Brian Reid
boomer25.bsky.social
Brian Reid
@boomer25.bsky.social
Recovering teacher educator
I was a teacher in 70s and 80s and critical thinking was a part of teaching
we ban books
August 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Federal officers entered Rep. Jerry Nadler’s office in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday and handcuffed and briefly detained one of his aides. The confrontation happened shortly after the aide observed federal agents detaining migrants in a public hallway outside an immigration courtroom.
Aide to Rep. Nadler Is Handcuffed Amid Confrontation With Federal Agents
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Rural hospitals across the nation depend on Medicaid to stay open.

Illinois' hospitals and health systems support 445,000 full-time jobs and anchor our rural communities.

If these cuts happen, hospitals will close and people will lose their jobs.
With proposed Medicaid cuts, southern Illinois hospitals may be forced to slash services
Touchette Regional Hospital relies on Medicaid for as much as 78% of its revenue — more than any other local hospital.
www.bnd.com
March 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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I feel confident in predicting history will judge this decade or so as the absolutely stupidest time in American history.

Honestly our kids and grandkids will read about this time and be shocked that adults existed.
March 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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I'm sorry but the Dems are ridiculously bad at their Hegspeth questions. IMO, if you want to prove someone is incompetent, you ask them the hardest strategic questions they will have to know to succeed at the job
January 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Help classmates connect from day one, and other ideas for starting the new semester. chroni.cl/3PxbWsn
Prompt Students to Reflect Before Your Course Even Starts
How one professor uses a “math memoir” assignment to give students a reference point for their own learning.
chroni.cl
January 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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January 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM