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George S

@harmonygritz.bsky.social

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Also @ harmonygritz elsewhere. #HigherEd and #EdTech interests keep my blood boiling. Our fractured social networks remind me of the Battlestar Galactica diaspora. I am the other person you see wearing a mask in the store.

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George S @harmonygritz.bsky.social · 3h

I feel bad for Mary, but I'd also be horrified by this #manspreading bat-guy on the subway!

George S @harmonygritz.bsky.social · 4h

Jealous, I wish that had been my starter pack

George S @harmonygritz.bsky.social · 1d

January through December

George S @harmonygritz.bsky.social · 1d

#TheMediaAreTheMassage

stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 1d

“I haven’t seen this on the television channels I watch at particular times” is not the same thing as “this has not been on TV”, but here we are

George S @harmonygritz.bsky.social · 1d

It took me years of immersion to get it. (My middle class upbringing blocked out a lot.) Still can’t say I’ve shaken off the worst of it

George S @harmonygritz.bsky.social · 1d

#amplifying

Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re a parent of a child with a disability, you’re worried about how your family will be impacted by SpecEd Department of Education layoffs and you want to talk to a journalist about it, please DM, email (sluterman at 19thnews dot org) or Signal (slooterman.18).

George S @harmonygritz.bsky.social · 1d

Wasn’t expecting to call upon Ol’ Blue Eyes to lay out what we’d need in 2025

🎃 The Pantastic Mr. Pox 🦠 @mrfox.bsky.social · 1d

Enjoy Frank Sinatra calling some jerk kids “Nazi Werewolves”

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 1d

Possibly the funniest thing in here is Jones’ lawyers describing The Onion as his “ideological nemesis.”

Meet the Press @meetthepress.com · 1d

The conspiracy theorist had asked the justices to immediately intervene, warning that the ownership of his Infowars website could be transferred to the satirical news site The Onion.

Supreme Court turns away Alex Jones' attempt to block $1.5B defamation judgment

The conspiracy theorist had asked the justices to immediately intervene, warning that the ownership of his Infowars website could be transferred to the satirical news site The Onion.

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John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 5d

I strongly urge everyone to not just read this warning from @marcwatkins.bsky.social, but heed it, and be vocal and forceful pushing back against using AI to grade student writing. This must be anathema if we're going to have a world where learning means something. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

The Dangers of using AI to Grade

Nobody Learns, Nobody Gains

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actualham @robinderosa.net · 1d

County will pay former library director $700,000 to settle her lawsuit alleging officials targeted her over LGBTQ-friendly books and events. cowboystatedaily.com/2025/10/08/c...

Campbell County to Pay $700K to Ousted Library Director in Settlement

Campbell County will pay former library director Terri Lesley $700,000 to settle her lawsuit alleging officials targeted her over LGBTQ-friendly books and…

cowboystatedaily.com

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 2d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

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Clean Energy Wire | CLEW @cleanenergywire.bsky.social · 1d

Not nothing, not enough: is the Paris Agreement working?

Ten years after the landmark Paris Agreement, major polluters are wavering on action while the world fast approaches the deal's safer warming limit.

Not nothing, not enough: is the Paris Agreement working?

Climate cooperation is facing a reckoning. Ten years after the landmark Paris Agreement, major polluters are wavering on action while the world fast approaches the deal's safer warming limit.

www.france24.com

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 2d

"The University of Texas System is auditing gender studies courses in response to [new laws] which expand university control over curriculum & define gender in binary terms. Faculty report being told to avoid discussing gender identity and homosexuality..."
www.texastribune.org/2025/10/09/t...

Some Texas community colleges remove course materials amid broader push to limit gender identity discussions

At least two community colleges, Alvin and Blinn, are also considering what they can and can’t teach to high schoolers enrolled in their fast-growing dual credit courses.

www.texastribune.org

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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 2d

Newsom vetoes both the PreP access and the HRT stockpile bill because he is worried it would increase healthcare costs...

He claims to support the aims of these bills. But the vetoes deny access to medical care for queer people.

(Context: He vetoed these 2 while signing 8 other queer rights bills)

Trans News Network @transnews.network · 2d

He also signed SB 590, which bolsters paid family leave.

Read his veto messages here:

www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/u...
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George S @harmonygritz.bsky.social · 2d

HOW did these get past security

(OK same question about stiletto heels tbh)

George S @harmonygritz.bsky.social · 3d

I didn’t even know Kiss of the Spider Woman was coming till about a week ago, thanks to one lone TV ad that ran a few times.

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Jathan Sadowski @jathansadowski.com · 14d

What an unsurprising decision by corporations that desperately need to make money with AI. If every other company with a chatbot isn't already doing this, then expect them to be following Meta's lead soon. The chatbot is not your friend; it's a corporate listening device. www.ft.com/content/22f7...

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Meta will use conversations people have with its chatbots to personalise advertising and content across its platforms, in a sign of how tech companies plan to make money from artificial intelligence.

The owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp on Wednesday said it would use the content of chats with its Meta AI to create advertising recommendations across its suite of apps.

“People will already expect that their Meta AI interactions are being used for these personalisation purposes,” said Christy Harris, privacy and data policy manager at Meta.

George S @harmonygritz.bsky.social · 3d

Welp

demotivational speaker. 💕 @heysita.bsky.social · 3d

‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ earned $840,000 in its opening weekend.

The film had a $34 million dollar budget.

George S @harmonygritz.bsky.social · 4d

Someone just "liked" one of my #Mastodon posts from November 2023, and I don't know whether to praise them for their insight in seeing its wisdom, or feel sorry for them for digging back that far.

#SocialMedia

a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a snl poster

Alt: Colin Jost on Saturday Night Live, looking unsure

media.tenor.com

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Microplastics Spookmelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 4d

today in "predicted by 30 Rock"

Edie Falco on 30 Rock:
I MISSED THE VOTE ON A BILL TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL WHALE TORTURE.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 4d

Per CDC source: At internal leadership meeting this afternoon, it was shared that 1,257 people were RIF'd at CDC. Number may not be final. Apparently, chief of staff was unaware that RIFs were going to occur so not clear who is making decisions. (Short 🧵)

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 4d

💯💯💯💯💯💯

George S @harmonygritz.bsky.social · 4d

Like the TARDIS, the fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) seems to be bigger on the inside, containing multitudes. Fun to consider not only his episodes, but also his other roles over the years.

Very interesting thread!

#DoctorWho #ancestry

Philip Purser-Hallard @purserhallard.com · 5d

It occurs to me that the Doctor's polyethnic identity in recent times recontextualises Peter Davison's casting in quite an interesting way.
(For context, although you'd be unlikely to guess it by looking at him, Davison's paternal family is Guyanese. He has close relatives who are visibly Black.)

Peter Davison, a fair-skinned blond man, as the fifth Doctor, circa 1982.

George S @harmonygritz.bsky.social · 5d

Sneaking in the side door to say I appreciate the ChatGPT line, and will probably use it. 😅

George S @harmonygritz.bsky.social · 5d

I almost changed brands when I found out our LG clothes dryer could be “Internet-enabled”… It’s like the Borg at this point.

(Fortunately we could just not connect. I fear for the future of such appliances, though.)

a woman says " you 're welcome " in front of a green light

Alt: The Borg queen, with a smart-aleck expression, says “You’re welcome.”

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