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· Jul 1
best kid questions at the nature museum thread
real omelas situation at camp yesterday (largely injury and conflict and upset-free except for one kid who was crying almost the whole day)
January 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
real omelas situation at camp yesterday (largely injury and conflict and upset-free except for one kid who was crying almost the whole day)
time for my monthly contemplation of my brother’s staunch defense of pouring grease down a storm drain instead of a kitchen sink
January 3, 2026 at 12:54 AM
time for my monthly contemplation of my brother’s staunch defense of pouring grease down a storm drain instead of a kitchen sink
red haired drag king ginger roger
December 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
red haired drag king ginger roger
out & about cratchit style (scarf but no coat)
December 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
out & about cratchit style (scarf but no coat)
told this class of 2nd graders we were going to use our walking feet to go to the classroom and they all started marching and shouting HUP TWO THREE FOUR. did it the whole way there too
December 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM
told this class of 2nd graders we were going to use our walking feet to go to the classroom and they all started marching and shouting HUP TWO THREE FOUR. did it the whole way there too
taught a field trip workshop for 2nd graders today and they were soooo sweet and enthusiastic and thoughtful AND one of them lost her tooth in the middle of it. :)
November 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
taught a field trip workshop for 2nd graders today and they were soooo sweet and enthusiastic and thoughtful AND one of them lost her tooth in the middle of it. :)
introduced myself as ms. loren to my classes today and still got an “are you a boy or a girl?” androgyny unbeatable!!!
November 12, 2025 at 2:14 AM
introduced myself as ms. loren to my classes today and still got an “are you a boy or a girl?” androgyny unbeatable!!!
couples costume flat stanley and the bulletin board that squished him
October 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
couples costume flat stanley and the bulletin board that squished him
taught a bunch of 3rd graders this week and what i can report is that they have learned about extinction and are Very concerned
October 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
taught a bunch of 3rd graders this week and what i can report is that they have learned about extinction and are Very concerned
unforeseen benefit to being a butch lesbian educator is the 2nd grade boys compliment ur hair
October 4, 2025 at 4:09 AM
unforeseen benefit to being a butch lesbian educator is the 2nd grade boys compliment ur hair
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EPA has ordered scientists in its Office of Water to immediately pause almost all research & stop publishing studies. Researchers were told that, unless scientific journals had already returned proofs, studies will be subject to an additional EPA review.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
EPA tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say
Staff from the EPA’s Office of Water were summoned to a town hall meeting this week and told to pause the publication of most research, pending a review.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
EPA has ordered scientists in its Office of Water to immediately pause almost all research & stop publishing studies. Researchers were told that, unless scientific journals had already returned proofs, studies will be subject to an additional EPA review.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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if you read one thing today, make it this absolutely devastating piece from a fact-checker who quit the New Yorker
bidoun.org/articles/hou...
bidoun.org/articles/hou...
September 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
if you read one thing today, make it this absolutely devastating piece from a fact-checker who quit the New Yorker
bidoun.org/articles/hou...
bidoun.org/articles/hou...
my message to minnows worldwide is stay positive you are doing a great job
September 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
my message to minnows worldwide is stay positive you are doing a great job
on labor day weekend an electromagnetic pulse goes out to all customers and puts them on their worst behavior
August 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
on labor day weekend an electromagnetic pulse goes out to all customers and puts them on their worst behavior
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This is devastating, and part of a larger move to entirely push science out of NASA's mission. It is horrific betrayal of so much work, not to mention the fact that it violates NASA's charter.
NASA’s acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency arstechnica.com/space/2025/0...
NASA’s acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency
NASA’s charter clearly states the agency should study planet Earth, however.
arstechnica.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This is devastating, and part of a larger move to entirely push science out of NASA's mission. It is horrific betrayal of so much work, not to mention the fact that it violates NASA's charter.
silver lining w homophobic relatives is the satisfaction from the fact that theyre lame as hell
July 29, 2025 at 3:50 AM
silver lining w homophobic relatives is the satisfaction from the fact that theyre lame as hell
rewatching the two towers tn. realized i look and move like the ent that puts his head out in the river
July 27, 2025 at 4:02 AM
rewatching the two towers tn. realized i look and move like the ent that puts his head out in the river
mfw a customer says “this must be the best job ever, huh?”
July 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
mfw a customer says “this must be the best job ever, huh?”
when kids genuinely love sharing and think it’s so awesome my heart grows 3 sizes (because im proud of my communist indoctrination working)
July 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
when kids genuinely love sharing and think it’s so awesome my heart grows 3 sizes (because im proud of my communist indoctrination working)
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Are you from one of these states? Then we need your help to save American science!
The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic
The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic
July 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Are you from one of these states? Then we need your help to save American science!
The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic
The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic
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This is sneaky privatization. This has always been available, for free, on NASA TV (now NASA+, still free) plus.nasa.gov
We’ll see how much longer that lasts…but I’m not feeling optimistic
We’ll see how much longer that lasts…but I’m not feeling optimistic
July 1, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This is sneaky privatization. This has always been available, for free, on NASA TV (now NASA+, still free) plus.nasa.gov
We’ll see how much longer that lasts…but I’m not feeling optimistic
We’ll see how much longer that lasts…but I’m not feeling optimistic
best kid questions at the nature museum thread
July 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
best kid questions at the nature museum thread
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"GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE"
June 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE"