Mel Lee
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I’m a progressive, DSA member, dog lover, and Medicare for all. Basic human rights: Food, shelter, health care, clean water, clothing, the ability to love who you love, and the freedom to decide how you define yourself. Complete sucker for animals. She/Her
mekka okereke 
I've said all I ever need to say about crypto. If at this point you still believe these crypto bros, after seeing everything I said come to pass, I can't help you. 🤷🏿♂️
But the current banking and finance systems don't work for Black people.
Ryan Coogler is a millionaire that can direct Black Panther, but can't deposit his check without having the cops called on him. Black cops pulled guns on him and handcuffed him, and a Black bank teller called the cops on him.
Bodycam Video Shows Police Detaining 'Black Panther' Director Ryan Coogler
GG
It will never not be weird to me that driving up unemployment is seen as a completely acceptable way to control inflation.
It will never not be weird to me that wages growing faster than inflation is seen as a dangerous crisis requiring immediate intervention.
It will never not be weird to me that nurse wages rising fast due to a nursing shortage, prompts the government to consider capping nurse wages, but not to consider immigration changes, or making more nurses, or letting wages rise.
Joanne FreemanGreetings, all!
Tomorrow on my live webcast, "History Matters:"
Schools as Cultural Battlegrounds
With a new semester starting -- AND with Texas's & Florida's new educational bans & strictures -- let's dive in.
American education has ALWAYS been political -- as far back as the dawn of the republic. So history has a lot to say on this front.
Join us for more.
Friday 10AM ET
NCHEteach.org/conversations
@SaysDanaRT @marceelias
My firm is suing DeSantis' Florida over a law that requires public colleges and universities to survey political ideologies among students and faculty and mandates that schools may not “shield” students or faculty from different types of speech.
https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/florida-college-survey-challenge/
My firm is suing DeSantis' Florida over a law that requires public colleges and universities to survey political ideologies among students and faculty and mandates that schools may not “shield” students or faculty from different types of speech.
https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/florida-college-survey-challenge/
Jackie Gardina1/ North Dakota has a bill that would jail librarians if they refuse to remove “sexually explicit” books (defined broadly to include anything involving #lgbtq). A VA school district is banning The Handmaid’s Tale and just about every book by Toni Morrison. FL just banned AP African-American Studies because it lacked educational value.
Enough. Books are not dangerous. History is not dangerous. Ideas are not dangerous. Banning them is. It is an assault on #democracy.
peterbMe, encountering literally any podcast recommendation:
"This sounds really interesting. I'd sure like to read a transcript of it instead of listening to it."
Low Quality Facts...in conclusion, Teddy Roosevelt, Ted Bundy, Ted Mosby.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
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