Prof. Jason Bostick, Ed.D.
@profjasonbostick.bsky.social
English adjunct faculty, Santa Monica College & El Camino College
Composition/Rhetoric/Pedagogy
LMU Ed.D. Cohort 16
Disneyland AP/MKey/DVC, student of all things Disney
Composition/Rhetoric/Pedagogy
LMU Ed.D. Cohort 16
Disneyland AP/MKey/DVC, student of all things Disney
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DISNEYLAND AFTER DARK. Anaheim, California. August 2025.
February 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
DISNEYLAND AFTER DARK. Anaheim, California. August 2025.
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The cruelty of this regime in a nutshell.
February 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The cruelty of this regime in a nutshell.
If you like your classic Disney films on cable instead of streaming, #Freeform is showing princess films this Valentine's Day, starting with Snow White and Sleeping Beauty.
February 14, 2026 at 3:38 PM
If you like your classic Disney films on cable instead of streaming, #Freeform is showing princess films this Valentine's Day, starting with Snow White and Sleeping Beauty.
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ChatGPT sent screenwriter Micky Small down a fantastical rabbit hole. Now, she's finding her way out. n.pr/3OcuGjv
ChatGPT promised to help her find her soulmate. Then it betrayed her
ChatGPT sent screenwriter Micky Small down a fantastical rabbit hole. Now, she's finding her way out.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 3:18 PM
ChatGPT sent screenwriter Micky Small down a fantastical rabbit hole. Now, she's finding her way out. n.pr/3OcuGjv
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Oralè Winners
Congratulations everyone,
more wins’
“An immigration judge has dismissed removal proceedings against Narciso Barranco, an undocumented father of three U.S. Marines, who was detained while at his landscaping job in California last summer, his attorney told ABC News.”
#USDemocracy
Congratulations everyone,
more wins’
“An immigration judge has dismissed removal proceedings against Narciso Barranco, an undocumented father of three U.S. Marines, who was detained while at his landscaping job in California last summer, his attorney told ABC News.”
#USDemocracy
February 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Oralè Winners
Congratulations everyone,
more wins’
“An immigration judge has dismissed removal proceedings against Narciso Barranco, an undocumented father of three U.S. Marines, who was detained while at his landscaping job in California last summer, his attorney told ABC News.”
#USDemocracy
Congratulations everyone,
more wins’
“An immigration judge has dismissed removal proceedings against Narciso Barranco, an undocumented father of three U.S. Marines, who was detained while at his landscaping job in California last summer, his attorney told ABC News.”
#USDemocracy
Mom married a citizen and applying for a green card. Daughter visiting from Colombia on a valid tourism visa. They planned to go to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. They didn't make it.
No wonder international tourism is dropping.
No wonder international tourism is dropping.
NEW: How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention
9-year-old Maria Antonia begged her mom to take her to the park’s annual Halloween celebration. But as soon as she arrived at Miami International Airport, everything started going wrong.
9-year-old Maria Antonia begged her mom to take her to the park’s annual Halloween celebration. But as soon as she arrived at Miami International Airport, everything started going wrong.
How a Planned Disney World Vacation Turned Into Four Months in Immigration Detention
A 9-year-old shares her story of being held at the nation’s only operating detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
www.propublica.org
February 14, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Mom married a citizen and applying for a green card. Daughter visiting from Colombia on a valid tourism visa. They planned to go to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. They didn't make it.
No wonder international tourism is dropping.
No wonder international tourism is dropping.
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🚨There is an MULTI-drug resistant outbreak of Salmonella affecting Rosabella brand moringa leaf powder capsules.
As of Feb 13, 2026
7 Cases
3 Hospitalizations
0 Deaths
7 States
🛑 Stop using these products and throw them away immediately.
www.cdc.gov/salmonella/o...
As of Feb 13, 2026
7 Cases
3 Hospitalizations
0 Deaths
7 States
🛑 Stop using these products and throw them away immediately.
www.cdc.gov/salmonella/o...
Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Moringa Powder Capsules
Info about an extensively drug-resistant Salmonella outbreak linked to moringa powder capsules.
www.cdc.gov
February 13, 2026 at 6:11 PM
🚨There is an MULTI-drug resistant outbreak of Salmonella affecting Rosabella brand moringa leaf powder capsules.
As of Feb 13, 2026
7 Cases
3 Hospitalizations
0 Deaths
7 States
🛑 Stop using these products and throw them away immediately.
www.cdc.gov/salmonella/o...
As of Feb 13, 2026
7 Cases
3 Hospitalizations
0 Deaths
7 States
🛑 Stop using these products and throw them away immediately.
www.cdc.gov/salmonella/o...
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@danvergano.bsky.social and I broke down why this past year has been such a whirlwind for public health and why our health editors are so tired www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
February 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
@danvergano.bsky.social and I broke down why this past year has been such a whirlwind for public health and why our health editors are so tired www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
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Heads up 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴 — I have a line on a 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝗩𝗥 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗔 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟯𝗿𝗱. DM me for info!
February 13, 2026 at 5:24 AM
Heads up 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴 — I have a line on a 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝗩𝗥 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗔 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟯𝗿𝗱. DM me for info!
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NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 AM
NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
What movie moment made you exclaim
THIS IS CINEMA
THIS IS CINEMA
February 13, 2026 at 3:54 AM
What movie moment made you exclaim
THIS IS CINEMA
THIS IS CINEMA
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We've been looking forward to sharing this news for a long time. We're making a graphic novel!
The Owl House: The Long-Lived King
Written by me and the amazing @mikkicrisostomo.bsky.social
Illustrated by the incomparable @dindu99.bsky.social
We're so excited to tell a brand new story.
The Owl House: The Long-Lived King
Written by me and the amazing @mikkicrisostomo.bsky.social
Illustrated by the incomparable @dindu99.bsky.social
We're so excited to tell a brand new story.
February 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
We've been looking forward to sharing this news for a long time. We're making a graphic novel!
The Owl House: The Long-Lived King
Written by me and the amazing @mikkicrisostomo.bsky.social
Illustrated by the incomparable @dindu99.bsky.social
We're so excited to tell a brand new story.
The Owl House: The Long-Lived King
Written by me and the amazing @mikkicrisostomo.bsky.social
Illustrated by the incomparable @dindu99.bsky.social
We're so excited to tell a brand new story.
Reposted by Prof. Jason Bostick, Ed.D.
Democrats should promise, today, that Melania Trump, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel will be stripped of citizenship and deported if the administration advances this effort
cool, cool. so we are sort of like citizens, but not really?
February 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Democrats should promise, today, that Melania Trump, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel will be stripped of citizenship and deported if the administration advances this effort
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Cartoon by Guy Venables
February 10, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Cartoon by Guy Venables
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Feature: Pixar’s #Hoppers has a look all its own — plush, stylized, and built for clarity. We break down the color script, character design, modeling, and FX that shape its adorable world ahead of its March 6 release.
How Pixar Built the Plush, Stylized World of Hoppers
Discover how Pixar crafted the plush, stylized world of Hoppers through early color scripting, character design, sets modeling, shading, and effects innovation.
www.laughingplace.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Feature: Pixar’s #Hoppers has a look all its own — plush, stylized, and built for clarity. We break down the color script, character design, modeling, and FX that shape its adorable world ahead of its March 6 release.
Reposted by Prof. Jason Bostick, Ed.D.
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
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WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Consider donating a prize for this year's fundraiser. It can be a handmade item, a new theme park souvenir, or even a ~$10 Disney / Universal gift card. Mail it to the address on this page and include the name you'd like shown as contributor: orlandoparkstop.com/charity/cont...
Consider donating a prize for this year's fundraiser. It can be a handmade item, a new theme park souvenir, or even a ~$10 Disney / Universal gift card. Mail it to the address on this page and include the name you'd like shown as contributor: orlandoparkstop.com/charity/cont...
February 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Consider donating a prize for this year's fundraiser. It can be a handmade item, a new theme park souvenir, or even a ~$10 Disney / Universal gift card. Mail it to the address on this page and include the name you'd like shown as contributor: orlandoparkstop.com/charity/cont...
Consider donating a prize for this year's fundraiser. It can be a handmade item, a new theme park souvenir, or even a ~$10 Disney / Universal gift card. Mail it to the address on this page and include the name you'd like shown as contributor: orlandoparkstop.com/charity/cont...
@sluggodoug.bsky.social
First concert: Human Rights Now!
LA Memorial Coliseum, September 1988.
Lineup:
Youssou N'Dour
Tracy Chapman
Sting
Peter Gabriel
Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
First concert: Human Rights Now!
LA Memorial Coliseum, September 1988.
Lineup:
Youssou N'Dour
Tracy Chapman
Sting
Peter Gabriel
Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
February 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
@sluggodoug.bsky.social
First concert: Human Rights Now!
LA Memorial Coliseum, September 1988.
Lineup:
Youssou N'Dour
Tracy Chapman
Sting
Peter Gabriel
Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
First concert: Human Rights Now!
LA Memorial Coliseum, September 1988.
Lineup:
Youssou N'Dour
Tracy Chapman
Sting
Peter Gabriel
Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
Reposted by Prof. Jason Bostick, Ed.D.
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
Disney fans will recognize Jerry Goldsmith as the composer of the Soarin' Over California soundtrack. According to the Imagineers at the #D23 #DCA25 panel last weekend, Goldsmith jumped at the chance to score the new attraction as he was a native Californian and an aviation fan.
Remembering today the late 🇺🇸American film and television composer and conductor #JerryGoldsmith (10 February 1929 – 21 July 2004) born #OnThisDay in Los Angeles, California
February 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 11:48 AM
BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Almost all university presidents and trustees are in high appeasement mode. It won’t work and it emboldens the autocrat. Brilliant piece by David Pressman & Arne Duncan. Will anyone heed their warning? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Universities are sending Trump a dangerous message
Higher education is under attack. Drop the appeasement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Almost all university presidents and trustees are in high appeasement mode. It won’t work and it emboldens the autocrat. Brilliant piece by David Pressman & Arne Duncan. Will anyone heed their warning? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
OK, the Liquid IV ad is funny, but as a Scouter who hydrated through 12 years of summer camps and weekend campouts, it's also a tad misleading. Our camp rule was simple: 1) if your pee is yellow, you need to drink more water; 2) if you drink ANYTHING but water, drink 2c of water to keep hydrated.
February 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
OK, the Liquid IV ad is funny, but as a Scouter who hydrated through 12 years of summer camps and weekend campouts, it's also a tad misleading. Our camp rule was simple: 1) if your pee is yellow, you need to drink more water; 2) if you drink ANYTHING but water, drink 2c of water to keep hydrated.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:24 AM