...all I do is build rubrics these days 🫠

Have to be honest, the "why aren't you applying for federal grants?" line in my faculty annual review letter made me cackle #ReadtheRoom #OpenYourEyes #TheseAreNotNormalTimes #IWontSellMySoultoAI

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It's like a parody, but it's deadly serious; the Commerce Department (which includes Census, NOAA, and others) has outright deleted "don't alter or suppress scientific findings for political reasons" from its scientific integrity rules. Seriously.

Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)@hansilowang.bsky.social · 4d ago

SCOOP: After the Census Bureau issued a highly unusual report tied to a President Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau’s parent agency, the Commerce Department, cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, @npr.org has learned www.npr.org/2026/08/31/n...

in john roberts’ constitution, congress does not exist and the power of the purse belongs to the president, who is an elected dictator embodying the authentic Will of the People

David Kurtz@davidkurtz.bsky.social · 4d ago

The gig is up in the very first sentence of the Supreme Court's per curiam opinion on the Trump ballroom (emphasis added): "In October 2025, the *federal government* started a project to replace the East Wing of the White House." They've collapsed the legislative branch into the unitary executive.

I mean all the lies and delusion aside, It’s the 6 fingered soldier for me. Not only is this president a blight on humanity, but so is the incessant, callous use of AI. It’s disgusting to say the least.

Red State Universities: we believe in indoctrination and job training Students: we hate that is there another option? Blue State Universities: we promise to have no values except job training. It ain’t enough. My latest. Gift link.

Perry: Republicans fought ‘indoctrination.’ Now they’re telling students what to study.

The conservative attack on higher education in states like Iowa is hard to watch. But it also provides an opportunity for blue states like Minnesota.

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Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields concert raising $20m for abortion care nonprofits (among others) while putting on an absolute banger of a show should be getting more play than it is in the millennial retirement home that is Bluesky

Trump’s war with Iran is costing the average American family at least $1,200.

Trump is an economic illiterate. But Democrats in general have been hesitant to simply say this. About time.

*shakes head* I am feeling like Mark Carney today. I am in my FAFO era

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What can be studied is always a relationship or an infinite regress of relationships. Never a "thing." (Bateson, 1978, p. 249)

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Fun to hang with you all tonight! And if you haven't yet checked out our podcast Pop & Play, give it a listen and let us know what you think tc.edu/popandplay We're super normal...ish. #literacies

Boop! 👇🏼

Haeny Yoon@haenyyoon.bsky.social · last wk.

A4 3/3: Here’s something Peter Gray wrote that is a real mic drop: “I’m tempted to add, however, that if classes were interesting and meaningful, kids would likely want to be attentive rather than on their phones.” #literacies

A5: In a G4C keynote my friend @nickfortugno.bsky.social reminded us that play and games are vital to creating community and joy -- both of which are in short supply in our society today. 1/2 #literacies

A4: I agree with Gray, but the level of "surveillance" (of play) has changed, even in seemingly offline contexts (e.g., Flock cameras). I think it is important to discuss this as youth explore and engage in play, both digital and otherwise #literacies

AERA Writing & Literacies SIG@writinglit.bsky.social · last wk.

Peter Gray’s book Restorying Childhood counters Haidt, arguing free play always comes with risks – whether outdoor play or play online – but navigating these risks (with support) is central to growth. How can we widen youth exploration and engagement in digital “spaces” of play? #literacies

A3: Albeit contested and at times precarious, digital environments provide young people (and everyone, tbh!) w/ spaces for affinity and community. They are also spaces for collective sensemaking. I think about the young users on Roblox who have staged virtual protests & anti-ICE rallies. #literacies

A2: As others have noted, the concept of "PL(AI)" (play with/through artificial intelligence) is making me very tense & nervous. From the production & circulation of deepfakes and disinformation to embedded algorithmic bias, it feels as if digital play is becoming increasingly uncertain #literacies

AERA Writing & Literacies SIG@writinglit.bsky.social · last wk.

Play that we don’t understand sometimes makes us uncomfortable because we don’t get it and don’t know how to navigate it. What kind of play do you see in the larger social, digital landscape that feels uncertain, complex, and perhaps tense? Let’s talk about it. #literacies

Play that we don’t understand sometimes makes us uncomfortable because we don’t get it and don’t know how to navigate it. What kind of play do you see in the larger social, digital landscape that feels uncertain, complex, and perhaps tense? Let’s talk about it. #literacies

A1: Tried to prioritize play these last couple of months. Had the best time playing on the (pickleball) court in the evenings and studying young children's playful sound art encounters with their caregivers at the Clyfford Still Museum during the day. #literacies

Hey y'all! Jon Wargo here. Joining the amazing Dr. @haenyyoon.bsky.social and Dr. @snowdaylearninglab.org from Michigan! Excited to talk play this evening! #literacies

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Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.

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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.

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*sings in operatic falsetto* I still think AI is absolute garbage bullshit

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Whatever you call it, you just made all the goods we buy that come across our border more expensive. Michigan, he’s asking us to pay for his vanity trade war with our money.

BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...

Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah

An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.

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*shakes head* all I do is send email...

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If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my union work over the past few years, it’s that when people start treating universities like businesses they also start projecting their shitty opinions about retail workers on to educators too

I love me some Canada 🇨🇦

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At "Rally for Democracy" protest in Mount Kisco New York, Aug 22 2026: