thedarksidecat.bsky.social
@thedarksidecat.bsky.social
Nonbinary, disabled communist. Also darksidecat@mastodon.social.
While older teens may not need daycare (some do, not all teens can be safely left unsupervised), with about 5% of the overall population being 0-5 and about 15% being under 18, it's extremely unlikely that these children skew towards older teens.
December 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Population density figures, btw, are calculated in square miles, making this particularly annoying because it's harder to say how much area in & outside of Boston is included-but those are Boston's numbers www.census.gov/quickfacts/f...
U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Boston city, Massachusetts
Frequently requested statistics for: Boston city, Massachusetts
www.census.gov
December 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
There are also zero benefits from AI, it's the opposite, it's been demonstrated to cause harm both in education & emotional/social wellbeing. Not to mention the horrifying environmental impacts
December 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This program is so incredibly effective it's used as a model to advocate for similar programs being set up for other groups-it flat out eliminated veteran homelessness in entire towns/regions where it was strongly implemented. No homelessness, less suicide, improved drug/alcohol treatment outcomes
December 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
It's a view built into blaming the Soviets, which is extremely common in US rightwingers. Citing the Black Book of Communism & the Victims of Communism Memorial Fund are common, despite that they directly repeat Nazi propaganda along these lines, framing Nazis as victims of Soviets thru WWII.
December 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM