StephSleeps
@drsleeps.bsky.social
Academia dropout now overeducated public high school history and US gov teacher : parent of two badass young adults: backyard chicken fangirl. She/they/Dr.
I just came back from my pottery class to a house that def needs some tidying up…
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I just came back from my pottery class to a house that def needs some tidying up…
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New classroom activity: Pope Rave youtu.be/YINw_Zce1iI?...
Critical Thinking with AI Mode #45: Pope Rave
YouTube video by Mike Caulfield
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
New classroom activity: Pope Rave youtu.be/YINw_Zce1iI?...
Just watched the first two episodes of Pluribus and honestly think that world is more believable than everything that happened today.
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Just watched the first two episodes of Pluribus and honestly think that world is more believable than everything that happened today.
Tired of men scolding me for expressing skepticism of AI (with data to back up said skepticism) because I will “bias people against using it”
Yes. That is the point.
And yes it’s always men.
Yes. That is the point.
And yes it’s always men.
November 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Tired of men scolding me for expressing skepticism of AI (with data to back up said skepticism) because I will “bias people against using it”
Yes. That is the point.
And yes it’s always men.
Yes. That is the point.
And yes it’s always men.
LEGEND
I’m howling.
November 21, 2025 at 2:55 AM
LEGEND
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“Search history,” a poem (by me)
How to prepare duck breast
In the fall of democracy,
And protect overwintering bees
And immigrants.
De-icing your freezer
And town square,
And saying what you mean
To get a knee off your chest.
Six ways to make casserole
Without health insurance.
(Cont)
How to prepare duck breast
In the fall of democracy,
And protect overwintering bees
And immigrants.
De-icing your freezer
And town square,
And saying what you mean
To get a knee off your chest.
Six ways to make casserole
Without health insurance.
(Cont)
November 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
“Search history,” a poem (by me)
How to prepare duck breast
In the fall of democracy,
And protect overwintering bees
And immigrants.
De-icing your freezer
And town square,
And saying what you mean
To get a knee off your chest.
Six ways to make casserole
Without health insurance.
(Cont)
How to prepare duck breast
In the fall of democracy,
And protect overwintering bees
And immigrants.
De-icing your freezer
And town square,
And saying what you mean
To get a knee off your chest.
Six ways to make casserole
Without health insurance.
(Cont)
Anyone out there with a New Yorker sub who can get me a gift link of this article for my students? I cannot use any of the paywall- removers unfortunately www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
A New Era of Vaccine Federalism
As confidence in the C.D.C. wanes, states are asserting more control over their vaccine policies, creating a fragmented public-health system.
www.newyorker.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Anyone out there with a New Yorker sub who can get me a gift link of this article for my students? I cannot use any of the paywall- removers unfortunately www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
All that is left in my Halloween candy leftovers drawer at school is Almond Joys.
Whelp, guess Thanksgiving vacation has to start today!
Whelp, guess Thanksgiving vacation has to start today!
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
All that is left in my Halloween candy leftovers drawer at school is Almond Joys.
Whelp, guess Thanksgiving vacation has to start today!
Whelp, guess Thanksgiving vacation has to start today!
My AP gov students: “Can we have an Epstein files release party??”
Me:
Me:
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My AP gov students: “Can we have an Epstein files release party??”
Me:
Me:
Tonight!!!
Exciting news for the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution. @lizcovart.bsky.social @michaelhattem.bsky.social & Historians At The Movies are partnering to bring you a first of its kind watch party next Sunday. Detail below. Share widely. #HATM
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
open.substack.com/pub/jasonher...
The American Revolution on PBS
A Historians At The Movies/Ben Franklin’s World Watch Party
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Tonight!!!
I’m so sorry to hear this. What a force she was.
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I’m so sorry to hear this. What a force she was.
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Remember: "Don't let the bastards grind you down!"
November 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Remember: "Don't let the bastards grind you down!"
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What a terrible day to know how to read
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
What a terrible day to know how to read
Never thought I’d be repping a TikTok from American bishops but here we are.
sing this song every time JD and the Supremes walk through the door
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Never thought I’d be repping a TikTok from American bishops but here we are.
Also teaching crime and deviance in sociology right now- banner week for real world connections to our curriculum 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠
Heading in to teach AP government to 17 year olds this morning! At least I have a great example of “discharge petition” that they will absolutely remember for the exam. 🫠
How is this my job now.
How is this my job now.
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Also teaching crime and deviance in sociology right now- banner week for real world connections to our curriculum 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠
Heading in to teach AP government to 17 year olds this morning! At least I have a great example of “discharge petition” that they will absolutely remember for the exam. 🫠
How is this my job now.
How is this my job now.
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Heading in to teach AP government to 17 year olds this morning! At least I have a great example of “discharge petition” that they will absolutely remember for the exam. 🫠
How is this my job now.
How is this my job now.
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Ppl should be v careful about how they discuss Epstein & sexual violence. It is a triggering & widespread experience. Respect survivors.
▪️52% of women & 28% of men will/have experience[d] sexual violence in their lives*
▪️36% of girls & 22% of boys have/will be sexually abused.
▪️52% of women & 28% of men will/have experience[d] sexual violence in their lives*
▪️36% of girls & 22% of boys have/will be sexually abused.
If you have been affected by the release of the Epstein files, help is available. Here are US resources:
Disaster Distress Help – Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – Call 800-273-8255 or Chat with Lifeline
Crisis Textline – Text TALK to 741741
Disaster Distress Help – Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – Call 800-273-8255 or Chat with Lifeline
Crisis Textline – Text TALK to 741741
November 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Ppl should be v careful about how they discuss Epstein & sexual violence. It is a triggering & widespread experience. Respect survivors.
▪️52% of women & 28% of men will/have experience[d] sexual violence in their lives*
▪️36% of girls & 22% of boys have/will be sexually abused.
▪️52% of women & 28% of men will/have experience[d] sexual violence in their lives*
▪️36% of girls & 22% of boys have/will be sexually abused.
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Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
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Watching Death by Lightning on Netflix and now, in my headcanon, Succession's Tom Wambsgans is a direct descendant of the guy who shot James Garfield.
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Watching Death by Lightning on Netflix and now, in my headcanon, Succession's Tom Wambsgans is a direct descendant of the guy who shot James Garfield.
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Reading federalist 10 with students this week- the whole point was that to prevent this you need a lot of parties/factions so one can’t take over. We failed.
In a functional party system, this kind of capitulation in the face of authoritarianism could mean the end of the Democratic Party.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Reading federalist 10 with students this week- the whole point was that to prevent this you need a lot of parties/factions so one can’t take over. We failed.
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In a functional party system, this kind of capitulation in the face of authoritarianism could mean the end of the Democratic Party.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In a functional party system, this kind of capitulation in the face of authoritarianism could mean the end of the Democratic Party.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
I am taking a pottery class this winter and I cannot recommend strongly enough doing something where it is simply impossible to doomscroll. Swimming also has the same bonus- forced separation from this glowing horror screen.
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I am taking a pottery class this winter and I cannot recommend strongly enough doing something where it is simply impossible to doomscroll. Swimming also has the same bonus- forced separation from this glowing horror screen.
Today’s AP gov topic: checks and balances.
Lotta good not terrifying at all real world scenarios out there for them to consider. 🫠
Lotta good not terrifying at all real world scenarios out there for them to consider. 🫠
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Today’s AP gov topic: checks and balances.
Lotta good not terrifying at all real world scenarios out there for them to consider. 🫠
Lotta good not terrifying at all real world scenarios out there for them to consider. 🫠