Debbie Seltzer

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I'm a Deweyan Pragmatist, thinking, writing, & teaching about social, educational, & environmental justice. Settler living on the lands of the Peoria and Miami peoples, surrounded by cats and orchids. #BlackLivesMatter #MMIWG2S #M4A #GreenNewDeal she/her/hers
'Weak Tea': Climate Scientists Push Back Against #COP28 Cheer | Isaam Ahmed for @AFP https://www.barrons.com/news/weak-tea-climate-scientists-push-back-against-cop28-cheer-4d120501
'Weak Tea': Climate Scientists Push Back Against COP28 Cheer

A UN climate deal that approved a call to transition away from fossil fuels has been hailed as a major milestone and a cause for at least cautious optimism.

Barrons
This is unprecedented as far as I know. It is, in fact, historic. Biden staffers organized a vigil outside the #WhiteHouse calling on their boss to call for a ceasefire.
Wow!
And to the staffers, thank you so much!

Any doctor recommending The Secret and its pseudoscientific nonsense?

Yea well, thats bootlicking at best.

Theres self gratitude, self-compassion, and then theres passive, agency-annihilating fealty.

"In 2009, Barbara Ehrenreich published Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America as a reaction to self-help books such as The Secret, claiming that they promote political complacency and a failure to engage with reality."

#MentalHealth

By Keith @keetmuise

The first billboard is up in St John’s Newfoundland!!!

Long Covid Ruins Lives, Mask Up!!

#Covid19 #MaskUp #christmas #LongCovid #CovidIsAirborne @auscovid19

Twitter/X source: https://twitter.com/keetmuise/status/1732912278125641944

Keith (@keetmuise) on X

The first billboard is up in St John’s Newfoundland!!! Long Covid Ruins Lives, Mask Up!! #Covid19 #MaskUp  #christmas #LongCovid #CovidIsAirborne

X (formerly Twitter)

"We were told to get back out there for the economy, but how can the economy withstand endless cuts to our human capital? What price will we pay for allowing this much illness, this much long-term health damage, year after year? Two per cent of the adult population unable to function at work? Five per cent? Ten per cent? Shouldn’t we hit the brakes now?"

Yes, we fucking should.

https://zeroes.ca/@trendless/111541398521704690

trendless (@[email protected])

“It’s time for our society to admit that we’ve made a mistake and change course.” > Prioritizing the economy over health will sink both https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-this-is-a-pandemic-of-attrition #CovidIsNotOver @[email protected]

zeroes.ca

Those who follow me on The Bad Place have heard me repeat this a thousand times, but once more won't hurt.

Election security is incredibly complex, full of seemingly impossible tradeoffs. But disinformation about supposed "rigged" elections is perhaps the most serious threat to election integrity today.

The best defense is to learn how elections actualy work! Becoming a poll worker is a great way to do that

Also, this National Academies study is a terrific resource:

https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25120/securing-the-vote-protecting-american-democracy

Securing the Vote: Protecting American Democracy

Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print or as an eBook.

The National Academies Press
Study: Climate Is a Top Priority for Many Elderly Swing State Voters – https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/12/senior-citizens-environmental-voters-swing-states-study/
Study: Climate is a top priority for many elderly swing state voters

Politicians who dismiss their concerns may "regret it on Election Day.”

Mother Jones
"Trans kids need to be protected and treated fairly. We deserve the same love, the same rights, and same opportunities as other kids.” - Rylee #TransAwarenessWeek #TransRightsAreHumanRights #NOH8

If you require candidates to have 5+ years of experience at anything, then the job you are hiring for is by definition NOT "entry level."

#hiring #FairPay #JobDescriptions

EDIT: I'm getting some pushback on this, so let me make the following clarification:

If you require candidates to have 5+ years of experience at anything, then the job you are hiring for is by definition NOT "entry level," YOU STUPID ASSHOLE.

BREAKING: #Wisconsin governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth #NOH8