CharlieMcHenry

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to queer

Friends say Oregon man was killed while defending LGBTQ friend - He was a ‘protector’ by nature. Just a reminder that being an ally, standing up for what is just and right, can come with a substantial cost. Still, individuals like this man, RIP, do not shrink from the challenge, even if it costs their lives. We should all be so strong and brave. #murder #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #Defense #hate #HateCrimes #RIP #hero https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/friends-say-oregon-man-was-killed-defending-lgbtq-friend-rcna94368

CharlieMcHenry, 11 months ago to anime_titties

Central US is now getting worst of the drought. Corn crops are stressed, rivers are running low - “The frequency and intensity of droughts and rainfall are increasing due to burning fossil fuels and other human activity that releases greenhouse gases…” #GlobalWarming #Drought #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #Agriculture #Farming https://apnews.com/article/4160f309ba6c56b139bc0cfc68930b8e

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to california

California moves to silence Stanford researchers who got data to study education - This is ridiculous, muzzling academics to protect a state agency. Absurd. #CDE #California #academia #research #HigherEd #Stanford #education #legal https://edsource.org/2023/california-moves-to-silence-stanford-researchers-who-got-state-data-to-study-education-issues/694920

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to climate

US refuses climate reparations for developing nations - Is Kerry attempting to protect American corporate interests with this clueless statement? Is the word ‘reparations’ so fraught with risk? In most cases, developing countries like the USA are responsible for much of climate change. It is only reasonable we should pay for at least a portion of the damage we’ve done. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Climate #reparations #GlobalWarming https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66197366

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to Florida

"Florida Schools to Tell Kids Slavery Benefited Black People" - uh-huh. Revisionist history is a key characteristic of fascist states. Florida most certainly qualifies. #Florida #education #history #BLM #slavery #SlaveryEducation https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-schools-will-teach-how-slavery-brought-personal-benefit-to-black-people?via=ios

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to missouri

School board in Missouri, now controlled by conservatives, revokes anti-racism resolution - proving YET AGAIN that conservatives are #racist - #Racism #Missouri #education https://apnews.com/article/missouri-school-board-drops-antiracism-resolution-9d857b0e316950b600684e0050b85229

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to climate

Big oil quietly walks back on climate pledges as global heat records tumble - Energy firms have made record profits by increasing production of oil and gas, far from their promises of rolling back emissions. Surprised? I didn’t think so. These #FossilFuels corporations are criminally polluting the planet. Their wanton pursuit of profit is going to kill millions, extinct a host of animals, and worsen the #ClimateCrisis for all. Time to hold them accountable. #GlobalWarming #ClimateEmergency #Climate #Mobil #Exxon #Shell https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/16/big-oil-climate-pledges-extreme-heat-fossil-fuel

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to random

If there ever was any doubt about the evil nature of #BigPharma this should put that to bed as J&J sues US govt to halt Medicare drug price negotiation plans https://www.reuters.com/legal/jj-sues-us-govt-halt-medicare-drug-price-negotiation-plans-2023-07-18/

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to climate

There’s a heatwave in the sea and scientists are worried - "I am concerned as a climate scientist that we are further than we thought we are." #GlobalWarming #Ocean #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #SeaTemperatures https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230720-theres-a-heatwave-in-the-sea-and-scientists-are-worried

CharlieMcHenry, 11 months ago to legal

DOJ charges 78 people with $2.5B in health-care fraud - Grifters everywhere, including it seems… medical doctors and other #HealthCare professionals who though they could profit from #fraud during the pandemic. #legal https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/28/doj-charges-78-people-with-2point5-billion-in-health-care-fraud.html

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to Texas

Texas troopers told to push back migrants into Rio Grande and not to give water in this extreme heat. And these people call themselves Christian. This is unethical and inhumane at best, it is murder by authority at worst. But it is SO #texas - #immigration #CBP #TexasTroopers https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/18/us/texas-troopers-migrant-treatment-concerns/index.html

CharlieMcHenry, 11 months ago to random

Republicans in red states are attacking #academia by introducing bills in state legislatures to limit or eliminate #tenure. Experts say they risk harming their state economies AND diminishing the status of their in state universities and colleges. Tenure protects professors, gives them freedom to teach and do research. It is folly to target this respected and traditional practice for political purposes. #highereducation #academicchatter #academicmastodon #universities https://www.juancole.com/2023/06/restricting-college-economies.html

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to environment

Focus: P&G drops forest pledge, drawing ire of green groups, investors - It was all a lie folks, clear evidence of corporate #greenwashing now abandoned. #PandG makes a lot of products. Can’t blame you if you just stop buying them until the firm makes itself more #Environment friendly. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/pg-drops-forest-pledge-drawing-ire-green-groups-investors-2023-07-26/

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to BraveBrowser

I like and use the #BraveBrowser but this concerns me: The shady world of Brave selling copyrighted data for AI training - #Brave #Browsers #Data #DataPrivacy https://stackdiary.com/brave-selling-copyrighted-data-for-ai-training/

CharlieMcHenry, 11 months ago to maine

Power companies spend millions to fight Maine’s proposed not for profit utility - because… power should be FOR PROFIT of course, and not a PUBLIC UTILITY! What a bunch of BS. #power #electricity #Maine #publicutilities https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/18/maine-state-run-utility-power-companies

CharlieMcHenry, 11 months ago to Bulgaria

Talk about strong female voices joined in an exotic and enticing Eastern European (Bulgarian) tune. This group, Blato Zlato, is based in New Orleans (curiously), with members from Bulgaria, New Mexico and Cali. I find their music quite haunting, unique and exotic. Maybe you will too. #FemaleMusicians #MusicVideo #EasternEurope #Bulgaria #FolkMusic #BlatoZlato #Ethnomusicology https://youtu.be/ZMIiR0u279I

CharlieMcHenry, 11 months ago to random

Lemmy daily active users has skyrocketed 1600% this month https://lemmy.world/post/632941

CharlieMcHenry, 11 months ago to random

As the final #FemaleMusicians post of the day, check out this really powerful song by Eivor Palsdottir. Again, a Nordic tune that makes the natural world sing. These songs can include Yoik or alternatively Jojk passages, a deeply personal or spiritual cultural expression of the Sami people indigenous to the north of Scandinavia. Though she does Yoik, Eivor’s is not Sami, however, she sings in her native Faroese - the language of Faroe Island, as well as multiple other languages.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=EV4Rmb_IIhk&feature=share

CharlieMcHenry, 11 months ago to humanrights

Happy Saturday, mutuals. Lots of #juneteenth celebrations going on this weekend. A happy #juneteenth2023 to all. The battle for equality is far from over for most minority groups, especially African Americans. Subject to institutional racism, discrimination in housing, jobs, education and access to services; our African American brothers and sisters now face voting restrictions, increasing hostility and the erasure of the actual history of their race in building our country. It is a difficult time, requiring more involvement and direct action to stem the reactionary white supremest and christian nationalist movements spearheading contemporary hate and discrimination. #race #racerelations #equality #HumanRights

CharlieMcHenry, 11 months ago to reddit

Frustrated Reddit management demands moderators remove NSFW labels, or else - The high drama continues as mods and users persist in their revolt. #Reddit #SocialMedia https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/6/23786474/reddit-nsfw-moderator-protest-final-warning

CharlieMcHenry, 11 months ago to random

Texas governor signs law shutting diversity offices at public universities https://www.reuters.com/world/us/texas-governor-signs-law-shutting-diversity-offices-public-universities-2023-06-15/

CharlieMcHenry, 11 months ago to queer

7 Republican AGs write to Target, say Pride month campaigns could violate their state’s child protection laws - They’re still at it folks. Twisting a joyful event into a dark, perverted place of their own making. This is conspiratorial fantasy at its worst. The pogrom continues, fueled by the hatred and misinformation of the so-called christian conservative right wing. Christo-fascists are our biggest social and cultural problem. #Pride #conservatives #Republicans #RepublicansAreTheProblem #hate #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #LGBTQIArightsareHumanRights #HumanRights #equality #discrimination https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/08/business/target-attorneys-general-pride-month/index.html

CharlieMcHenry, 11 months ago to uk

The Donald Trump of the UK, Boris Johnson deliberately misled parliament, UK report says - of course he did. Lying is what men like Trump and Johnson do. Boris was fired from his newspaper reporting job for making up a quote. He was disciplined for lying about an affair. The man is a serial liar, just as Trump is. And when confronted, both go on the attack, dismissing and deflecting. How tiring… #UK #ukpol #BorisJohnson #ToryCorruption #ToryLies #poliltics #parliament https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/boris-johnson-wilfully-misled-parliament-says-uk-report-dubbed-rubbish-by-ex-pm-2023-06-15/

CharlieMcHenry, 1 year ago to random

US urged to reveal UFO evidence after claim that it has intact alien vehicles - I’ll believe it when I see it… so it’s time to come clean. Is it is, or is it ain’t? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/06/whistleblower-ufo-alien-tech-spacecraft

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to random

Racism underlies disparities in maternal mortality in Americas, UN report says https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/racism-underlies-disparities-maternal-mortality-americas-un-report-2023-07-12/