Jason White-Wiedow

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Democratic Free School staff member and parent. Also like video games, books, indie comics, yoga, cycling, running, cats. he/they Black Lives Matter
The Holotypic Occlupanid Research Group is dedicated to the study and classification of plastic bread tags (occlupanids). “They take nourishment from the plastic sacs that surround the bagged product, not the product itself, as was previously thought.” https://kottke.org/24/09/a-fun-taxonomy-of-bread-tags
A Fun Taxonomy of Bread Tags

Founded in 1994, the Holotypic Occlupanid Research Group is dedicated to the study and classification of plastic bread tags. Oc

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Are tiny house villages coming to #Pittsburgh? Advocates for helping #homeless people hope so, but North Side residents worry their neighborhoods will bear the brunt, @publicsource reports https://www.publicsource.org/temporary-managed-communities-tiny-houses-pittsburgh-city-planning-commission-homelessness-housing/
City panel to council: Take more time on tiny houses proposal for riverfronts

The City Planning Commission, in an in-person meeting, heard supporters and skeptics address a proposal for tiny house villages along riverfronts and Downtown.

PublicSource
This is among the most important media files I have saved on my computer.

Support #nurses and other #healthcare workers who are on #strike to improve care! We were there for the community through the scary early days of #COVID - we really need you to show up for us now!

"I don't want to strike, but I feel like Kaiser is already letting down our patients — they're already letting down the employees." https://www.npr.org/2023/10/04/1203225614/kaiser-permanente-historic-strike-health-care-workers-nationwide

Beautiful and incredible pomelo tree.
Senator Admits "Kids Online Safety Act" Will Target Trans Content Online

The lead sponsor of the "Kids Online Safety Act," known as KOSA, has stated that it will be used to "protect minor children from the transgender in our culture" in an interview released this weekend.

Erin In The Morning
#Biotech and #robotics are converging on Hazelwood, a #Pittsburgh neighborhood of 4,000 that contends with low incomes and modest educational attainment. Have universities, developers done enough to engage the community? @publicsource explores the issues https://www.publicsource.org/university-pittsburgh-carnegie-mellon-pitt-cmu-hazelwood-bioforge-green/
They’re calling it ‘bio valley,’ but Hazelwood residents want to know what it means for them

As Pittsburgh’s major universities look to transform a mill site into a pioneering biotech center, residents want their voices heard.

PublicSource

Yes, Alexander Sutherland Neill and his Summerhill School are a controversial topic. Nevertheless, this is a very interesting and inspiring film about the benefits and pitfalls of this approach to education, made in 1966.

#education #freeschool

https://aeon.co/videos/the-school-where-children-make-the-rules-and-learn-what-they-want-to-learn

The school where children make the rules and learn what they want to learn | Aeon Videos

The school where children make the rules and learn what they want to learn

Aeon
Just passed a billboard for someone named Austin Kyle and can't believe someone gave gave their kid a name with 'Stinky' spelled out right in the middle of it.