Wow!

“#NewMexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an emergency public health order that suspends the open and permitted concealed carry of firearms in Albuquerque for 30 days in the midst of a spate of #GunViolence.

Dem gov said she is expecting legal challenges but felt compelled to act in response to gun violence, incl the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy outside a minor league baseball stadium this week”

https://apnews.com/article/fc5b4b79bf411b8022c3ad58975724d7

Are you a Florida parent who doesn’t want your child to use PragerU materials? You can opt-out. Here are two easy email templates to help you. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AUf3kbZpkbJsu2qrx9WYOlRFlXj7u9OB/view?usp=drive_link

Here's some information about PragerU's curriculum: https://tiktok.com/t/ZT889TnR7/ #DemCastFL #TeachTheTruth #Florida #LetThemLearn #FReadom #FreedomToLearn #ProtectOurFreedoms

SCOTUS struck down AA b/c it’s allegedly discriminatory. Here’s the Facts:
•AA benefitted white women more than all other groups COMBINED—plaintiffs never complained about that
•43% of white Harvard students are legacy or athlete students, of which 75% would not be admitted otherwise—plaintiffs never complained about that
•Asians are 6% of the population & 26% of Harvard admissions—plaintiffs never complained about that

This SCOTUS ruling is 100% anti-fact & 100% anti-Black racism.

Born 106 years ago this month, Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the most influential & widely read 20th century poets. With over 20 published books, she earned immense respect during her lifetime. For 32 years, she was the poet laureate of IL. She was the FIRST Black poet to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the FIRST Black woman named as the Library of Congress’ Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry.

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#BlackHistory #BlackMastodon #poetry #Histodons #History #books

@[email protected] @BlackMastodon

It is unconscionable that Apple is offering major financial support to Saudi-government-funded Twitter and its boss, who is proudly amplifying right-wing extremists -- and enemies of science and democracy -- at every turn. https://www.macrumors.com/2023/06/27/silo-first-episode-twitter/

Then again, it's equally unconscionable for journalists to be pouring their work into the site. They are helping him tear down the system that makes their work possible.

I quit twitter after Elon made some anti-trans tweet (and it wasn't his last). From everything I've seen, Twitter has only become more of a cesspool under that same leadership. But Tim Apple continued to invest something like $100 million (maybe 2-3x more?) in Twitter ads, and now the company is releasing full episodes of shows there? For a company that presents itself as inclusive, that certainly isn't reflected in the way they spend their money.

https://mastodon.social/@macrumors/110617579039977378

"The report makes clear it isn’t their gender identity that makes young trans and Two-Spirit people more susceptible to self-harm and thoughts of suicide, but rather a lack of gender-affirming care, which includes using a young person’s stated names and pronouns, facilitating access to peer groups and culturally appropriate and gender-affirming mental health supports and mentors, parental support and appropriate medical care..."

How to Support Trans Youth in BC
https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/06/27/How-Support-Trans-Youth-BC/

Black-owned #radio station in #Knoxville #Tennessee may lose license over FCC 'character qualifications' policy (a resolved tax return problem in 2008).

"The owner of Knoxville, Tennessee's only Black-owned radio station, WJBE, is fighting back against the Federal Communications Commission as the agency is threatening to revoke his broadcast license because of a prior felony conviction.”

https://text.npr.org/1183783429

#usa #BlackMastodon