SecondJon @SecondJon@qoto.org
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
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For my first toot, I would like to say that I think it stinks that our children are judged primarily on multiple choice tests taken in a high pressure situation. The state tests do not show the flexibility, persistence, and creativity of my students. Nor do they show their ability to collaborate or to use and interpret technology.
If you really want to know about my students and their mathematical abilities, stop by and visit. You will learn more than any one test will show.
Disappointed at the lack of logic in the new censorship discussions here on mastodon. The argument goes something like :
If you disagree with me in any way, you're a fascist/white supremacist /etc.
If you support people's ability to voice their opinion that differs from mine, even if I can't prove that you actually disagree with my opinions, then you're supporting fascists.
The only right response to fascists is to implement an authoritarian view of mastodon, with a strong centralized governance to have no tolerance for opposing opinions.
I don't know much about gab, I don't like trolls (on the "I disagree with you" side or in the "disagreeing with me is FASCISM!!! 1!11" side), they are an annoying thing but are easy for individuals to block, but I thought the idea of mastodon was against this type of governance of social media, which is getting pretty close to an application of Mussolini's governing philosophy, whatever that was called.
Quotes from Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger
Planned Parenthood founder :
"The most merciful thing that the large family does to one of its infant members is to kill it."
"We don’t want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population"
“I accepted an invitation to talk to the women's branch of the Ku Klux Klan... I was escorted to the platform, was introduced, and began to speak...In the end, through simple illustrations I believed I had accomplished my purpose. A dozen invitations to speak to similar groups were proffered.”
https://www.tfpstudentaction.org/blog/margaret-sanger-quotes
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So is @Tusky going to start making moral judgements for users and restrict which instances can be accessed through its app?
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Greg Abbott
I just signed the law that bans red light cameras in Texas.
https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1134944087965077507
What do you think of this idea from author Andrew Klavan on a recent podcast? The left consistently identifies an enemy and then adopts the enemies values.
Examples include feminism's push for women to adopt traditionally male values (work over family, career first, family later, hands on hips aggressiveness), instead of elevating traditional female values of being a mother, etc., and on race (using race against whites after identifying white racists as the enemy).
23 Weeks.
Saybie, Born At 8.6 Ounces, Is Now Believed To Be The World's Tiniest Surviving Baby
She was born at a San Diego hospital prematurely at 23 weeks of gestation weighing about as much as a large apple.
Glad to read that Nevada's governor vetoed the NPV bill. Nice to see anyone stand against the dismantling of the republic.
Just picked up The Science of God by Gerald L. Schroder. From the preface, and pertinent to recent toots here : "Why would God have described our cosmic history in the Bible in terms that seem to contradict the workings of the universe? The Bible was accountable to its earliest audience, a largely uneducated population of recently freed slaves, as it would be to scholars through the ages. So it works on a number of levels and is filled with subtle hints of much deeper truths confirmed by the underlying truths of nature. "
Clarence Thomas Exposes Abortion's Ties to Racist Eugenics in Scathing Fetal Remains Case Opinion
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Thanks To Reduced Solar Activity, We Could Be Heading For A Mini Ice Age In 2030 | IFLScience https://www.iflscience.com/environment/we-could-be-heading-mini-ice-age-2030/
Report: Long-Running Political Lecture Show 'Saturday Night Live' Will Shift To Comedy Next Season
NEW YORK, NY A new report out of well-known political lecture show Saturday Night Live indicated Friday that the series will undergo a drastic genre change, shifting to a comedic format.Insiders claim the series will attempt to have jokes, funny skits, and clever writing. It's a major change for the series, since it pretty much just lecture...
CrossFit, Inc. Suspends Use of Facebook and Associated Properties
https://www.crossfit.com/battles/crossfit-suspends-facebook-instagram
Surprise: Highly Religious Couples Have a Better Sex Life, Survey Finds
"Couples who are highly religious are more likely to be satisfied with their sex life than those who are less religious or who claim no religion, according to a new report"
...not saying this is necessarily the reason to go to church more.
Christian coffee company to donate 100 cars to struggling single moms in need
A Christian-owned pro-life coffee company in Florida has launched an initiative to use profits to gift 100 cars to struggling single mothers in need and has already assisted the mother of a severely autistic teen.
Facebook Suspends Candace Owens for Posting Link Between Leftist Policies and Fatherless Homes in the Black Community.
I'm interested in being just not civil, but excellent in interacting with others of different viewpoints in an online world where we can so viciously defend our echo chambers and be so dismissive of other perspectives.
Because this is less and less possible here, I'm largely offline and am not sure if I'll be returning. It was fun back when civility was a trend on qoto.
Joined Aug 2018
