I'm skeptical of #Bluesky because it's built on the same tech VC mindset that has been so harmful in prior generations of social media.

I'm skeptical of the #fediverse and #Mastodon because Black and brown people get shouted over by tech leftists when they have the audacity to name their experiences here.

That crap shows up in my timeline every single time I log on.

Before you say, "my feed isn't like that," let me ask, "How many Black and brown people do you follow?"

My article for WaPo's Made By History section.

A little snippet from the overall argument in my new book 'Sesame Street. A Transnational History.'

Should children’s entertainment be tweaked to reflect today’s norms?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2023/04/11/childrens-entertainment-sesame-street-germany/

Today in 1815, Mount Tambora erupts into the largest observed volcanic eruption in history.
The following year, Canada deals with the Year Without A Summer.
Crops failed throughout Upper & Lower Canada, with frost lasting well into July.

https://canadaehx.com/2020/07/11/canadas-year-without-a-summer/

"At the Edge of a Pine Forest"
Oil on canvas painting by Serhiy Kapran

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/at-the-edge-of-a-pine-forest-serhiy-kapran.html

#art #painting #oilpainting #landscape #Ukraine #Ukrainian #nature #forest #pine #pines #summer #summertime #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #MastoArt #Quiet #tranquil #peaceful #day #picturesque #kapran

25 years after Northern Ireland’s #goodfridayagreement, a recent trade deal could be an opportunity to return political attention to pressing issues of health care, housing, energy costs and inflation.

https://theconversation.com/new-eu-uk-trade-deal-has-promise-for-northern-ireland-and-us-as-well-202196

#globalnews #news #ireland #brexit #goodfriday

She's got 2 pigtails, wears a yellow jacket, is quite cheeky & uses a #wheelchair - #SesameStreet has a new resident. The #doll is called Elin & is seven years old. #FirstRime a #character w/a #disability has #strengthened the #German #puppet ensemble.

https://www.indonewyork.com/m/breaking/new-character-elin-sesame-street-gets-a-resident-with-a-h77813.html

#GoodNews #diversity #inclusion #DisabledCommunity #DisabledPeople #DisabledKids #Progress #MinorityRepresentation #Overdue #DisabilityAwareness #WeMatterToo