DrAnnD
@drannd.bsky.social
Educator, intellectual freedom advocate, scholar, reader, writer, and lyricist. I knit, garden, and cook for instant gratification. Professor in title. Michigan expat in Texas. (Skeets my own.)
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DrAnnD
@drannd.bsky.social
· Jun 18
All Position Statements
NCTE position statements aims to support its members as they navigate changes that bring the latest thinking and research for best practices.
ncte.org
Beginning in 1970, @ncte.org has worked with members to pass position statements and resolutions about students' right to read and the ways teachers can oppose censorship. A little summer project is going to be reading through these statements and following the paths they open up.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Everything I will say and more is in this blog post. Great use of early generation satellite images and reanalysis data, showing how and why wind direction, fetch, and speed changed as the ship crossed the lake, with the worst near the end. cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-bl...
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Everything I will say and more is in this blog post. Great use of early generation satellite images and reanalysis data, showing how and why wind direction, fetch, and speed changed as the ship crossed the lake, with the worst near the end. cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-bl...
On this, Edmund Fitzgerald Day, please note:
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
On this, Edmund Fitzgerald Day, please note:
Me too, @maris.bsky.social, me too. Can’t wait to read it. And thrilled to see it being featured at the Texas Book Festival!
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Me too, @maris.bsky.social, me too. Can’t wait to read it. And thrilled to see it being featured at the Texas Book Festival!
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OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
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".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
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Oscar Isaac Was ‘Not So Open to Working With Disney’ After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Said He’d Return to ‘Star Wars’ if Disney Does ‘Not Succumb to Fascism’
Oscar Isaac was not open to working with Disney after Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and will only return to 'Star Wars' if the studio avoids fascism.
variety.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
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New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
Alpacas make feeds better. And we need more warm fuzzies tonight.
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Alpacas make feeds better. And we need more warm fuzzies tonight.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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Texas Book Festival was soul-satisfying. So great talking to so many people who care about literature and value the free expression of ideas. @txfreedomread.sky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Texas Book Festival was soul-satisfying. So great talking to so many people who care about literature and value the free expression of ideas. @txfreedomread.sky.social
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
I hate the heat and 20 years in Texas has given me coping mechanisms, but not reduced the soul-deep hatred.
When I can do this in my office… my soul rejoices and my to-list seems less loathsome.
When I can do this in my office… my soul rejoices and my to-list seems less loathsome.
November 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I hate the heat and 20 years in Texas has given me coping mechanisms, but not reduced the soul-deep hatred.
When I can do this in my office… my soul rejoices and my to-list seems less loathsome.
When I can do this in my office… my soul rejoices and my to-list seems less loathsome.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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🚨🚨 Texas A&M Board of Regents is meeting next week and set to approve a new policy requiring pre-approval of courses on race and gender. This is a blatant violation of academic freedom.
November 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🚨🚨 Texas A&M Board of Regents is meeting next week and set to approve a new policy requiring pre-approval of courses on race and gender. This is a blatant violation of academic freedom.
You know what we could have instead of this nonsense?
UBI. That’s what we could have.
UBI. That’s what we could have.
One of, if not the most popular thing Trump did during Trump 1.0 was to give $ to people as a stimulus. So, it's no surprise that he is now promoting:
*A check to everyone as a "tariff rebate"
*Direct funds instead of subsidies for health insurance
People love getting money.
*A check to everyone as a "tariff rebate"
*Direct funds instead of subsidies for health insurance
People love getting money.
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
You know what we could have instead of this nonsense?
UBI. That’s what we could have.
UBI. That’s what we could have.
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In the midst of all that we are facing, I want us to think about who we are being told to look to for understanding in this moment, who is being propped up as the voice of wisdom, and ask how right were they in predicting this, a year ago, 5, 8 years ago, and then ask why they are being centered now
November 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In the midst of all that we are facing, I want us to think about who we are being told to look to for understanding in this moment, who is being propped up as the voice of wisdom, and ask how right were they in predicting this, a year ago, 5, 8 years ago, and then ask why they are being centered now
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Grateful for this Delta flight attendant for providing some clarity on the upcoming changes to flights during the holidays.
Listen in ⬇️
Listen in ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Grateful for this Delta flight attendant for providing some clarity on the upcoming changes to flights during the holidays.
Listen in ⬇️
Listen in ⬇️
THIS!
what star wars really need is a HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER style submarine thriller
November 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
THIS!
Um, you have to have ppl in the store for this. Also, most shoppers can see compelled cheer miles away. It makes me not want to come back to a store.
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Um, you have to have ppl in the store for this. Also, most shoppers can see compelled cheer miles away. It makes me not want to come back to a store.
So, I don’t buy much as it is, and almost never from the big 6 below (though my life runs on Apple devices), but it took years of changing habits to get there. That said, habits meant it was shockingly easy to dump Target a few months ago. Use this event as a start to a new habit.
Hey everyone, early heads up, @50501oc.bsky.social is planning a boycott for Black Friday weekend through Cyber Monday, and I’ll be joining in. Feel free to participate and send a message to corporations who continue to bend the knee to fascism!
November 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
So, I don’t buy much as it is, and almost never from the big 6 below (though my life runs on Apple devices), but it took years of changing habits to get there. That said, habits meant it was shockingly easy to dump Target a few months ago. Use this event as a start to a new habit.
MA needs to revisit its Freedom to Read bill. A 🧵 about how.
An earlier iteration of the bill DID include protections for creators. WHY has this bill removed these protections? It also has weak first amendment protections, and is silent on who is allowed to challenge books. I've been working on advocacy for this bill for 6 months now. I am so disappointed.
November 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
MA needs to revisit its Freedom to Read bill. A 🧵 about how.
The principal walking in, seeing students reading books, and asking the teacher: “When are you going to teach?” serves as a permission structure for soft/quiet/self censorship.
It signals to the teacher that books don’t matter, so that admin won’t have your back when some weirdo makes a fuss.
It signals to the teacher that books don’t matter, so that admin won’t have your back when some weirdo makes a fuss.
To frame this another way: there are a lot of decision-makers sounding the alarm about a "student reading crisis" while implementing policies in their districts and schools that are actively removing books from the hands of students
(And that's BEFORE we talk about the censorship going on, too)
(And that's BEFORE we talk about the censorship going on, too)
November 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The principal walking in, seeing students reading books, and asking the teacher: “When are you going to teach?” serves as a permission structure for soft/quiet/self censorship.
It signals to the teacher that books don’t matter, so that admin won’t have your back when some weirdo makes a fuss.
It signals to the teacher that books don’t matter, so that admin won’t have your back when some weirdo makes a fuss.
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It is the openness of the situation we need to grapple with. The political conflict isn’t over, nor is democracy’s fate sealed for good. On one end of the plausible spectrum, a democratic turnaround – and on the other, a complete democratic breakdown and full-blown authoritarian rule.
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It is the openness of the situation we need to grapple with. The political conflict isn’t over, nor is democracy’s fate sealed for good. On one end of the plausible spectrum, a democratic turnaround – and on the other, a complete democratic breakdown and full-blown authoritarian rule.
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"We would rather be ruined than changed;
We would rather die in our dread
Than climb the cross of the moment
And let our illusions die."
—W. H. Auden, The Age of Anxiety
We would rather die in our dread
Than climb the cross of the moment
And let our illusions die."
—W. H. Auden, The Age of Anxiety
November 7, 2025 at 5:12 AM
"We would rather be ruined than changed;
We would rather die in our dread
Than climb the cross of the moment
And let our illusions die."
—W. H. Auden, The Age of Anxiety
We would rather die in our dread
Than climb the cross of the moment
And let our illusions die."
—W. H. Auden, The Age of Anxiety