ProfesoraTere
@profesoratere.bsky.social
Online Community College Spanish instructor for many years. Passionate about language acquisition and humanistic online teaching and learning.
Fervent defender of Democracy always. Beyond despair now, into supporting action & dissemination of truth.
Fervent defender of Democracy always. Beyond despair now, into supporting action & dissemination of truth.
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Toad went down to the river. There was Frog.
He was sitting on an island by himself.
He was sitting on an island by himself.
December 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Toad went down to the river. There was Frog.
He was sitting on an island by himself.
He was sitting on an island by himself.
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The work of Melissa Cody, 4th generation, contemporary Navajo weaver #WomensArt
December 13, 2025 at 6:09 AM
The work of Melissa Cody, 4th generation, contemporary Navajo weaver #WomensArt
Funny. youtube.com/shorts/rjeIt...
November 24, 2025
YouTube video by Elliotte Staub
youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Funny. youtube.com/shorts/rjeIt...
One morning Toad sat in bed. “I have many things to do,” he said. “I will write them all down on a list so that I can remember them.”
December 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I've got my love to keep me warm
youtu.be/V4BsSAsuLdU?...
youtu.be/V4BsSAsuLdU?...
Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (Official Video)
YouTube video by LouisArmstrongVEVO
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I've got my love to keep me warm
youtu.be/V4BsSAsuLdU?...
youtu.be/V4BsSAsuLdU?...
Fun stuff.
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STG _v.cascade
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December 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Fun stuff.
spacetypegenerator.com/cascade
spacetypegenerator.com/cascade
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Bat conservationist Kristen Lear joins Host @heyira.bsky.social to describe efforts to restore agaves in the Southwest and Mexico, which has consequences for more than the bats that feed on their nectar.
📷 : Bat Conservation International
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📷 : Bat Conservation International
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December 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Bat conservationist Kristen Lear joins Host @heyira.bsky.social to describe efforts to restore agaves in the Southwest and Mexico, which has consequences for more than the bats that feed on their nectar.
📷 : Bat Conservation International
🧵 3/4
📷 : Bat Conservation International
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Norovirus is incredibly contagious and is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis.
Outbreaks peak this time of year, in particular.
For more, including tips to prevent illness, read today’s newsletter:
news.immunologic.org/p/its-the-mo...
Outbreaks peak this time of year, in particular.
For more, including tips to prevent illness, read today’s newsletter:
news.immunologic.org/p/its-the-mo...
It’s the Most Violently Ill Time of the Year
Norovirus is back, it's brutal, and it doesn't care about your hand sanitizer.
news.immunologic.org
December 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Norovirus is incredibly contagious and is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis.
Outbreaks peak this time of year, in particular.
For more, including tips to prevent illness, read today’s newsletter:
news.immunologic.org/p/its-the-mo...
Outbreaks peak this time of year, in particular.
For more, including tips to prevent illness, read today’s newsletter:
news.immunologic.org/p/its-the-mo...
Amazing new documentary. youtu.be/-Df45gR9pf8?...
Linda And The Mockingbirds | FULL MOVIE | Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne | Rock Music Documentary
YouTube video by Shout! Studios
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Amazing new documentary. youtu.be/-Df45gR9pf8?...
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I agree.
For me, at first, Academia was very much an identity and a calling.
Years later, after some experience of terrible university management, it is "a job".
Some other reflections (which turned out to be about workload management, and ways of working)
For me, at first, Academia was very much an identity and a calling.
Years later, after some experience of terrible university management, it is "a job".
Some other reflections (which turned out to be about workload management, and ways of working)
December 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I agree.
For me, at first, Academia was very much an identity and a calling.
Years later, after some experience of terrible university management, it is "a job".
Some other reflections (which turned out to be about workload management, and ways of working)
For me, at first, Academia was very much an identity and a calling.
Years later, after some experience of terrible university management, it is "a job".
Some other reflections (which turned out to be about workload management, and ways of working)
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Frog and Toad Together
December 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Frog and Toad Together
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Seriously, dude. Tweeting is NOT the answer when you’re a U.S. senator. Maybe try using some of the tools you actually have to fix the disaster you created by voting for RFK Jr.
December 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Seriously, dude. Tweeting is NOT the answer when you’re a U.S. senator. Maybe try using some of the tools you actually have to fix the disaster you created by voting for RFK Jr.
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His careless mishandling of sensitive information has not only compromised national security but also put the lives of U.S. service members and our allies at tremendous risk.
Tell Congress: Demand the resignation of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
March 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
His careless mishandling of sensitive information has not only compromised national security but also put the lives of U.S. service members and our allies at tremendous risk.
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Dee Nickerson, contemporary painter who explores themes of living in the countryside #WomensArt #FridayFeeling #ArtAdvent
December 5, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Dee Nickerson, contemporary painter who explores themes of living in the countryside #WomensArt #FridayFeeling #ArtAdvent
Wow. This is amazing.
Landscapes painted on the surfaces of cut logs by US artist Alison Moritsugu #WomensArt
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Wow. This is amazing.
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A short, readable but chewy post-holiday piece: How it was a woman who really kicked off MAGA declaring war on empathy.
Allie Beth Stuckey's gender is not a coincidence. She is weaponizing her femininity to valorize hateful Christianity.
www.salon.com/2025/12/01/m...
Allie Beth Stuckey's gender is not a coincidence. She is weaponizing her femininity to valorize hateful Christianity.
www.salon.com/2025/12/01/m...
MAGA's war on empathy was started by a woman
Allie Beth Stuckey weaponizes her gender to sell the idea of a cold-hearted Jesus
www.salon.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A short, readable but chewy post-holiday piece: How it was a woman who really kicked off MAGA declaring war on empathy.
Allie Beth Stuckey's gender is not a coincidence. She is weaponizing her femininity to valorize hateful Christianity.
www.salon.com/2025/12/01/m...
Allie Beth Stuckey's gender is not a coincidence. She is weaponizing her femininity to valorize hateful Christianity.
www.salon.com/2025/12/01/m...
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The weeks leading up to Christmas are typically a time of anticipation and preparation for Christians, but for some immigrant congregations the mood this Advent season isn't especially hopeful. n.pr/3KoRIlq
During Advent, immigrant congregations find hope shadowed by fear
The weeks leading up to Christmas are typically a time of anticipation and preparation for Christians, but for some immigrant congregations the mood this Advent season isn't especially hopeful.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The weeks leading up to Christmas are typically a time of anticipation and preparation for Christians, but for some immigrant congregations the mood this Advent season isn't especially hopeful. n.pr/3KoRIlq
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Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing
To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.
www.cbsnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
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We went from a country that defended others from being invaded for their natural resources, to a country that is now threatening to invade others for their natural resources.
Systems of governance are only as good as the people you elect to uphold them.
Systems of governance are only as good as the people you elect to uphold them.
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
We went from a country that defended others from being invaded for their natural resources, to a country that is now threatening to invade others for their natural resources.
Systems of governance are only as good as the people you elect to uphold them.
Systems of governance are only as good as the people you elect to uphold them.
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The two friends sat by the fire.
The hands of the clock moved to show the hours of a merry Christmas Eve.
The hands of the clock moved to show the hours of a merry Christmas Eve.
November 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Coming soon
Thankful for shared poetry
November 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Thankful for shared poetry
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Penny Evans, ceramic artist in Australia who creates works that embody her Indigenous Kamilaroi/Gomeroi cultural heritage #WomensArt
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Penny Evans, ceramic artist in Australia who creates works that embody her Indigenous Kamilaroi/Gomeroi cultural heritage #WomensArt
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What say you MAGA evangelicals?
November 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
What say you MAGA evangelicals?