Brian Beach has moved @bwbeach@qoto.org

Finland's education system stands out as the best in the world because it prioritises equality and excellence for all students. With no private schools allowed, every child has access to the same high-quality education, ensuring that wealth doesn't determine success. Finland's focus on teacher autonomy, holistic learning, and a balanced approach to academics fosters creativity and critical thinking, making it a global leader in education.

#FinlandEducation #EqualityInEducation #NoPrivateSchools #GlobalLeader #BestEducationSystem #HolisticLearning #FreeEducation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ_agxK6fLs&pp=ygUebWljaGFlbCBtb29yZSBmaW5sYW5kIHNjaG9vbHMg

"Donald Trump is already receiving pushback after threatening striking workers in his trainwreck interview with #ElonMusk.

“I mean, I look at what you do,” Trump told Musk. “You walk in, you say, ‘You want to quit?’ They go on strike, I won’t mention the name of the company, but they go on strike, &you say, ‘That’s OK, you’re all gone. You’re all gone. So, every one of you is gone.’”

In response, the United Auto Workers on Tuesday morning filed federal labor charges against Trump & Musk, calling the two “disgraced billionaires.”

The UAW accused them of “illegal attempts to threaten & intimidate workers who stand up for themselves by engaging in protected concerted activity, such as strikes.”

“When we say Donald #Trump is a #scab, this is what we mean. Trump stands against everything our union stands for,” said UAW President Shawn Fain.

Under federal law, workers cannot be fired for going on strike. Threatening to do so is illegal under the Natl. Labor Relations Act." https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-musk-payback-threatening-striking-155307809.html

1. You call him “President” or “former President”? Call her “Vice President”.

2. You call him Trump? Call her Harris.

3. You call her just Kamala? Call him just Donald.

Stop denying a woman her authority and status while emphasizing that of a man.

If you haven't read Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom's piece on the ilegibility of Black women to Trump and his team, you really should.

I signed up to all my Patreon subscriptions on their website years ago. They don’t /need/ an iOS app. I never use the iOS app. I’ve tried it but it offers nothing and takes 30%.

Just go all-in on your website, Patreon. Tell Apple to fuck off. Let the open web win again.

"Broadcast news and several top newspapers ignored reporting on an investigation by the Department of Justice into former President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign for allegedly receiving $10 million from Egypt in the days before the 2016 election, a move which would have violated a federal law that bans U.S. candidates from taking foreign funds."

~ Tyler Monroe

#Trump #Egypt #MediaFail
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https://www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump/broadcast-news-and-major-papers-failed-cover-report-possible-egyptian-bribery

Ignore polls.

Elections are NOT won in August.

Register voters.

Educate voters.

Talk to voters.

Talk to family.

Talk to friends.

Check your voter registration often.

https://vote.org

#Harris2024 #HarrisWalz2024

Read This: Checking Your Voter Registration Right Now Is Essential!, by @JoyceWhiteVance https://open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/read-this-checking-your-voter-registration?r=1i4x2t&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

@phonner

WHY do they think this is a problem that can be solved through a one-time purchase of a "new teaching method" --

I realize that there isn't the funding to do the things that might actually work:
* Decrease class size
* Attract and retain more experienced teachers
* Provide better administrative support. For example it can be hard to contact parents because databases are not kept up to date.
* Make schools more integral to communities with clubs, arts and sports.

It's worth hammering on: the economic and other benefits of climate action outweigh the "cost". Because the pro-fossil fuel people keep hammering on the "cost".

"The recent election saw both the Conservatives and Reform UK spreading misleading messages about the cost of net-zero. Typically, they chose to ignore the cost of business-as-usual, plus cited costs but not benefits or omitted the costs of failing to tackle climate change."

https://www.carbonbrief.org/net-zero-transition-will-deliver-at-least-164bn-in-benefits-to-uk/

Perseid Meteors over Stonehenge https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240812.html #APOD

Fun fact: Eradicating all references to #ClimateChange in federal law and regulations, as #Project2025 proposes, will not alter the reality of climate change.

V WaPo:

'I’m an oncologist. Here’s what I do to reduce my own #cancer risk.'
https://wapo.st/3AkVRBI
#GiftLink #NoPaywall

From the #CarbonPlan report:

"We urgently need a nationwide, multi-hazard, asset-level comparison of private climate risk companies. The data underlying such a comparison must be comprehensive, and the results and methods must be publicly released, full stop. If companies will not voluntarily submit to such comparisons — and based on our experience, we have good reason to think they will not — then it must be required by regulation."

https://carbonplan.org/research/climate-risk-comparison

When slicing work in to valuable pieces, I notice that many people get stuck on the notion of business value. "How will I know if it's valuable?"

My quick hack is to reverse the situation. "If you didn't do this thing, who would be upset and why?"

If the answer is that nobody would be upset then there's no value here. Do something else instead.

If someone would be upset then that person is your customer and the reason they're upset is the value.

#Hummingbird visiting one of the #zinnias in our front #garden yesterday evening.

#SilentSunday #birds #photography #nature #naturephotography #birdphotography #bloomscrolling #flowers

Let’s fix this, Washington Post. “Does DEI training discriminate against white people?” The answer is no.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are valuable goals. They benefit everyone. That’s almost self-evident.

Attempts to rectify discrimination against disadvantaged groups is NEVER discrimination against the advantaged group.

If some judges find otherwise, they will be wrong.

https://wapo.st/4cmtGzm

Americans, check your voter registration status: several states have purged their voter rolls.

To check, or register, follow the links from here:
https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote

It's a terrible sign of the times that the page says, "An official website of the United States government. Here's how you know" with a pop-up.

Here’s an interesting “last mile” thing that’s often over-looked. When you park your bike at the bike parking station in downtown Eindhoven, you can pick up a free baby stroller for walking around with your child!