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William Lindsey :toad:<p>"In Trump’s America, quality education will be the prerogative of people who are wealthy, people who are white, people who are neurotypical. If your kid needs service for English as a second language or special education, you’re going to be out of luck if the administration gets its way."</p><p>The word "federal" linked to "education" has stuck in the craw of Trump's white Southern base since the integration period.</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DepartmentofEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentofEducation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/income" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>income</span></a> <br>/2</p>
Nat Oleander<p>Teaching my first course at Hugo House, an 8-week playwriting class that is going to be *ridiculously* fun and cool.</p><p>In person in Seattle's Capitol Hill, masks required.</p><p>Partial scholarship applications open tomorrow.</p><p><a href="https://hugohouse.org/product/breaking-from-realism-stories-for-the-stage/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hugohouse.org/product/breaking</span><span class="invisible">-from-realism-stories-for-the-stage/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/playwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>playwriting</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/creative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creative</span></a> <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a></p>
scribblinquill<p>Which type of fantasy character or class would you be? I want to say I'm a warrior, maybe a paladin, but honestly, I'd probably be a wizard... <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/profession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profession</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scribblinquill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scribblinquill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/candles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>candles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handmade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quillcandlemagic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quillcandlemagic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/booknerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>booknerd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wizard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wizard</span></a></p>
Leftist Lawyer<p>Just a friendly reminder for anyone who needs to hear it.</p><p>If you use a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bank</span></a>, instead of a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CreditUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreditUnion</span></a>, you are an active supporter of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/capitalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a>. </p><p>Banks make money off your money.<br>Credit unions give it back to you. </p><p>So, please. </p><p>Go open an account at a credit union and tell the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/banksters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banksters</span></a> to go jump off a pier.</p>
Travis Briggs<p>Free beginner Python class at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@Noisebridge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Noisebridge</span></a></span> in the SF Mission!</p><p>Free classes will cover Python basics such as program flow and module/function definitions, data structures, algorithms, SQL in Python, data analytics with Pandas, APIs, using LLMs, web scraping, and building web apps with Flask.</p><p>Starting Series 5 from the beginning on Mon Feb 24 at 7 PM! We have a whole slate of lectures planned, and this will be lecture number one.</p><p>No experience necessary! No Python installation necessary! Bring a laptop if you want to follow along (not required).</p><p>We're also hoping to livestream and/or record the classes, so stay tuned.</p><p>Feel free to boost!</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>python</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ComputerScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerScience</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HackerSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerSpace</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanFrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SF</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>free</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/event" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>event</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>It's just that the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaire</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Class</span></a> is either <em>too cowardly</em> or <em>too clever</em> to admit to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-2tpwW0kmU&amp;t=400s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this</a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ClassWarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWarfare</span></a></p>
Katherine Pickett, Editor<p>As I'm preparing my class Know Your Competition, I'd love to hear some of the ways you've used competition research to improve your book or your marketing plan. </p><p>Also, as I prepare this class, I'm reminded how much I love researching other books!</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writers</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Writing</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/WritersCoffeeClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCoffeeClub</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/competition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>competition</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/publishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publishing</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/indiepub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indiepub</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/WritingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommunity</span></a></p>
Rachel E. S. Loesche<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Daojoan</span></a></span> makes a great point here: <br><a href="https://www.joanwestenberg.com/clash-power-greed-and-the-fight-for-a-fair-future/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">joanwestenberg.com/clash-power</span><span class="invisible">-greed-and-the-fight-for-a-fair-future/</span></a></p><p>I want to make sure to emphasize that all of these excellent, common-sense solutions must be international. The labor movement must be international. Most importantly, the institution of caps on wealth must be international and egalitarian.</p><p>"Wealth caps aren’t socialist or capitalist — they’re tools for preserving democracy."</p><p>Yes! AND wealth caps have to be instituted at the highest levels of ownership, i.e., states that comprise the international central bank.</p><p>If we accept wealth caps, high corporate taxes, etc., within the current autocratic financial dictatorship controlled by a minority of states, we are forgetting to see where financial power begins and that it is always PROPORTIONAL.</p><p>The international central bank must transform into one that is *truly* international, i.e., egalitarian, i.e., equally restrictive on every member state, and on every member state's debt AND surplus.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MonetaryPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonetaryPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LongPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongPost</span></a></p>
WordofTheHour<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> : a number of students in a school or college, of the same standing, or pursuing the same studies</p><p>- French: classe</p><p>- German: Klasse</p><p>- Italian: ceto</p><p>- Portuguese: classe</p><p>- Spanish: clase</p><p>------------</p><p>See previous words @ <a href="https://wordofthehour.org/r/past" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wordofthehour.org/r/past</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
James Akers<p>I am excited to be teaching a class in Minneapolis, Minnesota in April at FOCI glass studio.</p><p>April 9-13 from 9-5 with a 1 hour lunch break each day. </p><p><a href="https://www.mnglassart.org/visiting-artists" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">mnglassart.org/visiting-artists</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Over the course of an intensive week, we are gonna learn the basics of neon bending while also learning to make vector patterns and designs using inkscape. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.art/@inkscape" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>inkscape</span></a></span> </p><p>This is an all levels class- prior glass experience (or graphic design experience) would be helpful, but is not required.</p><p>We are gonna learn to build digital sketchbooks of designs- complete with cost estimates all from the comfort of our own computers as well as practicing the basic skills needed to make those designs in any color or shape :)</p><p>They said they have some computers, but I highly recommend students bring their own computers, preferably laptops. Then you can edit your designs wherever you want.</p><p>Land of 10,000 lakes here I come!</p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/neon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neon</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/midwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>midwest</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minnesota</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/glass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glass</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/inkscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inkscape</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/howto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>howto</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sculpture</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/intensive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intensive</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>“<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Girl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Girl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dad</span></a>” <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/freaksout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freaksout</span></a> over “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/disgusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disgusting</span></a>” <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/elective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elective</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/discussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discussion</span></a> about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gay</span></a> people. </p><p>He even got a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/busdriver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>busdriver</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/riledup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>riledup</span></a> about the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/activity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activity</span></a> about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/comingout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comingout</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/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</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/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/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</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/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/girl-dad-freaks-out-over-disgusting-elective-class-discussion-about-gay-people/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/girl-d</span><span class="invisible">ad-freaks-out-over-disgusting-elective-class-discussion-about-gay-people/</span></a></p>
James Akers<p>A day after posting that last post, I finished the "Office" at Urbanglass and it's shining brightly now.</p><p>Currently setting up for the Pattern free class- it's gonna be fun!</p><p>Feels good to have the office lit. Yeah I am a little off the pattern.... But aside from everyone on here- no one else will know ;)</p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/neon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neon</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/office" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>office</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/Urbanglass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Urbanglass</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/glass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>glass</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handmade</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/brooklyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brooklyn</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/nyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nyc</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>Aditya Chakrabortty's dispatch from the frontline of the new working class - typified by this tale of the health &amp; wellbeing costs of working in an Amazon warehouse, fulfilling our 'need' for convenience.....</p><p>Its not a happy tale... as you can (already) imagine </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/22/britain-working-class-pain-mental-health" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2024/nov/22/britain-working-class-pain-mental-health</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>I missed Nels Abbey's piece yesterday but his conclusion is right on the button:</p><p>'When the predictable anti-reparations demagoguery emerges, people of all hues should ask: is this person, with his expensively acquired speech pattern, palatial home and a bearing reflective of a privilege amassed on the broken backs of others, materially benefiting to this day and using me as cover?'</p><p>It may be a race issue, but its a class issue too!</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slavery</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/empire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>empire</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/28/britain-white-working-class-slavery-reparations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2024/oct/28/britain-white-working-class-slavery-reparations</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>If you're not convinced by moral arguments about life chances around social mobility, how about the argument that a lack of social mobility in the Uk is costing the country £19bn a year in last GDP? </p><p>which is to say, the classism &amp; defence of privilege that are central to British society are costly to all of us. in economic terms.</p><p>We're wasting an opportunity because austerity &amp; other measures have constrained social mobility </p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/28/uk-loses-out-on-19bn-in-annual-gdp-growth-due-to-lack-of-social-mobility" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/2024/o</span><span class="invisible">ct/28/uk-loses-out-on-19bn-in-annual-gdp-growth-due-to-lack-of-social-mobility</span></a></p>
Emeritus Prof Christopher May<p>Even with 'widening participation' policies in place across the sector, university remans an engine for solidifying class advantage.</p><p>You might want to argue that people from poor(er) backgrounds need to adjust the aspirations, or perhaps be happy with vocational training, but I think anyone who wants to go to university should be able to, and I don't believe the aspirational gap is this large!</p><p>University is even more valuable for those whose life chances are constrained</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universities</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a></p>
Leftist Lawyer<p>Those <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/elite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elite</span></a> wielding <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> must ever be reminded their power flows from the consent of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a>; whose might, when roused, flows over them like a flood. </p><p>The only defense the powerful have ever devised is division; pitting the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> that would drown them, against one another. </p><p>The only defense the people have ever devised is uniting to instill the fear necessary to ensure their <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demands</span></a> are met. </p><p>Say what you will about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThomasJefferson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThomasJefferson</span></a>, but he understood this explicitly.</p><p><a href="https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/105.html#:~:text=there%20has%20been%20one%20rebellion,preserve%20the%20spirit%20of%20resistance%3F" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/105</span><span class="invisible">.html#:~:text=there%20has%20been%20one%20rebellion,preserve%20the%20spirit%20of%20resistance%3F</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Man" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Man</span></a> pelts <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Kettering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kettering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/highschool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highschool</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a> with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/antiLGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiLGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/statements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statements</span></a>.</p><p>Students at <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KetteringFairmont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KetteringFairmont</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HighSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighSchool</span></a> faced a frightening situation as a reported “<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/religious" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religious</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/extremist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremist</span></a>” shouted <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/offensive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offensive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/statements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>statements</span></a> as they walked into <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</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/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</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/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/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</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/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</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/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</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/HateSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HateSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hatecrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hatecrimes</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wdtn.com/as-seen-on-2-news/man-berates-kettering-high-school-students-with-anti-lgbtq-statements/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wdtn.com/as-seen-on-2-news/man</span><span class="invisible">-berates-kettering-high-school-students-with-anti-lgbtq-statements/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>How <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> define <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lawandorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawandorder</span></a> for their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/counties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>counties</span></a> depends on their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/views" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>views</span></a>, with most being <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/white" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>white</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/men" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>men</span></a>.</p><p>With exceptions, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sheriffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sheriffs</span></a> often use their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> to keep an unequal balance in society along <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/racial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racial</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> lines.</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/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Police</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/Violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</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/Homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homophobia</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/Transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transphobia</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/Xenophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xenophobia</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://theconversation.com/how-sheriffs-define-law-and-order-for-their-counties-depends-a-lot-on-their-views-and-most-are-white-republican-men-239282" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/how-sherif</span><span class="invisible">fs-define-law-and-order-for-their-counties-depends-a-lot-on-their-views-and-most-are-white-republican-men-239282</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VicePresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VicePresident</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> to hike the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rate</span></a> to 28% to get '<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hands</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/middle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>middle</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/working" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>working</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a>' </p><p>The push to increase the taxes is a “fiscally responsible” way to put money in the hands of the working class and to make the billionaires and corporations pay their “fair share.” </p><p><a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world/harris-to-hike-corporate-tax-rate-to-28-to-get-money-in-the-hands-of-middle-working-class-12801468.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">moneycontrol.com/news/world/ha</span><span class="invisible">rris-to-hike-corporate-tax-rate-to-28-to-get-money-in-the-hands-of-middle-working-class-12801468.html</span></a></p>