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Inceltown posted:https://twitter.com/Kingkeraun/status/1290428862870913024 this is great, pro-click
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i dunno why but this stuff hits me harder than any other stuff. Just being silly and goofy and fun while still making the world a little better
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Aug 8, 2020 01:49
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Bust Rodd posted:i dunno why but this stuff hits me harder than any other stuff. Just being silly and goofy and fun while still making the world a little better It's hosed up that this level of 'being goofy and fun' is seen as pretty bold, and also might also get them targeted for harassment or worse.
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Outrail posted:It's hosed up that this level of 'being goofy and fun' is seen as pretty bold, and also might also get them targeted for harassment or worse. c'mon dude, this is the happy thread
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This might be a bit obscure and local but hey. A couple of days ago, John Hume died. He was a huge figure in Northern Irish politics who spent his whole life working to bring about peace and reconciliation in NI. He was also a great advocate for other kinds of social justice; he believed strongly in the importance of credit unions in helping ordinary people get access to credit when the banks wouldnt help them. He founded one in Derry and was the president of the Irish League of Credit Unions by the age of 27. As a result of his efforts towards getting the Good Friday Agreement signed, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. So, an all-round exceptional person. He wasn't universally loved at the time though; he was called a traitor for talking to the Unionists, to the british government, he was called worse by unionists because he talked to Sinn Fein. It was a very suspicious, very hostile, very violent period. Sadly John developed Alzheimer's disease, so in his latter years he was confused and would get lost when out walking around his hometown Derry. His widow Pat says that when that happened, people would always walk with him to make sure he was safe, taxi drivers would pick him up and drive him home safely. She said that because of his illness he sometimes said strange or inappropriate things but none of the people who helped him ever repeated anything like that, because they just wanted to protect him.  She said that within her lifetime Derry had become a much kinder place, and I think we can give John a lot of credit for that.
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Aug 9, 2020 09:59
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the idea of a coot so old and lovable that the entire town takes care of him is deeply heartwarming thank you
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Big respects to a true community leader. Rest in peace, John Hume.
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Foo Diddley posted:c'mon dude, this is the happy thread Sorry, forgot where I was. I'm going unbookmark this one.
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Bust Rodd posted:the idea of a coot so old and lovable that the entire town takes care of him is deeply heartwarming thank you ynohtna posted:Big respects to a true community leader. Rest in peace, John Hume. When I think about it, it's absolutely crazy how much the situation there has changed since I was a child. Back then (25ish years ago), the news every night was just full of bombings, shootings, knee-cappings and/or fire-bombings. It was endless and seemed so hopeless. Now, it's so much better, it's not perfect of course, there are still lots of old wounds and old hatreds, but they don't control everything anymore. Virtually no one wants to go back to the bad old days and John Hume was a huge part of making that happen, when a lot of people thought it simply couldn't be done  Edit: also if you're ever stuck arguing with someone about whether or not a police force can be disbanded and successfully rebuilt to eradicate systemic bias, point them at the disbanding of the RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary) and the creation of its replacement, the PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland). Pookah has issued a correction as of 20:47 on Aug 9, 2020 |
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a massive republican effort to try and primary ilhan omar just went up in flames, and the stooge that ran against her conceded one hour after the polls closed 
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Lutha Mahtin posted:a massive republican effort to try and primary ilhan omar just went up in flames, and the stooge that ran against her conceded one hour after the polls closed every member of squad soundly defeated their challengers  https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/1293378542793891841
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Lutha Mahtin posted:a massive republican effort to try and primary ilhan omar just went up in flames, and the stooge that ran against her conceded one hour after the polls closed The Squad: *wins by greater margins than LBJ beat Goldwater* Media: The Squad eeked out tough wins against strong challengers this cycle. In case anyone would like a preview of tomorrow's headlines.
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Aug 12, 2020 05:28
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Azathoth posted:The Squad: *wins by greater margins than LBJ beat Goldwater* Happy Thread
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Inceltown posted:Happy Thread And it's not even accurate. It's completely the other way around. They ran horse race articles before each and every one of the re-elections "WILL SOCIALIST UPSTART XXXX BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THE MASSIVE TITAN LIKE FORCES SENT TO DISPATCH THEM??? BIG STRUGGLE AHEAD, UPHILL MEGA BATTLE, SHAKY FATE" , And then afterwards, each and every time, they kind of just blankly go "oh uh, big victory for xxxx  , faaaart"
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Grape posted:And it's not even accurate. It's completely the other way around. All of the immediate headlines were like this: https://twitter.com/AP/status/1293376531532849152 Wow lucky break for Rep. Omar "survived" by only 20 points! And then the articles that come out the next day are more like what you described. In conclusion the media is a land of contrasts.
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Aug 12, 2020 21:29
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Comrayn posted:All of the immediate headlines were like this: Local GOP hates her so much that they're trying to talk themselves into going all-in on her opponent's campaign. The logic is that he's black and Rep. Omar hates the cops and there were riots so maybe they can flip the table. I'm doing everything I can to encourage them.
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Zeroisanumber posted:Local GOP hates her so much that they're trying to talk themselves into going all-in on her opponent's campaign. I'm assuming you know this, but for those who don't, it isn't well reported nationally but Ilhan's challenger was heavily funded by pro-Israel groups who were super mad about her support for BDS, opposition to Israeli apartheid, and just for generally recognizing Palestinians as humans. The GOP wants her gone for a variety of reasons, but this really drove a lot of SuperPAC money into the race, and her challenger actively worked to hide the source of the money to boot and probably broke campaign finance laws to do it. He's currently facing two lawsuits over that, including one from the DFL, our state Democratic Party. It really can't be overstated just how little grassroots support he ever had. And the entire Minnesota political establishment from centrists to the DSA lined up behind Ilhan. The only places that supported her challenger were the bits of the rich first ring suburbs in her district and that wasn't near enough. Apparently there was $10 million spent against Ilhan, both directly given to her challenger and by SuperPACs against her, and they couldn't even crack 40%, now that is happy thread material.
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Oh man, this post is exactly what I needed. I'm a teacher in Texas with my rural school reopening in a couple of weeks with kids in the building. Everyone is in various stages of anger and unease about it, but our hands are tied at the state level. Despite all that, we are all trying to get things set up and ready to really help these kids figure out this insane time we live in. This kind of stuff reminds me why I signed up for this insane job a few years back. Thank you
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Crazy Ferret posted:Oh man, this post is exactly what I needed. I'm a teacher in Texas with my rural school reopening in a couple of weeks with kids in the building. Everyone is in various stages of anger and unease about it, but our hands are tied at the state level. Despite all that, we are all trying to get things set up and ready to really help these kids figure out this insane time we live in. This kind of stuff reminds me why I signed up for this insane job a few years back. 
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Crazy Ferret posted:Oh man, this post is exactly what I needed. I'm a teacher in Texas with my rural school reopening in a couple of weeks with kids in the building. Everyone is in various stages of anger and unease about it, but our hands are tied at the state level. Despite all that, we are all trying to get things set up and ready to really help these kids figure out this insane time we live in. This kind of stuff reminds me why I signed up for this insane job a few years back. bless you and the kids you teach and shepherd. stay strong
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Crazy Ferret posted:Everyone is in various stages of anger and unease about it, but our hands are tied at the state level. Could you strike?
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Stringent posted:Could you strike? That's the spirit!
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Stringent posted:Could you strike? Not really. This is Texas where we cannot have unions, we have "associations" which are as toothless as you can imagine. The Texas Education Agency has threaten the funding of schools that do not open and the Attorney General made a rule that schools cannot close for "Preventive Measures". So in the end, the answer is not really without forever blowing our careers. That said, we are doing the best we can with what we got which is basically the teacher's attitude. I got an incredible team of educators to work with and I got a good leadership crew. My Principal is setting the ground work for, not if we close, but when we close down for online teaching. I teach in a school with a lot of institutionalized poverty and other woes. A lot of these kids coming back have not seen a adult who gives a poo poo about them in five months. But this is the happy thread and I refuse to bring it down. Here is my happy story in exchange for all the good feels I've gotten from here lately. I'm from a lower middle class background, but I always saw high school graduation as an inevitability, not a struggle. It just would happen and I don't have to give much care towards it. Right before the quarantine shutdown, I was working with a senior on his graduation project. This is a semester long project that helps a student graduate despite them not passing the state tests (which are just the worst). Despite the quarantine, we got this project finished and this kid could graduate and move on with being a future basketball superstar. I volunteered to help with the graduation and found myself working one of the gates. So here I am passing out water and face masks when I just suddenly get mobbed by this giant family. I am a middle aged, dumpy white guy and suddenly I am in the center this giant black family, getting hugged by my graduate (who has 100lbs and about a foot of height on me). Everyone is shaking my hand, their grandparents want to get a picture with me, their little kids are asking if they can be in my class when they get to the high school. They are all wearing custom shirts with their graduate's face on them. This is when I found out that my student was the first graduate in their family, in the traditional sense, from high school. This really brought home how important this was and gave me a giant sense of perspective that I did not have before because of my own upbringing. It's a hard job, but very much worth it.
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Crazy Ferret posted:Not really. This is Texas where we cannot have unions, we have "associations" which are as toothless as you can imagine. The Texas Education Agency has threaten the funding of schools that do not open and the Attorney General made a rule that schools cannot close for "Preventive Measures". So in the end, the answer is not really without forever blowing our careers. Time to move to a state that doesn't treat you like an expendable tissue.
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i have some big news https://twitter.com/classicsnature/status/1293155429703245824
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Get wood cocked lol
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no no, you're supposed to learn walk without rhythm 
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wizzardstaff posted:no no, you're supposed to learn walk without rhythm But the woodcock WANTS to attract the worm???
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Jorp has Covid. https://www.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAteMyFace/comments/i5e1y0/jordan_petersons_daughter_advocates_against/
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Maya Fey posted:i have some big news omg, I literally came here to post this. They're the cutest.
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Crazy Ferret posted:It's a hard job, but very much worth it. I'm someone on the other side of the world, and I ain't really got any direct stake in this jobs' outcomes. Like hell if that would stop me from being happy that there are teachers like you. You give people a hard fought chance they'd never get. A ticket for life. Very happy thread.
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Zeroisanumber posted:Time to move to a state that doesn't treat you like an expendable tissue. Fwiw, the West Virginia and Oklahoma teacher strikes were both illegal as well.
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Maya Fey posted:i have some big news 
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the clip is still hosted here https://www.reddit.com/r/Eyebleach/comments/g61gnv/mama_woodcock_teaches_her_babies_how_to_lure_worms/
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it was this clip https://twitter.com/PhysicsAndAstr1/status/1292581661436194816
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Crazy Ferret posted:Not really. This is Texas where we cannot have unions, we have "associations" which are as toothless as you can imagine. The Texas Education Agency has threaten the funding of schools that do not open and the Attorney General made a rule that schools cannot close for "Preventive Measures". So in the end, the answer is not really without forever blowing our careers. Just wanted to give a big thanks for sharing this story - it gave me a good tearing up.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ Was just looking for the song to post in response to bitchell finally getting the hammer, but when I started watching it, I realized that I never knew what the band actually looked like and...well, if you'd like to see the absolute peak of the 70s, check that poo poo out.
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