Not Just Phlogiston
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Equity, sustainability, and inclusion in high school chemistry. K12 public school union strong. NBCT. #MTBoS. Tea, not coffee. Baking, crafting, jam.
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Just got off a 2 hour zoom meeting and am once again so thankful that there are so many people out here doing good things in the world. Thank you. ALSO, we need to do more to buck each other up by noticing the good and reflecting it back.
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Just got off a 2 hour zoom meeting and am once again so thankful that there are so many people out here doing good things in the world. Thank you. ALSO, we need to do more to buck each other up by noticing the good and reflecting it back.
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Fellow chemists, scientists, and lab rats,
Next semester, my Crime Scene Chemistry class is focusing on miscommunication.
Do you have any stories about improperly labeled items in the lab that led to confusion or an accident?
Next semester, my Crime Scene Chemistry class is focusing on miscommunication.
Do you have any stories about improperly labeled items in the lab that led to confusion or an accident?
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Fellow chemists, scientists, and lab rats,
Next semester, my Crime Scene Chemistry class is focusing on miscommunication.
Do you have any stories about improperly labeled items in the lab that led to confusion or an accident?
Next semester, my Crime Scene Chemistry class is focusing on miscommunication.
Do you have any stories about improperly labeled items in the lab that led to confusion or an accident?
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Ilhan Omar: “His obsession with me is creepy, I'm not going anywhere — I'll be here longer than #Trump - He’s an old man losing his mind. I hope he gets the help he desperately needs—”
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Ilhan Omar: “His obsession with me is creepy, I'm not going anywhere — I'll be here longer than #Trump - He’s an old man losing his mind. I hope he gets the help he desperately needs—”
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"Partner A is the person who can twiddle their thumbs fastest without the thumbs contacting each other. GO!"
"Partner A is the person who can count backwards from 17 to 1 fastest. GO!"
"Partner A is the person who can guess closest to the square root of 6,767. GO!"
(You're welcome.)
"Partner A is the person who can count backwards from 17 to 1 fastest. GO!"
"Partner A is the person who can guess closest to the square root of 6,767. GO!"
(You're welcome.)
December 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
"Partner A is the person who can twiddle their thumbs fastest without the thumbs contacting each other. GO!"
"Partner A is the person who can count backwards from 17 to 1 fastest. GO!"
"Partner A is the person who can guess closest to the square root of 6,767. GO!"
(You're welcome.)
"Partner A is the person who can count backwards from 17 to 1 fastest. GO!"
"Partner A is the person who can guess closest to the square root of 6,767. GO!"
(You're welcome.)
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Addressing the claim that America was built by "hard working people" by reminding everyone that America was *actually* built on the backs of enslaved Africans and on the genocide of Indigenous people.
Support my advocacy: www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe
Support my advocacy: www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe
December 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Addressing the claim that America was built by "hard working people" by reminding everyone that America was *actually* built on the backs of enslaved Africans and on the genocide of Indigenous people.
Support my advocacy: www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe
Support my advocacy: www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe
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It's time to talk to you about my cat.
Vital Cat Update
It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either…
terribleminds.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It's time to talk to you about my cat.
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“When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47% drop in neural connectivity across regions associated with memory, language, & critical reasoning.
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47% drop in neural connectivity across regions associated with memory, language, & critical reasoning.
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
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Watch the ppt appear. Ca(NO₃)₂ goes in late, as it dissolves quicker. It's better to get the ppt close to the centre. This process occurs in less than a minute. It works for any precipitation, but this is a "green" version. #chemsky #chemchat #realtimechem #beyondbenign #iTeachChem #Chemistry
December 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Watch the ppt appear. Ca(NO₃)₂ goes in late, as it dissolves quicker. It's better to get the ppt close to the centre. This process occurs in less than a minute. It works for any precipitation, but this is a "green" version. #chemsky #chemchat #realtimechem #beyondbenign #iTeachChem #Chemistry
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“Maybe we’re onto something.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
“Maybe we’re onto something.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
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The truth is that there are many good people in good institutions regretfully making the choice to sacrifice trans people because they fear for their own survival and their institution's survival...
...and it is incumbent on us to show them that their choice is not without consequence.
...and it is incumbent on us to show them that their choice is not without consequence.
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The truth is that there are many good people in good institutions regretfully making the choice to sacrifice trans people because they fear for their own survival and their institution's survival...
...and it is incumbent on us to show them that their choice is not without consequence.
...and it is incumbent on us to show them that their choice is not without consequence.
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Among the many things young people are learning from this administration is that there is no such thing as job security, that the boss can rule by whim, that abusing employees is A-OK, and that precarity is the American Way.
In a dramatic about-face, the Trump administration on Monday re-suspended more than a dozen FEMA employees mere hours after CNN broke the news that they’d been reinstated to the agency following a three-month exile and a probe into alleged misconduct. www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/p...
Suspended FEMA workers who criticized Trump administration got their jobs back — until DHS leaders found out | CNN Politics
In a dramatic about-face, the Trump administration on Monday re-suspended more than a dozen FEMA employees mere hours after CNN broke the news that they’d been reinstated to the agency following a thr...
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Among the many things young people are learning from this administration is that there is no such thing as job security, that the boss can rule by whim, that abusing employees is A-OK, and that precarity is the American Way.
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I currently have a few OpenCTD kits left to move before the end of the year. If you've wanted to build your own oceanographic instrument, now's your chance.
Details about the project: oceanographyforeveryone.com
OpenCTD Store: oceanographyforeveryone.bigcartel.com
Details about the project: oceanographyforeveryone.com
OpenCTD Store: oceanographyforeveryone.bigcartel.com
Oceanography For Everyone
Supply Depot for the OpenCTD and Oceanography for Everyone. Here you can find custom PCBS, stickers, OpenCTD kits, and other OpenCTD accessories.
oceanographyforeveryone.bigcartel.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I currently have a few OpenCTD kits left to move before the end of the year. If you've wanted to build your own oceanographic instrument, now's your chance.
Details about the project: oceanographyforeveryone.com
OpenCTD Store: oceanographyforeveryone.bigcartel.com
Details about the project: oceanographyforeveryone.com
OpenCTD Store: oceanographyforeveryone.bigcartel.com
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This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
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Under Trump, the NIH is giving fewer grants to fewer scientists. The grants awarded are smaller and scientists have less time to spend them.
Projects in cancer, diabetes, aging, neurological disorder, and more are going unfunded.
“Make America Healthy Again.”
Projects in cancer, diabetes, aging, neurological disorder, and more are going unfunded.
“Make America Healthy Again.”
The U.S. Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of Science and Medicine
A quiet policy change means the government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Under Trump, the NIH is giving fewer grants to fewer scientists. The grants awarded are smaller and scientists have less time to spend them.
Projects in cancer, diabetes, aging, neurological disorder, and more are going unfunded.
“Make America Healthy Again.”
Projects in cancer, diabetes, aging, neurological disorder, and more are going unfunded.
“Make America Healthy Again.”
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She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
Ilhan Omar denounces Donald Trump for calling Somali immigrants ‘garbage’
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???
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Revising my résumé today, because I haven't been getting many interview offers from all of my applications.
If you know of any openings, I'd love to hear about them!
I'm in the Greater Boston area of MA, looking to coach and/or provide PD and/or write math curriculum. Or adjacent.
If you know of any openings, I'd love to hear about them!
I'm in the Greater Boston area of MA, looking to coach and/or provide PD and/or write math curriculum. Or adjacent.
December 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Revising my résumé today, because I haven't been getting many interview offers from all of my applications.
If you know of any openings, I'd love to hear about them!
I'm in the Greater Boston area of MA, looking to coach and/or provide PD and/or write math curriculum. Or adjacent.
If you know of any openings, I'd love to hear about them!
I'm in the Greater Boston area of MA, looking to coach and/or provide PD and/or write math curriculum. Or adjacent.
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Help our undergraduate research program on #givingtuesday ! We’ve got incredible students who can benefit from any donation size.
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#FLCForever
Support #FLCFOREVER Giving Tuesday 2025!
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December 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Help our undergraduate research program on #givingtuesday ! We’ve got incredible students who can benefit from any donation size.
givingday.fortlewis.edu/giving-day/1...
givingday.fortlewis.edu/giving-day/1...
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🎁📚 People who acquire books for middle schoolers: many banger recs await you in the replies to this post
This year’s holiday recs request: Moar Books for child (12) who finally got to read the Murderbots and loved them the most, but is not ready for Locked Tomb levels of grief and death. Preferences in next post.
December 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
🎁📚 People who acquire books for middle schoolers: many banger recs await you in the replies to this post
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
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This Saturday! 12:30 PM, Zeitgeist, SF.
The Trans Nerd Meet Up is for anyone who is A) not cis and B) loves to geek out about anything at all. Bring games, gadgets, your stamp collection, toys, or just yourself. WE DON'T GATEKEEP. If you think you're welcome, you ARE.
The Trans Nerd Meet Up is for anyone who is A) not cis and B) loves to geek out about anything at all. Bring games, gadgets, your stamp collection, toys, or just yourself. WE DON'T GATEKEEP. If you think you're welcome, you ARE.
December 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This Saturday! 12:30 PM, Zeitgeist, SF.
The Trans Nerd Meet Up is for anyone who is A) not cis and B) loves to geek out about anything at all. Bring games, gadgets, your stamp collection, toys, or just yourself. WE DON'T GATEKEEP. If you think you're welcome, you ARE.
The Trans Nerd Meet Up is for anyone who is A) not cis and B) loves to geek out about anything at all. Bring games, gadgets, your stamp collection, toys, or just yourself. WE DON'T GATEKEEP. If you think you're welcome, you ARE.
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“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
Interactive AIDS Quilt
The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 48,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience People around the world can experie...
www.aidsmemorial.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Day 2 of Matthew Scrogg’s @mscroggs.co.uk mathematical advent calendar. Trying to count efficiently and be organized. #ITeachMath www.mscroggs.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Day 2 of Matthew Scrogg’s @mscroggs.co.uk mathematical advent calendar. Trying to count efficiently and be organized. #ITeachMath www.mscroggs.co.uk