Steph Smith

this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake

Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to push through a bill that would put millions of Americans at risk of losing their health care.

They want to cut federal funding for Medicaid, take away tax credits that help more people afford coverage, and raise costs for working class families.

The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is Robin Hood in reverse: it takes from the poor to give to the rich.SNAP (used to be Food Stamps…which Tabby and I used back in 1972) is gone. Medicare is going.

People aren’t broke because they’re “splurging” on iPhones and lattes, people are broke because corporations have bought up housing, control our healthcare, and are gouging at the register.

In between the stories of horrific human rights abuses and trade war insanity I remember that they have also destroyed all our research and data infrastructure and effectively ended any environmental, health, or labor regulation.

Headteachers’ union takes legal action against Ofsted over inspection changes NAHT says changes are likely to harm school leaders’ mental health and it was not consulted adequately over the new grading system

Time to reinstall a classic inspection system that is mainly about feedback & support, not judgment & ranking.
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Under Biden, the US economy was outpacing all of these places. After a couple months of Trump, they are now outpacing us. Thanks, Donald.

New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.

Almost every line of this story would have been simply unbelievable a few months ago:

—Pioneering cancer researcher;
—*Arrested* at airport in Boston;
—Now indefinite ICE detention in Louisiana;
—"Crime": not declaring some frog-embryo samples for research.

Read it.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

If you know, you know

Not in any conspiracy theory way, but in the sense that Vance's undue pressure to force a meeting he'd been initially denied may well have put an extra, unnecessary stress on a very frail man. His forced visit sure could not have helped the poor man rest and recoup and make it to another sunrise. 🥀

Vance literally forces himself into the papal quarters for his own small-minded benefit putting further strain on the Pope's health.

Well done America, you killed the Pope.

Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.

If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.

Americans of conscience must stand against this now.

Wow. Her voice was shaking. Even she knows how bad this is.... and that is saying something.

Video obtained by CNN shows the rear landing gear of the jet buckling and the right wing shearing away in a fireball after the plane landed hard on the runway.

I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes

Podcast: Nebraska's first Black state poet wants to bring art to unconventional spaces Listen now | Jewel Rodgers explained how she became state poet, talked about growing up in Nebraska and gave us a taste of her poetry at the end.

Listen: I talked with Jewel Rodgers about how she became Nebraska’s first Black state poet, growing up there, and she gives a taste of her poetry at the end!

YouTube video by It's Complicated How we're getting ripped off by hidden inflation

Really interesting video from @theguardian.com on hidden inflation... #MathsToday #MathsTeachers #EduSky youtu.be/H2Z-FQtezCc

YouTube video by Filmes Antigos Cab Calloway - My,My,Ain't That Something (Stormy Weather 1943) #cabcalloway #thenicholasbrothers

What, you think you can find a video with MORE zoot suits, reet pleats, drape shapes, and stuff cuffs? Not bloody likely.

Willingham's Model of the Mind. We understand things in the context of things we already know. We learn more efficiently and effectively when prompted to retrieve information from long-term memory that we can use to process our new learning.
#edusky #teachereducation

YouTube video by Julie Nolke When Trump Invades Canada

"Where's Celine? -- is she safe?"

Searching The Universe For Clues To The Ultra-Small Several astronomy projects are mapping vast areas of space, searching for traces of tiny quantum fluctuations in the early universe.

What exactly is … everything? What is space-time?

Make oracy the fourth ‘R’ of education, theatre boss says Rufus Norris, the outgoing head of the National Theatre, wants children to learn oral language skills across the curriculum

As @nationaltheatre.org.uk’s Artistic Director Rufus Norris says: “#Oracy should be the fourth ‘R’”: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...

Some rare good news out of Arkansas & a big L for Sarah Huckabee Slanders 👏👏👏

I'm Thankful to all of you here who are working to help create this community for us here, where the sky is Bluer, and the conversation is civil and chill. Loving the serene vibe, and love being here with you all!

Happy Thanksgiving!🦃🍁🍂

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Folded In.
A Willerby Story.
Caitlin's son gets folded in time and space as a bad house tries to erase him from existence.
willerby.substack.com/p/folded-in

OMG, is this the 'World of Dracula' puzzle?! I'm thinking of putting that on my xmas wish list. Hope I get it! Your post makes it look more appealing than the box :)

Classical DJ humour

Staying invested Thoughts on what keeps pupils learning through a lesson, and why this might be difficult for the robot teachers of the future A few years ago, I wrote something about engagement, suggesting that sa…

New post: thoughts on what keeps pupils learning through a lesson, and why this might be difficult for the robot teachers of the future.
#EduSky
#UKEd
#UKEDU
#UKEducation
#HeadteachersUK
#teachermentoring #TeacherEducation
#EduSkyPrimary
#eduskyprimary
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Little Treasures.
A Willerby Story.
Ghosts come back for things they lost.
willerby.substack.com/p/little-tre...