Ben Boyington

Do you normally get asked that many times?

Anyone in the files with enough of a certain kind of presence should be investigated, *no matter who they are,* but lacking that "enough," we should not rush to judgment.

(FTR, from analysis I have read, I am pretty good with saying that of Trump and, say, George Mitchell, there is enough.)

2/2

A thought about people named in the Epstein files:

We must not conclude or assume that anyone in the files is ipso facto a sex trafficker/abuser.

There are many reasons for artists and intellectuals, say, to have attended parties and socialized with Epstein, a rich guy doing rich guy stuff. 1/2

I love this! I'd love to talk more with you about it, my friend

What if we made school entirely interdisciplinary?

BREAKING:

The Indiana Senate just REJECTED the gerrymandered congressional map that Trump and his allies pressured Republicans to support.

The GOP-controlled chamber voted down the map, 31-19.

Terry Lectureship: Nnedi Okorafor

Next year, I’m doing the Terry Lectureship at Yale in March/April. It’s a century-old series that’s hosted some truly heavyweight thinkers. Wild to be stepping onto that stage 😅 philosophy.yale.edu/events/2026-...

BREAKING: The New York Times is suing the Department of Defense over the Pentagon’s new restrictions on press access. The Times is seeking a declaration that the new policy is unconstitutional on its face and an injunction barring its enforcement.

It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.

But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.

The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.

If your business already has single-stall bathrooms, here's an easy answer to the bathroom "problem": tear off signs reading Men and Women and replace them with simply Bathroom (unless you want to bravely add "Gender Neutral" or "All Gender"). (Yes, I want more than that, but start with easy.)

Imagine not understanding how a mirror works.

To memers who make up info and folks who share such made-up info—whether the story of some awfulness perpetrated by the "other side" or of some effect of your political action: Putting such info into the world hurts your cause rather than helping it, and it damages our society.

#ThinkItThrough

Wow.

Put it right next to the "fight, fight, fight" photo!

Well, well, well.

L - October 27
R - Today

Hey institutions that host professional development, podcasts, ed news, ed conferences, etc:

Educators are desperate to hear from other educators about what’s working in their classrooms TODAY. Find the practicing educators and give them resources to teach other educators.

Your books are brutal AND wonderful. Thank you for your writing!

@grandylu.bsky.social Greetings! I heard you speak in NH years ago, maybe when Zenobia July dropped? I'm a HS teacher; one of my students is working on a novella (trans-themed). I wanted to ask you about talking with aspiring student writers. You must be busy, but are you willing to connect? 😁 TIA!

I can find no evidence that Pam Bondi has specified that the government will consider the inflatable frog costume the uniform of antifa.

#ThinkItThrough

The closest I can come, sort of, is this: www.yahoo.com/news/article... (Nut job not helping.)

It amazes me that so many Americans who claim to love the Constitution are not in favor of the basic rights enumerated therein. (See: people saying inane nonsense about the Pentagon kerfuffle.)

Fact Check: Maddow, Colbert And Kimmel Did NOT Launch 'The Independent Desk' Newsroom Together -- Story Contains False Details | Lead Stories Did Rachel Maddow, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel just team up and launch a newsroom named "The Independent Desk"? No,...

Rumors of Maddow, Colbert, and Kimmel creating a "newsroom" or news outlet are just that-- rumors. Or worse, clickbait. I am intrigued by how such stories appeal.

#ThinkItThrough

leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

Seen in the wild: Erika Kirk is banned from Romania for child trafficking, conducted under the guise of her charity work. I found no reporting or debunking in MSM sources. I found debunking in many sources I've never heard of. Consensus: There is no "reputable evidence" of this.

#ThinkItThrough

Rumor has it that Charlie's wife and kids were at the event and saw their husband and father murdered. It seems that there is no evidence of this.

#ThinkItThrough

Colbert has not inked a7-episode deal with Netflix for 13.5 million dollars—nor for any dollars at all.

#ThinkItThrough

Gavin Newsom responds to Fox's OBSESSION with him

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Love it! So much talent, such clever filmmaking. Of course, solid source material helps. My only criticism is that it's not true to the nihilism of that source.

Gardening is a balm for the soul.

That's hilarious. (The Republic of California!)

I don't do political nicknames.

But...

I'm seeing Taco Don in the ether. This is based on TACO: Trump Always Chickens Out (a reference to tariffs).

But it should be Don Taco, a la Don Corleone. It's a twofer joke.