“You were each TOTALLY going to get an extra $.67 a month, if not for fucking Darren over here who forgot to thank me for his employment this morning in the daily thank you ceremony. You guys don’t get it… you think this is easy? Anyways I’m also doubling all your rents.”
“Disregard that last part, forgot you weren’t my ungrateful tenants, because of course I’m also a landlord.”
This country DOES NOT speak the same language state to state on most topics - education chief among them. The concept of “education” means something completely different in Mississippi versus California, for instance.
There has been a slow motion systematic dismantling of public education in “red states” and things like the increasing prevalence of religious influence on our laws and education infrastructure. These things severely impact the quantity and quality of teaching resources. Republicans want undereducated, easily-frightened and broken people to grow up to not vote, or to vote to perpetuate the status quo that they know (an objectively broken system).
Charter schools are funded by vouchers. At first, you’d have options for multiple schools in most places, then the vouchers would cover less and less each year with you spending more and more out of pocket. Then, religious schools would in turn lower their tuitions (as they can afford to subsidize if it means indoctrinating new kids). The result is that families with less money would go with whatever the voucher covers, which would only be religious schools in more and more areas with tone. That’s the plan.
Louisiana is CONSTANTLY at the bottom of the nation in terms of their education offerings. Here’s one of those lists: newsweek.com/most-least-educated-states-america-r…. These are craven theocratic fascists and they won’t rest until public education is eliminated.
Former President Donald Trump, who four years ago called on Joe Biden to take a drug test prior to the pair’s first debate that September, decided to make the same demand on Friday—one that Biden is sure to wave away once more....
A federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday blocked a new Biden administration rule that would prohibit credit card companies from charging customers late fees higher than $8....
This guy had so much positive momentum… And he turned into such a disappointment.
I watched you give interviews outside gas stations and I put your sticker on my car, dude. Fucking bummer. Really has to be the stroke with such a drastic personality change.
“…and this is why there shouldn’t be any taxes” C’mon, go ahead, round that the corner, libertarian - we all know you want to.
I don’t think you know what actual fascism is, or what it looks like. Your statement reads like you are boycotting universities and have casually avoided being “educated” by “credited professionals” so that you don’t turn a “decent person” who “contributes to society” and “understands words”.
Keep fighting that good fight, you do your own research!
You’re a troll, obsessed with (and speaking as if you understand) the nuance of the US while you’re all the way in South Africa. You have nothing to say and you’re universally disliked.
I heard a person call into a show the other day, voice only, and talk about some poor working conditions at a factory. Made me think about how it would probably be so easy for nefarious bosses to be able to identify that person through voice recognition SW with all of the data that comes from us looking directly into cameras and...
Sorry, wasn’t suggesting perpetual info capture, this could be a brief view every 3 to 6 months, just enough to update a voice/facial profile in a system.
Ball's in your court, Mikey. (lemmy.world)
The lunch rush is dead as Americans live for the weekend, office workers are pinching lunchtime pennies (www.nbcnews.com)
Maybe those 20 seconds were because of the lack of getting raises? (lemmy.world)
Some Trump-appointed judges keep sneaking Biblical reference into court opinions (www.salon.com)
Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy (fortune.com)
In 'Abandonment of Public Education,' Louisiana to Allow Tax Dollars to Pay for Private Schools (www.commondreams.org)
Six-month-old baby shot repeatedly during Arizona standoff with child’s father (www.theguardian.com)
Police were able to rescue child, who is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, before house caught fire with father still in it...
It Is Inexcusable How Judge Cannon Is Delaying the Trump Documents Case (www.nytimes.com)
Trump, Still Stuck in 2020, Recycles His Tired Drug Test Demand (www.thedailybeast.com)
Former President Donald Trump, who four years ago called on Joe Biden to take a drug test prior to the pair’s first debate that September, decided to make the same demand on Friday—one that Biden is sure to wave away once more....
Judge blocks Biden administration rule capping credit card late fees at $8 (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday blocked a new Biden administration rule that would prohibit credit card companies from charging customers late fees higher than $8....
Paul Pelosi attacker sentenced to 30 years in prison (www.bbc.com)
The man who attacked the husband of former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been sentenced to 30 years in prison....
John Fetterman was open about his depression. Now he wants to create a national mental health commission (www.inquirer.com)
What American Fascism Would Look Like (newrepublic.com)
Greg Abbott declares open season on protesters in Texas (www.motherjones.com)
Australia’s richest woman seeks removal of her portrait from exhibition (www.cnn.com)
Kia is testing an electric pickup in the US that looks like a Ford F-150 Lightning (electrek.co)
Do companies store facial and voice recognition data from the thousands of hours of zoom/teams calls that their employees use?
I heard a person call into a show the other day, voice only, and talk about some poor working conditions at a factory. Made me think about how it would probably be so easy for nefarious bosses to be able to identify that person through voice recognition SW with all of the data that comes from us looking directly into cameras and...
It could soon be illegal to publicly wear a mask for health reasons in NC (arstechnica.com)
What a beautiful romantic comment by Rishi Sunak (lemmy.world)
Trump and Johnson spread unfounded fears by urging non-citizen voting ban (www.theguardian.com)
Trump falls back on false claim that non-citizen voting threatened his popular vote, despite data proving that it’s a lie...
Education (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
Tesla Cybertruck Peeled Open Like A Can Of Sardines After Crashing Into A Ditch (www.carscoops.com)