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Emily Dysinger Wood
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A school librarian who loves all things weird and wonderful, the Discworld, graphic novels, a good laugh, games, puzzles, coding, podcasts, hiking, and animals. But not fish. She is afraid of fish. Also people over profits.
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npr.org
The extreme sport of ultrarunning is known for seemingly impossible feats. But Stephanie Case's recent performance — six months after giving birth — is making waves far beyond the running community.
Ultramarathon runner breastfeeds her baby 3 times on her way to a surprise win
The extreme sport of ultrarunning is known for seemingly impossible feats. But Stephanie Case's recent performance — six months after giving birth — is making waves far beyond the running community.
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May 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
$79 TRILLION 🇺🇸 : “Analysis from the nonpartisan RAND Corporation: since 1975, $79 trillion in wealth has been transferred from the bottom 90% of earners to the top 1%… most extreme levels of income inequality in U.S. history…” www.nationofchange.org/2025/03/05/s...

#TrumpsTrillionsTransfer
May 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Do I need to spell out who this bill is really for?
May 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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rincewind.run
Discworld QOTD, from Snuff
It always embarrassed Samuel Vimes when civilians tried to speak to him in what they thought was “policeman.” If it came to that, he hated thinking of them as civilians. What was a policeman, if not a civilian with a uniform and a badge? But they tended to use the term these days as a way of describing people who were not policemen. It was a dangerous habit: once policemen stopped being civilians the only other thing they could be was soldiers.
May 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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gwenyth.bsky.social
Bryan Stevenson goes on to say "I'm not naïve. I don't believe that beautiful things like that always happen when we do tell the truth. But I do believe that we deny ourselves the beauty of justice when we refuse to tell the truth."
onthemedia.bsky.social On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · May 7
Countless listeners have told us that this story from Bryan Stevenson made them cry and gave them hope for our country's future.

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May 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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edutopia.org
Research says: Don’t treat young children’s education as merely a precursor to “real” learning.

Here’s why. 🧠🌟

#EarlyChildhoodEducation #PreK #kindergarten
Why Ages 2-7 Matter So Much for Brain Development
Rich experiences—from play to the arts and relationships—fundamentally shape a young child’s development.
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April 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
dice1107.bsky.social
Almost every day since Trump2.0, I end my day with checking the news, possibly with a little doom scrolling, then going over to the #Discworld Reddit to enjoy some sanity, humor, and hope. Then going to bed to read more Pratchett. Thank the fucking gods for Terry Pratchett. #GNU
April 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
dice1107.bsky.social
School librarian detective skill activated tonight as I start watching The Residence on Netflix. The opening titles look familiar and I knew without a doubt they were created by Maria Kalman (author/illustrator of Listening to Lincoln, What Pete Ate A to Z, and more) and I turned out to be right!
April 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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More please
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Mar 31
The COVID-19 pandemic pushed a group of strangers on Eldon Road much closer together. For 260 consecutive weeks, neighbors have gathered outside to share conversation, drinks, food and laughter.

(via @whyy.org)
How a Delco ‘curbside happy hour’ changed Lansdowne lives for the better
For 260 consecutive weeks since the pandemic, a group of Lansdowne neighbors have gathered to bond over drinks in a suburban spin on Philadelphia stoop culture.
whyy.org
April 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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j4man.bsky.social
Shout-out to all the school libraries that provided me with safety and familiarity. Those sanctuaries of plushy chairs, good-smelling books and sweet-mannered librarians.

I had a home. Amidst the endless nightmare of answering questions in the classroom and traversing hallways. Ever thankful.
March 30, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Student end the year telling their hone adults about their research topic. It’s so dope. #EduSky docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Friday, April 26 Home Adult Email
Friday, April 26, 2024 Home Adult Email Today, your assignment is to email your home adult with the following information: Tell them how you’re doing mentally, physically, emotionally, etc. Overall, ...
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March 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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roxanegay.bsky.social
You cannot negotiate with terrorists. If the Ivies give in to any regime demands, the goal posts will move. If the massive ivy endowments aren’t deployed to preserve institutional integrity and academic freedom, what on earth are they for?
March 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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governorwalz.mn.gov
Paid leave is about investing in the people who made our economy strong in the first place.

www.startribune.com/counterpoint...
Counterpoint: As a small-business owner, I assure you we want and need paid leave
A statewide plan is needed if we are to compete with the big guys on a level playing field.
www.startribune.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.
X post by Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW ), featuring a verification badge. The post reads, "The USA is weird now. If you're a person under 30, you probably think it's normal but that's because you don't know. Trust me. It's weird."
March 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
dice1107.bsky.social
This administration wants the public uneducated so they can do whatever they want. This is why they target libraries.

Wanna see joy? Go to a PK storytime at your local library and just soak in the love.
insightersed.bsky.social Faith Rogow @insightersed.bsky.social · Mar 15
via @everylibrary.bsky.social Trump's new exec order targets IMLS, the agency that distributes congressionally approved $$ to state #libraries and to grant recipients, including many #MediaLiteracy, #InfoLit & #DigitalLit initiatives. 🍎📚🗺️ #TLSky Call your reps now to demand protection of funds.
Statement on Trump's Attack on Federal Funding for Libraries
www.everylibrary.org
March 16, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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kyt-thatsme.bsky.social
Sad that this shit is still happening but I feel this and might have to go write my own anti-acknowledgements for some catharsis bc whew.
adrianaguatame.bsky.social Adriana Guatame-García @adrianaguatame.bsky.social · Mar 6
A friend included this anti-acknowledgement section on her PhD thesis. She also added the proposition: “Systematic bullying and undermining of girls and women in STEM starts early on and is the reason why they do not stay in science and related fields.”
Absurd we still need to go through this
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There have been people less than helpful in my journey here. I wanted to acknowledge those too, bc I know I am not unique in this experience. No thank you to the physics study assoc that made me sing songs about how women couldn't study physics without sleeping with the professor, the day I stepped into university life. No thank you to the 5th year physics student that decided to assign me a stripper name within the first minute of meeting me in the physics coffee corner in my first year. No thank you to the technician that was responsible for onboarding me on the use of the cluster in my third year who raised his eyebrows and asked me if that meant I was some sort of computer girl. No thank you to the senior researcher that sent me utterly inappropriate texts after a conference, then proceeded to apologise months later by telling me they had not been meant for me anyway so no hard feelings remain hopefully And no thank you to him for attending every conference I've been to since. No thank you to the people who told me that it was surprising that I was doing a PhD since I was a girl. No thank you to the man who mistook me for a coffee lady at a conference, and after having to correct him two times that I did not work there, responded with you should consider it. No thank you to the researcher that asked me what I was wearing underneath my outfit during a conference. No thank you to the physicist who declared to a room full of other physicists that biologists don't know how to design an experiment. No thank you to the people who have called me scary instead of strong and intimidating instead of intelligent. And finally, no thank you to the exec board of the TU Delft, whose knee-jerk reaction to being held up a mirror about the social safety at the university, was to sue the party holding up the mirror instead of looking at the problems they highlighted. ... You have made me feel like I do not belong in science & I cannot forgive you for that.
March 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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slj.com
Cross-Curricular Resources for Women’s History Month

#WomensHistoryMonth #InternationalWomensDay
Cross-curricular resources for Women
The National Council for History Education suggests these resources to help prepare lessons and discussions focusing on the lives and contributions of women throughout history.
www.slj.com
March 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
dice1107.bsky.social
One of the easiest ways to be an ally. Follow easy directions to submit a comment about these proposed changes.
March 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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timdickinson.bsky.social
NEW: Bernie Sanders is barnstorming against the hostile billionaire takeover of our federal government.

Read my deep dive interview with Sanders about Trump, Musk and the why the working class lost faith in Democrats
Bernie Sanders on Battling a Government 'Of, By, and For' the Billionaires
An exclusive interview with Bernie Sanders as he launched his ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour, countering billionaire power and Trump tax cuts in Omaha.
www.rollingstone.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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edutopia.org
“Sometimes it’s not the student who is failing the assessment—it might be that the assessment is failing to fully assess the abilities of the student.” — @crystalfrommert.bsky.social

#EduSky #assessment
“Sometimes it’s not the student who is failing the assessment—it might be that the assessment is failing to fully assess the abilities of the student.” —Crystal Frommert, Teacher
February 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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adamserwer.bsky.social
I really wanted to be wrong about the model for Trump II being the Snitch State that emerged during the Red Scares but www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
LGBTQ federal workers brace for a McCarthyist purge
"They’re not asking people, ‘Are you gay? Are you lesbian?’ They’re asking, ‘Who is participating in DEI?'"
www.motherjones.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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alfiekohn.bsky.social
I have boundless admiration for teachers who help kids read good books thoughtfully without turning it into a tedious structured exercise that pulls kids out of the text and focuses them on monitoring their own reading skills.
February 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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@mychal3ts.bsky.social so excited to see you while watching @msrachelforlittles.bsky.social with my little one! ❤️ I love your enthusiasm for libraries!
February 2, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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This feels like an "Onion" article.
anneapplebaum.bsky.social Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Feb 2
US official policy is to weaken Canada economically, end Canadian sovereignty and annex Canada to the US
February 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
dice1107.bsky.social
There's nothing better than getting a spontaneous round of applause from Kindergartners after reading a story.
a group of people are clapping their hands in a crowd .
ALT: a group of people are clapping their hands in a crowd .
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November 21, 2024 at 5:47 PM