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Jessica Schirle

@stablejess.bsky.social

Mathematician, logician, aspiring geometric group theorist, Christian, trying my best to advocate and work for the poor, but always needing to learn.

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He's a Christian! "Then Jesus said to him, β€˜Put your sword back into its place; for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.'" - Matthew 26:52 (NRSVA)

30.07.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Hope is not optimism, which expects things to turn out well, but something rooted in the conviction that there is good worth working for.

- Seamus Heaney

Hope is not optimism, which expects things to turn out well, but something rooted in the conviction that there is good worth working for. - Seamus Heaney

The new general is Irish and he closed with this poem.
Perfection!

youtu.be/E_Fm2t7eRzo

29.05.2025 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Another act of terrorism against Jews in America. Another violent act of antisemitism. More targeting of & attempted killing of Jews. This must be called out for what it is. It must be condemned. It cannot stand. And all of us must stand with/defend our Jewish brothers & sisters.

01.06.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 346    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ursula von der Leyen, "The diary of Anne Frank."

"A painful reminder to Europe to be vigilant and unyielding towards all those who see hatred and want to divide our society"

"Europe knows this path all too well. And never, never again must we embark on this path"

29.05.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 6871    πŸ” 1723    πŸ’¬ 184    πŸ“Œ 97
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β€œHistory repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.”
β€” Karl Marx

08.04.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 16864    πŸ” 6539    πŸ’¬ 292    πŸ“Œ 436
Quote from Paul Lockhart : "A proof, that is, a mathematical argument, is a work of fiction, a poem. Its goal is to satisfy. A beautiful proof should explain, and it should explain clearly, deeply, and elegantly. A well-written, well-crafted argument should feel like a splash of cool water, and be a beacon of light – it should refresh the spirit and illuminate the mind."

Quote from Paul Lockhart : "A proof, that is, a mathematical argument, is a work of fiction, a poem. Its goal is to satisfy. A beautiful proof should explain, and it should explain clearly, deeply, and elegantly. A well-written, well-crafted argument should feel like a splash of cool water, and be a beacon of light – it should refresh the spirit and illuminate the mind."

"A proof, that is, a mathematical argument, is a work of fiction, a poem. Its goal is to satisfy. A beautiful proof should explain, and it should explain clearly, deeply, and elegantly. A well-written, well-crafted argument should [...]" – Paul Lockhart
#quote #mathematics #math #maths

24.05.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cory Booker's marathon speech: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

My favorite edit is the "Filibooker"!

en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...

25.05.2025 04:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

call me a buzzkill but I feel wary about making β€œpropaganda” a meaningless meme word when so many people already lack the critical thinking skills to discern when real propaganda is working on them.

24.05.2025 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Where?

www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

25.05.2025 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Which recent court documents does this refer to?

25.05.2025 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's a good thing the stuff about elections (and many other fearmongering bullet points) aren't in the bill!

Read the actual text: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

25.05.2025 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is overblown, and much of what is claimed to be in the bill is not found in the bill.

Read the actual text: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

25.05.2025 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.

12.05.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 36592    πŸ” 9248    πŸ’¬ 1501    πŸ“Œ 1095
eight leatherbound books all titled "FERNS" volumes 1 through 8

eight leatherbound books all titled "FERNS" volumes 1 through 8

Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns

06.05.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 33315    πŸ” 5224    πŸ’¬ 651    πŸ“Œ 321
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A note on framing in turbulent times, FrameWorks Institute β€” The Communications Network Communicating right now is fraught. A lot of people are looking for answers and I wish I had them. But like you, my colleagues and I at FrameWorks are trying to figure out what is going on, what it me...

Communicating right now is fraught. Here is some advice on framing in turbulent times:

1. Frame messages around shared, enduring values.

2. Use clear language and consistently highlight solutions.

3. Shift from jargon to concrete explanations.

4. Don’t rebut; reframe.

@frameworks.bsky.social

04.04.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 243    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 3
'It is up to all of us to fix this:' Former President Barack Obama on American ideals
YouTube video by ABC News 'It is up to all of us to fix this:' Former President Barack Obama on American ideals

www.youtube.com/watch?v=h229...

05.04.2025 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Human life has always been lived on the edge of a precipice. Human culture has always had to exist under the shadow of something infinitely more important than itself. If man had postponed the search for knowledge and beauty until they were secure, the search would have never begun." - C.S. Lewis

02.04.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

how does decapacitating the centers for disease control help any american?

01.04.2025 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 479    πŸ” 85    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 2
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An β€˜Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.

The Trump administration illegally deported this Maryland father, who was here legally, by "accident" to El Salvador and now they have no way of getting him back. Whoever is responsible for this should be held criminally liable for destroying this person's life.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

01.04.2025 03:53 β€” πŸ‘ 693    πŸ” 283    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 31

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