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Sci-fi lover, comically bad gardener

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I love your videos because it's not like the conspiracy content/science-is-fake bait. You should definitely take time if you need to do so, but please know that I'm part of the group that will really miss your awesome physics content!

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Many scientists are humanists with backgrounds in arts, philosophy and activism. Many people in the Humanities have STEM backgrounds like cognitive science. The scientists in biological sciences really do appreciate Humanities. It is usually the tech people who are neither humanists nor scientists.

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When I had my hysterectomy, I was told recovery would be quick because I was young, fit & otherwise healthy.

They were wrong. The surgeon made an error and despite signs of post op bleeding, discharged me & went on vacation.

When I returned to the ER, I was ignored & gaslit ๐Ÿงต

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Both hilarious and hauntingly accurate

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Article excerpt: ...an investigation found that the districtโ€™s Native American students were disciplined far more harshly than white ones. They also were kept from enrolling in advanced courses.

The OCR said that when speaking with an investigator, the superintendent of schools at the time said that Native American students in her district had higher truancy rates because they operated on what she termed โ€œIndian Time.โ€ She said, too, that they donโ€™t value education, according to the investigationโ€™s findings.

The former superintendent, Nicole Swigart, denied saying any of that.

โ€œI recognize those comments are horrendous,โ€ Swigart said in an interview with ProPublica. She noted that the OCR investigation was opened in 2010 and that she first spoke to an investigator in 2022. โ€œIโ€™m not lying when I say I didnโ€™t say it. I didnโ€™t say it, and I donโ€™t know where it came from.โ€

Article excerpt: ...an investigation found that the districtโ€™s Native American students were disciplined far more harshly than white ones. They also were kept from enrolling in advanced courses. The OCR said that when speaking with an investigator, the superintendent of schools at the time said that Native American students in her district had higher truancy rates because they operated on what she termed โ€œIndian Time.โ€ She said, too, that they donโ€™t value education, according to the investigationโ€™s findings. The former superintendent, Nicole Swigart, denied saying any of that. โ€œI recognize those comments are horrendous,โ€ Swigart said in an interview with ProPublica. She noted that the OCR investigation was opened in 2010 and that she first spoke to an investigator in 2022. โ€œIโ€™m not lying when I say I didnโ€™t say it. I didnโ€™t say it, and I donโ€™t know where it came from.โ€

Article excerpt: In the agreement with the OCR, the district promised to examine its practices and make things right; the OCR would monitor its progress. The district also brought in a new superintendent.

But last month, the OCR abruptly terminated that agreement, based on its differing interpretation of civil rights law. The OCRโ€™s new view is that equity and diversity efforts discriminate against white students. It was, in the view of agency attorneys, the most severe breach of the OCRโ€™s mission and methods to date. There was no public announcement.

โ€œNative students in Rapid City just lost a layer of protection,โ€ the Lakota Peopleโ€™s Law Project announced on Facebook. โ€œNative students are still being pushed out of classrooms and denied opportunities.โ€

Darren Thompson, who is Ojibwe, said the OCRโ€™s decision to abandon the agreement was โ€œanother cycle of the federal government failing to uphold its promises.โ€

Article excerpt: In the agreement with the OCR, the district promised to examine its practices and make things right; the OCR would monitor its progress. The district also brought in a new superintendent. But last month, the OCR abruptly terminated that agreement, based on its differing interpretation of civil rights law. The OCRโ€™s new view is that equity and diversity efforts discriminate against white students. It was, in the view of agency attorneys, the most severe breach of the OCRโ€™s mission and methods to date. There was no public announcement. โ€œNative students in Rapid City just lost a layer of protection,โ€ the Lakota Peopleโ€™s Law Project announced on Facebook. โ€œNative students are still being pushed out of classrooms and denied opportunities.โ€ Darren Thompson, who is Ojibwe, said the OCRโ€™s decision to abandon the agreement was โ€œanother cycle of the federal government failing to uphold its promises.โ€

The Education Departmentโ€™s civil rights office once helped push a South Dakota school district to treat its Native students equally.

Under Trump, that same office decided that helping Indigenous students would discriminate against white students: propub.li/3GIdTRr

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Thank you for collecting these gems, brought me some joy today ;)

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USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms.

The Agriculture Department has axed two programs that gave schools and food banks money to buy food from local farms and ranchers, halting more than $1 billion in federal spending.

www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

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Aside from the obvious direct harm, what's so irritating is that a handful of spoiled ignorant assholes are breaking things that we all built together. They weren't content to own almost everything, they had to wreck what little they didn't own. It's vandalism on a mass scale and has to be punished

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Warren: "He can stand there, smile at you and say, 'anybody can vaccinate their kids who wants to,' but he literally could bankrupt the vaccines manufacturers with the power he will have. And since he's got a financial incentive to do that, we cannot trust him in that job."

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This would be amazing, thank you!

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