"NATO will support Ukraine as much as it wants. We stand for your right to choose your own path. As a proud, sovereign and independent nation in Europe." - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sent a message of solidarity to the people of Ukraine.

On Nebraska banning drag shows:

We all need to remind everyone everyday that trans people are being used as scapegoats by a bunch of politicians who don't want to fix any real problems like economic inequality or the environment or the broken healthcare system.

Hardline right-wing politics has that effect. We see this in Nebraska too. Our hard-right politics are causing brain-drain. Time to embrace diversity and change, lest we also lose our future.

Since y'all prefer threads, I'll split this up. Get ready for some data... Data released April 1 shows that 1 in 8 high school seniors plan to leave the state for college specifically because of the Florida GOP’s attacks on higher education.

AI just won't stop 🤯 In the last 2 days: SlackGPT announced Midjourney v5.1 released ChatGPT crashed EdTech Bing's FREE ChatGPT now open New Box AI reads long documents MIT released AI to reduce drug costs Biden met with Google, Microsoft CEOs Here's what you need to know:

Gather around, my friends, and let’s talk about the public library for a minute. In Nebraska, a handful of extremists have spent a few years hurling abuse at their local library staff and before it gets any more out of control, library boards are trying to placate them.

I'm not beholden to corporate donors or national party bosses — I'm fighting for families like mine who have felt the impact of rising costs over the last few years. #NE02 deserves leadership that puts our middle class first.

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If lawmakers want a guide to keeping young people in the state, here you go: 1. Stay out of our bedrooms 2. Invest in public transportation, culture, and entertainment 3. Affordable housing 4. Invest in childcare and healthcare 5. Legalize marijuana Whew that was tough.

🇬🇧In the UK, the successful testing of the DragonFire laser weapon has been conducted. They say that the weapon can target any visible object at the speed of light. The cost of operating the laser is < £10/shot. Ahem… when is the next Ramstein meeting? pew-pew, bit*hes

If wealthy folks want help low income kids go private school …they can donate directly TO the school. Donating to an SGO and then getting a 💰for 💰 tax credit from the state coffers is a tax shell game at best, at worst it’s a voucher scheme designed to destroy public ed #NeLeg

Boarding, the gate agent confirmed my exit row seat assignment then clarified with "you'll be a hero right?"

No, this is a gross misuse of state funds.

#NeLeg … wish we had a governor who encouraged us to invest in our kids and our public school system.

School Vouchers: Dodging Democracy In Nebraska forbes.com/sites/petergre…

Let's go, Kearney! ✍️🗒️