Eric Fleming
@darkshade56.bsky.social
Retired Army LTC who is trying to understand how we got here. I am a novice beekeeper and veteran microbiologist. Hit me up if you’re looking for answers and facts regarding politics, scientific knowledge, and keeping yourself sane in the upcoming future 😉
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Undermining students' trust in teachers/professors might also be by design. Because tech companies have a great deal to gain financially if they can persuade families, students, and policymakers that AI can replace teachers/professors in schools.
“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”
Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students
A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.
www.edweek.org
October 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Undermining students' trust in teachers/professors might also be by design. Because tech companies have a great deal to gain financially if they can persuade families, students, and policymakers that AI can replace teachers/professors in schools.
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A White Christian nationalist pastor argued recently on a right-wing podcast that the Bible--specifically Deuteronomy 21, about how a father must bring his rebellious son to the town square to be stoned--justifies state violence against Black boys and young men.
www.theroot.com/why-this-whi...
www.theroot.com/why-this-whi...
October 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A White Christian nationalist pastor argued recently on a right-wing podcast that the Bible--specifically Deuteronomy 21, about how a father must bring his rebellious son to the town square to be stoned--justifies state violence against Black boys and young men.
www.theroot.com/why-this-whi...
www.theroot.com/why-this-whi...
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It is simply accurate to call this regime segregationist.
Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It is simply accurate to call this regime segregationist.
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I wrote about how the road to fascism is paved with false equivalencies. lithub.com/the-real-thr...
The Real Threat to Free Speech in America is From the Right, Not the Left—Stop Pretending Otherwise
The road to fascism is paved with false equivalencies. For years we’ve been told that the censorious Left is a serious threat to free speech. If Simon & Schuster cancels one book because the pu…
lithub.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I wrote about how the road to fascism is paved with false equivalencies. lithub.com/the-real-thr...
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Top vaccine regulator returns to FDA after recent firing.
Top vaccine regulator returns to FDA after recent firing
Vinay Prasad had been dismissed less than two weeks ago.
www.politico.com
August 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Top vaccine regulator returns to FDA after recent firing.
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Multiple times this year I’ve had coffee with fellow immigrants who grew up in corrupt third world countries and the shared sentiment has been that Americans don’t understand how bad things are going to get.
August 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Multiple times this year I’ve had coffee with fellow immigrants who grew up in corrupt third world countries and the shared sentiment has been that Americans don’t understand how bad things are going to get.
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Fifty-one years ago today.
August 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Fifty-one years ago today.
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Um yeah, what he said. Exactly.
Kristi Noem MELTS DOWN after South Park MOCKERY
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
youtu.be
August 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Um yeah, what he said. Exactly.
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Good morning!
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July 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Good morning!
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So Trump is threatening to solve it “the way it should be solved”.
Let’s remind him of some examples how he solved the J6 insurrection:
- A day of love
- Very fine people
- Pardoned all J6 criminals
You're the instigator of all this, Donny.
You better sit this one out, toddler!
Let’s remind him of some examples how he solved the J6 insurrection:
- A day of love
- Very fine people
- Pardoned all J6 criminals
You're the instigator of all this, Donny.
You better sit this one out, toddler!
June 8, 2025 at 5:02 AM
So Trump is threatening to solve it “the way it should be solved”.
Let’s remind him of some examples how he solved the J6 insurrection:
- A day of love
- Very fine people
- Pardoned all J6 criminals
You're the instigator of all this, Donny.
You better sit this one out, toddler!
Let’s remind him of some examples how he solved the J6 insurrection:
- A day of love
- Very fine people
- Pardoned all J6 criminals
You're the instigator of all this, Donny.
You better sit this one out, toddler!
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Little girl walking out of the hospital to a standing ovation after being on life support. #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
June 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Little girl walking out of the hospital to a standing ovation after being on life support. #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
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Bill Cassidy and RFK Jr: A Short Story
1. Cassidy says that RFK Jr. will keep ACIP intact
2. RFK Jr. fires every member of ACIP
3. Cassidy says he will talk to RFK Jr. to ensure RFK Jr. appoints qualified people to ACIP
4. RFK Jr. appoints quacks
5. Cassidy wants to delay ACIP meeting
1. Cassidy says that RFK Jr. will keep ACIP intact
2. RFK Jr. fires every member of ACIP
3. Cassidy says he will talk to RFK Jr. to ensure RFK Jr. appoints qualified people to ACIP
4. RFK Jr. appoints quacks
5. Cassidy wants to delay ACIP meeting
June 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Bill Cassidy and RFK Jr: A Short Story
1. Cassidy says that RFK Jr. will keep ACIP intact
2. RFK Jr. fires every member of ACIP
3. Cassidy says he will talk to RFK Jr. to ensure RFK Jr. appoints qualified people to ACIP
4. RFK Jr. appoints quacks
5. Cassidy wants to delay ACIP meeting
1. Cassidy says that RFK Jr. will keep ACIP intact
2. RFK Jr. fires every member of ACIP
3. Cassidy says he will talk to RFK Jr. to ensure RFK Jr. appoints qualified people to ACIP
4. RFK Jr. appoints quacks
5. Cassidy wants to delay ACIP meeting
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Canada opens the door to deeper European defence and security partnership
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Brussels to meet with EU members #Canada #EU
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Brussels to meet with EU members #Canada #EU
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada opens the door to deeper European defence and security partnership | CBC News
Canada and Europe will be drawn a little closer together as Prime Minister Mark Carney signs a strategic defence and security partnership with the European Union. It's the first step away from Canada'...
www.cbc.ca
June 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Canada opens the door to deeper European defence and security partnership
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Brussels to meet with EU members #Canada #EU
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Brussels to meet with EU members #Canada #EU
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...