End times.
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End times.
Yeah, well, you should've felt the pain at CitiField last night. Last game for me this year....
The targeting and canceling will continue until every last one of you accepts that Charlie Kirk was kind and patriotic purveyor of tolerance and love. Those demonstrating sufficient grief and devotion will not be tax-audited, asked to return passports, or have employers contacted.
The turtle and the lizards and the snake and the dragonflies and the field mouse all sat on the riverbank. They waited for Toad to come out of the water.
Buy 17 pairs and save your knees.
Last weekend of summer. Soak it up.
Jeffries endorsed Charlie Kirk but won't endorse Zohran Mamdani.
The Google doodle is pushing photosynthesis, and feels sciencey and all, but many students who can recite the details of PS are so disconnected from science that they still believe most of the stuff of trees comes from the ground. Trees are mostly made from the stuff found in your breath.
She made a strong statement defending the Constitution voting nay on H. Res. 719 (which praised Kirk as a "Courageous American patriot").
Do you want to know what will really stick it to the man? We cancel all passive entertainment Take up a musical instrument đ» đž đ„ đȘ đș đ· đč Make singing with your friends around the parlor piano after dinner a thing again Rock out in your garage with your midlife crisis band
Fuck Disney. Again....
Am I supposed to report this to your employer?
Time. But in a few days there will be several dozen seeds waiting for next spring.
September's entropy.
It's really a lovely way to live. My #2 kid said once, 'you cook for nutrition and delicion' and it was so cute and real. Most of my memories involve food.
Just not natural. It's like the Bolton Wanderers wearing red. Just no.
Being civil got us here. Fuck civility, embrace kindness.
Got to go with the tithonia--in real life, it's a fookin' three dimensional orange.
Can USians get them?
Even if it didn't, so what? Kindness is not transactional. It's our fundamental set point.
Cynicism kills souls. Brew, bake, sow, savor. Be human, or better yet, be the mammal you're meant to be.
If by "everybody" you mean the pale among us, everybody knows many.
We are who we are, "blessed" with no self-awareness.
Orange on orange.
Like if youâre really feeling compelled to tell people that they should be more empathetic regarding the death of the anti-empathy guy, the way you do that is by inviting people into a practice of empathy and not in a way that reproduces these fucked up oppressive power structures
Blue moon.
And in this moment, we are reminded of the most American of traditions: erasing harm when a powerful white man dies. It is a tradition I refuse to take part in, even as I maintain my humanity by acknowledging the real tragedy of his deathâagain for his loved ones, his friends, and for our democracy.
He opened the door and walked into the morning. Soon Toad was at Frog's front door. He took the list from his pocket and crossed out: Go to Frog's House.
Just no.
Anyone remember Minnesota democrats politicians who go shot earlier this year? Has the media updated us on that in the same way they are acting today? Serious questions.
It's truly 10 Americas in one country.
There is very little point to me right now in inserting my voice in some of this because people are doing it but immigration is some things that Iâm telling you we will have to have public tribunals for but the casual everyday racism weâve accepted ⊠are why we are here
Brood parasitism is not a perfect metaphor, by any means, for AI, for the offloading of ed-tech development onto teachers and students, for the vampiric practices of VCs ... but it's the bird I went with to head this week's news round-up... 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/brood-parasi...
Pull xkcd.com/3136/
![3-panel comic. (1) [two people laying on the grass on a curved surface, oriented vertically] PERSON 1: I donât like being stuck to this orb, but I guess falling off would be worse. (2) [the surface has rotated slightly] PERSON 2: I wouldnât mind if it pulled a little less hard, though. I have places to be. I shouldnât just lie around in the grass. (3) [the surface has rotated a little further] PERSON 1: Maybe the pull will weaken if you wait a little longer. PERSON 2: Good idea. Iâll give it another five minutes.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreialozggxrphnx7hphjslr736vy2qrl2qn2j6szyouhgbsd3eqwhfi@jpeg "Click to view full size")
Smoke from nearby fires is turning our moon blood-red. I hope there is a news agency out there looking into whether the Pacific states are being targeted by making it more likely fires will turn into complexes.
Milkweed bug hanging out last day of August.
And I can't help but think that the way this country has collectively rehabilitated the image of Bush Junior after the long, surreal years we lived through from 9/11 to Katrina... It was just a preview for what we're enduring with Trump right now.
This is why I have a low tolerance for bullshit. Youâre either DOING or youâre IN THE FUCKING WAY as far as Iâm concerned. Donât apologize for what youâre NOT doing. JUST DO FUCKING SOMETHING. Thatâs it and thatâs all. Keep the rest to yourself.
(and my grammar coarsens...)
Sunsets never gets old even as I do.
Is sandwich guy green shirt guy's younger brother?
Those days, When wonderfilled Wednesdays Knock lightly at our doors, Whispering, Wake up, let me in. Let Wednesday in, Friends. #IlisReflects #SkyWhispers
You have forgotten how to American.
Alas, it backfires a bit, at least temporarily--kids truly start to question the Earth's shape. That's OK, *more* than OK. We can cultivate skepticism without creating more conspiracy theories. Foucault's pendulum is a wonderfully just-complex-enough demo to tilt the argument hard the other way.
That earned me a block. But really, unless you dig into the evidence, the Flat Earthers at least have some obvious evidence supporting their position. Naive maybe, but real. So every year I ask my students--how do you know that the Earth is round and that it spins, beyond some (cult)ural beliefs?
If you think the Earth is spherical and rotates on its axis, but you do not know or understand the evidence supporting that (beyond what folks around you tell you), yet you scream at Flat Earthers for their ignorance of science, you're not defending science.
Anti-MAGA.
We didn't "tip into fascism," we fookin' strolled right in.
Plentiful, nutritious, and tasty!
Reading a chapter in a book on creativity about the default mode of the brain, and it's remarkable how ironically counterproductive the Cult of Productivity in education really is. Almost by design, efficiency & productivity keep our brains trapped in reactive surface level survival thinking.
Sounds perfect!
Wisdom.
Ezra Klein loves AI while recognizing its environmental impact. The Coast Guard plans to remove buoys from off the New England coast because "we" have access to high tech navigation. Me? Today I started collecting seeds for next year. Tangible, cheap, useful, and as good a use of fingers as any.
In which Ezra Klein argues that in a different world than the one in which we all live, AI wouldnât be polluting, so we here on Bluesky shouldnât keep harping on that.
"La lĂ©gende raconte que l'apparition d'une sauterelle est annonciatrice d'une pĂ©riode de joie, oĂč des rĂȘves et des vĆux secrets se concrĂ©tiseront." đ
Evening settling on the Delaware Bay with the Big Dipper visible in the western sky.
Only person not enjoying the show was a rep from Steger's, watching several of their blue beach boxes rolling into the surf.
The ocean is wild tonight (Cape May, NJ)
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About as productive as arguing in class with a 14 year old....
There are so many factors that have played into this, but such a key one in the past decade plus has been the introduction of real time online grade books, which taught so many secondary students to watch their grades like it was the stock market and act accordingly.
The photo is in color. Just a dreary nor'easter kind of day.
This "insight" brought to you after reading Audrey Watters's latest: 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/llm-as-mlm/... AND the latest post from Roko's Basilisk rokosbas.beehiiv.com/p/august-20-...
Bald eagle approaching end of Cape May cananl jetty, Delaware Bay side.
Anyone have a spare surfboard? Erin is tearing up the beaches, and a surfboard allows me to wallow in the ocean even if I have no clue how to use it. Cape May beaches today are full of folks just lolling on boards with no intention of pretending to catch a wave.
I live & teach in Bloomfield, NJ. Our electricity rates have gone up 28% the past year, a good part due to the incredible energy usage of AI centers. A lot of our kids will have more stress because their families struggle to meet utility bills. And yet we push AI, which (btw) currently sucks.
It would have been great if folks had rallied to his side and asked more questions at the time, but now is as good a time as any.
Take care of yourself, young'un. Hope today goes better.
That's the rough equivalent of 95 million Americans protesting (by percentage of total population).
The Liberty got mauled by bad officiating yesterday. The play is high quality, but the zebras need fixing (but not *that* kind of fixing....)
Goodness, you *DO* look like a Principal now! =)
Folks gonna tell you it's a lack of calcium but this old-timer gonna tell you that with that searing heat we had earlier in the season, a lot of tomatoes going to meet the same fate. Keep the faith--the non-determinate tomatoes can still make some healthy fruit as the sun fades away.
My daughter found a tiny monarch caterpillar on her milkweed, and showed the little ones. They immediately fell in love. The next day they found a cute little praying mantis on the same plant. A very well-fed mantis it turns out. đ
Now...I could be wrong, but is anyone leaving a NY or CA Teacher salary to work for an OK Teacher salary? www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
(True, but I always have too many serrano peppers from the garden. Maybe I'll call these serrano pepper sandwiches instead--then I'll have two great sandwiches to look forward to every August.)
This shrub follows me wherever I go. I plant one, it thrives. In drought, it blossoms, In rain, it shines. Always reminding me that some plants carry their own quiet magic, blooming as if they know secrets weâve long forgotten. #WokeToJoy đŒâšđż đ±
The voles were unreal down the Jersey shore this year. Bunnies, too We need our neighborhood coyotes back.
Be Encouraged. "Age may slow retrieval, but it doesnât block acquisition. I still pick up new vocabulary with ease and retain it well. The key is to stay engaged, curious, and forgiving of the occasional delay. Learning doesnât stopâit just changes tempo." #LanguageLearning
A blessing in disguise.
The thing is, itâs a more important piece of white American history.
The edge of the bay is teeming with life, littered with death.
Spent a chunk of the afternoon in the Atlantic, and a bit of it underwater. The ocean is warm, clear, and alive. Not a chance I'd run into anyone in the current admin--we're safe in the surf.
Add a tiny bit of crushed red pepper and I'm right there with you.
This is what happens when the owner marries a Laura Loomer lookalike.
Come to New Jersey. Not as cold, not as hot,.we got quahogs and stripers, and most of us still read books.
What part of the world do you live in? You are a patient man.
I want to go fishing without catching fish. An admirable, easily achievable goal, that may require beer. If I want food on the table, I clam and garden. If I want beer,.I fish.
Thank fuck I live in north Jersey.
Did Bezos marry Loomer?
Relationship 101 nonos: Buy new bike tire, find defect, assure love that it's fine and use the tire anyway, no worries, then go pick her and the bicycle up after a blowout as loud as a gunshot.
They look like the villains who are killed before the credits
And then the real headaches start. đ
No it doesn't. Stop making excuses for racist framing.
Happy Birthday!
Bugs must be damn big in your neck of the woods.
Just put a new tire on my wife's bike backwards. One of those days.
It wasn't supposed to be a link. It was an accidental typo. I really suck at typing on screens smaller than my patella.