Ann
@watchannrun.bsky.social
Mom, Teacher, North Carolinian, 2024 NC Virtual Public School Teacher of the Year
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This thread feels very accurate - there are genuinely no adults in the room.
Greenland is happening. Not a joke, not trolling, not a distraction. He has already made up his mind and nobody who matters in the inner circle will try to talk him out of it. Some of them want it precisely because it will destroy NATO. There are no adults in the room. They really mean to do it.
January 6, 2026 at 10:04 PM
This thread feels very accurate - there are genuinely no adults in the room.
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If lack of accountability for Iraq is part of how we got here, and it is, that problem includes Senate Democrats still having a leader who voted for the Iraq war.
January 4, 2026 at 11:43 AM
If lack of accountability for Iraq is part of how we got here, and it is, that problem includes Senate Democrats still having a leader who voted for the Iraq war.
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If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States
January 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States
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Education Dept. apparently terminated the community schools grant for NC b/c application mentions things such as systemic racism & racial equity training. AG Jeff Jackson says those aren't legally allowed performance-based reasons to end $50M grant. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced
AG Jeff Jackson sues Trump administration for cutting $50M from NC schools
The Trump administration accused the schools of promoting diversity, equity and inclusion when it canceled the grant.
www.newsobserver.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Education Dept. apparently terminated the community schools grant for NC b/c application mentions things such as systemic racism & racial equity training. AG Jeff Jackson says those aren't legally allowed performance-based reasons to end $50M grant. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced
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The effort is a virtual goldmine for OpenAI.
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.
trib.al
December 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The effort is a virtual goldmine for OpenAI.
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North Carolina teachers to run in GOP primary for state legislature. Will it have an impact? NC Educators on the Ballot recruited 6 teachers to run in the March GOP state House primary. NC GOP accuses group of trying to confuse & mislead voters. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... #ncpol #nced
NC teachers to run in GOP primary for state legislature. Will it have an impact?
N.C. Republican Party is accusing the NC Educators on the Ballot of trying to mislead voters by running candidates in the GOP primary.
www.newsobserver.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
North Carolina teachers to run in GOP primary for state legislature. Will it have an impact? NC Educators on the Ballot recruited 6 teachers to run in the March GOP state House primary. NC GOP accuses group of trying to confuse & mislead voters. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... #ncpol #nced
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Rancher Bill Sproul manages cattle according to principles of regenerative grazing and has seen an increase in plant species rarely found outside of healthy, high-quality prairie.
Read more in @kansasreflector.com' s Cowboys of Conservation series.
Read more in @kansasreflector.com' s Cowboys of Conservation series.
Flint Hills rancher works to restore biodiversity of imperiled Kansas tallgrass prairie ecosystems
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY — About 15 years ago, Flint Hills rancher Bill Sproul was given an oak sapling, sprouted from an acorn dropped beneath the tree where conservationist Aldo Leopold sat and wrote his…
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December 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Rancher Bill Sproul manages cattle according to principles of regenerative grazing and has seen an increase in plant species rarely found outside of healthy, high-quality prairie.
Read more in @kansasreflector.com' s Cowboys of Conservation series.
Read more in @kansasreflector.com' s Cowboys of Conservation series.
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I’m Pretty Surprised That Sal Kahn Wrote This Op Ed, & Even More Surprised The NY Times Published It larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/12/27/i...
I’m Pretty Surprised That Sal Kahn Wrote This Op Ed, & Even More Surprised The NY Times Published It
Though I’ve never been a big fan of Khan Academy (see The Best Posts About The Khan Academy), I do know many teachers and students have found it helpful and, for that, I applaud Sal Ka…
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December 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I’m Pretty Surprised That Sal Kahn Wrote This Op Ed, & Even More Surprised The NY Times Published It larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/12/27/i...
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From WFAE: A new survey from Elon University found dissatisfaction with North Carolina’s public schools. But survey respondents place a bulk of the blame on factors outside the classroom.
www.wunc.org/2025-12-18/n...
www.wunc.org/2025-12-18/n...
New survey shows dissatisfaction with NC schools — but the public doesn't blame teachers
A new survey from Elon University found dissatisfaction with North Carolina’s public schools. But survey respondents place a bulk of the blame on factors outside the classroom.
www.wunc.org
December 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
From WFAE: A new survey from Elon University found dissatisfaction with North Carolina’s public schools. But survey respondents place a bulk of the blame on factors outside the classroom.
www.wunc.org/2025-12-18/n...
www.wunc.org/2025-12-18/n...
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“Learn About America” Is A New & Useful (& Free) Social Studies Site larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/12/18/l...
“Learn About America” Is A New & Useful (& Free) Social Studies Site
Many teachers are familiar with the Mr. Nussbaum site, which has offered lots of online learning activities for years. Now, its creator, Greg Nussbaum, has unveiled an even more impressive s…
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December 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“Learn About America” Is A New & Useful (& Free) Social Studies Site larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/12/18/l...
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Jack Smith's closed-door statement to House Judiciary Cmte (more)
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election & to prevent the lawful transfer of power"
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election & to prevent the lawful transfer of power"
December 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Jack Smith's closed-door statement to House Judiciary Cmte (more)
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election & to prevent the lawful transfer of power"
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election & to prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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If you’ve never thought about whether you’d use your body in an attempt to protect children who aren’t yours,
now’s a good time to stop talking and listen.
now’s a good time to stop talking and listen.
December 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
If you’ve never thought about whether you’d use your body in an attempt to protect children who aren’t yours,
now’s a good time to stop talking and listen.
now’s a good time to stop talking and listen.
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There can’t be a more horrific insight into the sickness of the US’s gun crime epidemic than the fact two survivors of Brown University had already survived school shootings. One was shot in the abdomen in 2016, while her best friend died. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Two survivors of Brown University attack escaped other school shootings
Mia Tretta was shot in the abdomen in 2019 at a school near LA and Zoe Weissman witnessed a Florida shooting in 2018
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
There can’t be a more horrific insight into the sickness of the US’s gun crime epidemic than the fact two survivors of Brown University had already survived school shootings. One was shot in the abdomen in 2016, while her best friend died. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration is providing the names of all travelers passing through U.S. airports to immigration officials in search of people with deportation orders, a substantial expansion of government efforts to draw on data to hunt down immigrants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
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Someone invite me to give a keynote and/or talk to your preservice teachers about how I cultivate moments of joy in my classroom in an effort to spite the fascists who want to silence teachers like me and students like mine.
December 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Someone invite me to give a keynote and/or talk to your preservice teachers about how I cultivate moments of joy in my classroom in an effort to spite the fascists who want to silence teachers like me and students like mine.
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so, this right here? this is one of the absolutely most lawless, brazenly unconstitutional impeachable offenses ever committed by any president other than trump in the history of our country.
like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*
like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
so, this right here? this is one of the absolutely most lawless, brazenly unconstitutional impeachable offenses ever committed by any president other than trump in the history of our country.
like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*
like, this is an open and shut case. and it's a case which targeted *republicans.*
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The idea the president has a popular mandate and accountability superior to Congress would have been baffling, infuriating, and heretical to the people who wrote and ratified the Constitution, and this is obvious to anybody even glancingly familiar with what any of them had to say about it.
December 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The idea the president has a popular mandate and accountability superior to Congress would have been baffling, infuriating, and heretical to the people who wrote and ratified the Constitution, and this is obvious to anybody even glancingly familiar with what any of them had to say about it.
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Not Good Statistic Of The Day: Most Teachers Take Second Jobs larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/12/06/n...
Not Good Statistic Of The Day: Most Teachers Take Second Jobs
Read more about it at Ed Source’s article, Study finds most teachers work a second job outside of the classroom. Not great news for the profession.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Not Good Statistic Of The Day: Most Teachers Take Second Jobs larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/12/06/n...
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If there are teachers in Minneapolis, New Orleans, North Carolina, or Los Angeles who would like to write about ICE's impact on your teaching, your students, and their families for my Ed Week column, please let me know. I've already run a short series with contributions from Chicago teachers.
December 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
If there are teachers in Minneapolis, New Orleans, North Carolina, or Los Angeles who would like to write about ICE's impact on your teaching, your students, and their families for my Ed Week column, please let me know. I've already run a short series with contributions from Chicago teachers.
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being ruled by tiny men bereft of both curiosity and the ability to feel wonder is a terrible fate
November 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
being ruled by tiny men bereft of both curiosity and the ability to feel wonder is a terrible fate
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Evidence shows DHS didn’t arrest only ‘worst of the worst’ in NC detention surge. CBS News reported that fewer than a third of the people picked up by the Border Patrol during Charlotte's Web had criminal histories. (Via @nathanpcollins.bsky.social) www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a... #ncpol
Evidence shows DHS didn’t arrest only ‘worst of the worst’ in NC detention surge
DHS alleged it focused on dangerous criminals during operations in NC but has not released proof. Very few names have been made public among hundreds of people seized this month.
www.newsobserver.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Evidence shows DHS didn’t arrest only ‘worst of the worst’ in NC detention surge. CBS News reported that fewer than a third of the people picked up by the Border Patrol during Charlotte's Web had criminal histories. (Via @nathanpcollins.bsky.social) www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a... #ncpol
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Study Finds That Teachers’ Pay Is Going Backwards larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/11/25/s...
Study Finds That Teachers’ Pay Is Going Backwards
Ed Source reports at Report: Teacher pay penalty growing about yet another development that is not likely to make the teaching profession look more attractive. You might also be interested i…
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November 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Study Finds That Teachers’ Pay Is Going Backwards larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/11/25/s...
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Border Patrol has a surveillance program tracking millions of drivers by name and then gets them pulled over for lies. Listen to the officer admit that he is careful to conceal the reason for the stop so if it ever gets questioned, no one will know that there was NO PROBABLE CAUSE.
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Border Patrol has a surveillance program tracking millions of drivers by name and then gets them pulled over for lies. Listen to the officer admit that he is careful to conceal the reason for the stop so if it ever gets questioned, no one will know that there was NO PROBABLE CAUSE.