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ISS TODAY OP-ED: Chad’s struggle for democracy is far from over as it steadily takes an authoritarian turn

Barely a year after restoring constitutional order and dominating elections, Chad’s government is doubling down against opposition and free speech.

What We Don’t Know About Public Perceptions of Science What does the public think about the Trump administration’s changes to federal research budgets and policies?

In April, @sciencecenters.bsky.social surveyed 1,017 US adults in an initial effort to better understand public attitudes toward the scientific ecosystem—and found “no significant ‘anti-science’ coalition.”

Listen closely as Carl Sagan explains how regular people can create change!

The absolute funniest part of capitalist ideology is that they somehow managed to convince everyone that "freedom" meant like...the freedom to choose between 63 kinds of shampoo, and not like...the freedom to quit a job you hate without losing your health insurance.

'A Pause In The Comedy'
— Angela Smyth, Artist

If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.

73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need:

-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare

(But get your mom flowers, too)

4 Dead in Ohio 55 years ago...

May 4th, 1970. Kent State University.

The war in Vietnam was a massacre. The students set up an encampment to protest this war crime against humanity. A genocide.

And the National Guard went in and mowed them down. 13 were shot. 4 were killed.

Democritus, "the laughing philosopher" and Heraclitus, "the weeping philosopher" contemplate the future of their field.

I have covered presidential politics for 40 years. This was the most juvenile display by a President and Vice President I have ever seen. Other presidents treated their enemies with more respect. This is a low point and a dark day for the US. Totally embarrassing.

“Never forget that your obligation is to the people. It is not, at heart, to those who pay you, or to your editor, or to your sources, or to your friends, or to the advancement of your career. It is to the public.” Bagdikian told us.
 
It is truly a shame that the Post has forgotten that.

Stand fast,
We have as many friends as enemies.

The Thirteen Labor of Hercules
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Well - I said what I thought on BBC 5 Live just now…

Brexit is “fantasy gibberish” and I’m so, so bored of it.

Artist: www.eileenjimenez.com

A Revolution of Values Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech on the Vietnam War provides context for three teaching ideas on U.S. imperialism.

#tdih #MLKDay

Our only hope today lies in our ability to recapture the revolutionary spirit and go out into a sometimes hostile world declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism, and militarism. . . --Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
#TeachOutsideTextbook ⬇️🧵
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My illustration of my dog OC who is gray with black ears and a blue collar, running past a filmstrip panel and trying to skid to a stop. The next version of him from the next frame looks on in astonishment.

Remember when cartoons would clip out of bounds?

If I were running for president, I would run off nationalizing McDonald's and every American would be drafted into one year of mandatory fast food service, like other countries have mandatory military service.

That's the American way of serving your country.

Yes, nothing really matters in the end.

But people sometimes forget that things matter quite a lot in the beginning and the middle.

🤔Can we have a conversation about the sheer scale of data center buildout that's on the horizon? Because it's startlingly big. Look, it's a thread! 🧵
(Note: this thread about non-cryptomining. That's a whole other story!) (1/12)

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