Julie R Wright
@julierwright.bsky.social
High school math teacher & Portland Association of Teachers union rep. #NBCT. She/her. Ms., never Mrs. Living kidney donor (bit.ly/juliewrightkidneydonation).
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
I donated. It helps a tiny bit with feeling powerless to stop these atrocities. gofund.me/e2c9afdfa
Donate to Support ChongLy Scott Thao's Family After ICE Raid Trauma, organized by LOUANSEE MOUA
Support ChongLy Scott Thao After Traumatic ICE Raid
On… LOUANSEE MOUA needs your support for Support ChongLy Scott Thao's Family After ICE Raid Trauma
gofund.me
January 19, 2026 at 10:43 PM
I donated. It helps a tiny bit with feeling powerless to stop these atrocities. gofund.me/e2c9afdfa
🧵. Abolish ICE. They're beyond repair.
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 10:40 PM
🧵. Abolish ICE. They're beyond repair.
As a US math teacher, I find this fascinating! I knew about the word "surds" in the UK, but I always thought it was any radical, not just irrational ones. Strange that we don't have a corresponding summary word for this concept.
My week of website updating comes to a close with four new Frayer models on www.frayer-model.co.uk.
Two in the number section - surds and rational numbers
Two in the algebra section - coefficient and variable.
Two in the number section - surds and rational numbers
Two in the algebra section - coefficient and variable.
January 17, 2026 at 8:44 PM
As a US math teacher, I find this fascinating! I knew about the word "surds" in the UK, but I always thought it was any radical, not just irrational ones. Strange that we don't have a corresponding summary word for this concept.
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Abolish this
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Abolish this
Great thread. UK math teachers have started using the tag #MathsToday for positive math moments.
So
#MathsToday
I found out that if you have four adjacent Fibonacci numbers e,f,g,h then eh and 2fg are two elements of a Pythagorean triple.
1,1,2,3 - 3 and 4
1,2,3,5 - 5 and 12
2,3,5,8 - 16 and 30
#MathsToday
I found out that if you have four adjacent Fibonacci numbers e,f,g,h then eh and 2fg are two elements of a Pythagorean triple.
1,1,2,3 - 3 and 4
1,2,3,5 - 5 and 12
2,3,5,8 - 16 and 30
January 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Great thread. UK math teachers have started using the tag #MathsToday for positive math moments.
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It's time to state clearly that if MAGA and Republicans can't condemn any part of this shooting, continue to blame the victim for it, and even hint that it's a just outcome that others "deserve," that's a crossing of the line that the rest of us won't ever be able to forget.
Rep. Randy Fine: "If you impede the actions of our law enforcement as they seek to repel foreign invaders from our country, you get what's coming to you. I do not feel bad for the woman that was involved."
January 8, 2026 at 8:19 PM
It's time to state clearly that if MAGA and Republicans can't condemn any part of this shooting, continue to blame the victim for it, and even hint that it's a just outcome that others "deserve," that's a crossing of the line that the rest of us won't ever be able to forget.
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Really good video breakdown of the shooting of Renee Good illustrating that yes, this was cold blooded murder by an ICE agent.
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Really good video breakdown of the shooting of Renee Good illustrating that yes, this was cold blooded murder by an ICE agent.
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We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
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Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York City, called President Trump on Saturday to personally object to strikes the U.S. had conducted in Venezuela and to the capture of its leader, Nicolás Maduro. Mamdani accused Trump of violating international law.
Zohran Mamdani Called President Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York accused President Trump of violating international law. It was the first time he had criticized the president since their White House meeting.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York City, called President Trump on Saturday to personally object to strikes the U.S. had conducted in Venezuela and to the capture of its leader, Nicolás Maduro. Mamdani accused Trump of violating international law.
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Rep. Seth Moulton: "This is insane. What the hell are we doing? ... this is illegal."
January 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Rep. Seth Moulton: "This is insane. What the hell are we doing? ... this is illegal."
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Wait. So didn't Trump say days ago that we struck a land target in Venezuela, but nobody knew what he was talking about?
Did he think that when he gave the greenlight that it happened immediately and he was just totally clueless about what was actually happening?
Does he know what's happening now?
Did he think that when he gave the greenlight that it happened immediately and he was just totally clueless about what was actually happening?
Does he know what's happening now?
#BREAKING from me and Jennifer Jacobs - additional reporting on the strikes in Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Wait. So didn't Trump say days ago that we struck a land target in Venezuela, but nobody knew what he was talking about?
Did he think that when he gave the greenlight that it happened immediately and he was just totally clueless about what was actually happening?
Does he know what's happening now?
Did he think that when he gave the greenlight that it happened immediately and he was just totally clueless about what was actually happening?
Does he know what's happening now?
That top 10%... OMG.
Interesting graph showing a massive disconnect between median and mean averages.
The median is about 0.4 drinks per week, whereas the mean is 9.8 drinks per week.
The median is about 0.4 drinks per week, whereas the mean is 9.8 drinks per week.
December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
That top 10%... OMG.
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Big news – we won our lawsuit protecting mental health programs in schools.
In the wake of deadly school shootings, Congress allocated $1 billion to bring mental health professionals to schools. This win means the U.S. Dept. of Education cannot unlawfully cancel these grants.
In the wake of deadly school shootings, Congress allocated $1 billion to bring mental health professionals to schools. This win means the U.S. Dept. of Education cannot unlawfully cancel these grants.
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Big news – we won our lawsuit protecting mental health programs in schools.
In the wake of deadly school shootings, Congress allocated $1 billion to bring mental health professionals to schools. This win means the U.S. Dept. of Education cannot unlawfully cancel these grants.
In the wake of deadly school shootings, Congress allocated $1 billion to bring mental health professionals to schools. This win means the U.S. Dept. of Education cannot unlawfully cancel these grants.
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The days between December 25 and January 1 are the Lanthanides and Actinides of the Gregorian calendar
December 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The days between December 25 and January 1 are the Lanthanides and Actinides of the Gregorian calendar
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CBS didn't air the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but @propublica.org talked earlier this year to those who Trump had sent to the maximum-security prison in El Salvador:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8IN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8IN...
Venezuelans deported to CECOT and their families speak about their ordeal
YouTube video by ProPublica
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
CBS didn't air the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but @propublica.org talked earlier this year to those who Trump had sent to the maximum-security prison in El Salvador:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8IN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8IN...
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December 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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REAKING NEWS: We just got a court order blocking a HUD policy that would force more people into homelessness.
Read more about what happened and why it matters in Oregon. #orpol #breakingnews
Read more about what happened and why it matters in Oregon. #orpol #breakingnews
December 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
REAKING NEWS: We just got a court order blocking a HUD policy that would force more people into homelessness.
Read more about what happened and why it matters in Oregon. #orpol #breakingnews
Read more about what happened and why it matters in Oregon. #orpol #breakingnews
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
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Today in "Don't Trust AI to Tell You Facts": How several different "AI" programs messed up the simple fact of to whom I dedicated a book, and what that means for how much you should trust "AI" to tell you the truth about things (spoiler: not much at all):
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
“AI”: A Dedicated Fact-Failing Machine, or, Yet Another Reason Not to Trust It For Anything
I search my name on a regular basis, not only because I am an ego monster (although I try not to pretend that I’m not) but because it’s a good way for me to find reviews, end-of-the-yea…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Today in "Don't Trust AI to Tell You Facts": How several different "AI" programs messed up the simple fact of to whom I dedicated a book, and what that means for how much you should trust "AI" to tell you the truth about things (spoiler: not much at all):
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/13/a...
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Very important to hate fascists more than you hate liberals.
December 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Very important to hate fascists more than you hate liberals.
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
Waiting for spouse at a medical appointment and this is the best waiting room entertainment ever! Different size rectangles to fit sets of pentaminos in
December 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Waiting for spouse at a medical appointment and this is the best waiting room entertainment ever! Different size rectangles to fit sets of pentaminos in
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This was great the first time, and it’s still great
December 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
This was great the first time, and it’s still great