Humanities as the new subversive edge–culture as counterculture. There are some old school vapors here, but they smell increasingly intoxicating: https://t.co/qlRRjBzjqP
— Erik Davis (@erik_davis) May 21, 2019
These people on a remote Japanese island enjoy eating a poisonous plant https://t.co/DP31s6bKQE
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 22, 2019
Fellas. He walks up to your girl at the club. Wyd 😂 https://t.co/BLiIROLhLB
— Tarence Ray (@tarenceray) May 22, 2019
Seems Theresa didn’t want to share her moment…pic.twitter.com/ExWgsShwbO
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) May 24, 2019
Once again a car crashes into a ‘Welcome to Glendale’ sign https://t.co/YwQdagESBn
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 25, 2019
#LAgrimStreets https://t.co/OJISjJgTKY
— LA Grim Streets (@LAgrimStreets) May 25, 2019
Every day Los Angeles decision makers postpone change is one day closer to this:#climatechange pic.twitter.com/6qLmOABYVA
— Erik (@erik_griswold) May 25, 2019
Just got a news clipping that my parents’ auto mechanic in Cleveland Heights is retiring.
His advice to customers: “The world is on fire. The private automobile is the spawn of the devil. Give up your car.” pic.twitter.com/6Pd1nUvqGX
— David Binnig (@davebinnig) May 18, 2019
we call this photo “well-off, middle-aged neoliberal folks achieving things” pic.twitter.com/6vTOjYWzCu
— Oliver Lee Bateman (@MoustacheClubUS) May 24, 2019
Zuck’s New Scam https://t.co/SnlsyRajti
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 23, 2019
..and since driverless cars are the theme of the day, here’s evidence that Tesla’s ‘autopilot’ has killed another person – rather makes @elonmusk ‘s claim that there will be a million driverless vehicles on the road next year a tad fanciful?https://t.co/RzjF1xkLDo
— Christian Wolmar (@christianwolmar) May 21, 2019
We all know the operators will be in lower-wage countries. Also, genius safety idea, can’t wait to get killed by glitched-out industrial equipment because the internet connection went down. https://t.co/YcsOdYNPBP
— Corey Pein 😃🤑😐😩💀 (@coreypein) May 21, 2019
More hidden heroines of science. Margaret Hamilton & Ellen Fetter played a critical role in the birth of #Chaos theory. Astonishing story about underlooked #WomenInSTEM. Thanks to @QuantaMagazine for bringing this to light. Hope it’s headed for a movie https://t.co/BHbDeCH8Uy
— Margaret Wertheim (@margaretwerth) May 20, 2019
According to the book Kebra Nagast the Ark of the Covenant given to Moses by God, was bought to #Ethiopia by Menelik I 10th c. BC. #Tabot is the Tablet onto which the Ten Commandments were written. Replicas are kept in every Church dedicated to particular saint. @britishlibrary pic.twitter.com/L5WoZCGTFy
— Eyob Derillo (@DerilloEyob) May 21, 2019
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I am a retired literacy and ESL educator, with 27 years of experience teaching secondary-level students in public schools. During the last 10 years or so of my teaching career, I noticed a definite shift on the part of the powers that be, away from the humanities and toward STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). STEM, STEM, STEM, was the focus. Reading and writing instruction was to be geared to non-fiction, because that was the focus of the almighty tests. We were closely monitored to make sure that we didn’t deviate from STEM.