Remember, the Holocaust didn’t start with gas chambers.

It started with politicians dividing the people with “us vs. them”.

It started with intolerance and hate speech.

It started when people stopped caring, became desensitized, and turned a blind eye.

Remember.

This is a win

I worked hard to pay off my student loans but I’m happy for those getting relief

Most people don’t even know the administration canceled more than $136 billion in student debt already. It should be a major talking point in the media

But instead they talk about who Trump will pick for a running mate and the no-no he said in court for the 13,457,836th time

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“I think it’s really important to note that the people crafting these messages and policies often don’t look like the people that they’re supposed to be talking to.”

A network of rich consultants and shadowy PACs is setting the agenda for school boards across #Texas (and the U.S.). The second part of our investigation into the coordinated takeover of #education: https://www.texasobserver.org/school-boards-partisan-consultants-pacs?utm_campaign=mastodon

#politics #USpol #schools #PublicSchools #Republicans #corruption #democracy #elections #NorthTexas

While I personally stopped tweeting in May, it was clear that now was the time for Flipboard to stop tweeting as well.

This is a sad outcome given that Twitter was the platform we got started on in 2010 and I was a board member there with Jack, Ev and Dick. But that Twitter is gone now. And the future is the open social web.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/21/flipboard-stops-tweeting-launches-new-podcast-about-decentralized-social-apps/

In a major policy change, banks on the payment app Zelle have started refunding scam victims as of June 30, 2023 after pressure from US lawmakers and the CFPB (Hannah Lang/Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/payments-app-zelle-begins-refunds-imposter-scams-after-washington-pressure-2023-11-13/
http://www.techmeme.com/231113/p2#a231113p2

Here's a helpful summary of where the Trump trials are going into the week:
https://s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?trackId=5986a242ae7e8a68160e418f&s=65514c33bac9e5486c30b9a9&linknum=4&linktot=55&linknum=4&linktot=55

I think you can read it without a subscription. The Post emailed it to me and I don't see a way to offer it as a gift.

Found that old quote. When I was featured in one of the coffee trade mags around 2010, I talked about how I was constantly learning new things and encouraged others to do the same. Here's my direct quote:

"Those who are coffee enthusiasts, pros, baristas: never be afraid of having your opinion changed on coffee. It means you're learning."

I have to constantly remember that rule myself.

#lifelessons