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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/StateRep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateRep</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TanyaMiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TanyaMiller</span></a>: <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BlackHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistory</span></a> Should be <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Embraced" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Embraced</span></a>, Not <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Erased" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Erased</span></a> </p><p>Instead of encouraging <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/understanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>understanding</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/respect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>respect</span></a> among <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/leaders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leaders</span></a> are strangely focused on pushing <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equity</span></a> disguised as “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/divisiveconcepts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>divisiveconcepts</span></a>.” </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://theatlantavoice.com/op-ed-tanya-miller-georgia-ap-african-american-studies/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantavoice.com/op-ed-tany</span><span class="invisible">a-miller-georgia-ap-african-american-studies/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Critics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Critics</span></a> saw <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/divisiveconcepts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>divisiveconcepts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> as <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/covert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covert</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a>. </p><p>It’s also leaving most clear-thinking <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgians</span></a> wondering what <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/century" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>century</span></a> we are living in.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ThePartyOfHate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePartyOfHate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a> </p><p>— If you have any issue with the paywall, just open the article in reader view, it bypasses it. </p><p><a href="https://www.ajc.com/education/get-schooled/critics-saw-georgia-divisive-concepts-law-as-covert-racism-they-were-right/LYYBIGZ5HNHRZJZNRHYDKPFUKM/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ajc.com/education/get-schooled</span><span class="invisible">/critics-saw-georgia-divisive-concepts-law-as-covert-racism-they-were-right/LYYBIGZ5HNHRZJZNRHYDKPFUKM/</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Manslaughtering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manslaughtering</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> grifter <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/KyleRittenhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KyleRittenhouse</span></a> was paid by <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TurningPointUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TurningPointUSA</span></a> to deliver uninvited <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> propaganda at the University of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Memphis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Memphis</span></a>. 👀 👉 <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPRTkdhft/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">tiktok.com/t/ZPRTkdhft/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The students there let it be known that <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/WhiteSupremacist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacist</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> was not welcome on their campus. 👏 </p><p>And since the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TNleg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TNleg</span></a> passed their ban on <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DivisiveConcepts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DivisiveConcepts</span></a> on campus, it seems the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/BananaRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BananaRepublicans</span></a> shot themselves in the foot - again!</p>
Your Autistic Life FR/EN/ES<p>"Alabama bans DEI programs in public colleges and the teaching of ‘divisive concepts’"</p><p>:why: </p><p>What's going on in Alabama? Don't they know how knowledge is acquired? Do they have this cartoonish notion that when a scientist makes a discovery, everyone else immediately sees the light and falls in line?</p><p>The acquisition of knowledge is an inherently divisive process.</p><p>The law on "divisive concepts" is going to be challenged and will be overturned.</p><p><a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/USNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USNews</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/Alabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alabama</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/DivisiveConcepts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DivisiveConcepts</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/divisive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>divisive</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knowledge</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mast.yourautisticlife.com/tags/idiots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiots</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/alabama-passes-dei-ban-rcna144300" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/alabam</span><span class="invisible">a-passes-dei-ban-rcna144300</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tennessee</span></a> passed a law banning discussion of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DivisiveConcepts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DivisiveConcepts</span></a> , but <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/WhiteCountyMiddleSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteCountyMiddleSchool</span></a> students were given the *required* assignment to write about *killing someone*! ☠️ <a href="https://www.wsmv.com/2023/08/16/white-county-parents-concerned-over-middle-school-writing-assignment-about-killing-someone/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsmv.com/2023/08/16/white-coun</span><span class="invisible">ty-parents-concerned-over-middle-school-writing-assignment-about-killing-someone/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/SaveAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveAmerica</span></a> from the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> cult of death and ignorance!</p>
Preston MacDougall<p>Here is a link to the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TNleg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TNleg</span></a> definition of “<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DivisiveConcepts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DivisiveConcepts</span></a> “, which are only prohibited at (poorly) state-supported aka ‘public’ universities. 👉 <a href="https://www.mtsu.edu/about/divisive-concepts.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mtsu.edu/about/divisive-concep</span><span class="invisible">ts.php</span></a></p><p>In other news; <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataScience</span></a> is a hot major among students and employers. One year ago, our Director of this new program was hired by a private university in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tennessee</span></a>, and this month his replacement was hired by a public university in another state.</p><p>Why does the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TNleg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TNleg</span></a> hate <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a> ?</p>
Preston MacDougall<p>I just receive two back-to-back emails from the President of the public university in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Tennessee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tennessee</span></a>; one reminded us that the state law prohibiting teaching of ‘<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DivisiveConcepts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DivisiveConcepts</span></a> ‘ went into effect July 1st, with information about actions to be taken whenever a student “feel(s) discomfort, guilt, anguish, or another form of psychological distress solely because of the individual's race or sex,” for example.</p><p>The other email reported that the search for a new *Dean of Students* failed! 🤔</p>