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blewit ,

The “expert” quoted was an unidentified Reddit user! Nowhere in the article was it stated what was being taught. This isn’t an article for information, it’s just an attempt to fan the flames of division.

Not saying I agree or not with what’s happening in (surprise) Florida. Just saying nothing in this article provides for discussion or critical thinking about the topic.

“It’s evil more than it is stupid,” said a Reddit user discussing the Guardian article, while another lamented the forces enabling this and anti-environmental policy planning like Project 2025 as “doing the bidding of oil companies.”

blewit ,

The title of the article Experts sound alarm over concerning ‘propaganda’ found in public school curriculum: ‘It’s evil more than it is stupid’ is suggesting the quoted are the experts. They are not, they were an unnamed Reddit.

What McCarthy stated may be true, but it doesn’t share what was being taught to kids so that you and I could assess if, in fact, she is right. She should have been referring to some other material created by the same author, though not taught. What was actually included in the curriculum was not shared in this article. No opportunity for you and I to have our own actual opinion on the topic. That’s not news, that’s propaganda.

blewit ,

For those that want to be informed, here’s the animation produced by PragerU and enforced for the Florida school’s curriculum:

https://www.prageru.com/video/poland-anias-energy-crisis

And here’s a more thorough article with facts and details, that does beyond calling a Reddit user and expert for a clickbait headline:

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/08/prageru-climate-skeptic-science-florida-education/

Review the details and draw your own conclusions, don’t listen to Reddit (or Lemmy) users. Because knowing is half the battle.

Reflections on my first Star Trek Conference ( medium.com )

I went to the Star Trek Convention last week - it was my first time there and I had a blast. Overall a great experience and it’s safe to say I have some new friends that I’m looking forward to seeing again next year. At the same time, I found all of the cash-only photos and signatures with the actors to be pretty...

blewit ,

Nice article. Never went but I have been to ComicCon. The signing/photo with celebrities is a big business, and of course not limited to Star Trek conventions. Here’s an article on it: hollywoodreporter.com/…/stars-getting-rich-fan-co…

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