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A school district in Texas is going to a shorter school week next year. The 4 day school week comes after a shortage of staff, mainly teachers. The Jasper independent school district said with the shortage of staff the amount teacher’s being burnt-out is what causing. The district said they did a survey among staff […]
R&B singer who was best known for his 1973 anti-war song, “Why Can’t We Live Together,” Timmy Thomas, has passed away at age 77. Thomas’ family confirmed his death on Facebook, stating: “With appreciation and gratitude, the family extends a thank you for the prayers, support, precious words and other expressions of love and kindness […]
In an attempt to block freedom of speech, Facebook has been blocked in Russia. Parent company Meta says it is rushing to try to restore Facebook’s service in the country, but currently, it is unsure whether or not it is live again. The blocking of Facebook also means the blocking of Instagram. White House press […]
Supervisor Don Trout of Waterloo is being called to resign by town council members after outrage over a ‘meme’ he posted to Facebook about white supremacy. Back on January 13, Trout posted a cartoon to Facebook with the “warning signs of white supremacy” including traits like “full-time employment, auto insurance, and being literate.” This upset […]
Meta the parent company for Facebook and Instagram It’s moving towards users being able to create and sell NFTs All the social media platforms. There’s no word yet when this plan would happen but when it does this would be the biggest platform supporting NFTs on a mainstream level. Click Here To Read More. Source: […]
Over the weekend, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and original founding member of the iconic Parliament-Funkadelic, Calvin Simon, has passed away at age 79. His cause of death has not been released. Bootsy Collins took to Instagram to share Simon’s passing: View this post on Instagram A post shared by William "Bootsy" Collins […]
If you owe anything in collections there’s a new rule that went into affect earlier this week. Debt collectors can now use your social media like Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat to reach out to you. They won’t be able to comment on any of your posts, but they can use the platform to send you unlimited private […]
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has taken down more than 600 accounts, pages, and groups connected to a Chinese influence operation network that was spreading false COVID-19 information. This network is one of six from last month to be removed from Facebook, the others included two others, based in Poland and Belarus, […]
Did you know that National Unfriend Day is on November 17th? It was created by late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel back in 2010. Yes, it is a real thing although it’s unofficially official. The reason I’m bringing this up is to ask have you taken a moment to go through your friends on social […]
Is Facebook is making Americans society worse? A new CNN poll says Yes. With 76% to 11%, that Facebook makes society worse, not better. Another 13% say it has no effect either way. That broadly negative appraisal holds across gender, age and racial lines. Even frequent Facebook users — those who report using the site at […]
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