re: dolphins who “cohabitated” w/ Lolita—Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium spokesperson say they: “responded to an urgent need to provide sanctuary for two Pacific white-sided dolphins…from the Miami Seaquarium living in insufficient environmental conditions.” 1/tinyurl.com/2rtsysnc “The transport of 40-year-old female dolphin Loke and her 5-year-old son, Elelo to Shedd’s 3-million-gallon cold water habitat took place on August 3 under authorization from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Office of Protected Resources.” 2/

“A group of about 100 marchers identifying themselves by flyers as belonging to the white nationalist group the Patriot Front, cut through the heart of downtown Saturday sparking a confrontation.” bostonherald.com/2022/07/02/whi… via @bostonherald

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"’It is incumbent upon all of us to acknowledge, call out, and disavow the growing extremism and creeping hate in our country wherever we see it,’ [Boston City Council President Ed Flynn] concluded in his letter.” newsweek.com/masked-white-s… #PatriotFront

“The pilot program will run for two months. Police will review data afterward and then make a decision as to whether they want to keep utilizing the technology.” local10.com/news/local/202… #PoliceDrones #MND613 Background—2021: “Drone technology which gives law enforcement a better vantage point and a new law, recently signed by the governor, expands its use.” mynews13.com/fl/orlando/new… #PoliceDrones #Florida

“The American resistance placed a great deal of emphasis on property rights, but marriage laws prevented most married women from enjoying property rights.” amrevmuseum.org/virtualexhibit… #July4 #IndependenceDay #womenshistory 1/ #womenshistory: “In a letter dated March 31, 1776, Abigail Adams writes to her husband, John Adams, urging him and the other members of the Continental Congress not to forget about the nation’s women when fighting for #America’s #independence.” history.com/.amp/this-day-… 2/

My daughter asked a question re: #DontSayGay—reminding me of “All About Me” projects in kindergarten, when kids share about their families—asking if kids of #samesex parents would now have to not share, or feel compelled to lie, to not accidentally get teachers in trouble. 1/ “The bill’s sponsors have emphatically stated that the bill would not prohibit students from talking about their #LGBTQ families or bar classroom discussions about #LGBTQ history, including events like the 2016 deadly attack on the Pulse nightclub” nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna1… 2/

“the damage goes even deeper. Faith in democracy itself is slipping away. The stunningly muted response to the Jan. 6 attack offers no comfort.” -Joanne B. Freeman, @jbf1755 the Class of 1954 Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/1… “Accountability — the belief that political powerholders are responsible for their actions and that blatant violations will be addressed — is the lifeblood of democracy.” -@jbf1755 washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/1… #American #Democracy #PeacefulTransitionofPower

#SurfsideBuildingCollapse—NEW TONIGHT: your first look of the @NIST investigation underway into what caused a portion of Champlain Towers South to collapse. (THREAD) 📸Courtesy: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Here you can see some of the portions of the building that have been preserved and tagged for evidence by engineers with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) who investigate building failures. 📸: @NIST

#Voices from #SOSCuba: At The Pointe of North Gables Assisted Living Community they came out in walkers and wheelchairs with an energetic burst of Cuban flag-waving while chanting: ‘Patria y Vida’. (THREAD) They spoke - through smiles - through tears - of the wait….
A lifetime of wait….
A hope that this may just be the moment…that Cuba will finally be free… #SOSCuba

Set to ‘La vida es un carnaval’ by Celia Cruz - United Teachers of Dade with a mobile billboard outside today’s #MDCPS school board meeting to counter #disinformation they say is spreading online about #curriculum and #COVID. local10.com/news/local/202… Also here: Gelpi De Luz holding an ‘unmask our children’ sign. She does not have kids but says is a ‘concerned citizen’. She says here while school board meeting is underway to fight mask mandates. She says she is in support of ‘parental choice’. local10.com/news/local/202… 1/2

Background—April 2021: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ anti riot-bill will make penalties harsher local10.com/news/politics/… READ the legislation: flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2… #HB1 #Florida #Protests #FreeSpeech

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Background: “Despite new state laws to prohibit demonstrations blocking traffic, SOS Cuba protesters were inspired to follow the actions of the Black Lives Matter movement in Miami-Dade County.” local10.com/news/local/202… #SOSCuba #BLM #Florida #Protests #FreeSpeech #HB1