A.B.
@torchlake2843.bsky.social
Educator, Union Advocate, Traveler, NF Reader,
Lifelong Learner, and Hospice Volunteer
Lifelong Learner, and Hospice Volunteer
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Florida’s voucher audit is a warning: the state lost track of 30,000 students and hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars that should have supported public schools. Kids pay the price when there’s no oversight. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
How Florida lost track of 30,000 students, a ‘cautionary tale’ for vouchers
The state’s auditor general found “a myriad of accountability problems” in the nation’s largest voucher program.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Florida’s voucher audit is a warning: the state lost track of 30,000 students and hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars that should have supported public schools. Kids pay the price when there’s no oversight. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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It's time once again for my annual #treebybike post. This is the 12/19/42 cover of @newyorker.com, so one full year after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This would be the first real Christmas alone, or without a family member, for millions in the US. Gas and tire rationing had begun earlier that year.🗃️
December 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It's time once again for my annual #treebybike post. This is the 12/19/42 cover of @newyorker.com, so one full year after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This would be the first real Christmas alone, or without a family member, for millions in the US. Gas and tire rationing had begun earlier that year.🗃️
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Flame is doing great! At 12, she still has a 5-foot vertical and can jump any fence. She says it’s because she eats a lot of bread.
December 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Flame is doing great! At 12, she still has a 5-foot vertical and can jump any fence. She says it’s because she eats a lot of bread.
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🎶 All I want for Christmas are the Epstein files
The Epstein files
Yes, the Epstein files
Gee, if we could only get the Epstein files
Then we’d have a merry Christmas 🎶
The Epstein files
Yes, the Epstein files
Gee, if we could only get the Epstein files
Then we’d have a merry Christmas 🎶
December 7, 2025 at 3:23 AM
🎶 All I want for Christmas are the Epstein files
The Epstein files
Yes, the Epstein files
Gee, if we could only get the Epstein files
Then we’d have a merry Christmas 🎶
The Epstein files
Yes, the Epstein files
Gee, if we could only get the Epstein files
Then we’d have a merry Christmas 🎶
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This is Uni. She has ridden to work with her human every day in their bike basket for the last seven years. Has been offered many other forms of transportation, but refuses them all in favor of the Honey Baked Ham Express. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: unihalo)
December 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is Uni. She has ridden to work with her human every day in their bike basket for the last seven years. Has been offered many other forms of transportation, but refuses them all in favor of the Honey Baked Ham Express. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: unihalo)
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A Northern Cardinal kicks up snow as he hops along the boardwalk railing. From this angle he looks like he has tiny little wings for a Cardinal.
December 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
A Northern Cardinal kicks up snow as he hops along the boardwalk railing. From this angle he looks like he has tiny little wings for a Cardinal.
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According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?
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No paywall, lovely article. www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
We’re in a loneliness epidemic — so I started a kindness revolution
After witnessing her mother’s devastating decline, Kissing it Better founder Jill Fraser set out to transform care — one small, human gesture at a time
www.thetimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
No paywall, lovely article. www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
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Daily snaps 12/4/25
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Daily snaps 12/4/25
YouTube video by The Golden Ratio
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December 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Daily snaps 12/4/25
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youtube.com/shorts/j1z1q...
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A Red-tailed Hawk giving a look over my way before focusing in other areas of the woods, which had squirrels and chipmunks and were much more interesting.
December 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
A Red-tailed Hawk giving a look over my way before focusing in other areas of the woods, which had squirrels and chipmunks and were much more interesting.
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
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Welcome back to #FossilFriday!
Here is a Petoskey Stone which is Michigan's state stone. It is a colonial rugose coral known as Hexagonaria percarinata. This comes from the Middle Devonian (Givitian) Gravel Point Formation (Traverse Group). Each corallite that you see would have housed a polyp.
Here is a Petoskey Stone which is Michigan's state stone. It is a colonial rugose coral known as Hexagonaria percarinata. This comes from the Middle Devonian (Givitian) Gravel Point Formation (Traverse Group). Each corallite that you see would have housed a polyp.
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Welcome back to #FossilFriday!
Here is a Petoskey Stone which is Michigan's state stone. It is a colonial rugose coral known as Hexagonaria percarinata. This comes from the Middle Devonian (Givitian) Gravel Point Formation (Traverse Group). Each corallite that you see would have housed a polyp.
Here is a Petoskey Stone which is Michigan's state stone. It is a colonial rugose coral known as Hexagonaria percarinata. This comes from the Middle Devonian (Givitian) Gravel Point Formation (Traverse Group). Each corallite that you see would have housed a polyp.
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Educators & union members have been instrumental in protecting kids & keeping schools safe places to learn when ICE shows up. Teachers have enough on their plate—they shouldn't have to deal with the terror ICE brings to our communities. Schools must be ICE-free zones. labornotes.org/2025/12/ice-...
ICE Raids Turn Schools into Battlegrounds to Defend Students | Labor Notes
labornotes.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Educators & union members have been instrumental in protecting kids & keeping schools safe places to learn when ICE shows up. Teachers have enough on their plate—they shouldn't have to deal with the terror ICE brings to our communities. Schools must be ICE-free zones. labornotes.org/2025/12/ice-...
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She may be new to you or music you forgot about or someone you have listened to for years. Really worth a listen. Get lost in it and enjoy…
She may be new to you or music you forgot about or someone you have listened to for years. Really worth a listen. Get lost in it and enjoy…
Orinoco Flow (2009 Remaster)
YouTube video by Enya - Topic
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December 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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She may be new to you or music you forgot about or someone you have listened to for years. Really worth a listen. Get lost in it and enjoy…
She may be new to you or music you forgot about or someone you have listened to for years. Really worth a listen. Get lost in it and enjoy…
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This is Poncho. He's trying to fix some mistakes on his medical record. Actually does not require any more shots, must have been a typo. 12/10 (TT: veterinariabarranquitas)
December 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
This is Poncho. He's trying to fix some mistakes on his medical record. Actually does not require any more shots, must have been a typo. 12/10 (TT: veterinariabarranquitas)
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A California man found the underside of his house in disarray. It turned out that a 550-pound black bear had moved into the crawl space. trib.al/y7jyZmk
December 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A California man found the underside of his house in disarray. It turned out that a 550-pound black bear had moved into the crawl space. trib.al/y7jyZmk
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Blue Jays having a bit of a scrum in the snow.
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Blue Jays having a bit of a scrum in the snow.
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Yep…school vouchers do nothing to actually improve our public schools. They merely subsidize wealthy people who are already paying for private school.
December 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Yep…school vouchers do nothing to actually improve our public schools. They merely subsidize wealthy people who are already paying for private school.
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If only there had been signs that a group of below average men who espouse misogynist views and are led by an adjudicated rapist would treat their female colleagues poorly.
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
If only there had been signs that a group of below average men who espouse misogynist views and are led by an adjudicated rapist would treat their female colleagues poorly.
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JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
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This is Magnus. He just beat cancer. His family wrote the big news on their car and bought him balloons to celebrate. Magnus got so much love from strangers the whole way home. His human said, "I hope everyone has a Magnus in their lives, who shows them what determination and strength are." 14/10
December 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is Magnus. He just beat cancer. His family wrote the big news on their car and bought him balloons to celebrate. Magnus got so much love from strangers the whole way home. His human said, "I hope everyone has a Magnus in their lives, who shows them what determination and strength are." 14/10
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