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Helen Sikavitsa

@elenischool.bsky.social

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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

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Helen Sikavitsa @elenischool.bsky.social · 7h

More exposure to mom’s voice may prevent preemies’ language delays news.cornell.edu/stories/2025... #PrematureInfants #NewBorns #LanguageDevelopment #MotherImpact #Language #Cognition #ChildrenDevelopment #ResearchNews

Helen Sikavitsa @elenischool.bsky.social · 8h

No Kings Protests — Defying Trump’s Authoritarian Theater www.salon.com/2025/10/16/t... #NoKings #Trump #Democracy #Resistance #Authoritarianism #Protest #CivicAction #DefendDemocracy #USPolitics #Freedom with @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #UnitedBlue 💙 #Resist ✌️ #StrongerTogether #MeidasBoosts 🫂

The No Kings protests offer hope — and peril

As millions gather on Saturday, Trump looks for a pretext to invoke the Insurrection Act

www.salon.com

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Helen Sikavitsa @elenischool.bsky.social · 1d

My, oh my! Love Bette Midler slapping the orange ass 😂😂😂

Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 1d

This is brilliant 👌🏼
Stephen Colbert: the hero who never kissed the orange ass 😅

Thank god for you, Ms. Midler!

Helen Sikavitsa @elenischool.bsky.social · 1d

Teaching English gets a lot more fun when learning feels like a game! With team challenges, reflection moments, you can turn ordinary lessons into engaging experiences — no fancy tech required, just creativity and a sense of play #ESL with @vickyloras.bsky.social 🐝 #Language #StudentMotivation🎯✨

Game On: Competitive Gamification in Diverse ESL Classrooms

Discover how competitive gamification in ESL classrooms boosts student motivation, confidence, and engagement. Explore practical ESL gamification strategies that make vocabulary learning fun, inclusiv...

www.facultyfocus.com

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Helen Sikavitsa @elenischool.bsky.social · 3d

History won't be kind with Donald Trump, Commander-in-Chief. Ben Jennings on Trump the peacemaker 🖌️ cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... via @theguardian.com #Trump #GazaAgreement #Israel #Hamas #Ceasefire with @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 #UnitedBlue 💙

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

Thugs. And we're paying for them.

Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 3d

In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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David Noll @david.noll.org · 5d

Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 5d

Nixon’s crimes look like harmless high school pranks compared to the now-daily unprecedented illegal & unconstitutional crimes being committed daily by this president & his staff

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 5d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 5d

F*ck, another legend gone!

You were brilliant, Diane. Thank you for the laughs, the tears, the beauty!
Rest in peace beautiful woman 💔❤️

#RipDianeKeaton

Diane Keaton Dead: 'Annie Hall' Star Was 79 share.google/18uRBP3F3iiY...

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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 5d

We're losing way too many greats.

And keepong a few too many bad apples... 😏

I am so done with 2025!

May all you beautiful souls rest in peace 💔❤️

#RIP

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 7d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Helen Sikavitsa @elenischool.bsky.social · 5d

Donald Trump: Self-absorbed, arrogant, boastful. It does not take a mental health professional to recognise these features. Research unpacks the toxic environment fostered by leaders high in grandiose narcissism www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulf... #Trump #toxic #narcissism

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Susan Glasser @sbg1.bsky.social · 7d

Trump makes peace in the Middle East, and war at home…

My new column: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

Trump, the Self-Styled “President of PEACE” Abroad, Makes War at Home

The President’s martial rhetoric against fellow-Americans is a striking contrast with his push for an end to hostilities in Gaza.

www.newyorker.com

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 10d

The cover of this week’s issue is “Winds of Change,” by Brian Stauffer. See what’s inside:
nyer.cm/iRqfN8r

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 6d

María Corina Machado deserves the Nobel Peace Prize she won, Anne Applebaum argues. Here’s what her conversations with Machado last year revealed:

Why María Corina Machado Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize

The Venezuelan opposition leader shows why participation matters.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6d

With Larry Ellison in control of TikTok, we now have right-wingers or looney far-right wingers in control of most of the major social media platforms.

Right-Wing Moguls Dominate Social Media. One Legal Fix Can Help Stem the Tide.

Revising Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act would make outlets more accountable for the content they platform.

www.thenation.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 6d

Cartoon by @dennisgoris.bsky.social.

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Helen Sikavitsa @elenischool.bsky.social · 6d

Ηomme libre toujours tu cheriras la mer ~Charles Baudelaire #thessalonique #skg #pause avec @metafrasis.bsky.social @filosia.bsky.social @alexanderca.bsky.social @viktsam.bsky.social @vickyloras.bsky.social

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Helen Sikavitsa @elenischool.bsky.social · 6d

"Despite serious threats against her life, she has remained in the country, a choice that has inspired millions. When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist.” #NobelPeacePrize2025 🕊️ #MariaCorinaMachado ✌️ #DemocracyActivist #NoKings

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 6d

Breaking news: María Corina Machado has been awarded the prize for ‘keeping the flame of democracy burning amidst a growing darkness’ . The win dashes the hopes of US President Donald Trump. on.ft.com/4ocHAKY

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 7d

“To master a foreign language is to embrace an odyssey far from the comforts of your mother tongue,” Álex Maroño Porto reflects on linguistic duality through history in this week’s Time-Travel Thursdays.

Writing, Thinking, and Falling In Love in Another Language

I became a different person after learning English.

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Helen Sikavitsa @elenischool.bsky.social · 7d

Ms Bondi says she's working to restore public faith in the system & end "the weaponisation of government". No matter what you’re going through in life right now @filosia.bsky.social 🐬 be grateful you aren't in the same room as Pam Bondi talking to U 😜 #UnitedBlue 💙 #Resist #PamBondi #Trump's morons

What I Learned By Watching Every Pam Bondi Speech

The Trump loyalist is a new kind of attorney general.

www.politico.com

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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 9d

This one's for all the parents who have told me they're going through hell trying to find Covid vaccines for their children: It's not just you! Gift link:

Seeking Covid Shots for Their Children, Some Parents Hit a Wall

www.nytimes.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 9d

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“Behind the easygoing persona in the viral videos and breezy appearance on ‘The View,’ Zohran Mamdani is running a careful and tightly controlled campaign,” Mara Gay writes.

Opinion | Mamdani’s Charm Offensive and Crash Course in How to Govern

Being mayor of New York City is one of the toughest jobs in politics. One glimpse of how Zohran Mamdani may seek to do it is whom he’s talking to.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 9d

“What’s the secret? Why do you wanna keep this secret so the American people don’t know the rationale behind the deployment of National Guard troops in my state?"

This set Bondi off. trib.al/y5Y8FGn

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