Big news tonight, but look down ballot 👀: Republican-held seats in the Virginia House of Delegates will go from 48 today, to just 36 +/- in January. The last time Republicans held fewer than 40 seats was after the 1987 election. 38 YEARS! A complete repudiation of Trumpism in Virginia.

🚨BIG NEWS!🚨 The Loudoun Education Association has signed an historic tentative collective bargaining agreement with Loudoun County Public Schools! Follow the LEA Bluesky account for more details. #Virginia #UnionStrong #Educators #Loudoun

I am so looking forward to watching this new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution! (This New York Times article is unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/a...

Gorgeous sunrise this morning! 📍Taylorstown, Loudoun County, Virginia @capitalweather.bsky.social

Over 30,000 Bluesky blocks in just a few hours. Happy to add mine! #NoKings

Proud of The University of Virginia for rejecting this authoritarian bullshit! Hopefully my alma maters Vanderbilt University and the University of Texas at Austin will also refuse. #NoKings (NYTimes article is unlocked) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...

Happy Pythagorean Triple Square Day! www.npr.org/2025/09/16/n...

Great first day at The North Star School! #WeAreOneLCPS #FirstDay

Number sense routines is where I started!

Full moon rising over Deep Creek Lake, Maryland.

Virginia Educators, here we go - a starter pack for us! Whether you’re a classroom teacher, para, EdTech or transportation professional, instructional coach, leader, or otherwise involved in Virginia education at ANY level, let me know and I’ll add you. #Virginia #teach #VA go.bsky.app/RVYQ4PF

No cheating; post your lock screen.

Beautiful sunrise in #Belize this morning! #Hopkins (Debating whether to return to the US, or stay here for the next few years. 🤔)

Drop something CHAOTIC 🐰

Big, severe thunderstorms on the horizon, about 45 miles to the east, heading toward Baltimore, MD. @capitalweather.bsky.social

Happy Father’s Day to this guy and all the fathers and families celebrating today. #Father’sDay

Gift link to an important NYTimes read on how to avoid becoming depressed and obsessed by our horrifying current situation while also avoiding complicity in the diminution of our democracy. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...

Happy 3rd of June to those who celebrate! #BobbieGentry #1967

Next year in addition to my high school math classes, I will be offering a college credit dual enrollment course on Government and Politics. I am currently auditing this *free* class from @harvard.edu and have completed the first two units. So far, it's terrific! pll.harvard.edu/course/ameri...

The Chief Justice authored the 2024 Decision in Trump v. United States that grants former Presidents absolute immunity from prosecution for actions within "official duties." Now Roberts complains that the "rule of law is endangered" and blames Civics teachers?! 🙃 www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

Happy Mother’s Day to my wonderful mom and to all: Thank you for being the ❤️ of our families! #MothersDay

Among the many "firsts" about the new Pope Leo XIV, he was a math major! This is a gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/w...

Thank you @rashidlrlcsb.bsky.social!

Joined today’s #HandsOff protest in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. Over 100 folks enthusiastically stood up for the rule of law in a county that was +50 points R in November. #50501Protest

Looking over the Potomac River Valley at sunset. View from the new (and wonderful!) Panorama Restaurant just west of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.

Happened to be in Abingdon, Virginia on Saturday. This beautiful town of 8,376 folks in a solid red county (50+ points) turned out for #HandsOff!

Attending the Virginia Education Association convention in beautiful Abingdon, VA. Every student, every zip code. Unions were made for times like these and educators will lead the way. #VEAConvention25 #StrongerTogether

Yes!

Yep… (Four more weeks for us in Virginia) #EduSky

Spring peepers have awakened and are looking for love in Loudoun County, Virginia. Sounds of #spring #virginia #frogs

Good morning, @bsky.app peeps! Gorgeous sunrise over Furnace Mountain in Loudoun County, VA. @capitalweather.bsky.social

Happy #PublicSchoolsWeek!

Delighted that Loudoun Now just published my op-ed in this week’s newspaper! It’s time for educators to stand up for our students and push back against the lies being peddled by those who seek to tear down public schools. #EduSky #Loudoun #Virginia #Education www.loudounnow.com/opinion/hans...

This homemade honey oatmeal bread turned out delicious! Perfect for a cold and rainy Sunday afternoon in February. #bread #baking

Virginia Educators, here we go - a starter pack for us! Whether you’re a classroom teacher, para, EdTech or transportation professional, instructional coach, leader, or otherwise involved in Virginia education, let me know if you’d like to be added. #Virginia #teacher #Edusky go.bsky.app/RVYQ4PF

The “Civil War was caused by tariffs” crowd sure has gotten quiet. #EduSky

Virginia Educators, here we go - a starter pack for us! Whether you’re a classroom teacher, para, EdTech or transportation professional, instructional coach, leader, or otherwise involved in Virginia education, let me know if you’d like to be added. #VA #Virginia #teacher go.bsky.app/RVYQ4PF

@capitalweather.bsky.social Taylorstown, VA (Loudoun County) 5.75 inches of snow at 11am, 23F and light snow.

Very sad news from Georgia. I’ll always remember as a teenager shaking his hand in Dallas in 1979. RIP President Carter. wapo.st/3VYcU4C #JimmyCarter

It’s Saturday, December 28. I checked the calendar so you don’t need to. (#Teachers on break. IYKYK)

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate! Tried a new bread recipe: vegan cinnamon raisin. Yum! #ChristmasDay #Hanukkah

@capitalweather.bsky.social First measurable snow of the season here in Taylorstown, Loudoun, VA. 32F at 2:45pm

Enjoying a holiday tradition at Washington National Cathedral: “Joy of Christmas” with the Cathedral Choral Society.

@deldavidreid.bsky.social Welcome to @bsky.app!

Another article on our big win in Loudoun County, VA!

We won (overwhelmingly with over 90%) our first vote! Next up will be negotiations toward collectively bargained contracts with Loudoun County Public Schools. #EduSky #UnionStrong www.loudountimes.com/0local-or-no...

Our students started their fall term standardized testing today and I always wear these math socks for testing. On my way out the door this morning, my wife asked if I was getting a little superstitious in my old age. Wait, what? I’ll admit to getting up there in years, but superstitious?! 😳

Spending the weekend on the West Virginia farm. Always a good respite from a grueling school week of teaching. #AgSky #EduSky

Great article in NEA Today about the work we’re doing in Loudoun County, Virginia toward collective bargaining for educators! #UnionStrong www.nea.org/nea-today/al...