Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
@amylvpoemfarm.bsky.social
Knitting, jam making, bread baking, gardening, writing, antifascist wife and mom from Western New York. Blogging since 2010 (no ads, no AI) at www.poemfarm.amylv.com 💙
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Today at The Poem Farm, my since-2010 (ad and AI-free) blog for young writers, I encourage students to look out of a window...and to write even when not in the mood. Find hundreds of poems and lessons here - poemfarm.amylv.com/2025/11/look... #Kidlit #Poetry #ELA #Writing #WritingInstruction #Birds
Brilliant!
This Xmas I have asked for books from my friends.
Books they have read & loved and need to live with me for a few months.?
As I read each one I will bake a cake - we will talk about the book and it will go home to its original keeper.
I get to read, I get to know my friends better - and CAKE!!
Books they have read & loved and need to live with me for a few months.?
As I read each one I will bake a cake - we will talk about the book and it will go home to its original keeper.
I get to read, I get to know my friends better - and CAKE!!
December 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Brilliant!
Ah, life. Ah, death. Ah, life. ❣️
Oh, this poem.
From Danusha Laméris's book, Bonfire Opera: bit.ly/bonfireoperaBK
#poem #books #writing
From Danusha Laméris's book, Bonfire Opera: bit.ly/bonfireoperaBK
#poem #books #writing
December 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Ah, life. Ah, death. Ah, life. ❣️
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I believe it is important to let our imperfections be.
They are precious,
for they help us understand
those who see us with the heart.
- Frida Kahlo
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
They are precious,
for they help us understand
those who see us with the heart.
- Frida Kahlo
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "knitting" (50×)
2. "poem" (44×)
3. "gardensky" (44×)
4. "socks" (37×)
5. "democracy" (36×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
1. "knitting" (50×)
2. "poem" (44×)
3. "gardensky" (44×)
4. "socks" (37×)
5. "democracy" (36×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
anisota.net
December 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
My most-used words in 2025 were:
1. "knitting" (50×)
2. "poem" (44×)
3. "gardensky" (44×)
4. "socks" (37×)
5. "democracy" (36×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
1. "knitting" (50×)
2. "poem" (44×)
3. "gardensky" (44×)
4. "socks" (37×)
5. "democracy" (36×)
See which words you used the most here: anisota.net/harvest
More fresh hell brought to us by AI.
You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
More fresh hell brought to us by AI.
I finally finished these "Barley Socks" in Noro Okunoshima. One pair for my sister....and one pair for me! 35% silk, 28% wool, 20% angora, 17% mohair. Cozy cozy. #Knitting #Knitsky #SockKnitting #Socks #Noro #NoroOkunoshima 🧶
November 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I finally finished these "Barley Socks" in Noro Okunoshima. One pair for my sister....and one pair for me! 35% silk, 28% wool, 20% angora, 17% mohair. Cozy cozy. #Knitting #Knitsky #SockKnitting #Socks #Noro #NoroOkunoshima 🧶
Reposted by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
“Based on the available evidence, the skills that future graduates will most need in the AI era—creative thinking, the capacity to learn new things, flexible modes of analysis—are precisely those that are likely to be eroded by inserting AI into the educational process.”
“When you allow a machine to summarize your reading, to generate the ideas for your essay, and then to write that essay, you’re not learning how to read, think, or write.“
November 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
“Based on the available evidence, the skills that future graduates will most need in the AI era—creative thinking, the capacity to learn new things, flexible modes of analysis—are precisely those that are likely to be eroded by inserting AI into the educational process.”
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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November 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Reposted by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
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This kid is brilliant. Voice of a generation.
🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
November 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Claude is cozy and he wishes you a world of coziness too. #Caturday #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky #LongHairedCats #Pets
November 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Claude is cozy and he wishes you a world of coziness too. #Caturday #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky #LongHairedCats #Pets
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November 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Some day there will be no war,
Then I shall take out this afternoon And turn it in my fingers,
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To-day I can only gather it
And put it into my lunch-box,
For I have time for nothing
But the endeavour to balance myself Upon a broken world.
- AMY LOWELL
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
Then I shall take out this afternoon And turn it in my fingers,
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.
To-day I can only gather it
And put it into my lunch-box,
For I have time for nothing
But the endeavour to balance myself Upon a broken world.
- AMY LOWELL
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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I believe it is important to let our imperfections be.
They are precious,
for they help us understand
those who see us with the heart.
- Frida Kahlo
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
They are precious,
for they help us understand
those who see us with the heart.
- Frida Kahlo
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
November 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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There are still races! We can always write postcards of support! Let's get out the vote for @ashmarwah.bsky.social for Florida State Senate! #VoteBlue #WritePostcards #ActFromHome #Democracy #Resist #YourVoteIsYourVoice 💙 Register at @tovoters.bsky.social 🦕🐳🐋🐬🐦🐟💙
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
There are still races! We can always write postcards of support! Let's get out the vote for @ashmarwah.bsky.social for Florida State Senate! #VoteBlue #WritePostcards #ActFromHome #Democracy #Resist #YourVoteIsYourVoice 💙 Register at @tovoters.bsky.social 🦕🐳🐋🐬🐦🐟💙
Today is the day I make wintergreen salve! I picked the leaves in summer, infused them in olive oil for months, and today heat with beeswax and wintergreen oil. #WitchyThings #Wintergreen #WithMyHands #PreparingForWinter
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Today is the day I make wintergreen salve! I picked the leaves in summer, infused them in olive oil for months, and today heat with beeswax and wintergreen oil. #WitchyThings #Wintergreen #WithMyHands #PreparingForWinter
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For #smallpoemsunday one of my favourite poems about being a parent 'Beattie Is Three'
Adrian Mitchell @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
Adrian Mitchell @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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People. ❣️
Chicago moms and teachers created a “walking school bus” to safely escort kids to school to support parents afraid to leave their homes.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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November 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Today at The Poem Farm, my since-2010 (ad and AI-free) blog for young writers, I encourage students to look out of a window...and to write even when not in the mood. Find hundreds of poems and lessons here - poemfarm.amylv.com/2025/11/look... #Kidlit #Poetry #ELA #Writing #WritingInstruction #Birds
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Today at The Poem Farm, my since-2010 (ad and AI-free) blog for young writers, I encourage students to look out of a window...and to write even when not in the mood. Find hundreds of poems and lessons here - poemfarm.amylv.com/2025/11/look... #Kidlit #Poetry #ELA #Writing #WritingInstruction #Birds
Hey, Tennessee! Help Democrats flip the House! Vote for @aftynbehn.bsky.social to feed kids, fund hospitals, and fix roads. Your vote is your voice, and it matters. I just mailed a handful of @tovoters.bsky.social postcards to your neighbors from Western New York today. 💙 @thetnholler.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Hey, Tennessee! Help Democrats flip the House! Vote for @aftynbehn.bsky.social to feed kids, fund hospitals, and fix roads. Your vote is your voice, and it matters. I just mailed a handful of @tovoters.bsky.social postcards to your neighbors from Western New York today. 💙 @thetnholler.bsky.social
"And when she is good,
she is very very good. And when she is bad, she is horrid." That's our Winnie! ❣️
#Caturday #LongHairedCats #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky
she is very very good. And when she is bad, she is horrid." That's our Winnie! ❣️
#Caturday #LongHairedCats #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky
November 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"And when she is good,
she is very very good. And when she is bad, she is horrid." That's our Winnie! ❣️
#Caturday #LongHairedCats #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky
she is very very good. And when she is bad, she is horrid." That's our Winnie! ❣️
#Caturday #LongHairedCats #Cats #CatsOfBlueSky
Reposted by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here