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fionataylor Dec 5, 2023

Excellent reporting by ProPublica. Watch the video near the end of little Khloie Torres after she's rescued. It looks like she's in a war zone because she IS in a war zone: a heavily armed United States.

We need to change things.
https://www.propublica.org/article/uvalde-officer-student-trainings-mass-shootings

In Uvalde, Students Followed Active Shooter Protocol. The Cops Did Not.

Across the country, states require more training to prepare students and teachers for mass shootings than for those expected to protect them. The differences were clear in Uvalde, where children and officers waited on opposite sides of the door.

ProPublica

fionataylor Dec 4, 2023

One of the young men who was shot in Burlington is now paralyzed from the chest down. Here is his GoFundMe, if you are interested.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-hishams-recovery

Support For Hisham's Recovery, organized by Family and Friends Of Hisham

On Saturday, Nov 25th, 2023, Hisham — a 20 yr old junior at Brown Universit… Family and Friends Of Hisham needs your support for Support For Hisham's Recovery

gofundme.com

fionataylor Nov 21, 2023

I just love this story. It shows that intelligence comes in many forms.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/21/new-hampshire-hinsdale-geoffrey-holt-millionaire

The secret millionaire: mobile-home caretaker leaves $3.8m to New Hampshire town

Geoffrey Holt, who wore threadbare clothes, rode a bicycle and died in June at 82, donates fortune to home town of Hinsdale

The Guardian

fionataylor Nov 2, 2023

This 10-year-old was shot trying to protect his mom from her boyfriend. Unfortunately, the mother was killed. The boy is now motherless and in the hospital.

If you can donate, here's the link:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/ashley-lynn-newton?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

Ashley Lynn Newton, organized by Jenna Sornberger

Ashley was unexpectedly taken from the world and her son was seriously injured on October 29, 202… Jenna Sornberger needs your support for Ashley Lynn Newton

gofundme.com

fionataylor Oct 23, 2023

Meanwhile, in the US, Roe was overturned and we in the US did very little. Apathy will be our undoing.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/23/world/europe/iceland-equality-strike.html?unlocked_article_code=1.40w.SAEt.WAxc7vQzpvYG&smid=url-share

Women in Iceland Go on Strike Against Gender Inequality

Organizers urged women and nonbinary people to stop all work on Tuesday. Even the prime minister said she would take part.

The New York Times

fionataylor Oct 19, 2023

"Intimate partner homicides spiked by 22% in the five years from 2018 to 2022, according to a report released Thursday by Brady: United Against Gun Violence, a gun reform advocacy group.

An American now fatally shoots their spouse or dating partner every 12 hours, the group’s analysis found. That rising violence, overwhelmingly directed at women, most commonly occurs in states where access to firearms is easiest."

And the US Supreme Court is hearing a DV gun case...

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/domestic-violence-homicides-supreme-court_n_65303e2de4b0da897ab68296

Domestic Violence Homicides Climb As Supreme Court Weighs Bombshell Case

As gun rights expand, homicides claim the lives of a growing number of spouses and dating partners.

HuffPost

fionataylor Oct 16, 2023

I know nothing about this and I hope he's a great leader, but this headline reads like an episode of Arrested Development

fionataylor Oct 2, 2023

Our 6-year-old neighbor just asked my husband if he'd watch her TV show when she gets older and if he'd be her biggest fan. 😅

fionataylor Sep 19, 2023

Caroline Mala Corbin Sep 18, 2023

Her students reported her for a lesson on race. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/09/18/south-carolina-teacher-ta-nehisi-coates-racism-lesson/?fbclid=IwAR1aG-4jOmn7JevVxaWgmiY1YPf1xiUQ9OEnlqMFNhLVJFi2Lv2Mk24vtT8

So basically, the laws prevent teaching public school students about America's racist past & present bc a white student can complain the lesson makes them "uncomfortable" due to race

If students do not learn about past #racism, they will never understand present systemic racism, and certainly not how to address it. But that is the point of these laws. To maintain the racist status quo.

#law #Fedilaw #lawFedi #education

Her students reported her for a lesson on race. Can she trust them again?

Mary Wood’s school reprimanded her for teaching a book by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Now she hopes her bond with students can survive South Carolina’s new laws.

The Washington Post

fionataylor Sep 16, 2023

Today is the 60th anniversary of the Birmingham bombing that killed 4 young girls and left one seriously wounded. Sarah Collins Rudolph had a lot of ongoing medical bills from her injuries. If you would like to contribute, here is her GoFundMe. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bombing-survivor-sarah-collins-rudolph