In Germany, teaching the Holocaust is mandatory. It includes visits to concentration camp, museums, etc. They don’t shy away from their own ugly history. Yet the kids aren’t damaged; they’re strengthened, matured, humbled. US needs to do same re slavery. Not that complicated.
the way my adhd works is in the morning I have 45 minutes I call “the zone of possibility” and if I don’t frenetically accomplish all the day’s tasks within those 45 minutes sadly that’s a wrap on the whole day
Today is my birthday. I’m not a big birthday guy. Everybody gets born. It’s nothing to be proud of. So instead of birthday wishes I’d ask you to sent 1 negative tweet to any of my enemies. Do not threaten them. Just remind them that they stink. Thank you.
im a teacher in france and i can’t decide which is fuckin crazier: a) that my students still do this doodle in 2022 or b) that in france it’s called “le S américain”
my parents bought their house in 1976 for $58,000. in 2022 dollars, that would be $279,160.
their 2022 assessment valued the house at $2.09 million.
i don't think getting married at 34 instead of 24 is the reason my generation can't buy homes. thanks for coming to my ted talk.
TIL high schools kids in the US are expected to get to class before 8am which...... sounds like a sick joke at the expense of literally everyone involved
Dear Medical Twitter: After 2+ years of saving the rest of us from misinformation, please let CS twitter return a tiny favor:
NYT did not make Wordle's words harder.
Your symptoms are valid (it feels harder), but your diagnosis from Twitter info is not.
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1. Housing is Americans' biggest expense
2. Private equity firm Blackstone is the biggest landlord
3. Blackstone rents are growing at 2-3x inflation
4. As a result, Blackstone had its "most remarkable results" ever in 2021 with its stock up 80%
this is what's killing people
I love all the Winter Olympic events, sliding downhill on a piece of wood, sliding downhill on 2 pieces of wood, sliding downhill IN a piece of wood. All amazing.
People are sending us a lot of angry feedback and, message received. We see you. We hear you. We're listening. We're watching you. From the dark of your room. Our many eyes see you always. See them glisten as you drift off to sleep. We're waiting for you to sleep.