ProudParentOfALocalStudent

parent, friend to all dogs, critical thinker, public ed supporter, reader/writer, native yinzer...
"I've gotten out of everything
I've gotten into so far"

[JJ Watt @JJWatt]

The woman in the photo grew up literally down the road, won 4 Utah state championships (1 in this exact stadium), Gatorade Player of the Year twice, National Player of the Year, scored the fastest first goal in USWNT history…

Could probably be worth a mention, but idk.

[Norm Clark @Normsmusic]

James Robison
What Joyce Carol Oates wrote to Elon Musk on Twitter. I am told it rattled him. I love it.
“So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates – scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend’s or relative’s accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. In fact he seems totally uneducated, uncultured. The poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the ‘most wealthy person in the world.’”

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

A brand new bridge between Detroit and Canada is finished and ready to open. It would speed up traffic for millions of trucks, cut delays for American businesses, and help the auto industry that employs people in every state. There is just one problem.

Donald Trump won’t let it open.

Here is why.

The family that owns the old bridge stands to lose business when the new one opens. So in January, they gave one million dollars to a pro-Trump super PAC.

Weeks later they met with Trump’s Commerce Secretary.

He called Trump.

Hours after that, Trump announced he would block the new bridge. The opening was set for June 12. It got canceled the day before. The bridge sits there finished and empty.

Now here is the part that should make every taxpayer angry.

Canada paid for the entire bridge.

Every dollar. And the United States already owns half of it for free. Trump is holding up a bridge we got for nothing, to protect a donor who wrote him a check, while picking a fight with our closest ally and biggest trading partner.

This is corruption in plain sight.

A billionaire pays, and the President delivers. American workers and businesses pay the price.

Open the bridge. A government should work for the people, not for whoever writes the biggest check.
https://t.co/9o9Gz9UrBo

[Chef T @cookitup31]

3 HEADED MONSTER

$50 for EACH of these that go yard tonight to one person who likes/RT this

[ProudParentOfALocalStudent @412scoot]

Play the #FanCashDropPromotion today
https://t.co/iagJFzGFnQ

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

And just like that, it’s completely VANISHED from the media.

A sitting congressman, Ted Lieu, said on the record the Epstein files are being blocked because they show Trump raped and threatened to kill children.

Lets make this viral again 👇

[ProudParentOfALocalStudent @412scoot]

Play the #FanCashDropPromotion today
https://t.co/iagJFzGFnQ

[Jenni @hashjenni]

In case anyone isn’t aware, Trump is demanding Zambia to hand over its mineral rights by end of day tomorrow or the U.S. gov’t will cut off the country’s access to the AIDS medications that are literally keeping its citizens alive.

Just thought y’all should know.

[ProudParentOfALocalStudent @412scoot]

https://t.co/1dE5BhYPir

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

BREAKING: Trump Says "A whole civilization will die tonight".

This is literally a genocide.

What the f-ck is wrong with him?

I warned you all about this man.

[KMG Investigates @KMGInvestigates]

Well you can’t if she’s already done it. But if she has then it’s an offense and she can be charged with tampering records. When city officials use recording devices, even if it is a private device, it becomes public domain… so that’s where you start with fighting these evil people. You must go after that video!!

[ProudParentOfALocalStudent @412scoot]

@cookitup31 516

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 MINNESOTA IS A POWDER KEG RIGHT NOW.

Federal agents are hog-tying protesters while standing off against massive crowds as they attempt street detentions in broad daylight.

Local officials are begging for de-escalation.

The federal government is offering zero assistance.

Right-wing agitators are deliberately inflaming already-tense crowds.

This is what happens when an administration deploys force without accountability, floods cities with agents, and then walks away from the consequences.

(Video: @BGOnTheScene)

[Matthew Luciow @matthewluciow92]

James Harrison on the Steelers:

“The standard is the standard.The standard sounds like to me it’s .500. 9 year stretch not a single playoff win. the last time we won a playoff game I was on the team that’s how long it’s been.”

#steelers

🎥 @deeboandjoe

[Nichole Remmert @nicholeaileen]

@CoreyOConnorPA @steelers This lie is still up? Here's a thread of photos proving this simply isn't true

[John B. Holbein @JohnHolbein1]

These authors wanted to know whether mothers face discrimination in hiring, even when they are equally qualified as other applicants.

So they ran two experiments.

First, a lab experiment: participants evaluated pairs of identical job applicants who differed only in parental status.

Then, a real-world audit study: they sent 1,200+ job applications to real employers for entry- and mid-level jobs.

They randomized whether applicants were:
– Mothers (based on serving on the PTA)
– Childless women (they were listed as volunteering in a non-parent specific role)
– Fathers (based on serving on the PTA)
– Childless men (they were listed as volunteering in a non-parent specific role)

All applicants had identical qualifications.

Then they tracked evaluations, salary recommendations, and employer callbacks.

They found that:

Mothers were rated as less competent and less committed than equally qualified childless women.

Mothers were held to stricter standards, offered lower salaries, and were far less likely to be hired or promoted.

In the field experiment, real employers called back childless women at more than twice the rate of mothers.

Fathers, by contrast, faced no penalty and sometimes received a bonus.

Bottom line:
The “motherhood penalty” is real, causal, and driven by discrimination, not differences in ability.

As the authors put it:
“Giving evidence of being a mother leads to discrimination against mothers in hiring and pay.”

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

WATCH THIS NOW!

Doctor on scene: I'm a physician.

Ice agent: I DON'T CARE

They shot her three times in the face and head and then denied her medical care and it's all ON CAMERA.

[Colin Dunlap @colin_dunlap]

A post gazette employee texted me this: “They gave us 45 minutes notice for a zoom call
At 1:15. The zoom lasted 60 seconds. It was a taped message from corporate.”

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 BREAKING: Kristi Noem has just arrived in Minneapolis as thousands of federal agents surge into the region.

This is a major escalation.