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@Irene_NoKillTO @jldundas Everything about this comment is ignorant.

@jldundas I don't know any black people named Dundas. Dundas and his ancestors weren't slave owners. So shouldn't black people triggered by names of slave owners change their own last names. Johnson and Jackson are not African names.

I feel like I just witnessed a lynching. Toronto City Council decided tonight to remove Henry Dundas's name from four locations in the city, starting with Yonge Dundas Square. Two subway stations with the name Dundas and a library will soon follow. Renaming all of Dundas Street is on hold, for now. Mayor Olivia Chow rushed the motion onto today's agenda, without notice and contrary to Council Procedures, taking everyone except the insiders by surprise. The low point of debate occurred when Mayor Chow uttered shockingly offensive lies about Henry Dundas, which appear to have had the desired effect. She was the last to speak. She accused Henry Dundas of promoting a plan to take African children to Europe and the US where they would be bred to produce more slaves for plantations. It was la la land stuff. Another low point was when Councillor Mike Colle accused Henry Dundas of being the prime minister's henchman who forced Haitians to pay reparations to slave owners for the loss of their slaves. OMFG, I was speechless. It was the French who required reparations from Haitians, and they made their demands 14 years after Henry Dundas died. After Chow and Colle spoke, councillors who moments earlier had spoken against the motion lost their nerve and reversed themselves. Going into today's vote, we had 50% support on council, and believed it could go either way. The final vote was 17-4 in favour of renaming. The process that led to this moment has a familiar ring: -proclaim a wrongdoing, -pick a convenient culprit, -ignore evidence and due process, -railroad the chosen culprit to a nearby hanging tree, - When it's all over claim that it was all done in the cause of justice and celebrate the grand victory over evil.

@lalasoo @washingtonpost

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Lol if this doesn’t sum up how toxic medicine is. Months of paperwork, coordinating with my doctors, negotiating with the disability office, and feeling tons of shame/unworthiness for needing accommodations… only for the bare minimum. And I was beyond grateful for it at the time

Why spend 4 minutes doing something in Excel when you can do it in R in 4 hours?

@JasonStrummer Ichabod Crane

@TheDavidDrake This entire thread has been to me like "Oh, men are STUPID stupid"

@PallaviGunalan Basically where I am with all this

i feel insane that everyone (including me) is trying to further their careers while a virus that has unknown long term effects rages on wtf are we even doing

@ajiswriting Congrats

CDC has announced new PPE recommendations: Apple bottom jeans + boots with the fur.

@mcmansionhell But he's correct though

@sara_carrion_ I dont know who this is but I identify

A disabled person’s “special needs” are the product of ableism, not disability.

@nicofaraone @AcadiaU @AcadiaChemistry @acadiaresearch Congrats!!

I am so pleased to have received the letter of renewal for my academic appointment at the awesome @AcadiaU @AcadiaChemistry ! I am so happy and lucky to work and be part of such wonderful place! Another step closer to my tenure! Keep the good work going! @acadiaresearch

@LHaywoodScience YouTube, seriously. There's a really good intro to spectroscopy that hosted by UC Berkeley I think? But a lot of others too

Where can I take a college-level chemistry course for free lol

@RVB5644 @bananaliquor God yes, touching the inlet just to remember I'm still in this hell

@bananaliquor Burnt myself on a GC injection port last week felt good to feel again. 😆

Are you even a scientist if you don’t raw dog the -80C metal racks with no gloves because the pain of your fingers getting frostbite is the only reminder that you are indeed still alive?

@hhensell My degree?

What is the most expensive thing you own?

@DrCarlottaBerry The only text book I ever sold-phys chem. I sold it the exact day I found out I passed lol

What was that one class in college that caused you so much angst & then when you got it or at least passed it, you celebrated? Mine was electromagnetics. I failed it the first time & got an A the second time. However, I still would not teach it to save my life! 🤣#NoireSTEMinist

@DrCarlottaBerry Bioinformatics. Every day I thank God I passed it first time, because I was never taking it a second time lol. Oddly enough, I like bio, programming and stats. The course though...😔