Periodic reminder: What you see on social media is an algorithm-curated echo chamber. Those who shout loudest typically get amplified the most, regardless of whether they’re right. The real work takes place offline. If you’re getting stressed out by today, take a break, focus on what you can do.
Teaching children about everything the world has to offer and then trusting them to make the right choices is faith. Preventing them from learning or experiencing anything outside your own narrow dogma is indoctrination.
"Beyond his goal of eliminating the U.S. Department of Education, Trump has also stated that he will attempt to slash education funding, mandate prayer in public schools, and ban ideas that challenge right-wing dogma."
Eliminating the Department would result in less funding for students, more polarization, and less opportunity for low-income and marginalized students
"Don't worry, they're not going to overturn Roe." "Don't worry, they're not going to enact bans." "Don't worry, they're not going to punish women for getting abortions." next up: "Don't worry, they're not coming for birth control, interracial marriage, gay rights, unions, ..."
Two male Texas professors are suing to flunk students who get abortions. Their reason? The students had "consensual sexual intercourse." Which the professors appear to believe is their right to punish. www.salon.com/2024/06/03/t...
It's part of a larger pattern of men using the new law to control and abuse women in their lives