Activity of Gary Wright II

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      The Meaning Behind 32 LGBTQ+ Pride Flags (Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, Queer, & More) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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        Gary Wright II published a blog post Ending Mass Incarceration in the group Activism Resources
        It is time to invest in our communities, not our prisons.
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          Gary Wright II bookmarked Montgomery Transit in the group Transit Stations
          Montgomery Area Transit System in Montgomery, Alabama
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            Gary Wright II bookmarked MARTA in the group Transit Stations
            Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in Atlanta, Georgia
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              Gary Wright II bookmarked Zoo Atlanta in the group Zoos
              The zoo in Atlanta, Georgia
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                Gary Wright II bookmarked Montgomery Zoo in the group Zoos
                The zoo in Montgomery Alabama
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                  in the group Activism Resources
                  "Olurinatti - The Show" Congratulations to my shero Olayemi Olurin who just got her own show! She's a NY public defender and is brilliant at telling the truth in quite an irrefutable manner. LOL This will be worth subscribing to (as well as her...
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                    David Sculptures - Everyone is familiar with the marble masterpiece by Michelangelo, but another favorite is the bronze by Donatello which was made for the Medici. Wearing nothing but a hat and boots, he's standing on the decapitated head of...
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                      in the group LGBTQIA+
                      "History's most incredible drag queens and kings" - I've had the honor of watching some of the most legendary performers in the South through the years. We need to celebrate it more, so here's an article about the history of...
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                        Gary Wright II created the group Goat Hill Good Trouble Gang
                        A group of like-minded individuals in Montgomery, Alabama who believe in Equal Justice Under Law and the fight for the full equality and dignity of all people.
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                          in the group LGBTQIA+
                          Banned Books - The majority of books being banned are #LGBTQ+, so I'm grateful for Them for compiling a list. My local #library in #Guntersville, #Alabama created a display of banned books....
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                            Overton Window -or- "Fractured Realities" Methinks we should no longer view USA as one widening Overton Window, but as two separate ones. As the right falls off a cliff into fascism, it's upon those of us who are still sane to keep a majority...
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                              For-Profit Rehabs -or- "No good deed goes unpunished!" I made mistake of publishing URL of drug rehab facility on my suicide prevention page. Now I'm getting inundated with for-profit rehabs to the point I've pulled all listings down and only list...
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                                My Metaphor for Misplaced Hate: Many people hate Goldenrod because they think it causes their allergies. But that pollen is too large and sticky to become easily airborne, so it's usually not the cause of most people's suffering. Think of all the...
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                                  Creating Alternate Worlds - Using Generative Adversarial Networks (GAN), we're able to "teach" computers to generate realistic derivatives of things that already exist. The website "This X does not exist" highlights many fascinating...
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                                    Webb Space Telescope's First Images - 🤯🤯🤯 https://www.nasa.gov/webbfirstimages
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                                      in the group Geek Food
                                      Windows 11 Hack - You can't move windows between virtual desktops directly yet (AFAIK), but you can open the Task View and then move applications to the desired desktop from there. First, open “Task View” [Win+Tab key] and focus the desktop with...
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                                        Jellyfin Media Server - I've been waiting for a feature-rich open source/free solution! Here's a tutorial on how to use Jellyfin with a Raspberry Pi, but you can also install it on other...
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                                          Tapping Out! Last week while I was playing with a 7 year old, the kid said a phrase that I am going to surely adopt. The kid said, "I am no longer willing to accept this challenge!" which reminded me to only focus my efforts and attention to where I...
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                                            Apathy is KILLING us literally! In the last election cycle, my current home county of Marshall County, Alabama had 76.6% of registered voters choose NOT to exercise their sacred right to vote. That's 50,000 voices being silent while so many other...
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                                              in the group Geek Food
                                              su vs. sudo - Since converting all of my servers to Ubuntu, I mostly use sudo. But there are advantages/disadvantages to both commands. Do you know the difference between the usage of the two? Here's one opinion, but choose which works best for your...
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                                                in the group Geek Food
                                                Geek Food 🖥️: More years ago than I'd like to admit, Bruce Eckel with "Thinking in Java" got me started with #Java. But tech and programming languages evolve, and I've migrated all but one app from Java to #Python. "Thinking in Python" is on my...
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                                                  "Sand Batteries" are brilliant! 🤯 The planet has no shortage of sand, and through research scientists will reduce the 100 ton requirement per silo. Storing heat with sand is an example of a green energy strategy using existing...
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                                                    in the group Geek Food
                                                    Quantum Physics - Neutrons and protons are made of three quarks each that are "ordinary" matter, but there are tetraquarks and pentaquarks that are "exotic" matter. The way they decay is special, so a new theory of physics is now...
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                                                      "How to be Hopeless" by Carlos Maza is something everyone should bookmark, and then find an hour of time to watch and think about. He talks about the book "Plague" by Albert Camus, but with modern day comparisons. Brilliant and...