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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 6h

📚 Keep the conversation going with #SlowChat and join us live every other Wednesday at 8pm EST/5pm PT. See you next time. #TLSkyChat

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Library Girl @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social · 6h

Remember, y’all… everything you ever wanted to know about #TLSkyChat can be found here: tlskychat.com

TLSkyChat | Bluesky

#TLSkyChat is a weekly educational chat held on Bluesky. It's organized by Jennifer LaGarde and Heather Turner.

tlskychat.com

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Glenn Wiebe @glennwiebe.bsky.social · 2d

Maps! #inquiry! #primarysources! Hands-on materials! Free stuff! Looking forward to learning alongside #txcss2025 teachers in a few weeks at #FIELDGuide session. You're gonna walk away smarter! #sschat @socialstudiestx.bsky.social @madisonteacher.bsky.social @corwinpress.bsky.social

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Joanne Fuchs 🗺🍎 @geojo22.bsky.social · 1d

I haven't checked out all the links yet, but I'm intrigued by the titles. #sschat #edusky

What I've been reading...

A round up of some good stuff about knowledge, learning and Bloom's taxonomy

open.substack.com

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 2d

A Complete Digitization of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Codex Atlanticus, the Largest Collection of His Drawings & Writings www.openculture.com/2025/10/digi...

A Complete Digitization of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Codex Atlanticus, the Largest Collection of His Drawings & Writings

No historical figure better fits the definition of “Renaissance man” than Leonardo da Vinci, but that term has become so overused as to become misleading. We use it to express mild surprise that one p...

www.openculture.com

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Joanne Fuchs 🗺🍎 @geojo22.bsky.social · 6d

#sschat #edusky

KCUR (Kansas City's best news source) @kcur.org · 8d

Artist Luis Quintanilla fled the Spanish Civil War to escape persecution, but most of his work was destroyed. Today, one of his two remaining murals sits in an otherwise ordinary corner of the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

A hidden Kansas City mural is 'a warning' against fascism, from a Spanish artist who survived it

Artist Luis Quintanilla fled the Spanish Civil War to escape persecution, but most of his work was destroyed. Today, one of his two remaining murals sits in an otherwise ordinary corner of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Newly restored, Quintanilla’s bizarre and enthralling masterpiece stands as a testament to immigrants and the danger of authoritarianism.

www.kcur.org

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Claire Bond Potter (Tenured Radical) @tenuredradical.bsky.social · 7d

Right wing accounts on this platform are lying about what the GOP and Trump are doing to dismantle health care in this country. Here's the real story, with a gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...

Opinion | These 6 Charts Explain Why Democrats Shut Down the Government

www.nytimes.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 7d

Because who needs clean air and water anyway?

The Trump administration plans to reduce the EPA's workforce by 33% by the end of 2025, which will severely impact the EPA’s ability to enforce environmental regulations, conduct research, and oversee cleanup efforts.

Trump Administration Is Set To Cut 1 In 3 EPA Staffers By Year's End

The move will slash the agency’s ability to keep pollution out of air and water.

www.civilbeat.org

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Joanne Fuchs 🗺🍎 @geojo22.bsky.social · 9d

Is AI running out of steam? Via Audrey Watters' newsletter, Second Breakfast. #sschat #edusky

The AI Revolution Might Be Running Out of Steam

Despite massive investment and grand promises, AI companies are struggling to deliver returns. The bubble may be deflating, but like the dot-com crash, the aftermath could consolidate power in the han...

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Joanne Fuchs 🗺🍎 @geojo22.bsky.social · 9d

Still. Just don't post a lot.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 11d

Folks are looking for press covering ICE in Adelanto, CA. San Bernardino County.

Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 11d

I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation

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Joanne Fuchs 🗺🍎 @geojo22.bsky.social · 12d

When we were looking for new textbooks, I don't remember a large number of offerings. Content was pretty similar, so the peripherals drove the purchase. The biggest problem is that textbooks tend to overgeneralize and the choices they make lead to an incomplete narrative.

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Joanne Fuchs 🗺🍎 @geojo22.bsky.social · 13d

Valid question. I don't believe he did. I doubt the content in textbooks varied that much. It would probably be costly to vary the books. You probably would see that in the use of other materials.

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Joanne Fuchs 🗺🍎 @geojo22.bsky.social · 13d

So ugly and unnecessary. A big white elephant.

Joanne Fuchs 🗺🍎 @geojo22.bsky.social · 13d

Both cute. It's all a matter of perspective. 😉

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Joanne Fuchs 🗺🍎 @geojo22.bsky.social · 13d

One of the first books I read while training to be a teacher. #sschat #edusky

How History Classes Helped Create a 'Post-Truth' America

The author of 'Lies My Teacher Told Me' discusses how schools’ flawed approach to teaching the country’s past affects its civic health.

www.theatlantic.com

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Louise Nelson @llnelson919.bsky.social · 15d

So Nexstar wants to feel the economic backlash
NO PROBLEM

The following are Nexstar companies boycott them, unsubscribe from them or picket outside of their headquarters

THIS IS OUR POWER
USE IT

The CW
Antenna TV
Rewind TV
WGN Radio
The Hill
SportsGrid

www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Won’t Air On Over 30% Of ABC Stations—Nexstar Joins Sinclair In Boycott

Nexstar pulled Kimmel’s late-night show, citing what ABC called “ill-timed and insensitive” remarks about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

www.forbes.com

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 15d

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Lesson:

What is "originalism"? What does it mean for the Constitution to be a living, amendable document? Hear from two scholars on differing philosophies of interpreting the Constitution.

#sschat #apgov #EduSky https://loom.ly/2DY8O88

Two perspectives on originalism and the Constitution

Hear from two Constitutional scholars on interpretations of the document and competing judicial philosophies

www.pbs.org

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Asher Hellbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 16d

Something that would be genuinely helpful would be for anyone doing this in a local market -- say, Austin's KEYE-TV (channel 42) -- to write down a list of companies advertising in that specific market so that people can start calling and writing letters

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16d

Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.

List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 16d

Shana tova, peeps.

May it be a year of health, of safety, and of collective liberation. ❤️‍

'Shana Tova! Happy New Year! May it be a year of health, community, solidarity, inspiration, fortitude, vision, connection, growth, wisdom, mutual care, learning, unlearning, integrity, mobilizing for justice, and, yes: unmitigated joy.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17d

Ramón Méndez Galain helped Uruguay decarbonize its grid in just five years, with 98 percent of its energy coming from renewable sources.

His new vision is to see Uruguay’s success story replicated in other countries.

He got an entire country running on clean energy. Can he do it again?

Ramón Méndez Galain helped Uruguay decarbonize its grid in just five years, with 98 percent of its energy coming from renewable sources.

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Joanne Fuchs 🗺🍎 @geojo22.bsky.social · 17d

Watching Sundance TV today. Robert Redford film festival. Why would I do anything else?

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Tim Mak @timkmak.bsky.social · 18d

Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

In 2002, Putin shut down a comedy show after it called him a "baby gnome". This week, Trump axed Jimmy Kimmel’s show.

I spoke to Ambassador Michael McFaul about why autocrats fear comedy - what it means for free speech.

'Kukly': Putin's version of Jimmy Kimmel

In 2002, Putin shut down a puppet program. We're joined by fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul to talk about why; the Russian societal capacity for economic suffering; and free speech.

www.counteroffensive.news

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21d

The clock is ticking.

Oxford Historian Offers Dire Warning With Prediction Of How Long Americans Have To Save Their Democracy

www.comicsands.com

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Dale Baker @dalbak.bsky.social · 21d

So it should be reposted far and wide.

Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 21d

"If you can erase 'The Scourged Back,' if you can erase Peter, or Gordon, or any one of the millions of enslaved people who suffered similar torments or worse, then you can erase anything, and nothing will trouble the American conscience ever again." www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Column | Erasing this indelible image of slavery is a terrifying idea

The Trump administration’s reported effort to censor one of the iconic images of American history is a five-alarm fire.

www.washingtonpost.com

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