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@Language1230@ohai.social
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A 20th Century American Woman; Lifelong educator of language and culture; liberal. Firm believer that we get the government we demand. Demand more.Dog-hugging liberal, mother of men and dragons. Fighting for Democracy, justice, and human rights. I have
Education is transformative. Born in SoFla, a product of the 70s.
How bold of you to assume that there will be history books in the future

Is this too much to ask? Evidently it is. šŸ˜•

#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
#ClimateAction #WarOnCars #BanCars

So Thomas had legal guardianship over his grand-nephew, who he raised ā€œlike a sonā€ but he didn’t think he had to report the gift? Getting off on his own technicality?
RT @melmason
In the latest statement from Sen. Dianne Feinstein, she indicates she plans to return to the Senate - w/ no timeline provided. It underscores the larger frustrations over lack of transparency about the her health. New story with @boreskes and @cam_joseph: https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-05-04/dianne-feinstein-absence-transparency
Despite renewed focus, scarce details on Sen. Feinstein's health

Little has been disclosed about Sen. Dianne Feinstein's prolonged absence, leaving her 40 million constituents in the dark about her health status.

Los Angeles Times
RT @BillBramhall
Cartoon
Rooting for the Mob

May 4, 2023: Rooting for the Mob

Buffalo News

@BrentInMasto @panamared27401 @Oxymetheus @scottsantens

The richest people on the planet funded a global tax evasion scheme (tax havens, tax subsidies, tax loopholes) to avoid paying for even the smallest aspects of a social safety net.

Billionaires even buy golden visas, give up their citizenship, and become tax evasion migrants moving every few months to avoid the residency process of taxation.

The rich orchestrate tax free lives & inheritance. Who makes them pay taxes?

Florida Bans Restrictions on Fertilizer Despite Risk to Water Quality - Quality of life does not get in the road of profits in DeFascist Land. https://dianeravitch.net/2023/05/04/florida-bans-restrictions-on-fertilizer-despite-risk-to-water-quality/ via @dianeravitch #DeFascist
Florida Bans Restrictions on Fertilizer Despite Risk to Water Quality

Diane Ravitch's blog
"America’s newsrooms can also starting asking themselves whether it’s the pursuit of clicks or just laziness that leads to printing stereotypes and police lies about homelessness or crime, rather than investigating the truth," @Will_Bunch writes.
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RT @Sulliview
šŸ”„ Righteous indignation from one of our most essential columnists. Here’s ⁦@Will_Bunch⁩ on Jordan Neely, Tucker Carlson, and ā€˜rooting for the mob’ as America unravels https://w…
https://twitter.com/Sulliview/status/1654199736067411986
Margaret Sullivan on Twitter

ā€œšŸ”„ Righteous indignation from one of our most essential columnists. Here’s ⁦@Will_Bunch⁩ on Jordan Neely, Tucker Carlson, and ā€˜rooting for the mob’ as America unravels https://t.co/yAnRpwdYQpā€

Twitter

RT @KFILE
NEW: In posts on Facebook/Twitter, Mark Robinson, the GOP frontrunner for NC governor repeatedly mocked the survivors of the 2018 Parkland shooting in viscous terms calling "spoiled little bastards" and "prostitots."

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/04/politics/kfile-nc-lt-gov-mark-robinson-mocked-school-shooting-survivors/index.html