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carolyngiordano.bsky.social
@carolyngiordano.bsky.social
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#edusky
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Philadelphia region enthusiast
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
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December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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HPV vaccination could prevent most cervical cancers, but only 27% of eligible adolescent girls worldwide have received the vaccine. Data suggest that a single dose may be protective. Research findings from the ESCUDDO trial are summarized in a new Quick Take video. nej.md/3MFcHBr

#MedSky #IDSky
December 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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I shouldn’t have to share this article as much as I do. Sending condolences to all friends and family and loved ones from the Brown Shooting today.

www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...
Why Flavor Flav says the US must ban firearms now | Opinion
The lack of U.S. gun laws has created a violence epidemic unlike anywhere else on Earth. This is domestic errorism
www.newsweek.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Frey: And don't just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church.
August 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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August 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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NEW from @wired.com/me: Generation iPad

Everyone does back-to-school packages, but for this one we wanted to do something different. We wanted to look at how tech is impacting learning, how AI, Zoom school, social media, and so many other things are changing education.
www.wired.com/generation-i...
WIRED Takes You Back to School
Young people entering classrooms this fall need a totally different tool set than the generations before them.
www.wired.com
August 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Enjoying the LLWS softball regionals on ESPN

These are some incredible young women!🥎🥎🥎
July 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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DEP West Nile Virus Detected In These Counties www.pa.gov/agencies/dep...
July 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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From a time when childhood vaccines were just a figment of imagination.

Row after row of baby headstones.
July 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
June 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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🗳 Polls are open 🗳

In Philadelphia, the marquee race is for district attorney, with the Democratic primary likely to determine the city's next top prosecutor.

We'll have live updates all day. Follow along 👇
Voters head to the polls in Pennsylvania; primary will likely determine next Philly DA
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. as voters choose party nominees in municipal and judicial races.
www.inquirer.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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🆕 'Supporting medical science in the USA'

Read the latest Lancet Editorial: tinyurl.com/2ra3r7e8

📖 Full issue: tinyurl.com/5n74jjn7
April 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
An impactful day at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia at the Equity in Medical Education Summit
April 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?

Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.

Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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“I’ll be 10 min late sorry!!!”

-ashamed
-fragile
-unreliable

“A thousand apologies. The relentless slog of time has overtaken my faculties.”

-powerful
-commanding
-honest
April 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Metaphor there somewhere
The downpours that ended peak bloom.
Amazing scenes of the cherry blossoms as a shower ended peak bloom from Kevin Ambrose. You can see a dramatic rain shaft cast against the blossoms, flower petals littering the Tidal Basin and a rainbow afterward.

See more: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
April 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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My university is revitalizing its Center for Teaching and Learning, and we're looking for a Director. Help me share the posting! I'm happy to answer any questions about working at Hofstra -- I think it's a pretty good place.

hofstra.peopleadmin.com/postings/5307

#HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky
Center for Teaching and Learning Director/Executive Director
hofstra.peopleadmin.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Bucks County Resident Who Recently Traveled to Texas Has Measles | "Anyone who visited Starbucks at 2896 S. Eagle Road in Newtown between 10:50 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on March 19 should monitor for symptoms, especially a cough, runny nose or red eyes,” the Bucks County Health Department warns.
Bucks County Resident Who Recently Traveled to Texas Has Measles - Bucks County Beacon
"Anyone who visited Starbucks at 2896 S. Eagle Road in Newtown between 10:50 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on March 19 should monitor for symptoms," the Bucks County Health Department warns.
buckscountybeacon.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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"Few moments in the professional life of a physician are as rewarding, memorable …and terrifying as Match Day, when you symbolically take your first step out of medical school and into a much larger and more complex world of medicine." http://spr.ly/633240SIcj #Match2025
During Match Week, a reminder that nobody walks alone
Don't become jaded. Physicians nationwide share your desire to change lives for the better, and the AMA fights so you can put patients first.te
spr.ly
March 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Today's the big day! 🎉 Wishing a very happy #MatchDay to all the soon-to-be grads discovering where they'll be headed for #residency! If you're going through #Match, check out these resources: http://spr.ly/633270R2RJ
#Match2025
March 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM