Old Cranky Teacher
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Local scold, my superpower is fretting.
Anti crypto; pro library.
Can darn socks.
Anti crypto; pro library.
Can darn socks.
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Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
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January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
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Don't go to the hellsite for info about Rob Reiner. It will make you sick.
Clearly, the civility police are only deployed for right wingers.
Clearly, the civility police are only deployed for right wingers.
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Don't go to the hellsite for info about Rob Reiner. It will make you sick.
Clearly, the civility police are only deployed for right wingers.
Clearly, the civility police are only deployed for right wingers.
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I've about had it with death.
December 15, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I've about had it with death.
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I've planned for active shooter scenarios in my classrooms for most of my teaching career. It's awful, but I've been very lucky in never having to test those plans
We don't have to live like this
The difference in response between US and and Australian leaders really hits home how this is a choice
We don't have to live like this
The difference in response between US and and Australian leaders really hits home how this is a choice
December 15, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I've planned for active shooter scenarios in my classrooms for most of my teaching career. It's awful, but I've been very lucky in never having to test those plans
We don't have to live like this
The difference in response between US and and Australian leaders really hits home how this is a choice
We don't have to live like this
The difference in response between US and and Australian leaders really hits home how this is a choice
Less "a pass" than a leg up, a boost, and a rocket-fueled launch in one.
As a semi-retired teacher in the classroom for more than three decades, starting shortly before anyone had a computer in a classroom, I say, it's deja vu all over again.
The way AI is marketed to teachers makes me ill. #edusky
As a semi-retired teacher in the classroom for more than three decades, starting shortly before anyone had a computer in a classroom, I say, it's deja vu all over again.
The way AI is marketed to teachers makes me ill. #edusky
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Less "a pass" than a leg up, a boost, and a rocket-fueled launch in one.
As a semi-retired teacher in the classroom for more than three decades, starting shortly before anyone had a computer in a classroom, I say, it's deja vu all over again.
The way AI is marketed to teachers makes me ill. #edusky
As a semi-retired teacher in the classroom for more than three decades, starting shortly before anyone had a computer in a classroom, I say, it's deja vu all over again.
The way AI is marketed to teachers makes me ill. #edusky
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In 1938, a New York Times reporter warned:
“When and if fascism comes to America it will not be labeled ‘made in Germany’; it will not be marked with a swastika; it will not even be called fascism; it will be called, of course, ‘Americanism’.”
87 years later.....
“When and if fascism comes to America it will not be labeled ‘made in Germany’; it will not be marked with a swastika; it will not even be called fascism; it will be called, of course, ‘Americanism’.”
87 years later.....
November 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
In 1938, a New York Times reporter warned:
“When and if fascism comes to America it will not be labeled ‘made in Germany’; it will not be marked with a swastika; it will not even be called fascism; it will be called, of course, ‘Americanism’.”
87 years later.....
“When and if fascism comes to America it will not be labeled ‘made in Germany’; it will not be marked with a swastika; it will not even be called fascism; it will be called, of course, ‘Americanism’.”
87 years later.....
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And such great journals!
I still love reading journals and periodicals without needing to be logged in.
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
And such great journals!
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today instead of buying barely discounted crap, get a paid subscription to an independent media outlet! a little $ goes a long way towards supporting a free press. 🗞️
drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
November 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
today instead of buying barely discounted crap, get a paid subscription to an independent media outlet! a little $ goes a long way towards supporting a free press. 🗞️
drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
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Considering that horses are dangerous and riders are very regularly seriously injured, I wonder what the direct overall injury/death rate looked like when everyone in our society had to constantly ride/drive horses, versus the injury/death rate from cars today?
November 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Considering that horses are dangerous and riders are very regularly seriously injured, I wonder what the direct overall injury/death rate looked like when everyone in our society had to constantly ride/drive horses, versus the injury/death rate from cars today?
👀 Just dropped!
Our lastest video interview with Naomi Oreskes « The Manufacture of Denial » is now live.
Sincere thanks to her for joining us to examine these urgent and vital issues.
Discover now👇
Our lastest video interview with Naomi Oreskes « The Manufacture of Denial » is now live.
Sincere thanks to her for joining us to examine these urgent and vital issues.
Discover now👇
Happy to post this interesting set of conversations (including one with me on #climatedenial about contemporary affairs:
www.diagrammes.fr/en
www.diagrammes.fr/en
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My alma mater working for us:
The SLAPP Back Initiative is the first-of-its-kind database tracking strategic lawsuits against public participation, potentially meritless or malicious legal actions that chill speech and deter scrutiny.
A project by @nyu.edu's First Amendment Watch.
Learn more at slappback.org.
A project by @nyu.edu's First Amendment Watch.
Learn more at slappback.org.
November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
My alma mater working for us:
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Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud | Arizona Mirror
Austin Smith election fraud guilty plea: Former GOP Rep admits forging 100+ signatures on ballot petitions in Arizona
azmirror.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
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The code name Summers used in exchanges with Epstein for the mentee he was trying to have sex with was “peril.”
Pure speculation: the economist in question, according to the Harvard Crimson, was an Asian woman. My guess is peril is short for “yellow peril.” Offensive and arrogant at the same time.
Pure speculation: the economist in question, according to the Harvard Crimson, was an Asian woman. My guess is peril is short for “yellow peril.” Offensive and arrogant at the same time.
CSWEP strongly condemns Larry Summers’ behavior as revealed in the email correspondence with the late Jeffrey Epstein. While abuse of power in the economics profession is not new, rarely has the intent behind such abuse been so clearly stated.
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The code name Summers used in exchanges with Epstein for the mentee he was trying to have sex with was “peril.”
Pure speculation: the economist in question, according to the Harvard Crimson, was an Asian woman. My guess is peril is short for “yellow peril.” Offensive and arrogant at the same time.
Pure speculation: the economist in question, according to the Harvard Crimson, was an Asian woman. My guess is peril is short for “yellow peril.” Offensive and arrogant at the same time.
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Incredible crash course that reveals the many problems affecting the American economy at the moment, why it's so easy for so many people to misinterpret what's happening, and the policies we could advocate for that would actually help everyone in this country succeed.
Going to argue with conservative family members at Christmas? The Optimists have you covered!
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
Enjoy this special bonus episode where we pass the proverbial potatoes and I hit back on range of economic issues.
optimisteconomy.com/episodes/tha...
Thanksgiving Prep: An Optimist’s Guide to Dinner Table Debate | Optimist Economy
Your drunk uncle calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme. Your crypto-bro cousin thinks tariffs make China pay. Your grandfather blames working women for tanking wage growth. Economist Kathryn Edwards ta
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November 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Incredible crash course that reveals the many problems affecting the American economy at the moment, why it's so easy for so many people to misinterpret what's happening, and the policies we could advocate for that would actually help everyone in this country succeed.
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Even though @kedseconomist.com and @rauzi.bsky.social are on a break they did a PSA podcast to arm yourself with counterpoints to the dumb things your drunk uncle, Fox News watching aunt and cryptobro cousin are going to say when you’re over for Thanksgiving
rss.com/podcasts/opt...
rss.com/podcasts/opt...
Thanksgiving Prep: An Optimist’s Guide to Dinner Table Debate | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Your drunk uncle calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme. Your crypto-bro cousin thinks tariffs make China pay. Your grandfather blames working women for tanking wage growth. Economist Kathryn Edwards ta...
rss.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Even though @kedseconomist.com and @rauzi.bsky.social are on a break they did a PSA podcast to arm yourself with counterpoints to the dumb things your drunk uncle, Fox News watching aunt and cryptobro cousin are going to say when you’re over for Thanksgiving
rss.com/podcasts/opt...
rss.com/podcasts/opt...
Robin and Kathryn are killing it this week. Thank you, @kedseconomist.com
youtube.com/shorts/pMuHQ...
youtube.com/shorts/pMuHQ...
Let's Not Cry About Higher Taxes on the 1%
YouTube video by Optimist Economy
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November 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Robin and Kathryn are killing it this week. Thank you, @kedseconomist.com
youtube.com/shorts/pMuHQ...
youtube.com/shorts/pMuHQ...
If by "Time is Right," Kornberg means two-decades late, sure.
Eventually, these decades will be thought of the way we remember people, including children, drinking ale all day because of unsafe water infrastructure; & postpartum women dying due to unwashed hands.
Better late than never, I guess.
Eventually, these decades will be thought of the way we remember people, including children, drinking ale all day because of unsafe water infrastructure; & postpartum women dying due to unwashed hands.
Better late than never, I guess.
New members of Congress understand tech in ways their predecessors often don't, and now they’re driving new bills on online safety, privacy, AI, and more. But without a centralized tech committee, needed regulations can through the cracks. bit.ly/3K76Pjr
The Time Is Right for Congress to Take on Tech
History teaches that new blood, economic upheaval, and executive overreach are the recipe for overcoming congressional paralysis.
www.brennancenter.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
If by "Time is Right," Kornberg means two-decades late, sure.
Eventually, these decades will be thought of the way we remember people, including children, drinking ale all day because of unsafe water infrastructure; & postpartum women dying due to unwashed hands.
Better late than never, I guess.
Eventually, these decades will be thought of the way we remember people, including children, drinking ale all day because of unsafe water infrastructure; & postpartum women dying due to unwashed hands.
Better late than never, I guess.
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Every time I cringe at my own embarrassing, vapid banality, how insufferably obvious my thinking is, I remember this smug rent-a-clown's preening self-satisfaction, and thank god for impostor syndrome.
Every fucking thing he says flashes the "charlie brown had hoes" tweet into my brain. No it's not, that isn't true.
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Every time I cringe at my own embarrassing, vapid banality, how insufferably obvious my thinking is, I remember this smug rent-a-clown's preening self-satisfaction, and thank god for impostor syndrome.
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A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
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On the left side, Yoram Hazony to Ross Douthat in the NYT, today. (www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/o...)
On the right side, a headline in the Washington Post, also today. (wapo.st/3Mbd9a6)
On the right side, a headline in the Washington Post, also today. (wapo.st/3Mbd9a6)
November 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
On the left side, Yoram Hazony to Ross Douthat in the NYT, today. (www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/o...)
On the right side, a headline in the Washington Post, also today. (wapo.st/3Mbd9a6)
On the right side, a headline in the Washington Post, also today. (wapo.st/3Mbd9a6)
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Gen X gave Trump his highest margins.
Boomers gave him most raw votes, but of course mitigated that by giving close to the same number of votes to Harris.
We can start solving shit by not wasting more time on generational warfare. Bottom line is white males across a generational spectrum did bad.
Boomers gave him most raw votes, but of course mitigated that by giving close to the same number of votes to Harris.
We can start solving shit by not wasting more time on generational warfare. Bottom line is white males across a generational spectrum did bad.
November 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Gen X gave Trump his highest margins.
Boomers gave him most raw votes, but of course mitigated that by giving close to the same number of votes to Harris.
We can start solving shit by not wasting more time on generational warfare. Bottom line is white males across a generational spectrum did bad.
Boomers gave him most raw votes, but of course mitigated that by giving close to the same number of votes to Harris.
We can start solving shit by not wasting more time on generational warfare. Bottom line is white males across a generational spectrum did bad.
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More Bad JuJu for kids and Cøvid.
Cardiovascular health is something we should explore. Dyslipidaemia and endothelial injury aren't isolated to adults!
journals.lww.com/hhmi/fulltex...
Cardiovascular health is something we should explore. Dyslipidaemia and endothelial injury aren't isolated to adults!
journals.lww.com/hhmi/fulltex...
journals.lww.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
More Bad JuJu for kids and Cøvid.
Cardiovascular health is something we should explore. Dyslipidaemia and endothelial injury aren't isolated to adults!
journals.lww.com/hhmi/fulltex...
Cardiovascular health is something we should explore. Dyslipidaemia and endothelial injury aren't isolated to adults!
journals.lww.com/hhmi/fulltex...
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Influenza versus Cövid.
826 COVID vs 89 flu deaths, and within 90 days, 1,391 COVID vs 149 flu deaths, showing worse outcomes for COVID-19
Rough maths? About 10 times more fatal
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
826 COVID vs 89 flu deaths, and within 90 days, 1,391 COVID vs 149 flu deaths, showing worse outcomes for COVID-19
Rough maths? About 10 times more fatal
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
Comparative risk of post-acute sequelae among adults following SARS-CoV-2 or influenza virus infection: A retrospective cohort study among United States adults
Author summary Why was this study done? It is known that people may suffer medical complications long after COVID-19, which are called post-acute sequelae (PAS). Similar sequelae are also known to h...
journals.plos.org
October 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Influenza versus Cövid.
826 COVID vs 89 flu deaths, and within 90 days, 1,391 COVID vs 149 flu deaths, showing worse outcomes for COVID-19
Rough maths? About 10 times more fatal
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
826 COVID vs 89 flu deaths, and within 90 days, 1,391 COVID vs 149 flu deaths, showing worse outcomes for COVID-19
Rough maths? About 10 times more fatal
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
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I never stopped wearing a mask.
My mother gets a cold- it turns into bronchitis. She gets Covid or flu- she could get pneumonia.
Damn Covid is still a beast.
My mother gets a cold- it turns into bronchitis. She gets Covid or flu- she could get pneumonia.
Damn Covid is still a beast.
October 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I never stopped wearing a mask.
My mother gets a cold- it turns into bronchitis. She gets Covid or flu- she could get pneumonia.
Damn Covid is still a beast.
My mother gets a cold- it turns into bronchitis. She gets Covid or flu- she could get pneumonia.
Damn Covid is still a beast.