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@brettmonnard.bsky.social

Teacher, gifted advocate, proud medieval nerd, amature radio host, rennie, pastor's husband, he/him

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Follow up: it doesn’t say it’s illegal to fire on incapacitated shipwrecked. It just says it’s illegal to fire on the shipwrecked. Where’d you get “incapacitated” and why are you such an asshole?

08.12.2025 00:01 — 👍 5737    🔁 1480    💬 542    📌 85

I want jobs for humanities experts to kill AI systems.

08.12.2025 00:07 — 👍 445    🔁 95    💬 9    📌 3

Chat gpt is not a search engine.
Chat gpt is not a confidant.
Chat gpt is not your friend.
Chat gpt is not a reliable source.
Chat gpt is not real.
Chat gpt is not real.
Chat gpt is not real!

07.12.2025 16:15 — 👍 1219    🔁 322    💬 3    📌 4

Perhaps…not a true change of heart, then? Gosh

08.12.2025 00:46 — 👍 1463    🔁 140    💬 118    📌 7

I just want to let Sean Duffy know that I didn’t dress up for my flight today. Yoga pants. Tank. Slippies. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

07.12.2025 21:23 — 👍 14722    🔁 1477    💬 505    📌 75

A primary purpose of Disaster Films is to provide an opportunity for us to safely explore our collective anxieties together, but now more and more, we are expected to process our collective anxieties alone.

Seems bad?

07.12.2025 11:05 — 👍 66    🔁 18    💬 7    📌 0

Here's how that would go in a recent IL case:

-Springfield officer Sean Grayson murders Sonya Massey

-he lies (as he did): she was trying to burn him with a pot of boiling water

-his name isn't released bc he's a "victim"

-his previous misconduct isn't publicly discussed

-no outcry, no charges

07.12.2025 20:27 — 👍 28    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0

Yes, this is right -- cops can claim they are "victims" in instances of excessive violence or shooting deaths. Another reason why these Marsy's Law are so awful. Meet the Law Enforcement Baronial Class.

07.12.2025 20:30 — 👍 45    🔁 16    💬 0    📌 1
07.12.2025 20:37 — 👍 143    🔁 94    💬 3    📌 3
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My colleague, the brilliant @colincarlson.bsky.social posted this on LinkedIn. This is devastating for Colin and his group, but also for science, for the future of the human race. #NSF is starving scientists of resources. This will not get better until we all rise up.

07.12.2025 13:30 — 👍 98    🔁 44    💬 7    📌 2

📰🗞️📺📻👇🏾 more journalists reject X

07.12.2025 13:39 — 👍 59    🔁 19    💬 0    📌 0

Elon Musk's "Free Speech" for me, not for thee.

07.12.2025 00:40 — 👍 847    🔁 256    💬 28    📌 4

ICE and the Trump administration have created a culture of fear.

The fact that they are targeting US citizens shows that they are profiling based on ethnicity.

Yes. They have created a Gestapo.

Please don’t compare Trump to Putin.

Compare him to Hitler or Stalin.

06.12.2025 08:42 — 👍 2399    🔁 741    💬 117    📌 30

This is why, when President Slurs McSundown passes away, it's going to be a battle royale as all these selfish grifters shank each other before the funeral is over.

06.12.2025 20:41 — 👍 2920    🔁 442    💬 126    📌 26

One of my fav little trends in the missionary archive is reading English Protestant missionaries complain about the fact that the Syrian Christians have zero interest in the missionaries' brand but also complain about how the Kerala Christians were not doing christianity right

06.12.2025 22:40 — 👍 72    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 0
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It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.

06.12.2025 14:44 — 👍 13578    🔁 5082    💬 428    📌 190
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The Paradox of Global Warming and Colder Winters - WhoWhatWhy If the cold weather makes it harder for you to argue with climate change deniers about the existence of global warming, this story is for you.

How does global warming cause colder winter storms? whowhatwhy.org/2019/11/23/t...

05.12.2025 17:47 — 👍 3443    🔁 1411    💬 132    📌 68

NEW: Carol Loennig tells Nicoll Wallace on MSNOW that the DOJ intends to try and indict Letitia James a THIRD time.

The trouble with that is these multiple tries help James prove her vindictive and selective prosecution bid, and bolster a case to get the grand jury materials.

05.12.2025 21:45 — 👍 13693    🔁 3083    💬 426    📌 133
you can always x, it’s always morally correct meme saying you can always break a man’s Meta glasses, it’s always morally correct

you can always x, it’s always morally correct meme saying you can always break a man’s Meta glasses, it’s always morally correct

06.12.2025 00:31 — 👍 9463    🔁 1902    💬 46    📌 27

FIFA is a joke. Infantino is corrupt. The beautiful sport had to fire him and clean out the rot. 🤬🤬🤬

05.12.2025 23:53 — 👍 9274    🔁 1265    💬 411    📌 67
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They cannot be given authority to forcibly remove anyone from their vehicle this way. Think about how bad actors would abuse this power.

06.12.2025 01:15 — 👍 11024    🔁 3649    💬 882    📌 264
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Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.

In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.

05.12.2025 21:52 — 👍 9709    🔁 1871    💬 295    📌 403

Cassidy’s “yes” to confirm RFK Jr. has to be the most impactful vote by a single senator in the 21st century, right? Only other one I can recall that comes close is McCain saving the ACA.

05.12.2025 16:21 — 👍 2413    🔁 527    💬 94    📌 19

It's been over two weeks now and they still haven't released the Epstein files because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."

05.12.2025 17:21 — 👍 10443    🔁 2505    💬 236    📌 63

wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics

05.12.2025 19:21 — 👍 25739    🔁 4179    💬 1162    📌 320
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Minneapolis police blows budget by $19.6 million; council leaders call it ‘mismanagement’ Police Chief Brian O’Hara says it’s costly to replenish the ranks, since new hires need training while existing officers still rack up OT.

I give @deenawinter.bsky.social & the Strib credit for bringing the wood to the MPD budget fiasco. Total Frey administration failure to a) manage & b) inform policymakers before the crisis. Election year shittery. www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

05.12.2025 21:25 — 👍 668    🔁 226    💬 30    📌 15

Since this post, nearly 300 of you donated about $11k and I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart. The union shared photos with me today of food being distributed. Remaining money will be evenly distributed among the 160 union members in the form of gift cards. Thank you. ❤️

05.12.2025 23:05 — 👍 4215    🔁 606    💬 24    📌 13
ICE Raids Turn Schools into Battlegrounds to Defend Students | Labor Notes

Educators & union members have been instrumental in protecting kids & keeping schools safe places to learn when ICE shows up. Teachers have enough on their plate—they shouldn't have to deal with the terror ICE brings to our communities. Schools must be ICE-free zones. labornotes.org/2025/12/ice-...

05.12.2025 01:53 — 👍 85    🔁 37    💬 3    📌 1
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Australia’s education system is breaking our teachers The public education system has been unravelling for more than a decade — a class action may be the only remedy.

independentaustralia.net/life/life-di...

Teacher enthusiasm is drained by barbarous working conditions and parental support is very hard to provide when you need to work two jobs just to afford food.

In completely unrelated news the great majority of our fearless leaders went to private schools.

05.12.2025 01:44 — 👍 193    🔁 74    💬 6    📌 2

They will say they had a “warrant” and then either be forced to release them without charges.

05.12.2025 01:16 — 👍 47    🔁 20    💬 0    📌 0

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