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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 6h

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blueeyes5131949.bsky.social @blueeyes5131949.bsky.social · 11h

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Mari Ness, writer of things @mariness.bsky.social · 2d

This means that marine biology classes cannot discuss, say, parrot fish.

(Parrot fish typically start out as female, then later say, you know, I've had enough of this, and turn male, all while munching away with powerful teeth on coral.)

Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 2d

A Texas public university administrator's notes for a meeting with faculty.

"No daylight": faculty "cannot discuss or teach anything regarding transgender - only male and female." They must "scrub" syllabi for "transgender items."

And keep everything out of writing: "Don't email; talk directly."

Notes from "Faculty Meetings":

1. From Tech System Chancellor through the Vice Chancellor and
General Council to our President, Provost and General Council:

Executive order of the President
Executive Order of the Governor
HB229

2. These documents direct that there are only two sexes: male and female

3. With regard to curriculum and what is discussed in the classroom and as part of the course, you cannot discuss or teach anything regarding transgender - only male and female

4. If you decide not to do this, you are on your own, no backing from the university, and you are placing your position at peril (Texas A&M)

5. Questions have been raised and are being asked, but for now a complete moratorium is what is expected.

6. No daylight on this - tell FACULTY NOW

7. Trans names are recognition in class are also a problem, use given/legal names, not preferred names

8. Check course descriptions to scrub for transgender items - Rewrite syllabus if necessary

9. Take preferred pronouns out of email signatures (expect a "standard" email signature to come from Communication & Marketing soon)

10. Remove "Ally" stickers from email signatures, offices, etc.

11. Don't email; talk directly

12. Questions; Please help me to coordinate any questions that you might ahve so that I can forward them up and get them answered.

13. Email copies of the information listed above (executive orders and HB)

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BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 9h

And with that, I am off for the night to spend some quality time with my better memories. I love you, Blueskyers.

Stay golden.

BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 9h

I say this while I have courage to...

I help the people that I help, because nobody was there to help me when I needed it most until recently. I tell them how proud I am of their progress because I never heard that as a child. I work jobs which help people in need, not people in want.

Proud of u

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PaperQuip @paperquip.bsky.social · 11h

Amazing costumes at #nokings

chef‘s kiss to this group costume!

using humor to fight fascism and authoritarianism is a powerful tool

@indivisible.org

Group costume at no kings protest with 3 people dressed wizard of oz characters. The tin man is holding a sign reading ice has no heart, the lion is holding a sign reading GOP has no courage and the scarecrow is holding a sign reading Trump has no brain

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BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 9h

Good. Keep the pressure up!

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🦋 Carmen G., PhD 🐸(🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings 🌎✊🏾🐸

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

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BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 9h

Did you know that iPhones are manufactured in a plant with multiple human rights violations and whose partners use child labor?

The more you knowwwwwwwww.........

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ExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸💙🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 9h

CHICAGO:
ICE agents can now be arrested in Cook County and can no longer arrest people at court hearings...

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BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 9h

Gavin Newsom is NOT the hero you think he is.....

BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 9h

That's nice.... Hey... what is your stance on the homeless in your state? hmm? gonna keep wiping out their camps instead of actually helping them recuperate?

Any comment?

BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 9h

I am NOT fucking around. So if you fuck with me or my circles, please KNOW that I will fuck your world up, legally.

BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 9h

That's nice.... Hey... what is your stance on the homeless in your state? hmm? gonna keep wiping out their camps instead of actually helping them recuperate?

Any comment?

BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 9h

Oh yeah? lol

Thanks. We know.

BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 9h

Truth is the BEDROCK uppon which this platform is placed. You are failing to gain any traction here because all of us passed our research methods classes in college.

What was your grade?

BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 9h

......says the person with zero friends. mkayyyyy, punk

BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 9h

You misspelled *BROKE

BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 9h

Why are you STILL lying? What do you hope to gain by your constant blatant miserable conflations of the truth?

WE SEE THROUGH YOU, BITCH.

BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 10h

Are you STILL here? lol

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BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 10h

Which is why I hunt the ones who make violent threats online. I can find anything about anyone with less than a photo.

It's purely self defense. ;)

BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 13h

Then I report them for their content.

BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 13h

I don't block anyone. I post my rebuttals backed by honest proof, and then watch them try to squirm and slip their way out of a genuine response not laced with insults.

When they post more bullshit, I call that out also.

To the point that they melt down and descend into tirades and pity parties. 🫠

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BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 13h

He is aligned right a lot more than he is aligned left, that much is certain.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Actor John Cusack attended “No Kings” in Chicago, Illinois. ✊
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BlackOwl @jbertuglia.bsky.social · 13h

MONUMENTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 14h

Trump has escalated from murdering South American fishermen to now bombing California freeways

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