nuzum
@nuzum.bsky.social
Frustrated South Carolinian. Former teacher. Nonprofit comms, musician, recording engineer/ mixer.
https://otherduties.substack.com
http://quarklepton.bandcamp.com
https://otherduties.substack.com
http://quarklepton.bandcamp.com
Summer music.
youtu.be/lhlV6zTYL3Q
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lofi beachcops to chill/ relax/ study to (Reunion)
YouTube video by Quark Lepton
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September 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Summer music.
youtu.be/lhlV6zTYL3Q
youtu.be/lhlV6zTYL3Q
A local Moms for Liberty chapter’s unsupported claims about the national school counselors organization have been amplified by state officials. The SC Department of Education has evidently removed state counselor standards from its website in response. (PragerU materials are still on the site.)
Moms for Liberty Chapter Attacks School Counselor Standards
The SC Department of Education seems to have quickly moved to pacify M4L.
otherduties.substack.com
August 31, 2025 at 11:05 AM
A local Moms for Liberty chapter’s unsupported claims about the national school counselors organization have been amplified by state officials. The SC Department of Education has evidently removed state counselor standards from its website in response. (PragerU materials are still on the site.)
Hey, look! I got a professional reviewer* to write an analysis of the cop show** I soundtracked starting in the late 1970's. He let me re-post it in celebration of the soundtrack to the movie being on Bandcamp today!
* fictional
** fake
otherduties.substack.com/p/beachcop?f...
* fictional
** fake
otherduties.substack.com/p/beachcop?f...
Beachcop
A retrospective on the troubled series ahead of the upcoming film revival.
otherduties.substack.com
August 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Hey, look! I got a professional reviewer* to write an analysis of the cop show** I soundtracked starting in the late 1970's. He let me re-post it in celebration of the soundtrack to the movie being on Bandcamp today!
* fictional
** fake
otherduties.substack.com/p/beachcop?f...
* fictional
** fake
otherduties.substack.com/p/beachcop?f...
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The State Board of Education has called on Beaufort Schools to reconsider book challenges it previously considered. The Board is hearing public comment now. m.youtube.com/watch?v=xq6E...
Beaufort County Board of Education Work Session 8:30AM
YouTube video by BCTV
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August 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The State Board of Education has called on Beaufort Schools to reconsider book challenges it previously considered. The Board is hearing public comment now. m.youtube.com/watch?v=xq6E...
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The ACLU of South Carolina had the privilege of hosting two legal interns this summer. Today on the blog, we’re highlighting their contributions and asking them to share a little bit about what they learned. www.aclusc.org/en/news/meet...
Meet our 2025 summer legal interns
The ACLU of South Carolina had the privilege of hosting two legal interns this summer. Today on the blog, we’re highlighting their contributions and asking them to share a little bit about what they
www.aclusc.org
August 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The ACLU of South Carolina had the privilege of hosting two legal interns this summer. Today on the blog, we’re highlighting their contributions and asking them to share a little bit about what they learned. www.aclusc.org/en/news/meet...
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Anyone a #bird #goose or #swan expert know what species this lil chunky beauty might be? I’ve seen three of them on my ride to and from work … and I’m obsessed. There’s usually another gaggle of Canadian Geese (also obsessed) hanging around too. Just makes my day to see them!
May 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
South Carolina becomes the nation’s top book banner.
South Carolina Becomes the Nation's Top Book Banner
The State Board of Education bans an additional ten books from all public schools.
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May 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
South Carolina becomes the nation’s top book banner.
The SC Board of Education is about to come out of over 2 hours in executive session. Presumably they were discussing or receiving legal advice about 43-170, the book ban regulation. Live stream will be here: ed.sc.gov/state-board/...
State Board of Education Video
ed.sc.gov
May 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The SC Board of Education is about to come out of over 2 hours in executive session. Presumably they were discussing or receiving legal advice about 43-170, the book ban regulation. Live stream will be here: ed.sc.gov/state-board/...
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how your email finds me:
January 20, 2024 at 11:22 PM
how your email finds me:
The question we must really ask ourselves is whether we are free to hold and espouse ideas with which the administration disagrees? It would increasingly seem that the answer is no.
— Derek Black, professor, University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
— Derek Black, professor, University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
Opinion | A Road Map of Trump’s Lawless Presidency (Gift Article)
A diverse group of legal scholars flash red warning lights about the future of America.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The question we must really ask ourselves is whether we are free to hold and espouse ideas with which the administration disagrees? It would increasingly seem that the answer is no.
— Derek Black, professor, University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
— Derek Black, professor, University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
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The SC Senate is currently discussing S. 62, the private school voucher bill. 1/
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April 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The SC Senate is currently discussing S. 62, the private school voucher bill. 1/
www.scstatehouse.gov/video/chambe...
www.scstatehouse.gov/video/chambe...
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Tomorrow @caseythehuman.bsky.social and @nuzum.bsky.social are playing a songwriters show in Columbia, Sc. Today is the last day to get a ticket for $10, they go up tomorrow. If you have $10 and are free tomorrow, come hang out!
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#folk #americana #columbiasc
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#folk #americana #columbiasc
Uncle Festers | Writers In The Round - Vol. XIX
Uncle Festers Writers In The Round | A.P. Rodgers, Casey Havaich, Ryan Lockhart, & Quark Lepton
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April 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Tomorrow @caseythehuman.bsky.social and @nuzum.bsky.social are playing a songwriters show in Columbia, Sc. Today is the last day to get a ticket for $10, they go up tomorrow. If you have $10 and are free tomorrow, come hang out!
www.eventbrite.com/e/uncle-fest...
#folk #americana #columbiasc
www.eventbrite.com/e/uncle-fest...
#folk #americana #columbiasc
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Highlights from yesterday’s SC State Board of Education meeting.
SC Board of Education Delays Decision on 10 Challenged Books
YouTube video by ProTruth South Carolina
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April 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Highlights from yesterday’s SC State Board of Education meeting.
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"There seemed to be a shift in the South Carolina Board of Education."
South Carolina leaders pumped the brakes on banning 10 books yesterday. The writer and longtime educator Steve Nuzum sums it up here: otherduties.substack.com/p/ten-books-...
South Carolina leaders pumped the brakes on banning 10 books yesterday. The writer and longtime educator Steve Nuzum sums it up here: otherduties.substack.com/p/ten-books-...
Ten books escape banning in SC (for today)
For the first time, there was significant discussion and even dissent during a Full Board meeting considering book challenges.
otherduties.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"There seemed to be a shift in the South Carolina Board of Education."
South Carolina leaders pumped the brakes on banning 10 books yesterday. The writer and longtime educator Steve Nuzum sums it up here: otherduties.substack.com/p/ten-books-...
South Carolina leaders pumped the brakes on banning 10 books yesterday. The writer and longtime educator Steve Nuzum sums it up here: otherduties.substack.com/p/ten-books-...
Updated and de-paywalled this piece from August 2023 because it seems to have new resonance. open.substack.com/pub/otherdut...
What is a "Classical Education"?
And why are anti-public school activists so into it?
open.substack.com
March 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Updated and de-paywalled this piece from August 2023 because it seems to have new resonance. open.substack.com/pub/otherdut...
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The House Education and Public Works Committee was just gaveled in. They will be discussing a major amendment to the anti-diversity H.3927, which has not been shared with the public. There will be no public comment. 1/
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The House Education and Public Works Committee was just gaveled in. They will be discussing a major amendment to the anti-diversity H.3927, which has not been shared with the public. There will be no public comment. 1/
I was very tired when I first wrote, so here’s a slightly expanded and updated version. SC is banning books statewide, and the committee responsible for those bans seems disinterested in hearing from the public or in considering the books, themselves, beyond lists of naughty words from BookLooks.
March 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I was very tired when I first wrote, so here’s a slightly expanded and updated version. SC is banning books statewide, and the committee responsible for those bans seems disinterested in hearing from the public or in considering the books, themselves, beyond lists of naughty words from BookLooks.
"Once the funds were distributed, the state had little way to be sure parents were spending the money appropriately, the oversight committee’s report found."
Up to 1,000 ineligible SC students booted from voucher program, report finds • SC Daily Gazette
Some families seem to have used the money for homeschooling despite that being illegal, the Education Oversight Committee report said
scdailygazette.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"Once the funds were distributed, the state had little way to be sure parents were spending the money appropriately, the oversight committee’s report found."