Dr Fitz
@docfitz.bsky.social
Retired professor of special education living in Arizona (@ the moment)
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In thinking about what you can do this year, keep this in mind: showing up at protests has real impact - -
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In thinking about what you can do this year, keep this in mind: showing up at protests has real impact - -
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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How low we have sunk as a country. The US Department of Defense is now run by a rabid war criminal.
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Pentagon Pete in Legal Peril Over ‘Kill Them All’ Orders
A follow-up missile allegedly killed survivors of a U.S. strike on a drug boat.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 AM
How low we have sunk as a country. The US Department of Defense is now run by a rabid war criminal.
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Past time
November 1, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Past time
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When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.
October 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.
Rape is rape
Breaking News: The only man to pursue an appeal after being convicted in a mass trial of raping Gisèle Pelicot was found guilty again.
Another Guilty Verdict After Appeal in Pelicot Rape Case
One of the dozens of men convicted of raping Gisèle Pelicot appealed his verdict, but a French court again found him guilty.
nyti.ms
October 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Rape is rape
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"The fact that some dismiss or ridicule charitable works, as if they were an obsession on the part of a few and not the burning heart of the Church’s mission, convinces me of the need to go back and re-read the Gospel, lest we risk replacing it with the wisdom of this world.”
Leo XIV in "Dilexi te"
Leo XIV in "Dilexi te"
October 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"The fact that some dismiss or ridicule charitable works, as if they were an obsession on the part of a few and not the burning heart of the Church’s mission, convinces me of the need to go back and re-read the Gospel, lest we risk replacing it with the wisdom of this world.”
Leo XIV in "Dilexi te"
Leo XIV in "Dilexi te"
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The Hopi Tribe received a multimillion-dollar federal grant to install solar panels and battery storage systems for hundreds of homes. But the Trump administration has canceled the funding.
A tribe in Arizona planned to connect 600 homes to electricity. Then the funding was cut
The Hopi Tribe received a multimillion-dollar federal grant to install solar panels and battery storage systems for hundreds of homes. But the Trump administration has canceled the funding.
n.pr
October 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The Hopi Tribe received a multimillion-dollar federal grant to install solar panels and battery storage systems for hundreds of homes. But the Trump administration has canceled the funding.
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"Free Press has been concerned for decades about media companies becoming too consolidated and beholden to political power with government entanglements regarding merger approvals and policy changes that they … soft-pedal critical reporting of those in power." - @timkarr.bsky.social @theguardian.com
Kimmel controversy highlights ‘wildly dangerous’ consolidation of TV broadcasting
Rush to ‘preempt’ Kimmel’s talkshow after FCC chair’s threats comes as broadcasters seek merger approvals
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"Free Press has been concerned for decades about media companies becoming too consolidated and beholden to political power with government entanglements regarding merger approvals and policy changes that they … soft-pedal critical reporting of those in power." - @timkarr.bsky.social @theguardian.com
Still…
Median wages for men were up by 3.7% in 2024, but women’s pay stayed the same. Economists say flexible work policies and affordable child care could be the solution to the widening pay gap.
Gender wage gap widened in 2024 for second year in a row
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, median wages for men increased 3.7%, but pay for women didn’t budge in 2024.
mktplc.org
September 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Still…
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Wow, I don’t know why this made me cry, because it’s pretty great…
Freddy Mercury would approve…
Freddy Mercury would approve…
September 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Wow, I don’t know why this made me cry, because it’s pretty great…
Freddy Mercury would approve…
Freddy Mercury would approve…
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics has stopped gathering data in some cities, such as Buffalo, New York; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Provo, Utah.
What does this mean for the reliability of government stats? Can we trust them, or is our economic data in jeopardy?
What does this mean for the reliability of government stats? Can we trust them, or is our economic data in jeopardy?
What happens to prices when data collection is cut?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is no longer gathering data from parts of New York, Nebraska, and Utah.
mktplc.org
August 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has stopped gathering data in some cities, such as Buffalo, New York; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Provo, Utah.
What does this mean for the reliability of government stats? Can we trust them, or is our economic data in jeopardy?
What does this mean for the reliability of government stats? Can we trust them, or is our economic data in jeopardy?
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A group of global civil society organizations have placed the US on a watchlist for urgent concern over the health of its civic society, alongside Turkey, Serbia, El Salvador, Indonesia and Kenya.
July 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A group of global civil society organizations have placed the US on a watchlist for urgent concern over the health of its civic society, alongside Turkey, Serbia, El Salvador, Indonesia and Kenya.
Indeed
The truth here is so ever relevant, is so simple and profound. I think I might pop it into my next book. Sharing yet again:
July 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Indeed
It is not antisemitism to object to the starvation of civilian bystanders.
More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in Gaza, mostly near food sites run by an American contractor, the U.N. human rights office said.
Israeli forces have killed over 1,000 aid-seekers in Gaza since May, the U.N. says
More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in Gaza, mostly near food sites run by an American contractor, the U.N. human rights office said.
n.pr
July 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
It is not antisemitism to object to the starvation of civilian bystanders.
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It was 35 years ago this month that the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. Across the U.S., it's being marked with festivals and parades — and concern due to recent Medicaid cuts. https://n.pr/45exSRv
35 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act - celebrating the success and concern
It was 35 years ago this month that the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. Across the U.S., it's being marked with festivals and parades — and concern due to recent Medicaid cuts.
n.pr
July 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
It was 35 years ago this month that the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. Across the U.S., it's being marked with festivals and parades — and concern due to recent Medicaid cuts. https://n.pr/45exSRv
This scares the crap out me… with RFKj running health department covid was nothing compared to all of these becoming pandemic…
It costs nearly $100 million a year to maintain global stockpiles of vaccines for Ebola, cholera, meningitis and yellow fever in case of emergency. A new study estimates how many lives they've saved.
The world keeps millions of vaccines on ice. Is it worth it?
It costs nearly $100 million a year to maintain global stockpiles of vaccines for Ebola, cholera, meningitis and yellow fever in case of emergency. A new study estimates how many lives they've saved.
n.pr
July 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This scares the crap out me… with RFKj running health department covid was nothing compared to all of these becoming pandemic…
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Dr. Nick Maynard tells NPR he's treating children shot at food distribution sites and witnessing what he believes is the systematic destruction of Gaza's civilian infrastructure.
Inside a Gaza hospital: A British surgeon on what he's witnessing firsthand
Dr. Nick Maynard tells NPR he's treating children shot at food distribution sites and witnessing what he believes is the systematic destruction of Gaza's civilian infrastructure.
n.pr
July 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Dr. Nick Maynard tells NPR he's treating children shot at food distribution sites and witnessing what he believes is the systematic destruction of Gaza's civilian infrastructure.
Beautiful day for a protest rally.
AZ showed up!
AZ showed up!
June 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Beautiful day for a protest rally.
AZ showed up!
AZ showed up!
Made me laugh for the first time in awhile
June 14, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Made me laugh for the first time in awhile
Just had a run in with a cactus. Did you know shite glue does a great job removing all those invisible nasty little spikes.
Waiting on drying…
Waiting on drying…
June 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Just had a run in with a cactus. Did you know shite glue does a great job removing all those invisible nasty little spikes.
Waiting on drying…
Waiting on drying…
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Among the provisions tucked into the bill House Republicans passed this week is a move to limit the power of federal judges to hold people in contempt, potentially shielding the Trump administration from the consequences of violating court orders. Here's what else the GOP slipped into the bill.
The Little Giveaways Tucked Into the Big Republican Bill
www.nytimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Among the provisions tucked into the bill House Republicans passed this week is a move to limit the power of federal judges to hold people in contempt, potentially shielding the Trump administration from the consequences of violating court orders. Here's what else the GOP slipped into the bill.