Florida eliminating vaccine mandates is a decision that I dread given how many students of mine have relatives in Florida.
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Florida eliminating vaccine mandates is a decision that I dread given how many students of mine have relatives in Florida.
Apple is sneaking AI into everything. Turn off enhanced visual search on your photos:
Teachers - we are back to school. If you need a song about putting phones away, we have you covered. www.youtube.com/watch?v=25r5...
Proud to be a mentor for ALTA/SALT's 2026 Emerging Translator Mentorship Program, for a translator of children's literature working from any South Asian language into English (based anywhere in the world). #xl8 #worldkidlit #kidlit #kidlituk #booksky
Fascinating new study in @science.org shows that prebunking improves *discernment* of election misinformation with biggest effects among Reps with greatest initial misperceptions about election fraud & lowest trust in the election. Prebunking outperformed debunking. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Why do you appreciate unions? I’ll start: Weekends off Paid vacations Work breaks Sick leave Paid holidays No child labor Safer working conditions Health care and retirement benefits
The IRS wants Americans to weigh in on Direct File, the agency's free tax filing program. We already know Direct File has been widely popular and successful. The program could save Americans billions annually between filing fees and time costs. www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs...
They probably generated the questions with AI and then charged millions for it. This is embarassing.
That's branding, baby.
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You should add "summoned the entire social media population of Brazil to my Bluesky account once" to your resume.
The struggle is real for Ramón. Documenting the annoyances and injustices from its hitchhiking remoras with this struggle reel. Read the collaborative paper revealing novel behaviors by this yellowtail parrotfish at the Coral City Camera sites #ramón #coralcitycamera #miami
What Happens When You Trade Doomscrolling for Hopescrolling: Doomscrolling turns our phones into misery machines—and makes us see the world as a mean, scary place. Here's what happened when Jennifer Mercieca's students tried hopescrolling instead www.zocalopublicsquare.org/what-happens...
Hey fellow authors! File your claim now to punish this AI company from stealing your work without compensation. If we punish them hard enough maybe "theft-as-business model" will stop. www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
Doesn't look a day over 25! 🎉 Happy Birthday, Britt!
William means business this hurricane season! Take this as your sign to check your family’s emergency supplies and replace any expired or used items. Be sure you have enough for each person to last at least three days if you evacuate, or up to two weeks if you stay home. https://rdcrss.org/3Vll5XG
One of my biggest issues with ChatGPT and OpenAI is that they insist everybody on god’s green earth should be using their products, including children, even though they know full well their products are dangerous for people with mental health issues and have been encouraging suicide
DOGE team members uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server, according to the agency’s chief data officer. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
In the middle of hurricane season, we’ve seen Sec. Noem and the Trump Administration gut our ability to respond to disasters like hurricanes. Now, we’re hearing directly from FEMA employees about the dangers and consequences our communities will face as a result. 1/2
My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
Again:Journalists are not stenographers. We are to get information, report and verify the facts, and then report the reality not the talking point. What Trump is doing in DC and threatening in cities is NOT a crime crack down because he says it is. Don’t regurgitate. Report the truth not propaganda.
Frog was in his garden. Toad came walking by. “What a fine garden you have, Frog,” he said. “Yes,” said Frog. “It is very nice, but it was hard work.”
New profile picture! But it's still me, cupofmin 🫖🍂 I make embroidered tea bag bookmarks and I love cats!
I hate this status update, but I need to give it: We are working to deploy an update to our location detection that we hope will solve some inaccuracies. It should roll out in the next couple hours.
Overnight flight of the eagle ray #spottedeagleray #eagleray #stingraysofcoralcity #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity
this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like
🎶 KPop Demon Hunters presents the perfect lesson in media literacy. 🎞 NLP's @hannahcov.bsky.social explains how AI is causing cynicism of authentic content, such as the music from the highly popular animated urban fantasy film. #KpopDemonHunters #MediaLiteracy
Just a periodic reminder that it's a good idea to bookmark your favorite artists' sites, sign up for their newsletters, and follow them everywhere you can. (My links are in my profile & pinned post!). Because of the current climate of censorship you never know where we'll get kicked off of next.
Have you checked the Wayback Machine? People tend to save older versions of webpages on there.
Is any person (or organization) downloading or transferring the amazing teaching materials from the Smithsonian before they are altered/disappear? (Feel free to boost/send around - I really want to know… our students start next week & I’m fully underwater, so hoping someone somewhere is on it?!)
NEW: People in Mississippi can no longer use the social media platform Bluesky due to age verification laws. In response, Bluesky has chosen to block access in the state rather than risk potential fines of up to $10,000 per user.
The wait is over. The new Public Playground Safety Handbook is here. Download your free PDF today: www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/...
This story is *wild*. Wonder how long the hoaxer/scammer would have got away with it if they hadn’t pitched a story so good that it did need checking. (And credit to the editor who checked). pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...
Wow: "A federal judge in Miami gave the state of Florida 60 days to clear out the immigrant detention facility called Alligator Alcatraz" because of "the environmental impacts the makeshift site was having in the federally protected Everglades." wapo.st/4lCcmes
Join us tomorrow for Librarians, Legislation, and Media Training. Successfully advocate for libraries in the legislature and your local community www.slj.com/event/librar...
#news - CPSC has approved a consumer product safety standard for water bead toys, reflecting the agency’s ongoing commitment to protecting vulnerable consumers and preventing avoidable tragedies in American homes. Full release: cpsc.gov/Newsroom/New...
BEAR!
"86% of physicians surveyed said they'd encountered more misinformation among patients within the last five years than in years before." www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinfo...
“To see these fish in front of you is just a remarkable experience." Wisconsin Sea Grant's Anne Moser and author Rebecca Hogue Wojahn talk about lake #sturgeon and their new children's book, "Saving our Sturgeon," on WPR. www.wpr.org/news/childre...
We gotta make sure the camel recovers after all that.
Former National Guard Vice Chief Major General Randy E. Manner says deploying the Guard to D.C. will ruin how the average American views the military.
That's an understandable reaction on their part. You lost your life long companions to something preventable, ended up in an uphill battle against a company, dealt with your local government, conspiracy theorists, internet trolls, the economic and emotional strain. It really is a lot.
There's a book I read that might be of help to you. It's called "Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents" by Lindsay C. Gibson. It's horrible that your mom chose to act this way towards you instead of embracing your uniqueness.
This is theft. Full stop. Stealing library books is an act of censorship that encourages and normalizes criminal activity targeting public property. By removing books to silence voices and viewpoints, these individuals seek to indoctrinate and harm young readers. https://bit.ly/3HHERcK
Take your time.
The birds have gone silent now. Definitely gonna rain hard tonight.
New plant friend!
It feels so eerily still outside right now and the idea of that thing just hanging around off coast is terrifying.
I like that Matt & Trey at least try something new even when it doesn't stick. The Black Friday Game of Thrones parody lives rent free in my head. Also, Cartman's Christian songs.
Doing my laundry for that reason.
Threatening people with internment in *checks notes* Little Tokyo near the Japanese American Museum is *really* dirty work.
And there I am, because of fucking course I am. Adding myself to the class action lawsuit now. Namesearch yourself, authors.
When you unyoke the humanities from science you get Dr. Josef Mengele
The thing that's so difficult in fighting pseudoscience is that its followers fundamentally don't believe in expertise. Exceptional people? Sure. The naturally gifted? of course. But I've talked to people face-to-face who simply don't believe people can get better at things.
Researchers who had their federal funding terminated by the Trump administration—and later had it restored thanks to a federal judge’s ruling—say that the process of getting their projects moving again has been marked by confusion and delays.
That sounds wild.
Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you: Our funding depends on usage. So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
Feeling some serious solidarity with the retailers quoted in this article! 😅
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Bringing back this guy cause hurricane season is upon us. Own a real flashlight, America.
WAKE ME UP WAKE ME UP INSIDE
That post was clearly written using A1.
Risk of cardiovascular disease was 41% higher in women who experienced stalking and 70% higher in women who experienced obtaining a restraining order, compared to women without these experiences, according to a new Harvard Chan School study.
Hope it goes well!
Will be on the look out!
Chiquita Banana may be tiny, but she’s full of heart. This spunky Chihuahua and her human, Carmen, volunteer with the American Red Cross of Alaska. Together, they bring comfort to veterans and their families at a military hospital in Anchorage. #DogsOfBluesky
That's happened to me before except it was all DBZ, Bleach & Naruto. What kinda stuff had you been looking for?
I Really Like How A Few Professors Are Having Students Teach People In The Community As A Way To “AI-Proof” Lessons larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/08/12/i...
Cities worldwide are embracing the power of young people to restore & protect urban ecosystems. This #YouthDay, see how the city of Kanazawa in Japan is incorporating the skills & perspectives of young people in its sustainable urban planning. www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
Baby Safety Month is around the corner. We are ready for it. Always. Every month. Are you?
Last month, they opened three Ross Dress for Less stores here in Puerto Rico. Went now that the chaos has died down and stumbled across Crayola Classroom Marker & Crayon Sets for $12.99 each. Only missing the color pencil set now.
Parents don’t want this. bsky.app/profile/once...
tell me about it, tiny aloe plant on the counter at the cafe near my house
An update from us here at PBS 💙
According to their Help page, the answer is surprisingly "yes". help.pbs.org/support/solu...
I feel like it's on most major websites & even offline these days that people are acting unhinged.
Australia Admits All Those Animals Made Up theonion.com/austral...
According to the CDC, COVID-19 activity is rising across the country just in time for back-to-school source: www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVI...
Closing time! One last call for fire alarms. So, finish your replacement, dear~
Prager U gives me Abeka Book flashbacks and not in a good way.
Go, plant! Go!
Power outage typically does it for me.
librarians everywhere
It's fun how my physical media ownership strategy has moved from "What stuff do I like?" to "What stuff do I need to make sure I have in a readily available format no matter what," like I'm stockpiling for the apocalypse.
I watched two drunk tourists play "Marco Polo" in a store. Would prefer the bug eating dog.
Some hot tips here for parents of college bound #deafkids
I miss how it used to be too.
Meet the new GOATs: Biscuit, Jam and Jelly www.oregonzoo.org/news/new-kid...
drop your best book recs 📚💙
One type of comment I bet gets flagged a lot is "I never want to wake up" / "I want to sleep forever". When I interview students who say this, it's less suicidal intent and more "I didn't sleep for *reason".
Currently in that situation as well. There is no salvation, only sniffles.
Schools are using AI surveillance to protect students. It also leads to false alarms — and arrests apnews.com/article/ai-s...
It felt super dystopian the first time I saw it.
Will be keeping an eye out!
Heihei just wants to draw too!