Not Just Phlogiston
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Equity, sustainability, and inclusion in high school chemistry. K12 public school union strong. NBCT. #MTBoS. Tea, not coffee. Baking, crafting, jam.
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To all the Crafty & DIY'ers I know: Please send your tried & true 'flower pressing' methods!
TIA!
TIA!
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
To all the Crafty & DIY'ers I know: Please send your tried & true 'flower pressing' methods!
TIA!
TIA!
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It can’t. But you know what can? Science. Let’s fund scientific research instead of this dumpster juice.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei thinks AI could help find cures for most cancers, prevent Alzheimer’s, and even double the human lifespan. cbsn.ws/4oRZ8Nm
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
It can’t. But you know what can? Science. Let’s fund scientific research instead of this dumpster juice.
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Trump and Republicans haven’t done a single thing to lower YOUR costs. Unless you’re a billionaire. In which case: you got massive tax breaks and private jet write-offs.
November 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Trump and Republicans haven’t done a single thing to lower YOUR costs. Unless you’re a billionaire. In which case: you got massive tax breaks and private jet write-offs.
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I co-ran a warming kit assembly and donation drive for our local shelter today and was so heartened by the way our community showed up. We had more donations than we had room in boxes to sort them into, including an absolutely stunning array of hand knit items from my local yarn shop folks.
November 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I co-ran a warming kit assembly and donation drive for our local shelter today and was so heartened by the way our community showed up. We had more donations than we had room in boxes to sort them into, including an absolutely stunning array of hand knit items from my local yarn shop folks.
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This should alarm everyone.
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
November 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This should alarm everyone.
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
On Thursday, Florida, by unanimous vote, became the first state in the country to adopt “The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education.”
It was written by the Heritage Foundation, the same group behind Project 2025.
THIS IS INDOCTRINATION
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And with that, this thread has been updated!
When you are tempted to ask "what can I do," the answer is probably in here.
When you are tempted to ask me what *I* am doing, the answer is in here.
This is nearly five years of work. It's all free to you.
When you are tempted to ask "what can I do," the answer is probably in here.
When you are tempted to ask me what *I* am doing, the answer is in here.
This is nearly five years of work. It's all free to you.
A massive thread of resources, history, information, and material to help you not only fight and understand book censorship but protect the incredible democratic institutions of public libraries and public education.
This is updated regularly!
This is updated regularly!
November 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
And with that, this thread has been updated!
When you are tempted to ask "what can I do," the answer is probably in here.
When you are tempted to ask me what *I* am doing, the answer is in here.
This is nearly five years of work. It's all free to you.
When you are tempted to ask "what can I do," the answer is probably in here.
When you are tempted to ask me what *I* am doing, the answer is in here.
This is nearly five years of work. It's all free to you.
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Before ACA, I regularly had patients who bought insurance they thought was "best for them". I've seen $50k annual max, $500k lifetime max, plans w/ no Rx coverage, plans *carving out* cancer treatment, plans that denied leukemia treatment because prior iron deficiency anemia was a pre-existing. /1
Dr Oz: "If you had a check in the mail, you could buy the insurance you thought was best for you"
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Before ACA, I regularly had patients who bought insurance they thought was "best for them". I've seen $50k annual max, $500k lifetime max, plans w/ no Rx coverage, plans *carving out* cancer treatment, plans that denied leukemia treatment because prior iron deficiency anemia was a pre-existing. /1
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A number of people equal to the population of Taiwan get their insurance from ACA exchanges.
The fallout from this week's "let them eat cake" capitulation will rock these families financially.
It's another brick in the wall of unaffordability and soaring costs.
buttondown.com/natebowling/...
The fallout from this week's "let them eat cake" capitulation will rock these families financially.
It's another brick in the wall of unaffordability and soaring costs.
buttondown.com/natebowling/...
The High Cost of Capitulation
I’m going to keep today’s newsletter relatively brief because we are traveling. We’re on our way back from a weekend in Al Ain, in the interior of UAE. It is...
buttondown.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A number of people equal to the population of Taiwan get their insurance from ACA exchanges.
The fallout from this week's "let them eat cake" capitulation will rock these families financially.
It's another brick in the wall of unaffordability and soaring costs.
buttondown.com/natebowling/...
The fallout from this week's "let them eat cake" capitulation will rock these families financially.
It's another brick in the wall of unaffordability and soaring costs.
buttondown.com/natebowling/...
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A new collection of gender-inclusive high school biology materials just dropped! This set of lesson plans is provided by our collaborator and education researcher Dr. Charlie Blake at SIUE. stemcenter.siue.edu/inclusive-bi...
Inclusive Biology – STEM Center at SIUE
This project aims to improve the way we teach some of the most fundamental concepts of biology by replacing outdated content with curriculum materials that reflect current scientific advancements.…
stemcenter.siue.edu
November 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A new collection of gender-inclusive high school biology materials just dropped! This set of lesson plans is provided by our collaborator and education researcher Dr. Charlie Blake at SIUE. stemcenter.siue.edu/inclusive-bi...
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Teaching in Truth: How to Stay Centered and Culturally Sustaining in a Climate of Censorship
A FREE LIVE masterclass for educators who are ready to teach with courage, integrity, and community — even when the climate makes it hard to tell the truth.
www.multiculturalclassroom.com/masterclass
A FREE LIVE masterclass for educators who are ready to teach with courage, integrity, and community — even when the climate makes it hard to tell the truth.
www.multiculturalclassroom.com/masterclass
Masterclass
www.multiculturalclassroom.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Teaching in Truth: How to Stay Centered and Culturally Sustaining in a Climate of Censorship
A FREE LIVE masterclass for educators who are ready to teach with courage, integrity, and community — even when the climate makes it hard to tell the truth.
www.multiculturalclassroom.com/masterclass
A FREE LIVE masterclass for educators who are ready to teach with courage, integrity, and community — even when the climate makes it hard to tell the truth.
www.multiculturalclassroom.com/masterclass
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I want to spell this out in case the implications aren't clear:
This means all public tools/webapps of GISAID data (all the ones you've been used to seeing thru the pandemic, as far as we can tell) are prohibited.
The file allowed this. Cut that - cut off all tools the public & others were using.
This means all public tools/webapps of GISAID data (all the ones you've been used to seeing thru the pandemic, as far as we can tell) are prohibited.
The file allowed this. Cut that - cut off all tools the public & others were using.
On Oct 1, 2025, GISAID informed us that they had ended updates to the flat file of SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences and associated metadata that we had used to update Nextstrain analyses since Feb 2020. GISAID's stated rationale was that their "resources are limited". 1/5
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I want to spell this out in case the implications aren't clear:
This means all public tools/webapps of GISAID data (all the ones you've been used to seeing thru the pandemic, as far as we can tell) are prohibited.
The file allowed this. Cut that - cut off all tools the public & others were using.
This means all public tools/webapps of GISAID data (all the ones you've been used to seeing thru the pandemic, as far as we can tell) are prohibited.
The file allowed this. Cut that - cut off all tools the public & others were using.
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What happens when you interview 700 teenagers about how they actually navigate their online and offline worlds? You learn so, so much about the reality of their lived experiences. This report is riveting from start to finish, and whether you live in England or not.
demos.co.uk/wp-content/u...
demos.co.uk/wp-content/u...
demos.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
What happens when you interview 700 teenagers about how they actually navigate their online and offline worlds? You learn so, so much about the reality of their lived experiences. This report is riveting from start to finish, and whether you live in England or not.
demos.co.uk/wp-content/u...
demos.co.uk/wp-content/u...
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What do you want to be true for students at the end of your course?
I continue to return to this document throughout the year to remind myself what the initial goals were and, of course, to see how they're going.
(Note: this is a document I share with students/families, too!)
I continue to return to this document throughout the year to remind myself what the initial goals were and, of course, to see how they're going.
(Note: this is a document I share with students/families, too!)
November 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
What do you want to be true for students at the end of your course?
I continue to return to this document throughout the year to remind myself what the initial goals were and, of course, to see how they're going.
(Note: this is a document I share with students/families, too!)
I continue to return to this document throughout the year to remind myself what the initial goals were and, of course, to see how they're going.
(Note: this is a document I share with students/families, too!)
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Today is your last day to enter!!!
Hey all, we're almost at the end of our Ed Books Against Hunger fund drive. It would mean a lot to me if you'd participate! Just donate to your local food shelf and then fill out the form below. It's my b-day next week, do this for my present 🥰 Please repost & share! #EduSky
bit.ly/EdBooksAgain...
bit.ly/EdBooksAgain...
November 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Today is your last day to enter!!!
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Just heard about this huge (49 state) long covid trial using tirzepetide (aka zepbound) one of the newer glp meds. It’s run by researchers at scripps, funded by the eric & wendy schmidt foundation. It looks like it is still enrolling, fully remote participation:
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
LoCITT-T - Long COVID Treatment Trial
The Long COVID Treatment Trial-Tirzepatide (LoCITT-T) is investigating the efficacy of repurposing this drug to treat Long COVID.
longcovid.scripps.edu
November 16, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just heard about this huge (49 state) long covid trial using tirzepetide (aka zepbound) one of the newer glp meds. It’s run by researchers at scripps, funded by the eric & wendy schmidt foundation. It looks like it is still enrolling, fully remote participation:
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
longcovid.scripps.edu/locitt-t/?ut...
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A Charlotte Latin institution, Manolo's Bakery, is going to close for the first time in decades due to ICE raids and fears for safety.
November 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
A Charlotte Latin institution, Manolo's Bakery, is going to close for the first time in decades due to ICE raids and fears for safety.
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"Re: 'There are a lot of people on your side who will be in the Epstein Files too!': No there aren't, my side is the 'People Who Don't Fuck Children' side, anyone not on this side can get all the way into the bin, what side are YOU on, exactly?" — John Scalzi
"Re: 'There are a lot of people on your side who will be in the Epstein Files too!': No there aren't, my side is the 'People Who Don't Fuck Children' side, anyone not on this side can get all the way into the bin, what side are YOU on, exactly?" — John Scalzi
November 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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"Re: 'There are a lot of people on your side who will be in the Epstein Files too!': No there aren't, my side is the 'People Who Don't Fuck Children' side, anyone not on this side can get all the way into the bin, what side are YOU on, exactly?" — John Scalzi
"Re: 'There are a lot of people on your side who will be in the Epstein Files too!': No there aren't, my side is the 'People Who Don't Fuck Children' side, anyone not on this side can get all the way into the bin, what side are YOU on, exactly?" — John Scalzi
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For Charlotte friends who want to prepare, we made our little whistle station with a plastic planter (drainage in the bottom in case it rains), zip ties, and no-heat lamination paper
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
For Charlotte friends who want to prepare, we made our little whistle station with a plastic planter (drainage in the bottom in case it rains), zip ties, and no-heat lamination paper
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made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
It divides Republicans much more than "affordability" or any other economic issue.
www.offmessage.net
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow
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These calendars support our Philly Native Plant initiative!
Get one at SquidFacts.net!
Thanks for sharing Matt!
Get one at SquidFacts.net!
Thanks for sharing Matt!
Got our 2026 nature calendar from Meg Lemieur and @sarahmackattack.bsky.social, and it is amazing. Beautiful, funny, interesting, and even emotionally moving. When the year is over, we are going to be saving many of these pictures. Highly recommend.
November 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
These calendars support our Philly Native Plant initiative!
Get one at SquidFacts.net!
Thanks for sharing Matt!
Get one at SquidFacts.net!
Thanks for sharing Matt!
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Michelle Obama on Black Women's natural hair #blackhistory365 #cannotbeerased #ourhistory
November 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Michelle Obama on Black Women's natural hair #blackhistory365 #cannotbeerased #ourhistory
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The neat thing about being innocent of a horrific crime—especially while you have complete control over the government—is you have zero hesitation to release the overwhelming files of evidence proving you’re 100% innocent.
Guilty people, however, do the exact opposite.
Guilty people, however, do the exact opposite.
November 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The neat thing about being innocent of a horrific crime—especially while you have complete control over the government—is you have zero hesitation to release the overwhelming files of evidence proving you’re 100% innocent.
Guilty people, however, do the exact opposite.
Guilty people, however, do the exact opposite.
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A friend from college texted me asking for advice and this was my first and immediate response.
November 15, 2025 at 10:48 PM
A friend from college texted me asking for advice and this was my first and immediate response.
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Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
November 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.