iso book recommendations! I want to be IMMERSED in a world. Not in a high-fantasy kinda way. In a DAMN THIS IS SO GOOD I THINK I GO HERE kinda way. Books that fit the bill: Legendborn, Chain-gang All-Stars, My Friends, Black Cake, Remarkably Bright Creatures. Bonus points if the audiobook slaps.

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Please remember, every time you see a newspaper or magazine article denigrating people - people like myself - who choose to avoid infection with SARS-CoV-2, there will always be a tiny, quiet voice in the mind of the author whispering, 'what if they're right'? We are right.

Bari Weiss is an actual, unqualified diversity hire AND white supremacy hire at the same time

This is gonna piss some people off, but it’s really shitty to put students out there like this. It’s a tacky trend and we should let it go expeditiously. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yrNHnf/

100 percent correct I want better for us as a profession too We should be modeling the public behavior we want to see in our students And we should be treating our profession the way we want others to treat it

This is gonna piss some people off, but it’s really shitty to put students out there like this. It’s a tacky trend and we should let it go expeditiously. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yrNHnf/

Also, “Nonsensical” was a very important word for me in 2025 😅🤣

I loved this conversation with @covingtonedu.bsky.social and I’m honored that so many folks tuned in! If you haven’t heard it, I recommend it! I’m gonna listen to it again!

The Pharaoh didn't build the pyramids. Caesar didn't build the Coliseum. The faces on Mt Rushmore didn't build this country. Workers did. And if we chose to, we could build any kind of world we wanted.

This is why “vote blue no matter who” is bullshit. The tent is too damn big if bigots are allowed to call themselves democrats.

I’m blessed to teach in a community college where I have flexibility in dealing with finals. It means higher stakes & students having to get out of bad end of semester habits. Still, @heymrsbond.com is right. I don’t want schlock work framed with desperation

Ya girl went to work (MASKED) with a low-grade fever because it’s finals week but — I have some thoughts about students who are desperate enough to do the wrong thing for what they believe is the right reason. Educators (K-all) what do you think? www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yNxRH1/

I have COVID. Again. I need someone who understands infections/viruses/biology to explain to me how I got COVID again after catching it in September and getting vaccinated one month ago. Is it a different strain? Am I more susceptible?

(The IT guy told us today the various hacking of wifi and VPNs of trying to skirt test secure browsers led them to basically yeet the servers ans reboot them. My cantankerous side screams JUST STUDY IT'S EASIER, then my empathetic side whispers back "Ebony, they may not really know how"

I know we are hurting. But we cannot hide. We must stand tall and proud of who we are. We hold their memories as blessings. And we light the candles anyway. They want us to hide but we stand proud. Find as much joy as you can this first night of #Hanukkah

It’s the first night of Hanukkah and the world seems like a very dark place. But we can bring light to the darkness. We can fight for each other and make goodness, love, and community shine through. Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!

Ya girl went to work (MASKED) with a low-grade fever because it’s finals week but — I have some thoughts about students who are desperate enough to do the wrong thing for what they believe is the right reason. Educators (K-all) what do you think? www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yNxRH1/

Ewwww

Goodnight, friends. Kindness and empathy and grace are strengths. Standing up for your values matters. Don't forget that. I love you.

When my students ask me why I have a baseball bat on top of my classroom closet: “Because I teach in an American public high school in 2025.” And they just shrug. Because they know.

Antisemitism is a stain in the moral fabric of society. My heart is with my Jewish loved ones who mourn the loss of your families and those who live in fear of bigotry-fueled violence.

If you’ve never thought about whether you’d use your body in an attempt to protect children who aren’t yours, now’s a good time to stop talking and listen.

As a teacher of teenagers Teenagers >

And we cannot move towards abolition without this conversation because: The cultural hatred for Black and Brown teens, particularly those who are queer and/or disabled shapes ALL of our discourse on crime.

I'll eagerly await the full story in January. In the meantime, I'm increasingly alarmed at the uncritical adoption & evangelical stance of those pushing AI & its rapid incorporation into existing ed tech. To be blunt, this is not going to help students be anything but fast, sloppy, & less capable.

Be mindful of and gentle with the ways you use Newtown and Sandy Hook today and tomorrow. Those moms, dads, brothers, cousins, and loved ones are here, dealing a hurt most of us can never understand, over and over again. Listen to them. Amplify their voices.

Can't wait for the entire story to run, but even in this brief clip, we learn how @heymrsbond.com 's students have deep misgivings about the negative impact of AI on their education. It's almost like they have a wonderfully dedicated teacher who explained why she was banning it in her classroom.

I had a cool day hanging out with @leevgaines.bsky.social , a freelance reporter for @npr.org! She shadowed me and spoke to many of my students about AI. The full story will come out in January, but please go watch Lee’s TikTok here! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yJ1WUu/

can someone PLEASE write an essay about HQIM

Someone invite me to give a keynote and/or talk to your preservice teachers about how I cultivate moments of joy in my classroom in an effort to spite the fascists who want to silence teachers like me and students like mine.

The Trump administration said it plans to cancel the union contract that applies to about 47,000 Transportation Security Administration employees, claiming the agreement interferes with the agency’s security responsibilities.

Run this as an ad during midterms.

Oh my god 💔

🚨URGENT: Congress prepares to push forward wolf slaughter bill that would remove federal protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states and prohibit judicial review. Decision will be voted on Dec. 15 and could move to a House vote next week. 📣Take action: https://bit.ly/4adWexU

Someone invite me to give a keynote and/or talk to your preservice teachers about how I cultivate moments of joy in my classroom in an effort to spite the fascists who want to silence teachers like me and students like mine.

I just realized I used two semicolons in one sentence here. Compound sentenced too close to the sun 😭🤣

My child’s school does a lot of things right, but this thing is pervasive and not great. I’m sharing in hopes that these words may reach a parent, teacher, principal, district administrator, or someone who can help shift the culture toward something more equitable.

I said sorry about your lifelong disability, but do you see the role harmful attendance policies have in spreading illness? Her response was send healthy kids to school, and keep sick ones home. 🤦‍♀️ Everyone is hurt by these policies; I think it’s willful ignorance, school admin arrogance, and funding

My child’s school does a lot of things right, but this thing is pervasive and not great. I’m sharing in hopes that these words may reach a parent, teacher, principal, district administrator, or someone who can help shift the culture toward something more equitable.

The only thing more worrying than this regime's censorship and surveillance is the compliance of Meta and other quisling companies and institutions agreeing to this shit

I AGREE WITH THIS WHOLE HEARTEDLY. TIMES NEW ROMAN SUPREMACY

It’s really hard admitting that I grew up and became someone I love and respect and the person I married just… didn’t.

From Junkie to Judge How Mary Beth O’Connor’s survival and success showcase the flaws in our drug policies and failures of our justice system NEW ✍️ + 🎥 for @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/junkietojudge

It’s weird how often people tell me they appreciate that I wait. Like who raised yall?!

Friends, if you need 20 min break from the world there is a show on Hulu called A Very Kitty Cocktail Party and it’s just jazzy music and kittens at a holiday party. It was delightful! 😻

Learn about the Black Zine Fair & please help us to fund it: gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f... www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTYJ...

Can we get past $2000 by midnight? That would mean we're 10% of the way to our goal.