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Veteran teacher looking for a new career in San Antonio; avid reader, sometimes writer, rapidly approaching the “maybe I’ll start a podcast” stage of unemployment madness. If you promote AI in schools I will fight you. She/her.
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About 1 million Texans with ACA health plans are over the age of 45, and many of them will pay monthly premiums that are more than $1,000.
Older Texans among those facing the largest price hikes for ACA insurance
About 1 million Texans with ACA health plans are over the age of 45, and many of them will pay monthly premiums that are more than $1,000.
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
About 1 million Texans with ACA health plans are over the age of 45, and many of them will pay monthly premiums that are more than $1,000.
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In other words, even good students who are mostly doing their due diligence may be misled by how the bot takes nearly-accurate information, and then presents it as field consensus. The claim in question was one of those borderline bits of field-discourse, which can understandably be tricky.
November 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
In other words, even good students who are mostly doing their due diligence may be misled by how the bot takes nearly-accurate information, and then presents it as field consensus. The claim in question was one of those borderline bits of field-discourse, which can understandably be tricky.
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Billboard should launch ‘fantasy recording studios’ the way sports have fantasy teams. Beginning of the year you ‘sign’ artists who are expected to release albums that year, a certain # pre billboard genre like positions in football
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Billboard should launch ‘fantasy recording studios’ the way sports have fantasy teams. Beginning of the year you ‘sign’ artists who are expected to release albums that year, a certain # pre billboard genre like positions in football
Some say the day after Thanksgiving is for shopping, but I propose this alternative:
The day after Thanksgiving is for pie randomly interspersed throughout the day without regard for mealtimes.
The day after Thanksgiving is for pie randomly interspersed throughout the day without regard for mealtimes.
November 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Some say the day after Thanksgiving is for shopping, but I propose this alternative:
The day after Thanksgiving is for pie randomly interspersed throughout the day without regard for mealtimes.
The day after Thanksgiving is for pie randomly interspersed throughout the day without regard for mealtimes.
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Still think about my Latin professor who 5 weeks into the semester realized that the class didn’t know English grammar well enough for him to be able to explain Latin, so the class suddenly became a simultaneous English grammar & Latin class
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Still think about my Latin professor who 5 weeks into the semester realized that the class didn’t know English grammar well enough for him to be able to explain Latin, so the class suddenly became a simultaneous English grammar & Latin class
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A Muslim activist tried to tell Texas education leaders about a growing wave of Islamophobia. Some of them called her a terrorist.
A dispatch from the front line of the battle to Christianize public schools:
A dispatch from the front line of the battle to Christianize public schools:
She Wanted to Speak on Anti-Muslim Bigotry. She Was Labeled a Terrorist Leader.
Shaimaa Zayan, who works for the Austin chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, urged the Texas State Board of Education to reconsider its curriculum changes.
www.texasmonthly.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A Muslim activist tried to tell Texas education leaders about a growing wave of Islamophobia. Some of them called her a terrorist.
A dispatch from the front line of the battle to Christianize public schools:
A dispatch from the front line of the battle to Christianize public schools:
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Heads up: Peter S. Beagle's THE LAST UNICORN is on US ebook sale for $2. I got copies for random giveaway.
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Heads up: Peter S. Beagle's THE LAST UNICORN is on US ebook sale for $2. I got copies for random giveaway.
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Trump and Miller want to turn the clock back to the era of American immigration politics I think few of us were taught honestly about in American public education, outside reading The Great Gatsby
November 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Trump and Miller want to turn the clock back to the era of American immigration politics I think few of us were taught honestly about in American public education, outside reading The Great Gatsby
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Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
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Recalling that my freshmen composition professor had us write 500 word sentences as a way to practice making different kinds of sentences connecting ideas, and then meticulously checked every single grammatical choice.
November 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Recalling that my freshmen composition professor had us write 500 word sentences as a way to practice making different kinds of sentences connecting ideas, and then meticulously checked every single grammatical choice.
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This is before the debate!
November 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This is before the debate!
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Glorified phone doodle (ie I drew it while I was on the phone)
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Glorified phone doodle (ie I drew it while I was on the phone)
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Happy Thanksgiving. A few years ago I baked a pecan pie in a nut-based crust and the local squirrels just about lost their damn minds trying to get into the house.
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Happy Thanksgiving. A few years ago I baked a pecan pie in a nut-based crust and the local squirrels just about lost their damn minds trying to get into the house.
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The 11-year-old has very little R&B and soul context. So I told her that the oldies R&B station is just the radio. She doesn’t know the difference and its great. She thinks this Patti Labelle cut is new and viral.
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The 11-year-old has very little R&B and soul context. So I told her that the oldies R&B station is just the radio. She doesn’t know the difference and its great. She thinks this Patti Labelle cut is new and viral.
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There are three Thanksgivings in Texas. Three!
El Paso, TX:
The city marks the day a party of 600 Spanish colonists under Don Juan de Oñate arrived, starving & dying of thirst, at the Rio Grande on April 30, 1598.
They ordered a day of thanks, feast & prayer... 23 yrs before the Pilgrims.
El Paso, TX:
The city marks the day a party of 600 Spanish colonists under Don Juan de Oñate arrived, starving & dying of thirst, at the Rio Grande on April 30, 1598.
They ordered a day of thanks, feast & prayer... 23 yrs before the Pilgrims.
The First Thanksgiving?
The First Thanksgiving may have been observed in Texas on April 30, 1598 by Spanish explorer Juan de Onate and members of his expedition.
www.texasalmanac.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:40 PM
There are three Thanksgivings in Texas. Three!
El Paso, TX:
The city marks the day a party of 600 Spanish colonists under Don Juan de Oñate arrived, starving & dying of thirst, at the Rio Grande on April 30, 1598.
They ordered a day of thanks, feast & prayer... 23 yrs before the Pilgrims.
El Paso, TX:
The city marks the day a party of 600 Spanish colonists under Don Juan de Oñate arrived, starving & dying of thirst, at the Rio Grande on April 30, 1598.
They ordered a day of thanks, feast & prayer... 23 yrs before the Pilgrims.
My American brain boggles at 1000 years of documented history at one house.
Anglo-Saxon kings, Mary I, PD James, AND James Bond at one house? The ONLY surviving apothecary whatsit in England?
Bananas. Being American feels so bizarrely unmoored when we see what’s going on over there.
Anglo-Saxon kings, Mary I, PD James, AND James Bond at one house? The ONLY surviving apothecary whatsit in England?
Bananas. Being American feels so bizarrely unmoored when we see what’s going on over there.
I've just looked up house prices where I come from and this--probably the nicest in the town--I distinctly remember being for sale for £1 million+ c. 25 years ago. You needed lots of money to afford it then... www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
November 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
My American brain boggles at 1000 years of documented history at one house.
Anglo-Saxon kings, Mary I, PD James, AND James Bond at one house? The ONLY surviving apothecary whatsit in England?
Bananas. Being American feels so bizarrely unmoored when we see what’s going on over there.
Anglo-Saxon kings, Mary I, PD James, AND James Bond at one house? The ONLY surviving apothecary whatsit in England?
Bananas. Being American feels so bizarrely unmoored when we see what’s going on over there.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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okay short story time which I am going to anonymise as much as possible
I know this guy who got called up for jury service. White, upper class, oxford+ Eton Group educated, British by birth, works in the City, cishet, etc, etc, etc
I know this guy who got called up for jury service. White, upper class, oxford+ Eton Group educated, British by birth, works in the City, cishet, etc, etc, etc
I actually don’t agree! I see your point but I think, people in this bracket are most likely to be able to volunteer and I would rather have people who are aware of their privilege and potential biases
November 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
okay short story time which I am going to anonymise as much as possible
I know this guy who got called up for jury service. White, upper class, oxford+ Eton Group educated, British by birth, works in the City, cishet, etc, etc, etc
I know this guy who got called up for jury service. White, upper class, oxford+ Eton Group educated, British by birth, works in the City, cishet, etc, etc, etc
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apologies for beating this absolutely perished horse but i woke up to yet ✨another✨ job rejection, if you like what i do and have the means i'd appreciate any and all support, thank you 💖🌿
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October 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
apologies for beating this absolutely perished horse but i woke up to yet ✨another✨ job rejection, if you like what i do and have the means i'd appreciate any and all support, thank you 💖🌿
🛒 nooskaart.etsy.com
☕ ko-fi.com/nooska
🌸 nooskadraws.gumroad.com
🛒 nooskaart.etsy.com
☕ ko-fi.com/nooska
🌸 nooskadraws.gumroad.com
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National parks have SO MANY people from other countries (since they get real vacations!)
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
National parks have SO MANY people from other countries (since they get real vacations!)
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
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Well, if it’s 26 November, it must be the 139th anniversary of a divorce case so saucy and notorious it gave us the phrase “what the butler saw”, and newspapers suppressed some of the details of the domestic servant in question’s testimony because it was “unfit for publication”
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Well, if it’s 26 November, it must be the 139th anniversary of a divorce case so saucy and notorious it gave us the phrase “what the butler saw”, and newspapers suppressed some of the details of the domestic servant in question’s testimony because it was “unfit for publication”
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Windmill Farms workers are fighting for a union! Support their boycott. This holiday season, don’t buy Windmill mushrooms!
¡Los trabajadores de Windmill Farms están luchando por una Unión! Apoya su boicot. ¡Estas fiestas, no compres hongos Windmill!
#BoycottWindmillMushrooms
¡Los trabajadores de Windmill Farms están luchando por una Unión! Apoya su boicot. ¡Estas fiestas, no compres hongos Windmill!
#BoycottWindmillMushrooms
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Windmill Farms workers are fighting for a union! Support their boycott. This holiday season, don’t buy Windmill mushrooms!
¡Los trabajadores de Windmill Farms están luchando por una Unión! Apoya su boicot. ¡Estas fiestas, no compres hongos Windmill!
#BoycottWindmillMushrooms
¡Los trabajadores de Windmill Farms están luchando por una Unión! Apoya su boicot. ¡Estas fiestas, no compres hongos Windmill!
#BoycottWindmillMushrooms
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Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
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This is an absolutely fantastic post about a fascinating education #LinguisticLandscape!
Kudos to everyone involved in this post and project!
Kudos to everyone involved in this post and project!
New on Language-on-the-Move: fascinating longitudinal linguistic landscape study by @sarapatra.bsky.social and team, chronicling the shifts from Texan English to Qatari Arabic in a Middle Eastern university
www.languageonthemove.com/from-howdy-t...
www.languageonthemove.com/from-howdy-t...
From “Howdy” to “Hayakom”: A shifting university linguascape
Sara Hillman, Aishwaryaa Kannan, and Tim Tizon *** Walking into the Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) building today feels different from just a year ago. As part of an ongoing proje…
www.languageonthemove.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
This is an absolutely fantastic post about a fascinating education #LinguisticLandscape!
Kudos to everyone involved in this post and project!
Kudos to everyone involved in this post and project!