Erik the PhDad
@phdad.bsky.social
A dad working on a dissertation in curriculum studies.
RE Education and School: you're not mistaken, we've been doing it wrong for a very long time.
RE Education and School: you're not mistaken, we've been doing it wrong for a very long time.
1.) because in the U.S., Children are property, not people
3.) because many here believe certain populations don't deserve human rights even as children
3.) because then it'd be harder to weaponize poverty against parents
4.) because we'd have to hold P3d0ph¡Les accountable and put them in jail
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3.) because many here believe certain populations don't deserve human rights even as children
3.) because then it'd be harder to weaponize poverty against parents
4.) because we'd have to hold P3d0ph¡Les accountable and put them in jail
🫳🏻🎤
Why Does the US Stand Alone in Opposing Children’s Rights? | Opinion
Shouldn't children's basic human rights be something the U.S. agrees on, however riven by partisanship?
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November 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
1.) because in the U.S., Children are property, not people
3.) because many here believe certain populations don't deserve human rights even as children
3.) because then it'd be harder to weaponize poverty against parents
4.) because we'd have to hold P3d0ph¡Les accountable and put them in jail
🫳🏻🎤
3.) because many here believe certain populations don't deserve human rights even as children
3.) because then it'd be harder to weaponize poverty against parents
4.) because we'd have to hold P3d0ph¡Les accountable and put them in jail
🫳🏻🎤
I keep hearing Inigo Montoya saying "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
May DT et. al actually learn the true meaning of sedit¡on sooner rather than later, when they are rightfully charged and convicted.
May DT et. al actually learn the true meaning of sedit¡on sooner rather than later, when they are rightfully charged and convicted.
Trump calls for Democratic lawmakers to face trial for ‘seditious behavior’
“SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” he wrote on Truth Social.
www.politico.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I keep hearing Inigo Montoya saying "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
May DT et. al actually learn the true meaning of sedit¡on sooner rather than later, when they are rightfully charged and convicted.
May DT et. al actually learn the true meaning of sedit¡on sooner rather than later, when they are rightfully charged and convicted.
It's a really good thing that Chicagoans genuinely understand peaceful protest movements. The people who sign up with ICE and Border Patrol desperately want any excuse to commit violence and crow about it to their friends.
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It's a really good thing that Chicagoans genuinely understand peaceful protest movements. The people who sign up with ICE and Border Patrol desperately want any excuse to commit violence and crow about it to their friends.
Can confirm this BS - personal friend saw ICE actively work to cause the protesters in the car behind them to rear end them.
Federal agents arrest 3 US citizens after crash during immigration operation in Evanston
Witnesses say agents slammed on their brakes, causing a car that was following them to crash. DHS says the collision happened as agents tried to make a U-turn.
abc7chicago.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Can confirm this BS - personal friend saw ICE actively work to cause the protesters in the car behind them to rear end them.
The age old question of "Will it play Doom?" Seems to have reached it's Pinnacle. Soon, if the folks on Kickstarter have anything to say about it, even your 40y/o folding table from Aunt Linda will be able to run Doom. 🤪🤓
October 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The age old question of "Will it play Doom?" Seems to have reached it's Pinnacle. Soon, if the folks on Kickstarter have anything to say about it, even your 40y/o folding table from Aunt Linda will be able to run Doom. 🤪🤓
Incredibly misleading headline!!! Reading the article, you find out thatThe American Federation of Teachers went through the courts to make the administration walk back their attempt to remove income based repayment and forgiveness plans. Trump should NOT be given credit
@newsweek.com do better.
@newsweek.com do better.
Student loan forgiveness update: Trump Admin cancels debt for millions
The Trump administration has confirmed it will cancel student loan debt for eligible borrowers under certain plans.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Incredibly misleading headline!!! Reading the article, you find out thatThe American Federation of Teachers went through the courts to make the administration walk back their attempt to remove income based repayment and forgiveness plans. Trump should NOT be given credit
@newsweek.com do better.
@newsweek.com do better.
*An ask for empathy*
Right now, Soybean Farmers are seeing their industry and livelihood crushed by the conman many of them voted for.
BUT... dragging them publicly for contributing to the crisis right now won't teach anyone anything or encourage them to resist and repair the harm being done. 1/4
Right now, Soybean Farmers are seeing their industry and livelihood crushed by the conman many of them voted for.
BUT... dragging them publicly for contributing to the crisis right now won't teach anyone anything or encourage them to resist and repair the harm being done. 1/4
September 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
*An ask for empathy*
Right now, Soybean Farmers are seeing their industry and livelihood crushed by the conman many of them voted for.
BUT... dragging them publicly for contributing to the crisis right now won't teach anyone anything or encourage them to resist and repair the harm being done. 1/4
Right now, Soybean Farmers are seeing their industry and livelihood crushed by the conman many of them voted for.
BUT... dragging them publicly for contributing to the crisis right now won't teach anyone anything or encourage them to resist and repair the harm being done. 1/4
A question I'm hearing from U.S. parents, now in total seriousness:
At what point does requesting asylum from other countries (or something similar) on behalf of children at risk from the current administration become something actually possible?
At what point does requesting asylum from other countries (or something similar) on behalf of children at risk from the current administration become something actually possible?
September 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A question I'm hearing from U.S. parents, now in total seriousness:
At what point does requesting asylum from other countries (or something similar) on behalf of children at risk from the current administration become something actually possible?
At what point does requesting asylum from other countries (or something similar) on behalf of children at risk from the current administration become something actually possible?
July 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
When filling out medical intake forms does anyone else feel like you might need to list "inability to turn off my give-a-fuck" as a medical condition?
#ADHD #Neurospicy #Education #Activism #Democracy #anti-authoritarianism #Dissertation #PhDLife #TeachersofBluesky
#ADHD #Neurospicy #Education #Activism #Democracy #anti-authoritarianism #Dissertation #PhDLife #TeachersofBluesky
July 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
When filling out medical intake forms does anyone else feel like you might need to list "inability to turn off my give-a-fuck" as a medical condition?
#ADHD #Neurospicy #Education #Activism #Democracy #anti-authoritarianism #Dissertation #PhDLife #TeachersofBluesky
#ADHD #Neurospicy #Education #Activism #Democracy #anti-authoritarianism #Dissertation #PhDLife #TeachersofBluesky
Thinking of my father on Memorial Day
Violence takes many forms.
But state violence is unique in the manner it is memorialized.
The lives of persons conscripted into conflict thus cut short, are celebrated as sacrifices for "G-d and Country." 🧵/1
Violence takes many forms.
But state violence is unique in the manner it is memorialized.
The lives of persons conscripted into conflict thus cut short, are celebrated as sacrifices for "G-d and Country." 🧵/1
May 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Thinking of my father on Memorial Day
Violence takes many forms.
But state violence is unique in the manner it is memorialized.
The lives of persons conscripted into conflict thus cut short, are celebrated as sacrifices for "G-d and Country." 🧵/1
Violence takes many forms.
But state violence is unique in the manner it is memorialized.
The lives of persons conscripted into conflict thus cut short, are celebrated as sacrifices for "G-d and Country." 🧵/1
For all the folks who know what it means to 'Leeroy Jenkins' things up. The original video is 20 years old now. Just take a moment to recognize that you are among those esteemed wise old nerds to whom the aspiring young should know to "stay and listen". 😜
Leeroy Jenkins HD 1080p
YouTube video by J Jonah Jameson
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May 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
For all the folks who know what it means to 'Leeroy Jenkins' things up. The original video is 20 years old now. Just take a moment to recognize that you are among those esteemed wise old nerds to whom the aspiring young should know to "stay and listen". 😜
For Mothers' Day I present
A parent's prayer:
May I one day truly be as unnecessary to your existence as you believe I am now.
A parent's prayer:
May I one day truly be as unnecessary to your existence as you believe I am now.
May 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
For Mothers' Day I present
A parent's prayer:
May I one day truly be as unnecessary to your existence as you believe I am now.
A parent's prayer:
May I one day truly be as unnecessary to your existence as you believe I am now.
Hello,
I've been incredibly intermittent posting lately but want to be more consistent and prioritize Blue sky to build community here.
My topics are primarily:
#education
#ADHD
#Neurodiversity
#parenting
#teaching
#science
#sciencefiction
#Nerd
#humor
#animals
#Fighting Author¡tarianism
I've been incredibly intermittent posting lately but want to be more consistent and prioritize Blue sky to build community here.
My topics are primarily:
#education
#ADHD
#Neurodiversity
#parenting
#teaching
#science
#sciencefiction
#Nerd
#humor
#animals
#Fighting Author¡tarianism
May 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Hello,
I've been incredibly intermittent posting lately but want to be more consistent and prioritize Blue sky to build community here.
My topics are primarily:
#education
#ADHD
#Neurodiversity
#parenting
#teaching
#science
#sciencefiction
#Nerd
#humor
#animals
#Fighting Author¡tarianism
I've been incredibly intermittent posting lately but want to be more consistent and prioritize Blue sky to build community here.
My topics are primarily:
#education
#ADHD
#Neurodiversity
#parenting
#teaching
#science
#sciencefiction
#Nerd
#humor
#animals
#Fighting Author¡tarianism
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The Power of a Diverse Classroom Library from First Book’s 2023 study!
Diverse books aren’t just important—they’re transformational. Let's keep them on our shelves!
#FreedomToRead #DiverseBooksMatter #InclusiveEducation #KeepBooksOnShelves
Diverse books aren’t just important—they’re transformational. Let's keep them on our shelves!
#FreedomToRead #DiverseBooksMatter #InclusiveEducation #KeepBooksOnShelves
April 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The Power of a Diverse Classroom Library from First Book’s 2023 study!
Diverse books aren’t just important—they’re transformational. Let's keep them on our shelves!
#FreedomToRead #DiverseBooksMatter #InclusiveEducation #KeepBooksOnShelves
Diverse books aren’t just important—they’re transformational. Let's keep them on our shelves!
#FreedomToRead #DiverseBooksMatter #InclusiveEducation #KeepBooksOnShelves
I'm honestly surprised the national parks service hasn't been forced to remove this listing.
God Forbid white kids, learn about black history and see themselves not among those enacting violence and instead identify with revolutionists like Viola Fauver Gregg Liuzz
@altnps.bsky.social
God Forbid white kids, learn about black history and see themselves not among those enacting violence and instead identify with revolutionists like Viola Fauver Gregg Liuzz
@altnps.bsky.social
Viola Liuzzo (U.S. National Park Service)
www.nps.gov
April 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I'm honestly surprised the national parks service hasn't been forced to remove this listing.
God Forbid white kids, learn about black history and see themselves not among those enacting violence and instead identify with revolutionists like Viola Fauver Gregg Liuzz
@altnps.bsky.social
God Forbid white kids, learn about black history and see themselves not among those enacting violence and instead identify with revolutionists like Viola Fauver Gregg Liuzz
@altnps.bsky.social
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John? Working with/for people harming the trans community is really NOT the way to "define the last chapter of [your] life". Trans folks deserve my support more than you need me in your audience. 😢
#harrypotter
#jkrowling is a #TERF
#translivesmatter
#protecttranskids
#warnerbros
#Max
#harrypotter
#jkrowling is a #TERF
#translivesmatter
#protecttranskids
#warnerbros
#Max
John Lithgow Confirms Casting As Dumbledore In HBO's Harry Potter: "This Is Going To Define The Last Chapter Of My Life" [Exclusive]
Lithgow marks the first official cast member.
screenrant.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
John? Working with/for people harming the trans community is really NOT the way to "define the last chapter of [your] life". Trans folks deserve my support more than you need me in your audience. 😢
#harrypotter
#jkrowling is a #TERF
#translivesmatter
#protecttranskids
#warnerbros
#Max
#harrypotter
#jkrowling is a #TERF
#translivesmatter
#protecttranskids
#warnerbros
#Max
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🚨🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS: Was just passed this from a fellow service academy grad. A Coast Guard Academy graduate posted this. They are reporting that ICE entered base housing and took a USCG spouse. I can’t confirm this but I’m calling for answers from the Coast Guard and Congress. This is unacceptable.
April 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS: Was just passed this from a fellow service academy grad. A Coast Guard Academy graduate posted this. They are reporting that ICE entered base housing and took a USCG spouse. I can’t confirm this but I’m calling for answers from the Coast Guard and Congress. This is unacceptable.
Reposted by Erik the PhDad
There are three kinds of people:
People who think suffering is okay as long as it's borne by the right people;
People who think suffering is okay because they had to suffer;
People who think suffering isn't okay.
Be in the last category.
People who think suffering is okay as long as it's borne by the right people;
People who think suffering is okay because they had to suffer;
People who think suffering isn't okay.
Be in the last category.
April 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
There are three kinds of people:
People who think suffering is okay as long as it's borne by the right people;
People who think suffering is okay because they had to suffer;
People who think suffering isn't okay.
Be in the last category.
People who think suffering is okay as long as it's borne by the right people;
People who think suffering is okay because they had to suffer;
People who think suffering isn't okay.
Be in the last category.
While the Kids aren't and likely won't be okay. The kids are alright. I'm glad to see students showing up to demand adults grow a spine and do what's right.
#students
#school
#diversity
#students
#school
#diversity
April 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
While the Kids aren't and likely won't be okay. The kids are alright. I'm glad to see students showing up to demand adults grow a spine and do what's right.
#students
#school
#diversity
#students
#school
#diversity
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there really is no alternative to tearing up CBP and ICE root and branch
A US citizen with a learning disability who has just suffered a medical emergency asks a CBP officer for directions outside the emergency room. He ends up detained in an icebox for ten days and has the assistant secretary of DHS lying about him to the public at large. popular.info/p/us-citizen...
![In an interview with Popular Information, his first with any media outlet, Hermosillo said DHS'.
's account was false.
According to Hermosillo, he was visiting his girlfriend's family in Tucson from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Several hours before his arrest, Hermosillo was transported to a hospital in Tucson by ambulance after suffering from a seizure. He has a New Mexico state ID, but did not take it with him during the medical emergency.
After being released from the hospital following treatment, Hermosillo did not know how to return to where he was staying.
He approached the Border Patrol officer because he was looking for someone to help him. "I saw a car, and I askled] him for help," Hermosillo said. He told the officer that he was staying in Tucson.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreie3gc6fndj7mtotijddm4eg264zgsqxpn4nbekb3xq5ubdmskvr6u@jpeg)
!["You"
re not from here. Do you have your
papers?" the officer said, according to Hermosillo. When the officer asked where he was from, Hermosillo said he told the officer,
"New Mexico." The officer then accused Hermosillo of lying. "Don't make me lout] like [I'm] stupid," the officer said. "I know you're from Mexico." After that, Hermosillo said, he was arrested.
Hermosillo said that he never told the officer that he was born in Mexico, was a citizen of Mexico, or entered the country illegally. And he would not have said those things because they are not true. He signed the transcript released by DHS because the officer ordered him to "sign everything." But Hermosillo did not read it, because he cannot read.
According to Hermosillo's girlfriend, Grace Hernandez, Hermosillo has learning disabilities and can only write his name.
Hermosillo said he did not graduate from high school and dropped out after the 10th grade.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreiensu64iobo4ftuqeaighf2p5k745uzdnmhcecugsi4ec74dnqse4@jpeg)
April 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
there really is no alternative to tearing up CBP and ICE root and branch
Hello! As I prioritize BS over TikTok and other socials, I'd love to connect with and hear from folks interested in conversations around
#education
#parenting
#teaching
#learning
#research
#PhD
#neurodiversity
#ADHD
What I really love doing is responding to questions and curiosities of all kinds.
#education
#parenting
#teaching
#learning
#research
#PhD
#neurodiversity
#ADHD
What I really love doing is responding to questions and curiosities of all kinds.
April 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Hello! As I prioritize BS over TikTok and other socials, I'd love to connect with and hear from folks interested in conversations around
#education
#parenting
#teaching
#learning
#research
#PhD
#neurodiversity
#ADHD
What I really love doing is responding to questions and curiosities of all kinds.
#education
#parenting
#teaching
#learning
#research
#PhD
#neurodiversity
#ADHD
What I really love doing is responding to questions and curiosities of all kinds.
This quote attributed to Robin William, absolutely wrecks me every time.
"I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy. Because they know what it feels like to feel absolutely worthless and they don't want anybody else to feel like that."
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"I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy. Because they know what it feels like to feel absolutely worthless and they don't want anybody else to feel like that."
🥹
April 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This quote attributed to Robin William, absolutely wrecks me every time.
"I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy. Because they know what it feels like to feel absolutely worthless and they don't want anybody else to feel like that."
🥹
"I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy. Because they know what it feels like to feel absolutely worthless and they don't want anybody else to feel like that."
🥹