You took the words right out of my mouth.

Holy cow! I’m telling everybody everywhere, in perpetuity.

Please

My next calls to my congressman are going to sound very different than the deliberately-calm hoping-to-disguise-rage I’ve been using. I’m going to switch to full-out Mr. Rogers.

CANADA!

BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years

New org established to defend Department of Education coalition of public education advocates, educators, beneficiaries of federal education funding, and former employees of the U.S. Department of Education www.protectpubliced.org

Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.

You know, I’m getting pretty tired of headlines from The Onion on my dashboard and then realizing they’re actually NPR or Reuters.

That’s me! I’m one of the educators who contributed and published in this joint effort between NCTE and the LoC.

My dad’s dad read this to his seven farm kids 70+ yrs ago whenever the winter snow came fiercely enough to snow them in, and then Dad read it to us in front of the fireplace on the first storm of the winter, in turn. Snow-Bound, John Greenleaf Whittier. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45490/...

While there are things I disagree with Dana Nessel on, this isn’t one of them. Get him!

A good reminder

Deeply disappointed in the Changin’ these Times are doing. Bob Dylan lied to me.

Elon Musk is a terrible president.

The only way we can defend our parks at this point is to protest. Take to the streets and protest like your lives and loved ones depend on it. Because they do

I get tired of pundits saying this is what the American people asked for. I am an "American People" and I did NOT ask for a sociopath to have more power than almost anyone on Earth. Some "American People" signed up to ride in Trump's Grand Theft Auto game. The rest of us are tied up in the trunk.

I’ve lost track of how many “for fuck’s sake” have come out of my mouth since Monday. Anyway, here’s another one. FFS.

Whew! I worried all day that I was going to have to cancel my membership before it was even a week old.

Let the countdown begin.

Peltier has been a political prisoner since 1977, and will finally be released to go home in February.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order 13/20 #BookSky #Books #20BookChallenge

I’ve been away for a bit. Catching up now. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order 12/20 #BookSky #Books #20BookChallenge

Peter Coy asked various folks — economists! scientists! me! — about their hopes for 2025. I said, "I have no hopes for 2025. Humanity is disappointing. We killed the Earth. Villains triumph and the innocents suffer. I imagine these trends will continue." www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...

Growing up in a resort town on a Great Lake taught me a little something.

I just *really* wanted that one to be true.

If I see Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social playing it, I’m going to try it out. This was fun, though apparently I don’t read enough books with dogs in them. #RealBirdFakeBird

Seconded!

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order 11/20 #BookSky #Books #20BookChallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order 10/20 #BookSky #Books #20BookChallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order 9/20 #BookSky #Books #20BookChallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order 8/20 #BookSky #Books #20BookChallenge

I really like this: “If you think about it, the very best books are really just extremely long spells that turn you into a different person for the rest of your life.” —Jonathan Edward Durham [bsky.app]

Connections Puzzle #550 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 I really loved this puzzle today. Maybe the first thing today that made me feel competent. Not even kidding.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order 6/20 #BookSky #Books #20BookChallenge

A student turned in a plagiarized paper today, an important one. He said he could prove he didn’t plagiarize whole paragraphs from GradeSaver: the AI checker he used said it was 100% human. <headdesk>

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order 6/20 #BookSky #Books #20BookChallenge

Noooo! It was supposed to be here tomorrow. Sigh. First my refrigerator went kaput and now my copy of Sarah Zerwin’s book is delayed. It hasn’t been a great day.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. (I absolutely skimmed over the chapters on the rain at Waterloo) 5/20 #BookSky #Books #20BookChallenge

Watching Ted Lasso, my comfort show for background while I grade and plan. This episode always breaks my heart: “I hope that either all of us or none of us are judged by the actions of our weakest moments, but rather the strength we show when and if we're ever given a second chance.” Poetry.

Love this. Just like all we band kids learned: if you’re going to play a wrong note, do it with enthusiasm.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. @charlescmann.bsky.social 4/20 #BookSky #Books #20BookChallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. 3/20 #BookSky #Books #20BookChallenge

This is checked out of my classroom library more often than it’s on the shelf. I’m in awe of many writers, but John Schu @mrschureads.bsky.social is in the tippy top of that list.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. 2/20 #BookSky #Books #20BookChallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. #BookSky #Books #20BookChallenge

Accurate.

Peppermint Swirl cookies fresh from the oven. Subtle peppermint, 7/10 for taste and texture. Zero stars for fussiness. Probably not on the repeat list. What could be easier than a slice and bake cookie, I asked myself. Plenty. Plenty of things are easier.

I wish this flavor was available all year instead of seasonally.