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Yessss! Let people have their joy!

Love when editors make a point so eloquently.

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And now no one knows where she is… this is so scary.

If we want our children to spend less time on their phones, we should show them how to do that by spending less time on our phones.

If we want them to be thoughtful with their use of technology, we have to be thoughtful with our use of technology.

#edusky
#primaryrocks
#eduskyprimary
#eduskytech

Astrolabe, 18th century An 18th century Astrolabe. This is copy made in the late 18th century of a popular astrolabe originally designed in the early 18th century. I found this in a souk in Marrakech. An astrolabe is a hi...

Today, I learned that a clock face is based on an astrolabe, and clockwise is the same direction in which an astrolabe moves. The past is always connected to us.

“In no uncertain terms is this an audit,” claims the second auditor. “It’s a heist, stealing a vast amount of government data.”

X post by Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW ), featuring a verification badge. The post reads, "The USA is weird now. If you're a person under 30, you probably think it's normal but that's because you don't know. Trust me. It's weird."

America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.

I have no words.

Mahmoud Khalil has a green card and was exercising his protected right to free speech. He was arrested for his *opinion* and that should worry everyone.

Episode 142: Robert Smalls (6.19.20) On May 13, 1862, Robert Smalls took command of a Confederate ship and liberated himself and his family from enslavement. His great-great-grandson, Michael Boulware Moore, tells the story.

TIL: Robert Smalls stole a Confederate ship, gave it to the Union Army, and went on to fight the Confederacy as the first Black US Navy Captain.

A model for courage, steadfastness, and grace, as is his wife, this conversation on Criminal is what I needed today.

As a Canadian looking through the trending topics today, that was my first thought. I had no idea what NHS England was. Your post was the first time I knew that NHS and NHS England were two different things!

Yesterday: Set writing goal. Met writing goal.

Today: If I write something on Bluesky, that counts towards my word count, right?

#writing
#nonfiction

"'Green card holders also have the right to free speech,' according to David Cole, a Georgetown Law professor.

'The First Amendment does not distinguish between citizens and non-citizens,' says Cole, who successfully represented Palestinian clients in a lengthy First Amendment case."

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A mostly blue book cover. The image is a snowy scene with a parent and child in the snow silhouetted against a full moon rising (or is it setting?). The parent is reaching up to help the child carefully walk down a gentle slope. A bare tree is on the right side of the page and framing the words (also in blue) Owl Moon. There is a Cadelcott medal on the bottom right above the words "by Jane Yolen, illustrated by John Schoenherr".

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days (or however you like), in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 📚❤️🌹

Day 16

#booksky
#bookchallenge
#OwlMoon
#BeautifulFiction
#picturebook
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This is what ally-ship looks like. I don't know who the man who stood up to the chairman is, but koodos to you, sir. Well done.

I was not there during this day, but I was there many other days. It was not dangerous. It was not violent. The pro-divestment encampment was supportive and peaceful. See the comments on this post for videos from the day he was there. 🍉🕊️

A book cover for The Lost City of Z, typed in white block letters in the center of the page. The words look like they are being grown over by trees and vines from the rainforest photograph that makes up the background picture. A red box is positioned next to the Z reading: A tale of deadly obsession in the Amazon.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days (or however you like), in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 📚❤️🌹

Day 15

#booksky
#bookchallenge
#TheLostCityofZ
#Amazon
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Supreme Court Rules the Clean Water Act Doesn’t Actually Require That Water Be Clean Amy Coney Barrett was not having it.

This feels like it should be a bigger deal. Why would we rather pollute than work to keep our waters clean?

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In case you were wondering, the Office of Chief Scientist does a lot www.nasa.gov/ocs/, which is unsurprising for a scientific organization.

Amen

Since the president has signed an EO making English the official language of the United States, here is the first non-English copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in German just days after July 4, 1776. We have always been multilingual.
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Curiosity is the engine of discovery! 📚💡

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

Children deserve their humanity, whether at school or home. They should be encouraged to think about their values and how to voice their opinions peacefully. They are the ones who will have to live with the consequences of our actions.

A book cover with wine red on the left 60% of the book to the bottom 1/6 of the page which is grey, the right hand side of the book is black. In the center there is a black and white picture from Kerala of a tall man amonga group of students holding parcels in their hands. The students are all wearing what looks like uniforms and the man appears to be talking to someone out of frame. The title of the book is Local Democracy and Development: The Kerala People's Campaign for Decentralized planning. The author's names are on the bottom left corner: T.M. Thomas Isaac and Richard W. Franke.

‪Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days (or however you like), in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 📚❤️🌹

Day 14

#booksky
#bookchallenge
#Kerala
#Democracy
#Decentralized
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Someone you love will need or has needed abortion care.

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