Christopher Lehman
@ichrislehman.bsky.social
he/him | Founding Director of The Educator Collaborative (@TheEdCollab). 20+ year educator, author of books for teachers, literacy consultant. 📝📺🍽️📚💪🏻🏳️🌈 (Personal account. Posts are my own.)
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💡My professional home is @theedcollab.bsky.social
✍🏻 I write book, articles, and blogs for literacy educators.
📚Consult K-12 on all things literacy and especially love teaching demo lessons with you and your kiddos.
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Happy to be connected!
💡My professional home is @theedcollab.bsky.social
✍🏻 I write book, articles, and blogs for literacy educators.
📚Consult K-12 on all things literacy and especially love teaching demo lessons with you and your kiddos.
🍽️ 🕺 🪩 📺 ✊🏻 + naps
Happy to be connected!
I am so incense at @schumer.senate.gov’s lack of leadership. Record public sentiment in favor of Dems not even one week ago and he can’t hold the Senate caucus together. He just nullified the fight and risk the House Democratic caucus has undertaken AND sold out the American public’s healthcare.
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I am so incense at @schumer.senate.gov’s lack of leadership. Record public sentiment in favor of Dems not even one week ago and he can’t hold the Senate caucus together. He just nullified the fight and risk the House Democratic caucus has undertaken AND sold out the American public’s healthcare.
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We sold out 2 tamale vendors, bought out 2 more vendors, and absolutely swarmed a family owned bakery. It was a good day with some the very best of #BikeChi 🥰 for the 4th installment of the Street Vendor Bike Tour. We persist. ✊🏽
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
We sold out 2 tamale vendors, bought out 2 more vendors, and absolutely swarmed a family owned bakery. It was a good day with some the very best of #BikeChi 🥰 for the 4th installment of the Street Vendor Bike Tour. We persist. ✊🏽
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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40 men Trump sent to CECOT tell the NYT they were beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted. The details are worse than you can imagine.
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
40 men Trump sent to CECOT tell the NYT they were beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted. The details are worse than you can imagine.
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
We can’t let them get away with this. Miller and the other architects of this sadism need to go to prison.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
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Wow, really appreciate this deep reporting on how Equifax stands to reap considerable gains under Medicaid work requirements — including some new visibility into "prices per ping"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/h...
November 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Wow, really appreciate this deep reporting on how Equifax stands to reap considerable gains under Medicaid work requirements — including some new visibility into "prices per ping"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/h...
Speaker Johnson is putting House in recess for another week IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SHUTDOWN. Instead of GOP members returning on Tuesday, they now won’t come back until after 10/19.
October 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Speaker Johnson is putting House in recess for another week IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SHUTDOWN. Instead of GOP members returning on Tuesday, they now won’t come back until after 10/19.
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Look. Invading our own country is about as straightforward a case as you can have for impeachment. The GOP abandoning the Constitution is kind of the only story there is and it gets no coverage.
Guys. I just had a crazy idea. What if the President DIDN’T deploy troops in American cities. Just a thought. Have we tried that before?
October 6, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Look. Invading our own country is about as straightforward a case as you can have for impeachment. The GOP abandoning the Constitution is kind of the only story there is and it gets no coverage.
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“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’”
It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.
It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.
ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground
ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.
abc7chicago.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’”
It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.
It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.
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🧵 In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country.
Read our new report "The Normalization of Book Banning" at: pen.org/report/the-n...
Read our new report "The Normalization of Book Banning" at: pen.org/report/the-n...
October 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🧵 In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country.
Read our new report "The Normalization of Book Banning" at: pen.org/report/the-n...
Read our new report "The Normalization of Book Banning" at: pen.org/report/the-n...
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If you're a government employee and you want to talk, you can reach me at Vittoria89.82 on Signal. We can speak anonymously.
NEW! Dept of Education workers say their OOO replies were forcibly changed to blame Democrats for shutdown. When employees changed their responses back to the more neutral language, it changed yet again to the partisan response.
@wired.com @leahfeiger.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/govern...
@wired.com @leahfeiger.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/govern...
Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown
Some employees at the Department of Education changed their responses back to the more neutral language, only to have it changed yet again to the partisan response, multiple sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:51 PM
If you're a government employee and you want to talk, you can reach me at Vittoria89.82 on Signal. We can speak anonymously.
Dr. Goodall was speaking in defense of climate justice and peace until the very end. Grateful we lived in the same time as her. She inspired millions to see intelligence and grace in the animal kingdom and how interlocked humans are with nature. We must fight on.
Rest in Power Dr. Goodall.
Rest in Power Dr. Goodall.
October 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Dr. Goodall was speaking in defense of climate justice and peace until the very end. Grateful we lived in the same time as her. She inspired millions to see intelligence and grace in the animal kingdom and how interlocked humans are with nature. We must fight on.
Rest in Power Dr. Goodall.
Rest in Power Dr. Goodall.
Adams dropping out of a race he had no chance of winning so he can make Trump happy perfectly sums up what it was like to have him as mayor.
September 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Adams dropping out of a race he had no chance of winning so he can make Trump happy perfectly sums up what it was like to have him as mayor.
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I wonder what it's like to be as shameless as Eric Adams. Just going through life openly being a corrupt piece-of-shit. Truly a wonder to behold.
September 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I wonder what it's like to be as shameless as Eric Adams. Just going through life openly being a corrupt piece-of-shit. Truly a wonder to behold.
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Indeed.
LLMs are LLMs.
Machine learning is machine learning.
AIs are Astro Boy, Robby the Robot, Cmdr Data, the Ghost in the Shell Puppet Master, etc. I will not use the term for anything less.
Don’t feed the hype machine. Don’t call it AI.
LLMs are LLMs.
Machine learning is machine learning.
AIs are Astro Boy, Robby the Robot, Cmdr Data, the Ghost in the Shell Puppet Master, etc. I will not use the term for anything less.
Don’t feed the hype machine. Don’t call it AI.
There is absolutely no good faith reason to use the term “AI” for any technology one is selling.
It serves only for dazzling people into thinking the technology has capabilities that it doesn’t.
If one wants a technology to be trustworthy, just use a transparent, informative term without hype.
It serves only for dazzling people into thinking the technology has capabilities that it doesn’t.
If one wants a technology to be trustworthy, just use a transparent, informative term without hype.
September 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Indeed.
LLMs are LLMs.
Machine learning is machine learning.
AIs are Astro Boy, Robby the Robot, Cmdr Data, the Ghost in the Shell Puppet Master, etc. I will not use the term for anything less.
Don’t feed the hype machine. Don’t call it AI.
LLMs are LLMs.
Machine learning is machine learning.
AIs are Astro Boy, Robby the Robot, Cmdr Data, the Ghost in the Shell Puppet Master, etc. I will not use the term for anything less.
Don’t feed the hype machine. Don’t call it AI.
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Call Gavin Newsom's office like you called ABC/Disney/Sinclair/Nexstar
A huge win for trans people in California: the state legislature passed five bills protecting our rights!
Now it's time to call on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign them. Contact him before October 12th: transfamilysos.org/action-neede...
#TransRights #TransYouth #TransCalifornia
Now it's time to call on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign them. Contact him before October 12th: transfamilysos.org/action-neede...
#TransRights #TransYouth #TransCalifornia
Action Needed: Urge Governor Newsom to Sign Five Critical Trans Rights Bills
TransFamily Support Services is proud to co-sponsor five critical trans rights bills that have officially passed the California Legislature. This is a major victory—one made possible through a powerfu...
transfamilysos.org
September 28, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Call Gavin Newsom's office like you called ABC/Disney/Sinclair/Nexstar
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My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...
September 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...
Had a great few days with teachers and students in Wilmington, NC. Kicked off our year of work digging into K-8 literacy practices and revising curriculum. …and it’s a beautiful, inclusive city!
September 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Had a great few days with teachers and students in Wilmington, NC. Kicked off our year of work digging into K-8 literacy practices and revising curriculum. …and it’s a beautiful, inclusive city!
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#TheEdCollabGathering such inspiration learning from Katie and @stellavillalba.bsky.social reminding us to “Live the writerly life.” @theedcollab.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
#TheEdCollabGathering such inspiration learning from Katie and @stellavillalba.bsky.social reminding us to “Live the writerly life.” @theedcollab.bsky.social
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“Dream about what you’re fighting for!” @ichrislehman.bsky.social getting us fired up #forstudents #theEdCollabGathering.
#pdlove @theedcollab.bsky.social
#pdlove @theedcollab.bsky.social
September 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
“Dream about what you’re fighting for!” @ichrislehman.bsky.social getting us fired up #forstudents #theEdCollabGathering.
#pdlove @theedcollab.bsky.social
#pdlove @theedcollab.bsky.social
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🎉TOMORROW! Saturday, Sept 20.
Our Fall 2025 Gathering kicks off at 10AM EST / 7AM PST
Register:
Gathering.TheEducatorCollaborative.com
Our Fall 2025 Gathering kicks off at 10AM EST / 7AM PST
Register:
Gathering.TheEducatorCollaborative.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
🎉TOMORROW! Saturday, Sept 20.
Our Fall 2025 Gathering kicks off at 10AM EST / 7AM PST
Register:
Gathering.TheEducatorCollaborative.com
Our Fall 2025 Gathering kicks off at 10AM EST / 7AM PST
Register:
Gathering.TheEducatorCollaborative.com
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Join us Sat for the Fall 2025 #TheEdCollabGathering with the *wonder-full* Stella Villalba and Katie Wood Ray. All are welcome: theeducatorcollaborative.com/wp-content/u...
@jessicawalshedu.bsky.social @theedcollab.bsky.social
@jessicawalshedu.bsky.social @theedcollab.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Join us Sat for the Fall 2025 #TheEdCollabGathering with the *wonder-full* Stella Villalba and Katie Wood Ray. All are welcome: theeducatorcollaborative.com/wp-content/u...
@jessicawalshedu.bsky.social @theedcollab.bsky.social
@jessicawalshedu.bsky.social @theedcollab.bsky.social
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Comfy blanket ✔ hot coffee, tea or similar ✔ laptop ✔ Ready for the @theedcollab.bsky.social Fall Gathering 9/20/2025 ✔
@ichrislehman.bsky.social
@ichrislehman.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Comfy blanket ✔ hot coffee, tea or similar ✔ laptop ✔ Ready for the @theedcollab.bsky.social Fall Gathering 9/20/2025 ✔
@ichrislehman.bsky.social
@ichrislehman.bsky.social
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The motivation for young white men to embrace hate and authoritarianism is clear when even the institutions that are their supposed enemies work overtime to sanitize and honor their legacies
September 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The motivation for young white men to embrace hate and authoritarianism is clear when even the institutions that are their supposed enemies work overtime to sanitize and honor their legacies
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Both of the co-founders of Turning Point USA died from things that were preventable, but which they mocked and urged this nation to ignore. Bill Montgomery was killed in 2020 by COVID and Charlie Kirk was killed in 2025 by gun violence.
September 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Both of the co-founders of Turning Point USA died from things that were preventable, but which they mocked and urged this nation to ignore. Bill Montgomery was killed in 2020 by COVID and Charlie Kirk was killed in 2025 by gun violence.
Also students were shot at a school today.
September 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Also students were shot at a school today.