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There is something legit magical about librarians - they not only contain catalogs of content and connections within the literature but also remember your name after that one time you checked out a book two months ago because you paused to have a conversation about it.

Join Shane Safir @sjeducate.bsky.social @crystalmwatson.bsky.social & @mbagsik.bsky.social Saturday August 16th and reframe how you think about transforming instruction, rehumanizing education and revitalizing democracy! FREE registration! See more: www.theworthyeducator.com/pedagogies-o... #EduSky

Got a 100 days to go and $400 to raise. Any coin you can drop will be much appreciated.

Enjoy your freedom of movement. Join a movement of freedom. Enjoy your freedom of movement. Join a movement of freedom. Enjoy your freedom of movement. Join a movement of freedom. Enjoy your freedom of movement. Join a movement of freedom.

Sometimes it’s easy to forget, they blame you for their favorite tactics…
Infiltration
Indoctrination
Langauge/tone policing
Identity politics

Let them know
You are free.

#Juneteenth365

The First Department of Education Throughline · Episode

Wild to recall that “Republicans” were once the champions of a Department of Education

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Gotta throw in Kitty/Kate Pryde and Illyana Rasputin or KP and Rachel Summers/Grey

Blooming peonies

How it’s going

#DemBones !!

AI Is Eating Data Center Power Demand—and It’s Only Getting Worse A new analysis of AI hardware being produced and how it is being used attempts to estimate the vast amount of electricity being consumed by AI.

tired: people AI-generating rando images of themselves as anime

WIRED: AI’s energy use already represents as much as 20 percent of global data-center power demand, new analysis has found

I mix it in my yogurt because I can’t do that smooth/mushy mouthfeel without it.
It softens just enough to be satisfying.

a cartoon of ants marching to war on a green background Alt: a cartoon of ants marching to war on a green background

Yup. They are marching in.

Peonies yet to bloom

Coming soon

Elon Musk to Cut Back Political Spending The world’s richest person, who spent a considerable fortune helping to elect President Trump in 2024, indicated he still could increase spending again if conditions change.

“I got what I needed but now I’m losing money.”
- Lone Skum

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DO YOUR JOB: stop ICE abuse. DEFEND habeas corpus. We are in gravest peril Text SIGN PBSPJL to 50409 to send this to your officials.

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AP News bulletin May 16, 2025 of a plantation burning.

Is it just me..?
Someone somewhere is sing this lyric:
“With a can full of gas and a hand full of matches - And still weren't found out!”

If you see this, quote the energy you bring to Bluesky

How does “removed from power” equal “persecuted”?

The phrase is equivalent to “presumed innocent” and I’m not sure anyone gets to be that from jump. These days I need to see how people cherish trust rather than betray it.

Loved loved this one

If you see this,post the most recent photo of yourself from your camera roll. no cheating!

Supreme Court Lets Trump’s Ban on Transgender Military Service Take Effect A federal judge had blocked the reversal of the Biden policy, saying the government provided no evidence that trans people undermined the armed forces.

The Supreme Court is trying to straight up tell us “stop suing the president cuz he can do whatever he wants”

www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Have You Been Affected by Changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs? Tell Us About It. Have you experienced setbacks in your care or benefits amid the changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs? ProPublica wants to hear from you.

Trump says he loves vets. He's promised to "put veterans first."

He's also planning to cut the agency that cares for more than nine million of them.

If you're a vet who gets care at VA -- or you work there -- *we want to hear from you.*

www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...

Sign the Petition Don't cut funding for PBS and NPR. Protect public broadcasting!

Save our public media.

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The government is not a business. The government is not a business. The government is not a business. The government is not a business. The government is not a business.

Contact To connect with me about a potential review or coverage of your book, fill out the form below. My work focuses Young Adult (all fiction genres) and Adult (SFF/H); I cover Middle Grade on a case-by-…

Just as a little reminder, I'm open to sensitivity/authenticity reading and to giving presentations/PD. Hire me! bookjockeyalex.com/contact/

Some good math representation in this one

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