Nora
@noraweber.bsky.social
Midwesterner, researcher, enthused about birds
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More Monarca training in St Paul on Saturday 11/29.
Learn your rights as a legal observer. Join the rapid response network.
Also 12/15 in Uptown.
monarcamn.org/training
Learn your rights as a legal observer. Join the rapid response network.
Also 12/15 in Uptown.
monarcamn.org/training
Training — Monarca
monarcamn.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
More Monarca training in St Paul on Saturday 11/29.
Learn your rights as a legal observer. Join the rapid response network.
Also 12/15 in Uptown.
monarcamn.org/training
Learn your rights as a legal observer. Join the rapid response network.
Also 12/15 in Uptown.
monarcamn.org/training
This is such an important point. We have glorified this idea of "personalized" learning, despite pretty much all the evidence showing the superiority of "social" learning.
If you look carefully, they market this fact.
They hype "personalized" learning, by which they mean "algorithmically generated per student"
So if I'm given a word problem I can't talk to my classmates about it, bc they don't have the same one
They hype "personalized" learning, by which they mean "algorithmically generated per student"
So if I'm given a word problem I can't talk to my classmates about it, bc they don't have the same one
November 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is such an important point. We have glorified this idea of "personalized" learning, despite pretty much all the evidence showing the superiority of "social" learning.
Exhibit # 3857 why I love experimental methods:
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Exhibit # 3857 why I love experimental methods:
Absolutely not. The solution to safer streets and healthier neighborhoods is *fewer* cars, not more.
We have a lot of evidence about what works (e.g., more accessible, affordable public transit) -- let's invest in that.
We have a lot of evidence about what works (e.g., more accessible, affordable public transit) -- let's invest in that.
Waymo, the driverless ride-hailing company, is bringing its fleet of autonomous electric vehicles to Minneapolis.
Ridesharing without a driver? It's coming to Minneapolis
Testing will begin Thursday morning. No date has been set to start offering rides to passengers.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Absolutely not. The solution to safer streets and healthier neighborhoods is *fewer* cars, not more.
We have a lot of evidence about what works (e.g., more accessible, affordable public transit) -- let's invest in that.
We have a lot of evidence about what works (e.g., more accessible, affordable public transit) -- let's invest in that.
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Erik Alarcon, whose uncle and cousin were detained in Tuesday's operation, says the family had planned to gather for Thanksgiving next week. Now, they’re trying to figure out where their relatives were taken and whether they can contact them.
'We’re very in the dark': Families say they can’t reach loved ones detained in St. Paul ICE operation
Families and advocates say they’re trying to reach their loved ones who were detained at a St. Paul manufacturer during a federal law enforcement operation on Tuesday.
www.mprnews.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Erik Alarcon, whose uncle and cousin were detained in Tuesday's operation, says the family had planned to gather for Thanksgiving next week. Now, they’re trying to figure out where their relatives were taken and whether they can contact them.
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I love that she sleeps with her claws out ❤️
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I love that she sleeps with her claws out ❤️
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Honoring Alice Wong's life and legacy with gratitude, in solidarity and sorrow, this morning. I was a fan; thinking of all who loved and knew her personally.
Alice's words speak to us still. As a chronically ill person, I will keep listening. What a beautiful, bold, *brilliant* life well lived.
Alice's words speak to us still. As a chronically ill person, I will keep listening. What a beautiful, bold, *brilliant* life well lived.
November 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Honoring Alice Wong's life and legacy with gratitude, in solidarity and sorrow, this morning. I was a fan; thinking of all who loved and knew her personally.
Alice's words speak to us still. As a chronically ill person, I will keep listening. What a beautiful, bold, *brilliant* life well lived.
Alice's words speak to us still. As a chronically ill person, I will keep listening. What a beautiful, bold, *brilliant* life well lived.
Louder for the people in the back!!
Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Louder for the people in the back!!
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The temps are dropping and many people in Minneapolis are prevented from accessing stable food and shelter.
Please make a donation to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social (recurring one is best!) to help connect people with the resources they need.
Please make a donation to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social (recurring one is best!) to help connect people with the resources they need.
November 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The temps are dropping and many people in Minneapolis are prevented from accessing stable food and shelter.
Please make a donation to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social (recurring one is best!) to help connect people with the resources they need.
Please make a donation to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social (recurring one is best!) to help connect people with the resources they need.
From this morning's walk around Nokomis.
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
From this morning's walk around Nokomis.
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As civil rights groups warned 7 years ago.
Facial recognition errors can have life-altering consequences. In @techpolicypress.bsky.social, CDT’s @jakelaperruque.bsky.social warns that ICE’s new approach — treating AI matches as definitive IDs — violates currently-understood DHS policy and endangers civil liberties.
ICE’s Reckless Reliance on Facial Recognition Puts Us All In Danger | TechPolicy.Press
Jake Laperruque raises the alarm on ICE’s reckless use of facial recognition and its risks for wrongful detainment.
www.techpolicy.press
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
As civil rights groups warned 7 years ago.
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NPR has aired a story about turmoil regarding Indiana University's treatment of the Indiana Daily Student newspaper, and the lawsuit its adult advisor filed after the school fired him. The story on preserving free speech for student journalists spreads. https://loom.ly/Q_eRgcg
Indiana University facing lawsuit after claims it tried to censor student newspaper
Indiana University's student newspaper is at the center of a lawsuit by its former advisor who says he was fired by the administration because he stood up against censorship.
www.npr.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
NPR has aired a story about turmoil regarding Indiana University's treatment of the Indiana Daily Student newspaper, and the lawsuit its adult advisor filed after the school fired him. The story on preserving free speech for student journalists spreads. https://loom.ly/Q_eRgcg
The temps are dropping and many people in Minneapolis are prevented from accessing stable food and shelter.
Please make a donation to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social (recurring one is best!) to help connect people with the resources they need.
Please make a donation to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social (recurring one is best!) to help connect people with the resources they need.
November 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The temps are dropping and many people in Minneapolis are prevented from accessing stable food and shelter.
Please make a donation to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social (recurring one is best!) to help connect people with the resources they need.
Please make a donation to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social (recurring one is best!) to help connect people with the resources they need.
Happy Halloweedith
(...also featuring Claude, who insisted on also being included but would only flop over).
(...also featuring Claude, who insisted on also being included but would only flop over).
October 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Happy Halloweedith
(...also featuring Claude, who insisted on also being included but would only flop over).
(...also featuring Claude, who insisted on also being included but would only flop over).
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November 4 of this year is an extremely important election date. Learn what is happening in your state.
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts
Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read M...
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October 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
November 4 of this year is an extremely important election date. Learn what is happening in your state.
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
Incredible exhibit by Dyani White Hawk at the Walker. If you have a chance to see them in person, definitely go.
These pictures portray just a sliver of their beauty, and the audio pieces are wonderful as well.
These pictures portray just a sliver of their beauty, and the audio pieces are wonderful as well.
October 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Incredible exhibit by Dyani White Hawk at the Walker. If you have a chance to see them in person, definitely go.
These pictures portray just a sliver of their beauty, and the audio pieces are wonderful as well.
These pictures portray just a sliver of their beauty, and the audio pieces are wonderful as well.
🔊 Crane migration. A most incredible ensemble.
October 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
🔊 Crane migration. A most incredible ensemble.
