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I want tech & science to make healthcare better - and more humane. Small town TX roots living in Boulder, CO, and a shrinking world. My views.
Mar 11, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read
Shifting funding away from public to private schools, banning books and the teaching of actual history, and curbing the ability for each child to pursue his or her own individual preferences and beliefs is, by definition - #indoctrination…
#projection Florida #Texas 1/ These worrisome moves, along with continuing to force most students to assume debt to go to college also threaten to widen the educational access and literacy gaps, mostly based on geography, socioeconomics and race. 2/.
#publiceducation #race #equity #opportunity Image
Jun 5, 2022 9 tweets 11 min read
The United States is an incredible statistical outlier among economically developed countries re guns per capita. 1/
#gunviolence #guncontrol #facts #congress #senate This translates directly to another statistical achievement for our country compared to the rest of the developed world - a several fold higher chance of gun death. 2/
#GunViolence #guncontrol #publichealth #facts #congress #Senate
Jan 22, 2021 6 tweets 4 min read
What evidence do we have that a legislative branch that did nothing after 20 6yo’s were murdered at #sandyhook will do anything substantive about #January6th? The playbook has already been actuated. 1/ First, some will condemn the event and place accurate blame, but others will give passionate speeches that stop short of identifying or admitting the root cause, and still others will remain silent. #ThoughtsAndPrayers will be offered. 2/