet Muhammad wouldn’t offend any students. After which, she gave another warning then taught the lesson. One student complained

She was fired.

We have freedom of religion. Practice freely without persecution *but* your sky man can’t impose your views on me the same way I can’t sue you for enjoying bacon on your sandwich.

Or else this country is lost.

Masks are not a lockdown.
Nor is testing before events.
Or getting boosters.
Or improving ventilation & filtration.

None of those interventions (despite some people's best efforts to claim otherwise) cause more harm than good. Every person who cares about the economy, jobs & quality of life will support sensible #COVID19 precautions, not oppose them.

Some people are advocating for millions more to die and many more to be chronically disabled. Reject their patent lack of sense & empathy.

“‘Our success in phasing out ozone-eating chemicals shows us what can and must be done as a matter of urgency to transition away from fossil fuels, reduce greenhouse gases and so limit temperature increase.’”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/09/ozone-layer-healed-within-decades-un-report?utm_source=Internet+Brunch&utm_campaign=cb7954502f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_09_12_01_00_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fb5e40aa73-cb7954502f-490911861&mc_cid=cb7954502f&mc_eid=b4b5854c6d

And yet legions of lemmings still idolize them.

“The revelation that billionaires are not exceptional except for the size of their net worth marks a schism from the idea that the wealthy are demigods. Silicon Valley’s billionaires insist that technology will transform and save the world. The infamous robber barons, like Carnegie and Rockefeller, often remade their image, after a career of exploiting their workers, as magnanimous philanthropists.”

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2022/12/20/23509726/billionaire-vibe-shift-elon-sbf-2022

#Musk #News #Twitter

If someone you're with is wearing a mask, don't ask if they want you to wear one, too. Just put one on.

Masks have become contentious and it's really uncomfortable to be on the side of asking someone to mask. Don't put someone in the position of feeling like they have to give you their personal health history to rationalize their request. Just put a fucking mask on.

#MaskUp #CovidIsAirborne

A quick reminder that law enforcement *responds* to crime, but a living wage, food and water security, accessible healthcare, and public education *prevent* crime.

If you want safer communities, invest in people, not punishments.