@dtkung.bsky.social
Mathematician, policy wonk, joyful conspirator, violinist, runner. Exec. Dir. at TPSE Math & Independent math ed consultant after stints for UT Dana Center, MAA, SMCM, Fudan U., Lingnan U. & the Great Courses. Part of the exhausted resistance.
"I have seen war .... I hate war."
- FDR
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DO NOT LET ANY MEMBER OF CONGRESS WALK AROUND THINKING THEIR CONSTITUENTS DONβT CARE
28.02.2026 13:16 β π 1202 π 547 π¬ 2 π 10I'm against this illegal war.
28.02.2026 13:20 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Super excited about the new @joinmaa.bsky.social leadership!
26.02.2026 04:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The NYTimes Spelling Bee doesn't take "dorkwad".
As a child of the 80's I object!
25.02.2026 13:07 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
screenshot of a tv user guide, showing two channels under Tue 8PM: MSNOW - State of the union TCM East- Gaslight
Masterful Troll, TCM.
24.02.2026 15:19 β π 6759 π 1644 π¬ 67 π 98
π€ Would you like to know about better math teaching?
Ma Bernadette Salgarino will challenge and inspire your thinking at #CMCConference. Be part of the learning!
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@cmcmath.bsky.social @CAMathCouncil #iTeachMath
An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU
24.02.2026 10:11 β π 10180 π 5123 π¬ 335 π 630Thanks for sharing this powerful new-to-me speech.
17.02.2026 12:46 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Good question. Of course the Olympics are international - but the lingo is still in English in many sports.
15.02.2026 22:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
While we're on the topic, why do figure skaters just count rotations? Skiers, snowboarders, and skateboarders prefer degrees. And why doesn't anyone measure their rotations in radians!?!
I'd love it: "Will Ilia attempt his 9Ο axel?"
NYTimes News Quiz asking how many rotations in a backside 1980 weddle jump. 36% of readers answered it correctly.
I'm generally impressed with NYTimes readers - great comments, impressive stats in games, etc. But this question really just asks you to divide 1980 by 360 β and only 36% got it right. What do you think. Most people didn't know how to interpret 1980? Couldn't/didn't do the division right?
15.02.2026 01:24 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0
The NYTimes spelling bee doesn't take the word formant.
It's true that the "grrrrrr" sound I made isn't a very good example of what I was going for...
#BeeMoan
I donβt really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
Iβll call it βlessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.β
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"In Vibe-Teachingβ’, faculty are no longer required to read the AI-generated slop that students themselves have not paused to read. "
Hilarious satire about what teaching in a time of AI might become.
(Also: excited that a friend got a piece into @mcsweeneys.net!)
Yuma Kagiyama, of Japan, performs during a figure skating training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. Francisco Seco - AP
Skating commentary: "He rotates at over 300 rpms. That's faster then they sprint at the Tour de France."
What does that even mean? Can we compare one person's height to another's weight?
#Olympics #CommentaryFail
Could we please start calling them what they are: concentration camps? (They aren't death camps...yet.)
08.02.2026 05:02 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Headline about Amazon spending $35 million promoting the documentary/promo for Melania.
Headline about the Washington Post's sweeping layoffs.
It's clear that one of the richest men in the world is valuing disinformation over information. Not good for democracy.
04.02.2026 15:19 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#DefundICE Just spent 2 minutes leaving messages for both of my Senators asking that they vote against upcoming appropriations bills that include any money for the force terrorizing American citizens in Minnesota.
Find your Senator and call today!
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I have a (disturbing?) love of bad weather runs. Yesterday it was 24 degrees and raining for my 4+ mile jaunt on trails at Historically St Mary's City. So. Much. Ice.
26.01.2026 23:16 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A movie about the first woman Fields medalist? Yes please!
24.01.2026 14:21 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Some thoughts on Martin Luther King today, informed by the way I learned history as a kid and the truth of how history is made I've learned in this job - and from the honor of having been able to serve with and meet many of the foot soldiers who worked along side MLK:
19.01.2026 15:05 β π 144 π 20 π¬ 8 π 2
NEW
An initially-secret report for Customs and Border Patrol in 2013 found:
In many vehicle shooting cases, the βdriver was attempting to flee from the agents who intentionally put themselves into the exit path of the vehicle, thereby β¦ creating justification for the use of deadly force.β
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After the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved.
By Brett Murphy and @annamaria.bsky.social, photos by @storitellah.com
I'm still that person masking on planes...
11.01.2026 20:35 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Why would my phone correct flu to glue?!?!
11.01.2026 20:33 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Ugh. Sorry to hear that!
11.01.2026 20:32 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Flu test is positive for Flu A.
Anyone else pick up a nast bug at #JMM in DC? The glue is currently kicking my ass.
11.01.2026 19:42 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0
MEET Mona Matar! π₯°
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Alt text: this is an image of Mona Matar holding the Meet a Mathematician sign
