Azmazing1
@azmazing1.bsky.social
Interested in languages and literacy and other stuff
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I pledge myself to ensure every Senate Dem is primaried if the they cave on the ACA. If they do, we’ll only be able to afford no insurance, which will free up significant funds to devote to ousting these idiots - the most efficient use of healthcare dollars ever <incandescent rage>
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VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE THAT WILL WORK TO EARN YOUR VOTE
Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!
Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!
December 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE THAT WILL WORK TO EARN YOUR VOTE
Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!
Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!
I see disregard and disdain for public school students is high outside Seattle too
Honda pressed staff further: "Does the neighborhood want this? Did we talk to the neighborhood before we went out for the grant?"
Federal Way Public Works Director EJ Walsh noted that residents have asked for more walkable infrastructure & that high school students currently have to walk in a ditch.
Federal Way Public Works Director EJ Walsh noted that residents have asked for more walkable infrastructure & that high school students currently have to walk in a ditch.
December 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I see disregard and disdain for public school students is high outside Seattle too
Go Eddie!
The first ordinance that new Councilmember Eddie Lin is sponsoring for introduction into his Land Use Committee is a land use reform bill for projects requiring transportation management plans. seattle.legistar.com/LegislationD...
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 121135
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to land use and zoning; revising requirements for transportation impact analyses, transportation management plans, and construction management plans; adding new Sections 2...
seattle.legistar.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Go Eddie!
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Cursive has several important well-studied developmental and cognitive benefits including reinforcing orthographic mapping in learning to read (reading being a significant weak area nationally at the moment) - it’s not just about the utility of reading handwritten texts per se
November 30, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Cursive has several important well-studied developmental and cognitive benefits including reinforcing orthographic mapping in learning to read (reading being a significant weak area nationally at the moment) - it’s not just about the utility of reading handwritten texts per se
There are few valid uses of AI in k-12 outside of IEP support or spell checkers; this author is really defending a neoliberal business model and not the education of children in a healthy democracy
How Schools Can Balance AI’s Promise and Its Pitfalls: Three educators share tips on how schools can navigate this fast-evolving technology.
How Schools Can Balance AI’s Promise and Its Pitfalls
Three educators share tips on how schools can navigate this fast-evolving technology.
www.edweek.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
There are few valid uses of AI in k-12 outside of IEP support or spell checkers; this author is really defending a neoliberal business model and not the education of children in a healthy democracy
A heated oven is merely warm. A preheated oven has been fully heated to a specific needed temperature beforehand, very important when making pie, pizza, or prime rib, for instance
Several years ago, the Stylebook advised that you heat your oven, because "preheat" is redundant.
That might be true linguistically, but we heard you. Common usage in cookbooks calls for preheating.
That might be true linguistically, but we heard you. Common usage in cookbooks calls for preheating.
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A heated oven is merely warm. A preheated oven has been fully heated to a specific needed temperature beforehand, very important when making pie, pizza, or prime rib, for instance
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I’ve just attended a fascinating talk exploring how the online reactionary right mobilises, constructs identity, & frames its relationship to knowledge in the digital landscape.
🧵👇
Thanks to @maxwellmodell.bsky.social for organising it!
#radicalright #reactionaryright #politicaldiscourse #Brexit
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Thanks to @maxwellmodell.bsky.social for organising it!
#radicalright #reactionaryright #politicaldiscourse #Brexit
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I’ve just attended a fascinating talk exploring how the online reactionary right mobilises, constructs identity, & frames its relationship to knowledge in the digital landscape.
🧵👇
Thanks to @maxwellmodell.bsky.social for organising it!
#radicalright #reactionaryright #politicaldiscourse #Brexit
🧵👇
Thanks to @maxwellmodell.bsky.social for organising it!
#radicalright #reactionaryright #politicaldiscourse #Brexit
Seattle is particularly Kafkaesque - Shoreline et al. have 10 minute passing periods and one extended passing period (20 min) every day, a single lunch period for all etc. and yet still hit OSPI’s magic 180 hours of instruction
Kids in Seattle Public Schools have 5 minute passing periods. Middle schoolers get a lunch but no other long break. Earlier this year SPS chopped high school lunch in half (60 to 30 mins) triggering a citywide walkout and a mass protest of 1000 students at district offices.
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Seattle is particularly Kafkaesque - Shoreline et al. have 10 minute passing periods and one extended passing period (20 min) every day, a single lunch period for all etc. and yet still hit OSPI’s magic 180 hours of instruction
Too much Thanksgiving food is yellow/brown & sweet, so the star necessarily is the sprouts or a nice green salad, and they merit equal attention as the other stuff. Also, pumpkin pie works better if you use buttermilk or add a quarter cup apple cider vinegar to bring some much-needed needed tartness
Tell me your Thanksgiving Dinner Hot Takes.
I’ll start:
— Sweet Potato Pie is VASTLY superior to Pumpkin Pie
— The best turkey in the world is not as good as an average roast chicken.
— Stuffing should not actually be stuffed inside the bird for several reasons but mostly: Ew
I’ll start:
— Sweet Potato Pie is VASTLY superior to Pumpkin Pie
— The best turkey in the world is not as good as an average roast chicken.
— Stuffing should not actually be stuffed inside the bird for several reasons but mostly: Ew
November 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Too much Thanksgiving food is yellow/brown & sweet, so the star necessarily is the sprouts or a nice green salad, and they merit equal attention as the other stuff. Also, pumpkin pie works better if you use buttermilk or add a quarter cup apple cider vinegar to bring some much-needed needed tartness
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I’m shocked and horrified by @bloomberg.com Law and @nbcnews.com’s findings.
I’ll be reintroducing the Pregnant Women in Custody Act to ensure that incarcerated pregnant women are given the care they need and treated with dignity.
I’ll be reintroducing the Pregnant Women in Custody Act to ensure that incarcerated pregnant women are given the care they need and treated with dignity.
November 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I’m shocked and horrified by @bloomberg.com Law and @nbcnews.com’s findings.
I’ll be reintroducing the Pregnant Women in Custody Act to ensure that incarcerated pregnant women are given the care they need and treated with dignity.
I’ll be reintroducing the Pregnant Women in Custody Act to ensure that incarcerated pregnant women are given the care they need and treated with dignity.
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KYUK is the only public radio station in remote Alaska that regularly broadcasts in the Yugtun language, providing a crucial lifeline to the Indigenous communities in the area.
After Congress slashed its budget, the station isn't sure how it'll survive.
After Congress slashed its budget, the station isn't sure how it'll survive.
In rural America, public radio saves lives
In remote Alaska, public radio station KYUK is crucial during natural disasters. Without federal funding, how will it survive?
revealnews.org
November 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
KYUK is the only public radio station in remote Alaska that regularly broadcasts in the Yugtun language, providing a crucial lifeline to the Indigenous communities in the area.
After Congress slashed its budget, the station isn't sure how it'll survive.
After Congress slashed its budget, the station isn't sure how it'll survive.
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You think LLM-based chatbots can help students learn? Think again.
Take a few minutes to listen to Dr. @drtanksley.bsky.social clear explanation why this is very bad, harmful idea, especially for Black students.
#Critical_AI_Literacy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mtc...
Take a few minutes to listen to Dr. @drtanksley.bsky.social clear explanation why this is very bad, harmful idea, especially for Black students.
#Critical_AI_Literacy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mtc...
Howard University AI Panel
YouTube video by Tiera Tanksley
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
You think LLM-based chatbots can help students learn? Think again.
Take a few minutes to listen to Dr. @drtanksley.bsky.social clear explanation why this is very bad, harmful idea, especially for Black students.
#Critical_AI_Literacy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mtc...
Take a few minutes to listen to Dr. @drtanksley.bsky.social clear explanation why this is very bad, harmful idea, especially for Black students.
#Critical_AI_Literacy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mtc...
SPS: by all means keep preventing kids from getting to calculus in high school, parents love paying college tuition for their students to learn remedial high school math
An increasing number of college students are arriving on campus with math skills that don't meet middle-school standards. Rose Horowitch reports on what’s behind the national decline in mathematical ability: theatln.tc/imf3VB6o
November 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
SPS: by all means keep preventing kids from getting to calculus in high school, parents love paying college tuition for their students to learn remedial high school math
Most of the tech I see in SPS has limited to no pedagogical value (but involves significant payout to Ed tech companies). Disability support is one key exception, but no phones k-12 and no screens at all k-5/8 would be better
NEW: @emilycherkin.bsky.social lays out the key questions families should insist Seattle Public Schools answer about AI in the classroom, cell phones, and technology more broadly.
Issue 4 -- It's Time for SPS To Lead on Limiting Screens in the Classroom
In this issue: Emily Cherkin takes a look at SPS policies about technology use in schools, and raises key questions that SPS leaders must answer.
by Emily Cherkin
On November 19, 2025, staff members...
thebulletinsea.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Most of the tech I see in SPS has limited to no pedagogical value (but involves significant payout to Ed tech companies). Disability support is one key exception, but no phones k-12 and no screens at all k-5/8 would be better
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My go-to example of why this is faulty is always Lance Armstrong: healthy world class athlete who, through no fault of his own, was suddenly stricken with cancer from his brain down to his balls at a young age. Poor health can happen to anyone, at anytime.
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
My go-to example of why this is faulty is always Lance Armstrong: healthy world class athlete who, through no fault of his own, was suddenly stricken with cancer from his brain down to his balls at a young age. Poor health can happen to anyone, at anytime.
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NEW: Julie Letchner writes about SPS interim superintendent Fred Podesta and assistant superintendent Kurt Buttleman's public presentation earlier this week on enrollment and budget:
Issue 3 -- Podesta & Buttleman Speak on Enrollment & Budget Planning
In this issue:
* Fred Podesta on SPS Enrollment
* Kurt Buttleman on SPS Budget
Seattle Public Schools leadership shared sneak peeks on Monday into the 2026-27 budgeting process and various enrollm...
thebulletinsea.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
NEW: Julie Letchner writes about SPS interim superintendent Fred Podesta and assistant superintendent Kurt Buttleman's public presentation earlier this week on enrollment and budget:
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For those wondering how to keep up with Seattle Public Schools now, a new publication is starting up here!
Welcome to The Bulletin! We're an is an independent publication covering Seattle Public Schools launched in November 2025 by progressive SPS parents. You can subscribe here -- all articles are free! thebulletinsea.org
We'll also do some live coverage here on Bluesky of SPS board meetings.
We'll also do some live coverage here on Bluesky of SPS board meetings.
November 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
For those wondering how to keep up with Seattle Public Schools now, a new publication is starting up here!
Props to Director Briggs for being skeptical about this AI business. This is just a classic neoliberal subcontracting/marketing ploy to create dependency on AI in children - it is not education
Here are the tools that teachers and students will have access to.
November 20, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Props to Director Briggs for being skeptical about this AI business. This is just a classic neoliberal subcontracting/marketing ploy to create dependency on AI in children - it is not education
The only people with any AI sense in the room are the teens themselves, but the adults are pooh-poohing them
Student School Board Director Yoon also pointing out the many misuses of AI in education. (Let the students lead!)
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The only people with any AI sense in the room are the teens themselves, but the adults are pooh-poohing them
Yes!
Mangelsen says they can't use AI in art class or ELA and she agrees with that. She says the point is to be creative and AI takes away the creative aspect of the work.
November 20, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Yes!
There is no such thing as an AI digital divide. AI (“plagiarism bots”) has no purpose or role in k-12 education. Students are not learning math, reading, or writing right now - AI merely minimizes a trained teacher in their role and will brake not improve real, needed k-12 learning
Starosky is selling this by saying "we don't want the digital divide to be even bigger" for students who may not learn to use AI.
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 AM
There is no such thing as an AI digital divide. AI (“plagiarism bots”) has no purpose or role in k-12 education. Students are not learning math, reading, or writing right now - AI merely minimizes a trained teacher in their role and will brake not improve real, needed k-12 learning
Follow the Bulletin for SPS and schools coverage
Here we go, this is @janedemel.bsky.social taking over the live thread from the Seattle School Board meeting from here.
Okay I gotta go, Jane will be picking up at @thebulletinsea.org !!!
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Follow the Bulletin for SPS and schools coverage
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It’s 2025 and there are still people who are so brain-dead that they’re pretending that standardised testing is not the thing that’s the hardest to game with parental wealth instead of the easiest.
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
It’s 2025 and there are still people who are so brain-dead that they’re pretending that standardised testing is not the thing that’s the hardest to game with parental wealth instead of the easiest.
Ugh
‘Dangerous nostalgia’: did Spain’s ‘pact of forgetting’ after Franco leave new generation open to far right?
‘Dangerous nostalgia’: did Spain’s ‘pact of forgetting’ after Franco leave new generation open to far right?
Events to mark the 50th anniversary of dictator’s death are intended to remind Spaniards, particularly the young, of the dangers of fascism
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Ugh
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Seattle Public Schools enabled a teacher to assault students, one of many such cases, and after losing a trial appeals rather than does anything at all to try and fix the systemic failures.
Read the room, SPS. The whole town is sick of this shit. Sometimes a monster is actually a monster and deserves the pitchforks. People who harm children are monsters and the people who protect them are too. ESPECIALLY when their JOB is to keep children safe. www.seattletimes.com/education-la...
November 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Seattle Public Schools enabled a teacher to assault students, one of many such cases, and after losing a trial appeals rather than does anything at all to try and fix the systemic failures.