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Lisa Kadonaga@tapirtrouble.bsky.social · 2d ago

Soft Rains Day. "Today is August 4, 2026, in the city of Allendale, California. Today is Mr. Featherstone's birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita's marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills." RIP Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012

There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury In the living room the voice-clock sang, Tick-tock, seven o'clock, time to get up, time to get up, seven o 'clock! as if it were afraid that nobody would. The morning house lay empty. The clock ticked on, repeating and repeating its sounds into the emptiness. Seven-nine, breakfast time, seven-nine! In the kitchen the breakfast stove gave a hissing sigh and ejected from its warm interior eight pieces of perfectly browned toast, eight eggs sunny side up, sixteen slices of bacon, two coffees, and two cool glasses of milk. "Today is August 4, 2026," said a second voice from the kitchen ceiling, "in the city of Allendale, California." It repeated the date three times for memory's sake. "Today is Mr. Featherstone's birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita's marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills." Source: https://www.btboces.org/Downloads/7_There%20Will%20Come%20Soft%20Rains%20by%20Ray%20Bradbury.pdf
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2d ago

The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.

Inspired by the Divine ($85/$409)@kaideekat.bsky.social · 2d ago

We need to pay the phone bill today or we will permanently lose our service. PLEASE HELP US!

Inspired by the Divine ($85/$409)@kaideekat.bsky.social · 3d ago

Mutual aid request! 💕💸 Please help a disabled trans couple survive! Emergency needs! $155 - car insurance overdue $254 - phone reconnection $0/$409💸💕🏳️‍⚧️ Venmo.com/u/KaideeKat Cash.me/KaideeKat Paypal.me/KaideeKat #HelpSky #MABoost #FundSky #MutualAid #HelpFolksLive 💕💸🏳️‍⚧️ #EmergencyMutualAid

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Julia Is Waving, Not Drowning@booktweeting.bsky.social · 2d ago

🚨FOR PETE’S SAKE PEOPLE, DO NOT EAT THINGS YOU THINK MIGHT BE WILD CARROT/QUEEN ANNE’S LACE UNLESS YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY SURE WILD HEMLOCK LOOKS A LOT LIKE WILD CARROT AND IS BAD NEWS FOR THE HUMAN BODY www.dcmga.com/wp-content/u...

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Alan@gammacounter.bsky.social · 2d ago

Only learned recently that this thing I’ve been calling Queen Anne’s Lace for most of my life is actually also called a “wild carrot.” Totally blew my mind. I didn’t eat it, but it *smells like a carrot*. There were hundreds, so I pulled one and washed off the dirt at the riverbank.  

The wild carrot lying on its side over some old bonfire with bits of charcoal, the point of the carrot is pointing to our right, and the green part is to the left. The carrot is slender, pale, almost like an off-white color and alongside the shaft of the main carrot, there are many roots that go out almost in right angles.
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 3d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

The Campaign to Force Genital Exams on Girl Athletes Soon Washington State could require sex-verification tests for those playing sports in schools. Portrait of Andrea González-Ramírez By Andrea González-Ramírez, a senior writer for The Cut who covers systems of power. Those physicals, Maria explains, are usually perfunctory: “Like, Are you walking normally? Are you lightheaded? I have never had to take any clothes off. I’ve never felt uncomfortable or violated.” If IL26-638 were to pass and Maria were still in school, she says she would likely drop out of her team. (We’re withholding Maria’s real name to protect her privacy.) “I honestly don’t know if I would be able to do these tests,” she adds. “It would also make me question, If I do it, are all my teammates going to too? Or would I just play with the three or four girls who are willing to or have access to do it?”
Joshua Foust 🪖🎮@joshuafoust.com · 3d ago

I think we can say this is the spiritual opposite of Biden’s loan forgiveness program, which targeted public service degrees for debt relief. I don’t think he needs much defending, but the way people blamed him for SCOTUS and the GOP stonewalling debt relief was a real low point in our politics.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 3d ago

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v

Professa Murray@kalimurray.bsky.social · 3d ago

To the extent that the media is treating this as a horse story: Max Miller is not a some random candidate from Ohio. This is a picture of President Trump speaking at the wedding of Max Miller and Emily Moreno.

President Trump speaking at the wedding of Max Miller and Emily Moreno.
Roopika Risam@roopikarisam.bsky.social · 4d ago

From the mouths of teens: “States should provide AI literacy as soon as students get access to classroom devices; AI use should be banned on all graded tests; and teachers can require an oral defense of any project from a student suspected of using AI inappropriately.” www.npr.org/2026/07/30/n...

Adults have struggled to set rules for AI in school. These teens figured it out

Should students be allowed to use AI on assignments? What about on tests? Who should teach AI literacy? About 100 teenagers got together to try to decide.

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The Rooster@rooster.info · 2mo ago

I am not above getting on my hands and knees to ask Dr. Amy Acton to nail the No. 1 asshole to the (figurative) cross on his corrupt 40-year deal with data center conglomerates.

KEW@kidadaewilliams.com · 4d ago

"Most students said they thrive in environments where they can explore difficult subjects alongside peers & professors. It wasn’t ab avoiding hard stuff; it was ab talking thru it together, in spaces that allow for reflection, disagreement, & growth.” #edusky www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care...

How to Teach Hard Topics: What Students Say (opinion)

Students want opportunities to learn—and process—difficult course content. They also need reason for hope.

insidehighered.com