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Professor Hearn

@gingerifficknh.bsky.social

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Pedagogy dork and swamp rat. Alexander Technique, biomechanics, piano, voice, music education. LFC supporter. It’s Noel like NOH-uhl

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Professor Hearn @gingerifficknh.bsky.social · 24d

To put it in terms these bros will have AI explain to them, it involves fallacies such as appeal to authority and argument from incredulity. You’re assuming that the people who created the algorithms were competent to do so and refuse to accept a reality in which this isn’t needed or wanted

Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 24d

Could you please tell me why it’s ‘stupid’ to object to students using gAI to read, write and think?
Is it the dependence on Big Tech you believe is wise?
I’d love to hear how all these very-confident people who know how historians should teach and do research would like for us to be working.

Professor Hearn

@gingerifficknh.bsky.social

This is the second time in a few months. WTF is going on? www.nbcnews.com/business/con...

Widespread Verizon outage prompts emergency alerts in Washington, New York City

The nation's largest wireless provider said that its engineers "are working to identify and solve the issue quickly."

www.nbcnews.com

January 14, 2026 at 7:34 PM

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Septima P. Snark

@drsubini.blacksky.app

This. I’m sure all the academics & writers who are sounding the alarms over “pandemic learning loss”-the same ones who completely ignored all the death that surrounded kids & teachers and placed blamed all on school closures-will study the learning loss caused by ICE.

January 13, 2026 at 2:06 PM

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Bree

@mostlybree.kitrocha.com

It really do recommend making your shitty day the problem of your shitty senator's voicemail every night, it doesn't have to be a chore. It is a actually cathartic

January 9, 2026 at 4:20 AM

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@walaal.blacksky.app

LA fam, there is another vigil for New Afrikan Keith 'Pooter' Porter.

"Carson Park 21411 Orrick Ave
Carson, CA 90745

5pm - 7pm Saturday January 10th 2026

Together, in peace, we light the night with love and
memories in honor of a remarkable life.

Please bring white/silver balloons and candles"

a post from @NewAfrikanRevo:

"Keith Porter was a New Afrikan killed by ICE in LA on New Year's Eve. He deserves to be struggled behind and he deserved to live"

the post under it is an announcement of a vigil with the picture of the martyred Black man Keith Porter on the left. the picture is only of the top half of his body and he is wearing a hat, white t-shirt and Nike jacket. he is smiling and looking into the camera.

the text on the vigil announcement is:

Candlelight/Balloon Release Vigil

For Keith 'Pooter' Porter

Where:
Carson Park 21411 Orrick Ave.
Carson, CA 90745

When:
5pm - 7pm Saturday January 10th 2026

Together, in peace, we light the night with love and
memories in honor of a remarkable life.

Please bring white/silver balloons and candles
Please reach out if you would like a shirt made for this event!!

January 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM

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Billy Jarrett

@billjarrett.bsky.social

They shot an undocumented man here on a busy street in the middle of the day.

They put “5 shots, 7 holes” (agents bragging words) in a Latina woman. Lied about the reasons. Charged her with attacking them then dropped it all.

There wasn’t enough outrage.

Deadly Minneapolis ICE shooting echoes Franklin Park, Marimar Martinez shootings during Operation Midway Blitz

The deadly Minneapolis shooting by an ICE agent that killed a woman Wednesday morning recalls shootings by federal immigration agents in Chicago during the height of Operation Midway Blitz in the fall...

www.cbsnews.com

January 7, 2026 at 10:18 PM

Professor Hearn

@gingerifficknh.bsky.social

“You get to keep your life” has been driving me nuts all day. You don’t have to earn the right to exist every day by showing compliance to a person with unearned authority. That’s not a thing.

January 8, 2026 at 12:54 AM

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Kat Abughazaleh

@katmabu.bsky.social

You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.

This could be you.

Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
"They killed my wife," the distraught woman says, adding, "They shot her in the head."
An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman who was driving an SUV in Minneapolis on Wednesday. / Screenshot/@Breaking911

"They killed my wife. I don't know what to do," the woman says through sobs in the footage, with a damaged SUV visible in the distance behind her. "We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head," the woman cries.
"We have a six-year-old at school," she says, almost unable to breathe, as a chaotic scene in which federal officers prevented at least one doctor who was on the scene from assisting the shot victim unfolds. "We're new here," the distraught woman says in despair.

January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM

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ACLU

@aclu.org

BREAKING: The Wyoming Supreme Court permanently blocked abortion bans in the state.

Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming.

January 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM

Professor Hearn

@gingerifficknh.bsky.social

!Dale, Kylo!

WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 8d

This is Kylo. He's Dominican, so he learned to dance before he could walk. 12/10 impressive moves (TT: chantyyyy_)

January 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM

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Gal Pal Sports

@galpalsports.bsky.social

Hey how bout some good news?

Kristie mewis is wearing a white wedding dress, and sam Kerr is wearing a black tuxedo. They just got married and are kissing

January 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM

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Woodo

@woodo.bsky.social

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My American manager tried to write me up for "lack of commitment" because I leave at 5:00 PM sharp. I work in the Netherlands.

I work for the Dutch branch of a large US tech company. We recently got a new middle-manager based in New York. He seemed like a nice guy at first, but it turns out he is totally obsessed with "hustle culture."

Last week, we had a 1-on-1 meeting where he told me he was "concerned" about my dedication to the team. He listed his grievances quite clearly. He didn't like that my Slack status goes offline at 5:01 PM every single day. He was annoyed that I didn't reply to an email he sent on Saturday morning until Monday at 9:00 AM. And he was especially frustrated that I refused to join a "team bonding" Zoom call that was scheduled for 7 PM my time, which is 1 PM his time.

He gave me the usual speech about how "in this company, we go the extra mile" and that if I want to grow, I need to be more available.

I had to give him a bit of a reality check. I looked him in the eye over Zoom and told him that in the Netherlands, if you can't finish your work by 5 PM, it doesn't mean you are dedicated. It means you are inefficient or understaffed. I told him I am neither.

I also reminded him that contacting me outside of working hours for non-emergencies is actually frowned upon here, and that my contract is for 40 hours, not "40 hours plus nights and weekends."

He tried to threaten me with a Performance Improvement Plan. I immediately forwarded the email to our local Dutch HR representative. She literally laughed when she read it and told me to ignore him. She said she would have a "chat" with him about local labor laws.

Since then, he hasn't sent a single email after 5 PM. I honestly feel bad for you guys in the US. The fact that you have to apologize for having a life outside of work is insane to us

January 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM

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Phil Lewis

@phillewis.bsky.social

Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, are asking Trump to remove the false posts about their parents' killing:

My father and mother, Mark Hortman and Melissa Hortman, and their dog Gilbert, were killed by a man who believed conspiracy theories and fake news. Words matter. Sharing fake news is dangerous.
One part of my grief journey has been understanding the last conversation with my mother. She loved her job. People respected her job and what she did at her job.
When I called her after the legislative session ended, I asked why she voted for the bill mentioned in the video shared by President Trump, and she wept. That bill and her vote had nothing to do with fraud. She voted for that bill because it was the only way to avoid a government shutdown. She had seen the impact of shutdowns: people lose their health care, their jobs, and in some cases, from a story she told me, have taken their own lives.
She was in a very tough position on that vote. She had never really voted against her conscience like that. It was emotional and extremely difficult. Her struggle with that vote makes this conspiracy all the more painful for me.
I am asking President Trump to remove the video that he shared and apologize to me and my family for posting this misinformation and for using my mother's own words to dishonor her memory.

My sister Sophia Hortman (Sophie) asked me to share this on her behalf, she is off social media: "The video shared by President Donald Trump on Truth Social is a painful, false twisting of my mother's final vote.
The vote she made was incredibly difficult for my mother; it was not a vote made lightly or with malice in her heart. She made the decision to prevent a government shutdown because she believed our great state protects and helps Minnesotans.
We must create a society in which we do not harbor hatred and violence toward our political opponents, and this video promotes a false narrative which fuels the flames of political division. The video being shared by the president is another hurdle our family must overcome in grieving the loss of my parents, Mark and Melissa, and their beloved Gilbert. I ask President Trump to please consider the pain and sadness we have faced, and to honor the spirit of the holidays we have just spent without our parents by taking down the post on Truth Social."
Please share our message and help us ask the President to take this down.

January 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM

Professor Hearn

@gingerifficknh.bsky.social

Stuck on loading “hopeful” is actually very on brand

Merriam Webster skeet with toggling words for “your 2026 word”. The imagine is stuck loading over the word “hopeful”

January 1, 2026 at 10:42 PM

Professor Hearn

@gingerifficknh.bsky.social

Wtf kind of spider is this?

Grey fuzzy spider with squat legs and an orange back that looks like a shell kinda

January 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM

Professor Hearn

@gingerifficknh.bsky.social

@pftompkins.bsky.social Hiya! I just started listening to The Neighborhood Listen yesterday and it’s delightful and silly, good fun. Looking forward to catching up and giggling more :)

December 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM

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Dr. Damien P. Williams! Look over here! … It's All For You!

@wolvendamien.bsky.social

…If you think this is a good thing, a right thing, a "kind" thing, then we have such a fundamental mismatch of values that all questions of technology need to be put on Long Pause while you & i figure out what we mean by "good," "right," & "kind." You can't technofix your way out of values problems

Bec Shaw @brocklesnitch.bsky.social · 20d

The comments on this are all about how sweet it is and I feel insane. Using AI to make fake memories of your grandma with dementia and telling her they happened and then filming her reaction

December 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM

Professor Hearn

@gingerifficknh.bsky.social

I know I just hit the exact middle of middle agedness the same way you feel that gravitational tug at solstice because I keep making auntie arms in the kitchen while I’m cooking. You know exactly what I mean.

December 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM

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Protik Islam-Jakobsson

@protik.bsky.social

identify every brownshirt
let their kids know daddy kidnaps ppl and steals their groceries

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 20d

ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.

Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.

"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.

"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.

Yakima, Washington