Bad for school kids, bad for parents, bad for food banks, bad for farmers. This program cost the average taxpayer substantially less than $1 per year. Isn't the easy? Shouldn't we support local farmers' produce going to local food banks and local public schools to feed local kids? What's the issue?

We wear Rebellion & Punisher logos, listen to Greenday, cheer for Star Trek, The Fellowship, Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, & the X-Men. Aren't some of our actions, and who we're siding with, more like those of the Empire, Saurman & Sauron, the Klingons, Voldemort, The Sith, or The Capitol?

Fellow educators: our students may not understand important terminology, and we shouldn't assume they interpret it uniformly. I put together a handout explaining a key term so I can print copies and leave them around campus, to prompt student reflection and discussion. Feel free to steal and adapt!

And, I know that Trump supporters will say "ha ha, he doesn't mean that. He's not really saying he's a king. He's just trolling libs." Folks, yes. That's the whole point of paralipsis (I'm not saying; I'm just saying). He uses irony to say two things at once, so he always has plausible deniability.

Eggs prices DOUBLED since Trump was elected. Do presidents have direct control over the cost of commodities? No. But I hope everyone that voted this lunatic grifter into power over grocery bills sees they've sold out the country & everything we've built for a broken promise about cheap breakfast.

Mexico and Canada tariffs signed. 1 in 5 MI jobs tied to auto manufacturing, an industry extremely sensitive to the market, that has been near collapse several times, and with it state unemployment jumps, MI home values drop, tax revenue drops, public services suffer, impacting the other 4 in 5.

Every farmer & rancher depends on accurate information, short and long term predictions they can adapt to, and policy informed by the reality they will see month after month to supply the food system. They rely on NOAA, USDA, FSA... But hey, owning the libs, right? abcnews.go.com/US/usda-orde...

The New Progress.

The majority of research funding in the US was just cut off. America First? www.science.org/content/arti...

Government grant funding that fueled the research making America a tech and innovation powerhouse for the last century? Yeah, say bye to that.

As Trump takes office & pledges mass deportations, here is a shareable film series written *by immigrants for immigrants* on how to safely defend against ICE. The first of four: 🚨If ICE is outside your door, don’t panic. Don’t open the door. Ask to see a warrant. ICE can’t enter w/o one. Part 1:

TV audience for Trump’s 2nd inauguration is smallest since 2013 apnews.com/live/trump-p...

We work tirelessly, day after day, to expose students to difference, perspective, otherness, and the broader world.

RE: ATL mean bc angry drivers: a) yes. b) thinking your local drivers worse than others is common, especially if you live in a major metro. c) ATL isn't walkable, has no functional mass transit, & major roads are all routed through downtown, & 285 75/85 20 all get locked down. It is worthy of anger.

Anyone else got enough green to step in and nab this? A great buy, 'gently used,' all proceeds to go to the debts of the original owner.

I wonder what these guys are going to focus on = protecting billionaires or lowering the cost of eggs.

There surely can't be anything wrong with your product when you [checks notes] tell your workers to stay home because there's no demand to make more of them. insideevs.com/news/743007/...

What 10 years of education can do to combat disinformation. The Finland 🇫🇮 case! Education, literacy but also strong media and trustworthy politicians edition.cnn.com/interactive/...

Re-sharing our Call for Papers for English: Shared Futures 2025! It's going to be a fantastic conference. Do be in touch if you have any questions - and remember we also have an optional zoom session on 17th December as a space to chat about CfPs and proposals! www.englishsharedfutures.org/cfp

Even if he WAS the first, which he isn't, I'd be concerned about precedent. BUT it's not like it would make a difference to the current version of the Orange party whether Dems had done it first. Looking to precedent, tradition, or rules isn't as fun as 'break it and see if anyone tries to stop me'

At some point I'll have to face my sunk cost fallacy head on and admit Firefox is what it is, isn't getting better, and it's time to move all my bookmarks over to Chrome. Today is not that day, but it comes soon.

Also, vocally supported and given permission structures by religious groups that argue *they* are a persecuted minority (while being in the majority)

The UK phased out coal-fired electricity in 2024 after a decade of declining generation. Gas generation is also on the decline. If you want to meet growing electricity demand, it’s now cheaper to do so with renewables than fossil fuels. 🧪🔌💡 www.technologyreview.com/2024/09/30/1...

Spending the weekend with a lot of smart people in New Orleans. My own meager contribution: Trump uses rhetoric and policy to operate like Negan, with public punishment of the unfaithful to warn others to stay in line. #NCA2024

Car caught by dog.

Apparently public schools are going to be revising their approach to fights on school grounds.

Does this count as retaliation against union activity?

Come talk with us about the power that words have! go.bsky.app/KfMpyoH

Heading towards 20M users by Monday night, up from 200k last July. You can watch your new home grow at bsky-users.theo.io

"MS Word has a new feature whose default is ON, that will scan your docs as you're working and add them to their Al training model. If you don't want your work training LLMs, you can turn the setting off. Works differently in Mac and Windows. Directions below (black font Mac; white font Windows)."

The new Overlord spent $215 million convincing voters that Trans people are the source of their problems. It came just behind immigration as the #2 messaging topic for ads. $215 million worth of lies, hyperbole, scapegoating, and flat out fear... and it worked. www.thedrum.com/news/2024/11...

"Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given... individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do." timothysnyder.org/on-tyranny

AI folks have now discovered “thinking”

Thank you to the more than 400 (!!) people who offered to speak for this piece—Bluesky is now the top-charting free app, with daily traffic that has surpassed Threads! www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

The US just keeps picking the Joja Mart route instead of the Community Center route.

Wow.

New Secretary of Defense opposed to women in combat roles.

“As Trump Refers to Third Term, Democrat Wants to Leave No Constitutional Loophole” electionlawblog.org?p=147270

I see this in my discussion post assignments in online LMS. I am following the trend of several colleagues and looking at implementing more 'video reflections' instead of written posts to combat it. What are y'all doing and what is working?

Educators: how are your students looking at the results from last week? I find myself answering a lot of anxious questions. What are you hearing and seeing?

It might be my first day feed but it seems like a lot of pro-library content so far. I'm here for it. Do y'all know the glory of Libby app to put your local library on your phone? (it's FREE!) libbyapp.com/interview/we...

Another person joins the bright blue sky, in search of non-toxic engagement. What is in store here?