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Jess Phoenix, Lava Connoisseur 🌋 Profile picture
@jessphoenix2018
Sep 13, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
After being in Europe for 2 weeks, I can say with confidence that this part of the world thinks the US has quite literally gone insane. They act like they're watching a car crash...morbidly fascinated & saddened, with no way to stop it from happening. My heart breaks for us.
If you can help the next generation of scientists, donate to the non-profit @BlueprintEarth - all money goes to educating students & enviro research (blueprintearth.org/donate1)- or if you like science exploits you can pre-order my book "Ms. Adventure.' 🌋
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Reminder

Must never be operated for profit:
1. Healthcare
2. Prisons
3. Education

Those correspond exactly with:
1. Life
2. Liberty
3. Pursuit of happiness

And of course, Black Lives Matter. Period.
Ideas on where to donate to help stop this national tragedy:

nymag.com/strategist/art…

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I have been a @USAA member since the late 90s. After owning homes since 2015 & paying all my premiums on time, I got a letter today terminating my coverage...for making claims. The claims were from a windstorm and water damage. I used the policy for what it's intended.
I'm also losing my earthquake coverage, as it's tied to the homeowners policy. This is absolutely shocking. They are terminating my insurance for using the policy. This is my third house, and those claims were my first ever. The deductible is $5k, and I came out of pocket a ton. Image
The first claim was when my sewer line burst on Christmas Eve. USAA doesn't cover pipes, but they did cover the replacement of my driveway after it was ripped out to get to the burst pipes. I paid a $5k deductible then, & I paid all of the plumbing repair cost. Seems appropriate.
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I've been shocked by the sheer number of people who disparage higher education to my face. They weren't making a pro-vocational education argument. They just dumped on higher education. To me. Knowing I teach at the college/university level & parenting a high school kid. 🤷 1/
The anti-intellectual push from certain segments of the powerful class is working. The anti-higher Ed crowd claims that everyone has information access now, so anyone can have college info any time. Access to info does not equal access to GOOD info, however. 2/
Opinions are not worthy of the same consideration as rigorous academic degrees. A YouTube search is not research. Conspiracy theorists aren't letting anyone in on a juicy secret the nefarious "they" want to keep from the public. There is no substitute for critical thinking. 3/
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Sep 16, 2021
Just remembered something. When I was 17, I won the state pole vault championship. That summer, I received recruiting letters from 181 colleges. My top choice was Amherst, but I never got a letter from them. I emailed the track coach multiple times asking if I could visit. 1/
My family had planned a trip to MA/RI/CT/NH for me to look at colleges. I was swooning over Amherst, but still no word from the track coach. We left on the trip and I kept checking my email & calling, to no avail. We made it to Amherst & had a tour of the school. 2/
After the tour, we stopped by the coach's office. He wasn't there, but someone said to look at the track. We went down and saw him jogging. I seem to remember he was with an assistant coach. We waved him over & introduced ourselves. I told him I'd been trying to get in touch. 3/
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Oct 13, 2019
Seeing Barr & Rubio go on the attack in favor of "traditional values" is one of the greatest examples of hypocrisy in my lifetime.

Traditionally, the US was home to indigenous peoples before it was colonized & made the center of the slave trade to build wealth on victims' backs.
Traditionally, women & people of color didn't have the right to vote. Traditionally, we settled disagreements with duels. Traditionally, we were a deeply flawed nation with ideals of liberty & justice for all that we hadn't yet reached, but we kept trying.
Traditionally, we welcomed refugees regardless of their financial status. Traditionally, we expected presidents to behave at least somewhat like decent humans. Traditionally, we expected civil servants to serve our nation over a would-be strongman dictator.
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Sep 29, 2019
It's adorable that Kurt thinks that working on erupting volcanoes around the world is "safety," or that I'm not the child of one of the first female FBI agents (who is professional enough to never cuddle a gun), or that calling someone "Becky" is an insult. 😂
Here's the secret: guns don't make you tough. I work in the harshest places on the planet, miles away from help, & I stay safe using professional expertise & good judgement. If I work in grizzly country I hire a bear monitor. Calculated risks. Unlike cuddling weapons in bed.
In my professional life, I've dealt with militaries, narcotraffickers, con artists, government agencies, horse thieves, and mining roughnecks. I've been on expeditions where people have died. You don't succeed by swinging your dick around, trying to be big man.
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Aug 12, 2018
Major takeaway from running for Congress: Unless we reform campaign finance laws to eliminate dark money, the people we get to vote for will continue to largely be the last people we want to hold office.

The system is a runaway train, & it's plowing over honest, good people.
If you want to see what's driving the passage of legislation, follow the money trail. Lobbyists can serve a purpose in educating lawmakers about niche issues, but the way money is thrown around has corrupted that function of the role.
In order to raise enough money to run a legitimate, viable campaign, you need a network of wealth to tap into. The chicken/egg scenario at its worst. You have to have money to get endorsements, & you have to have endorsements to raise money. How does that work if you have a job?
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