I hate that I was right when I’ve been telling my future band teachers that it was just a matter of time before something like this happened.

While I'm nerding about birds, everyone should get to know the Black-and-Chestnut Eagle, an endangered raptor from South American mountain forests. One of the Most Birds Ever.

Republicans spent 20 years breaking it. Here is how we fix it.

This is one of the best interviews I’ve had the chance to do, with YA author @rebeccabendheim.bsky.social. Not going to lie—it got me a bit choked up. Her debut novel When You’re Brave Enough is phenomenal. franklinstrong.substack.com/p/books-abou...

Educational linguists: Students of color must master academic language to be successful Dem establishment: Stop talking as if you are in a college seminar to be successful Me: Language ideologies are never just about language

"We identify three major groups who benefit: technology companies (who shift responsibility away from platform design), governments (who demonstrate action without implementing complex regulation), and researchers (who secure funding and attention)."

“When I return to our classroom in September, none of you will be there. And none of the new students will know me, and they won’t remember you, and they won’t sense your ghosts, though they will be sitting right inside them in your same chairs, as you were in the ghosts from the year before.”

You have to include the ‘damn’ for it to scan correctly! Leaving it out throws off the whole rhythm of the sentence!

You know what would be really fucking transformative in 2026? Electing statehouses in Michigan, Nevada, and Pennsylvania that will join the Interstate Popular Vote Compact, and designate their EC to the outright winner of the popular vote. That’s a better use of resources than navel gazing at 2028

“I’d love to just play with actuary statistics all day. That would be so fun. I bet you don’t even feel like you’re at work!”

Preach!

Hard agree: #knitting is art. Ochtend Mist by @la-visch.bsky.social finished this past weekend.

2030 is not even 4 years away. 14 million people.

Print as a rent strike is now joined by 'Print as protection from identity theft.' I hate this timeline.

Hey folks doing important anti-censorship and intellectual freedom work: Nomination someone doing this work! I suspect we get so caught up in the work itself that we don't stop to recognize it. But I know there are brilliant folks out there working tirelessly. Take a minute to recognize them!

53% accomplished as of today. www.project2025.observer/en

I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland. And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

Slightly diminish a book: Haunted House Five

One of the most beautiful pieces of art I've ever seen. I want to get lost in it.

When the table of contents for an edited collection comes together, it's like magic. But it's actually a good CfP, thoughtful authors, a great editorial team, and the right topic. And, yes, magic. Impacts of Censorship, Vol 3, Centering the Experiences and Activism of Youth, coming early 2027.

Features some amazing Texas librarians who continue to do the work!

New polling conducted on behalf of the Texas Library Association confirms that Texans don’t just appreciate their libraries, they rely on them. Across the state, the message is clear: Texans are in support of their libraries. Read more from TLA about the new data: txla.org/advocacy/pub...

A great listen on this school board election night in Texas.

Texas school board elections! So much of politics of local.

Polls are closing for school board races around Texas. I'll be tracking results as they come in. Follow this thread for updates!

AI BS everywhere. “That human legacy, those human creative practices, that long contested history, that joyful, diverse, contemporary human community: all of those things will remain worthy of our celebration, our love, and our support, whatever the AI-bullshit future brings.” #knitting

Endlessly trying to get gauge for the Bessie Top. Impressive to go up a needle size and still have the same number of stitches per inch. Thankfully the colors and stitch definition on the yarn are so pretty. studio.jaqcieslak.com/bessie/ #knitting

It's ELECTION DAY for school boards in Texas. Get out there and vote!

Same.

I see. I just want a weekend where I don't question everything about higher ed.

I want to be clear that I don’t have anything against any of their books. Publish all the books you want, but don’t market them by shitting on other people‘s work. In the midst of an unprecedented national book banning crisis, anyone calling any book unclean is carrying water for censors.

This is coming from a place of warmth and acceptance… -It’s ‘sleight of hand’ -It’s ‘bated breath’ -It’s ‘lo and behold’ -It’s ‘one fell swoop’ -It’s ‘brass tacks’ -It’s ‘free rein’

What makes me more angry is that to comply with digital accessibility standards I’m being told to do this—link to articles—not post PDFs. I effectively can’t opt my students out of these tools. I want them to read the words and think for themselves. And, no, I don’t have the budget to print.

Texas will break your heart. And it will surprise you. Here’s to November.

Fascism is here and yet we insist on continuing to make things. Keep creating. It's so important. Do not let the fascists colonize your imagination or curtail your creativity.

Parents: we hate the tech Teachers: we hate the tech Local admin: we hate the tech Tech companies: here’s lots of tech! Media: whoa so much cool tech Politicians: thanks for the donation let’s get tech in schools!

I prepare future teachers, spend lots of time in a lot of different schools, and have kids in public schools. Almost everyone I know questions the centrality of screens in education, including the students! It's really all of us against the tech bros and private equity. No surprise there.

This one is for Dana Bash (and for the great Jamie Raskin in a different way), because in the middle of a berserker rampage by the right, those of us on the liberal-to-left spectrum are supposed to stop it through seraphic politeness, according to the lost souls in the middle of the road.

In 1970 a kid got a lawn dart in the head and they were off the shelves the next day. Today, "AI" software will reliably tell kids how to plan their suicides and school shootings and none of the monsters who built it are held accountable. This is indefensible.

That America has come to this is truly depressing, but I also note that the UK similarly seems to be suffering from a bunch of fuck ass bitches conspiring to make the place less intellectually vibrant, vigorous, and free.

To be clear, the accreditation agencies are not coming to save us. One of the biggest untapped source of power for re-establishing colleges and universities as independent institutions that educate for the world are the middle class moms who've poured their lives into their teens' success.

As someone who has religiously used Google Maps most of my life 1) I had no fucking clue until this moment 2) I just deleted that shit off my phone for good I’ll wander the earth like the days of old if necessary. I’m so sick of this cop country and its bullshit.

Congratulations to the U.S. for building an educational and economic powerhouse envied around the world and then dismantling it because colleges were so bold to give lip service to non-discrimination efforts. academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...

If the quote posts on this aren’t an argument for UBI… My answer: A community space that includes a gym, fitness studio, art studio rentals, gallery, and performance space with an artisanal cocktail bar that also serves good beer.

Was in a real lockdown in a MS on Wednesday last week. After, teachers had to teach and students were supposed to 'learn' after wondering if they were going to die. I went home and crashed for 2 hours then felt off for days. Other worlds are possible if we work for it. @momsdemandaction.org

Can confirm.

Hey, @karenattiah.bsky.social, I couldn’t help but think of your essay. It’s the little erasures that create space for the big ones.

In the town hall hosted by the Democratic SBOE members earlier this WEEK, they reported no movement on this. No one—including TX Dem legislators—seems interested in looking into this. Paying experts to hawk their ideology is grift. Seeking transparency is leading.

The Republicans try it [whatever new policy eliminates LGBTQ+ ppl] in Texas to see how much they can get away with. Success here then spreads. We've moved from climate of fear to outright suppression of speech--student and faculty speech.