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Allan Donsig
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Math Prof, Nebraskan of Canadian origin,
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📣📣📣 NEW: Conservative Poll: CLEAR majority of swing district Americans support preserving enhanced #ACA premium tax credits:

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Conservative Poll: Clear majority of swing district Americans support preserving enhanced premium tax credits
Americans for a Balanced Budget is a conservative think tank. Earlier today they published the results of a poll taken by Trump/Republican pollster John McLaughlin which finds...well... Americans for ...
acasignups.net
November 19, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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This summer, we got to add new species to our weevil collection. The first step for finding weevils is finding their host plant.🌱 The fantastic-smelling, gray sagebrush is common in the Great Plains. From that, we got these two tiny gray weevil species, which were well hidden. #entomology
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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America’s universities (which Donald Trump’s policies are harming) are hard power
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education is currently accepting proposals for upcoming Special Issues -- and we want your ideas to lead the next big conversations in the field.

More info:
www.nctm.org/JRMESpeciali...
#iteachmath #AcademicSky
JRME Call for Special Issues Proposals - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
“Strengths Based Research at the Intersection of Mathematics and Disability” Special Issue Editors Rachel Lambert and Jessica Hunt Neurodivergent, Deaf and or students with disabilities are mathemati...
www.nctm.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Main Street
Alex Colville
1979
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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I’m a fifth-generation Nebraskan and lifelong public servant. For 20 years, I served in national security under both Democrats and Republicans.

Now, I’m running for Congress.

Nebraskans work hard and look out for each other. It’s time Washington did the same. #NE01
November 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Everyone's talking about nanotyrannus. But we have to wrap up #gomphtober2025 . Finishing things off is Eubelodon. On display at the University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln.

#fossilfriday #universityofnebraskastatemuseum #universityofnebraskalincoln #prehistoricnebraska #fossil #elephant
October 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Mathematician Karl Weierstrass was born #OTD, Halloween, in 1815. 🧪 🎃

The fools at The Academy all said he was mad, but he showed them all in 1872 when he announced that he had created a MONSTER. Let's learn about the terrible thing he did.

Image: Smithsonian Institution Libraries
October 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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MAA MathFest 2026 (Aug 5–8, Boston) session proposals are open! Share your idea for a session or activity here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Deadlines: Minicourse & Invited Paper: Oct 31, 2025.
October 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Well this is beyond disturbing.
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people

www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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I think the Reagan ad is most effective not by the topic but by reminding everyone that presidents don't have to sound like insane morons.
October 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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I am often reminded that pursuing knowledge and teaching students are activities worth defending.
October 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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I love all of Elephant Hall, but this is my favorite niche - esp. Because it's so rarely appreciated! Love to see this.
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Third installment of #gomphtober2025 : lower jaw of the amebelodont Amebelodon fricki. The largest jaw of any land animal. On display at the University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln.

#fossilfriday #universityofnebraskastatemuseum #universityofnebraskalincoln #elephant #prehistoricnebraska
October 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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A university that signs the “compact” is one that acknowledges its own inability to compete and succeed based talent and merit. It would signal insecurity and mediocrity to current and future students and faculty. Say no. Recruit the best people, protect their freedom and support their hard work.
October 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Ok, I’ll se myself out 🙈
October 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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This (no common name for this beetle) = 1 of 20,000 species of darkling beetles who = beneficial decomposers of plant matter. The larvae = mealworms used as pet food/fishing bait. The species hadn't been found in Neb. until this specimen was collected from leaf litter this summer. #EntoTuesday
October 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Patience is a Virtue
Rebecca Campbell
2013
October 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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October 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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AMC 10/12 Registration Closes Oct 15!

Secure your spot, lock in savings, and get ready for Competition Day. Schools with new managers must register by the deadline for vetting. Register now: https://maa.org/amcreg/
October 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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"You leave the carnival with your arm around your girl and climb behind the wheel of your car. It feels like nothing could go wrong."
Bruce Springsteen or Stephen King?
1. You take Mary out for a nice drive. Disaster ensues. 2. Bit by bit, this town is killing you. 3. Two remorseless killers careen acro...
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September 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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We know exactly how to improve healthcare outcomes in the US. Ask any healthcare policy researcher. There is no shortage of good ideas. But they all mean that people currently profiting from the healthcare system will earn less. That is not the fault of the sciences.
September 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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North Cascade Range in Washington USA
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September 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM