Gary Stager, Ph.D.
@garystager.bsky.social
Progressive educator, journalist, speaker, author, book publisher.
Founder & CEO of Constructing Modern Knowledge
https://professorgarystager.com
Expertise = edtech, 1:1 computing, teacher education, school reform, jazz
https://cmkpress.com
Founder & CEO of Constructing Modern Knowledge
https://professorgarystager.com
Expertise = edtech, 1:1 computing, teacher education, school reform, jazz
https://cmkpress.com
Depends on how you define or carbon date "their original educational ventures." LEGO has always been educational. Their school products are different.
January 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Depends on how you define or carbon date "their original educational ventures." LEGO has always been educational. Their school products are different.
I fear we have entered "edtech winter" as leaders are mute on tech bans, conference themes are about balance, policy supplants action, and tech directors increasingly view their roles as one concerned with risk aversion and preservation of the status quo. 36 years ago, Papert urged a different path.
January 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
I fear we have entered "edtech winter" as leaders are mute on tech bans, conference themes are about balance, policy supplants action, and tech directors increasingly view their roles as one concerned with risk aversion and preservation of the status quo. 36 years ago, Papert urged a different path.
Immigration makes everything better.
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Immigration makes everything better.
Immigration makes everything better.
January 9, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Immigration makes everything better.
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He should, at the very least, give her the FIFA Peace Prize so she’s not empty handed.
I thought Trump would never get the Nobel Peace Prize. He's about to prove me wrong!
January 9, 2026 at 4:24 AM
He should, at the very least, give her the FIFA Peace Prize so she’s not empty handed.
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The ICE agent who murdered Renee Good must be prosecuted for murder. He enjoys no immunity from state murder charges.
Then, Blue state governors must call up their National Guard to protect us from the armed ICE terrorists.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Then, Blue state governors must call up their National Guard to protect us from the armed ICE terrorists.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Prosecute Renée Nicole Good’s Murderer
The ICE agent who killed Renée Nicole Good not only can be held accountable for murder—he must be.
www.thenation.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The ICE agent who murdered Renee Good must be prosecuted for murder. He enjoys no immunity from state murder charges.
Then, Blue state governors must call up their National Guard to protect us from the armed ICE terrorists.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Then, Blue state governors must call up their National Guard to protect us from the armed ICE terrorists.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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The government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 AM
The government is saying that violence rules. That snatching foreign leaders and territories, and shooting US citizens in their cars at point blank range, is justified. That resistance is not only futile, it is dangerous. They can say these things. But they cannot force us to believe them.
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Can you feel the misogyny dripping from the tweet?
January 8, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Can you feel the misogyny dripping from the tweet?
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Not crazy to say there was a much clearer criminal case against MBS, who ordered the murder of an American newspaper columnist, than there is against Maduro.
BARTIROMO: With all due respect, I think the goal here is to stop the drug and human trafficking into America, and I don't think Saudi Arabia is sending fentanyl into America
RAND PAUL: Well, neither does Venezuela
RAND PAUL: Well, neither does Venezuela
January 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Not crazy to say there was a much clearer criminal case against MBS, who ordered the murder of an American newspaper columnist, than there is against Maduro.
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I think my least favorite quality in a person, one that is so often praised as an asset or virtue, is: "doesn't take no for an answer." We're living through an extended nightmare of what that looks like when brought to its logical conclusion.
January 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I think my least favorite quality in a person, one that is so often praised as an asset or virtue, is: "doesn't take no for an answer." We're living through an extended nightmare of what that looks like when brought to its logical conclusion.
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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It's always an option that I just show up at your small business, bash the windows in, smash your face in and take it, but my first preference is to buy it from you if we can find an agreeable price.
January 7, 2026 at 12:13 AM
It's always an option that I just show up at your small business, bash the windows in, smash your face in and take it, but my first preference is to buy it from you if we can find an agreeable price.
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The technical term, in international law for this is "a smash and grab"
January 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM
The technical term, in international law for this is "a smash and grab"
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NEW from me:
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since early COVID or the Great Recession—the country has lost 65k jobs over the last year as manufacturing, transport, & mining employment decline, while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
www.apricitas.io/p/america-is...
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since early COVID or the Great Recession—the country has lost 65k jobs over the last year as manufacturing, transport, & mining employment decline, while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
www.apricitas.io/p/america-is...
America is Losing Blue Collar Jobs
For the First Time Since Early COVID & the Great Recession, the US is Losing Jobs in Manufacturing, Construction, & Other Blue Collar Industries
www.apricitas.io
January 6, 2026 at 10:36 PM
NEW from me:
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since early COVID or the Great Recession—the country has lost 65k jobs over the last year as manufacturing, transport, & mining employment decline, while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
www.apricitas.io/p/america-is...
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since early COVID or the Great Recession—the country has lost 65k jobs over the last year as manufacturing, transport, & mining employment decline, while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
www.apricitas.io/p/america-is...
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
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The New York Jets just became the first team in NFL history to not intercept a pass all season
Jets opposing QBs finished the year with 3,674 pass yards, 36 TDs, and 0 INTs
Jets opposing QBs finished the year with 3,674 pass yards, 36 TDs, and 0 INTs
January 5, 2026 at 1:23 AM
The New York Jets just became the first team in NFL history to not intercept a pass all season
Jets opposing QBs finished the year with 3,674 pass yards, 36 TDs, and 0 INTs
Jets opposing QBs finished the year with 3,674 pass yards, 36 TDs, and 0 INTs
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Funny that the dopes who run @postopinions.bsky.social side with the 6 percent. Well, not funny. They are nincompoops.
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Funny that the dopes who run @postopinions.bsky.social side with the 6 percent. Well, not funny. They are nincompoops.
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A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
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"An Australian man who was detained upon arrival at Los Angeles airport and deported back to Melbourne says United States border officials told him it was due to his writing on pro-Palestine protests in the US"
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian deported from US says he was ‘targeted’ due to writing on pro-Palestine student protests
Alistair Kitchen says he was detained and questioned about views on Israel and Palestine before being deported from LA to Melbourne
www.theguardian.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"An Australian man who was detained upon arrival at Los Angeles airport and deported back to Melbourne says United States border officials told him it was due to his writing on pro-Palestine protests in the US"
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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"the pro-low-income worker tilt of wage gains during the Biden recovery was something we haven’t seen since the “Great Compression” of the 1940s." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-new-k-in...
A New K in America
The gap between haves and have-nots fell under Biden, but is rising under Trump
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:09 PM
"the pro-low-income worker tilt of wage gains during the Biden recovery was something we haven’t seen since the “Great Compression” of the 1940s." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-new-k-in...
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Trumpian imperialism in action: kidnap the head of the regime, leaving the rest of it in place so as to access the oil reserves for the US companies. Then realize the oil is actually quite expensive to extract, so go ahead and SUBSIDIZE the oil companies. Perfect.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump says the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela
In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Trump discussed the path forward in Venezuela, including when there will be elections, the opportunities for oil companies and Congress' role.
www.nbcnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Trumpian imperialism in action: kidnap the head of the regime, leaving the rest of it in place so as to access the oil reserves for the US companies. Then realize the oil is actually quite expensive to extract, so go ahead and SUBSIDIZE the oil companies. Perfect.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...