Why This Matters (Even If You Don’t Live There) A public education system is the scaffolding of any democracy. It’s where young citizens learn not only arithmetic and grammar, but curiosity, empathy, and the habits of coexistence. Undermine it, and you don’t simply erode a talent pipeline, ...
This article really takes a hammer to the BS from conservative think tanks, the UCP and the like who denigrate public education. Well done McGill OSS.
“Because when we stop investing in education, we stop investing in ourselves.”
#Canada #Education #PublicEducation
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/student-contributors/false-economy-education-cuts
"As I turn 50, I am filled with mixed emotions. I dread what lies ahead if I reach 60," writes Alice Wong.
Disability activist Alice Wong has died.
"Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, and full of love."
She founded Crips for eSims for Gaza, which raised millions for phone connectivity for Palestinians in Gaza.
https://time.com/6960765/alice-wong-muscular-dystrophy-essay/
Alice Wong has passed away and the disability community has lost a leader. I lost a mentor and a friend. The Disabled Ginger wouldn't exist without Alice and everything she taught me.
Alice Wong helped me accept my disabilities.
She taught me there’s no social justice without disability justice.
She encouraged me to start The Disabled Ginger and was a friend & mentor.
She won’t be forgotten.
Don’t let the bastards grind you down:
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/thank-you-alice-wong
#alicewong #disability #disabilityjustice #chronicillness #ableism #death #grief
The Vile family are now patiently waiting for a chick to fledge.
Feeling overwhelmed by divisive opinions, endless rows and unreliable facts? Here’s how to weather the data storm
The equipment needed to keep the grid running is hard to make, and materials are limited. And supply-chain bottlenecks are taking years to clear.
Two new Silicon Valley data centers are built and ready to operate, but they can't start running: the electric power equipment they need isn’t available. The U.S. electrical grid faces a crisis of supply-chain delays and soaring costs that threaten reliability, even as demand surges. https://theconversation.com/supply-chain-delays-rising-equipment-prices-threaten-electricity-grid-269448
Kim Petras made history as the first openly trans woman to win a Grammy in 2023, but we cannot forget Wendy Carlos, whose 86th birthday is today.
Happy Birthday to Wendy Carlos, composer famous for Switched On Bach, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Tron. She also did a brilliant collaboration with Weird Al and many other albums wirth checking out.
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/14/kim-petras-first-trans-person-grammy-win-wendy-carlos/
The mayor-elect can use his popularity to protect New York’s capacity for self-government from outside interference, while reaffirming what his campaign promises mean to the city.
Making progress is more than making policy – what Mamdani can learn from de Blasio about the politics of urban progress. https://theconversation.com/making-progress-is-more-than-making-policy-what-mamdani-can-learn-from-de-blasio-about-the-politics-of-urban-progress-269062
The Grafana Stack can be an incredible powerful monitoring solution, but through my experience I found out how maintenance intensive it is and how uncertain the…
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