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How Trauma Rewires Your Brain: The Role of Classical Conditioning in PTSD and Complex PTSD Explore how classical conditioning and brain changes shape PTSD and C-PTSD — and how fear can be unlearned through therapy.

Trauma often doesn’t end with the event; it rewires our learning systems so ordinary cues trigger fear. Today I explored classical conditioning in PTSD & C-PTSD and why therapy can teach safety again. #edusky #trauma #neuroscience 🧪 jorgebscomm.blogspot.com/2025/10/how-...

To my fellow journalists: please let’s stop asking for reactions (e.g. “What’s your reaction to that?”). Remember, it’s more important for audiences to know about someone’s thoughts, opinions, analysis, views, etc… Thank you for your attention to this matter 🙏🏼 #mediastudies 🧪

The Oracy–Literacy Connection: How Talking Shapes Reading and Writing Explore how oracy shapes literacy across ages, linking speaking, listening, reading, and writing for stronger learning outcomes.

Reading & writing don’t stand alone; they grow from talk. Today I explored the oracy–literacy connection across early years, schools & adult learning. #EduSky #Oracy #Literacy #TESOL 🧪
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ICYMI: APS has put together a quick overview of what to expect during a U.S. government shutdown

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ICE agents unable to catch protester in Chicago. (video @swagrman.bsky.social) #news #Chicago #USA #trump

APS Comments on U.S. Government Shutdown and Science Read APS President-Elect Pam Davis-Kean’s full statement on the potential government shutdown.

As a U.S. government shutdown gets closer, here’s what YOU can do: Contact your elected Representative and Senators to urge them to think of their constituents and fund the government.

Read APS President-Elect @umpamdk.bsky.social's full statement

How Language Shapes the Way We Think Explore how language shapes thought, culture, and perception through psychology, linguistics, and the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

Charlemagne said, “To have a second language is to have a second soul.” Is it true? Today I explored the psychology of language and thought. #EduSky #Language #Psychology 🧪 jorgebscomm.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-...

My statement formally recognising the State of Palestine.

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Disney’s Message To Employees: Shut Your Trap

“…and don’t point out that his neck is mostly flat.” - best verse award #Kimmel [▶️1m21s]
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Different Ways of Knowing: A Critical Look at How We Understand the World Explore tradition, stories, and intuition as ways of knowing. Discover strengths, limits, and the role of critical thinking.

Tradition, intuition, stories — they shape our beliefs more than data. My new article explores their power AND pitfalls, through a psychology lens. #edusky #psychology 🧪
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Jimmy Kimmel taken off air over Charlie Kirk comments The late-night host said on Monday that Trump's allies were "doing everything they can to score political points from" Kirk's death.

Kimmel pulled of air for saying that the "MAGA gang" was trying to score political points off Kirk's murder. #news #USA #mediawatch (article by BBC) 😳
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Trump files $15 billion defamation case against New York Times, Penguin Random House President Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times and book publisher Penguin Random House, his latest legal assault on major media companies he accuses of treating him unfairly.

Trump coming for @nytimes.com #mediastudies 🧪 #edusky (article @reuters.com) www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Today I wrote a short guide to help anyone improve their photography skills through practice, experimentation, and passion. #Photography #EduSky 🧪 styletechphoto.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-...

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro convicted of plotting coup, sentenced to over 27 years in prison | CNN Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been found guilty of attempting to overturn the country’s 2022 election with a plot prosecutors say included plans to assassinate the president-elect in a ...

Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years and 3 months in prison for plotting coup #news #Brazil #Bolsonaro 👇 (@cnn.com) edition.cnn.com/2025/09/11/a...

Charlie Kirk, conservative activist, 1993-2025 Rightwing influencer amplified Maga worldview to a young generation

Charlie Kirk goes from far-right extremist to ‘conservative activist’… #charliekirk #news #USA #Utah on.ft.com/4meywE7

Official sources say Israel launched a targeted attack on Hamas leaders in Doha. Qatar denounced the strike, calling it ‘cowardly,’ while Israel described it as a ‘precise’ action against Hamas leadership. So far, no casualties have been reported. #news #Israel #Gaza #FreePalestine (▶️ @afp.com)

London Tube at standstill as workers begin week of strikes (▶️video @theipaper.com) #news #London #UK

The London police arrested over 400 people on Saturday who were protesting the British government’s decision to designate a pro-Palestinian activist group as a terrorist organisation. (video @nytimes.com) #London #news #FreePalestine

@abcnetwork.bsky.social: ‘Immigration authorities have arrested 475 people in a raid on a Hyundai manufacturing site in Georgia’ (video @cheguerreroeng.bsky.social) #USA #news #trump #immigration

#Happiness is eating a bag of popcorn two times the size of your head 😂

Teaching Listening: Current Topics in TESOL Research Explore evidence-based TESOL research on teaching listening, highlighting strategies to boost learner engagement and real-world skills.

Listening is a skill we can teach; not a test we give. This week's article reviews research-based ways to build comprehension and confidence. #EduSky #TESOL 🧪 jorgebscomm.blogspot.com/2025/09/teac...

this is great (@jimmyfallon.bsky.social)

The latest on Epstein, Trump’s crime bill and shutdown talks Congress is back. Lawmakers have more than just a looming government shutdown fight on their hands.

Update by @politico.com: ‘Expect the discharge petition standoff to come to a head this week. Rep. Thomas Massie said he and Rep. Ro Khanna will start the process of forcing a vote “immediately” now that lawmakers are back.’ #epsteinfiles www.politico.com/newsletters/...

AO VIVO: COBERTURA ESPECIAL JULGAMENTO BOLSONARO - DIA 1 - 02/09/2025 YouTube video by CNN Brasil

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Como vai funcionar o julgamento de Bolsonaro? Entenda o rito e o passo a passo Ministros vão decidir se o grupo deve ser condenado ou absolvido. Alexandre de Moraes é o relator do processo penal contra o ex-presidente e demais réus.

The Brazilian Federal Supreme Court starts to judge today the complaint against former president Jair Bolsonaro and seven other defendants, for an attempted coup d'état in 2022. #news #LatinAmerica #democracy (@g1portal.bsky.social) g1.globo.com/politica/not...

Anti-immigration protests LIVE updates Follow Daily Mail's live coverage here.

Milhares de supremacistas brancos participaram de manifestações contra a imigração em diversas partes da Austrália neste domingo. Jack Eltis, um dos participantes, disse ser parte de um grupo 'Neo Nazi', acrescentando: "Sim, somos racistas". Endenda 👇 #Austrália #Brasil #notícias shorturl.at/RRKhQ

Anti-immigration protests LIVE updates Follow Daily Mail's live coverage here.

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Context Collapse: When Social Contexts Converge Online Explore context collapse in digital communication—how social media merges audiences, reshaping identity, privacy, and media studies research.

Sharing my latest piece on context collapse: why a post meant for friends can reach your boss, and what that does to our online selves. Short, research-led guide for navigating overlapping audiences. #EduSky 🧪 empowervmediacomm.blogspot.com/2025/08/cont...

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: ‘Trump isn’t joking about 2028.’ and ‘I have two dozen Trump 2028 hats his folks keep sending me.’ #elections #USA #trump

4 Approaches to Dealing With a Narcissist

@nytimes.com: ‘Books are a crucial starting point for understanding narcissism. Here are four essential books psychologists, researchers and doctors recommend on the subject.’ #narcissism #psychology 🧪
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