Will the press PLEASE stop referring to the Care economy infrastructure as "social spending." It is a sexist pejorative to consider the most male dominated industry of construction as "infrastructure" but the most female as "social spending." Just STOP and THINK. 1/3
Pundits: Trump's coup attempt is a sad grift, everything is fine.
People Who Have Lived Under Authoritarian Regimes: This is EXACTLY how it begins and not over.
Experts on Authoritarianism: This is EXACTLY how it begins and not over.
Pundits: I'm glad this nightmare is over.
For academics (especially White academics, but this goes for everyone) reading #BlackintheIvory and wondering how you can support Black students and academics here is a thread of things to consider a number which have been especially supportive of my own professional development
We have a cover up. The senators who are voting against documents, those who wish to hide witnesses, those who are content whistling past the truth they surely know, have made their bargain with their conscience. The question is where the conscience of the nation will fall.
Believe survivors.
Don’t excuse perpetrators.
Don’t joke about gender-based violence.
Monday is the Int'l Day to End Violence against Women: https://t.co/ZILe324Ozz via @UN_Women#orangetheworld
A friendly reminder that relationships matter! People without family support are at 3x higher risk for depression & those with <1 friendship are at 2x higher risk for depression.
Being gay isn't a sin. It's the way that God made some people. And be careful about biblical literalism. E.g., should we stone people who work on the Sabbath (Ex. 35:2)? Also, be careful: the Bible says a lot about marriage. Solomon, Moses and Abraham all had multiple wives.
Blaming the migrant parents for the death of #JakelinCaal is a perversion of the Parable of the Good Samaritan. It is blaming the man for being beaten: "You should never have taken the Road to Jericho! You deserved what you got!" We are called to help the stranger not blame them.
Like many, I've resisted using this word but it's time: the deliberate and unnecessary separation of innocent children from their parents is pure evil. It does not come from God or from any genuinely moral impulse. It is wantonly cruel and targets the most vulnerable. 1/
Out of concern for the well-being of children and families and the systemic effect these policies have on our society, AAMFT has signed on to a petition to stop border separation of children from parents along with many other mental health organizations. https://t.co/RrPLAQ2vfm
We're awaiting a press conference from @TexasWesleyan addressing a controversial email, first reported by @DMac1043, sent by the head baseball coach telling a Colorado high school they won't recruit the state because of its marijuana laws.
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