Dr. Stevens
@svstevens.bsky.social
Professor, writer, actor and lover of dogs.
America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem?
“By turning childhood into a thing that can be measured, adults have managed to impose their greatest fears of failure onto the youngest among us.”
Excellent piece.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/m...
“By turning childhood into a thing that can be measured, adults have managed to impose their greatest fears of failure onto the youngest among us.”
Excellent piece.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/m...
America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem?
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 AM
America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem?
“By turning childhood into a thing that can be measured, adults have managed to impose their greatest fears of failure onto the youngest among us.”
Excellent piece.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/m...
“By turning childhood into a thing that can be measured, adults have managed to impose their greatest fears of failure onto the youngest among us.”
Excellent piece.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/m...
“This is the kind of thing that happens in authoritarian regimes. You purge your independent intelligence community and make them loyal not to a constitution but something else.”
Senator’s Visit to Spy Agency Was Canceled After Laura Loomer Complained www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
Senator’s Visit to Spy Agency Was Canceled After Laura Loomer Complained www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
Senator’s Visit to Spy Agency Was Canceled After Laura Loomer Complained
www.nytimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
“This is the kind of thing that happens in authoritarian regimes. You purge your independent intelligence community and make them loyal not to a constitution but something else.”
Senator’s Visit to Spy Agency Was Canceled After Laura Loomer Complained www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
Senator’s Visit to Spy Agency Was Canceled After Laura Loomer Complained www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
With so many mind-blowing attacks on our system of governance it’s hard sometimes to notice the smaller bits. Like this one.
Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April
www.nytimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
With so many mind-blowing attacks on our system of governance it’s hard sometimes to notice the smaller bits. Like this one.
Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
Whew… so glad to call this state my home!!
California Democrats Pass Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
California Democrats Pass Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
California Democrats Pass Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans
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August 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Whew… so glad to call this state my home!!
California Democrats Pass Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
California Democrats Pass Redistricting Plan to Counter Texas Republicans www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
❤️❤️❤️ plan to use this in my classes this fall…
Sketched Out: An Illustrator Confronts His Fears About A.I. Art www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Sketched Out: An Illustrator Confronts His Fears About A.I. Art www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Sketched Out: An Illustrator Confronts His Fears About A.I. Art
The advent of A.I. has shocked me into questioning my relationship with art. Will humans still be able to draw for a living?
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
❤️❤️❤️ plan to use this in my classes this fall…
Sketched Out: An Illustrator Confronts His Fears About A.I. Art www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Sketched Out: An Illustrator Confronts His Fears About A.I. Art www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
What an absolutely DELIGHTFUL read... now to find the local diaspora in California to try my own box!!
It’s Indian Mango Season, and the Cutthroat Selling Frenzy Is On www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/d...
It’s Indian Mango Season, and the Cutthroat Selling Frenzy Is On www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/d...
It’s Indian Mango Season, and the Cutthroat Selling Frenzy Is On
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
What an absolutely DELIGHTFUL read... now to find the local diaspora in California to try my own box!!
It’s Indian Mango Season, and the Cutthroat Selling Frenzy Is On www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/d...
It’s Indian Mango Season, and the Cutthroat Selling Frenzy Is On www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/d...
A preventable disease, once nearly eradicated. Now flourishing as coal companies enrich themselves with a nod and wink of an executive order.
How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/w...
How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/w...
How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country
www.nytimes.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
A preventable disease, once nearly eradicated. Now flourishing as coal companies enrich themselves with a nod and wink of an executive order.
How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/w...
How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/w...
A story of hope, reclamation, community.
First Time in 100 Years: Young Kayakers on a Ride for the Ages www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...
First Time in 100 Years: Young Kayakers on a Ride for the Ages www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...
First Time in 100 Years: Young Kayakers on a Ride for the Ages
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June 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A story of hope, reclamation, community.
First Time in 100 Years: Young Kayakers on a Ride for the Ages www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...
First Time in 100 Years: Young Kayakers on a Ride for the Ages www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...
Protesting in Modesto was a vital way to spend my day. Thank you, @indivisible.org @aclu.org @50501movement.bsky.social for all you did to give so many a chance to SPEAK OUT against the assault on democracy, the slide toward fascism.
June 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Protesting in Modesto was a vital way to spend my day. Thank you, @indivisible.org @aclu.org @50501movement.bsky.social for all you did to give so many a chance to SPEAK OUT against the assault on democracy, the slide toward fascism.
YouTube Loosens Rules Guiding the Moderation of Videos www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/t...
Oof. So many lies, so little time.
Journalists fired for correctly reporting fraud, hate; injured while covering the fed inflammation of what started as peaceful protests. Yet disinformation platforms grow.
Oof. So many lies, so little time.
Journalists fired for correctly reporting fraud, hate; injured while covering the fed inflammation of what started as peaceful protests. Yet disinformation platforms grow.
YouTube Loosens Rules Guiding the Moderation of Videos
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
YouTube Loosens Rules Guiding the Moderation of Videos www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/t...
Oof. So many lies, so little time.
Journalists fired for correctly reporting fraud, hate; injured while covering the fed inflammation of what started as peaceful protests. Yet disinformation platforms grow.
Oof. So many lies, so little time.
Journalists fired for correctly reporting fraud, hate; injured while covering the fed inflammation of what started as peaceful protests. Yet disinformation platforms grow.
Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...
Opinion | Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency
www.nytimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...
In 1965 the National Guard was called upon to PROTECT the PROTESTERS who were fighting oppression and violence fueled by racial hatred. I am so deeply saddened by this moral collapse on my country.
Trump Is Calling Up National Guard Troops Under a Rarely Used Law www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/u...
Trump Is Calling Up National Guard Troops Under a Rarely Used Law www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/u...
June 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In 1965 the National Guard was called upon to PROTECT the PROTESTERS who were fighting oppression and violence fueled by racial hatred. I am so deeply saddened by this moral collapse on my country.
Trump Is Calling Up National Guard Troops Under a Rarely Used Law www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/u...
Trump Is Calling Up National Guard Troops Under a Rarely Used Law www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/u...
Live Updates: Trump to Send National Guard to L.A. to Quell Immigration Protests www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Live Updates: Trump to Send National Guard to L.A. to Quell Immigration Protests
www.nytimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Live Updates: Trump to Send National Guard to L.A. to Quell Immigration Protests www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
May 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Reposted by Dr. Stevens
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Reposted by Dr. Stevens
AOC: In every single stop that Bernie and I have had in the past couple of days… every single stop has completely blown out all attendance projections.
March 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
AOC: In every single stop that Bernie and I have had in the past couple of days… every single stop has completely blown out all attendance projections.
Helpful context. Not comforting, as there is no blankie adequate to the task…but helpful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/o...
Opinion | The Familiar Arrogance of Musk’s Young Apparatchiks
He and his team are treating the government like hostile territory to be conquered.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Helpful context. Not comforting, as there is no blankie adequate to the task…but helpful.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/o...
No ocean for my workspace today, but still feeling the inspiration!!
January 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
No ocean for my workspace today, but still feeling the inspiration!!
Look forward to this photo feature every year. Thanks, APNews!! @csusignal.bsky.social check it out!
This year, Associated Press photographers across the world captured 2024’s vast catalogue of events, from breaking news to intimate moments.
These are the top 100.
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These are the top 100.
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Associated Press 100 Photos of 2024: An epic catalog of humanity
In nearly 100 countries and all 50 U.S. states, visual journalists with The Associated Press are eyewitnesses to the world’s news, and have won 36 of AP's 59 Pulitzer Prizes since the award was establ...
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December 5, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Look forward to this photo feature every year. Thanks, APNews!! @csusignal.bsky.social check it out!
First post on BlueSky. Yeah. Too much pressure. Tried to delegate to Albie here, who tried to delegate to his buddy Lizzo. Regardless, happy to have an alt to Twitter (finally done mourning the loss). #dogs #pets #overthink
December 5, 2024 at 1:53 AM
First post on BlueSky. Yeah. Too much pressure. Tried to delegate to Albie here, who tried to delegate to his buddy Lizzo. Regardless, happy to have an alt to Twitter (finally done mourning the loss). #dogs #pets #overthink