Jason W. Kaumeyer
@jwkaumeyer.bsky.social
Pro Photog/ Teacher #jwkphoto @jwkphoto - Husband, Father, LSU grad, Knicks & ManCity supporter, Surfer, Searcher, Guitar Learner. Possiblist. “Life’s a garden, dig it.”
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Public schools offer a pathway to progress, and I've seen success stories throughout rural America—from community schools to CTE. Investing in education is a pillar to making life better for rural families. Read more from the Rural Policy Action Report. ruralpolicyaction.us
Rural Policy Action
Rural advocates identify priority legislation and executive action that supports working families and strengthens rural communities.
ruralpolicyaction.us
November 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Public schools offer a pathway to progress, and I've seen success stories throughout rural America—from community schools to CTE. Investing in education is a pillar to making life better for rural families. Read more from the Rural Policy Action Report. ruralpolicyaction.us
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King Charles III on Thursday stripped his disgraced brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicted him from his royal residence after weeks of pressure to act over his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://to.pbs.org/4qBKquU
King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of titles, evicts him from royal residence over Epstein ties
Effective immediately, Andrew will be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and not as a prince, and he will move from his Royal Lodge residence into “private accommodation.”
www.pbs.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
King Charles III on Thursday stripped his disgraced brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicted him from his royal residence after weeks of pressure to act over his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://to.pbs.org/4qBKquU
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FINAL: Knicks 119, Cavaliers 111.
New York wins its first season opener since 2021 and ends a four-game losing streak to Cleveland.
4 of 5 starters had double-digit scoring Anunoby with 23 points on 9-of-17 shooting.
McBride, Shamet and Kolek added 31 points off the bench.
New York wins its first season opener since 2021 and ends a four-game losing streak to Cleveland.
4 of 5 starters had double-digit scoring Anunoby with 23 points on 9-of-17 shooting.
McBride, Shamet and Kolek added 31 points off the bench.
October 23, 2025 at 1:42 AM
FINAL: Knicks 119, Cavaliers 111.
New York wins its first season opener since 2021 and ends a four-game losing streak to Cleveland.
4 of 5 starters had double-digit scoring Anunoby with 23 points on 9-of-17 shooting.
McBride, Shamet and Kolek added 31 points off the bench.
New York wins its first season opener since 2021 and ends a four-game losing streak to Cleveland.
4 of 5 starters had double-digit scoring Anunoby with 23 points on 9-of-17 shooting.
McBride, Shamet and Kolek added 31 points off the bench.
Great stuff
How do you get the whole class talking, not just the extroverted few?
Teacher educator Brent Saccucci says that dynamic class dialogue starts with understanding common student anxieties.
Let’s talk about it.
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Teacher educator Brent Saccucci says that dynamic class dialogue starts with understanding common student anxieties.
Let’s talk about it.
🧵1/7 #EduSky
October 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Great stuff
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The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.
(Published May)
(Published May)
Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.
The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and...
www.propublica.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.
(Published May)
(Published May)
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BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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The State Department said that it has revoked the visas of foreign nationals who had spoken out against Charlie Kirk. Senior officials within the department said they would move to deny or rescind visas for individuals who had criticized Kirk, this is a direct violations of the First Amendment.
US revokes visas for six foreigners over comments made about Charlie Kirk's death
The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had revoked the visas of six foreigners over social media comments made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
www.reuters.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The State Department said that it has revoked the visas of foreign nationals who had spoken out against Charlie Kirk. Senior officials within the department said they would move to deny or rescind visas for individuals who had criticized Kirk, this is a direct violations of the First Amendment.
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As Chicago residents try to live their lives under President Donald Trump’s “Operation Midway Blitz,” reports of federal agents using broad authority to detain and question U.S. citizens and legal residents have many people wondering what documents they should be carrying to prove their identity.
What to do if ICE stops you
U.S. citizens are not required to carry identification with them, but legal experts say some might consider carrying their passport or a copy of it for faster proof of identity.
trib.al
October 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
As Chicago residents try to live their lives under President Donald Trump’s “Operation Midway Blitz,” reports of federal agents using broad authority to detain and question U.S. citizens and legal residents have many people wondering what documents they should be carrying to prove their identity.
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Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
n.pr
October 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb
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Chicago news media groups filed suit against ICE and Homeland Security, claiming excessive force against reporters and protesters of immigration arrests.
Chicago news media groups file suit against ICE and DHS, alleging excessive force against reporters
Chicago news media groups filed suit against ICE and Homeland Security, claiming excessive force against reporters and protesters of immigration arrests.
trib.al
October 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Chicago news media groups filed suit against ICE and Homeland Security, claiming excessive force against reporters and protesters of immigration arrests.
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The shuttered DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties “was one of the very few tools we had to check ICE, to hold ICE accountable,” immigration lawyer Sophia Genovese said. “Now you see them speeding to complete authoritarianism.”
(Published April 2025)
(Published April 2025)
“They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights
The closure of the 150-person office, which protected the civil rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens, strips Homeland Security of its internal guardrails as the Trump administration turns DHS i...
www.propublica.org
October 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The shuttered DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties “was one of the very few tools we had to check ICE, to hold ICE accountable,” immigration lawyer Sophia Genovese said. “Now you see them speeding to complete authoritarianism.”
(Published April 2025)
(Published April 2025)
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Urban trees can lower temps by up to 12°C, but it’s not just about quantity. Species, layout and local climate all play a role in how effective they are. Strategic planting leads to cooler streets, cleaner air and healthier communities, especially in neighborhoods vulnerable to rising temperatures.
Trees are natural ACs for cities, if you plant the right ones
Urban trees are on the rise but researchers are only starting to uncover the best way to cool cities with them
dialogue.earth
October 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Urban trees can lower temps by up to 12°C, but it’s not just about quantity. Species, layout and local climate all play a role in how effective they are. Strategic planting leads to cooler streets, cleaner air and healthier communities, especially in neighborhoods vulnerable to rising temperatures.
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Legend has it that when Jane Goodall learned to crawl, she hid in a henhouse to watch a chicken lay an egg. Over the next 91 years until her passing this week, she devoted her life to reshaping the way we perceive humans' closest living biological relatives and the natural world at-large. RIP JG. 🙏
October 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Legend has it that when Jane Goodall learned to crawl, she hid in a henhouse to watch a chicken lay an egg. Over the next 91 years until her passing this week, she devoted her life to reshaping the way we perceive humans' closest living biological relatives and the natural world at-large. RIP JG. 🙏
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If you’ve been living under a rock, here’s the crash course on Christian nationalism.
September 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
If you’ve been living under a rock, here’s the crash course on Christian nationalism.
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Teachers earn just 73 cents for every $1 other professionals make. That’s the largest teacher pay penalty on record & it’s unacceptable. If we want to recruit & retain the educators our kids need, we must invest in them. www.epi.org/publication/...
The teacher pay penalty reached a record high in 2024: Three decades of leaving public school teachers behind
Over the past three decades, stagnant weekly wages of public school teachers have fallen further and further behind those of college graduates who chose other careers, resulting in an ever increasing ...
www.epi.org
September 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Teachers earn just 73 cents for every $1 other professionals make. That’s the largest teacher pay penalty on record & it’s unacceptable. If we want to recruit & retain the educators our kids need, we must invest in them. www.epi.org/publication/...
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Trump’s push for universal school vouchers isn’t about helping kids, it’s about giving more to the wealthy while draining our public schools. As @brookings.edu shows, these programs overwhelmingly benefit affluent families, not the ones who need support the most. www.brookings.edu/articles/uni...
Universal school choice programs mostly benefit the wealthy unless policymakers act to prevent it | Brookings
Authors analyze six states’ universal school choice programs, showing how income rules shape who benefits most.
www.brookings.edu
September 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Trump’s push for universal school vouchers isn’t about helping kids, it’s about giving more to the wealthy while draining our public schools. As @brookings.edu shows, these programs overwhelmingly benefit affluent families, not the ones who need support the most. www.brookings.edu/articles/uni...
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Bluey is the best children’s show, and the fact the dad is an Palaeolithic archaeologist makes it even better
youtube.com/shorts/UceUu...
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Bluey | Bandit's Presentation (Archaeology)
YouTube video by The EPICal Heeler
youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Bluey is the best children’s show, and the fact the dad is an Palaeolithic archaeologist makes it even better
youtube.com/shorts/UceUu...
youtube.com/shorts/UceUu...
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1. Bluesky doesn’t downrank links
2. You can choose your own algorithm from among thousands
3. The whole app is open source
This keeps it a free and open platform by design, leading to better click-throughs and traffic to your site.
We 💙 the open web.
2. You can choose your own algorithm from among thousands
3. The whole app is open source
This keeps it a free and open platform by design, leading to better click-throughs and traffic to your site.
We 💙 the open web.
September 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
1. Bluesky doesn’t downrank links
2. You can choose your own algorithm from among thousands
3. The whole app is open source
This keeps it a free and open platform by design, leading to better click-throughs and traffic to your site.
We 💙 the open web.
2. You can choose your own algorithm from among thousands
3. The whole app is open source
This keeps it a free and open platform by design, leading to better click-throughs and traffic to your site.
We 💙 the open web.
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Links:
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www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
people.com/donald-trump...
www.wusa9.com/article/news...
www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
people.com/donald-trump...
Pentagon demands journalists sign pledge restricting information gathering
The Trump administration said it will revoke the press credentials of journalists who do not comply with the new pledge requirements.
www.wusa9.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Dutch late night TV has its take
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dutch late night TV has its take
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$186 billion in SNAP cuts mean 18 million kids could lose school meals. Educators warn these cuts will drive up meal debt and leave more children hungry, distracted, and struggling to learn. Read the story: https://bit.ly/4nASUQE
September 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
$186 billion in SNAP cuts mean 18 million kids could lose school meals. Educators warn these cuts will drive up meal debt and leave more children hungry, distracted, and struggling to learn. Read the story: https://bit.ly/4nASUQE
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For more on the types of plastics that might be recycled this way, and the hurdles to getting there, read our 2023 explainer. knowmag.org/4pqWzSX
knowablemagazine.org
September 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
For more on the types of plastics that might be recycled this way, and the hurdles to getting there, read our 2023 explainer. knowmag.org/4pqWzSX
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Incredible performance by LSU's defense tonight. Forced all kinds of pressure and the secondary was fantastic against a veteran Clemson offense. Look out now.
August 31, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Incredible performance by LSU's defense tonight. Forced all kinds of pressure and the secondary was fantastic against a veteran Clemson offense. Look out now.
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