Matt Busch
@mattbusch.bsky.social
HS Social Studies teacher (AP World, World, Sociology).
We might be back up...
We might be back up...
Reposted by Matt Busch
Seeing fieldworkers produce their own histories, knowledge, narratives, and generally assert their power and voice over the world has been sugarcane plantation owners' greatest fear.
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Seeing fieldworkers produce their own histories, knowledge, narratives, and generally assert their power and voice over the world has been sugarcane plantation owners' greatest fear.
Reposted by Matt Busch
It was transforming the biggest NFL stage in the world into a sugar cane plantation that did it for me.
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
It was transforming the biggest NFL stage in the world into a sugar cane plantation that did it for me.
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
Like, the multiple layers of turning an American icon into a plantation and highlighting the history of exploitation of Black and Brown bodies by the NFL and American colonialism simultaneously?
Probably gonna skip listening to NPR on the way to work tomorrow morning...
heads up to the american news media: I do not care what racists thought of the super bowl halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Probably gonna skip listening to NPR on the way to work tomorrow morning...
Telling my students this was Simon Bolivar:
February 9, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Telling my students this was Simon Bolivar:
[You're actually better at using Excel than copilot is. Yes even you.]
So Copilot is just for people who don’t know how to use Excel?
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
[You're actually better at using Excel than copilot is. Yes even you.]
Who would have thought that not using your brain is bad for your brain.
The latest from Anthropic: using Anthropic's products makes you worse at your job
How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Who would have thought that not using your brain is bad for your brain.
So are we doing this or what??
General strike when?
January 28, 2026 at 5:06 AM
So are we doing this or what??
Generalize your skeets. What’s your most typical, most average skeet?
"Neither the CB nor AI will save us and we should be insulted by those who continue to sell the snake oil."
"Neither the CB nor AI will save us and we should be insulted by those who continue to sell the snake oil."
Generalize your skeets. What’s your most typical, most average skeet?
“My students did something weird and I am angry about fascism. Also, AI is probably bad for us, but what if it wasn’t?”
“My students did something weird and I am angry about fascism. Also, AI is probably bad for us, but what if it wasn’t?”
Generalize your skeets. What’s your most typical, most average skeet?
"Ha ha, TTRPG gaming is fun, especially when you spend some time thinking and planning, let’s share ideas!—
*record scratch*
—folk are stamping on the necks of the marginalized again, would you like an unthreatening metaphor?"
"Ha ha, TTRPG gaming is fun, especially when you spend some time thinking and planning, let’s share ideas!—
*record scratch*
—folk are stamping on the necks of the marginalized again, would you like an unthreatening metaphor?"
January 27, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Generalize your skeets. What’s your most typical, most average skeet?
"Neither the CB nor AI will save us and we should be insulted by those who continue to sell the snake oil."
"Neither the CB nor AI will save us and we should be insulted by those who continue to sell the snake oil."
Worry about this asshat
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Anthropic CEO Worries Humanity May Not be 'Mature' Enough for Advanced AI
Anthropic CEO Worries Humanity May Not be 'Mature' Enough for Advanced AI
When has that ever stopped us?
gizmodo.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Worry about this asshat
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Would love to see my union stand in solidarity.
Another good idea I saw in the thread was to buy a gift card from a place or two that is sticking on the 23rd.
Do I have any MN peeps on here?
@erbeckman.bsky.social can I send you a gift card?
Another good idea I saw in the thread was to buy a gift card from a place or two that is sticking on the 23rd.
Do I have any MN peeps on here?
@erbeckman.bsky.social can I send you a gift card?
there are a bunch of big names on this list, including multiple beard award winners, and some places i never would have guessed in a hundred years (the malt shop?!) and i'm genuinely floored and delighted to see so many participants
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.
bringmethenews.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Would love to see my union stand in solidarity.
Another good idea I saw in the thread was to buy a gift card from a place or two that is sticking on the 23rd.
Do I have any MN peeps on here?
@erbeckman.bsky.social can I send you a gift card?
Another good idea I saw in the thread was to buy a gift card from a place or two that is sticking on the 23rd.
Do I have any MN peeps on here?
@erbeckman.bsky.social can I send you a gift card?
General strike when?
January 16, 2026 at 2:11 AM
General strike when?
Got a new phone today and recycled the box within one hour of getting it.
a man is standing in front of a sign that says ' usted leadership for a stronger america '
ALT: a man is standing in front of a sign that says ' usted leadership for a stronger america '
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Got a new phone today and recycled the box within one hour of getting it.
We're starting the Haitian Revolution this week in class - will need to find a way to bring this source in:
A sharp new look at Jeannot Bullet and the early Haitian Revolution—far more complex than the usual “villain” narrative. A fascinating rethink of power, violence, and revolutionary vision in 1791. @nicolaivoneggers.bsky.social
👉 ageofrevolutions.com/2025/12/29/j...
👉 ageofrevolutions.com/2025/12/29/j...
Jeannot and the Haitian Revolution
By Nicolai von Eggers The Haitian Revolution, which began when a revolt broke out 1791 on the Northern Plain in the French the colony of Saint-Domingue, ultimately led to the abolition of slavery a…
ageofrevolutions.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:37 PM
We're starting the Haitian Revolution this week in class - will need to find a way to bring this source in:
Conversation happening in our house tonight you can feel free to weigh in on.
Do you think someone who has a history degree and teaches high school history is a historian?
Curious what you all out there think.
Do you think someone who has a history degree and teaches high school history is a historian?
Curious what you all out there think.
January 11, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Conversation happening in our house tonight you can feel free to weigh in on.
Do you think someone who has a history degree and teaches high school history is a historian?
Curious what you all out there think.
Do you think someone who has a history degree and teaches high school history is a historian?
Curious what you all out there think.
I finally had some time to watch Al Jazeera's new documentary series on the British, French, and Spanish empires - and man let me tell you the AI slop, and resulting inaccuracies, were really disappointing to see.
Some examples:
Some examples:
January 8, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I finally had some time to watch Al Jazeera's new documentary series on the British, French, and Spanish empires - and man let me tell you the AI slop, and resulting inaccuracies, were really disappointing to see.
Some examples:
Some examples:
Of course there will be weird dudes obsessed with playing Roman Empire in a post-apocalyptic hellscape...
a close up of a man 's face while holding a stick
ALT: a close up of a man 's face while holding a stick
media.tenor.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Of course there will be weird dudes obsessed with playing Roman Empire in a post-apocalyptic hellscape...
Neither here nor there, but the ending of Netflix's Marco Polo will have to go down as Exhibit A on why you don't end a season on a cliff hanger in the streaming age.
January 5, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Neither here nor there, but the ending of Netflix's Marco Polo will have to go down as Exhibit A on why you don't end a season on a cliff hanger in the streaming age.
I may have googled "how to challenge a sitting senator"
President Trump’s actions today with Venezuela raise more questions than answers. Is America going to be involved in running and stabilizing Venezuela? Today's actions raise many questions about the stability of the region and our policy towards South America.
January 4, 2026 at 5:44 AM
I may have googled "how to challenge a sitting senator"
We need to do a better job of teaching our students that the US want for control over the Americas is not some recent fever dream.
January 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM
We need to do a better job of teaching our students that the US want for control over the Americas is not some recent fever dream.
We've gone from "standardized tests clearly discriminate against marginalized groups" to "let's use that discrimination to benefit us"
God I hate this timeline so much.
God I hate this timeline so much.
January 3, 2026 at 3:25 AM
We've gone from "standardized tests clearly discriminate against marginalized groups" to "let's use that discrimination to benefit us"
God I hate this timeline so much.
God I hate this timeline so much.
We weren't really arguing about slop - you just didn't want to hear our actual arguments and tried to dismiss them and blow us off by saying we were unhappy about the slop.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is now blogging about AI slop
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is now blogging about AI slop
Nadella doesn’t want to argue about AI slop anymore
buff.ly
January 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
We weren't really arguing about slop - you just didn't want to hear our actual arguments and tried to dismiss them and blow us off by saying we were unhappy about the slop.
Well if this doesn't hit the nail right in the head:
It’s a little embarrassing sometimes to work in a profession where the people with lots of influence are essentially extremely enthusiastic used car salesmen
December 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Well if this doesn't hit the nail right in the head:
Can we sign ourselves up for this list or????
I said chatgpt doesn't have a soul and got put on this list
December 31, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Can we sign ourselves up for this list or????
