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Deborah La Torre

@deblatorre.bsky.social

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Social Scientist @UCLA w/ expertise in measurement, STEM, teacher and afterschool education. Former public school teacher. Musician. Art lover. Italian American. Foodie. NCAA hoops. SoCal native. Cat parent to Chloe and Lila. Photos my own.

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Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 12h

We should refuse to watch or read AI content. If we do, they cannot monetize it and they will stop pushing it on us in ways that don’t benefit us or society.

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Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 12h

That’s insane. It’s the main route into San Diego County from Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

Also, having grown up near there, war games cause windows to shake which is so irritating.

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Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 15h

This one lives tummy rubs and my other one loves butt pats

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When my cats do that I sometimes wonder whether cats are able to read each other’s mind.

Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 1d

I took a picture of this painting of George Floyd that someone did on wood near my house in June 2020.

#SayHisName

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

Tish James lit up the room last night — and her words echoed far beyond the walls of The United Palace. This is a fight for the future.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

You can find a #NoKingsDay event near you at nokings.org/#map.

Join your neighbors and friends. Stand up for what actually makes America great.

This Saturday. Everywhere.

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3d

A notice from @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social.

Will run in newspapers across the nation.

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Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 2d

Today was my eighth and final day of serving on a jury at the criminal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles. One benefit of jury service was getting to enjoy various parks, restaurants, and coffee shops.

Today I found a new gem called café Persona, which is behind Walt Disney Concert Hall!

The cozy interior of the coffee shoo with lots of pillows and Halloween decorations on the table.

My Spanish latte with a lovely flower made by hand by the barista

Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve never celebrated Columbus Day, but my dad made sure I knew about Giuseppe Garibaldi’s role in unifying Italy. By the way, the historic meeting of Garibaldi with Victor Emanuel II happened in the commune of Teano where my great grandfather La Torre was born.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teano

Teano - Wikipedia

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Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 3d

Did you ask if you are Lonni Jung?

Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 3d

It was more complicated then that and was eventually developed into a secondary school course called IDS.

www.ucladatascienceed.org/technology

The Mobilize Technology | Introduction to Data Science

www.ucladatascienceed.org

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Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 3d

It was an NSF funded project called Mobilize where we had math and science teachers integrate computational thinking into their lessons. Students also got to be citizen scientists, collecting data on apps and then analyzing their class data sets.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

"Hundreds of Catholic priests, nuns and lay people led a march from a Catholic church in Maywood to the ICE detention center in Broadview..."

www.fox32chicago.com/news/faith-l...

Faith leaders blocked from sharing Communion with detainees at Broadview ICE center

A large group of Chicago area Catholics marched to the ICE detention center in Broadview Saturday, hoping to share Communion with detainees.

www.fox32chicago.com

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Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 3d

I love when Rich is at the super computer checking his calculations.

It makes me think of Boelter Hall at UCLA where the Internet started. I used to have a project in that building and it definitely had the fastest connections on campus.

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Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 3d

That was always my favorite ride at Magic Mountain when I was a kid

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Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 3d

That is very cool! #HATM

Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 3d

How fun!

We got a space blanket when I was a kid.

Similarly, my dad was FAA so sometimes he’d bring us home weather balloons.

#HATM

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Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 3d

The lyrics work!

Waterloo
Couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo
Knowing my fate is to be with you

#HATM

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Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 3d

My NASA swag too! Somewhere I also have a JPL shirt from a cousin who worked there. #HATM

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Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 3d

Is that the pub with the cool patio in back? If so I’ve definitely been. #HATM

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Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 3d

Deborah “Rossa” since it means ginger hair in Italian. #HATM

Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 3d

CalTech and Astronomy on Tap stream on YouTube as well.

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Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t think I have but I will! #HATM

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Deborah La Torre @deblatorre.bsky.social · 3d

If any of you watching The Martian want to nerd out, scientists from both JPL and CalTech give interesting lectures on astronomy and space.

Some of the best ones I’ve been to were part of Astronomy on Tap at a pub in Pasadena.

#HATM

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