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Poppy Moppet @poppymoppet.bsky.social · Jun 22

Joni Mitchell released Blue 💙
#otd 1971.
Masterpiece.

youtube.com/watch?v=s0b7...

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · May 12

...it concluded since the landslide was triggered by the melting glacier, and since *that* happened due to rising global temperatures...

This was a signal - and a warning - from our rapidly changing world, heard in every single part of it.

Best we listen up.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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A rockslide-generated tsunami in a Greenland fjord rang Earth for 9 days

Climate change is increasingly predisposing polar regions to large landslides. Tsunamigenic landslides have occurred recently in Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat), but none have been reported from the east...

www.science.org

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Bookchat @bookchat.bsky.social · May 10

A Growing Reading Crisis in Adults and More News for Library Workers: Adults are struggling to read due to distractions, Florida freedom to read advocates condemn another book banning bill, and more news for library workers.

A Growing Reading Crisis in Adults and More News for Library Workers

Adults are struggling to read due to distractions, Florida freedom to read advocates condemn another book banning bill, and more news for library workers.

bookriot.com

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Poppy Moppet @poppymoppet.bsky.social · May 11

We all have pigmentation.

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Poppy Moppet @poppymoppet.bsky.social · May 11

Indeed . Identity politics are suffocating public discourse.

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Poppy Moppet @poppymoppet.bsky.social · May 11

Yes, that’s nice. Now , can we let him get on with the onerous task of being Pope without bringing American identity politics into the equation? 😕

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Diane McLeod @dimcl2.bsky.social · May 10

U.S. roadblocks at Canadian border. #cdnpoli #uspoli

youtube.com/shorts/37Sqj...

Doroshenko 🇨🇦 The reason for Canadian border stops

YouTube video by Hawk's Podcasts / mdg650hawk

youtube.com

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Simon Spanton @simonguy.bsky.social · May 10

6 minutes and 47 seconds of complete joy.

PGJ @pgj.bsky.social · Apr 26

Honestly starting to think that Stevie on 'Sesame Street' is the high water mark for American culture.

youtu.be/w89OA1Wh3aw?...

Stevie Wonder - Superstition (Live on Sesame Street) (HQ)

YouTube video by 32SMAR32

youtu.be

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Poppy Moppet @poppymoppet.bsky.social · May 11

Pain more painful , laughter much louder

Eric Burdon #birthdayboy

🎵youtu.be/ur30bn_3G58🎵

Poppy Moppet @poppymoppet.bsky.social · May 11

“Reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.”

@NobelPrize winning physicist. Author. Educator.
Richard Feynman #botd.

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Poppy Moppet @poppymoppet.bsky.social · May 11

It always leads me here
Lead me to you door

The Beatles released
“The Long And Winding Road”
#otd 1970.
Painting is by David Hockney.

🛣️ youtu.be/fR4HjTH_fTM?si…

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Poppy Moppet @poppymoppet.bsky.social · May 11

I recall the yellow cotton dress
Foaming like a wave

Richard Harris released “MacArthur Park” #otd 1968.

🌳youtu.be/sD-zTwi3_GU?si…

Poppy Moppet @poppymoppet.bsky.social · May 11

And hope that my dreams will come true

The Beatles released “All my Loving” #otd 1964.

💙youtu.be/LdajVoRgx3w?si…💙

Poppy Moppet @poppymoppet.bsky.social · May 11

But she looks in my eyes
And makes me realise

The Beach Boys released “Don't Worry Baby”
#otd 1964.

🔛youtu.be/4Riqmsn4qGU?si…

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · May 7

There it is…

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Bugs, Beleaguered Babysitter of the Booger Brothers @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social · May 7

no he didn't that's not him what the fuck is wrong with you freaks

Man speaks to killer from beyond the grave in Arizona courtroom through Al video
An Al video of Christopher Pelkey forgave his killer in court in what officials believe was the first use of Al to deliver a victim impact statement.

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Poppy Moppet @poppymoppet.bsky.social · May 8

Except that diplomas mean less than 0 now. Thanks AI.

Poppy Moppet @poppymoppet.bsky.social · May 8

From New York magazine

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ProPublica @propublica.org · May 8

New from @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social:

When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.

The Price of Remission

When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...

www.propublica.org

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New York Magazine @nymag.com · May 8

With New York’s ban set to start this fall, the movement against smartphones in schools is winning. Will advocates get what they want?

Smartphones Are Finally Getting Expelled

With New York’s ban set to start this fall, the movement against smartphones in schools is winning. Will advocates get what they want?

nymag.com

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · May 8

“As a new teacher, I was the queen of rescuing,” says educator Lainie Rowell. But “true empowerment grows from trust, autonomy, and productive struggle—not constant guidance.”

Here are 3 practical strategies that help her encourage students’ agency. 🙌

#EduSky #NewTeachers #teachers

How New Teachers Can Encourage Student Agency

When students get stuck on a concept, a compassionate approach that supports productive struggle might help them proceed.

edut.to

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Poppy Moppet @poppymoppet.bsky.social · May 8

I know I laughed
when you left
But now I know
I only hurt myself.

Sam Cooke released Bring It On Home to Me #otd 1962.
🏠youtu.be/g3ncYwtsQWY?si…

Poppy Moppet @poppymoppet.bsky.social · May 8

Novelist/screenwriter Roddy Doyle is a #birthdayboy .✍🏻

The Commitments - Auditions (1991) youtu.be/xZLcZPb6FiI

Poppy Moppet @poppymoppet.bsky.social · May 8

Virtuoso pianist, composer, arranger , bandleader Mary Lou Williams was #botd .🎹

The Man I Love youtu.be/ktmyulf11sQ?si…

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Poppy Moppet @poppymoppet.bsky.social · May 8

Saul Bass #botd was a design pioneer who transformed the art of creating film titles and movie posters.
He also directed an Oscar winning short film called “Why Man Creates”

🔴youtu.be/ONVZ8AH4yKc🔴

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