Jessica Schirle

Getting over my impostor syndrome day-by-day. Sometimes, I can actually do math correctly.

I may have finally found an example of both AI *and* TikTok that I like!

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

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

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.

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"

“History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.”
— Karl Marx

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

Cory Booker's marathon speech: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

My favorite edit is the "Filibooker"!

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

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

Where?

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

Which recent court documents does this refer to?

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...

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...

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.

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

A note on framing in turbulent times, FrameWorks Institute — 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

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...

"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

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

An ‘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...