Oligarchy (noun): A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
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Progressive humanist. ❤️ Tree lover. 🌳 Garden witch.🧙♀️ Hawky hockey. 🏒 Peace enthusiast. ✌️ Cats. 🐈 🐈⬛️ Birds. 🕊 🦉 Deer. 🦌
While I avoid planning class for tomorrow, how about a cool #Physics demo? ⚛️🧲 Let's talk about Faraday's Law. What's Faraday's Law, precious? Well, it's the reason that a sheet of aluminum can bring a swinging magnet to a screeching halt.
This was supposed to go out on the front porch but she’s decided it’s her new best friend and won’t let it out of her sight. Fuck.
NYS DoH just sent a reminder that healthcare workers are required to wear a mask if they haven't gotten their flu shot. It makes zero sense they are ignoring COVID and not requiring masks for everyone. COVID levels are high, and you can still spread it if you are vaccinated.
It's an attack on all our information worlds as a precursor to taking everything else
You really can’t consider the current moment outside of the context of successful efforts to ban books, curriculum, and educators for being too woke. The logic and mechanisms were well built and now they’re being pushed into overdrive.