Yorgus (Old white Guy)

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“Incept date" 1/1/1980 (not my DOB)
Retired EdTech Dir, 7-12 sci teacher (bio, chem, phyx, earth sci) CTE, Adult Ed & Student assessment director.
BS, MEd, A/SC @USU
AbT/AbD Chinese lit, @BYU & UofAz.
Politically active--Deep Blue, nearly the only Dem in my corner of Utah, USA.
https://linktr.ee/Yorgus

Camping, hiking. Bad back so no more backpacking.
70s and 80s rock; orchestral music-Mahler, Ravel.
Nonstop reader, lifelong learner.
Yorgus (Old white Guy)Jan 8
LAURENJan 8

@StefanThinks

They are men who are filled with rage and want to commit violence. They will continue to assault and kill anyone who isn't them.

Yorgus (Old white Guy)Jan 8
Florian HaasJan 8

Happy birthday, Stephen Hawking!

He would have been 84 today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking

Stephen Hawking - Wikipedia

Yorgus (Old white Guy)Mar 4, 2025
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2025/03/04/check-out-pat-bagleys-latest/
Bagley Cartoon: The Trumpire Strikes Back

Check out Pat Bagley’s latest cartoon: The Trumpire Strikes Back

The Salt Lake Tribune
Yorgus (Old white Guy)Mar 2, 2025
Shoq 🌿Mar 2, 2025

Huh, who saw this coming?

Kremlin Says U.S. Foreign Policy Shift Aligns With Its Own Vision - The Moscow Times

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/02/kremlin-says-us-foreign-policy-shift-aligns-with-its-own-vision-a88217

Kremlin Says U.S. Foreign Policy Shift Aligns With Its Own Vision

The Kremlin said in remarks aired Sunday that the United States' sudden shift in foreign policy "largely aligns" with its own position.

The Moscow Times
Yorgus (Old white Guy)Feb 13, 2025
Show threadswtyndall.notwhatwethinkFeb 12, 2025

We have to fight back now, they keep catching us flat-footed with this, gerrymandering and so much more.

Trump Lost. Vote Suppression Won. Here are the numbers… https://blackpressusa.com/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won-here-are-the-numbers/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/donaldtrump

Trump Lost. Vote Suppression Won. Here are the numbers…

by Greg Palast Trump lost. That is, if all legal voters were allowed to vote, if all legal ballots were counted, Trump would have lost the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia. Vice-President Kamala Harris would have won the Presidency with 286 electoral votes. And, if not for the mass purge of voters of color, […]

Yorgus (Old white Guy)Feb 13, 2025
swtyndall.notwhatwethinkFeb 13, 2025

Boycott Tesla and make that egomaniacal, narcissist pay!!!

Americans Are Actually in a Position to Make Elon Musk Feel Our Rage

The company is in a precarious position. This is a case where buying choices can effectively communicate rage.

https://shorturl.at/1CveI

Americans Are Actually in a Position to Make Elon Musk Feel Our Rage

His car company is in a precarious spot.

Slate
Yorgus (Old white Guy)Jan 24, 2025
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2025/01/23/check-out-pat-bagleys-latest/
Bagley Cartoon: Bagley Bucks

Check out Pat Bagley's latest cartoon: Bagley Bucks

The Salt Lake Tribune
Yorgus (Old white Guy)Jan 23, 2025
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2025/01/22/check-out-pat-bagleys-latest/
Bagley Cartoon: Executive Odors

Check out Pat Bagley's latest cartoon: Executive Odors

The Salt Lake Tribune
Yorgus (Old white Guy)Jan 17, 2025
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2025/01/16/check-out-pat-bagleys-latest/
Bagley Cartoon: Department of Retribution

Check out Pat Bagley's latest cartoon: Department of Retribution

The Salt Lake Tribune
Yorgus (Old white Guy)Jan 9, 2025
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/bagley/2025/01/08/check-out-pat-bagleys-latest/
Bagley Cartoon: Facts Have a Liberal Bias

Check out Pat Bagley's latest cartoon: Facts Have a Liberal Bias

The Salt Lake Tribune