Chris Connolly
@edtechris.bsky.social
The Braid River.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 11:38 PM
The Braid River.
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ICE kidnap 17-year-old U.S. citizen working at Target then dump him bleeding and crying miles away in a Walmart parking lot… 🤬
January 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
ICE kidnap 17-year-old U.S. citizen working at Target then dump him bleeding and crying miles away in a Walmart parking lot… 🤬
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This is what the IRGC and Basij crackdown looks like on the ground in Iran, chasing protesters through alleys, firing at them from behind. Footage reportedly from January 4 shows the brutality firsthand. Thousands are already reported killed, even more wounded, with the real toll likely higher.
January 12, 2026 at 9:58 PM
This is what the IRGC and Basij crackdown looks like on the ground in Iran, chasing protesters through alleys, firing at them from behind. Footage reportedly from January 4 shows the brutality firsthand. Thousands are already reported killed, even more wounded, with the real toll likely higher.
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One basic pattern here is that DHS officials are engaging in violence simply because they are irritated at citizens protesting them. There is no plausible threat of violence here. He just wants to inflict pain, and believes there will be no penalty for doing so.
Big clash this afternoon between DHS agents and protesters in a residential street in Minneapolis, following a DHS agent hitting another vehicle. Tear gas was deployed in people’s yards and agents pepper prayed people.
January 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
One basic pattern here is that DHS officials are engaging in violence simply because they are irritated at citizens protesting them. There is no plausible threat of violence here. He just wants to inflict pain, and believes there will be no penalty for doing so.
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Oxford West & Abingdon MP Layla Moran has become the first Oxfordshire MP to quit X (formerly Twitter). She said “I can’t sleep knowing that I’m leading traffic to a site that actively enables sexual exploitation of women and children.” Her Bluesky profile is @laylamoran.bsky.social .
January 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Oxford West & Abingdon MP Layla Moran has become the first Oxfordshire MP to quit X (formerly Twitter). She said “I can’t sleep knowing that I’m leading traffic to a site that actively enables sexual exploitation of women and children.” Her Bluesky profile is @laylamoran.bsky.social .
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The Fagash Fuhrer has a hissy fit when challenged. He’s a nasty little man
January 12, 2026 at 6:36 PM
The Fagash Fuhrer has a hissy fit when challenged. He’s a nasty little man
Nadim Zahawi is joining Reform UK because he is disgusted at the mess he left the country in.
Absolute charlatan.
Absolute charlatan.
a man is dressed as a clown with a rainbow wig
ALT: a man is dressed as a clown with a rainbow wig
media.tenor.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Nadim Zahawi is joining Reform UK because he is disgusted at the mess he left the country in.
Absolute charlatan.
Absolute charlatan.
Dear BBC News Northern Ireland.
The flag on the left is the Ulster Flag.
The flag on the right is the flag of the Government of Northern Ireland (1922-1972), commonly known as the “Ulster Banner”.
They are not the same thing; and neither is the flag of Northern Ireland.
The flag on the left is the Ulster Flag.
The flag on the right is the flag of the Government of Northern Ireland (1922-1972), commonly known as the “Ulster Banner”.
They are not the same thing; and neither is the flag of Northern Ireland.
January 12, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Dear BBC News Northern Ireland.
The flag on the left is the Ulster Flag.
The flag on the right is the flag of the Government of Northern Ireland (1922-1972), commonly known as the “Ulster Banner”.
They are not the same thing; and neither is the flag of Northern Ireland.
The flag on the left is the Ulster Flag.
The flag on the right is the flag of the Government of Northern Ireland (1922-1972), commonly known as the “Ulster Banner”.
They are not the same thing; and neither is the flag of Northern Ireland.
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Yet again, Elon Musk is pushing the insanely racist Great Replacement Theory that has directly inspired several mass murders from his fellow white supremacists.
The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.
The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.
January 11, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Yet again, Elon Musk is pushing the insanely racist Great Replacement Theory that has directly inspired several mass murders from his fellow white supremacists.
The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.
The richest man in the world who controls a massive media platform is *repeatedly* pushing this garbage and it should be a global scandal.
This is one of the most depressing things I have read in a long time.
The latest HR nonsense: A gay man in Utah attends a watch party for the gay hockey show wearing a “Gay AF” t-shirt & is forced to leave the bar because multiple women complained to management about the presence of a man who they feared might get turned on by the TV show.
January 11, 2026 at 11:14 PM
This is one of the most depressing things I have read in a long time.
I hadn’t seen this before. So many constitutional rights being violated that it’s hard to know where to stop counting them.
January 11, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I hadn’t seen this before. So many constitutional rights being violated that it’s hard to know where to stop counting them.
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Welcome to everyone joining Bluesky from twitter. Someone will be assigned to you to misunderstand one of your jokes and scream at you shortly.
January 10, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Welcome to everyone joining Bluesky from twitter. Someone will be assigned to you to misunderstand one of your jokes and scream at you shortly.
Savage
Hamnet.
2:00 hours long.
1:47 could have been cut. Those are the bits Shakespeare didn't write.
Jessie Buckley performs her solitary emotion very well. I would have welcomed a second one.
A tragedy that left not a wet eye in the house.
2:00 hours long.
1:47 could have been cut. Those are the bits Shakespeare didn't write.
Jessie Buckley performs her solitary emotion very well. I would have welcomed a second one.
A tragedy that left not a wet eye in the house.
January 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Savage
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Instructional coaching is at the core of the ECTP, so we loved this thoughtful blog by @adamboxereducation.bsky.social asking is instructional coaching all it's cracked up to be, and what are the common barriers to its successful implementation?
Questioning Coaching
Instructional Coaching is the current Big Thing in teacher development. But is it all it's cracked up to be, and what are the common barriers to its successful implementation?
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January 11, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Instructional coaching is at the core of the ECTP, so we loved this thoughtful blog by @adamboxereducation.bsky.social asking is instructional coaching all it's cracked up to be, and what are the common barriers to its successful implementation?
I just realised that the Ulster slang “mucker” must be an Anglicisation of “mo chara”. #speirgorm #Gaeilge
January 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I just realised that the Ulster slang “mucker” must be an Anglicisation of “mo chara”. #speirgorm #Gaeilge
Same, babe, same.
I'm not sure who I am, but it's great to be here.
January 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Same, babe, same.
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This guy was professor of sociology at the University of Bristol as recently as 2021, and before that (up to 2018) was professor of sociology at the University of Bath.
January 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
This guy was professor of sociology at the University of Bristol as recently as 2021, and before that (up to 2018) was professor of sociology at the University of Bath.
@zannymb.economist.com found the whole pantomime “impressive”. 😂 😢
January 11, 2026 at 3:34 PM
@zannymb.economist.com found the whole pantomime “impressive”. 😂 😢
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If the US wanted Greenland for national security reasons, it could reopen the bases there, and Denmark would allow it.
The fact that it hasn’t shows this isn’t Trump’s real reason for wanting it
The fact that it hasn’t shows this isn’t Trump’s real reason for wanting it
January 11, 2026 at 1:32 PM
If the US wanted Greenland for national security reasons, it could reopen the bases there, and Denmark would allow it.
The fact that it hasn’t shows this isn’t Trump’s real reason for wanting it
The fact that it hasn’t shows this isn’t Trump’s real reason for wanting it
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Adjusted for population, few countries shed more blood on behalf of the United States in Afghanistan than Denmark, and that includes the United States.
That’s like 3,000 dead and 13,000 injured Americans. Denmark’s own 9/11. But voluntary, on behalf of the United States of America.
January 11, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Adjusted for population, few countries shed more blood on behalf of the United States in Afghanistan than Denmark, and that includes the United States.
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The higher the court, the likelier Trump was to win rulings in 2025:
District courts: 25%
Appeals courts: 51%
Supreme Court: 88%
District courts: 25%
Appeals courts: 51%
Supreme Court: 88%
January 11, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The higher the court, the likelier Trump was to win rulings in 2025:
District courts: 25%
Appeals courts: 51%
Supreme Court: 88%
District courts: 25%
Appeals courts: 51%
Supreme Court: 88%
Noem providing support for a theory of the case that says Jonathan Ross shot her not out of fear but out of accumulated frustration with this “fucking bitch”.
January 11, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Noem providing support for a theory of the case that says Jonathan Ross shot her not out of fear but out of accumulated frustration with this “fucking bitch”.
Noem’s speaking points did not prepare her for this line of questioning.
Tapper to Noem: "I just showed you video of people attacking law enforcement officers on J6. Trump pardoned them all. You said Trump is enforcing all the laws equally. That's just not true. There's a different standard for LEOs being attacked if they're being attacked by Trump supporters."
January 11, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Noem’s speaking points did not prepare her for this line of questioning.
Adjusted for population, few countries shed more blood on behalf of the United States in Afghanistan than Denmark, and that includes the United States.
That’s like 3,000 dead and 13,000 injured Americans. Denmark’s own 9/11. But voluntary, on behalf of the United States of America.
January 11, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Adjusted for population, few countries shed more blood on behalf of the United States in Afghanistan than Denmark, and that includes the United States.
I’ve been screaming about this for 12 months. The only thing that is determinative is what serves his ego. There is nothing else.
He may do this - not will but may - because it will make the USA bigger than Canada; USA will be second largest country in the world.
And he did that. DJT.
It is ON.
He may do this - not will but may - because it will make the USA bigger than Canada; USA will be second largest country in the world.
And he did that. DJT.
It is ON.
I wrote abt sane washing of Trump's confession he wants to take Greenland bc of his psychological neediness. But the sane washing had its desired effect.
We should all be screaming that this--Trump confessed h wants to take an action that will destroy NATO entirely bc of his psychological needs.
We should all be screaming that this--Trump confessed h wants to take an action that will destroy NATO entirely bc of his psychological needs.
January 11, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I’ve been screaming about this for 12 months. The only thing that is determinative is what serves his ego. There is nothing else.
He may do this - not will but may - because it will make the USA bigger than Canada; USA will be second largest country in the world.
And he did that. DJT.
It is ON.
He may do this - not will but may - because it will make the USA bigger than Canada; USA will be second largest country in the world.
And he did that. DJT.
It is ON.