I wonder if the recent resurgence in cigarette smoking is partially due to all other prices rising, so the formerly high prices of cigs (from taxes) doesn’t sound as wild.

To my non tech normies, PSA: when you share a link, everything after the ? is tracking. Those “query parameters” tell companies exactly how you arrived, what app you clicked, which ad or email sent you, sometimes a unique identifier tied to you. You can delete everything after the question mark.

I remember when the PS2 Spider-Man game came out there was something uncanny and wrong about the city in it, and it was because it had no scaffolding. But maybe soon it will be more right than not.

Forget free busses. I really just want busses that run on schedule.

Reminder: including alt-text on your images is helpful in many ways! It increases accessibility, can add context/detail, makes search more effective, & can improve your reach (a lot of us won’t re-share images without alt-text). If you set it as required in accessibility settings, you can’t forget!

On this TDOV, please visit this link and tell the Mayor to make good on his fine words, fine Mt. Sinai and Langone for denying trans kids health care, and direct NYC Hospitals + Health to provide those kids care. gregpak.net/2026/03/27/t...

Kleptothermy? Come on, just call it Heated Rivalry.

"Not paying taxes is a scary thing to do. Nevertheless, many war tax resisters never face consequences," writes @claravondrich.bsky.social.

Daily Desmos #0 dailydesmos.com/home/daily-d...

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

At an intersection, 6 cars passed through, 4 turned right, 0 used their turn signal.

Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now

I think LLMs have uses, but "1,000 targets, including a girls elementary school we hit twice with precision munitions" is indeed representative of their state-of-the-art—and likely a fundamental limitation of the technology. Sometimes sloppiness is okay; sometimes it's 160 dead children.

Interesting to note here that almost every reply and quote of this agrees and then focuses on Fetterman. But…that’s still not the problem! Did you know the Senate Majority Leader is John Thune? Blame him! Put his picture on there.

A couple of my 5th/6th graders (lunchtime problem solving class) got into this puzzle from NACLO...obviously only a puzzle if you don't know Estonian, but how do you say 11:30 in Estonian? www.naclo.cs.cmu.edu/problems2014...

The latest update on AL, Logical's Kickstarter talks more about the math notes which follow the story. www.kickstarter.com/projects/nat... Readers want to know more, and these notes are a support for them and for teachers who want to lead related activities.

It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker This was never about woman's sports

The thick ice of the people who shoveled very poorly is actually easier to walk over than the thin ice of the people who shoveled well, but not perfectly.

The thing is, if you’re making Vote Blue No Matter Who arguments in September, October, etc, that’s fine. If you’re making it before the primaries, you’re promoting the inevitability of a bad choice when a better one could be available. There’s no reason to take this combative stance in February.

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

well i for one couldn’t be more excited for the possibilities of AI. finally a technology that answers the age old question ‘what if clippy was wormtongue’

I was thinking about conjugation (as one does), particularly future tense. I used to think English was lacking in this regard, not having a real future tense where an action is described as happening in the future. Instead you can only state present intention. But isn’t that the way it is?

Fun and informative thread:

I do appreciate how many of the singers featured at this super bowl are queer in some way. 5/6?

No Kings includes Draft Kings

Yay! The kickstarter for our mathy graphic novel AL, Logical is live! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nat... We appreciate any views, retweets, and support for this YA story of curiosity, perseverance, and problem solving.

I have lots of (former) math teacher friends who have been writing curricula. If you're interested in an awesome gig in this space, check out BEAM's current offerings (link: www.beammath.org/work-at-beam) It's a GREAT organization (check it out if BEAM is new to you!) #MTBoS #iteachmath Pleast RT

More evidence for the @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social thesis that Everything Is Gender

Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.

This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.

Read this.

if you vote for another cent for this you are a collaborator. this is a litmus test for every politician for the rest of my life

I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

Cars should have a mandatory feature where, if the driver is using GPS that tells them to turn, it automatically puts on the turn signal. (I say this as a pedestrian who never sees drivers use their signals.)

Van Hollen: We are here to say not one more dime for Donald Trump's ICE operations

Now that's some real world math. #MathSky #iTeachMath

My school is hiring next year if you want to work with me: careers.packer.edu/jobs/5463584... #MTBoS #iTeachMath #MathSky

My school is hiring next year if you want to work with me: careers.packer.edu/jobs/5463584... #MTBoS #iTeachMath #MathSky

I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...

I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK

One cool thing about teaching a course on democracy is how new some of the math is. One thing we'll talk about today was first introduced in 2016. Less than 10 years ago! Very different from the usual math courses were the material is 100s or 1000s of years old.

Oh geez, I’m Books Georg.

Proud to present this pictorial thread of Jamelle Bouie insulting you #1: You're a dumbass

"The office will work within City Hall and across City agencies to strategize, coordinate, and execute on engagement that reaches the masses of everyday New Yorkers." www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...

I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this. He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.

As pointed out by @paulakrieg.bsky.social and noted by @mpershan.bsky.social, longtime #mtbos partner and collaborator Malke Rosenfeld passed away last year. She investigated and taught the mind-body math connection, engaging hundreds of teachers and learners in #mathart - dance! RIP great friend!

James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.

“The 8 Nights of Hanukkah” is the best parody of “The 12 Days of Christmas” (if one must do them at all) because it is less than half the length.

Love when I sign in using 2-factor authentication by switching to another app on the same device. I guess two apps counts as two factors....