Some of you may have seen Elon Musk's endorsement of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s crazy antivax conspiracy theories today.
Over at post.news, I just posted a long-form piece about this, and about how science education needs to adapt to online disinformation.
Please a look. If you like it, boost it there or here or — if you dare — over on the birdsite.
Arizona counties must certify election results by tomorrow, Nov. 28. Cochise County has talked about delaying certification and AZ Sec. of State Katie Hobbs (D) and groups have threatened legal action if the county doesn't meet the deadline.
Watch this space for updates.
Time For 9 o'clock #HashtagGames, Mountain Time Zone
Tonight's game is
#TheNightmareOnThanksgivingEve
How to play:
1. Write something awesome
2. Use the Hashtag
3. Toot/Post
4. Repeat
Follow the #HashtagGames hashtag, if you like
PLEASE BOOST, even if you aren't playing, so others know Hashtag Games are starting up.
If you're a historian, archivist, teacher, genealogist or history enthusiast, the wise and kind @konrad (also @konrad) has created an AWESOME, massive list of the history scholars, educators, and grad students who are now building community on Mastodon. Check out the list and give these folks a follow. They're the best hope for inspiring humans to come together to repair the world:
#Histodons #History #Politics #Civics #Civility #Genealogy #Education
Form Responses 1 History Scholars, Teachers, and Graduate Students on Mastodon This is a list of self-submitted information about historians on the social network Mastodon, created to help us find eachother on a growing social network. To add yourself to this list:,<a href="https://docs.google.c...
I bet you’ve heard of Galileo & Hubble, but what about Henrietta Swan Leavitt?
Leavitt changed astronomy. She figured out new ways to measure a star’s distance from Earth & her work helped determine the universe is expanding.
Her boss, Edward Pickering, published her findings UNDER HIS NAME. Later, Shapley used her findings to determine distances around the Milky Way w/o credit.
Leavitt’s work is still used today. Next time you hear about famous men in #science share her story. #HistoryRemix
The 22-year-old Colorado Springs mass shooting suspect is rumored to be the grandson of California State Assemblyman Randy Voepel - a San Diego-area Republican who has vocally supported the January 6th insurrection.
Starting to understand why the suspect’s previous charges for bomb threats were never prosecuted.
https://heavy.com/news/anderson-lee-aldrich/
A gentle reminder to folks who are new to Mastodon. In solidarity with those in the disabled community who rely on screen readers, we ask that you:
* Add alt text/image descriptions when you post media
* Capitalize the first letter of every word in a hashtag #LikeThis
* Avoid emojis in your display name
UPDATE: So many great questions! Please check the replies to see if your question has been asked and answered ❤️
#StrongerTogether #Accessibility #AltText #Disability #Solidarity #FediTips
Did you know that if you capitalize each word in a multi-word hashtag, #ScreenReaders can read them as words, but if you leave them lowercase, they can't? Well, now you know! So, for #accessibility, please capitalize words when there's more than one in a hashtag.
Carl T. Bergstrom
Democracy Docket
Paul Chambers🚧
Laurie_Snyder
Sheril Kirshenbaum
Kaz Weida
Robin the Mod (fka Josh)
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