Greg Andree
@gregandree71.bsky.social
Pretty good writer. Reasonably competent HusbandParentMusician. Passable teacher. Old, stubborn, and grumpy. Forever fighting book bans, ignorance, and cruelty. He/Him.
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I start every class with my 8th graders during Black History Month with a favorite poem. Today's is from Langston Hughes.
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.
One of the women Alex Pretti was killed trying to defend is an EMT. Federal agents stopped her from giving him first aid.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
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hi, welcome to the last 20 years of edtech
A genuinely alarming piece in the NYT about how the developers, scientists and assorted techbros behind "AI companions"/"synthetic care" do not even know or understand the potential harms of the tech they're developing but they're too greedy to stop themselves from developing it.
February 13, 2026 at 7:45 PM
hi, welcome to the last 20 years of edtech
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My reward for getting some intense and difficult work done today is I'm going to donate to a wolf center which names rodents after your ex and feeds them to the wolves. 😎
February 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
My reward for getting some intense and difficult work done today is I'm going to donate to a wolf center which names rodents after your ex and feeds them to the wolves. 😎
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Do you listen to podcasts about romance novels? One of the romance scholars (Dr. Precie A. Schroyer) is inviting you to take part in a research study: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Microsoft Forms
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February 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Do you listen to podcasts about romance novels? One of the romance scholars (Dr. Precie A. Schroyer) is inviting you to take part in a research study: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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Local students from the two local high schools walked out against ICE yesterday, meeting up in our town square.
This sign is so damn good.
This sign is so damn good.
February 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Local students from the two local high schools walked out against ICE yesterday, meeting up in our town square.
This sign is so damn good.
This sign is so damn good.
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We must never normalize these ongoing attacks by DHS agents on the people they supposedly protect.
Trump, Vance, Miller, & Noem have created a culture of impunity that has led to rampant abuse and killings.
Not one more dime for this lawlessness.
Trump, Vance, Miller, & Noem have created a culture of impunity that has led to rampant abuse and killings.
Not one more dime for this lawlessness.
February 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
We must never normalize these ongoing attacks by DHS agents on the people they supposedly protect.
Trump, Vance, Miller, & Noem have created a culture of impunity that has led to rampant abuse and killings.
Not one more dime for this lawlessness.
Trump, Vance, Miller, & Noem have created a culture of impunity that has led to rampant abuse and killings.
Not one more dime for this lawlessness.
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and we're all taking that as a big if
Be careful, folks. ICE is still out there, circling the schools this morning. Even if this withdrawal is happening over the next week, some of the agents want to get their last bit of being shitheads in.
February 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
and we're all taking that as a big if
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Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
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this is the core of most superhero comics, and why folks judging this annoy me.
you know batman is gonna survive, the tension is in OMG HOW
you can know exactly how a movie ends and its better for it, actually
you know batman is gonna survive, the tension is in OMG HOW
you can know exactly how a movie ends and its better for it, actually
People have shit-talked romance and the skill it takes to write it since the inception of the genre. Calling the HEA predictable, etc. But you can know an HEA is coming and still bawl your eyes out because it feels like it won’t. A talented author built that tension, mined those emotions.
February 12, 2026 at 3:32 PM
this is the core of most superhero comics, and why folks judging this annoy me.
you know batman is gonna survive, the tension is in OMG HOW
you can know exactly how a movie ends and its better for it, actually
you know batman is gonna survive, the tension is in OMG HOW
you can know exactly how a movie ends and its better for it, actually
I Melt With You by Modern English #nuclearhits
Neutron Dance #nuclearhits
La Bomba #nuclearhits
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I Melt With You by Modern English #nuclearhits
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Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
February 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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Ring’s Super Bowl ad exposed a scary truth: the technology in its doorbell cameras could be used to hunt down a lost pet...or a person. Americans oppose this creepy surveillance state. Amazon must discontinue its dystopian monitoring features.
February 12, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Ring’s Super Bowl ad exposed a scary truth: the technology in its doorbell cameras could be used to hunt down a lost pet...or a person. Americans oppose this creepy surveillance state. Amazon must discontinue its dystopian monitoring features.
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Rockwell would have painted this.
Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
February 12, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Rockwell would have painted this.
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Black History Month, poem of the day with my 8th graders: Paul Laurence Dunbar, We Wear The Mask
"With torn and bleeding hearts we smile . . ."
"With torn and bleeding hearts we smile . . ."
February 11, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Black History Month, poem of the day with my 8th graders: Paul Laurence Dunbar, We Wear The Mask
"With torn and bleeding hearts we smile . . ."
"With torn and bleeding hearts we smile . . ."
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back in the day if you got caught trying to film people on the down-low you'd get dragged into the street and beaten and in many ways i think that's more significantly more civilized than tolerating this shit
Social media is awash with videos of men filming themselves approaching women in public spaces and attempting to flirt. In many cases, the videos are filmed and uploaded without the women’s consent. https://cnn.it/4qtIsvB
February 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
back in the day if you got caught trying to film people on the down-low you'd get dragged into the street and beaten and in many ways i think that's more significantly more civilized than tolerating this shit
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Starting to get really fucking irritated that ICE in Minnesota isn't still the top story everywhere all the time.
February 11, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Starting to get really fucking irritated that ICE in Minnesota isn't still the top story everywhere all the time.
My man, Markey. He'll always get my vote.
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
February 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM
My man, Markey. He'll always get my vote.
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So excited for this!!
Later this week, we drop our Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue draft! Get ready for the episode by checking out this 1990 cultural anomaly. #90s www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0-v...
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February 8, 2026 at 10:48 PM
So excited for this!!
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Age verification? I've had measles and mumps and got vaccinated so I wouldn't catch smallpox.
Age verification? Adventure on the Atari 2600 was the first time I slayed a dragon.
Age verification? I'm running to my boombox to hit 'record' on the cassette player so I can tape a song off the radio.
February 10, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Age verification? I've had measles and mumps and got vaccinated so I wouldn't catch smallpox.
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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Worth watching this in full. The statement is more powerful than this quote alone. Here is is from USA Today, with alt text.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Worth watching this in full. The statement is more powerful than this quote alone. Here is is from USA Today, with alt text.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
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Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.