Ted Weiland
@tedweiland.bsky.social
Community College Chemistry Prof and outdoor enthusiast. Believer in community service. Occasional poster of long thoughts. Captive Iowan who hails from Wisconsin.
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Ted Weiland
@tedweiland.bsky.social
· Feb 3
Taking the Most from those who have the Least.
It finally happened. The choices made by the Trump Administration had finally reached me, in my little corner of academia. Community colleges aren't always considered part of that o...
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The decisions in DC finally found their way to me.
Worst of all, it's likely to impact my students.
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Worst of all, it's likely to impact my students.
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This song is 30 years old.
February 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
This song is 30 years old.
I remember when the Iowa quarter came out, and prominently featured a schoolhouse and the phrase "Foundations in Education."
It's part of the reason I moved here and decided to work in education here.
Those reasons have been evaporating over the past 10 years.
It's part of the reason I moved here and decided to work in education here.
Those reasons have been evaporating over the past 10 years.
"one of the most far-reaching makeovers of higher education any state has attempted in recent years. Collectively, the bills outline a multi-dimentional playbook for how conservative legislatures might transform higher education along principles they favor."
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
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A Flurry Of Higher Ed Bills Prompts The Question: What’s Up With Iowa?
The Iowa legislature is considering several bills that together represent one of the most dramatic makeovers of higher education any state has attempted in recent years.
www.forbes.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I remember when the Iowa quarter came out, and prominently featured a schoolhouse and the phrase "Foundations in Education."
It's part of the reason I moved here and decided to work in education here.
Those reasons have been evaporating over the past 10 years.
It's part of the reason I moved here and decided to work in education here.
Those reasons have been evaporating over the past 10 years.
Guessing the sulfur and heavy metals are just the extra frosting on this particular cake.
Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."
February 11, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Guessing the sulfur and heavy metals are just the extra frosting on this particular cake.
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Bad Bunny “together we are America”
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Bad Bunny “together we are America”
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😆 | Football combines two of America's worst aspects - violence and committee meetings. Committees naturally expand.
February 8, 2026 at 11:36 PM
😆 | Football combines two of America's worst aspects - violence and committee meetings. Committees naturally expand.
“They don’t gotta burn tha books they just remove ’em”
-RATM
Did not expect the songs of my youth to be so relevant today.
-RATM
Did not expect the songs of my youth to be so relevant today.
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
February 7, 2026 at 4:42 AM
“They don’t gotta burn tha books they just remove ’em”
-RATM
Did not expect the songs of my youth to be so relevant today.
-RATM
Did not expect the songs of my youth to be so relevant today.
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Hegseth is threatening the Scouts for their “woke” policies.
February 6, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Hegseth is threatening the Scouts for their “woke” policies.
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The terrorists are the ones without masks. They’re the ones yelling “No!” or “Stop!” or “Shame!” or blowing whistles. Sometimes they brandish cameras at federal agents. These are just some of their diabolical tactics.
Patriot! Here’s How to Identify a Domestic Terrorist
A Trump-administration guide to the Minnesota protests
www.theatlantic.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:03 AM
The terrorists are the ones without masks. They’re the ones yelling “No!” or “Stop!” or “Shame!” or blowing whistles. Sometimes they brandish cameras at federal agents. These are just some of their diabolical tactics.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Don't like this trend at all.
@infinitescream.bsky.social
@infinitescream.bsky.social
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Don't like this trend at all.
@infinitescream.bsky.social
@infinitescream.bsky.social
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I lived among the Upper Midwest Lutherans for almost 20 years and every word of this is true, except I'd almost argue for under 24 hrs tbh
The thing about Minnesota Lutherans is that while the U.S. military can deploy a functioning Burger King anywhere in the world in 48 hours, your local Mainline Protestant church's women's committee can do it in under 36.
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I lived among the Upper Midwest Lutherans for almost 20 years and every word of this is true, except I'd almost argue for under 24 hrs tbh
There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can’t take part; you can’t even passively take part, and you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you’ve got to make it stop
Arrests calmly ongoing.
This is going to take a while. There are a lot of clergy risking arrest.
This is going to take a while. There are a lot of clergy risking arrest.
January 23, 2026 at 8:30 PM
There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can’t take part; you can’t even passively take part, and you’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you’ve got to make it stop
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This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
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January 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
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Zinc chloride smoke is bad and you want to stay away from it.
Here is an actual description of zinc chloride smoke and its effects.
Here is an actual description of zinc chloride smoke and its effects.
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Zinc chloride smoke is grey-white and consists of tiny particles of zinc chloride. The most common mixture for generating these is a zinc chloride smoke mixture (HC), consisting of hexachloroethane, grained aluminium and zinc oxide. The smoke consists of zinc chloride, zinc oxychlorides, and hydrochloric acid, which absorb the moisture in the air. The smoke also contains traces of organic chlorinated compounds, phosgene, carbon monoxide, and chlorine.
Its toxicity is caused mainly by the content of strongly acidic hydrochloric acid, but also due to thermal effects of reaction of zinc chloride with water. These effects cause lesions of the mucous membranes of the upper airways. Damage of the lower airways can manifest itself later as well, due to fine particles of zinc chloride and traces of phosgene. In high concentrations the smoke can be very dangerous when inhaled. Symptoms include dyspnea, retrosternal pain, hoarseness, stridor, lachrymation, cough, expectoration, and in some cases haemoptysis. Delayed pulmonary edema, cyanosis or bronchopneumonia may develop. The smoke and the spent canisters contain suspected carcinogens.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:46no7pq74qloji7gmemrc4q4/bafkreifavsw62f2tkev6lml2zrkical2t35zkwk7h4zfdwyq2476iu7c7e@jpeg)
January 15, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Zinc chloride smoke is bad and you want to stay away from it.
Here is an actual description of zinc chloride smoke and its effects.
Here is an actual description of zinc chloride smoke and its effects.
As someone who grew up in NW WI, this person is ready to chew up steel and spit out nails.
A hero for all of us.
A hero for all of us.
Props to the lady giving an interview in her pink UFFDA hat and saying, "well, gosh, I've never had tear gas and flashbangs shot at me, but I'm happy to take it so my neighbors are safe."
January 15, 2026 at 2:24 PM
As someone who grew up in NW WI, this person is ready to chew up steel and spit out nails.
A hero for all of us.
A hero for all of us.
This piece put into words my general uneasiness around the use of AI in education and how it’s problematic if a critical eye is not focused on it.
The references to Fitter, Happier from Radiohead are the cherry on top, and resonate deeply in my elder millennial soul.
The references to Fitter, Happier from Radiohead are the cherry on top, and resonate deeply in my elder millennial soul.
I took Tucker’s piece as an inspiration for my own post for the Civics of Technology and applying the Baldwin Test to investigate claims about educational technology:
Applying the Baldwin Test to Ed-Tech — Civics of Technology
In this post, Charles Logan argues that educators can apply the Baldwin Test to Ed-Tech.
www.civicsoftechnology.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
This piece put into words my general uneasiness around the use of AI in education and how it’s problematic if a critical eye is not focused on it.
The references to Fitter, Happier from Radiohead are the cherry on top, and resonate deeply in my elder millennial soul.
The references to Fitter, Happier from Radiohead are the cherry on top, and resonate deeply in my elder millennial soul.
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I just woke up and am already exhausted.
January 3, 2026 at 11:54 AM
I just woke up and am already exhausted.
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i recorded like 30 minutes of footage for this 15 minute video. youtu.be/j2_o-YK8tJo?...
December 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
i recorded like 30 minutes of footage for this 15 minute video. youtu.be/j2_o-YK8tJo?...
One of my favorite things that @zachwahls.bsky.social did was his work on Scouting for Equality.
That work opened doors for many of the folks I volunteer with on a regular basis in scouting.
LGBTQ+ scouts can be found in every council in every state. Zach was a big part of that.
That work opened doors for many of the folks I volunteer with on a regular basis in scouting.
LGBTQ+ scouts can be found in every council in every state. Zach was a big part of that.
"It is a remarkable gift to us that Congresswoman Hinson has decided to obliviously tie herself to Trump with more enthusiasm than a violinist on the deck of the Titanic."
We Can Win the Senate With This Democrat
I have never been more confident.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
One of my favorite things that @zachwahls.bsky.social did was his work on Scouting for Equality.
That work opened doors for many of the folks I volunteer with on a regular basis in scouting.
LGBTQ+ scouts can be found in every council in every state. Zach was a big part of that.
That work opened doors for many of the folks I volunteer with on a regular basis in scouting.
LGBTQ+ scouts can be found in every council in every state. Zach was a big part of that.
For @darthbluesky.bsky.social when he returns…
The modern-day potato came to be from the natural interbreeding between wild tomatoes and a potato-like species from South America about 9 million years ago. www.cell.com/news-do/pr-p...
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December 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
For @darthbluesky.bsky.social when he returns…
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The days between December 25 and January 1 are the Lanthanides and Actinides of the Gregorian calendar
December 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The days between December 25 and January 1 are the Lanthanides and Actinides of the Gregorian calendar