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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · Nov 25
#introduction

I’m currently a high school teacher who works with students with a wide range of disabilities and interests —

and coincidentally, that describes me as well

things I love include art, books, music, the outdoors, food, sudden mushrooms, slang, photography, and youthful energy
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 1d
the cooking sacraments — boiling a pot of water, cutting up an onion and/or garlic
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 1d
good thing about that one is that you can amend it for the circumstance w nuance

from “completely orgasmic to help” down to ”slightly begrudging”
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 1d
“if you say so” ?
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 1d
i named my 3rd child after a character in a Pasolini film, and when we finally watched it together, 20 years in, the child was certainly scandalized!

indeed, it took about a week for them to fully digest how beautifully and intriguingly they’d been scandalized
umadlp.bsky.social @dlp. @umadlp.bsky.social · 1d
"I think to scandalize is a right, to be scandalized is a pleasure, and those who refuse to be scandalized are moralists."

Pier Paolo Pasolini.
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responsible homeowner @dafrgama.bsky.social · 3d
Hon hon hon joyeaux ween de hallo
J’ai stole le Joconde et maintenant elle est ma femme
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 4d
excited! I just spoke with the folks up at the zen center on the mountain nearby and they say they’ll be delighted to have my little comparative religion class visit next week

(I’ve never had students be so intrigued and focused on a topic as they have been about Buddhism; it’s been fascinating)
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 5d
i wish that there were fewer podcasts and more writing being bandied about. i’m an exceptionally fast reader but i just don’t have the time to listen to everyone talking talking talking
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 5d
my modest little good news post for you all is that my world history students are eating up learning about buddhism

they are fascinated! i’m a little fascinated by their fascination

one kid said the other day when leaving “whoa, I paid WAY MORE ATTENTION this class than I usually do!”
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 5d
six ribs is A LOT of ribs
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 5d
i’ve been wreaking knowledge in the classroom day after day, absolutely crushing it

i’m saying that like it’s a good thing
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 8d
Van de Ven looks like the happiest boy, a five year old who got exactly what he wanted for christmas when he scores

#coys
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Vic Pasquantonio @vicpasquantonio.bsky.social · 11d
Teachers/librarians/admin:

Come join us for a chance to be heard & listen to real stories about concerns over AI and school.

#sschat #engchat @historians.org @newslit.org
pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 12d
EDUCATORS: Join this PBS NewsHour Classroom zoom to share *your concerns* about AI in a supportive, caring space. We will not be recording this mtg.

Thur. Oct. 30, 2025 7-8pm ET | #MediaLiteracyWeek @pbsteachers.bsky.social

RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBS-AI-Zoom10-30
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 15d
democrats apparently think it sounds disciplined to channel every speech act into a message about healthcare but it makes them seem moronic
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 15d
miss him

and maddison, especially for the creative long pass
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 15d
my youngest took a particular shine to a pharmacy employee when they were about 7 and decided that what he really needed was a hand-crocheted hat. he was gobsmacked, and deeply moved.

they then exchanged small gifts and cards for years!
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 15d
and then there’s that play where you see the danger coming and you’re yelling no, no, NO

and then something spursy occurs 😔
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 15d
reporter: can you reflect on-

mike johnson: I've never seen my reflection so I won't be commenting on this
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 15d
this was a great read, the kind that leaves you feeling more energized and purposeful in its wake
clairewillett.bsky.social Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 16d
after a clarinet player was arrested at Sunday's ICE protest in downtown Portland, I talked to five artists, crafters and makers - a puppet designer, an illustrator, a graphic designer, a knitter, and a theatre artist - about creativity under fascism

www.orartswatch.org/resistance-c...
“Resistance can be joyful” • Oregon ArtsWatch
Portland protest artists on creativity, resilience, inflatable frogs, and protecting the soul of the city.
www.orartswatch.org
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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 15d
God: Any other requests?

Angel: Ooh! Do a cow in sunglasses, holding a cigarette!

God: No problem.
A lightning bolt with a branching pattern in the night sky, with power lines visible in the foreground.
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Dr. Lisa Corrigan @drlisacorrigan.bsky.social · 16d
When the conflict expands in scale & scope, the good feelings help propel people to do hard things. Shitting on the public rallies is fucking dumb. It's also ahistorical and lacks any serious engagement with the history of social movement successes in the US. It's just trashy demobilization.
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 15d
the activist combo of Kudus, Xavi, Odobert, and Tel are giving this ole spurs fan LIFE

#coys
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 15d
has there been ANY mainstream media reaction to trump’s grotesque king-shitting-on-the-masses video?

any at all?? because … there should be
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 16d
no joke, there is a frog absolutely going off in my garden! just started
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a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 16d
frogs together strong, today & every day
crunchybanana.bsky.social a babyalligator @crunchybanana.bsky.social · 16d
my sign today, in solidarity 💚
a white cardboard sign saying PORTLAND FROG AT HEART with a small picture of *the* Portland frog
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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 16d
Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.
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