I used to enjoy browsing #TikTok... but there goes the neighbourhood. There was always a dark underbelly, but since they went dark in the US for a few hours and then returned, it's gotten so bad, I don't think I'll spend much more time there. It is now very much like Twitter, full of hate, fact denial, and reality disengagement.
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Found this on the weekend on our walk.
[#]streetart #graffiti #dog #cartoonstyle
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No, no, no.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2793485/school-classes-can-go-online
[#]online #learning was a massive #failure we are still struggling with, & nothing meaningful has happened to remedy the situation. I believe in #hybrid and full online #education. But it needs support, #training, #infrastrastructure, and the right selection of #software. All don't exist. Talk without action only ensures career success for those at the top, while #students & #teachers lose.
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"..gen Z’s declining use of social media. They are the only generation whose time on social media has fallen since 2021, according to GWI, another research company, although older people are digitally detoxing too..."
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/27/the-boring-phone-stressed-out-gen-z-ditch-smartphones-for-dumbphones
Interested to see this playing out. Having more than just a few disconnect, will help others. I see parallels with the reported declining drug and alcohol use in younger cohorts. It has become too much, and people notice and change.
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[#]toomajsalehi is going to be killed by the #gov of #Iran he dared to support protests against them.
Only gov leaders and top.officials should be subject to the #deathpenalty
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crgyelwlyzpo
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Not a fan of so-called #conservative #politics. There are things worth preserving, but conservatives always fight for the stuff that needs to go, while opposing preserving the good stuff. Will never understand how #christians can oppose #healthcare for the poor.
The most glaring reason I oppose the #rightwing side of politics is their reliance on #lies and #deception. Any government or political party labelling themselves as #leftwing, but resorting to lies, are not #leftwing per definition 1/2
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[#]Iran is a terror #regime. It terrorises its own people and people around the world, mostly via proxy but often directly. But the #G7 statement doesn't sit well with me. From the two groups in this fight, one showed up in '48, the other in '79. Both are #illegitimate, both need to be condemned, and both need to be removed from #power as their main objectives are sowing unrest and hurting people who disagree with them.
[#]politics #internationalrelations
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So, Musk thinks it's OK to violate the laws of #Brasil, and that he knows what's best. We know through his actions that #freespeech isn't what motivates his comments, but it is his support for the #farright and #whitesupremacy. You can take the #boy out of #southafrica, but that doesn't automatically remove #apartheid from his #mind or #spirit.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/08/tech/elon-musk-brazil-investigation/index.html
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If anyone can connect me with Darryl George or his family, that would be great. I would love to offer him regular free tutoring until he is allowed back into school to complete his secondary education.
This is a disgrace. The USA is a #free country? It's the 21st century. He attends a public school, not the army. I'm happy to see this young man stand up for himself, & that he has the full support of his family.
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/22/texas-crown-act-judge-barbers-hill/
[#]education #humanrights #USA #Texas #legalcase #haircut
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The quote was taken from an ABC article:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/vp-harris-white-house-speak-nex-benedicts-death/story?id=107480756
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"The family noted that Nex's bullying had begun after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law in May 2023 that barred transgender and gender expansive youth from using bathrooms consistent with their gender identity, citing safety concerns."
We need to continue talking about this until the laws are annulled, and serious social change has taken root. No #justice, no #peace.
The #police is not #investigating but covering the #murderers.
https://popular.info/p/nex-benedicts-mom-raises-doubts-about
[#]nexbenedict #lgbtqia
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We all heard the saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words shall never hurt me." Thing is, words have consequences.
Nex Benedict was murdered because of the words of old people who should know better.
Never forget.
RIP Nex. You'll always be loved.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/2/18/2224306/-Libs-of-TikTok-targeted-a-district-then-a-non-binary-student-was-killed-on-campus
[#]murder #lgbtqia #hate #rightwingpolitics #consequences
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I love tech and was very excited about the recent developments and creations in the #AI space.
Doubts are creeping in, and the voices are staring to become deafening.
Here are some of the key sources nourishing my concerns.
[#]politics #humanity #philosophy
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