Nathan Holbert
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Learning Scientist. Maker and designer. Player of games and toys. Dad. Associate Professor @ Teachers College, Columbia University. Pop & Play host http://tc.edu/popandplay
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Nathan Holbert
@snowdaylearninglab.org
· Dec 11
What is the Purpose of School? | Pop and Play | Episode 6
A Pew Center Report from 2024 prompts Haeny and Nathan to ask a big question: “What is the Purpose of School?” And is school the best place for children to learn?For transcripts of this episode, to le...
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In this episode of Pop & Play we ask, what is the purpose of school?
Education is more than schooling. Education is about exploring, creating, and finding and pursuing passion. Building these educational spaces is challenging but necessary and important work. Get to it!
Education is more than schooling. Education is about exploring, creating, and finding and pursuing passion. Building these educational spaces is challenging but necessary and important work. Get to it!
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down by the bay
where the watermelons grow
back to my home
I dare not go
for if I do
my mother will say
"did you ever hear some mice
shouting 'fuck ICE'"
down by the bay
where the watermelons grow
back to my home
I dare not go
for if I do
my mother will say
"did you ever hear some mice
shouting 'fuck ICE'"
down by the bay
they've got Raffi calling for regime change. something has shifted.
January 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
down by the bay
where the watermelons grow
back to my home
I dare not go
for if I do
my mother will say
"did you ever hear some mice
shouting 'fuck ICE'"
down by the bay
where the watermelons grow
back to my home
I dare not go
for if I do
my mother will say
"did you ever hear some mice
shouting 'fuck ICE'"
down by the bay
The Oval Office, Night.
A phone rings. A large amorphous shape, looks up from a cognitive assessment study guide. Its margins covered in scribbles of underage girls.
The phone continues to ring.
Lifting his diet coke stained body, he lumbers to the phone, full diaper sloshing as he moves...
A phone rings. A large amorphous shape, looks up from a cognitive assessment study guide. Its margins covered in scribbles of underage girls.
The phone continues to ring.
Lifting his diet coke stained body, he lumbers to the phone, full diaper sloshing as he moves...
they've got Raffi calling for regime change. something has shifted.
January 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
The Oval Office, Night.
A phone rings. A large amorphous shape, looks up from a cognitive assessment study guide. Its margins covered in scribbles of underage girls.
The phone continues to ring.
Lifting his diet coke stained body, he lumbers to the phone, full diaper sloshing as he moves...
A phone rings. A large amorphous shape, looks up from a cognitive assessment study guide. Its margins covered in scribbles of underage girls.
The phone continues to ring.
Lifting his diet coke stained body, he lumbers to the phone, full diaper sloshing as he moves...
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How far beyond sense are we when Exxon execs, who have happily partnered with dictators, are like, "That's a bit much."
January 9, 2026 at 12:03 PM
How far beyond sense are we when Exxon execs, who have happily partnered with dictators, are like, "That's a bit much."
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NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.
January 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.
Jamelle Bouie is always correct.
this guy is a fucking hero
the man widely regarded as creator of Korean fried chicken has died www.koreaherald.com/article/1065...
January 9, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Jamelle Bouie is always correct.
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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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AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
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I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...
Rep. Kelly announces plans to impeach Secretary Kristi Noem
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) announced plans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the fatal shooting by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.
robinkelly.house.gov
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...
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We don't have to live like this.
January 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
We don't have to live like this.
Fuck these stormtroopers
January 7, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Fuck these stormtroopers
The Good Place had a fantastic ending. And honestly I had no idea how they were going to end that show satisfactorily, but man they absolutely did
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 6, 2026 at 11:36 PM
The Good Place had a fantastic ending. And honestly I had no idea how they were going to end that show satisfactorily, but man they absolutely did
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Seems like they will. They want Call of Duty videos of the US military and Tom Clancy plot lines. Morality and peace don't look bad ass.
Will Trump voters also support seizing Venezuela's oil? I don't know, but Trump believes they will. He thinks they are just as corrupt, amoral, indifferent to the fate of those killed by our military, and eager to pillage weaker countries as he is. 7/7
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
January 6, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Seems like they will. They want Call of Duty videos of the US military and Tom Clancy plot lines. Morality and peace don't look bad ass.
If we lived in a proper marvel movie this whinny shithead would have annoyed us for 2.5 hours but finally gotten his comeuppance when an arepas truck is thrown onto his head
this is small comfort given he has state power and i don’t but i am struck by what an obviously weak and fragile man miller is. a blubbering piss baby whose entire affect and personality is an attempt to make up for his profound feelings of inadequacy
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 12:51 AM
If we lived in a proper marvel movie this whinny shithead would have annoyed us for 2.5 hours but finally gotten his comeuppance when an arepas truck is thrown onto his head
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Smaug, a literal gold-hoarding dragon, the very epitome of obsessively greedy wealth hoarding, has like 8 percent of the current net worth of Elon Musk.
January 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Smaug, a literal gold-hoarding dragon, the very epitome of obsessively greedy wealth hoarding, has like 8 percent of the current net worth of Elon Musk.
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Def worth a read 👇
1/Leaders are abducted/allies are threatened but pundits and governments are scratching their heads on what the US is doing. Danish PM on Greenland "It makes absolutely no sense". Why? Because actors using old IR models when we need a new lens. Enter neo-royalism.
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Denmark's PM urges Trump to 'stop the threats' of annexing Greenland
The prime minister of Denmark called on Trump to “stop the threats” of the U.S. annexing Greenland after renewed comments garnered international attention.
abcnews.go.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Def worth a read 👇
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8/And yes, oil is over. But it still offers tremendous resources for the ruling house to distribute power. This is not about national interest but that of the rulers and the insider cliques.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump wants Venezuela's oil. Will his plan work?
Donald Trump has said that American oil firms will invest billions to produce oil in Venezuela.
www.bbc.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:37 PM
8/And yes, oil is over. But it still offers tremendous resources for the ruling house to distribute power. This is not about national interest but that of the rulers and the insider cliques.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The first two hours this morning
January 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
The first two hours this morning
Looking at my upcoming 2026 and man does the ground feel unsteady... Some positive professional things planned that I'm excited about, some difficult personal things I'm anxious about, and a world that seems hell bent on being an absolute shit show. Here we go...
January 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Looking at my upcoming 2026 and man does the ground feel unsteady... Some positive professional things planned that I'm excited about, some difficult personal things I'm anxious about, and a world that seems hell bent on being an absolute shit show. Here we go...
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Congestion pricing is an unqualified success in NYC. It would be great to see it expanded to every city with decent public transit options. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed.
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Congestion pricing is an unqualified success in NYC. It would be great to see it expanded to every city with decent public transit options. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Im seeing discussions about consultations with congress, authorizations of force etc. I have to say this transcends any of what I would call sub constitutional technicalities. The president has gone to war with a foreign power and, it seems, kidnapped a foreign head of state on the basis of nothing.
January 3, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Im seeing discussions about consultations with congress, authorizations of force etc. I have to say this transcends any of what I would call sub constitutional technicalities. The president has gone to war with a foreign power and, it seems, kidnapped a foreign head of state on the basis of nothing.
Another year of this mother fucker making us think about him every damn day.
January 3, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Another year of this mother fucker making us think about him every damn day.
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it's darkly humorous to listen to Trump and his cronies reference the fact that Maduro was indicted in SDNY as evidence he's a dictator and overall bad guy
January 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
it's darkly humorous to listen to Trump and his cronies reference the fact that Maduro was indicted in SDNY as evidence he's a dictator and overall bad guy
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Can’t believe I skeeted this BEFORE he said that the U.S. is going to occupy Venezuela
thinking about how, in the Russian history elective I took in HS, every time a tsar was facing domestic weakness the teacher would turn to the assembled students and ask "so what is it time for?" and we would chant "stunning territorial annexation!" and she would respond "well, DUH, girls"
January 3, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Can’t believe I skeeted this BEFORE he said that the U.S. is going to occupy Venezuela
During a 3 episode binge of stranger things season 5 my preteen was hard at work making. Looks familiar…
January 3, 2026 at 3:19 AM
During a 3 episode binge of stranger things season 5 my preteen was hard at work making. Looks familiar…