Nutrition. Public health, health justice, food access. Anti racist. Pro labor forever and always. Evidence based. #COYS
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A student of mine, here since toddler, and currently of legal status, was removed from the country for 10 years due to coming here illegally. They were then told if they wrote a letter of of apology to homeland for coming here illegally they'd consider dropping it to 18 months. Done in our names
Most of the democratic voters are still having lunches or holidays with the people that voted for this.
They wanted this to happen. It isn't ignorance after this long. They knew. They all knew. They were totally cool with terrible things happening to other people.
Racism.
I was trying to, apparently we are unable to communicate effectively so will wish you a good day. Sorry about whatever the confusion was.
Most of us still talk to the people who made this happen, how are we expecting someone to jeopardize everything when some of us still have pleasant meals with them?
Why are you asking the Black players to do more and not the white ones? Stop this and start considering how we have the responsibility and what we need to do.
Sorry for misinterpreting your first post.
Ya, I deleted as you were specifically talking science. I didn’t have time to give a proper response then, but it was clear I was confused. I would argue that we were more in the dark before, too. This is not a new thing, I’ve been teaching this for decades. Just White Supremacy in action.
Most of us wouldn’t even surround our dinner table at holidays to exclude our racist uncles, let alone the White House.
As opposed to when we literally owned humans? This has always been America, we allowed our family members to do and support this since slavery. White America has welcomed it in, and half of us still go have pleasant meals with Nazi and rape sympathizers
If you’ve ever been tempted to say “Hey, RFK Jr has a few good points” - just keep in mind, people who are not creepy eugenicist white supremacists also have those few good points, amplify them.
RFK Jr is an evil eugenicist. Don't ever let that be forgotten.
Thanks, appreciate it. I think it's important we don't go back to where we were with our major legacy media.
Because if it's believing NYT as a truth teller we have problems. They were horrendously untrustworthy and I refuse to need to choose them as someone I believe. I won't believe them or Fox News.
Is the NYT quote an attempt to identify them as responsible for some of this or to rehab their image as a truth teller?
The “Take things out of context to get people they disagree with in trouble at work” brigade has apparently made it here.
28 million a year for PBS Kids is just an insane return on investment.
The “could have been” food budget increases by the passing hour.
I *hate* they are the place for European football. This is one of my personal compromises I make in my constant effort to vote correctly with my dollar. Not happy about it, though.
I'd like all your apples. Sorry I only have two, perhaps you can find all apples elsewhere.
We could have fed all the kids in this country with those sunken jets.
Imagine cheering for Partey.
I guess I need help understanding where the line from “This group is protesting this policy that hurts what our field does, and having an event this day” and “this is happening on our campus this day” and “this is happening on our campus and I’m going to check it out and be there”.
..we agree I can say “this policy is coming from these reps, and this is a consequence of it”. I’m sure we agree I can talk about events that relate to these current policies. Is the issue “I am going along”? Even if students knew I would anyways?
(Taking in your other reply) - the line seems tough to define, ya? We agree I can say RFK Jr is going to kill people, explain why, and talk about how everything he says is a disaster for public health. We agree I can teach about DHHS and how they are killing people with current choices...
Simple example is this - if an admin were to suggest to entirely cut WIC or SNAP - it would be wrong of me not to share information about things that might stop it from doing so in a course that teaches food equity and food policy. I’d have to share the protest info.
Anyways, the answers is this stuff is not only ok but necessary. At least with my curriculum. This could eventually look like a protest, I suppose. I would tell my students I was protesting for starving kids and I’d share that info I’d imagine.
Or “This funding cut will cause these people to go hungry and here is rep contact” info?
How about “Here is an update from a State partner on threats from the current administration to our current food policy, who will be impacted, and what you can do if you want to do something?" I noted from the beginning mine situation was different, but still political.
There’s also levels of students and content, mine are graduate students learning about things like food policy. They are choosing to pursue these things. It’d be irresponsible for me not to show policy implications and opportunities. Might be less true for a freshman intro course.
There are definitely differences based on the student. Not exactly the same, but still a political action - I have invited my students to join me in contacting their representatives. In fact, I send weekly updates from a partner about political things they can do (that relate to our content).
Ya, it was like “ya good?” or something now that I listened back.
Also I did just finish watching this video so maybe Lucas is just on my mind. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqes...
Haha, oops.
I thought so but didn’t the person yell Lucas haha It’s early and I’m an idiot, though.
Lucas too, though.
I actually glanced at their profile and don't think they're real so blocked them. That being said, I've had to have this same argument for a decade now so left my post up.
Almost all immigrant populations lower crime rate when introduced. And they have lower rates than citizens. Immigrants commit less crimes than Americans, regardless of political party.
More succinct and better states than I've been.
I feel this with Doue too.
My daughter said she had to paint my nails for champions league.
I had to miss second half of Nuggets game, but a Westbrook assist to beat them in OKC is so incredible. Couldn’t have scripted it better.
They want the club to fail, Ange delivering a European chip would ruin everything they stand for. They're down bad right now.
I personally know of 3 local research grants that are cut. In-home mental health care being one of them, and I believe they were mid trial. Consider the ethics of in-home mental health care research being cut during a treatment. Doesn’t take much imagination to craft a disastrous scenario.
Agreed, very happy to be off X (deleted on our election night), but there’s something to the excitement about a deal that could have been.
I know I’m doing something right when someone gives me a call back to clarifying deportation vs rendition from earlier in the term.
Who knew being born during COVID would end up also being the “last of the full childhood vaccination series” generations.
At this rate Kevin Bass has to be up for an executive branch position any day now.
I know a few students follow me here so occasionally like to connect some of the public health dots, appreciate you posting the comment so I was able to do so.
I haven’t used +/- grading for years now and am much happier. Side benefit is students care less about each % of a grade and just engage in the content more.
Apologies, didn’t try to make it seem like that was your view. I knew you thought it was terrible and would support what I was saying. Just trying to distill it down for any people who follow me for that stuff.
For the record, this is the exact opposite. You can see some mortality data that shows despite the structural obstacles people persisted better. Suggesting, Mexico was sending abled bodied healthy individuals (to work and send money home). This also is supported by the workforce stats.
There's this scene in elemental where the fire lady gets told she's articulate. She says "Amazing what speaking the same language your whole life can do". I think about that line all the time.
Racism can't be dismantled passively.
Kermit Ruffins is a true goat. His Skokiaan is one of the finest pieces of music ever written. My grandpa was a professional jazz bassist, I went to his shows a lot as a kid. Kermit remains among the greats.
I joke about moving but also - even if I could get a job feels crappy to go take one from some local person because we made terrible choices.
Hi it's me. Not a dumbass with a PhD.
Mikey Moore!!! #coys
As I said there is room for disagreement there. That's a fine, but different, point. I'm not sure I agree, but that's ok. In your view the injuries (really the schedule, rest days, etc) explain less of the problem than mine. No one is making an excuse here as far as I can tell.
Said another way - shouldn't we try to explain things to resolve what went wrong? That isn't excusing it, it sucks. But, finding out why and talking about it seems important.
What if the results are unacceptable because of the explanation though? There's room to disagree here, but you can be explaining something without excusing anything.
Why did the lawn get wet? It rained. Explanation or excuse or are they synonymous?
All these teen boy talk brings me back to one major point- If straight dudes cared more about what women like than what other men think women like, we'd be a lot better off.
Hear me out - world is a hard place and we should provide leniency without demanding a full explanation of why. This culture of students or employees telling profs or bosses everything is unhealthy. "Hey Dr Lunsford I need a day" - "ok". One student burning me ok for the many ive helped.
I was able to read it, and yes, that was a pretty rough answer. Worst part of the whole thing probably.
This is outrageously dishonest.
Thank you so much. Can't read now but I will.
It’s just a mess, we felt it this year. Hoping semi auto fixes some of it.
I'm a spurs fan so dunno how you'll take this - but I feel ya.
Major spring project trellis rebuild: complete
It is a bummer to have the greatest job in the world knowing it won't last.
Let's pretend this is only a fraction of what is really out there. How much money is being spent on something both statistically and practically insignificant?
It is semi auto yes.
Ya my discipline is health sciences and public health so it's hard for me to make generalizations to others. It's every second of every day in my world. I do respect other fields it may vary. Though, having sat on faculty senate curriculum, I do think there's more room for it.
Ya if I understand this correctly we all agree with - Teaching the world is political is ok Teaching how your discipline interacts with that is ok Teaching civics and how civil activity plays is even ok Teaching "we are all going to protest" is not ok. Again can't read article.
Thank you so much for the perspective and clarification!
I don't have access to the article, no, but thanks for sharing that.
I wish your works would have made it.
(Dunno why I phrased it that way, I essentially always agree)
Think back to all the "punish Kamala" rhetoric. She was never punished, she's doing great. This active obstacle to the only alternative to concentration camps was impactful. History books will be written about it. Obv less blame than others, but this was real and damaging.
I'm not about blame, really. I get why people found the option bad, I resonate with it. I'm about understanding what happened. And stein voters on Twitter rooting for Trump victory is part of what happened. It showed up on campus, it was part of the story.
Even if there are takes I slightly disagree with it's always obvious why you believe it and what you're saying. Don't see how people could find you unclear.
I wasn't ok with any of it you ghoul.
And I'm not the one to bring this to - ive put myself under personal and professional risk for Palestine.
That's not what I was saying and ive clarified repeatedly. Im wishing no torture or death on anyone and I've been clear.
No, in fact I find you so consistent in views it's easy to contextualize if necessary.
Cuti and he in sync is so beautiful.
Woke up missing Pat Stay today.
I teach public health. It's so political and racially driven I give entire disclosure statements day one of class regarding my political history. We talk politics every single day, couldn't teach without doing so. I also suspect CS could use this perspective, inequity exists in that curriculum.
Because sadly a large portion of us wanted this. They gave us a goddamn instruction manual of how to destroy the country and tons of us said "yes pleas.
My kid rules. At home science just because she's curious.
No I've already clarified.
(FWIW I was also guy risking himself with admin for our campus protestors. I hope to contextualize my response by saying I'm sure we are in agreement on the vast majority of issues)
Frankly I don't care who is to "blame" because it's complex. But people who obstructed the only alternative option are definitely part of the "how did we get concentration camps" story. They in fact will play a prominent role in that history.
All I'm saying is we knew the consequences in advance. A whole ass document told us. We knew concentration camps were on the table. We had another option. We chose the camps guy. And we all own it.
Definitely blame for the disgusting policy of the dem party and United States for decades here. Not even blaming others so much, I resonate with the reasons. But we knew the consequences of him winning. He told us. Some stein voters hoped he'd win on twitter. Vocally and repeatedly.
Yes, lots of blame there too. But the people who preach harm reduction in all other parts of society choosing harm in that moment also chose this. We all knew this would occur if he won, there’s no question about that. People either chose harm or to reduce harm.
Yes. Or were taught on white skin and can't recognize conditions on Black skin.
I recognize that can be read terribly. Not my intent. I'm saying it as in the meme "x supporters for y" as in they supported it.