Fizz
@fizixlyfe.bsky.social
I’m a physics dude who teaches, mostly. My opinions are my own and may not reflect how I feel tomorrow. I like education, science, banjos, yo-yo’s, and feeding and housing folks. Drunk who hasn’t had one in a while. Writing https://tinyurl.com/36cwtrnx
I started playing banjo in June and I love it. I’m not good, obviously, but it’s very fun
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I started playing banjo in June and I love it. I’m not good, obviously, but it’s very fun
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No SNAP benefits but whitey building another moon. Gil Scott-Heron is rolling over in his grave.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
No SNAP benefits but whitey building another moon. Gil Scott-Heron is rolling over in his grave.
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Getting annoyed listening to charter school activists lie again and again that charter schools are public schools.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Getting annoyed listening to charter school activists lie again and again that charter schools are public schools.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
I live in a beautiful place
November 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I live in a beautiful place
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The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
Trump grants pardons to Giuliani, Meadows, others linked to 2020 election efforts
The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
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Holy shit is this ever true. I had a colleague in one place who tried to fire people who talked about how much their bonus was. I managed to lie down in front of the bus and make that not happen, because even in the USA that’s illegal.
Companies like Rockstar rely on individual employees not knowing exactly what their collegues are being paid. What payrise or condition changes they got after a complaint or negotiation.
They always scream blue murder and panic when people start being open about it.
They always scream blue murder and panic when people start being open about it.
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Holy shit is this ever true. I had a colleague in one place who tried to fire people who talked about how much their bonus was. I managed to lie down in front of the bus and make that not happen, because even in the USA that’s illegal.
Why do I always choose the weirdest part of a hobby? Like, why do I have to need a gourd banjo. Short answer is I don’t but I want one so badly.
November 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Why do I always choose the weirdest part of a hobby? Like, why do I have to need a gourd banjo. Short answer is I don’t but I want one so badly.
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Commentary: Tax paying blues. John Cole’s Tennessee: Past business tax cuts push Tennessee’s government to rely even more on regressive sales tax.
November 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Commentary: Tax paying blues. John Cole’s Tennessee: Past business tax cuts push Tennessee’s government to rely even more on regressive sales tax.
Learning to play the banjo so I have a marketable skill when higher ed ends
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Learning to play the banjo so I have a marketable skill when higher ed ends
I really wish I was talented enough to be an independent scholar and still could have a classroom. Higher ed is dead
November 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I really wish I was talented enough to be an independent scholar and still could have a classroom. Higher ed is dead
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In all of these actions there is a severe lack of people raising the issue of any alleged perpetrators facing legal action. There are many more than Andrew Windsor in the Epstein files. There appears to be a two-tier justice system where the rich and powerful are not expected to be held to account.
Andrew in line for six-figure payout and annual stipend from king, sources say
The former prince remains under scrutiny as Buckingham Palace finalises plans for his future as a commoner
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 PM
In all of these actions there is a severe lack of people raising the issue of any alleged perpetrators facing legal action. There are many more than Andrew Windsor in the Epstein files. There appears to be a two-tier justice system where the rich and powerful are not expected to be held to account.
We’ve dismantled public education and all the libs I see are shocked the people are easily manipulated 🫠. It’s almost like America has criminalized left organizing. And trust me the Bookers and Pecks of the world aren’t exactly left.
November 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
We’ve dismantled public education and all the libs I see are shocked the people are easily manipulated 🫠. It’s almost like America has criminalized left organizing. And trust me the Bookers and Pecks of the world aren’t exactly left.
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‘Subsidy recipients’ health premiums are set to increase by 114% in 2026, on average. Certain enrollees, such as early retirees with modest incomes, face much larger increases.’ www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/a...
Millions face 'huge sticker shock' when ACA open enrollment starts Nov. 1
Millions of households logging on to enroll in a health plan via the Affordable Care Act marketplace will see much higher premiums.
www.cnbc.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
‘Subsidy recipients’ health premiums are set to increase by 114% in 2026, on average. Certain enrollees, such as early retirees with modest incomes, face much larger increases.’ www.cnbc.com/2025/10/31/a...
Anyone have thoughts on late career business people who give back by becoming educators?
October 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Anyone have thoughts on late career business people who give back by becoming educators?
You ever feel like there’s no where you can make a difference? I’m having those thoughts today.
October 31, 2025 at 1:08 AM
You ever feel like there’s no where you can make a difference? I’m having those thoughts today.
I had one professor in undergrad or grad school in a stem class that used slides and I hated that class. I wanted to know how my professors thought and slides limited this part of the educational experience. My kids don’t much care how I think.
October 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I had one professor in undergrad or grad school in a stem class that used slides and I hated that class. I wanted to know how my professors thought and slides limited this part of the educational experience. My kids don’t much care how I think.
Aside from 3 professors, Miss Frizzle and Osmosis Jones were the most important part of my science education.
October 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Aside from 3 professors, Miss Frizzle and Osmosis Jones were the most important part of my science education.
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NEW: The Idaho Medical Freedom Act, which makes it illegal to require almost anyone to take a vaccine, test or other “medical intervention,” comes amid a national measles outbreak larger than the U.S. has seen in decades.
By @audreydutton.bsky.social
By @audreydutton.bsky.social
My State Banned Vaccine Mandates. Here’s How I Covered It as an Idaho Journalist.
The Idaho Medical Freedom Act, which makes it illegal to require almost anyone to take a vaccine, test or other “medical intervention,” comes amid a national measles outbreak larger than the U.S. has ...
www.propublica.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
NEW: The Idaho Medical Freedom Act, which makes it illegal to require almost anyone to take a vaccine, test or other “medical intervention,” comes amid a national measles outbreak larger than the U.S. has seen in decades.
By @audreydutton.bsky.social
By @audreydutton.bsky.social
I would really love a fretless banjo. Maybe I should start tutoring again.
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I would really love a fretless banjo. Maybe I should start tutoring again.
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Congress basically doesn’t exist at this point
October 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Congress basically doesn’t exist at this point
A local politician in my area is running on the idea that he’ll do anything for daddy trump. It’s pretty sad that a grown person views his goal in life as being a play thing for a man. Only another man would think this is a positive position and makes me worry for his wife.
October 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A local politician in my area is running on the idea that he’ll do anything for daddy trump. It’s pretty sad that a grown person views his goal in life as being a play thing for a man. Only another man would think this is a positive position and makes me worry for his wife.
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The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
October 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
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This circus sucks and the bread is $8.
October 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This circus sucks and the bread is $8.
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Kind of amazing to think about how different the world might be today if PayPal had just... failed early on and shut down. You can trace so much nonsense today back to PayPal getting bailed out by eBay.
October 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Kind of amazing to think about how different the world might be today if PayPal had just... failed early on and shut down. You can trace so much nonsense today back to PayPal getting bailed out by eBay.
No Kings is a great way to meet folks who want to get organized. It’s a reasonable critique to say the protest had no demands, but it misses this reality: It’s hard to find folks who want to work toward campaigns with real material demands. Showing up and sharing what you’re doing can happen there.
October 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
No Kings is a great way to meet folks who want to get organized. It’s a reasonable critique to say the protest had no demands, but it misses this reality: It’s hard to find folks who want to work toward campaigns with real material demands. Showing up and sharing what you’re doing can happen there.