Patricia Weston

A high school science teacher, geologist, flutist, shepherd, and proud aunt.

[Patricia Weston @mineralgal]

Let me know when the Kardashian gets bored enough to sell the big T, and I'll consider returning...

[Patricia Weston @mineralgal]

Headed to Mastodon. See y'all there! Cheers!

[NEA @NEAToday]

There is not a shortage of educators.

There is, however, a shortage of resources and respect.

Here are a few ways we can change that.https://t.co/7sITzH5Wh8

[NEA @NEAToday]

Well over 90% of teachers spend their own money on school supplies and other items their students need to succeed. That's not right.
https://t.co/EfmNyGCwFt

[ARCHIVED - Curiosity Rover @MarsCuriosity]

I have arrived! 🎉
After a trek through a sand-lined pass, I’m finally in a part of Mount Sharp enriched with salty minerals. I've already gotten a taste of this salty area, which scientists on my team believe may have formed as Mars' climate dried out. https://t.co/Y1yIUasZXt

[NEA @NEAToday]

Competitive pay and benefits is one way to recruit—and retain—educators at all levels, substitutes, and education support professionals. https://t.co/rdMRs4Ib8O

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

Republican politicians want to impose their extremist views on the rest of America by criminalizing abortion in every state.

Democrats want to make #RoeVWade the law nationwide.

[Paul Krugman @paulkrugman]

For reference: America is a low-tax country

[Elizabeth Warren @ewarren]

I wrote the law allowing people to buy hearing aids over the counter and worked with President Biden to make it happen—and now millions of Americans will be able to save thousands of dollars to get the assistance they need. Woo-hoo!
https://t.co/FE274DN1yp

[Dr. Vin Gupta @VinGuptaMD]

Mid-October is the ideal time to get your annual Flu shot

These shots reduce the risk of ending up in the hospital with a bad case of the Flu.

Especially with the resurgence of Flu seen in parts of the world earlier this year, it’s important to get protected.

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

School strike week 217. #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike #PeopleNotProfit #BijiKurdistan

[TeachClimateScience @TeachClimate]

#EndangeredSpecies Act enacted 1973 after #BaldEagles in contig 48 states went thru a pop bottleneck of ~400 nesting pairs This image from #iNaturalist compiles >18k citizen scientist observations over 14yrs The tools are in our hands, we need the will to use them #biodiversity

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

"Earth’s wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 69% in just under 50 years, according to a leading scientific assessment, as humans continue to clear forests, consume beyond the limits of the planet and pollute on an industrial scale."
https://t.co/eJCmrhitRb

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

A total of around 52 gigatonnes of ice was lost per year via frontal ablation from approximately 1,500 glaciers in the Northern Hemisphere (excluding the Greenland ice sheet) from 2010–2020, reports a paper published in @NatureComms https://t.co/kO3CwolMLA

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

The BQ.1.1 variant appears to be on a sharp ascent path in many countries in Europe and the US (<-now ~9%), mainly NY. Graphs by @Mike_Honey_
The other v concerning variant—XBB—is linked to a significant new wave in Singapore with a slope of ascent similar to its BA.2/BA.5 waves

[School Personnel Lost To Covid @LostToCovid]

Update: Coach Reese's school is starting a scholarship in his honor. This article states he was 74.

https://t.co/Z4txwermuz

[School Personnel Lost To Covid @LostToCovid]

Chuck Deardorf - 68, Died Oct 9, 2022. Private music teacher, Seattle, WA. Had just finished as head of Cornish College of the Arts Jazz Dept (21-22 school yr).

Yet another victim of society's let it rip homicidal strategy as was transplant recipient.

https://t.co/VQPFc17js6

[NPR @NPR]

A new report found that 36% of U.S. counties are “maternity care deserts,” meaning they have no obstetric hospitals or birth centers and no obstetric providers. https://t.co/RwmqpMAzlO

[School Personnel Lost To Covid @LostToCovid]

Chris Hamsher - 51, Died Oct 4, 2022. English Teacher, Abington School District, PA. Died from #LongCovid after contracting it in Jan. Loved hiking and just recently completed his first novel.

Left behind wife and 3 children.

https://t.co/Qm2DYJYxtQ

[CDC @CDCgov]

Each year millions of children get flu and thousands are hospitalized. Let's get all children 6 months and older vaccinated against #flu this year. It's a goal worth shouting about. #FightFlu