Jo VanEvery
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One argument I used to make to my students about why it was important to learn history (and historical thinking) is that someone was always going to be trying to tell you things were natural or had always been this way and that you needed to be able to see that as an exercise of power.
December 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
One argument I used to make to my students about why it was important to learn history (and historical thinking) is that someone was always going to be trying to tell you things were natural or had always been this way and that you needed to be able to see that as an exercise of power.
I mean she knows you right? I only know you on here and this seemed consistent.
December 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I mean she knows you right? I only know you on here and this seemed consistent.
Babies grow fast. And blankets last a long time. Whatever size you make will be useful and appreciated.
December 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Babies grow fast. And blankets last a long time. Whatever size you make will be useful and appreciated.
Me too. Mostly works. I’m enjoying being the parent of an adult.
December 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Me too. Mostly works. I’m enjoying being the parent of an adult.
I understand what you mean. Simultaneously amazing and disconcerting.
Well done.
Well done.
December 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I understand what you mean. Simultaneously amazing and disconcerting.
Well done.
Well done.
i think they sometimes do that. A friend of mine with EDS spoke at a conference recently. might have been an in conversation format with his doctor?
December 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
i think they sometimes do that. A friend of mine with EDS spoke at a conference recently. might have been an in conversation format with his doctor?
So frustrating!!!
I used to have big dogs. They need the park for playing though big dogs playing make a lot of people nervous. Day care was great for making sure they could play with minimal frustration and anxiety for me.
I used to have big dogs. They need the park for playing though big dogs playing make a lot of people nervous. Day care was great for making sure they could play with minimal frustration and anxiety for me.
December 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
So frustrating!!!
I used to have big dogs. They need the park for playing though big dogs playing make a lot of people nervous. Day care was great for making sure they could play with minimal frustration and anxiety for me.
I used to have big dogs. They need the park for playing though big dogs playing make a lot of people nervous. Day care was great for making sure they could play with minimal frustration and anxiety for me.
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7/7
'Nature cure' is a quiet form of erasure. And a cop-out.
The land is there, it can hold us, but it cannot remake the world. Only we can do that.
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'Nature cure' is a quiet form of erasure. And a cop-out.
The land is there, it can hold us, but it cannot remake the world. Only we can do that.
END
December 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
7/7
'Nature cure' is a quiet form of erasure. And a cop-out.
The land is there, it can hold us, but it cannot remake the world. Only we can do that.
END
'Nature cure' is a quiet form of erasure. And a cop-out.
The land is there, it can hold us, but it cannot remake the world. Only we can do that.
END
Authoritarianism by stealth
December 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Authoritarianism by stealth
It’s like when the Tpries tried to present their policies as “common sense”.
If you are reduced to calling your opponenta ableist slurs, maybe stop and think.
So angry.
If you are reduced to calling your opponenta ableist slurs, maybe stop and think.
So angry.
December 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It’s like when the Tpries tried to present their policies as “common sense”.
If you are reduced to calling your opponenta ableist slurs, maybe stop and think.
So angry.
If you are reduced to calling your opponenta ableist slurs, maybe stop and think.
So angry.
they so much want us to think there is no choice. First “grown up”, now this.
No Kier, your policies are not the only rational way to proceed. You’ve made choices. And we don’t have to accept them.
No Kier, your policies are not the only rational way to proceed. You’ve made choices. And we don’t have to accept them.
December 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
they so much want us to think there is no choice. First “grown up”, now this.
No Kier, your policies are not the only rational way to proceed. You’ve made choices. And we don’t have to accept them.
No Kier, your policies are not the only rational way to proceed. You’ve made choices. And we don’t have to accept them.
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The real task isn’t “teaching people to spot misinformation.” It’s rebuilding conditions where verification, deliberation and accountability are possible. Critical thinking only works when the world around it gives those skills a place to take root.
December 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The real task isn’t “teaching people to spot misinformation.” It’s rebuilding conditions where verification, deliberation and accountability are possible. Critical thinking only works when the world around it gives those skills a place to take root.
I’m glad you persist. One of my friends has a set of rules for persisting that starts with “cry on your feet”.
December 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I’m glad you persist. One of my friends has a set of rules for persisting that starts with “cry on your feet”.
Bloody terrifying is what it is.
December 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Bloody terrifying is what it is.
Why are people so awful!!
Also if a dog initiates play and yours accepts, what is the problem?
This sounds like such a frustrating interaction.
Also if a dog initiates play and yours accepts, what is the problem?
This sounds like such a frustrating interaction.
December 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Why are people so awful!!
Also if a dog initiates play and yours accepts, what is the problem?
This sounds like such a frustrating interaction.
Also if a dog initiates play and yours accepts, what is the problem?
This sounds like such a frustrating interaction.
The workload is not viable.
December 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The workload is not viable.
I know exactly what you mean. Hard agree on all points.
December 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I know exactly what you mean. Hard agree on all points.
Indeed. it wasn’t much better for 70s girls but things got pretty bad by the 90s.
December 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Indeed. it wasn’t much better for 70s girls but things got pretty bad by the 90s.
I remember teaching a 2nd year university course on gender in the mid 90s and in a discussion about gender, food, and weight more than one young woman taking the class told me how many calories there are in licking a stamp. I was horrified.
December 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I remember teaching a 2nd year university course on gender in the mid 90s and in a discussion about gender, food, and weight more than one young woman taking the class told me how many calories there are in licking a stamp. I was horrified.
Exactly. We are a very cheesemas family.
I acce that some people don’t like cheese this much. But I don‘t know why they have it in quantity if this is the case.
I acce that some people don’t like cheese this much. But I don‘t know why they have it in quantity if this is the case.
December 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Exactly. We are a very cheesemas family.
I acce that some people don’t like cheese this much. But I don‘t know why they have it in quantity if this is the case.
I acce that some people don’t like cheese this much. But I don‘t know why they have it in quantity if this is the case.
Ooh that sounds nasty.
December 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Ooh that sounds nasty.
👀 what cheese leftovers?
If people don’t like cheese, they shouldn’t buy Christmas cheese.
If people don’t like cheese, they shouldn’t buy Christmas cheese.
December 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
👀 what cheese leftovers?
If people don’t like cheese, they shouldn’t buy Christmas cheese.
If people don’t like cheese, they shouldn’t buy Christmas cheese.