Not Just Phlogiston
@notphlogiston.bsky.social
Equity, sustainability, and inclusion in high school chemistry. K12 public school union strong. NBCT. #MTBoS. Tea, not coffee. Baking, crafting, jam.
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I wrote up a bit about Minneapolis right now, mostly to share with my coworkers and family, but if it works for you, you can share it, too. arbitrarilyclosecom.wordpress.com/2026/01/11/o...
On Minneapolis in January 2026
I have loved this city for a long time, but never as much as I have loved it this last week. This is a long post. I promise that it ends with some hope for all of us. Over the last month, but espec…
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January 11, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I wrote up a bit about Minneapolis right now, mostly to share with my coworkers and family, but if it works for you, you can share it, too. arbitrarilyclosecom.wordpress.com/2026/01/11/o...
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I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
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Physics question - a student is asking about Brewster’s angle. She wants to know if an electron is moving in the direction of the wave, will it move in the direction of the wave or is it still moving in a varied path around the nucleus? #scicomm
January 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Physics question - a student is asking about Brewster’s angle. She wants to know if an electron is moving in the direction of the wave, will it move in the direction of the wave or is it still moving in a varied path around the nucleus? #scicomm
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#iTeachPhysics: favorite 2D conservation of momentum problems?
January 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
#iTeachPhysics: favorite 2D conservation of momentum problems?
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God I love MPLS.
The world’s greatest sex toy shop, Smitten Kitten, has become a mutual aid distribution site. A city wide PTA meeting was held to train teachers and parents how to physically put our bodies between ICE and our kiddos. MPLS throws down.
Fuck ICE. They can’t handle the north.
The world’s greatest sex toy shop, Smitten Kitten, has become a mutual aid distribution site. A city wide PTA meeting was held to train teachers and parents how to physically put our bodies between ICE and our kiddos. MPLS throws down.
Fuck ICE. They can’t handle the north.
January 13, 2026 at 4:39 AM
God I love MPLS.
The world’s greatest sex toy shop, Smitten Kitten, has become a mutual aid distribution site. A city wide PTA meeting was held to train teachers and parents how to physically put our bodies between ICE and our kiddos. MPLS throws down.
Fuck ICE. They can’t handle the north.
The world’s greatest sex toy shop, Smitten Kitten, has become a mutual aid distribution site. A city wide PTA meeting was held to train teachers and parents how to physically put our bodies between ICE and our kiddos. MPLS throws down.
Fuck ICE. They can’t handle the north.
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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lots of political space to convert those “not sures” into somewhat supports and those “somewhat supports” into strongly supports on eliminating ICE. also, with a funding battle coming up, plenty of political space to say “no government funding unless we claw back last year’s new ICE funding”
This YouGov poll on ICE is really eye-opening. Public opinion has really swung against DHS/ICE and their terror regime.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:24 AM
lots of political space to convert those “not sures” into somewhat supports and those “somewhat supports” into strongly supports on eliminating ICE. also, with a funding battle coming up, plenty of political space to say “no government funding unless we claw back last year’s new ICE funding”
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Are you teaching high school Psychology? Looking for a structured way to dive into the topic of gender? The American Psychological Association has a four-lesson unit plan about gender for high school psychology classes.
www.genderinclusivebiology.com/newsletter/a...
www.genderinclusivebiology.com/newsletter/a...
January 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Are you teaching high school Psychology? Looking for a structured way to dive into the topic of gender? The American Psychological Association has a four-lesson unit plan about gender for high school psychology classes.
www.genderinclusivebiology.com/newsletter/a...
www.genderinclusivebiology.com/newsletter/a...
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#PairedTexts
1. Beth Hawkins, National Correspondent, The 74 Million
2. Erica Sanzi, Senior Director of Communication, Defending Education, "Minneapolis School Closures Put The 'Quit' In 'Equity'"
1. Beth Hawkins, National Correspondent, The 74 Million
2. Erica Sanzi, Senior Director of Communication, Defending Education, "Minneapolis School Closures Put The 'Quit' In 'Equity'"
January 12, 2026 at 12:29 AM
#PairedTexts
1. Beth Hawkins, National Correspondent, The 74 Million
2. Erica Sanzi, Senior Director of Communication, Defending Education, "Minneapolis School Closures Put The 'Quit' In 'Equity'"
1. Beth Hawkins, National Correspondent, The 74 Million
2. Erica Sanzi, Senior Director of Communication, Defending Education, "Minneapolis School Closures Put The 'Quit' In 'Equity'"
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Discworld QOTD, from Maskerade
“Nanny Ogg was basically a law-abiding person when she had no reason to break the law, and therefore had that kind of person’s attitude to law-enforcement officers, which was one of deep and permanent distrust.”
“Nanny Ogg was basically a law-abiding person when she had no reason to break the law, and therefore had that kind of person’s attitude to law-enforcement officers, which was one of deep and permanent distrust.”
Discworld QOTD, from The Truth
January 11, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Maskerade
“Nanny Ogg was basically a law-abiding person when she had no reason to break the law, and therefore had that kind of person’s attitude to law-enforcement officers, which was one of deep and permanent distrust.”
“Nanny Ogg was basically a law-abiding person when she had no reason to break the law, and therefore had that kind of person’s attitude to law-enforcement officers, which was one of deep and permanent distrust.”
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Tillis is spot on. The Senate can't confirm a Trump toady to succeed Powell at the Fed. The rest of the game is now out in the open, and it doesn't end well.
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Tillis is spot on. The Senate can't confirm a Trump toady to succeed Powell at the Fed. The rest of the game is now out in the open, and it doesn't end well.
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ED Secretary Linda McMahon has brought 20+ advisers from ultraconservative think tanks and advocacy groups to advise on how to “fix” — undermine — public education. This 14-minute video outlines what likely lies ahead.
www.sacurrent.com/news/nationa...
youtu.be/-NYq_N6fO-w?... via @YouTube
www.sacurrent.com/news/nationa...
youtu.be/-NYq_N6fO-w?... via @YouTube
Vouchers, patriotism and prayer: The Trump administration’s plan to remake public education
Education Secretary Linda McMahon is bringing about a new era in education — and perhaps the end of public schools as we know them.
www.sacurrent.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:05 AM
ED Secretary Linda McMahon has brought 20+ advisers from ultraconservative think tanks and advocacy groups to advise on how to “fix” — undermine — public education. This 14-minute video outlines what likely lies ahead.
www.sacurrent.com/news/nationa...
youtu.be/-NYq_N6fO-w?... via @YouTube
www.sacurrent.com/news/nationa...
youtu.be/-NYq_N6fO-w?... via @YouTube
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WHAT YOU DON’T SEE ON THE NEWS‼️
January 11, 2026 at 10:28 PM
WHAT YOU DON’T SEE ON THE NEWS‼️
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Hey, if you don't know them yet, now is a really good time to walk down the street or hall, knock on your neighbor's door, and introduce yourself to them. Exchange contact info, check in, and you can even try the new greeting: fuck ice.
January 12, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Hey, if you don't know them yet, now is a really good time to walk down the street or hall, knock on your neighbor's door, and introduce yourself to them. Exchange contact info, check in, and you can even try the new greeting: fuck ice.
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This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end!
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
January 12, 2026 at 12:03 PM
This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end!
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
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Sadness: I don't have, or have lost, something I value
Happiness: I have, or am experiencing, something I value
Shame: I acted against my values
Fear: I might lose something I value
Anger: Someone has hurt something I value
Emotions are information about values. Rationality requires emotion.
Happiness: I have, or am experiencing, something I value
Shame: I acted against my values
Fear: I might lose something I value
Anger: Someone has hurt something I value
Emotions are information about values. Rationality requires emotion.
January 11, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Sadness: I don't have, or have lost, something I value
Happiness: I have, or am experiencing, something I value
Shame: I acted against my values
Fear: I might lose something I value
Anger: Someone has hurt something I value
Emotions are information about values. Rationality requires emotion.
Happiness: I have, or am experiencing, something I value
Shame: I acted against my values
Fear: I might lose something I value
Anger: Someone has hurt something I value
Emotions are information about values. Rationality requires emotion.
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Not interested in any excuses as to why people are still using X, ChatGPT, or generative AI.
January 11, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Not interested in any excuses as to why people are still using X, ChatGPT, or generative AI.
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This amazing issue came in the mail yesterday. TY @rethinkingschools.bsky.social.
January 11, 2026 at 1:24 PM
This amazing issue came in the mail yesterday. TY @rethinkingschools.bsky.social.
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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is going to hear West Virginia's effort to ban the state's only transgender athlete, 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson.
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
January 11, 2026 at 1:39 PM
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is going to hear West Virginia's effort to ban the state's only transgender athlete, 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson.
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
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Skater girls of Ethiopia
January 11, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Skater girls of Ethiopia
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Folks: it's not activism to reply to someone's food posts with quotes from a woman's murder.
January 11, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Folks: it's not activism to reply to someone's food posts with quotes from a woman's murder.
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this is soooo good
Did you know that the PR agency for #COP30 also works for fossil fuel companies like Shell?
We made a meditation app to help them sleep at night.
Try it for yourself here
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We made a meditation app to help them sleep at night.
Try it for yourself here
oilwell.app
January 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
this is soooo good
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100% true. If you’re exposed to tear gas, use as much clean water as you can. Not milk. Not oil. Not bicarbonate. Nothing but plenty of water to flush things out.
Really want to emphasize this. Don't use shit like LAW or milk in your eyes. If you don't know what LAW is, great, don't bother. I've worked in chemistry labs and production floors most of my adult life, including with lachrymators and irritants. Use water. Just water. That's it.
Hey, you! :)
Here: activisthandbook.org/wellbeing/ri..., has a link to a 56-pg field guide. And also, a giant freaking 486-pg book for medics.
Short one is closer to what you want. Relevant bit for pepper spray ⬇️
(RCAs) = Riot control agents AKA pepper spray (OC) and tear gas (CS and or CN).
Here: activisthandbook.org/wellbeing/ri..., has a link to a 56-pg field guide. And also, a giant freaking 486-pg book for medics.
Short one is closer to what you want. Relevant bit for pepper spray ⬇️
(RCAs) = Riot control agents AKA pepper spray (OC) and tear gas (CS and or CN).
January 11, 2026 at 2:40 AM
100% true. If you’re exposed to tear gas, use as much clean water as you can. Not milk. Not oil. Not bicarbonate. Nothing but plenty of water to flush things out.