Ben Boyington
@hopedreamdo.bsky.social
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In these times, we need each other more than ever. Community first!
All original posts are my opinions or observations. I speak for myself, not for my employer.
father. partner. reader. educator. gardener.
In these times, we need each other more than ever. Community first!
All original posts are my opinions or observations. I speak for myself, not for my employer.
Wow.
To really understand what is happening with Marjorie Taylor, Greene, you have to read her entire statement.
It is long it is across between democratic socialist and neo Nazi. It is hard to describe the line. She walked without you, reading it yourself.
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It is long it is across between democratic socialist and neo Nazi. It is hard to describe the line. She walked without you, reading it yourself.
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nitter.net
November 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Wow.
Put it right next to the "fight, fight, fight" photo!
This is officially one of the strangest pictures in American history, and I do not doubt that it will be considered iconic a hundred years from now.
100% serious here.
100% serious here.
November 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Put it right next to the "fight, fight, fight" photo!
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Well, well, well.
L - October 27
R - Today
L - October 27
R - Today
November 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Well, well, well.
L - October 27
R - Today
L - October 27
R - Today
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Hey institutions that host professional development, podcasts, ed news, ed conferences, etc:
Educators are desperate to hear from other educators about what’s working in their classrooms TODAY. Find the practicing educators and give them resources to teach other educators.
Educators are desperate to hear from other educators about what’s working in their classrooms TODAY. Find the practicing educators and give them resources to teach other educators.
October 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Hey institutions that host professional development, podcasts, ed news, ed conferences, etc:
Educators are desperate to hear from other educators about what’s working in their classrooms TODAY. Find the practicing educators and give them resources to teach other educators.
Educators are desperate to hear from other educators about what’s working in their classrooms TODAY. Find the practicing educators and give them resources to teach other educators.
@grandylu.bsky.social Greetings! I heard you speak in NH years ago, maybe when Zenobia July dropped? I'm a HS teacher; one of my students is working on a novella (trans-themed). I wanted to ask you about talking with aspiring student writers. You must be busy, but are you willing to connect? 😁 TIA!
October 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
@grandylu.bsky.social Greetings! I heard you speak in NH years ago, maybe when Zenobia July dropped? I'm a HS teacher; one of my students is working on a novella (trans-themed). I wanted to ask you about talking with aspiring student writers. You must be busy, but are you willing to connect? 😁 TIA!
I can find no evidence that Pam Bondi has specified that the government will consider the inflatable frog costume the uniform of antifa.
#ThinkItThrough
The closest I can come, sort of, is this: www.yahoo.com/news/article... (Nut job not helping.)
#ThinkItThrough
The closest I can come, sort of, is this: www.yahoo.com/news/article... (Nut job not helping.)
October 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I can find no evidence that Pam Bondi has specified that the government will consider the inflatable frog costume the uniform of antifa.
#ThinkItThrough
The closest I can come, sort of, is this: www.yahoo.com/news/article... (Nut job not helping.)
#ThinkItThrough
The closest I can come, sort of, is this: www.yahoo.com/news/article... (Nut job not helping.)
It amazes me that so many Americans who claim to love the Constitution are not in favor of the basic rights enumerated therein. (See: people saying inane nonsense about the Pentagon kerfuffle.)
October 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It amazes me that so many Americans who claim to love the Constitution are not in favor of the basic rights enumerated therein. (See: people saying inane nonsense about the Pentagon kerfuffle.)
Rumors of Maddow, Colbert, and Kimmel creating a "newsroom" or news outlet are just that-- rumors. Or worse, clickbait. I am intrigued by how such stories appeal.
#ThinkItThrough
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
#ThinkItThrough
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Fact Check: Maddow, Colbert And Kimmel Did NOT Launch 'The Independent Desk' Newsroom Together -- Story Contains False Details | Lead Stories
Did Rachel Maddow, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel just team up and launch a newsroom named "The Independent Desk"? No,...
leadstories.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Rumors of Maddow, Colbert, and Kimmel creating a "newsroom" or news outlet are just that-- rumors. Or worse, clickbait. I am intrigued by how such stories appeal.
#ThinkItThrough
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
#ThinkItThrough
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...
Seen in the wild: Erika Kirk is banned from Romania for child trafficking, conducted under the guise of her charity work. I found no reporting or debunking in MSM sources. I found debunking in many sources I've never heard of. Consensus: There is no "reputable evidence" of this.
#ThinkItThrough
#ThinkItThrough
September 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Seen in the wild: Erika Kirk is banned from Romania for child trafficking, conducted under the guise of her charity work. I found no reporting or debunking in MSM sources. I found debunking in many sources I've never heard of. Consensus: There is no "reputable evidence" of this.
#ThinkItThrough
#ThinkItThrough
Rumor has it that Charlie's wife and kids were at the event and saw their husband and father murdered. It seems that there is no evidence of this.
#ThinkItThrough
#ThinkItThrough
September 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Rumor has it that Charlie's wife and kids were at the event and saw their husband and father murdered. It seems that there is no evidence of this.
#ThinkItThrough
#ThinkItThrough
Colbert has not inked a7-episode deal with Netflix for 13.5 million dollars—nor for any dollars at all.
#ThinkItThrough
#ThinkItThrough
September 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Colbert has not inked a7-episode deal with Netflix for 13.5 million dollars—nor for any dollars at all.
#ThinkItThrough
#ThinkItThrough
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Gavin Newsom responds to Fox's OBSESSION with him
August 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Gavin Newsom responds to Fox's OBSESSION with him
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Gardening is a balm for the soul.
July 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Gardening is a balm for the soul.
I don't do political nicknames.
But...
I'm seeing Taco Don in the ether. This is based on TACO: Trump Always Chickens Out (a reference to tariffs).
But it should be Don Taco, a la Don Corleone. It's a twofer joke.
But...
I'm seeing Taco Don in the ether. This is based on TACO: Trump Always Chickens Out (a reference to tariffs).
But it should be Don Taco, a la Don Corleone. It's a twofer joke.
June 3, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I don't do political nicknames.
But...
I'm seeing Taco Don in the ether. This is based on TACO: Trump Always Chickens Out (a reference to tariffs).
But it should be Don Taco, a la Don Corleone. It's a twofer joke.
But...
I'm seeing Taco Don in the ether. This is based on TACO: Trump Always Chickens Out (a reference to tariffs).
But it should be Don Taco, a la Don Corleone. It's a twofer joke.
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May 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I keep seeing posts about go-bags, like gotta have 'em, here's what goes in 'em, etc.
Okay, so what %age of such posters actually have prepared in this way? I will wager that # is very low. (Of course, one should probably not admit to such possession on these platforms, so I'm not asking.)
Okay, so what %age of such posters actually have prepared in this way? I will wager that # is very low. (Of course, one should probably not admit to such possession on these platforms, so I'm not asking.)
May 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I keep seeing posts about go-bags, like gotta have 'em, here's what goes in 'em, etc.
Okay, so what %age of such posters actually have prepared in this way? I will wager that # is very low. (Of course, one should probably not admit to such possession on these platforms, so I'm not asking.)
Okay, so what %age of such posters actually have prepared in this way? I will wager that # is very low. (Of course, one should probably not admit to such possession on these platforms, so I'm not asking.)
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All of this on a weekday we’re in complete awe of you. You always rise to every call to action. You’re amazing, and words can’t express how much we love and appreciate you all.
May 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
All of this on a weekday we’re in complete awe of you. You always rise to every call to action. You’re amazing, and words can’t express how much we love and appreciate you all.
No school is promoting communist ideology. Are there teachers who question capitalism? Of course. Not the same.
Stephen Miller: "Children will be taught to love America. Children will be taught to be patriots. Children will be taught civic values for schools that want federal taxpayer funding ... we're gonna make sure these funds are not being used to promote communist ideology."
May 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
No school is promoting communist ideology. Are there teachers who question capitalism? Of course. Not the same.
Who's gonna primary this guy?
Stephen Lynch, aiming to be top Dem on the Oversight Cmte, blew up at a constituent who asked him to oppose the GOP.
"I get to decide that. I get to decide that. I get to decide that. I'm elected. I get to decide that. You wanna decide that? You need to run for Congress, okay? I get to decide that"
"I get to decide that. I get to decide that. I get to decide that. I'm elected. I get to decide that. You wanna decide that? You need to run for Congress, okay? I get to decide that"
May 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Who's gonna primary this guy?
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My painting NORTHERN ENGLAND
April 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
My painting NORTHERN ENGLAND
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I just think it’s funny that the president thinks making everything more expensive will be no big deal in a nation that exists because its ancestors overthrew their government rather than pay an extra tax on tea
April 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I just think it’s funny that the president thinks making everything more expensive will be no big deal in a nation that exists because its ancestors overthrew their government rather than pay an extra tax on tea
Teachers, can we PLEASE stop teaching kids "in conclusion" and other such unhelpful filler? Conclusions need to be organic, and sometimes an essay doesn't even need a formal conclusion!
May 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Teachers, can we PLEASE stop teaching kids "in conclusion" and other such unhelpful filler? Conclusions need to be organic, and sometimes an essay doesn't even need a formal conclusion!
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Booker: Do you think we got the right to vote for women because a bunch of men on the House floor got together and said “on the count of three, women get the right to vote..” That’s not how it happened… Change doesn’t come from Washington. It comes to Washington.
April 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Booker: Do you think we got the right to vote for women because a bunch of men on the House floor got together and said “on the count of three, women get the right to vote..” That’s not how it happened… Change doesn’t come from Washington. It comes to Washington.