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Carly Sitrin @carlysitrin.bsky.social · 12h

Hey hi, Pennsylvania still doesn't have a state budget and it's having a REAL impact on our youngest learners www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia...

Philly preschool owners are draining their savings during the state budget impasse

More than 100 days into the Pennsylvania budget impasse, some Philly preschool owners are using their own savings and taking out loans to stay afloat. But lawmakers still seem far from a budget agreem...

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one dozen bats at a keyboard @panasonicdx4500.bsky.social · 9h

Werewolves of London: perfect song. Knows exactly what it wants to be and nails it for three and a half minutes.

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ceej @ceej.online · 14h

we cannot reopen the government until the leaders of antifa agree to return the thousands of POW/MIAs lost in portland

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 13h

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 17h

A billion dollars is the socio-political equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work as ruthlessly and diligently to prevent the acquisition of the former as we do the latter.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 22h

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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👻👻👻boonoteat👻👻👻 @donoteat.bsky.social · 1d

spooky

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.bsky.social · 1d

If this ceasefire happens - and I hope it does - Western media will talk about 'peace'. This will be inaccurate. What they will mean is 'quiet', a reversion to the background level of violence that Palestinians have faced for decades. Peace can only come with the end of the occupation and apartheid.

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timothymboyle.bsky.social @timothymboyle.bsky.social · 1d

Jagr in a black lager would be the correct choice, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if it was 99 bananas in a twisted tea

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 3d

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report.

CBS News' new boss once auditioned for 'The View' — and 'wasn't invited back': report

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report. Variety reported on Tuesday that Weiss auditioned for "The View" when host Me...

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timothymboyle.bsky.social @timothymboyle.bsky.social · 2d

“while the AI technology and services sector has yet to make a meaningful contribution to the GDP.”

Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 2d

The real economy is already in a deep recession. The fake AI economy is a smokescreen. And now I'm afraid that the government will throw any amount of money at it to keep it from popping.

The AI bubble is the only thing keeping the US economy together, Deutsche Bank warns

According to a research note recently sent to clients by Deutsche Bank, the AI boom is currently helping the US economy avoid a recession but it cannot...

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

Almost 9 months ago, our press colleague Anas Al-Sharif removed his press vest following the announcement of a ceasefire.

And then we saw what happened next. May we ensure the bombs actually end this time.

I wish he, and so many more, were here with us.

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timothymboyle.bsky.social @timothymboyle.bsky.social · 2d

I would be so mortified if any of our teachers used this kind of nonsense, any sassing it generates is well deserved

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 2d

A teacher must have an email etiquette autoreplier bot set up.
I know I should NOT reply with:

"Dearest Kevin,

I am dreadfully sorry for the improper email I have burdened you with.

Kindly halt all lessons in email etiquette.

I am a grown ass woman with a PhD.

Auspiciously,

Sarah J. McAnulty"

a block of text from an email that reads "Hello,

I noticed your email is missing a polite greeting. Starting your email
with a greeting helps set a respectful tone.

Here are some examples of greetings you can use:
- Dear Mr./Ms. [Last Name],
- Hello [Teacher’s Name],
- Hi [Teacher’s Name],

Also, please remember to include a clear subject line in your emails.

Thank you!

Best regards,
[Your Name]"

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 2d

One of the reasons they're having trouble concocting a Left Wing Terrorism epidemic is basically nobody in this country has ever met a left wing person. You might as well say we're being invaded by the smurfs

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Nelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 2d

“So yes—when Bad Bunny takes that stage, we’ll celebrate him. We’ll defend Title III. We’ll keep teaching, organizing, and speaking out. But more than that, we’ll keep listening for the world we’re fighting for—the one that sounds like music, laughter, and a thousand accents refusing to disappear.”

Nelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 2d

In my latest blog post I explore the relationship between the backlash against Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl, threats to cut Title III funding and the growth of ICE as the secret police of the federal government. Check it out!

educationallinguist.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/t...

The World We’re Fighting For Sounds Like Bad Bunny Singing in Spanish at the Super Bowl

For many of us, Bad Bunny’s selection to perform at the next Super Bowl was a moment of joy. A global artist singing in Spanish on one of the biggest stages in the world feels like an affirmation o…

educationallinguist.wordpress.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4d

this is the jacket's breast pocket lining pulled up to make it look like a pocket square

Stephen Miller in a gray suit, white shirt, and gray tie.

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Chris Benson @thechrisbenson.com · 4d

JUST AN OBSERVATION!!

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timothymboyle.bsky.social @timothymboyle.bsky.social · 5d

What a great idea

dtalone.bsky.social @dtalone.bsky.social · 5d

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Frank Vehafric @fvehafric.bsky.social · 6d

One of the things I took away from the 60s and Richard Nixon, first mentioned by Hunter Thompson, but I believe to be true, is the fact that we believed, at time, that all our protesting, marching and sign waving was futile and pointless when in fact, it drove Richard Nixon to alcohol fueled madness

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 6d

Everyone is trying to have a normal Saturday night and the president's top advisor is on X announcing that civil war is necessary

@StephenM on X: Legal insurrection. The President is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, not an Oregon judge. Portland and Oregon law enforcement, at the direction of local leaders, have refused to aid ICE officers facing relentless terrorist assault and threats to life. (There are more local law enforcement officers in Oregon than there are guns and badges in the FBI nationwide). This is an organized terrorist attack on the federal government and its officers, and the deployment of troops is an absolute necessity to defend our personnel, our laws, our government, public order and the Republic itself.

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timothymboyle.bsky.social @timothymboyle.bsky.social · 7d

Today is a good day to tell your family members who work for/with ICE they aren’t invited to Thanksgiving

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timothymboyle.bsky.social @timothymboyle.bsky.social · 8d

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Audrey Watters - Second Breakfast

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timothymboyle.bsky.social @timothymboyle.bsky.social · 8d

Yesterday’s 2nd Breakfast should be read by every school board in the country, the desire to provide certainty has replaced almost all impulse to build cultures of responsiveness. AI and scripted curriculum can’t respond because they can’t think

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Jim Saksa @jimsaksa.com · 8d

The Free Press has roughly the same number of subscribers as WHYY, Philly's public media station, has donors.

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 8d

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

www.mediaite.com

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 8d

/2 I mean what Chappelle is doing is like inviting Jared Fogle on your podcast to talk about parents being too strict

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Nelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 9d

First they came for pro-Palestinian activists. And I actively applauded it because I was pro-genocide.

Then they defended nazi salutes. And I excused it because I was pro-genocide.

Then they came for me but by then my reputation had been completely destroyed because I was pro-genocide.

FAFO

Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 9d

The ADL has made literally every single possible decision to suck up to the American right in the past year, and their history as an anti-extremism group has still ensured that the American right wants to punish them. Almost like there's a lesson here. www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...

FBI cuts ties with Anti-Defamation League, FBI director says

The FBI said on Wednesday it had cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League, a prominent Jewish group that tracks antisemitism, after Republicans criticized the group for including slain activist Charlie Kirk's organization in a glossary on extremism.

www.reuters.com

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