Sam Diener
@sdien.bsky.social
I'm a nonviolent-social-change educator working to infuse conflict transformation, mathematical beauty, SEL, historical empathy, scientific rigor, and literary flair into curricula. I work as a case manager and teacher mentor in a special education school.
Source: Interesting Engineering
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Source: Interesting Engineering
Visible from space, bloody sands expose the slaughter of tens of thousands in Sudan
November 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Visible from space, bloody sands expose the slaughter of tens of thousands in Sudan
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"The new billboards are designed to inform troops of legal resources … 'The [Southern Command] strikes … represent the most blatantly illegal act that this administration has had the military carry out.'"
taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-group-billboards-caribbean-strikes/
taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-group-billboards-caribbean-strikes/
Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law’ in Caribbean strikes
“Don’t let them make you break the law,” reads a billboard along the road to U.S. Southern Command, one of several set up by veterans.
taskandpurpose.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"The new billboards are designed to inform troops of legal resources … 'The [Southern Command] strikes … represent the most blatantly illegal act that this administration has had the military carry out.'"
taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-group-billboards-caribbean-strikes/
taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-group-billboards-caribbean-strikes/
His school didn’t call the cops after a transphobic bully attacked him. Now it’s paying the price.
November 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
His school didn’t call the cops after a transphobic bully attacked him. Now it’s paying the price.
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Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha, of the Illinois National Guard, said they will defy orders if sent to Chicago to federalized against citizens.
Guardsmen: Your oath is to the Constitution, not to a wanna-be king. If federalized you too can follow the law.
#NoKings
#ImpeachTrump
Guardsmen: Your oath is to the Constitution, not to a wanna-be king. If federalized you too can follow the law.
#NoKings
#ImpeachTrump
October 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha, of the Illinois National Guard, said they will defy orders if sent to Chicago to federalized against citizens.
Guardsmen: Your oath is to the Constitution, not to a wanna-be king. If federalized you too can follow the law.
#NoKings
#ImpeachTrump
Guardsmen: Your oath is to the Constitution, not to a wanna-be king. If federalized you too can follow the law.
#NoKings
#ImpeachTrump
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Refusing to obey illegal orders is an obligation of the oath.
Dylan Blaha, the Illinois National Guard Captain who urged all military members to disobey illegal orders, has had his security clearance suspended by the Department of Defense.
And he's running for Congress: www.dylanforillinois.com
Dylan Blaha, the Illinois National Guard Captain who urged all military members to disobey illegal orders, has had his security clearance suspended by the Department of Defense.
And he's running for Congress: www.dylanforillinois.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Refusing to obey illegal orders is an obligation of the oath.
Dylan Blaha, the Illinois National Guard Captain who urged all military members to disobey illegal orders, has had his security clearance suspended by the Department of Defense.
And he's running for Congress: www.dylanforillinois.com
Dylan Blaha, the Illinois National Guard Captain who urged all military members to disobey illegal orders, has had his security clearance suspended by the Department of Defense.
And he's running for Congress: www.dylanforillinois.com
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👍👍Yes, I fully support Captain Dylan Blaha!!!
October 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
👍👍Yes, I fully support Captain Dylan Blaha!!!
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Karoline Leavitt officially announced the "Launch of a large-scale investigation to find the people behind 'No Kings.'"
I've saved her some time.
I've saved her some time.
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Karoline Leavitt officially announced the "Launch of a large-scale investigation to find the people behind 'No Kings.'"
I've saved her some time.
I've saved her some time.
I'm attending Showing Up for Racial Justice's event, “Mass Call: Showed up? Keep it up! What's next after No Kings Day” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/surj/event/8...
Mass Call: Showed up? Keep it up! What's next after No Kings Day · Showing Up for Racial Justice
While times are very intense and wild, the growing signs of mass resistance are impactful and huge. The No Kings Day protest was the largest single-day political protest ever in the U.S. Just last mon...
www.mobilize.us
October 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I'm attending Showing Up for Racial Justice's event, “Mass Call: Showed up? Keep it up! What's next after No Kings Day” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/surj/event/8...
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Calling all #Patriots! On Saturday morning we #RideAtDawn to the
Burlington I.C.E. to rally in support of our immigrant neighbors and the US Constitution.
Join us anytime between 5 am and 7 pm to peacefully express your disapproval of #ICE and the Trump Regime.
#Unite and #Resist
Burlington I.C.E. to rally in support of our immigrant neighbors and the US Constitution.
Join us anytime between 5 am and 7 pm to peacefully express your disapproval of #ICE and the Trump Regime.
#Unite and #Resist
October 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Calling all #Patriots! On Saturday morning we #RideAtDawn to the
Burlington I.C.E. to rally in support of our immigrant neighbors and the US Constitution.
Join us anytime between 5 am and 7 pm to peacefully express your disapproval of #ICE and the Trump Regime.
#Unite and #Resist
Burlington I.C.E. to rally in support of our immigrant neighbors and the US Constitution.
Join us anytime between 5 am and 7 pm to peacefully express your disapproval of #ICE and the Trump Regime.
#Unite and #Resist
Trump's hatred threatens us all. Trump’s trial balloons for a military coup. He’s telling us that’s what he wants. He’s practicing on LA, DC, Portland, Memphis. But Article 92 of UCMJ outlines duty to disobey unlawful orders www.militarytimes.com/opinion/comm.... See also girightshotline.org
4 in 5 US troops surveyed understand duty to disobey illegal orders
As National Guard troops head to DC, a new survey reveals service members’ understanding of the distinction between legal and illegal orders.
www.militarytimes.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Trump's hatred threatens us all. Trump’s trial balloons for a military coup. He’s telling us that’s what he wants. He’s practicing on LA, DC, Portland, Memphis. But Article 92 of UCMJ outlines duty to disobey unlawful orders www.militarytimes.com/opinion/comm.... See also girightshotline.org
Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h....
Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h....
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Having a hard time keeping up with things in your daily life?
World outside seems upside down?
No longer enjoying the same things you once did?
Future feels dark and scary?
You may be experiencing fascism. Fortunately, there’s a cure!
#GeneralStrike #Protest #Resist #CommunityDefense #MutualAid
World outside seems upside down?
No longer enjoying the same things you once did?
Future feels dark and scary?
You may be experiencing fascism. Fortunately, there’s a cure!
#GeneralStrike #Protest #Resist #CommunityDefense #MutualAid
October 3, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Having a hard time keeping up with things in your daily life?
World outside seems upside down?
No longer enjoying the same things you once did?
Future feels dark and scary?
You may be experiencing fascism. Fortunately, there’s a cure!
#GeneralStrike #Protest #Resist #CommunityDefense #MutualAid
World outside seems upside down?
No longer enjoying the same things you once did?
Future feels dark and scary?
You may be experiencing fascism. Fortunately, there’s a cure!
#GeneralStrike #Protest #Resist #CommunityDefense #MutualAid
Ignoring Court Ruling, Trump Sends Troops to Portland to Break Imagined Antifa “Siege”
September 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Ignoring Court Ruling, Trump Sends Troops to Portland to Break Imagined Antifa “Siege”
Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash
www.nytimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
AOC condemns political violence and Kirk’s murder and calls out Kirk’s racism and antisemitism.
September 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
AOC condemns political violence and Kirk’s murder and calls out Kirk’s racism and antisemitism.
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SPOILER FOR HANDMAID’S TALE NOVEL: Thinking a lot lately about the importance of the conclusion, where the framing device is revealed. That idea, that Gilead ended, is so much more important than I realized when I first read the book.
September 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
SPOILER FOR HANDMAID’S TALE NOVEL: Thinking a lot lately about the importance of the conclusion, where the framing device is revealed. That idea, that Gilead ended, is so much more important than I realized when I first read the book.
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The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”
September 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”
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A very different approach. I don’t understand how it’s possible without drilling, but exciting if workable. #GeothermalRocks
A very different approach. I don’t understand how it’s possible without drilling, but exciting if workable. #GeothermalRocks
Startup to test closed-loop geothermal drilling to tap Earth’s heat
A geothermal company has landed a USD 38 million investment to deploy its new giant underground heat pump to harvest clean energy.
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September 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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A very different approach. I don’t understand how it’s possible without drilling, but exciting if workable. #GeothermalRocks
A very different approach. I don’t understand how it’s possible without drilling, but exciting if workable. #GeothermalRocks
How some Texas teachers are fighting the Ten Commandments law in classrooms
#firstamendment @ACLU @ZinnEdProject @SSChatNetwork
#firstamendment @ACLU @ZinnEdProject @SSChatNetwork
September 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
How some Texas teachers are fighting the Ten Commandments law in classrooms
#firstamendment @ACLU @ZinnEdProject @SSChatNetwork
#firstamendment @ACLU @ZinnEdProject @SSChatNetwork
When Historians Rediscovered These Frederick Douglass Letters, They Were Surprised by His Candid Opinions About Abraham Lincoln
#teachinghistory @SSChatNetwork @Gilder_Lehrman @ZinnEdProject @splcenter
#teachinghistory @SSChatNetwork @Gilder_Lehrman @ZinnEdProject @splcenter
September 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
When Historians Rediscovered These Frederick Douglass Letters, They Were Surprised by His Candid Opinions About Abraham Lincoln
#teachinghistory @SSChatNetwork @Gilder_Lehrman @ZinnEdProject @splcenter
#teachinghistory @SSChatNetwork @Gilder_Lehrman @ZinnEdProject @splcenter