maeve @acrata@anticapitalist.party

" I thought physics could be done to the glory of God, till I saw there wasn't any God at all and that physics was more interesting anyway. The Christian religion is a very powerful and convincing mistake, that's all." Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass

On #Thailand's rather failed attempts to raise #English language proficiency in its #education system, as well as some ancillary learning resources. https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1798104/why-english-matters-to-thailand

#LosAngeles County opens its first shelter for #transgender women. https://la.curbed.com/2019/11/19/20972764/homeless-housing-shelter-transgender-los-angeles

3000 employees of #Canada national railroad, represented by #Teamsters Canada are out on strike over deadlock on health and safety issues https://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKBN1XT0XX

An #immigrant advocacy group and associated allies is providing $2.1 million to bond out nearly 200 #ICE detainees https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/20/us/raices-immigrant-bond-payments/index.html

#UK ex-cop has filed a suit against the police governing body, alleging that action against him for his #transphobia violates a purported right to be a bigot https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/nov/20/police-transgender-rules-breach-right-to-free-speech-court-told

US #labor: GM files a racketeering (RICO) lawsuit against Fiat-Chrysler, alleging that the company corrupted labor negotiations and cost it billions https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2019/11/20/gm-sues-fca-rico-law-corrupted-labor-talks/4248317002/

Recommendation on instances with a clear stance transgender and gender nonconforming persons will be appreciated

Mastodon instance anarchism. space, which had been my primary instance, remains down for 2 days, and my impression that it is in its death throes seems reinforced

#Google is planning to "unfork" #android, and base the mobile OS on the mainline #Linux kernel, seeing that doing so will facilitate updates and security https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3084097/google-wants-to-unfork-android-back-to-the-linux-kernel

US #labor: Gary Jones, #UAW president who is target of a #corruption probe, resigns. I would suggest that the nature of business unions, as opposed to solidarity unions, invites corruption, but judge for yourself https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2019/11/20/gary-jones-resigns-as-uaw-president/4252063002/

Chick-Fil-A, which had taken a 180 on contributions to #homophobic organizations, takes another 180 and backtracks that promise after right wing rage breaks out https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/19/chick-fil-a-backtracks-anti-lgbt-donations/

Bloomberg adds its voice to the chorus of voices prophesizing the breakup of the #UK. I'm not linking because it's Bloomberg. #Scotland might well vote for independence, if a referendum is permitted, but #Ireland unification seems a farther reach