youtube.com/watch?v=jrkO.... Learning about this just made my Tuesday even better. #doobiebrothers #TerrificTuesday #music

Ain’t that the truth!

“We all carry within us places of exile, our crime, our ravages. Our task is not to unleash them on the world; it is to transform them in ourselves and others.” -A. Camus May we learn to be at ease and peaceful within ourselves, so world meditates with our best selves. #MondayMetta #photography

This should go without saying, but I find it necessary: K-12 teachers are the OGs of #instructionaldesign . With the rise of online learning, many assume instructional design became a thing. However, K-12 teachers have been designing instruction from the very beginning. #teaching #ID #learning

“People think that in order for something to work, it has to be complicated, but a lot of times the opposite is true. We usually reach success by putting the simple truths that we know into practice. The basis of any struggle is people coming together to fight against a common enemy.” —Assata Shakur

Something to think about, @bsky.app. #literature #academicsky #OctaviaButler #truth #againsttyranny

Justice served!

Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year. UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year. Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

Things I think about when drinking my tea early mornings: I don’t think any of our money should have the faces of people on it. It should all be animals; the squirrel should be on the $20 bill. Bigfoot should probably go on the $2 bill since we only see it every now and again. Thoughts? ☺️ #bluesky

I want to be mindful of what I say on this platform, but there are just somethings that I cannot let go of when it comes to politics. So I’m going to practice what Tay and others called Engaged Buddhism. I can no longer not say things out loud. #revolutionarysolidarity #resisttyranny #karuna

A quote just resurfaced from Ian A. Cook as I frustratingly seek a job: "So much of our misery grows out of the gap between where we are and where we think we ought to be." I am working to let go of the fear of uncertainty and lightly ride the winds of change. #letgo #patience #hopeful #academicsky

People, can we normalize the fact that not everyone is using Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, and TikTok? I value my mental and emotional wellness, and those particular sites don’t. #discover #mentalwellness #academicsky

TCLP is honored to join the Children's Environmental Health Network for the 20th Annual Children’s Environmental Health Awards Celebration! We celebrate the extraordinary leaders who are advancing science, policy, advocacy and creativity to ensure all children can grow up in healthy environments.

Two publications this past summer: a book chapter and continued editor and authorship of this critical composition reader. Now, if I only could find a full-time teaching position. #academicsky #composition #motherhood #RereadingAmerica13ed #Mothering #intergenerationaltrauma

Responding to my students in my #AfrAmStudies course, I came up with my best sentence for today: "A new kind of African resilience was established on the march to the slavers and certified in the bowels of those ships." I sure do love studying and discussing AfrAm culture!🤩 #discover #academicsky

For a Feel-Good-Friday! Enjoy! #discover #bekindtoallkind #bluewhales youtube.com/shorts/4Idv_...

I love it!😂😂

#AdobeLearningSummit25 is off to a great start! Working on my Adobe Captivate Certification. Wish me luck! #instructionaldesign #create #learning #academicsky #bluesky

Awww! I loved his environmental politics and his films, especially Barefoot in the Park and The Way We Were. May he continue his journey with light and love. #robertredford

Do you agree with these? #respect #decency #bluesky #commongood

“Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and this was an immutable law.” James Baldwin May we all learn to deal with our pain so that it does not turn into hate. #mondaymetta #discover #bluesky #love #artsky #photography #tulips

I really want to work as an instructional designer in higher ed, but people see me as a higher ed administrator who is overqualified for such a role as instructional designer...

Learning to Live in the Dark Join @learning2live.bsky.social of @thenation.com and Jane Hirshfield for a conversation on faith, humanism, and radical solidarity in the face of fascism and climate catastrophe. Tuesday, September 16th at 5 PM ET RSVP to attend: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...

BlueSkylites, despair and sadness pervaded my spirit the last few weeks. I have decided to return to Monday Metta: May you move through the hours ahead with gentleness, touching life without harm, and finding small moments of sweetness, even amidst uncertainty. #metta #photography #artsky #flower

I’m reposting this because I have done research; all of this is true. I was working on a published journal article about the Dachau concentration camp, so I had to read upon how Hitler came to power in Germany.

Made a comment on a student's discussion post about Phillis Wheatley: Yes, Wheatley is a trickster figure in the way she massages the minds of enslavers while stabbing them in the heart with the bitter truth of their hypocrisy. I, for some reason, chose literary violence this morning. #poetry 🤨

In a perfect world, everyone would be given a month off to do nothing but read all of the books on their to-be-read list or on the bedside stand.🥰 #booksky #literature #readffs

Are there no #GenXers on @bsky.app ?

#bookban #UCP

We need #revolutionarysolidarity for authentic American democracy to grow and flourish. #unitedwestand #dividedwewillfall #fredhampton

youtube.com/shorts/cZpka... Thank you, GN, for saying this because I have believed this since the stolen last election. He has no intentions of leaving the office until he dies. Even then, we will still be hamstrung by all left in his wake because MAGA Republicans don’t respect authentic democracy.

To all my fellow Gen Xers on @bsky.app , if you were given a wish right now for something that would significantly change your life for the better, what would you wish for? Do not mention anything about the politics of this country. Focus on what YOU need at this stage in your life.

Fine Dining #blackandwhitephotography #artsky #photography #asheville

Attempting to rig elections on his behalf. Turning the military on citizens. Toying with the idea of declaring martial law. Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime. If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?

The "masters of mankind" are coming for all hyphenated identities in this country in one way or another. #revolutionarysolidarity #highereducation #highered #HSI #HBCU #MSI www.chronicle.com/article/hisp...

youtube.com/shorts/PMZMr... Now drop that freakin’ mic! @bsky.app

Hi, All, Finally uploaded my website for those seeking a path to liberation from the social conditioning that causes us discontentment. No obligation to read or engage, just sharing a different kind of engagement on @bsky.app. My goal is to post once a month. thesoulfulbuddhist.com/blog/f/what-...

Trees communicate with each other. Everything is connected. Everything.

Cynicism asks nothing of us; hope demands everything. When people choose to act rather than surrender, that is what keeps democracy alive. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...

To find out more about MLA Pathways step grants, view a recording of our information session or sign up for a Q & A scheduled for 8 September. www.mla.org/Resources/Ca...

This is just too GD funny. This is why we must laugh to keep from crying.

James Baldwin was born August 2, 1924 in Harlem.

Casted Window Shadow #photography #artsky #shadows

apple.news/AK0I3_DAHRVC.... If I won a substantial lottery jackpot, I would visit every single one of these libraries. #booksky #bookworm #libraries 😍🥰

Capitulation will lead to more surrenders. Such deals are foolish #haiku #academicsky

Not all things that happen in Vegas should stay in Vegas. #photography #artsky #vegas #nikonD850

I am a literarian who commits epeolatry because I am also a bibliophagist and is constantly book-bosomed. There is no such thing a bibliobibuli and performing bibliosmia is acceptable. Welcome to my world. #booksky #reading #photography #literature