Carrie Muir
@cmuirmath.bsky.social
Community college math professor in the PNW (USA). Misses the early bird app, glad to find old friends (and new ones) here. Neurodivergent, queer, spoonie. Nerd, geek, fandoms random. Probably caffeinating. Pronouns in bio: she/her or they/them
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The plan for 2026 is to be open to submissions these three times:
April 19-25
July 19-25
October 18-24
I’ll be updating Kaleidotrope’s submissions guidelines page accordingly soon.
April 19-25
July 19-25
October 18-24
I’ll be updating Kaleidotrope’s submissions guidelines page accordingly soon.
Do you have a specific date for opening back up for submissions in 2026? If you care to share...
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The plan for 2026 is to be open to submissions these three times:
April 19-25
July 19-25
October 18-24
I’ll be updating Kaleidotrope’s submissions guidelines page accordingly soon.
April 19-25
July 19-25
October 18-24
I’ll be updating Kaleidotrope’s submissions guidelines page accordingly soon.
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Honestly you're not a real Marxist and are just an unserious Puritan if you think that it's revolutionary to ask people to work for you for free in a system where that "for free" doesn't come with a UBI or free food, housing, and healthcare for the worker
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Honestly you're not a real Marxist and are just an unserious Puritan if you think that it's revolutionary to ask people to work for you for free in a system where that "for free" doesn't come with a UBI or free food, housing, and healthcare for the worker
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Light speed vs massive object speed
It will have taken a spacecraft 50 years traveling at something like 35,000 mph to go the distance a photon can travel in a single day.
It will have taken a spacecraft 50 years traveling at something like 35,000 mph to go the distance a photon can travel in a single day.
It took Voyager 1 since 1977 to get far enough out for the light it touches to take 24 hours to get to us.
Nearly 50 Y E A R S!
For context, the sun is 8 light minutes away from us and we call that distance an Astronomical Unit.
Voyager is now 1,440 light minutes away. Or 180 AU. mind bending.
Nearly 50 Y E A R S!
For context, the sun is 8 light minutes away from us and we call that distance an Astronomical Unit.
Voyager is now 1,440 light minutes away. Or 180 AU. mind bending.
Voyager 1 is almost one light-day from Earth. The intrepid #spacecraft will cross a major distance milestone in November 2026 - 16.1 billion miles. #Voyager1 #lightday
Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Light speed vs massive object speed
It will have taken a spacecraft 50 years traveling at something like 35,000 mph to go the distance a photon can travel in a single day.
It will have taken a spacecraft 50 years traveling at something like 35,000 mph to go the distance a photon can travel in a single day.
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Target's diversity, equity and inclusion programs won customer loyalty among Black and Latino shoppers—until they abandoned those policies due to political pressure. This holiday season, AFT has joined a renewed Target boycott that is gaining momentum.
www.aft.org/news/we-aint...
www.aft.org/news/we-aint...
We ain’t buying it: Why we boycott Target
For a long time, Target—that popular mega store that seemed to hit just the right combination of low prices and of-the-moment swagger—was everyone’s darling, the go-to spot for everything from groceri...
www.aft.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Target's diversity, equity and inclusion programs won customer loyalty among Black and Latino shoppers—until they abandoned those policies due to political pressure. This holiday season, AFT has joined a renewed Target boycott that is gaining momentum.
www.aft.org/news/we-aint...
www.aft.org/news/we-aint...
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Reminder: Salmonella — even the most dangerous strains — perishes at 165 degrees Fahrenheit, and a meat thermometer is the only surefire way to tell if your turkey has reached that temperature.
🦃 Stay safe this Thanksgiving:
🦃 Stay safe this Thanksgiving:
Protect Yourself From Salmonella Over the Holidays
Because talking politics with your family is the only thing that should ruin your festivities.
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Reminder: Salmonella — even the most dangerous strains — perishes at 165 degrees Fahrenheit, and a meat thermometer is the only surefire way to tell if your turkey has reached that temperature.
🦃 Stay safe this Thanksgiving:
🦃 Stay safe this Thanksgiving:
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An excellent collection of resources from the Resisting GenAI and Big Tech in Higher Education international panel discussion from yesterday: justsustainabilitydesign.org/resistinggen...
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
An excellent collection of resources from the Resisting GenAI and Big Tech in Higher Education international panel discussion from yesterday: justsustainabilitydesign.org/resistinggen...
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Planning a grad course on surveillance cultures for spring, does anyone have recs for particularly useful essays/chapters/etc. on EdTech and universities specifically from a surveillance perspective? (Feel like I should have something already to hand but...don't?)
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Planning a grad course on surveillance cultures for spring, does anyone have recs for particularly useful essays/chapters/etc. on EdTech and universities specifically from a surveillance perspective? (Feel like I should have something already to hand but...don't?)
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Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
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Here's the cover illustration I had the pleasure of painting for 'The Shape of Monsters' by @tessagratton.bsky.social , for Orbit Books!
It's Book 2 of The Moon Heresies trilogy and sequel to The Mercy Makers 🌔
Out June 2026!
It's Book 2 of The Moon Heresies trilogy and sequel to The Mercy Makers 🌔
Out June 2026!
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Here's the cover illustration I had the pleasure of painting for 'The Shape of Monsters' by @tessagratton.bsky.social , for Orbit Books!
It's Book 2 of The Moon Heresies trilogy and sequel to The Mercy Makers 🌔
Out June 2026!
It's Book 2 of The Moon Heresies trilogy and sequel to The Mercy Makers 🌔
Out June 2026!
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Educators still using OpenAI products in your teaching: please read this thread and then tell me why it’s so important to maintain a relationship with this gross company and its leaders.
NEW - OpenAI has responded to the lawsuit from the family of Adam Raine, the teen who committed suicide after months of talking to ChatGPT.
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Educators still using OpenAI products in your teaching: please read this thread and then tell me why it’s so important to maintain a relationship with this gross company and its leaders.
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#tdih 1968 HS students in Cleveland walked out to protest poor cafeteria food, unsanitary bathrooms, inadequate science labs, powerless student councils, & abuse by security guards.
Demands not met, so they protested again, with even more demands.
From new book by @aaronfountainjr.bsky.social ⬇️
Demands not met, so they protested again, with even more demands.
From new book by @aaronfountainjr.bsky.social ⬇️
Nov. 25, 1968: John Hay HS Walkout
With a long list of grievances, more than 1,200 students at John Hay High School in Cleveland, Ohio, walked out of school and held an unauthorized assembly.
www.zinnedproject.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
#tdih 1968 HS students in Cleveland walked out to protest poor cafeteria food, unsanitary bathrooms, inadequate science labs, powerless student councils, & abuse by security guards.
Demands not met, so they protested again, with even more demands.
From new book by @aaronfountainjr.bsky.social ⬇️
Demands not met, so they protested again, with even more demands.
From new book by @aaronfountainjr.bsky.social ⬇️
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This is why we all freak out about theft btw, bc just a few copies can make an actual, real difference. you would be surprised at how few copies someone needs to make it onto a bestseller list
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This is why we all freak out about theft btw, bc just a few copies can make an actual, real difference. you would be surprised at how few copies someone needs to make it onto a bestseller list
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Will also note that if you like someone's books and want them to keep writing, supporting them by buying their books or ordering them from the library if buying isn't an option, and encouraging others to do the same, has a HUGE impact. Relatively small differences in sales numbers are make or break.
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Will also note that if you like someone's books and want them to keep writing, supporting them by buying their books or ordering them from the library if buying isn't an option, and encouraging others to do the same, has a HUGE impact. Relatively small differences in sales numbers are make or break.
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i think everyone should eat the food that makes them happy :)
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
i think everyone should eat the food that makes them happy :)
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Hey, so,
If we could NOT respond to the GOP healthcare “plan” with laughter at fat, disabled, and fat disabled people, that would be great.
I hate MarkyMarkwayne as much as the next person, but “take a look at your constituents” is punching in the wrong direction.
If we could NOT respond to the GOP healthcare “plan” with laughter at fat, disabled, and fat disabled people, that would be great.
I hate MarkyMarkwayne as much as the next person, but “take a look at your constituents” is punching in the wrong direction.
November 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Hey, so,
If we could NOT respond to the GOP healthcare “plan” with laughter at fat, disabled, and fat disabled people, that would be great.
I hate MarkyMarkwayne as much as the next person, but “take a look at your constituents” is punching in the wrong direction.
If we could NOT respond to the GOP healthcare “plan” with laughter at fat, disabled, and fat disabled people, that would be great.
I hate MarkyMarkwayne as much as the next person, but “take a look at your constituents” is punching in the wrong direction.
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Gotta say, if the genre of article that goes “I talked to the machine that’s poisoning Black communities, and here’s what it said” went extinct tonight, we’d all be better off.
November 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Gotta say, if the genre of article that goes “I talked to the machine that’s poisoning Black communities, and here’s what it said” went extinct tonight, we’d all be better off.
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All right, hear me out ... a Bob Moses biopic starring William Jackson Harper.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
All right, hear me out ... a Bob Moses biopic starring William Jackson Harper.
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In 1874, Georg Cantor proved that there are different sizes of infinity. This unorthodox discovery kicked off descriptive set theory, a field that works to organize and define abstract collections of mathematical objects. www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-bridge...
November 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
In 1874, Georg Cantor proved that there are different sizes of infinity. This unorthodox discovery kicked off descriptive set theory, a field that works to organize and define abstract collections of mathematical objects. www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-bridge...
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This absenteeism is concerning, lament schools and workplaces who’ve been past tensing the pandemic since 2021 or 2022 while everyone lives in perpetual sickness.
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This absenteeism is concerning, lament schools and workplaces who’ve been past tensing the pandemic since 2021 or 2022 while everyone lives in perpetual sickness.
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Thread.
For the [ast few years I've been editing the short fiction for Star Ship Sofa, a venerable SF (not F/H) podcast. It's a small joint, and I've turned it primarily into a reprint market as we can afford only $50 per story.
I've also turned it into a reprint market because writers need money fast. 🧵
I've also turned it into a reprint market because writers need money fast. 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Thread.
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2/4: Most people don‘t realize that hand sanitizer doesn’t kill norovirus, so the best way to protect yourself is to practice good handwashing: use soap and water, scrub for ~20 seconds (or the “Happy Birthday” song x2).
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
2/4: Most people don‘t realize that hand sanitizer doesn’t kill norovirus, so the best way to protect yourself is to practice good handwashing: use soap and water, scrub for ~20 seconds (or the “Happy Birthday” song x2).
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Washington state is fining health insurance giant Regence Blue Shield over half a million dollars for disparities between its mental health and medical coverage.
WA fines Regence Blue Shield $550K over shortfalls with mental health coverage
Washington state is fining health insurance giant Regence Blue Shield over half a million dollars for disparities between its mental health and medical coverage.
www.kuow.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Washington state is fining health insurance giant Regence Blue Shield over half a million dollars for disparities between its mental health and medical coverage.
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Opinion | It’s Time to Pull the Plug on ChatGPT at Cal State
Recent lawsuits suggest ChatGPT poses an unacceptable risk to our students’ mental health. https://bit.ly/4pyhdjj
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Recent lawsuits suggest ChatGPT poses an unacceptable risk to our students’ mental health. https://bit.ly/4pyhdjj
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Opinion | It’s Time to Pull the Plug on ChatGPT at Cal State
Recent lawsuits suggest ChatGPT poses an unacceptable risk to our students’ mental health. https://bit.ly/4pyhdjj
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Recent lawsuits suggest ChatGPT poses an unacceptable risk to our students’ mental health. https://bit.ly/4pyhdjj
#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
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I'm all for reform to improve our public schools—I'm the one who rewrote No Child Left Behind.
But Trump breaking apart the Department of Education isn't reform, it's sabotage.
I'm fighting every way I can to stop him and protect public education.
But Trump breaking apart the Department of Education isn't reform, it's sabotage.
I'm fighting every way I can to stop him and protect public education.
Trump is trying to illegally dismantle Education Department, Murray says
Washington's senior senator discussed Trump's moves to dissolve the Education Department with local leaders.
www.seattletimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I'm all for reform to improve our public schools—I'm the one who rewrote No Child Left Behind.
But Trump breaking apart the Department of Education isn't reform, it's sabotage.
I'm fighting every way I can to stop him and protect public education.
But Trump breaking apart the Department of Education isn't reform, it's sabotage.
I'm fighting every way I can to stop him and protect public education.