MrQuindazzi @mrquindazzi@qoto.org
“Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is a great equalizer of the conditions of men,—the balance wheel of the social machinery.... I mean that it gives each man the independence and the means by which he can resist the selfishness of other men. It does better than to disarm the poor of their hostility toward the rich: it prevents being poor.”
—Horace Mann, Twelfth Annual Report of Horace Mann as Secretary of Massachusetts State Board of Education, 1848
Joined Nov 2022
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Many of the conservatives who are pushing hardest for book bans in public schools homeschool their kids or send them to private schools.
They still push for this because destruction of public schools as an engine of egalitarianism, democracy and social mobility serves their larger ideological goals of having an unequal society with "good people" like them at the top, served and exploited by exploited and ignorant poor underneath.
Merry Christmas
Happy Winter Solstice. It only gets better from here
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The abandoned Bethlehem Steel mill in Bethlehem, PA
Gallery: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/bethlehem-steel
@Gaytongomez@mastodon.social Nice
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With each new surge of Mastodon users, I feel the need to point out:
1. Welcome!
2. There is a learning curve here, but most people find it short and not very steep. Play around, explore. You'll get it.
3. Lots of people are willing to help.
4. Yes, it's different than Twitter. Sometimes in good ways, sometimes not. But you'll figure it out.
5. With surges especially, things sometimes get slow/glitchy, but they usually get fixed pretty quick.
Be patient.
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@drvolts Installed our solar almost exactly a year ago. Looks like we will make 22MwH this year. RI is ~$.22KWH so $4800 of electricity produced
@drkarenlcox@historians.social Very excited to get this book
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A reminder that the New York Times routinely engages in circus-act contortions to normalize right-wing extremism. There is not a shadow of a doubt anymore about Musk -- he's actively promoting the extremists -- but the Times insists the record is fuzzy.
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Over an hour later, still no FACTS about Hunter's laptop. Did THEY get to him? Has he been Epsteined?!?1?
The Celtics are just crushing it this year. Enjoying it as it happens
@DrPsyBuffy It's an awful situation. As you say, it makes you suspicious and distrustful.
@DrPsyBuffy That's often the case. Harder and harder for independents to stave off corporate take overs.
I really, really cannot stand dishonest people.
Making a profit dishonestly has really infected far too many aspects of American life.
@DrPsyBuffy In a former life, I was an (honest) service writer at a car repair shop. My best advice is to A. get word of mouth recommendations from people you trust B. establish a long term relationship with a local service you trust.
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Rebuilding my follower base is going to be a project. But fuck it. Let’s do this.
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Elon Musk wants Tesla cultists to pay through the nose to be a beta tester of a "feature" that may be exceedingly risky -- and they're apparently flocking to do it.
P.T. Barnum was underestimating things...
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All these conflicts are just skirmishes in the same war: liberals want to move to a society in which racism & homophobia are socially unacceptable; conservatives are determined to prevent that from happening. We should talk about it openly!
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My thing is, slapping a religious or intellectual superstructure around your repugnant sentiments does not make them any less repugnant. "I'm a conservative Republican" is an explanation but not an *excuse*.
Excellent, fun win by the Celtics. Luka Dončić is absolutely ridiculous.
One thing I love about the NBA is all the international players. Give me hope
“Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is a great equalizer of the conditions of men,—the balance wheel of the social machinery.... I mean that it gives each man the independence and the means by which he can resist the selfishness of other men. It does better than to disarm the poor of their hostility toward the rich: it prevents being poor.”
—Horace Mann, Twelfth Annual Report of Horace Mann as Secretary of Massachusetts State Board of Education, 1848
Joined Nov 2022
