@cmajuscula Yeah, the ones who do it well also _actually do it_. There is a reason why teaching exists as a profession.

@cmajuscula I know of at least one similar case as well. :/ I find it really sad because this is another classic example of right-wing authoritarians and kooks ruining something that could actually be appropriate for some children. I would love to unschool my kids with like-minded parents in a co-op, for instance.

@OldDude71 Not for the students or the state of Louisiana, but it is going swimmingly for the grifters who get free money from it. #brightside #silverlining

Tens of thousands of Louisiana students are in unapproved diploma programs that have no requirements:

#charleslussier #education #louisiana #associatedpress #ap #sharonlurye #homeschooling #scams #children

If you want to do _more_ than just Buy Nothing Day, you can also OptOutside, celebrate Native American heritage, and read a book: https://www.npr.org/2023/11/20/1213214810/black-friday-2023-alternatives-shopping

#buynothingday #blackfriday #optmist #npr #emilyolson #optoutside #hiking #library #libraries #museum #museums #learning #edification #culturejamming

I hope you will all join me in celebrating Buy Nothing Day today, as it is too easy to buy unnecessary things: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/it-s-too-easy-to-buy-stuff-you-don-t-want/ar-AA1ki3ma

#theatlantic #msn #msn.com #amandamull #buynothingday #commerce #capitalism #latestagecapitalism #consumerism #blackfriday #thanksgivingtide #ecommerce #onlineshopping #friction #risk

Conservative police officers are refusing to collaborate with progressive prosecutors: https://www.npr.org/2023/11/23/1214894247/disgusted-by-citys-top-prosecutor-a-police-officer-refuses-to-testify

#npr #propublica #sachapfeiffer #lawenforcement #legalsystem #justice #justicesystem #stlouis #rogermurphy #kimgardner #allthingsconsidered

In a surprise to no one paying attention, American law enforcement views left-wing politics as terrorism and sometimes overlooks far-right movements: https://unicornriot.ninja/2023/fbi-labels-anti-fascists-and-anti-racists-as-violent-extremists/

#unicornriot #leftwing #antifa #domesticterrorism #blm #blacklivesmatter #animalrights #alf #elf #earthliberationfront #animalliberationfront #anarchism #anticapitalism #fbi #dhs #federalbureauofinvestigation #departmentofhomelandsecurity #arturodominguez #police #policing

Disinformation and misinformation is rife about the current war in the Holy Land: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/11/israel-palestine-interview-series-gaza-viral-disinformation-social-media/

#megansquire #splc #southerpovertylawcenter #gaza #war #israelhamaswar #israelgazawar #palestine #israel #disinformation #misinformation #socialmedia #motherjones #henrycarnell #medialiteracy #criticalthinking

Diamonds suck: https://diamondssuck.com/

#diamond #diamonds #scams #moissanite

@Tarnagh I actually have no idea what the next best practice is, friend. :/ I wish I had something more useful.

@vozoto @awnaves I hate to embarrass you in public like this, but that title is ambiguous, because it could refer to an actual novel he published named IT or it could be an acronym for information technology. Sorry. :/

@awnaves He may turn this experience into a novel about a writer in a sleepy New England town that is haunted by the specter of poor data management policices.

Jenny Hoffman has set a new record for running across the United States in 47.5 days, besting the old record by a week: https://www.npr.org/2023/11/10/1212383938/running-marathon-record-jenny-hoffman

#running #distancerunning #ultramarathon #ultramarathoning #npr #us #usa #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica #meganlim #jennyhoffman

Central Buck School District in Pennsylvania had culture warriors banning books and picking fights over minorities (and wasting taxpayer money), so local residents took back power by running for the school board: https://www.npr.org/2023/11/11/1212185489/election-pennsylvania-school-board

#centralbuckschooldistrict #cbsd #pennsylvania #npr #democracy #authoritarianism #protofascism #emilyrizzo #education #meghanbudden #heatherreynolds #fiscalresponsibility #democrats

All Maine residents have had their private information stolen in a ransomware attack security breach: https://www.maine.gov/moveit-global-data-security-incident/

Please direct this to any loved ones you have in Maine.

#security #privacy #ransomware #cybersecurity #cyberattack #hacking #maine

Mainland China has somewhere north of USD $1 trillion loaned out almost entirely to states in financial crisis and is imposing punishing terms on repayment: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/06/china-worlds-biggest-debt-collector-as-poorer-nations-struggle-with-its-loans

#china #prc #peoplesrepublicofchina #beltandroad #bri #beltandroadinitiative #debt #lending #money #finance #amyhawkins #guardian #theguardian #theguardiandotorg #debt

While the Burmese junta is still largely in control, it faces many challenges from pro-democracy groups and ethnic militias: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/07/myanmar-junta-facing-biggest-challenge-yet-after-new-offensive-by-armed-groups-analysts-say

#burma #guardian #theguardian #rebeccaratcliffe #myanmar #shanstate #democracy #conflict #war

A list of mass killings in the United States in 2023: https://apnews.com/article/mass-killings-united-states-list-8eea3427796229eb127e052b3c66c691

#assocaitedpress #masskillings #massshootings #gunculture #ap #us #usa #unitedstates #unitedstatesofamerica

An innovative program between a non-profit and Los Angeles County has a de facto real estate agency for the unhoused and it has a huge return on investment: https://www.npr.org/2023/10/24/1207461308/homelessness-housing-losangeles-la-real-estate-unhoused

#npr #losangeles #la #homelessness #unhoused #houselessness #jenniferludden #allthingsconsidered #publicradio