Laura Bradley

It is disgusting that Trump’s hateful words of calling Somali Americans “garbage” have continued to go unchecked by members of the Republican Party.

These are US citizens he is denigrating.

We have a duty as Americans to call out his hateful rhetoric.

NaNo 2.0 Newsletter 12/05/2025 You did it! Now what?

What's next after #NaNoWriMo?
#NaNo2.0

The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2025 We’re back with our roundup of the most insightful studies of the year, from the power of brain breaks to groundbreaking research on AI, cell phones, and handwriting in the classroom.

Edutopia's yearly research round-up is out!

The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2025
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For teachers after #NaNoWriMo ends: here are some mini-projects that my students loved doing (and which kept them engaged right through the holiday chaos to Winter Break!): #NaNo2.0

Imagine calling a decent person stupid or the R-word and getting cheered for it because “at least they’re being honest.” That is MAGA.

What is wrong with these people? Who raised you?

YouTube video by Laura Bradley NaNo 2 0 Winner Validation 2025

When your Thanksgiving feast is delayed by one day, you get an entire unexpected day to write.

And then this happens... 🎉🏆💯

#wordsprints #NaNo2.0 #NaNoWriMo

Your occasional reminder that @bookshop.org is open for all of your Christmas book shopping needs. Every sale supports independent bookstores, the books arrive beautifully packaged, and they even have gift wrapping options.
Buy some great books and stop paying for Jeff's botox
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Trump keeps saying wildly inappropriate things to journalists but I’m sure he’s totally fine

Hello! We'll get started in about 15 minutes.

Gather your stuff and meet me, @ansleyashe.bsky.social, back here.

Meanwhile,tell me one thing about your novel that turned out different than you expected.

7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.

The newly unsealed allegations against Meta are devastating. Our kids deserve better. Social media companies must make commonsense changes to protect children’s health, safety, and privacy. time.com/7336204/meta...

I think this is a piece that’s worthy of consideration by educators across the full K-post-secondary spectrum. It’s my experience that the nature of this current cultural moment in the U.S. is almost forcing kids to ask the questions that the humanities grapple with. And the job market demands it.

It's so exciting. We have several people here to help this last week. So if you can make one it these work for you, we ♥️ when you drop by!

Tomorrow:

Tavia 10-11am Pacific
@lambradley.bsky.social noon-1pm Pacific.
@kristinahorner.bsky.social 1-2pm Pacific.
@ansleyashe.bsky.social 5-7pm Pacific

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Why should you join a word sprint with @nano2wordsprints.bsky.social? Because we're heading into the last week of November and there's a holiday looming. But never fear! We have a magical Thanksgiving card that might possibly save your novel. Check it out in our latest newsletter:

8675309 is prime, and so is 8675311, so if you ever need a middlin'-large pair of adjacent primes to test your cryptographic suite, all you need is a 1980s earworm and a +2 and you're all set.

Statement from Rep. Crockett on Threat at D.C. Office

Correction! I will be here at NOON (PST) tomorrow for an hour of word sprints. See you then! 📝

I love this so much.

Big holidays coming! 🦃 🥧 And that means alll the love, tension and buried history of family conflicts gather around the table for a meal. 😂😳😬 Holidays or not, meals are a great way to add drama to your #NaNoWriMo novel.

Watercolor drawing of a man (?) in blue jeans with a bear head on his head and bear pelt over his shoulders. In the right upper corner is the badge from nano2.org for 30k written words.

Wrote 1751 words on day 18 of #NaNoWriMo and earned another badge. :3

The wind howled around the house and suddenly there was this "bear" in blue jeans in the witches garden... 😨 #writingchallenge #novelnovember #writingcommunity #writersky #art #aquarell #watercolor

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Good Tuesday morning, writers! ☕

Join me in 30 minutes (10am PST) for a #NaNoWriMo word sprint! 🏃🏻

Pour (or heat up) your wake-me-up beverage of choice and get ready to write. See you soon! 🫖

15 minutes till word sprint time! 📓

This morning my mug-spiration comes from Jesse, friend-since-kindergarten and hydrogeologist-turned-ceramicist. He reminds me that creativity makes the world a better place.

What inspires your NaNo project? For me it’s a memoir for my new granddaughter. 💕

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Welcome to NaNo 2.0 wordsprints!

I am @lambradley.bsky.social, retired #NaNoWriMo teacher & part of the NaNo 2.0 all-volunteer team.

We’ll start at :05 for 10, then break for 5, write for 15, break for 5 & wrap up w/a 20 minute sprint. ⏰

Need a prompt? Power outage! No lights, no electricity.

Correction! I will be running our @nano2wordsprints.bsky.social word sprint at 10am PST today! (Not 9am).

Add conflict to your #NaNoWriMo story by making your character a fish out of water. One of my favorite lessons for my 8th graders works for adult writers, too. 📝🐠@nano2point0.bsky.social

Stalking a 19-year-old David Hogg, who had just survived a school shooting, berating him, calling him names, and accusing him of being a liar isn't "toxic politics." It's being a crude, unhinged sociopath.
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From day 1 of devices in the classroom, I wanted to know: WHY are they using them? HOW are they improving learning? I was an early adopter and loved how laptops improved my English classroom, but right out of the gate I saw how they could be used for wrong reasons and bad schooling.

Tell me how AI in education is helping this situation.

MTG isn't speaking truth to power. She is trying to grab a seat on a lifeboat after she helped steer the ship into an iceberg.

Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...

NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.

And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*

Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com: