Bren

🚨TESTIMONY OF THE YEAR: A Texas voter just torched Donald Trump and Greg Abbott during a redistricting hearing - and it was BRUTAL:

“He cheated on the golf course…
He cheated on his taxes…
He cheated on his wives…
He cheated on democracy…”

But then came the mic drop 👇

Missing a few circles, but otherwise 💯

I have similar feelings but don’t regret my decision to leave. BlueSky, Substack, and podcasts have reestablished some of the communities.

Hoping for the best.

Looking forward to this 🤩

#SHT
#Hike
Another excellent trip hiking in Minnesota.

Much Ado about AI NCTE’s Secondary Section invites members to join Brett Vogelsinger, author of Artful AI in Writing Instruction, and Joel Garza, Secondary Section Steering Committee member, for a conversation about ho...

I have two free webinars coming up soon to help prepare for how to handle #AI in writing instruction this year. I take a balanced and deeply human approach to this topic and hope you can join me!

First, I’m talking with @joelrgarza.bsky.social on 7/30 from @ncte.org

ncte.org/much-ado-abo...

Reminder, SCOTUS Just Gave Trump a Hall Pass to Burn Down the Dep't of Education They WANT a public school system with 50 kids to a classroom.

Reminder, SCOTUS Just Gave Trump a Hall Pass to Burn Down the Dep't of Education - John Fugelsang

open.substack.com/pub/johnfuge...

the TX GOP is redrawing the congressional map so houston voters won't be able to elect democrats to represent them

houston: you can speak at the public hearing saturday 7/26 at 11am

University of Houston Main Campus
4455 University Drive
Student Center, Houston Room (Room 220)

Exercise the Power of the Purse | NEA Stop the Department of Education from withholding $6.8 billion in education funding.

"Public schools are committed to serving everyone. Full stop. Losing targeted support for the students who need it most doesn’t make sense.”

Tell Congress to release the education funding Trump is withholding. #mnleg #edmnvotes

The North Shore is a treasure
#Hike
#MN

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Looking forward to what you think of it. 📚

Don't stop! Even one sentence a day is progress.

#amwriting #WritingCommunity #authorcommunity #writerslife #writer #writersky #booksky #authorsky #thriller #suspense #writingtips

Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)

projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

#NationalTreasure 🤩

DOJ Demands Access to Minnesota’s Voter Rolls Read more here.

I'm stunned that not one local media outlet has felt this story is worthy of any attention.

It's pretty clear to me they want this information to dispute, and potentially eliminate, the results of a future election.

That seems important...

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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I’m sorry I missed the open days, and hope to join in soon

I’m geeking out 🤩

Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.

A 🧵 on the argument: “Students are already using AI, so we have to teach them ethical use."

If schools want ethical students, teach ethics. More students are using AI tools to cheat, an age-old problem they make much easier. This won’t be addressed by showing students how to use this minute’s AI.

If you can’t get through to the switchboard, contact your senators here, www.senate.gov/senators/sen... U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators #VoteNo!

Adding new tasks without eliminating others #MyFave

Checking in with America's Teachers: 2025 Survey Results In 2025, teachers were more likely than other working adults to experience poor well-being—a consistent pattern for the last several years.

Teachers were more likely in 2025 than similar working adults to report experiencing poor well-being on every indicator—a consistent pattern since 2021. www.rand.org/pubs/researc...

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I found a tank top bra alternative at for sleeping when backpacking (for comfort and to be polite to my fellow hikers).

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Writing by hand boosts reading skills in young children, study finds A new UPV/EHU study shows that children who write by hand learn to read and spell better than those who type. Here's why that matters.

flip.it/3Ndgn9

I lurv rank-choice voting for so many reasons 😃