@hlanebro.bsky.social
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With Donald Trump’s re-election, reshaping the country’s education system is looking increasingly feasible.
Republicans Have A Plan To Get Christianity Into Public Schools
With Donald Trump’s re-election, reshaping the country’s education system is looking increasingly feasible.
www.huffpost.com
December 6, 2024 at 6:00 PM
With Donald Trump’s re-election, reshaping the country’s education system is looking increasingly feasible.
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One person spent this much money in a very close election. Our system can’t withstand this kind of assault. Citizens United must be overturned.
December 6, 2024 at 6:43 PM
One person spent this much money in a very close election. Our system can’t withstand this kind of assault. Citizens United must be overturned.
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So excited to announce that my 4th novel is now available!
December 6, 2024 at 3:29 AM
So excited to announce that my 4th novel is now available!
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This happened because of the immediate public outcry. We won’t grow numb to this!
December 6, 2024 at 4:39 PM
This happened because of the immediate public outcry. We won’t grow numb to this!
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How do we get these accounts to come over here? I’m ready to move mountains.
December 2, 2024 at 7:04 PM
How do we get these accounts to come over here? I’m ready to move mountains.
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A new peer-reviewed study finds that books by women of color, often featuring diverse characters, are frequent targets.
Book Bans Overwhelmingly Target Children’s Books by People of Color, Study Finds
A new peer-reviewed study finds that books by women of color, often featuring diverse characters, are frequent targets.
truthout.org
December 2, 2024 at 3:39 AM
A new peer-reviewed study finds that books by women of color, often featuring diverse characters, are frequent targets.
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DO NOT give your money to Jeff Bezos. He has plenty. Make a list of the books you want to buy as gifts and buy or order from a local bookstore...if you want those stores to continue to exist.
a man is looking at books in a bookstore with a sign that says " chapter books "
ALT: a man is looking at books in a bookstore with a sign that says " chapter books "
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:08 PM
DO NOT give your money to Jeff Bezos. He has plenty. Make a list of the books you want to buy as gifts and buy or order from a local bookstore...if you want those stores to continue to exist.
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Why don’t they like disinformation researchers? Hmmmmm.
New podcast: President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Rep. Jim Jordan and other MAGA Republicans are engaged in an ongoing campaign to target researchers studying disinformation and hate speech. Duke University professor Philip Napoli is documenting their strategy and tactics.
Documenting the Assault on Disinformation and Hate Speech Research | TechPolicy.Press
Philip Napoli is a professor of public policy and director of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy at the Sanford School at Duke University.
www.techpolicy.press
November 26, 2024 at 4:27 AM
Why don’t they like disinformation researchers? Hmmmmm.
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Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year is “brain rot” — a term that describes that overconsumption of material or content to the point that it deteriorates one’s mental state.
(As in, how sludgy you feel after bingeing an entire Netflix show after — or while — doomscrolling.)
(As in, how sludgy you feel after bingeing an entire Netflix show after — or while — doomscrolling.)
‘Brain rot’ is Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year
“Brain rot” is the 2024 Oxford Word of the Year, adding to a growing list of Internet-specific words that are chosen by dictionaries as words of the year.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year is “brain rot” — a term that describes that overconsumption of material or content to the point that it deteriorates one’s mental state.
(As in, how sludgy you feel after bingeing an entire Netflix show after — or while — doomscrolling.)
(As in, how sludgy you feel after bingeing an entire Netflix show after — or while — doomscrolling.)
"he Netflix show, which will span two seasons and premieres on December 11, was filmed exclusively in the country and is entirely in Spanish." -- I hope it has English subtitles! www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/s...
‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’: How Netflix brought the imaginary town of Macondo to life | CNN
In the long-awaited Netflix adaptation of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” (“Cien Años de Soledad”), the literary masterpiece of Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez, one of the most beloved Latin A...
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:50 PM
"he Netflix show, which will span two seasons and premieres on December 11, was filmed exclusively in the country and is entirely in Spanish." -- I hope it has English subtitles! www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/s...
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So much this. Bluesky loves links. As @hankgreen.bsky.social says "people click on stuff and they leave the site, they leave! and they read articles!". I love how excited we all are about the open web. Our timeline is healing. Click on the video, and enjoy it on hankschannel! youtu.be/D4ghgVq9z4M
Twitter (and Threads) Have Made a HUGE Mistake
YouTube video by hankschannel
youtu.be
November 30, 2024 at 8:12 AM
So much this. Bluesky loves links. As @hankgreen.bsky.social says "people click on stuff and they leave the site, they leave! and they read articles!". I love how excited we all are about the open web. Our timeline is healing. Click on the video, and enjoy it on hankschannel! youtu.be/D4ghgVq9z4M
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For decades, a costly problem has been worsening beneath California’s San Joaquin Valley: the land has been sinking, driven by the overpumping of groundwater. New research now shows that large portions of the valley have sunk at a record pace since 2006. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Groundwater pumping is causing land to sink at record rate in San Joaquin Valley
Groundwater pumping has been causing the land to sink at a record pace in California's San Joaquin Valley. New research suggests ways of addressing the problem.
www.latimes.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:48 PM
For decades, a costly problem has been worsening beneath California’s San Joaquin Valley: the land has been sinking, driven by the overpumping of groundwater. New research now shows that large portions of the valley have sunk at a record pace since 2006. www.latimes.com/environment/...
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November 29, 2024 at 10:28 PM
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I was deeply disappointed by the lack of nature/science/climate/enviro on many major end-of-year book lists—so I decided to make my own!
Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚
Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!
Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚
Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!
November 27, 2024 at 7:08 PM
I was deeply disappointed by the lack of nature/science/climate/enviro on many major end-of-year book lists—so I decided to make my own!
Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚
Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!
Introducing: ✨🎁📚 The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books ✨🎁📚
Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!
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Happy Thanksgiving
November 27, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Happy Thanksgiving
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It's really just that easy. Bravo 👏🏼
Coldplay's Chris Martin Perfectly Shows How To Respect Someone's Gender Identity In Viral Clip
It's really just that easy. Bravo 👏🏼
buff.ly
November 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM
It's really just that easy. Bravo 👏🏼
Are we really calling these things “skeets”?
November 23, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Are we really calling these things “skeets”?
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Postal workers across Canada went on strike starting Friday over pay and working conditions. The work stoppage is expected to severely disrupt deliveries ahead of the busy holiday period.
55,000 Postal Workers in Canada Strike Over Pay
The union walked out after talks with the country’s main mail operator failed. The stoppage could disrupt deliveries before the holidays.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Postal workers across Canada went on strike starting Friday over pay and working conditions. The work stoppage is expected to severely disrupt deliveries ahead of the busy holiday period.
Credit- Nathan Pyle Strange Planet
November 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Credit- Nathan Pyle Strange Planet
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Best Flavor - Gator Days
November 18, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Best Flavor - Gator Days
"the daily high this month to date has ranged from 46 degrees on Nov. 12 and 13 to a record-setting 81 degrees on Nov. 5. ".
It was nice while it lasted!
www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2...
It was nice while it lasted!
www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2...
How much snow will upstate NY get this week? Winter weather on the way
"It's long overdue."
www.democratandchronicle.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:02 PM
"the daily high this month to date has ranged from 46 degrees on Nov. 12 and 13 to a record-setting 81 degrees on Nov. 5. ".
It was nice while it lasted!
www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2...
It was nice while it lasted!
www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2...
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Advice from a Literature teacher and resister: read your history, but don’t forget your literature.
Resistance is woven through the words of abolitionism and feminism and anti-fascism. Read the history and the literature.
Resistance is woven through the words of abolitionism and feminism and anti-fascism. Read the history and the literature.
November 17, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Advice from a Literature teacher and resister: read your history, but don’t forget your literature.
Resistance is woven through the words of abolitionism and feminism and anti-fascism. Read the history and the literature.
Resistance is woven through the words of abolitionism and feminism and anti-fascism. Read the history and the literature.