Conservation scientist. Artist. Mum of 2. Trustee @keyconservation š Passionate about #biodiversityš± #conservationš #tech4wildlifeš©š¼āš» & #citizenscienceš±
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One more time, louder, for the good girls in the back. šš»
Reminder for recovering āgood girls:ā
1. You can stand up for yourself and let someone know you wonāt tolerate certain behaviors.
2. When someone is rude, you donāt need to laugh it off or pretend itās ok.
3. āI donāt find that funnyā lets people know that joke didnāt work for you.
4. Youāre not too sensitive because you express how you feel.
5. If someone doesnāt accept your answer, itās not a cue to keep explaining. Itās a sign they donāt respect boundaries.
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Meet Andy Ogles.
While America is calling for "Gun Reform Now," Andy is the US Congressman for Tennessee's 5th district, which makes up part of Nashville, where a shooter just took the lives of 7 Americans, including 3 children.
Andy thinks that taking Christmas photos with his children holding large guns, makes him tough and electable.
Let Andy know what you think.
Phone 202-225-4311
Fax 202-226-1035
Twitter: @AndyOgles
Facebook: andyogles
Congressional Address:
U.S. House of Representatives
151 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Overload his phone lines, emails, and mailbox. This is how we fight back.
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Today is day 86 in the year; #MassShootings (four or more casualties, whether killed or injured) in the #USA add up to 129 so far, including today's #SchoolShooting in #Nashville. That's 150%! š
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#GunViolence
#BanAssaultWeapons
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I tried to watch the TikTok testimony before Congress but the totally clueless boomers who are in control of the US were giving me so much secondhand cringe with their absolute lack of understanding of any basic tenet of modern social technology that I gave up.
The idea that weāre seeing so many respiratory illnesses this year bc of masking & social distancing sounds great, because while things suck now we would be seeing a return to normal soon. Problem is, itās not true. Covid weakens immune systems long term.
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This thread should be required reading for millennials. "Good girl" conditioning was enforced from every corner when/where I grew up & I'm working to fully unlearn it before my daughter is born. It's amazing how motivating not passing stuff on to your kids can be for self-growth.
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We're excited for #SAIPlatform2022! @samuelpsinclair will be attending to participate in a debate surrounding the commitment of the food and drink industry to achieving #NetZero by 2050. Find out more š
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The anti-abortion law that just got resurrected in AZ was part of a code that also said no Black, Indian, or Asian could testify against whites, forbade all marriages between whites and non-whites, and defined the age of consent to be just ten years old.
h/t @HC_Richardson
From time to time Iām blindsided by the realization that when I think of my parents as they were when I was in elementary school, they were MY age, which blows my mind. š¤Æ
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Here is our latest release of the Behind the Scenes at @KeyConservation series! This week, we have a new addition to #conservation organization profiles. Organizations can now share an in-depth look at the Big Issues that they face on their profiles. Each issue will have a quick
I suppose Iām asking because Iām wondering if Iāve missed some really important element that makes these stories essential to read at a young age.
(Oh & yes before anyone asks, this does mean we donāt do any Disney movies so far either, and theyāre not on my radar for now)
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I just feel really uncomfortable with stuff like Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel & Gretel, Snow White, Cinderella, Red Riding Hood etc. where thereās child abuse, threats to babies, violence/death as a positive outcome for ābaddiesāā¦ without what I would label a justifiable payoff.
5/?
On the other hand, I do see a value in teaching him these stories at some point due to their ubiquity as a reference in Western art, literature and culture. But again, heās 3.
Itās not like there are *zero* villains or threats of violence in his books (think The Gruffalo).
4/?
I hate how many of the old stories feature parental figures as villains, and of the rest how many involve a vulnerable character getting hurt/abused/killed or at least the threat of same.
To top things off, I donāt think the so-called āmoralsā tend to be entirely sound.
3/?
Heās a very sweet, empathetic child, and he gets upset when characters are mean to each other.
Iāve just sort of been working from the basis that life is long and thereās plenty of time to learn about murder, violence, torture, betrayal etc.
2/?
Open question for the under-40s of Twitter:
Are my husband and I the only millennial parents who just canāt seem to bring ourselves to expose our 3 year old to most of the ātraditionalā (Grimms and the like) fairy tales?
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Want to brighten up your Monday? š¦ These 7 stories of #ConservationOptimism should do the trick!
Some things we're celebrating:
šøšØš· new frog species in Costa Rica
š šæ urban gardens transforming lives after prison
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ALT 2021 Whitley Gold Award winner, Paula Kahumbu, sits on a Save the Elephants Toyota safari vehicle, talking to David from Save the Elephants charity.
