J. Patrick Maddox M.S., M.Ed.
@epatrickmaddox.bsky.social
Book reader. I unlearn things. Focused on the intersection of Curriculum/Instruction, Mental Health, Identity, and Literacy.
Prioritizing Black, Trans, Disabled, Women through reading
My reading shelf
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Prioritizing Black, Trans, Disabled, Women through reading
My reading shelf
https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/epatrickmaddox
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The Republic is collapsing, alliances are dead, and masked armed agents are disappearing and murdering people but hey, at least they stopped the trans people from getting healthcare. Enjoy the autocracy!
February 4, 2026 at 3:41 AM
The Republic is collapsing, alliances are dead, and masked armed agents are disappearing and murdering people but hey, at least they stopped the trans people from getting healthcare. Enjoy the autocracy!
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Once all of the other, uh, things are settled we really need a serious public health campaign around everything involved in being part of a society.
February 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Once all of the other, uh, things are settled we really need a serious public health campaign around everything involved in being part of a society.
I finished Tim Curry's autobiography, Vagabond. I was happy to hear him use Sara Ramirez's correct pronouns!
#queerreader #booksky #reader #reading
#queerreader #booksky #reader #reading
February 3, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I finished Tim Curry's autobiography, Vagabond. I was happy to hear him use Sara Ramirez's correct pronouns!
#queerreader #booksky #reader #reading
#queerreader #booksky #reader #reading
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“There is no conceivable degree of institutional incompetence sufficient to explain the scale, consistency, and persistence of the failures that occurred —particularly where the sole task ordered by the Court and repeatedly emphasized by DOJ was simple: redact known victim names before publication,”
February 2, 2026 at 5:33 PM
“There is no conceivable degree of institutional incompetence sufficient to explain the scale, consistency, and persistence of the failures that occurred —particularly where the sole task ordered by the Court and repeatedly emphasized by DOJ was simple: redact known victim names before publication,”
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The anti Blackness perpetuated by the MCPS Superindendant as "humor" during a winter storm and ongoing ICE terror (in this county for his students) is unconscionable. @mymcmedia.bsky.social @montgomerycountymd.bsky.social
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MCPS Code Red: Schools & Offices CLOSED - 1/26/26 & 1/27/26
YouTube video by MCPS-MD
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January 28, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The anti Blackness perpetuated by the MCPS Superindendant as "humor" during a winter storm and ongoing ICE terror (in this county for his students) is unconscionable. @mymcmedia.bsky.social @montgomerycountymd.bsky.social
youtu.be/XVYusTLJTnc?...
youtu.be/XVYusTLJTnc?...
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White folks online saying “how can I explain this to my children?”
What do you think Black folks have been explaining to their children—for centuries?
Do you know how y’all sound?
What do you think Black folks have been explaining to their children—for centuries?
Do you know how y’all sound?
January 27, 2026 at 2:39 AM
White folks online saying “how can I explain this to my children?”
What do you think Black folks have been explaining to their children—for centuries?
Do you know how y’all sound?
What do you think Black folks have been explaining to their children—for centuries?
Do you know how y’all sound?
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At apparel manufacturer American Roots in Westbrook, Maine, staff and community volunteers are trying to protect immigrant workers by standing watch as they arrive and leave for the day.
In Maine, community members form a human wall to keep local workers safe from ICE
At apparel manufacturer American Roots in Westbrook, Maine, staff and community volunteers are trying to protect immigrant workers by standing watch as they arrive and leave for the day.
www.wbur.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:10 PM
At apparel manufacturer American Roots in Westbrook, Maine, staff and community volunteers are trying to protect immigrant workers by standing watch as they arrive and leave for the day.
January is not over. So far, I've read 87 books. 33 board books. My emotional well-being requires me to read across the reading spectrum.
#reading #reader #booksky #queerreader #transman #transreader
#reading #reader #booksky #queerreader #transman #transreader
January 24, 2026 at 8:52 PM
January is not over. So far, I've read 87 books. 33 board books. My emotional well-being requires me to read across the reading spectrum.
#reading #reader #booksky #queerreader #transman #transreader
#reading #reader #booksky #queerreader #transman #transreader
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Here's where we are at: federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old white man, a US citizen and ICU nurse at the VA who appears in multiple videos to have done absolutely nothing violent or even remotely illegal.
January 24, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Here's where we are at: federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old white man, a US citizen and ICU nurse at the VA who appears in multiple videos to have done absolutely nothing violent or even remotely illegal.
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The supposed ceasefire has not stopped Israel's massacre of journalists in Gaza.
Israel kills 3 journalists in Gaza, including CBS News contributor
The journalists were killed Wednesday in a strike on their car in central Gaza. Israel’s military said it struck “several suspects” who were operating a drone.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:55 PM
The supposed ceasefire has not stopped Israel's massacre of journalists in Gaza.
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Fact brief | Do ICE agents need a signed judicial warrant to enter private property? * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
Do ICE agents need a signed judicial warrant to enter private property? | Fact brief
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement commonly uses administrative warrants issued by the Department of Homeland Security, which are different.
www.pressherald.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Fact brief | Do ICE agents need a signed judicial warrant to enter private property? * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
It is 2026, but I just entered the world of 2024 via #vibecheckpod with @zachstafford.bsky.social @theferocity.bsky.social & Sam Sanders.
January 20, 2026 at 2:36 PM
It is 2026, but I just entered the world of 2024 via #vibecheckpod with @zachstafford.bsky.social @theferocity.bsky.social & Sam Sanders.
Reading The Lilac People by @todd-milo.bsky.social is really difficult, right now.
#books #queer #transman #reading
#books #queer #transman #reading
January 19, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Reading The Lilac People by @todd-milo.bsky.social is really difficult, right now.
#books #queer #transman #reading
#books #queer #transman #reading
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The president
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
January 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The president
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
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Federal prosecutors are investigating Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey. n.pr/4qqiXvI
Justice Department opens investigation into Minnesota governor and Minneapolis mayor
Federal prosecutors are investigating Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey.
n.pr
January 17, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Federal prosecutors are investigating Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey. n.pr/4qqiXvI
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Troops from several European countries continued to arrive in Greenland on Thursday in a show of support for Denmark as talks between representatives of Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. highlighted "fundamental disagreement" over the future of the Arctic island. https://to.pbs.org/3Lfqq1C
European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with U.S. highlight 'disagreement' over island's future
The troop movements were intended to portray unity among Europeans and send a signal to President Donald Trump that an American takeover of Greenland is not necessary as NATO together can safeguard th...
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January 15, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Troops from several European countries continued to arrive in Greenland on Thursday in a show of support for Denmark as talks between representatives of Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. highlighted "fundamental disagreement" over the future of the Arctic island. https://to.pbs.org/3Lfqq1C
One of the simple joys I try to enjoy daily is reading a picture book I checked out from the library.
Sleep Here, Wake There by Cairo Zero is pure joy.
This child has a mystery! Why does he fall asleep at home but wake at his aunt's?
#libraryjoy #joy #reader #books #picturebooks
Sleep Here, Wake There by Cairo Zero is pure joy.
This child has a mystery! Why does he fall asleep at home but wake at his aunt's?
#libraryjoy #joy #reader #books #picturebooks
January 15, 2026 at 8:47 PM
One of the simple joys I try to enjoy daily is reading a picture book I checked out from the library.
Sleep Here, Wake There by Cairo Zero is pure joy.
This child has a mystery! Why does he fall asleep at home but wake at his aunt's?
#libraryjoy #joy #reader #books #picturebooks
Sleep Here, Wake There by Cairo Zero is pure joy.
This child has a mystery! Why does he fall asleep at home but wake at his aunt's?
#libraryjoy #joy #reader #books #picturebooks
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MAGAs: The left is escalating the rhetoric by calling us Nazis
Also MAGAs: Look at our new podium, featuring a Nazi slogan about the time Nazis wiped out an entire village in Czechoslovakia and killed up to 5000 innocent people in retaliation for one Nazi being killed.
"One of ours, all of yours."
Also MAGAs: Look at our new podium, featuring a Nazi slogan about the time Nazis wiped out an entire village in Czechoslovakia and killed up to 5000 innocent people in retaliation for one Nazi being killed.
"One of ours, all of yours."
January 13, 2026 at 2:08 AM
MAGAs: The left is escalating the rhetoric by calling us Nazis
Also MAGAs: Look at our new podium, featuring a Nazi slogan about the time Nazis wiped out an entire village in Czechoslovakia and killed up to 5000 innocent people in retaliation for one Nazi being killed.
"One of ours, all of yours."
Also MAGAs: Look at our new podium, featuring a Nazi slogan about the time Nazis wiped out an entire village in Czechoslovakia and killed up to 5000 innocent people in retaliation for one Nazi being killed.
"One of ours, all of yours."
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Our government functions like a rich nuclear family with an abusive dad. You don’t even have to look too deeply to see it. It’s After-School Special shit.
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Our government functions like a rich nuclear family with an abusive dad. You don’t even have to look too deeply to see it. It’s After-School Special shit.
This also means avoiding picture books (written predominately by whyte authors) that prioritize anthropomorphizing animals as 'diversity' rather than actually just using diverse humans in the book.
January 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM
This also means avoiding picture books (written predominately by whyte authors) that prioritize anthropomorphizing animals as 'diversity' rather than actually just using diverse humans in the book.
I have read everyday for 600 days! As a curriculum specialist, I enjoy reading across the scaffolded reading environment. This means I prioritize picture books that humanize individuals and communities that are often dehumanized in USA media.
#books #booksky #reading #reader
#books #booksky #reading #reader
January 8, 2026 at 7:17 PM
As a trans individual who was attacked by right wing Christian conservatives in '06-'08, this rhetoric is nothing new. I was accused of "teaching transgenderism" to high school students when actually I was educating everyone around me (even adults) about my humanity.
#transman #transgender #queer
#transman #transgender #queer
January 7, 2026 at 7:13 PM
As a trans individual who was attacked by right wing Christian conservatives in '06-'08, this rhetoric is nothing new. I was accused of "teaching transgenderism" to high school students when actually I was educating everyone around me (even adults) about my humanity.
#transman #transgender #queer
#transman #transgender #queer