What Trump's cuts to the Department of Education mean for schools and students
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5325731/what-trumps-cuts-to-the-department-of-education-mean-for-schools-and-students?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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⚡️Russia has stepped up attacks in Ukraine's south over past two weeks, military says.
"This is not an offensive or part of the enemy's strategic actions, but tactical attempts to improve their position relative to the combat line," said Vladyslav Voloshyn, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian military's Southern Command.
🔗 kyivindependent.com/russia-has…
Russia has stepped up attacks in Ukraine's south over past two weeks, military says
"This is not an offensive or part of the enemy's strategic actions, but tactical attempts to improve their position relative to the combat line," said Vladyslav Voloshyn, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian military's Southern Command.Kateryna Denisova (The Kyiv Independent)
Happy #TuberTuesday!
Our shopper delivered this beast when we ordered something else and we’ve never had one before and aren’t sure what to do with it. BunMum has tried rolling it like a bowling ball and has used it as a centrepiece. We are thinking of using it as a door stop next.
-Skye 💕 #SkyeLove
I used some of this in my last batch of its-called-soup-but-you-can-pile-it-high-in-the-bowl. 'Twas delicious.
It looks like it outweighs Skye, though 🍠 ⚖️ 🐇
Your government is trying to kill you
Here RFK, jr talks about giving everyone measles
“It used to be that everybody got measles. And the measles gave you lifetime protection…The vaccine doesn't do that ... it used to be that very young kids were protected by breast milk."
Before the vaccine was invented in 1963 measles caused and estimated 6 million deaths
Case fatality rates within industrialized populations can be has high as 6%
In malnourished populations, rates can reach 30%
Glyn Moody reshared this.
The notion that you get better life long immunity to diseases by catching them when young instead of via vaccination is scary…why do the likes of RFK Jr think there was a drive for vaccinations in the first place?
I have hearing loss due to my mum catching Rubella from a kid when she was pregnant with me…I later was vaccinated, but when it came to checking my immunity before I had IVF, I was suprised to hear I had none. GP said this is not unusual.
Hi #RFKJr
“Los Angeles County in #California, Suffolk County in #NewYork and Howard County in #Maryland detected their first confirmed cases of #measles this year, while #Oklahoma reported two possible cases, local health authorities said this week.”
washingtonpost.com/health/2025…
#Playlist for doing chores or other mindless tasks:
Where's Your Head At (Klaas Remix) Basement Jaxx
Trojans, Atlas Genius
Apes From Space (Phatso Brown Remix), Aaren San
What You Know, Two Door Cinema
Come Fly Away (feat.^ Channing), Benny Benassi
Inside Out, Eve 6
Bring Me to Life, Evanescence
1901, Phoenix
4AM (Adam K & Soha Mix), Kaskade
Dangerous (feat. Joywave) Big Data
I Remember (Vocal Mix), deadmau5
No Roots, Alice Merton
Alive, Krewella
Alone, marshmello
Paper Planes, M.I.A.
Ride, twenty one pilots
Feel It Still, Portugal The Man
I Love My Sex, Benny Benassi
The Veldt (Eight Minute Edit), deadmau5 (feat. Chris James)
i just learned this yesterday but: if you're trans and you were born in the state of New Jersey, there's a fastpass discounted system in place to ammend your birth documents.
nj.gov/health/vital/correcting…
it costs 6$ if you're just doing gender marker, 8$ if you're doing name as well, 10$ total for an extra (second) copy of the new birth cert. they obliterate the old record through all state systems & replace it with the corrected one. this takes 8-10 weeks. and they have a badass name: Record Modification Unit.
it includes nb options
it includes options for parents w trans kids
someone in 2018 understood the need for this and absolutely nailed their assignment perfectly.
i think every state should model on this tbh
Department of Health | Vital Statistics | Amend Sex Designation to Reflect Gender Identity on a Birth Certificate
How to change gender identity designation on a birth certificate that was registered in New Jerseywww.nj.gov
1. Costco is raising its hourly wage for employees to $30.00.
2. One of my students wrote me a really nice email saying she loved the Poe course I taught this quarter.
3. Someone on mastodon didn't give me the benefit of the doubt and then did.
#ScienceQuickly by #ScientificAmerican:
A Tuberculosis Outbreak Exposes U.S. Postpandemic Vulnerabilities
It’s been five years since #COVID was declared a global pandemic.
(...)
Now the U.S. faces a #tuberculosis #outbreak in #Kansas that underscores the importance of public health infrastructure.
Webseite der Episode: sciencequickly.com
Mediendatei: traffic.megaphone.fm/SAM330838…
Science Quickly
Science Quickly brings you fresh discoveries and cutting-edge science stories. Host Rachel Feltman unpacks complex ideas with clarity, making it easy to stay informed and inspired—no science background required!Scientific American
「とても残念」「知らなかった」スターバックスと映画『ウィキッド』のコラボが物議を醸したワケ - Peachy - ライブドアニュース
映画「ウィキッド ふたりの魔女」について映画ライターがつづった。SNSではスターバックスとのコラボレーション宣伝が物議を醸したそう。背景には同社が「シオニズム支援企業」だとみられていることがあるという女子SPA！ (livedoor News)
1. Costco is raising its hourly wage for employees to $30.00.
2. One of my students wrote me a really nice email saying she loved the Poe course I taught this quarter.
3. Someone on mastodon didn't give me the benefit of the doubt and then did.
[17:09] Trump says US pharmaceutical industry has gone to Ireland – as Taoiseach Micheál Martin meets US president in the Oval Office
Taoiseach Micheál Martin is due to meet US President Donald Trump later today in a hotly anticipated meeting as part of St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
independent.ie/irish-news/poli…
#MicheálMartin #US #DonaldTrump #today #StPatrick’s
My indoor begonia is definitely thriving. The blooming has been ongoing for months now and shows no signs of stopping.🌸
#gardening #BloomScrolling #HousePlants
📣 Attention Wisconsin Voters Abroad! 📣
This is it! You must return your ballot request (FPCA) now! The FPCA must be postmarked by *March 12*.
For all the details, go to voteabroad.org/SocMediaVFA.
#Wisconsin #WI #WISupremeCourt #VoteFromAbroad
Why did Trump go to all the trouble of hawking Teslas in front of the White House, just because its stock was falling?
Couldn't he find his sharpie to fix the stock graph?
[17:15] Groningse roeister en olympisch kampioene Marloes Oldenburg beëindigt haar topsportcarrière
Roeister Marloes Oldenburg, afgelopen zomer olympisch kampioene op de Spelen van Parijs in de vierzonder, heeft een punt gezet achter haar topsportcarrière. Op de erelijst van de 37-jarige Groningse prijkt ook een wereldtitel.
The captain of the Solong cargo ship arrested after a collision with a tanker in the North Sea is a Russian national, the ship's owner has confirmed.
bbc.com/news/articles/c30mj5gq…
#news #politics #international #russia #sabotage #disaster
Arrested captain of Solong ship is Russian national, owners say
The captain of the Solong cargo ship was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.Stuart Harratt & Jonathan Josephs (BBC News)
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The Internet Archive is preserving old and obsolete 78RPM recordings for posterity, but major labels are claiming copyright infringement.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
#history #ia #internetArchive #78RPM
Music labels will regret coming for the Internet Archive, sound historian says
Labels push to spike cost of Internet Archive fight over old 78s.Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)
Best friends or best enemies? Evie is keeping blåhaj at a distance. Or is she just sleepy?
"OneWeb customers say that when the service is working great, it's great."
arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/…
If Starlink is turned off in Ukraine, are there any good alternatives?
“OneWeb customers say that when the service is working great, it’s great.”…Eric Berger (Ars Technica)
[17:28] Man (43) uit Opsterland mishandelt ex-vrouw en stalkt voormalige vriendin: voorwaardelijke celstraf
Een inwoner van de gemeente Opsterland (43) is woensdag wegens stalking en mishandeling van twee vrouwen veroordeeld tot een voorwaardelijke gevangenisstraf.
Heute Abend läuft auf @3sat die zweiteilige Dokumentation "Sterbende Demokratien". Um 20.15 Uhr Teil 1 "Aufstieg der Populisten", um 21 Uhr dann Teil 2, "Erosion von Innen".
3sat.de/gesellschaft/politik-u…
#Demokratie #Populismus #Rechtspopulismus #Rechtsstaat #3sat #Politik #Gesellschaft
Sterbende Demokratien: Aufstieg der Populisten
Die Rechtspopulisten sind auf dem Vormarsch und gefährden liberale Demokratien. Mit was sie werben: gegen Migranten, gegen Eliten, für die Nation.3sat
- Amelie (11%, 15 votes)
- Leena (53%, 71 votes)
- Murray (4%, 6 votes)
- Steven (4%, 6 votes)
- Zak (26%, 36 votes)
If you are amused I encourage you to boost. I've got it in my head I'll type up some kind of continuation after this one finishes, but we'll see!
Just thinking about Steven. I think it's a hard choice between Steven and Zak for me, both just having the best day of their lives, both a bit oblivious to how spooky the forest is!
- Brown bear lie down, right? You better lie down. (5%, 2 votes)
- Mentally you plead Leena to stop communing with the damn thing. At least you're faster than her! (0%, 0 votes)
- That's a bear god and spirit of the forest, right? Better be polite! (70%, 28 votes)
- You know every bear species by sight and are a bit offended this one isn't any of them. (30%, 12 votes)
- Was... Was the bear worried? That can't be true, right? (27%, 11 votes)
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in reply to Tia • • •Welcome! Cute puffballs!
(You may find the tags #RabbitsOfMastodon and #HouseRabbit useful, for your posts or to follow.)
Just Us Rabbits
in reply to Tia • • •Welcome! You two are cute.
One of you looks like me 😀
My name is Snowy, and I'm 15 months old.
Here is me sleeping in the sun recently.