Those who existed prior to the new user influx have been grandfathered into becoming BlueSky Elders. Those who were already elders from the invite code era will now be called the BlueSky Ancients. I donāt make the rules I just read the tomes. Who wrote the tomes? I dunno. The tea leaves? Shut up.
Yes. Let's get this straight. White people are the problem here.
Harris will get between 85-90% of Black menās votes. āThe āproblemā in this country is how the *majority* of white people vote. The force holding this country back is the *majority* of white people. The people who have turned against democracy are the *majority* of white people.ā
Why is the media talking so much about the fraction of Black men who might go MAGA when more than 60 percent of white men will vote for Trump?
Canada, meanwhile, has no high-speed rail at all, despite fully half the population already obligingly arranging itself IN A STRAIGHT LINE en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_...
At SciAm we're doing a series of stories about how the election will impact various science-related issues. First was this excellent piece from @tanyalewis.bsky.social on abortion and reproductive health:
The presidential candidates have vastly divergent records on and plans for protecting access to reproductive health care, including abortion and IVF
Nuclear weapons (a good Nobel Prize!) are one of the biggest reasons to vote for Harris over Trump. Here's a thread of articles about the stakes in this election for science, health, environment & more -- in one convenient location for any undecided or unmotivated voters. This is important. (1/7) š§Ŗ
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris represent very different futures when it comes to science-related policy issues that deeply affect our lives. Scientific American has rounded up the U.S. presidential ca...
Biden/Harris have done more to address climate change than any administration in US history. Trump rolled back more than 200 environmental protections and would do worse again. We would be living with the environmental consequences of a second Trump term for the rest of our lifetimes. š§Ŗ (10/11)
Harris would continue the Biden administrationās landmark climate efforts; Trump would roll the country back to more oil and gas
Here's the full collection of comprehensive, clear, urgent stories about the stakes of the 2024 election for science, health, education, technology, immigration and more. Thanks for paying attention and for doing what you can to improve the signal to noise ratio in this election š§Ŗ (11/11)
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris represent very different futures when it comes to science-related policy issues that deeply affect our lives. Scientific American has rounded up the U.S. presidential ca...