Charles F. Whittingham
@cfwhittingham.bsky.social
Educator & friend | Left-leaning, culture-first, savoring art, ideas & the small pleasures that make life vivid 🍷📚✨ | Open-minded, supportive of creative expression | Quiet admirer of confidence, charm & effortless grace 🌹 | #Progressive #Humanist
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📚💙Classical liberal ideas—free inquiry, individual dignity, and limits on power—remain vital. Re-engaging with them can steady modern progressivism, grounding its commitments to justice and reform in the enduring value of human freedom.
#booksky
#booksky
Every update from Gaza lands with the same dull weight. It’s the human scale of it that lingers longest, long after the headlines move on
#WorldNews #Humanitarian
#WorldNews #Humanitarian
December 5, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Every update from Gaza lands with the same dull weight. It’s the human scale of it that lingers longest, long after the headlines move on
#WorldNews #Humanitarian
#WorldNews #Humanitarian
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This is as far as I have gotten but wanted to put it out there because my friend Allison Clayboe deserves more recognition and accolades than humility would allow her to ask for. Bill
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December 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This is as far as I have gotten but wanted to put it out there because my friend Allison Clayboe deserves more recognition and accolades than humility would allow her to ask for. Bill
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There’s a strange heaviness in the air as the Ukraine headlines cycle again. Hard to ignore how ordinary people end up carrying the cost of decisions made far above them
#News #Geopolitics
#News #Geopolitics
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
There’s a strange heaviness in the air as the Ukraine headlines cycle again. Hard to ignore how ordinary people end up carrying the cost of decisions made far above them
#News #Geopolitics
#News #Geopolitics
This is far from complete though people have been gracious enough to include me so I thought I would put this Starter Pack out.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This is far from complete though people have been gracious enough to include me so I thought I would put this Starter Pack out.
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Abigail Spanberger prioritizing education, children and future.
#Spanberger
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#Spanberger
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WHAT VIRGINIANS ARE SEEING: Spanberger Announces Plan To Strengthen Virginia Schools, Support Students, Parents, & Teachers | Abigail Spanberger for Governor
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger — the mom of three daughters in Virginia public schools — on Friday announced her new “Strengthening Virginia Schools Plan,” which outlines her prior...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Abigail Spanberger prioritizing education, children and future.
#Spanberger
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#Spanberger
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This is always a complication for teachers, administrators and working parents, but I know it will be fun for the kids.
#Education #Virginia #Snow
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#Education #Virginia #Snow
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Virginia school closings, delays, remote learning list for Friday, Dec. 5
Get the latest list of school closings and delays in Virginia.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This is always a complication for teachers, administrators and working parents, but I know it will be fun for the kids.
#Education #Virginia #Snow
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#Education #Virginia #Snow
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It is important to balance harsher realities with some optimism. #Virginia
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For the first time in recent memory, Virginia’s 1st Congressional District may be ‘in play’ for Democrats
Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger performed better across the board in 2025 than Rob Wittman’s Democratic challenger in 2024. What could that mean for the 2026 midterms?
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December 4, 2025 at 2:41 AM
It is important to balance harsher realities with some optimism. #Virginia
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I am afraid this is a losing battle. The genie is out of the bottle and I am not sure where we go from here. #education
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‘Isn’t That Cheating?’ Why Some Students Resist Using AI for Schoolwork
A Virginia district strives to teach students that not all AI use amounts to 'cheating.'
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December 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I am afraid this is a losing battle. The genie is out of the bottle and I am not sure where we go from here. #education
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The new data on post-affirmative-action admissions is bleak. Merit, it seems, is still remarkably good at locating money.
#Education #Admissions
#Education #Admissions
November 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The new data on post-affirmative-action admissions is bleak. Merit, it seems, is still remarkably good at locating money.
#Education #Admissions
#Education #Admissions
The latest skirmish between publishers and the AI firms was inevitable. Everyone insists they’re defending “culture,” but the real fight is over who gets to claim the future footnotes.
#AI #Publishing
#AI #Publishing
November 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The latest skirmish between publishers and the AI firms was inevitable. Everyone insists they’re defending “culture,” but the real fight is over who gets to claim the future footnotes.
#AI #Publishing
#AI #Publishing
Birth, Life, Death in the lifecycle of capitalism observes a predicable course. It can be plotted on a graph. We are in later stages.
November 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Birth, Life, Death in the lifecycle of capitalism observes a predicable course. It can be plotted on a graph. We are in later stages.
This is a very sad time.
Dear Oval Office occupant,
A 20 year old National Guardsman is dead.
No one cares how many points you won West Virginia by.
Love,
Everyone in America still capable of critical thinking
A 20 year old National Guardsman is dead.
No one cares how many points you won West Virginia by.
Love,
Everyone in America still capable of critical thinking
November 28, 2025 at 6:45 AM
This is a very sad time.
Reading about changes to federal student‑loan forgiveness — a crackdown on who counts as “public service.” Sounds procedural, but I worry what that means for teachers, social workers, defenders who already walk thin lines for little pay.
#EducationJustice #LoanForgiveness #PublicService #PolicyWatch
#EducationJustice #LoanForgiveness #PublicService #PolicyWatch
November 28, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Reading about changes to federal student‑loan forgiveness — a crackdown on who counts as “public service.” Sounds procedural, but I worry what that means for teachers, social workers, defenders who already walk thin lines for little pay.
#EducationJustice #LoanForgiveness #PublicService #PolicyWatch
#EducationJustice #LoanForgiveness #PublicService #PolicyWatch
Curious: does this help build out a network? Still getting up to speed.
@badposter.lol im bored put me on one of your starter packs
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Curious: does this help build out a network? Still getting up to speed.
Climate summit wrap‑up: a tentative roadmap but no magic bullet. Still, it’s heartening when science and common sense get (finally) a seat at the table, however shaky it seems. #ClimateAction #Hope #GlobalResponsibility
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Climate summit wrap‑up: a tentative roadmap but no magic bullet. Still, it’s heartening when science and common sense get (finally) a seat at the table, however shaky it seems. #ClimateAction #Hope #GlobalResponsibility
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I genuinely don’t understand how making it harder for social workers and public defenders to get loan forgiveness helps anyone. These are the jobs we’re already struggling to fill. Why make the pipeline even smaller?
#PublicService #StudentLoans #HigherEd #WorkforceCrisis
#PublicService #StudentLoans #HigherEd #WorkforceCrisis
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I genuinely don’t understand how making it harder for social workers and public defenders to get loan forgiveness helps anyone. These are the jobs we’re already struggling to fill. Why make the pipeline even smaller?
#PublicService #StudentLoans #HigherEd #WorkforceCrisis
#PublicService #StudentLoans #HigherEd #WorkforceCrisis
In this new General Assembly, progress on redistricting could go either way. It’s not just a map fight. It's about about who gets to speak and be heard. Crucial to ensure this is about true representation, not political advantage. #FairMaps #VotingRights #VA2026
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
In this new General Assembly, progress on redistricting could go either way. It’s not just a map fight. It's about about who gets to speak and be heard. Crucial to ensure this is about true representation, not political advantage. #FairMaps #VotingRights #VA2026
Virginia voters made it clear: they’re fed up with federal cuts hitting their families, especially in communities with federal workers. The election was more than a local race — it was a response to real economic pain. #FederalCuts #VAProgressive #PeopleOverPolitics
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Virginia voters made it clear: they’re fed up with federal cuts hitting their families, especially in communities with federal workers. The election was more than a local race — it was a response to real economic pain. #FederalCuts #VAProgressive #PeopleOverPolitics
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November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I am relative new guy--believe in people over politics, art, books, wine, deep conversations ✨. I champion equality, kindness, and open-minded creativity.
#Progressive #Humanist #SocialJustice #Equity #ClimateJustice #InclusiveCulture #ArtMatters #CommunityFirst #Ukraine #Gaza
#Progressive #Humanist #SocialJustice #Equity #ClimateJustice #InclusiveCulture #ArtMatters #CommunityFirst #Ukraine #Gaza
November 24, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I am relative new guy--believe in people over politics, art, books, wine, deep conversations ✨. I champion equality, kindness, and open-minded creativity.
#Progressive #Humanist #SocialJustice #Equity #ClimateJustice #InclusiveCulture #ArtMatters #CommunityFirst #Ukraine #Gaza
#Progressive #Humanist #SocialJustice #Equity #ClimateJustice #InclusiveCulture #ArtMatters #CommunityFirst #Ukraine #Gaza
Beautiful shot. I miss Athens. Best of luck in your political aspirations.
Fall sunset 🌅 in Athens Georgia! 🌻
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Beautiful shot. I miss Athens. Best of luck in your political aspirations.
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