Helen Sikavitsa
@elenischool.bsky.social
Resources for #language teaching by a #teacher of English living/working in Greece, dancer at heart, art & book lover, keen on photography & traveling as well.
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Helen Sikavitsa
@elenischool.bsky.social
· Nov 21
Out of our tangled entrails' darkest woods
let's bring to light all justice, kindness, joy,
all those wild birds that built their far nests there,
and though they never appear, may that hot kiln
of the inner earth burn on unceasingly!
#NikosKazantzakis to #DonQuixote #Greek #Literature #Inspiration
let's bring to light all justice, kindness, joy,
all those wild birds that built their far nests there,
and though they never appear, may that hot kiln
of the inner earth burn on unceasingly!
#NikosKazantzakis to #DonQuixote #Greek #Literature #Inspiration
Will AI Replace Us? Not Really — But It Will Change Us stanfordmag.org/contents/all... #AIinEducation
#HumanCenteredAI #HigherEd #TeachingWithAI
#CriticalThinking #FutureOfWork #EthicsOfAI #StayingHuman with @viktsam.bsky.social 🔬 @vickyloras.bsky.social 👩🏫 @metafrasis.bsky.social 💻
#HumanCenteredAI #HigherEd #TeachingWithAI
#CriticalThinking #FutureOfWork #EthicsOfAI #StayingHuman with @viktsam.bsky.social 🔬 @vickyloras.bsky.social 👩🏫 @metafrasis.bsky.social 💻
All About AI
How it’s affecting teaching, learning, employment, research, and more.
stanfordmag.org
December 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Will AI Replace Us? Not Really — But It Will Change Us stanfordmag.org/contents/all... #AIinEducation
#HumanCenteredAI #HigherEd #TeachingWithAI
#CriticalThinking #FutureOfWork #EthicsOfAI #StayingHuman with @viktsam.bsky.social 🔬 @vickyloras.bsky.social 👩🏫 @metafrasis.bsky.social 💻
#HumanCenteredAI #HigherEd #TeachingWithAI
#CriticalThinking #FutureOfWork #EthicsOfAI #StayingHuman with @viktsam.bsky.social 🔬 @vickyloras.bsky.social 👩🏫 @metafrasis.bsky.social 💻
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barack obama is giving a speech in front of microphones and says yes we can
ALT: barack obama is giving a speech in front of microphones and says yes we can
media.tenor.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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🚨 BREAKING: Greece's Kyriakos Pierrakakis has won the Eurogroup race — a stunning turnaround for the country which was almost kicked out of the eurozone 10 years ago.
Read the story: politi.co/3MVBXmQ
Read the story: politi.co/3MVBXmQ
December 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Greece's Kyriakos Pierrakakis has won the Eurogroup race — a stunning turnaround for the country which was almost kicked out of the eurozone 10 years ago.
Read the story: politi.co/3MVBXmQ
Read the story: politi.co/3MVBXmQ
A sharp look at how political choices in the U.S. reshape the global balance of democracy and stability — with consequences far beyond its borders paulkrugman.substack.com/p/is-this-th... #PaulKrugman #WorldPolitics #US #Authoritarianism @filosia.bsky.social 🐬@alexanderca.bsky.social #UnitedBlue 💙
Is This The End of the Free World?
Trump wants to MAGAfy Europe, too
paulkrugman.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A sharp look at how political choices in the U.S. reshape the global balance of democracy and stability — with consequences far beyond its borders paulkrugman.substack.com/p/is-this-th... #PaulKrugman #WorldPolitics #US #Authoritarianism @filosia.bsky.social 🐬@alexanderca.bsky.social #UnitedBlue 💙
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The cover of this week’s issue, “Christmas Avenue,” by Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet.
www.newyorker.com/magazine...
www.newyorker.com/magazine...
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The cover of this week’s issue, “Christmas Avenue,” by Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet.
www.newyorker.com/magazine...
www.newyorker.com/magazine...
Farmers & livestock breeders across Greece go on with blockades of major highways from Thessaly to Thrace and on, denouncing the conditions of financial suffocation they face, citing delayed subsidy payments, and the devastating impact of sheep and goat pox on livestock #Greece #MitsotakisPolitics
December 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Farmers & livestock breeders across Greece go on with blockades of major highways from Thessaly to Thrace and on, denouncing the conditions of financial suffocation they face, citing delayed subsidy payments, and the devastating impact of sheep and goat pox on livestock #Greece #MitsotakisPolitics
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The Three Voices of Poetry. By T. S. Eliot. Published in April 1954. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Three Voices of Poetry
“The first is the voice of the poet talking to himself—or to nobody. The second is the voice of the poet addressing an audience, whether large or small. The third is the voice of the poet when he atte...
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The Three Voices of Poetry. By T. S. Eliot. Published in April 1954. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
AI-powered toys promise to help toddlers learn language — but can they really replace the magic of human interaction? www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyc... #AIToys #SmartToys #EarlyChildhood #LanguageDevelopment #ChildDevelopment #Parenting #PlayingLearningMatters #FutureOfLearning #TechAndKids
Can AI-Powered Toys Help Toddlers Learn Spoken Language?
Will stuffed animals and mini robots with built-in AI chatbots help or hinder children's language development?
www.psychologytoday.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
AI-powered toys promise to help toddlers learn language — but can they really replace the magic of human interaction? www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psyc... #AIToys #SmartToys #EarlyChildhood #LanguageDevelopment #ChildDevelopment #Parenting #PlayingLearningMatters #FutureOfLearning #TechAndKids
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore-And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over-like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
#LangstonHughes HARLEM #America #noplace4ignorance
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore-And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over-like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
#LangstonHughes HARLEM #America #noplace4ignorance
December 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore-And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over-like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
#LangstonHughes HARLEM #America #noplace4ignorance
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore-And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over-like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
#LangstonHughes HARLEM #America #noplace4ignorance
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All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:35 AM
All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
Ukraine at the crossroads — A 28-point plan, a tough dilemma for Zelenskyy, a nation’s fate edition.cnn.com/2025/11/28/e... #UkraineWar #Zelenskyy #RussiaUkraine #TrumpPutin #Geopolitics #StandWithUkraine #DefendUkraine
Analysis: Ukraine’s Zelensky faces hideous choice between bad deal and no deal | CNN
The gaps between Kyiv and Moscow remain too explicit, and their reasons for obstinacy too drenched in sacrifice, anxiety and blood.
edition.cnn.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Ukraine at the crossroads — A 28-point plan, a tough dilemma for Zelenskyy, a nation’s fate edition.cnn.com/2025/11/28/e... #UkraineWar #Zelenskyy #RussiaUkraine #TrumpPutin #Geopolitics #StandWithUkraine #DefendUkraine
Crafting dreams, letting the magic of Thanksgiving wrap around you. I wish you all have a joyful and wonderful break! #HappyThanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Crafting dreams, letting the magic of Thanksgiving wrap around you. I wish you all have a joyful and wonderful break! #HappyThanksgiving
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The New York Times produced a detailed, data-driven report on President Trump showing signs of aging. The president, 79, responded by calling the female reporter who co-wrote the story “ugly.” https://cnn.it/48idUFL
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The New York Times produced a detailed, data-driven report on President Trump showing signs of aging. The president, 79, responded by calling the female reporter who co-wrote the story “ugly.” https://cnn.it/48idUFL
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When it comes to peacemaking, Europe’s big powers are putting their faith in strong alliances, in binding agreements and in mightier armed forces. They fear that America is on another path
The wrong sort of peace leads to the next war
Donald Trump’s approach to peacemaking ignores crucial lessons from history
econ.st
November 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
When it comes to peacemaking, Europe’s big powers are putting their faith in strong alliances, in binding agreements and in mightier armed forces. They fear that America is on another path
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Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine | Rajan Menon
Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine | Rajan Menon
Following criticism, the president accused Ukraine of ingratitude but also added the plan was ‘not my final offer’. Which parts of it will survive?, says Rajan Menon of the City College of New York
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine | Rajan Menon
Study reveals broad anxiety about American democracy and growing GOP divisions on constitutional power hub.jhu.edu/2025/11/23/a... #USPolitics #Constitution #PresidentialPower #PartisanDivide #SNFAgora #PublicAgenda #AmericanDemocracy @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 @alexanderca.bsky.social 🌻 #UnitedBlue 💙
New research finds Americans deeply concerned about U.S. democracy
Across party lines, 84% of survey participants say democracy is in crisis or facing serious challenges, with distinct divides emerging within the Republican Party
hub.jhu.edu
November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Study reveals broad anxiety about American democracy and growing GOP divisions on constitutional power hub.jhu.edu/2025/11/23/a... #USPolitics #Constitution #PresidentialPower #PartisanDivide #SNFAgora #PublicAgenda #AmericanDemocracy @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 @alexanderca.bsky.social 🌻 #UnitedBlue 💙
Just a few questions: Who helped create this monster? Who celebrated it? Who fed it till a few weeks ago? observer.co.uk/news/profile... #Trump #Greene #Conflict #ToxicPolitics #America
Profile: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican firebrand | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Just a few questions: Who helped create this monster? Who celebrated it? Who fed it till a few weeks ago? observer.co.uk/news/profile... #Trump #Greene #Conflict #ToxicPolitics #America
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What did Trump and Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman discuss on the phone after the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi? trib.al/M3J5fEY
Dem Demands Transcript of Trump-MBS Call After Khashoggi Killing
What did Trump and Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman discuss on the phone after the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi?
trib.al
November 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
What did Trump and Saudi leader Mohammed bin Salman discuss on the phone after the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi? trib.al/M3J5fEY
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Donald Trump’s baiting and deflecting over the Epstein files has left him insisting that the investigation is both “too tedious to merit discussion” and also the “nuclear bomb that will destroy the entire Democratic Party,” @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues:
Trump’s Toddler Response to the Epstein Saga
The president baits, deflects, and chews the scenery in a drama that just won’t die.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Donald Trump’s baiting and deflecting over the Epstein files has left him insisting that the investigation is both “too tedious to merit discussion” and also the “nuclear bomb that will destroy the entire Democratic Party,” @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues:
Reposted by Helen Sikavitsa
Does he even own a suit?
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Does he even own a suit?
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A collage of abuse of reporters by #DementedDonaldTrump, this is what he does and it can’t be tolerated. Call him out to his face, so what if he bans you from Air Force 1 or other press conferences, those pressers are worthless anyway. #DV1 #ProudBlue
www.meidasplus.com/p/19-clips-o...
www.meidasplus.com/p/19-clips-o...
19 Clips of Trump Demeaning Female Reporters in Last Few Months
Trump reserves particular venom for the women who cover him.
www.meidasplus.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A collage of abuse of reporters by #DementedDonaldTrump, this is what he does and it can’t be tolerated. Call him out to his face, so what if he bans you from Air Force 1 or other press conferences, those pressers are worthless anyway. #DV1 #ProudBlue
www.meidasplus.com/p/19-clips-o...
www.meidasplus.com/p/19-clips-o...
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Everywhere there's lots of piggies
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat the bacon
— Piggies, The Beatles
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat the bacon
— Piggies, The Beatles
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Everywhere there's lots of piggies
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat the bacon
— Piggies, The Beatles
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat the bacon
— Piggies, The Beatles
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“Whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen, but [Mohammed] knew nothing about it,” said President Trump about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of Washington Post opinion columnist Jamal Khashoggi. https://wapo.st/4igmwkX
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“Whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen, but [Mohammed] knew nothing about it,” said President Trump about Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of Washington Post opinion columnist Jamal Khashoggi. https://wapo.st/4igmwkX
Well, here WR Mr Trump! “Quiet Piggy,” has told us all we need to know about a "president" ’s attitude toward women. Sure, that hasn’t been in doubt since we saw you on tape saying, “Grab them by the p*ssy.” #Epstein #Trump #Association #KnewAboutTheGirls #EpsteinScandal #CoverUp 🖌️Mike Luckovich
November 19, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Well, here WR Mr Trump! “Quiet Piggy,” has told us all we need to know about a "president" ’s attitude toward women. Sure, that hasn’t been in doubt since we saw you on tape saying, “Grab them by the p*ssy.” #Epstein #Trump #Association #KnewAboutTheGirls #EpsteinScandal #CoverUp 🖌️Mike Luckovich
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Turns out that the $16MM payoff ABC made to Trump bought them only a few months' reprieve. Weird how that happens.
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Turns out that the $16MM payoff ABC made to Trump bought them only a few months' reprieve. Weird how that happens.