Shawn Byron

Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. A professor of Holocaust and genocide studies comes to a painful conclusion about Israel’s actions in Gaza.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“My inescapable conclusion has become that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people,” writes Omer Bartov, a Holocaust professor. “I have been teaching classes on genocide for a quarter of a century. I can recognize one when I see one.”

Hey folks, I’m taking a break from BlueSky. You can find me on Insta, Threads, and TikTok. Music stuff is mostly on TikTok.

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“Again”

I look forward to the day when Spanish proficiency is required of every high school student in America.

Europeans learn their neighbors’ languages. We should too.

Hey @democrats.org @senatedemocrats.bsky.social and @housedemocrats.bsky.social I have an idea.

Meet with Zelenskyy yourselves. Show your support for Ukraine. The other side has done this with Netanyahu. Now it’s your turn. 🇺🇦

Hear me out: Duolingo, but for bar exam subjects. Bring law school to the common folk 📚🧑‍🎓⚖️

This but now it’s the Oval Office.

Look the price of freedom is that airplanes crash more. If you don't like it move to china

We're finally dismantling the federal government! Sure hope it doesn't serve essential functions that I've taken for granted my whole life

Team Selena Gomez,,, Again!! That woman is always so brave to share her truth,,, and so many are quick to bully her.

I once had a prof who was a civil rights atty and trans man. I recall a student asking if he thought sexuality was innate.

His response was “That’s the wrong question. Your religion is not innate, but it’s part of your identity and protected by law. It doesn’t need to be innate to be your right.”

I’m gonna start a political punk band called the Woke Mob 🎸

This is the last thing I will say about that man: He is not getting any more of my attention.

No more articles, think pieces, or engagement. I’m done discussing him.

I am economizing my attention, and no matter what happens now, he is not getting any more.

I want to break the legs of some right wing coffee tables

Two questions: Is the rainbow mafia real, and where can I sign up

“Critical ignoring” is just as important as “critical thinking” in our digital landscape.

Can we all just agree not to overrun this place with AI?

Hatsuyume - Wikipedia

Hatsuyume. The first dream of the new year. Said to tell the dreamer’s fortune in the year to come.

This year: I was training in a karate dojo when the sensei pulled out a spear gun. I told him “LET’S DO THIS” 🥋

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Everybody skeeting about the Tyson. / Paul fight. I’m just eating up this season of Cobra Kai 🐍👊

My baby boy just said “cool song” about the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald 🥹

The Dept of Health and Human Services oversees a host of health agencies, including:

• Nat’l Institute of Health (NIH)
• Center for Disease Control (CDC)
• Food and Drug Admin (FDA)
• Nat’l Cancer Institute
• Nat’l Library of Medicine.

The idea that RFK Jr should oversee any of these is insane.

Personally I’m all in favor of decorating for the holidays in November. It’s getting dark early, I want to see some lights 🎄

If he actually does succeed with this, we’ll re-establish it next term.

Call me an idealist, but I like the idea of a North American high-speed rail that connects Canada, the US, and Mexico. That’s the future we should be working toward. 🛤️

And more music on Tik Tok, that’s my resolution 🎸

I hope we see more of Tim Walz. Maybe they’ll make him Secretary of Education when we take back the White House 🧢

For the Booksky crowd: Any of you fans of Thomas Mann? I found this treasure at Green Apple Books SF. Pretty stoked 📚🍏 🌁

Hey Skeeters. I’m boning up on my language skills. Follow me on Duolingo.

www.duolingo.com/profile/Sean...

Funny you should mention that—I’ve been meaning to post a vid on Tik Tok, just haven’t had the downtime for it (or access to a guitar atm). But keep an eye out, I’ll post it soon

Hey folks. I’m Shawn Byron, patent attorney and musician. If you are with or support Everytown, Mom’s Demand, or Sandy Hook Promise, I want to follow you. 🟧