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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4h

i hope to see enterprising democrats announce their intent to retire schumer and gillibrand over the next two years.

Q: It's election day in NYC. Did you vote for Mamdani or Cuomo?

Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."

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Not Just Phlogiston @notphlogiston.bsky.social · 21h

3x5=15. I guess I moved the decimal for each number.

Double check: I know 30% is less than half, so 15 makes sense.

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Michael Freeman @afreeparticle.com · 1d

New this year, they also calculated the angle of the velocity vector at their ring and tilt the ring to be perpendicular to the velocity.

Link:

Rings of Fire

Rings of Fire afreeparticle.com A daredevil is shot out of a cannon and land in a basket at the same height they started. Your task is to place rings of fire along their trajectory at the correct heig...

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Not Just Phlogiston @notphlogiston.bsky.social · 23h

Nothing to do with our pay. Has to do with our schedule.

This probably sounds silly... until you see our schedule.

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Not Just Phlogiston @notphlogiston.bsky.social · 23h

So it's either:
1. I know you hate the thing. Suck it up.
2. We're changing the thing at the semester.
3. We're changing the thing next year.

Option 2 will be a giant hassle and I welcome it.
Option 3 is not great, but I'll deal (probably).
Option 1 will make me look much harder for another job.

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Not Just Phlogiston @notphlogiston.bsky.social · 23h

Got a #VagueEmail from the superintendent during the last class of the day. He promises a live-stream webinar on Wed about a thing that all of us hate. He doesn't say what the meeting is about, other than it's happening, followed by meetings with our building principals #WildSpeculations

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 1d

For any unfamiliar with the quality of journalism at Teen Vogue, it's well known for hard-hitting stories on "politically sensitive" topics including climate.

Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 1d

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 1d

If you read an amazing article from Teen Vogue about politics in the last several years, chances are that Lex McMenamin wrote it. Any publication that is serious about meeting this moment would be lucky to have them.

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 1d

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

This is why they are doing things like shutting down Teen Vogue

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.

A SSRS/CNN poll showing 61% people think Trump has gone too far using the power of the presidency and 57% think he's gone too far deporting immigrants.

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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 1d

ON THE LITERAL EVE OF A DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST MAYOR BEING ELECTED, ANNA WINTOUR KILLS PROGRESSIVE AND PROFITABLE TEEN VOGUE POLITICS DESK WHICH HAD JUST INTERVIEWED HIM

*That’s* the headline.

(Unfortunately there’s hardly any news outlet left to run it 😭)

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 1d

When the suspects appear to be white guys, it’s not a bombing — it’s an intentional explosion.

Explosion at Harvard Medical School
NBC News
'Intentional' explosion at Harvard medical campus under investigation
1 day ago
The New York Times
'Intentional' Explosion Took Place at Harvard Medical School, Officials Say
1 day ago
ABC News
Explosion at Harvard Medical School appears to have been intentional, authorities say. No on...
1 day ago
The Guardian
No one hurt after 'intentional' explosion at Harvard medical campus, officials say
17 hours ago

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✪ Jonathan H. Gray: “Santa Clown” ✪ @jongraywb.bsky.social · 1d

Reposting with Alt Text. Location of free food pantries in Atlanta for those in need.

WHERE TO GET FREE FOOD IN ATL

The following distros offer free food to anyone who shows up. No strings attached, no requirements, no BS.
Last updated 12/16/24.
FOOD
FOR THE PEOPLE!
DOWNTOWN:
• Atlanta Justice Alliance, Saturdays 12pm @ Woodruff Park
• Sol Underground Free Store, 1st Fridays 7-10pm @ For Keeps Books; 2nd + 4th Fridays
7-10pm @ 48 MLK Jr Dr SW
SOUTH SIDE:
• FoodLife Weelaunee Distro, Wednesdays 4-6pm @ Gresham Rec Center
• FoodLife South ATL Distro, Fridays 6pm @ Jonesboro Rd SE + Hutchens Rd SE
• FoodLife Lakewood Distro, Saturdays 12-2pm @ Lakewood Ave SE + Rhodesia Ave SE
• South Bend Commons Distro, Tuesdays 5-7pm @ 1799 Lakewood Ter SE
• New Life Community Alliance, Tuesday-Saturday 10am-12pm @ 3592 Flat Shoals Rd
EAST SIDE:
• FoodLife Edgewood Distro, Sundays 1-2pm @ Mayson Ave + Hardee St
• Intown Food Pantry, Tuesdays + Saturdays 10am-12pm @ 1026 Ponce de Leon Ave NE
• Hillside Presbyterian Church, Tuesdays 12-3pm @ 1879 Columbia Dr, Decatur
• United Methodist Church, Thursdays 11am-1pm @ 2067 Columbia Dr, Decatur
WEST SIDE:
• Another Chance Atlanta, Fridays 11am-4pm @ 176 Troy St NW
• Community Church, Wednesdays 10am-1pm @ 850 Cascade Ave SW
• Salem Bible Church, Tuesdays and 2nd + 4th Thursdays 9am-1pm @ 2267 Baker Rd BUCKHEAD:
• Water Drop ATL (they have food too!) Sunday mornings near Lindbergh Center; DM
@c.u.n.t.s.usa on IG for time and location
OUTSIDE THE PERIMETER:
• Food4Life Clarkston Distro, Tuesdays 4pm @ Milam Park, Clarkston
• Malachi's Storehouse, Wednesdays 9am-12pm @ 4755 N Peachtree Rd, Dunwoody
• Rock Church of Atlanta, Tuesdays 11am, Wednesdays 9am-3pm, Thursdays 11am, and Fridays 2pm @ 4815 Courtney Dr, Forest Park
• Salem Bible Church, Tuesdays and 2nd + 4th Thursdays 9am-1pm @ 5460 Hillandale Dr, Stonecrest / Lithonia
MAP ON REVERSE SIDE!

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Xander Lenc @xlenc.bsky.social · 2d

NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.

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Fabio Chiusi @fabiochiusi.bsky.social · 1d

“Judges around the world are dealing with a growing problem: legal briefs that were generated with the help of artificial intelligence and submitted with errors such as citations to cases that don’t exist”

apnews.com/article/arti...

Mistake-filled legal briefs show the limits of relying on AI tools at work

Judges around the world are seeing error-riddled legal briefs that were generated with the help of artificial intelligence.

apnews.com

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Jane Rosenzweig @janerosenzweig.bsky.social · 1d

I'm talking about paraphrase in class this week and was curious to know how ChatGPT would fare creating a lesson similar to the one I'm actually using (that I made without AI). I asked for a passage from a real article and then a good paraphrase. It did give me a passage. But the rest? Not great. /1

Image of text that says:
Source:
Transparency and Accountability in AI Systems: Safeguarding Well‑being in the Age of Algorithmic Decision‑Making by Ben Chester Cheong, Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 2024.
Frontiers

Passage (excerpt):

“The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) systems into various domains, such as healthcare … education … employment … and criminal justice, have raised pressing questions about their impact on individual and societal wellbeing. As AI algorithms become increasingly sophisticated and autonomous, their decision-making processes can become opaque, making it difficult for individuals to understand how these systems are shaping their lives. This lack of transparency, coupled with the potential for AI systems to perpetuate biases, cause unintended harm, and infringe upon human rights, has led to calls for greater accountability in AI governance.”
Frontiers

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 1d

If you are (or work for) a politician and have questions about how to use YouTube well, please ask.

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 2d

woof

In the months after Harris’ loss, much was made over the demographic shifts in the party. Young voters, Hispanic voters and Black voters — all central to the Democratic coalition — had moved substantially to the right. But Priorities’ post-election polling revealed an equally staggering swing: Between 2020 and 2024, people who consumed at least three hours of YouTube a day had moved 10 points toward Trump — a bigger swing than Black voters, Black men, young voters and a slew of other categories that were dominating headlines.

“The driver of behavior in ‘24 was so much more about your media consumption,” Butterfield said.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 2d

by any conceivable measure SNAP is one of the best programs we have, keeps countless people from food insecurity, and every dollar spent goes back into the community 1.5 times over

if you’re policing what people spend it on because they don’t “deserve” joy you’re a shitty excuse for a human being

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 2d

“Oh poor people can buy popsicles with food stamps” shut the fuck up the government gives perverts a trillion dollars in government money each year for pervert factories for billionaires the fucking popsicles are none of your fuckin business

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Jenna Laib @jennalaib.bsky.social · Sep 21

I wrote up an experience using a slow reveal graph with a fourth grade class for Edutopia. ✨

Edutopia @edutopia.org · Sep 21

By revealing graphs piece by piece, teachers can build student curiosity and guide them to more effectively make sense of data! 📊

#DataLiteracy #EduSky #MathSky

The Power of Slow Reveal Graphs

Teachers can leverage students’ curiosity to explore visual representations of data in an engaging way.

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David Noll @david.noll.org · 2d

Zohran Mamdani campaigned a lot and appears not to hate the voters whose support he's seeking. Here's what other Democrats can learn from his unorthodox strategy.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 2d

I'd respect Schumer more if he simply said, "Look, if I vote for & support Mamdani, then we lose immense funding from billionaire donors. I can't take that risk."

That way, while still abject cowardice, at least his view is honest. As low as the bar is, I prefer an honest coward to a deceptive one.

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Not Just Phlogiston @notphlogiston.bsky.social · 2d

The deer ate mine a couple years ago, had to move tomatoes to the fenced-in yard. Fewer deer, but also less sun 😬

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Not Just Phlogiston @notphlogiston.bsky.social · 2d

Wow! I need your help in growing things!

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Not Just Phlogiston @notphlogiston.bsky.social · 2d

I'm giving a webinar with AACT on Tues Nov 11 at 4pm PST/ 7pm EST. It's free! It's only an hour! Register here: teachchemistry.org/professional... #iTeachChem

Webinars | Is this really science? How social justice conversations benefit your chemistry class | AACT

AACT is a professional community by and for K–12 teachers of chemistry

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Christopher Martell @chrismartell.bsky.social · 2d

In teacher preparation courses, we ask beginning teachers to create lesson plans. Of course, this level of lesson planning depth is not done in the classroom, but it is to learn what makes a good lesson plan. So, I asked AI to do it and described two different contexts. The results were concerning.🧵

Make a history lesson plan on the Declaration of Independence for a urban school that is 90% Black and Latino. Use this lesson plan template. Followed by an AI generated lesson plan.

Make a history lesson plan on the Declaration of Independence for a rural school that is 100% white. Use this lesson plan template. Followed by an AI generated lesson plan.

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