Rebecca
@wordyanchorite.bsky.social
Teacher/coach, English language arts with L2 students in the tropics.
Talk to me about: Linguistics, Jesus, fiber arts, justice.
Learning: Drawing, photography.
CN: Michigan football
Talk to me about: Linguistics, Jesus, fiber arts, justice.
Learning: Drawing, photography.
CN: Michigan football
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the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Remind kids, who only just figured out object permanence, that the person-shaped thing that we made to imitate a person and sound like a person is not a person but is also a sneaky backstabbing clanker that might also show them pr0n.
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Remind kids, who only just figured out object permanence, that the person-shaped thing that we made to imitate a person and sound like a person is not a person but is also a sneaky backstabbing clanker that might also show them pr0n.
Pluribus got me googling dog food ingredients (complimentary)
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Pluribus got me googling dog food ingredients (complimentary)
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Today in linguists are NOT KIDDING when we say that your knowledge of language enables you to understand sentences that have never been said before.
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Today in linguists are NOT KIDDING when we say that your knowledge of language enables you to understand sentences that have never been said before.
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So this is cool: my local NPR station, @kuow.org is broadcasting their station identification in different languages. The first one I caught was Lushootseed, and so at first I thought it was an acknowledgment of the people whose land KUOW is located on. It is that, but also more:
Why KUOW is broadcasting our Legal ID in different languages
www.kuow.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
So this is cool: my local NPR station, @kuow.org is broadcasting their station identification in different languages. The first one I caught was Lushootseed, and so at first I thought it was an acknowledgment of the people whose land KUOW is located on. It is that, but also more:
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HE DID THE MEME
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
HE DID THE MEME
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I don’t know howwww people are vibe coding without knowing how to _actually_ code
My workflow has been:
Claude helps me a little
Claude regresses
I help Claude
Claude tells me I was right all along
I close Claude
I do the rest myself
My workflow has been:
Claude helps me a little
Claude regresses
I help Claude
Claude tells me I was right all along
I close Claude
I do the rest myself
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I don’t know howwww people are vibe coding without knowing how to _actually_ code
My workflow has been:
Claude helps me a little
Claude regresses
I help Claude
Claude tells me I was right all along
I close Claude
I do the rest myself
My workflow has been:
Claude helps me a little
Claude regresses
I help Claude
Claude tells me I was right all along
I close Claude
I do the rest myself
I have two sections of 11th grade and they are like twins who are committed to being as unlike each other as possible.
If a lesson was a hit with one group, the other will barely engage.
If one group got super into a discussion, the other group will give pat answers and stop talking.
If a lesson was a hit with one group, the other will barely engage.
If one group got super into a discussion, the other group will give pat answers and stop talking.
a woman stands in front of a tree with the words " nothing 's ever " on the bottom
Alt: "Nothing's ever easy, is it?" says a young actress, possibly Emma Watson, standing in an orchard.
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I have two sections of 11th grade and they are like twins who are committed to being as unlike each other as possible.
If a lesson was a hit with one group, the other will barely engage.
If one group got super into a discussion, the other group will give pat answers and stop talking.
If a lesson was a hit with one group, the other will barely engage.
If one group got super into a discussion, the other group will give pat answers and stop talking.
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There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-netw...
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-netw...
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
A THANKSGIVING MIRACLE
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 PM
A THANKSGIVING MIRACLE
Oh my gosh, my heart is broken into itty bitty pieces
This is Skye. She refuses to let her human leave for college. Willing to do anything to get him to change his mind about this whole "education" thing. 13/10 (IG: skye.redgoldenretriever)
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Oh my gosh, my heart is broken into itty bitty pieces
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Historian Rutger Bregman is a well-respected proponent of a universal basic income. The Guardian has called him “the Dutch wunderkind of new ideas.”
The BBC invited Bregman to give this year’s Reith Lecture series.
Before airing, the BBC removed one sentence from his lecture, “A Time of Monsters.”
The BBC invited Bregman to give this year’s Reith Lecture series.
Before airing, the BBC removed one sentence from his lecture, “A Time of Monsters.”
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Historian Rutger Bregman is a well-respected proponent of a universal basic income. The Guardian has called him “the Dutch wunderkind of new ideas.”
The BBC invited Bregman to give this year’s Reith Lecture series.
Before airing, the BBC removed one sentence from his lecture, “A Time of Monsters.”
The BBC invited Bregman to give this year’s Reith Lecture series.
Before airing, the BBC removed one sentence from his lecture, “A Time of Monsters.”
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I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion.
It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care.
Listen to disabled people.
I remember when I was in 7th grade and discovered the magic of ILL to get a copy of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Incredible.
Public libraries may be the best thing society ever invented.
Public libraries may be the best thing society ever invented.
Folks, if your library doesn’t have a book you want to read, ask them to buy a copy. Most have a convenient form and will let you know when it comes in. If your library offers ILL, they can even borrow books from other libraries.
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I remember when I was in 7th grade and discovered the magic of ILL to get a copy of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Incredible.
Public libraries may be the best thing society ever invented.
Public libraries may be the best thing society ever invented.
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Magical mystery manuscript time: I was waiting in town to meet a friend for dinner and popped into a book auction to kill some time. Found this book that wasn't Classical Armenian, but I was intrigued...
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Magical mystery manuscript time: I was waiting in town to meet a friend for dinner and popped into a book auction to kill some time. Found this book that wasn't Classical Armenian, but I was intrigued...
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when its definitely not a hostage situation
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
when its definitely not a hostage situation
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A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
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An ICE agent was caught removing a sign marking an ICE kidnapping in DC last week! Do we think he did it out of anger, embarrassment, or most appropriately shame? If you think what you’re doing is right, why are you trying to hide the evidence? 👀
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
An ICE agent was caught removing a sign marking an ICE kidnapping in DC last week! Do we think he did it out of anger, embarrassment, or most appropriately shame? If you think what you’re doing is right, why are you trying to hide the evidence? 👀
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
November 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Most accounts on Twitter turn out to be Russian MAGA bots. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem
That should have been foreseen.
[Image: a cat curled up blissfully in a basket labeled "fresh catnip, $2.00"]
[Image: a cat curled up blissfully in a basket labeled "fresh catnip, $2.00"]
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
That should have been foreseen.
[Image: a cat curled up blissfully in a basket labeled "fresh catnip, $2.00"]
[Image: a cat curled up blissfully in a basket labeled "fresh catnip, $2.00"]
BlueSky needs a feature where, before you can post about what you think all schools should be doing, you have to prove you know whether schools are in fact doing that thing already
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
BlueSky needs a feature where, before you can post about what you think all schools should be doing, you have to prove you know whether schools are in fact doing that thing already
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I actually like this a lot. Don’t hire jerks. (I’ll save you a click: she asks the receptionist whether the candidates treated them well. I agree that it speaks volumes.) www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/f...
Former Netflix chief talent officer: The No. 1 red flag that signals a 'disastrous' hire
"How'd they treat you?" Former Netflix chief talent officer Jessica Neal asked the receptionist this question about every candidate after they interviewed.
www.cnbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I actually like this a lot. Don’t hire jerks. (I’ll save you a click: she asks the receptionist whether the candidates treated them well. I agree that it speaks volumes.) www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/f...
Outer Wilds
The whole Myst series
The Talos Principle
The whole Myst series
The Talos Principle
If you could go back and replay 3 games for the first time again, which games would they be?
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Outer Wilds
The whole Myst series
The Talos Principle
The whole Myst series
The Talos Principle