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Larry Glickman @larryglickman.bsky.social · 5d

This is quite a hed/subhed.
1) Start with Vance. Use strong action verb. Accept the autocratic premise that the “Marines’ Might” are Vance’s to flex.
2) Mention the protest second and absurdly describe them as in the thousands
3) Treat Trump’s strong man use of the military as a partisan scuffle.

Vance Flexes the Marines’ Might as Thousand Protest Trump’s Agenda
VP JD Vance’s trips o a military base in California illustrated rising tensions between the federal government and Democratic leaders

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Jon Boyd @jonboyd.org · 6d

Scenes from the Boyd ladies’ participation in today’s #NoKings protests in Chicago. The kazoo and tambourine are their preferred instruments of joyful noise in resistance.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 6d

A federal judge has modified a temporary restraining order, now requiring body cameras on ICE agents carrying out immigration enforcement.

Judge modifies ruling to include body cameras for ICE agents

The modified ruling applies to federal agents currently equipped and trained with body-worn cameras.

trib.al

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Patrick Meier, PhD @patrickmeier.bsky.social · 6d

The peaceful No Kings march kicks off in Geneva, Switzerland! 🇨🇭🇺🇸🐸 #NoKings

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Jon Boyd @jonboyd.org · 7d

Freshly contracted for @ivpacademic.bsky.social: a book of "therapy tales" about the unseen presences brought into counseling by both the client and the therapist (working title: 'Ghost Stories'), by Brad Strawn.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 24d

Fix this @apnews.com.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 24d

BREAKING: Democrats vote down a GOP bill to keep the government open, putting it on track for shutdown after midnight.

Democrats vote down GOP funding bill, putting government on path to shutdown

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.

bit.ly

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 25d

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 25d

30% drop year over year!

Amid visa restrictions, international freshmen enrollment plummets at UW-Madison

This year’s number of international freshmen is the lowest recorded since at least 2015.

www.jsonline.com

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Jon Boyd @jonboyd.org · 25d

Freshly contracted for @ivpacademic.bsky.social: 'Missing Voices in Disability Theology' (working title) by John Swinton (@uniofaberdeen.bsky.social), Ben Conner (Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Mich.), and others.

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Rachel Hastings @racheldhastings.bsky.social · 27d

www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

I was curious to see if any notes from Thiel’s private lectures would be made public.

Super convenient interpretive framework that sees any form of external regulation of his hoarding of
capital as the hastening of the antichrist.

Regulating AI hastens the Antichrist, says Palantir’s Peter Thiel

Tech billionaire claims in a lecture about religion that the devil promises peace and safety by strangling technological progress with regulation

www.thetimes.com

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 28d

“A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.”

— The Declaration of Independence

Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 29d

For their first project, my Kids and Society students have to create an infographic clarifying a common misconception about "kids these days." I'd prefer that they not use AI to create their projects, so I made my own infographic explaining why : )

Infographic titled "AI Isn't a Ticket To an A," explaining how chatbots work, what the data show about the prevalence of these technologies and how they're used, what we know about the quality of their output, and what we know about the impact that frequent use of these technologies has on their users and on content creators, low-wage workers, and the environment.

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Bobby Lee @bobbylee.bsky.social · Sep 24

A nice job has opened in my department at Cambridge: Assistant Prof. in US History since 1920.

Please share widely!

No references letters required up front. Applications close 27 Oct. 2025.🗃️
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

Assistant Professor, History of the United States since 1920

The Faculty of History is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in post-1920 U.S. political history and/or the history of the United States in the World since 1920, beginning 1 October, 2026. The

www.cam.ac.uk

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 24

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · Sep 24

People use fascism loosely to speak of that which they dislike, but the term has a meaning. Most reductively: cult of personality; nationalism; eroticized violence, internal enemies, purity myths, politicized gender.

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Not the Governor of North Carolina; got the handle first @joshstein.bsky.social · Sep 24

The kids are alright.

Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · Sep 24

They've lost the 9yos

JA Westenberg
@Daojoan@mastodon.social

My 9 year old and his classmates have started using “that’s AI” to mean “I don’t believe you.”

Me: we’re having dinosaur meat for dinner

Kiddo: that’s AI
Sep 24, 2025, 07:36 AM

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Jon Boyd @jonboyd.org · Sep 24

And not just kids, of course.

Amy Julia Becker @amyjuliabecker.bsky.social · Sep 24

In a world obsessed with productivity, delight can feel countercultural, but it’s essential. Children flourish when they’re seen and enjoyed for who they are. That begins with intentional choices: putting away distractions, meeting them eye-to-eye, creating moments that say, I’m glad you’re here.

blue graphic with cutout photo of Sissy Goff smiling. Bold text in yellow text boxes near the top of the graphic says Take the Next Step with Amy Julia Becker. Text on the graphic says, "When we delight in kids, they believe they're delightful. Sissy Goff, Parenting Kids with Disabilities: The Power of Delight"

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Amy Julia Becker @amyjuliabecker.bsky.social · Sep 24

In a world obsessed with productivity, delight can feel countercultural, but it’s essential. Children flourish when they’re seen and enjoyed for who they are. That begins with intentional choices: putting away distractions, meeting them eye-to-eye, creating moments that say, I’m glad you’re here.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Sep 24

I haven't had time to read up on the latest shooting, but I'm going to post my incredibly radical position that a shooting is bad no matter who did it and no matter who was shot.

Stop trying to crack the code of a shooter's motives and focus on the one thing they all have in common -- the guns.

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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · Sep 24

Yes. This is real.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 23

Donald Trump is attempting to impose his authoritarian rule across the United States.

Sending troops to cities against their will is unconstitutional and un-American.

Stand up, speak out, and be loud against it.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · Sep 23

Do any of the professors or journalists or teachers also get their jobs back or nah

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Jeff Crosby @jeffcrosby.bsky.social · Sep 23

Blue Sky friends who are in the Chicago area, please note that The Bookstore of Glen Ellyn is hosting a signing for "World Of Wonders: A Spirituality of Reading," on Saturday, October 4, 2025. The independent general trade bookstore is at 475 N. Main in Glen Ellyn. Drop by for a chat or a copy!

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Jon Boyd @jonboyd.org · Sep 23

News flash: Robots Recommend Using Robots

(Don’t be fooled: artificial intelligence is neither.)

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

N.L.'s 10-year education action plan cites sources that don't exist | CBC News

A major report on modernizing the education system in Newfoundland and Labrador is peppered with fake sources some educators say were likely fabricated by generative artificial intelligence.

www.cbc.ca

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · Sep 23

every company on earth demanding its underpaid workers use the garbage generator machine for everything and now they're mad that all they're getting is garbage

Techmeme @techmeme.com · Sep 23

Research: low productivity gains from AI may stem from employees using AI to produce "workslop", or low-effort, passable work that creates more work for others (Harvard Business Review)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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Carson Weitnauer @carsonweitnauer.bsky.social · Sep 23

The questions:
1. Do you love the poor?
2. Do you love your neighbor?
3. Do you love justice?
4. Do you love your enemies?

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