Tedra Osell
@tedos.bsky.social
Educator, learner, parent, caretaker of living things, friend. I teach and learn from brilliant neurodivergent teenagers. The older I get the happier I am. Solar powered.
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Tedra Osell
@tedos.bsky.social
· Oct 27
Take all posts for what they are: something I threw together while eating rice and beans and scrolling on my phone.
(Quote shamelessly plagiarized from J Bouie)
(Quote shamelessly plagiarized from J Bouie)
Reposted by Tedra Osell
When I went home to Mississippi last week, a Black farmer welcomed folks to pick greens from his land for free. It made me wonder whether other communities across the country were also giving back ahead of the holiday.
The answer: yes, they are.
capitalbnews.org/collard-gree...
The answer: yes, they are.
capitalbnews.org/collard-gree...
Why Fresh Collard Greens Are Becoming a Holiday Lifeline in These Communities
From farmers to churches, residents across the country are working together to provide free food for those in need this holiday season.
capitalbnews.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
When I went home to Mississippi last week, a Black farmer welcomed folks to pick greens from his land for free. It made me wonder whether other communities across the country were also giving back ahead of the holiday.
The answer: yes, they are.
capitalbnews.org/collard-gree...
The answer: yes, they are.
capitalbnews.org/collard-gree...
This too!
Oh! Don't forget the cheat code for amazing mashed potatoes is to warm up your milk/cream/melted butter so that it blends well with your hot potatoes and mash them altogether. 🥰
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This too!
This is true
There's a window where a giant box of crayons is insulting rather than delightful and that window is roughly age 12-17. If your gift recipient is too cool for everything, they won't want a box of crayons. Everyone else, tho; Young kids always need crayons, and adults will get amused and sentimental.
November 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
This is true
News you can use!
Adding an apple to your fresh cranberry sauce will help give it body because the pectin in the apple act as a gelatin
I use one Granny Smith per 12oz bag of cranberries, peeled, cored & chopped to approximate cranberry size
I use one Granny Smith per 12oz bag of cranberries, peeled, cored & chopped to approximate cranberry size
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
News you can use!
OMG YES THIS if there is a theme in my writing assignments it is write something that lets me hear your voice
It is kind of ironic that schools have spent so many years trying to convince students that academic writing should be completely devoid of any personal voice and are now in a state of crisis trying to deal with students using generative AI to write assignments that completely take away their voice.
November 26, 2025 at 11:54 PM
OMG YES THIS if there is a theme in my writing assignments it is write something that lets me hear your voice
Goddammit I had FINISHED shopping for the boys oh well
And last but not least, Catland: the Soft Power of Cat culture in Japan! (You know exactly who on your list needs this one.) www.sarah-archer.com/catland
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Goddammit I had FINISHED shopping for the boys oh well
I have worked out today and really need a shower but we are waiting for the cleaner to arrive so I find myself unable to do… anything.
November 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I have worked out today and really need a shower but we are waiting for the cleaner to arrive so I find myself unable to do… anything.
Do ppl not remember this from his first term?
he believes what now
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Do ppl not remember this from his first term?
My son and the cats following me from room to room.
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My son and the cats following me from room to room.
This. In fact, one of the reasons I disappeared into the kitchen is to get away from you. (The exceptions I can count on one hand, and I’ll say “come talk to me”.)
I also don’t need company. You don’t have to talk to me I need to talk to myself 😭
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This. In fact, one of the reasons I disappeared into the kitchen is to get away from you. (The exceptions I can count on one hand, and I’ll say “come talk to me”.)
I do not care what the stupid NYT games ppl think, “slyer” is not spelled with an I.
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I do not care what the stupid NYT games ppl think, “slyer” is not spelled with an I.
“Silly-sounding science is what happens when researchers do exactly what they are supposed to do, which is thinking freely and exploring new ideas with wide-open curiosity.”
It occurs to me that this could also be said about education, and why leaving space for “just messing around” is important
It occurs to me that this could also be said about education, and why leaving space for “just messing around” is important
Every year around Thanksgiving, I see tons of grad students post heartbreaking messages on social media about how their loved ones don’t understand or support their decision to study what seems like something pointless or silly.
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
Perhaps my American Scientist essay can help!
🧪🌎🦑 #SciComm
“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
www.americanscientist.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“Silly-sounding science is what happens when researchers do exactly what they are supposed to do, which is thinking freely and exploring new ideas with wide-open curiosity.”
It occurs to me that this could also be said about education, and why leaving space for “just messing around” is important
It occurs to me that this could also be said about education, and why leaving space for “just messing around” is important
Reposted by Tedra Osell
Get in losers, we’re winning the Cold War. The history and lore of Santa Claus part DEUX of @yourewrongabout.bsky.social is out now 🎅 🚀 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Get in losers, we’re winning the Cold War. The history and lore of Santa Claus part DEUX of @yourewrongabout.bsky.social is out now 🎅 🚀 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
Reposted by Tedra Osell
Santa Claus temporarily stopped whittling by candlelight and embraced a space age vision of the future during the Cold War. Why? I joined @yourewrongabout.bsky.social to investigate. We talked aluminum, NORAD, department stores, Charlie Brown and The Grinch: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Santa Claus temporarily stopped whittling by candlelight and embraced a space age vision of the future during the Cold War. Why? I joined @yourewrongabout.bsky.social to investigate. We talked aluminum, NORAD, department stores, Charlie Brown and The Grinch: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
Disappointed at the lack of faith in the chupacabra.
i can not be the only person wondering about the five percent gap between bigfoot and the yeti
i mean is this where u draw the line
i mean is this where u draw the line
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Disappointed at the lack of faith in the chupacabra.
Reposted by Tedra Osell
Ms. Kuyateh was one of 19 third-country nationals sent to Ghana on Nov. 6. At least 61 TCNs have been removed there since September.
Others report similar treatment. Nigerians were forced to cross into Togo w/o documents, rendering them essentially stateless
www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...
Others report similar treatment. Nigerians were forced to cross into Togo w/o documents, rendering them essentially stateless
www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...
Woman deported from Maryland shown on video being dragged in Ghana
Rabbiatu Kuyateh was detained this summer at her annual ICE check-in, her son said. She moved to the D.C. area 30 years ago as she fled civil war in Sierra Leone.
www.nbcwashington.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Ms. Kuyateh was one of 19 third-country nationals sent to Ghana on Nov. 6. At least 61 TCNs have been removed there since September.
Others report similar treatment. Nigerians were forced to cross into Togo w/o documents, rendering them essentially stateless
www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...
Others report similar treatment. Nigerians were forced to cross into Togo w/o documents, rendering them essentially stateless
www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...
Which scientists? 🪿
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Which scientists? 🪿
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This Day in Labor History: November 25, 1865. Mississippi created the first of the Black Codes. Designed to recreate slavery in all but name, this signified the South’s resistance to the freeing of their labor force and the lengths to which it would go to tie workers to a place under white control.
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Fight among yourselves! Pay no attention to us!
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Fight among yourselves! Pay no attention to us!
Jesus fucking christ
The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of PFAS — also known as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Jesus fucking christ
Mmmmmmhm.
"Black women are disproportionately working-class. So if it was really about class, explain to me why Black women understood exactly what he [Trump] was going to do, which is make life harder for working-class people," says Kimberlé Crenshaw. newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Mmmmmmhm.
It is 8:10 am on a Tuesday and I am chilling with coffee listening to Seu Jorge instead of preparing to start my workday omg the sheer joy of it
O Descobridor dos Sete Mares
open.spotify.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
It is 8:10 am on a Tuesday and I am chilling with coffee listening to Seu Jorge instead of preparing to start my workday omg the sheer joy of it
Reposted by Tedra Osell
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
Thank fucking god
A federal judge halted an IRS–ICE data-sharing plan that would’ve exposed taxpayer addresses to immigration agents. Privacy advocates say the ruling protects immigrant communities already facing heightened enforcement.
Read: www.wusa9.com/article/news...
Read: www.wusa9.com/article/news...
Federal judge blocks IRS–ICE data-sharing plan citing privacy concerns
Local immigration attorney says this is a huge win for local immigrants without legal status.
www.wusa9.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Thank fucking god
Several times a day I find myself furious that “this still isn’t enough for one R to call for impeachment yet?!?” It can’t be good for my fucking health.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Several times a day I find myself furious that “this still isn’t enough for one R to call for impeachment yet?!?” It can’t be good for my fucking health.