Jane Selkie

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Liberal, democrat, atheist, skeptic. I believe in science, social justice, equality, accountability. I am concerned about media disinformation and people who hate. On the flip side, I love films, music, art, and a good laugh!
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Secondary education has recently been banned for girls in Afghanistan, and the recent university ban means girls can now not go past 6th grade. Now it appears that females are banned from working in schools, signaling a ban on girls’ education altogether.

Can you imagine what it is like to be a female in a country ruled by religious fundamentalists? We see the creeping influence of religious fundamentalism around the world and in the US as well. This is real.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/12/22/1145040860/taliban-expels-female-teachers-from-some-schools-so-who-will-teach-the-girls

Taliban expels female teachers from some schools. So who will teach the girls?

Early this week, the leaders of Afghanistan declared that women could not attend university. Now there are fears the any education for girls is in jeopardy as some female teachers are sent home.

NPR
Zelensky: "We'll celebrate Christmas. And even if there is no electricity, we do not complain. We Ukrainians will go through this war with dignity and success. We will celebrate Christmas and even if no electricity, the light in our faith in ourselves will not be put out."
https://youtube.com/watch?v=M7YtIoy7bpk&feature=share ⚡️🇺🇸President Zelensky unveils Ukraine battle flag during speech to Congress (CNN News VIDEO) #Ukraine #News #War #Russia
Zelensky unveils Ukraine battle flag during speech to Congress

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Let's get a jump on the #newyear #newyou bullshit early.

As with birthdays, nothing magical happens when the calendar flips. Like a car odometer turning over 10,000 kilometers.

Year-end is loosely based on winter #solstice in the northern hemisphere. It's arbitrary and Jan. 1 is just another day.

Problems / opportunities are rooted in decade and century-long trends. So meet the new year, same as the old year.

#Resolutions don't work, either. Who you are is what you do, without fail 24/7/365.

First came the burqas, bans on movement without a male relative, and now this ban on university education, which seems like the end for women. Yet I wonder what will be next.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/20/taliban-ban-afghan-women-university-education

Taliban ban Afghan women from university education

Higher education ministry issues indefinite order three months after thousands sat entrance exams

The Guardian

The Taliban has banned Afghan women from university education. The hopes and dreams of women to pursue educations, careers, and lives of independence are over. Forever. This hits me hard.

Afghan women and girls now have zero futures. They will essentially be enslaved.

It is incomprehensible that females will not be allowed the freedom of making choices with their lives.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/20/taliban-ban-afghan-women-university-education

Taliban ban Afghan women from university education

Higher education ministry issues indefinite order three months after thousands sat entrance exams

The Guardian

It seems like this should be a bigger deal.

'Premeditated': Jan. 6 committee says Trump ‘planned to declare victory’ regardless of outcome

https://www.rawstory.com/premeditated-jan-6-committee-claims-trump-planned-to-declare-victory-regardless-of-outcome/

'Premeditated': Jan. 6 committee says Trump ‘planned to declare victory’ regardless of outcome

In a critically important moment during the U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack‘s final hearing, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) announced that Donald Trump’s false claims of winning the election on election night and after were part of a “premeditated” plan to stay in office.“Begin...

Raw Story - Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism

I can’t even believe this. 😦

The level of ignorance or intentional deception here is jaw-dropping. The entire civilian leadership of the Pentagon was decapitated and replaced with Mike Flynn operatives AFTER the election. Miller, Cohen, Patel and Tata were there to make sure Trump stayed president.

Not only that, Mike Flynn’s brother Charles literally prevented the NG from going to the Capitol for THREE HOURS. JFC.
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https://jimstewartson.substack.com/p/seditionist-charles-flynn-must-go

Seditionist Charles Flynn Must Go 🚨

1/6 planner and Commanding General of the US Army Pacific is pushing for war with China and setting up joint military exercises with India right before the election

MindWar: The Psychological War on Democracy
Imagine buying a company, firing everybody who didn't like you, changing the rules so people could only say they like you, and then doing a poll, and still losing.