Charlene Holkenbrink-Monk
College lecturer by day, storyteller always. Fulbright U.S. Scholar. Aspiring author fueled by wanderlust, weaving borders—real, imagined, & in-between—through words & photos. Doctor Who. PhD in Education. Spain based for now.
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- Reposted by Charlene Holkenbrink-MonkOur country needs to be a society where learning and intellectual curiosity are encouraged beyond the classroom and into adulthood. But we also need to teach the critical thinking skills to help people parse the media and information they’re consuming to 🧵
- If you support the policing of the border between the U.S. & Mexico and the kidnapping of humans, but also support the statement about the "artificially drawn line" between the U.S. & Canada, your issue may not be legality, but your willingness to adopt a cult mentality & good old fashioned racism.
- Reposted by Charlene Holkenbrink-MonkYikes 😬 Nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize in March is looking pretty dumb right now, huh Rep Darrell Issa? Especially since you wrote this: “Remarkably, it was the 2024 election of Donald Trump – more than 10 weeks before his swearing in – that tangibly…” 🧵
- Yup. The alternate headline is on point. The quick turn and his cheery and chummy attitude is definitely concerning, yet not surprising. This isn't "strategy" this is a blatant agreement with fascism at this point.
- Alternate headline: "Gavin Newsom Thrilled To Collaborate With Fascist Government." www.aol.com/news/gavin-n...
- Five application rejections without even a first interview for academic jobs in a matter of 6 hours must be a record of some sort. That's cool. I'm not existentially spiraling or anything.🤷🏻♀️😭🙃 #phdlife #academia #academics #phd #academiclife
