Jo Boots
@bootsbootsboots.bsky.social
Mom, artist, teacher. I like The Legend of Zelda a bit too much.
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
Showed my gr. 12 ELA students @hankgreen.bsky.social's Focus Friend app, & now we run our work periods with it - they love seeing little bean knit on the screen during a focus sprint, and then we celebrate with a five minute break and deciding how to decorate our bean's space. It's helping so much!
October 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Showed my gr. 12 ELA students @hankgreen.bsky.social's Focus Friend app, & now we run our work periods with it - they love seeing little bean knit on the screen during a focus sprint, and then we celebrate with a five minute break and deciding how to decorate our bean's space. It's helping so much!
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Othello becomes so twisted up in lies and fake news that he destroys something precious, for no reason
June 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Othello becomes so twisted up in lies and fake news that he destroys something precious, for no reason
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It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.
May 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.
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Tuesday evening reminder: Write the book. Make the zine. Pack the shelves. Fill the world with so many stories they'll never be able to silence us all.
May 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Tuesday evening reminder: Write the book. Make the zine. Pack the shelves. Fill the world with so many stories they'll never be able to silence us all.
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seriously: if you haven't read this, create some time to read through this weekend
Forgive the click-bait title, but I had to wade into the "Kids can't read" & "Give them books!" discourse. While I 100% agree we should advocate for teaching long-form texts, it's easy to forget that teaching literature well is HARD. #literacies #academicsky
trevoraleo.substack.com/p/books-cann...
trevoraleo.substack.com/p/books-cann...
Books Cannot Not Save English (Part 1)
Why literature is necessary but insufficient for transformative teaching
trevoraleo.substack.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
seriously: if you haven't read this, create some time to read through this weekend
March 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I love working with my gr. 10 students this sem - they’re nice, fun kids and they generally engage in class - but! Now that the Sask Party cut the required # of ELA classes for grad, my students haven’t had an ELA class for 7, and let me tell you, it is SO evident in their writing.
March 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I love working with my gr. 10 students this sem - they’re nice, fun kids and they generally engage in class - but! Now that the Sask Party cut the required # of ELA classes for grad, my students haven’t had an ELA class for 7, and let me tell you, it is SO evident in their writing.
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I'd even go so far as to say intelligence is reduced to what computers can do
We've reduced intelligence to what people can do with computers, which is fueling the current hype cycle.
March 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I'd even go so far as to say intelligence is reduced to what computers can do
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watched this like 8 times and laughed harder every time (sound up)
March 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
watched this like 8 times and laughed harder every time (sound up)
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🇨🇦 Canada & beyond
How to identify #misinformation, #disinformation, and #malinformation
www.cyber.gc.ca/en/guidance/...
How to identify #misinformation, #disinformation, and #malinformation
www.cyber.gc.ca/en/guidance/...
How to identify misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation (ITSAP.00.300) - Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
How to identify misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation (ITSAP.00.300)
www.cyber.gc.ca
March 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
🇨🇦 Canada & beyond
How to identify #misinformation, #disinformation, and #malinformation
www.cyber.gc.ca/en/guidance/...
How to identify #misinformation, #disinformation, and #malinformation
www.cyber.gc.ca/en/guidance/...
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I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
February 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
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Conspiracy theorists
February 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Conspiracy theorists
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Under the Trump administration, privacy experts say there’s a new urgency to making sure people understand the risks of their digital communication and take the proper precautions. This is especially true for anyone who works with the government.
Federal workers: Here’s how to lock down your communications
Under the new administration there’s an increased need for digital security. Here’s how everyone, even you, can communicate and post safely, from using Signal to thinking twice about what you post on ...
www.washingtonpost.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Under the Trump administration, privacy experts say there’s a new urgency to making sure people understand the risks of their digital communication and take the proper precautions. This is especially true for anyone who works with the government.
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What the hell?
Saskatoon Public Schools releasing 80 EAs in less than 2 weeks because Jordan’s Principle never came through with the funding?
Saskatoon Public Schools releasing 80 EAs in less than 2 weeks because Jordan’s Principle never came through with the funding?
February 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
What the hell?
Saskatoon Public Schools releasing 80 EAs in less than 2 weeks because Jordan’s Principle never came through with the funding?
Saskatoon Public Schools releasing 80 EAs in less than 2 weeks because Jordan’s Principle never came through with the funding?
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"oh I wish I lived in an interesting period of history"
*monkey's paw unfurls, begins glowing, explodes*
*monkey's paw unfurls, begins glowing, explodes*
January 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"oh I wish I lived in an interesting period of history"
*monkey's paw unfurls, begins glowing, explodes*
*monkey's paw unfurls, begins glowing, explodes*
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LlamaV-o1 is the AI model that explains its thought process—here’s why that matters https://venturebeat.com/ai/llamav-o1-is-the-ai-model-that-explains-its-thought-process-heres-why-that-matters/ #AI #interpretability
January 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
LlamaV-o1 is the AI model that explains its thought process—here’s why that matters https://venturebeat.com/ai/llamav-o1-is-the-ai-model-that-explains-its-thought-process-heres-why-that-matters/ #AI #interpretability
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This is true. Read The Chaos Machine by Max Fisher.
The reason the growing dominance of social media in our communication is causing a global shift towards fascism, xenophobia, and conspiracism is because it’s an information space where:
-the most visible ideas are viral ones
-the most viral ideas are the most shocking
-nothing has to be true
-the most visible ideas are viral ones
-the most viral ideas are the most shocking
-nothing has to be true
You may as well say that the Civil War wasn't caused by slavery but by newspapers. The medium drives the politics, but it cannot do so in a vacuum. Just saying "it's social media" doesn't provide anything actionable to change the problem.
December 17, 2024 at 3:53 PM
This is true. Read The Chaos Machine by Max Fisher.
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I mean, really, I would much rather discuss books with humans than bots.
January 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I mean, really, I would much rather discuss books with humans than bots.
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Still wild to me that so many "savvy" folks on left and right have bought into the idea that online misinformation is overblown and doesn't really matter. From lies about migrants to transgender people to crime to election denial to climate denial, it's literally driving our country's politics.
January 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Still wild to me that so many "savvy" folks on left and right have bought into the idea that online misinformation is overblown and doesn't really matter. From lies about migrants to transgender people to crime to election denial to climate denial, it's literally driving our country's politics.