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Chapman’s Ice Cream wins “Ice Cream Maker of the Year” at the International Ice Cream Consortium awards in Greece.

Well done! 🇨🇦

#Canada

Trick or treat bag from Wilson Farm, Lexington MA.

A special HALLOWEEN paper bag this week at Wilson Farm, Lexington, MA!

More beauty new harvest apples from Wilson Farm in Lexington; Macoun, Jonagold, Cortland, & Mutsu.

whelp, I’ll be thinking about the Steven Soderbergh movie about Ben Solo until the day I die, I guess. we could’ve had it all.

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Did you know that a typhoon just hit Alaska & displaced over 1,000 people and washed away entire communities?

If your media isn't covering this, it's bc these are Indigenous communities.

and that's why we don't trust private equity

This is the lesson of 2025

Bowl of red and green apples

So happy to have some new harvest MA apples, Macoun, McIntosh, and Cortland.

Happy birthday, “Wish You Were Here” — the Pink Floyd album released today in 1975.

The title track “came to me very easily,” Roger Waters once said. “David Gilmour had been playing the riff .. I said, ‘And then what happens?’

“He said, ‘No, that’s it.’

“And I went, ‘I like it.’”

A.I.-Driven Education: Founded in Texas and Coming to a School Near You

I really can't believe that after all the controversy and learning loss from COVID lockdowns anyone on the planet would suggest that AI can replace teachers, or that 2 hours of school per day on a laptop is all kids need to learn. I just... www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...

Guys, I know you all still cling to conspiracy theories about Merrick Garland bc ... well, you watch too many TV lawyers who knew fuckall about the investigation.

But this is a fact. A trial was scheduled to happen 3 years after Jan6, just like Bolsonaro got.

Who killed it? John Roberts.

How are Michigan's schools addressing chronic absenteeism?

NEW: We conducted a survey of all school leaders in Michigan in 2024-25 about their attendance strategies. Our report offers the most comprehensive evidence thus far of what schools are actively doing to reduce chronic absenteeism. @sarahlenhoff.bsky.social

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Maybe Democrats should be visiting with their base instead of using the recess to go to Republican districts... just a thought.

Just to be clear, without any oral briefs or hearing, the Supreme Court just allowed the executive branch to dismantle a department created by Congress. In a shadow docket. No nothing. The admin said they are wrecking it actually but not officially. And scotus says okey dokey

The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to dismantle the Department of Education.

This will also allow them to dismantle civil rights oversight, dismantle protections for students with disabilities, and enable the funneling of public money into private schools.

Plutocrats waving signs declaring various obviously good things (rural electrification, charitable foundations, etc) to be “socialistic”; in the foreground, one puzzled Average Guy says to another “I guess they’re trying to sell us on socialism.” June 7, 1954.

This Herblock cartoon was published 71 years ago, and it’s just as pertinent now.

Sanctuary School A compassionate examination of a topic of urgent concern in US education   In Sanctuary School, Chandler Patton Miranda highlights the many ways that K–1...

My book, Sanctuary School, is now available for pre-order from @harvard-ed-press.bsky.social ! 📚 It shares the story of a high school that remained a refuge for immigrant youth during the Trump years—built on love, care, and activism. Order here & help spread the word! bit.ly/sanctuary_sc...

[ANALYSIS] The future of news What will survive in the age of machines? Investigative journalism built on an ecosystem of federated news organizations anchored on facts.

(1 of 4) What is the future of news? Here's WHY we built the matrix protocol news use case: www.rappler.com/voices/thoug...

ICE officers stuck in Djibouti shipping container with deported migrants The ICE officers and deportees are sick and stranded in a metal shipping container in the East African nation of Djibouti. They also face the threat of malaria and rocket attacks.

Nearly a dozen immigration officers and eight deportees are sick and stranded in a metal shipping container in the searing-hot East African nation of Djibouti, where they face the constant threat of malaria and rocket attacks from nearby Yemen, according to a federal court filing issued Thursday.

Canada and EU sign defense pact amid strained US relations and global instability Amid Trump’s disrespect of old allies, EU and Canada vow more support for Ukraine and joint work on climate crisis Canada has signed a wide-ranging defence pact with the EU, as Donald Trump and global instability prompt traditional US allies to deepen their alliances. Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, on Monday joined European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, and head of the European Council, António Costa, in Brussels, where they signed a security and defence partnership, pledged more support for Ukraine, as well as joint work on issues from the climate crisis to artificial intelligence. Continue reading...

Canada and EU sign defense pact amid strained US relations and global instability

“The best way to honor our parents' memory is to do something, whether big or small, to make our community just a little better for someone else."

Beautiful statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman.

In the last week, Marines were deployed in an American city, the president has called for a governor to be arrested & the speaker of the House has called for that gov to be tarred & feathered, a senator has been pinned and handcuffed, and two state legislators have been shot in their homes.

Wonderful news, congratulations Professor Thomas.

Representative Ted Lieu for the win.

#USDemocracy

I am thrilled to announce that today we are launching our High School Public Service Grant program!

Our campaign wants to use our resources -- our money, platform, and volunteers -- to help young people develop and execute a project that benefits their community.

Ninth District teens, apply today!

DOGE Put a College Student in Charge of Using AI to Rewrite Regulations A DOGE operative has been tasked with using AI to propose rewrites to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's regulations—an effort sources are told will roll out across government.

SCOOP: A young man with no government experience who hasn’t even finished his undergrad degree is working for Elon Musk’s DOGE at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and has been tasked with using AI to rewrite the agency’s rules and regulations.

Meow-velous Manners: The Art of Bowl-Sharing 🫢

Protecting your work – and your values – in US higher education With US higher education under attack from the federal government, what can scholars do to ensure their research is preserved and to stand up for academic freedom? Lisa Schiff, a co-author of the Decl...

With US #highered under attack from the federal govt, what can scholars do to ensure their #research is preserved and stand up for #academicfreedom? @lschiff.bsky.social, co-author of the Declaration to #DefendResearch, explains: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/prote... #academicsky #edusky

Our webinar with Tom Roderick, @4abrighterfuture.bsky.social, and @markandreww.bsky.social has been rescheduled for Wednesday, 4/30! If you previously registered for this event, please use the Zoom link you were sent. If you haven't, please register here: https://bit.ly/4chzAUb