With #california school staff striking for pay increases, it’s a good time to remind ourselves of where we stand in terms of per-pupil spending: 20th in the nation. I frequently hear misinformation on this, that we already spend the most and money isn’t the problem, blah blah. It’s Prop 13. It’s always been Prop 13. Source: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2022-08-26/which-states-invest-the-most-in-their-students

This is so ridiculously on-point I can hardly believe it. #startrekmemes #startrek #elonmusk

#composting #compost

There is only one cat in this photograph. #CatsOfMastodon

Brother and sister. Yesteryear. #CatsOfMastodon

Little dude broke his leg the day we brought him home. Slipped off a countertop and got it caught in an drawer pull :/ He needed a new cast weekly because kittens grow fast. Years and thou$ands later, he’s well and very athletic but still sits favoring that side. #CatsOfMastodon

Sister bathes brother, who really needs to sit still dammit #CatsOfMastodon

The Sisters. #CatsOfMastodon

“Alfred T. Goodwin, Judge in Pledge of Allegiance Case, Dies at 99 — He ruled the pledge unconstitutional because the words “under God” violated the separation of church and state. The Supreme Court reversed the ruling.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/15/us/alfred-goodwin-dead.html?smid=url-share #news #atheism #religion #politics