John Wiedenheft

Let companies and employers produce workers and let our schools produce citizens. There is no vision of a thriving public education without reclaiming the central mission of schooling as the place where we live diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Get it now?

Literally you cannot make up this level of hypocrisy. What an endless chode.

FCC Chair Carr’s post from 12/30/23: Free speech is the counterweight—it is the check on government control. That is why censorship is the authoritarian’s dream.

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Coincidentally, I saw an Apple billboard in Chicago that advertised summarizing Ulysses as well! Ugh…

National dog day cont. Dillion, Dayton, Dudley. All Service dogs we’ve trained or are training.

Happy national dog day! Molly, Cooper, Sadie, Belle. Our family dogs (past and present)

Omg….

Beating Back Data Centers Desperate for ‘free money,’ most of the communities that approve these facilities are outmatched by developers. But these water-guzzling, power-hungry projects have major downsides.

prospect.org/environment/... Two new data centers are coming to Cedar Rapids. So much of it is in the dark here as well.

Stunning!

We had cinnamon babka on vacation for the first time and it was delicious! Any good recipe suggestions?

A+ from @theonion.com

“You Feel Like Your Life Is Over” The 92-page report, “‘You Feel Like Your Life is Over’: Abusive Practices at Three Florida Immigration Detention Centers Since January 2025,” documents that people detained at Krome North Service Proc...

Say it with me.
Concentration Camps.
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...

"A trillion is a thousand billion. So the $9 billion in saving approved last week amount to less than 1 percent of a trillion dollars. It’s not meaningful in terms of getting our country’s fiscal house in order."

From long-time Iowa political reporter Laura Belin:

"[L]eaders of Iowa Public Radio...expect to lose about $1 million, ... roughly 10 percent of their budget, and Iowa PBS will lose about $3.5 million in Corporation for Public Broadcasting grants, ... about 18 percent of its annual budget."

Done

Make it make sense!!!!

Reynolds says regulation is 'hardly ever the answer' and isn't for water's nitrate issue Amid central Iowa’s lawn-watering ban, Gov. Reynolds said regulating the agriculture industry is not the answer to Iowa’s drinking-water pollution.

Part 2: "Nothing to see here."

www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...

Worried about nitrates in water? Here's what to know about home reverse osmosis systems Home reverse osmosis systems are becoming more popular in central Iowa as nitrates affect public drinking water supplies.

The Iowa Freedom Party: "Clean water is your responsibility."

www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/...

YouTube video by NPR Music Wet Leg: Tiny Desk Concert

Helping get me through the day (morning...)

youtu.be/AzUHNjKMeV4?...

Great book. Was very hard for me to read as a non-French speaker!

If the pope can choose the White Sox, a mayor can choose a team.

Those are some pretty good receipts!

Thank you for sharing! I’ve got your book at the top of my TBR along with @nnedi.bsky.social. Appreciate you!

YouTube video by More Perfect Union Peter Thiel Doesn’t Want You to See This Clip

Seems like I'm watching "Snow Crash" happen right in front of me. Corporations replacing the government. Ugh. @moreperfectunion.bsky.social

The optimistic, maybe naive, side of me says it's because you're so publicly delightful! *said as someone who's never met you in real life, and only watched your videos and read your blogs!*

As someone who has bought Gaffer tape for work, it’s great. But should I read this article to find out that it costs 10x more than duck tape. But no, that wouldn’t be very elitist of the Times to note that!

Great to hear! We were out of town, so weren’t able to attend.

a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair with his hands on his hips . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in a chair with his hands on his hips .

omg...that cover...*drools*