Readings for May 4, 2023

💬☠️ Meta putting child users at risk, says US regulator 🔗 - Hell, they are putting all of us at risk. It’s not as if adults aren’t being similarly harmed by these companies. As always, remember kids: Capitalism serves only capital.
🎒🔫 Michigan school district bans all backpacks from school buildings, citing safety concerns 🔗 - But I thought bulletproof backpacks were the solution? 🙄

Readings for May 3, 2023

📚✊🏼🏳️‍🌈 Students protest during Governor’s Scholar Program 🔗 - The kids are alright. The adults, on the other hand, are practically useless.
🤯 Nebraska Prison Staff Used Excessive Force Subduing Inmate Suffering Mental Health Crisis 🔗 - The American prison system is not serving anyone particularly well - the incarcerated nor the public - but certainly for those with serious mental illnesses. The Office of the Inspector General report one this horrific incident is worth a read. Though be warned that if you have any humanity, you’re going to be awfully pissed by the end of it.

🧑🏼‍🦽🔫 Why Gov. Abbott invoked the immigration status of shooting victims 🔗 - Ummm, because he’s a ignorant bigot trying to appeal to other ignorant bigots? Come on, WP, that was an easy one… 🤷🏽‍♂️
🚀💥 Rio Grande Valley groups fight to keep SpaceX non-disclosure agreements private 🔗 - How is it legal for a public institution, supposedly answerable to the public, able to sign an NDA with a private corporation?

🤯 Judge slams Tesla for claiming Musk quotes captured on video may be deepfakes 🔗 - So, the argument here is that, in light of deepfakes and such, objective reality cannot be objectively verified? Ergo, he is not responsible for anything that he may or may not have said in the past? Apparently, having billions of dollars just turns you into an absolute fucking nutjob.

🤯🤑 School board votes to eliminate majority of social workers from school district 🔗 - “They do a good job, and we need them. But when it comes down to it, at the end of the day, it’s all about money.” As it always is. Don’t forget kids: Capitalism serves only capital.
🔫🪖 Suspected leaker made threats and researched shootings 🔗 - How does a young man with a history of being “suspended from high school when a classmate overheard him making threats and discussing Molotov cocktails as well as other weapons” manage to get accepted into the military, much less be granted top secret security clearance?
⚰️ White woman whose claim caused Emmett Till murder has died 🔗 - Good. I hope she suffered horribly in the end.