iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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blair @blairaf.com · 04/10/2026

Some marginalia from my full reading of the Pope's Encyclical on AI this morning: - AI does not love - AI does not intrinsically value truth or justice - AI does not experience hunger - AI does not experience communion with the natural world or any sort of higher power

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Cat loves torts class but always falls asleep during legal writing 👀 I might be in trouble once he graduates!

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Reading Peter Gray and Douglas Rushkoff as a democratic school nerd in 2015 vs reading them in 2026 after we've all seen a lot change... I'm free writing reflections and maybe by November there will be an essay in them somewhere.

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Read "How to Hide An Empire" because Bsky said to and now I'm pushing it on all my classmates. So thanks!

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The kids are determined to sew gowns before they sew pillows and get VR Minecraft running on outdated machines. The cat is determined to nap on my torts textbook. The garden is determined to flower more in spite of beetles and drought. Singing children, snoring cat, swaying plants... Tuesday.

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The person most supportive of my starting grad school is the cat, who sees me sit to work and immediately runs over for a lap nap. He doesn't do the reading, but he is really into the sudden increase in nap opportunities 🐈

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This looks amazing! I still use notes I took during the Data Feminism book club ages ago. My schedule can't fit another class right now (I wish!), but if yours can go sign up!

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Robert Stribley @stribs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Remember when Aaron Swartz was facing 13 federal felony counts and up to 35 years in prison for downloading journal articles and consequently took his own life?

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The kids move freely on campus, socialize, play, and eat as they want. The school cat has been having tummy trouble, so we're limiting his sunshine, free movement, and food "for his own good." His recess and meal times are being controlled by kids who control their own recess and meal times 😅

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's tender to host a makerspace. I teach that any tool I have is one they can learn to use. I encourage exploration, experiments, realness. I trust and they feel it (and write "Trust Your Self"!) And I have the sharps locked up, available upon request and with supervision. This is also trust.

Not my art! A linoleum block print found in the Makerspace that reads "TRUST YOUR SELF" in black-green ink

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Is Flock the only mass surveillance tool/network that people should be worried about? No. But it is an entry point for people from all walks of life to the fight against mass surveillance and I'm glad people are paying attention and taking action.

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Overheard hiking: mom: "I know you want to, but we can't go tomorrow because [guy] won't be available and I don't know how to do it!" preteen daughter: "Why can't we just look up how?!" Like... I feel for mom but love hearing a kid assert that not knowing something yet isn't a reason to quit 🔥

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

9yo reaching for me as she hops onto the slackline: "Help me!" me: "Leaning on me feeeels like help because it's easier, but then you'll learn where I am instead of where your balance is..." 9yo: ... 9yo: "Like roller skating? Like roller skating!" And she practiced until she could do it. A win!

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Crocheting as a socially acceptable(ish) way to fidget in meetings has been great, and now I want to unlock fidget-crocheting things I can sell at holiday markets to bring in more classroom supply money. Should probably make flower crowns... but I kindof want to make these puffballs with eyes!

There was very hairy blue yarn that I decided to crochet into a sphere, stuff with fluff, and felt large eyes onto. This picture is of the possessed dustbunny looking thing that is the result.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Landlord tech — from digital keys to intercoms — are a crucial part of the surveillance state.

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The kids have been back for 6 days and have already started making a surrealist movie and a survival video game. I'm just along for the ride (and the spelling help) at this point.

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Favorite childhood coach said always train a level ahead of where you intend to compete, so that competing feels easy. Definitely unrelated: back to school is less tiring than it has been in years when I haven't worked camps allll summer. Camp is so tiring and good and tiring and...

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Cat is happily exhausted after the first day of having all the kids back at school. Same, cat, same.

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

4yo: "Finally! It's SHARK WEEK!" *pause* "When will it be dinosaur week?" I think he's on to something...

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

THE MOST PUNK THING YOU CAN DO IS LOVE WHAT YOU LOVE UNAPOLOGETICALLY *and hate fascism. which by definition doesn't want people to get to be punk.

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Autistic kid comes in mid-summer to visit and greets me with "Let's run a lap?" All year, I had an hourly alarm and would invite kids to run with me when it went off. This kid never joined, but he knew the laps were friendly and joyful times. That THAT'S how he greeted me?!?! Oh my heart...

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Good morning! Yesterday AM, I asked folks to read the Bill of Rights—because…some of those rights are under attack. I promised to come back last night & discuss them. Homework! They did and I did. Here you go. A brief late-night discussion of the Bill of Rights. m.youtube.com/watch?v=8vbs...

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A Few Thoughts For Those Who Can't Sleep -- July 11 Edition

YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

4th of July playlist let’s go. I’ll start: Nina Simone, Revolution (1969) youtu.be/gFBoKE9H3PA?...

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Nina Simone: Revolution

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Tempting as it is to say slowness to admit I can't (at all or in a role's bounds) provide what's needed for a family is compassion and optimism... we're all better served when I admit it's ego and get humble fast.

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Ghost in the Machine @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

NYC! Get ready! Join us for a special Summer of Ludd screening at @dctvny.bsky.social Firehouse Thursday July 2nd 8:30 PM Firehouse Tickets: notaidoc.com

Poster image is close up of a person's eye examining a microchip. Text reads: "Ghost in the Machine, New York City July 2nd Firehouse, 8:30 PM notaidoc.com"

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

If the insurance wanted to use my car to measure sudden breaking, average speed, distance of trips, and speed around turns, for safety, okay. But they want to use my phone to track ALL personal movement, locations, and Bluetooth use. Driving or not. That data is worth way more than a $100 coupon 😶‍🌫️

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Just finished The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami (and started Conditional Citizens). Car insurance co. is emailing that they'll charge $100 more if I decline to let them track my location, motion, and phone use (always, not just while in my car). For safety reasons. AAAAHHHHHHHHH

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Tuned in and initiative-taking co-facilitators make such a huge difference in my own and kids' experience of a space. We're aligned so we don't contradict each other. We own the schedule so we design transitions well. We caretake each other and the kids. Summer Camp life is... different 👀

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Aghast at how often I'm actively listening to a child tell me something and an adult walks up and starts talking. Over the child. Like they're not mid-thought. Behavior they would never tolerate from a kid! (Behavior I also see when adult conversation is in a language they don't speak 👀)

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Summer classroom rearranging: I want to replace the door of a closet with a long curtain for color and texture and ease of access. I'm pausing because that makes one less secure-ish place for kids to hide in an emergency... ☹️

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

"Solidarity demands that decisions regarding data, algorithms, platforms and artificial intelligence take into account not only the immediate benefit for a few, but also the impact on all peoples and on future generations." www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Encyclical Letter of His Holiness Leo XIV Magnifica Humanitas (15 May 2026)

ENCYCLICAL LETTER MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV ON SAFEGUARDING THE HUMAN PERSON IN THE TIME OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE [ Multimedia ] ___________________________

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Crew is rapt studying Roman Numerals because they're needed for this Roblox puzzle game?!

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

A week ago I started saying "I've gotten really fast at typing and let my handwriting muscles disappear! Time for day X of practice!" and then sitting down to fill a page. 2 days in, the kids joyfully replied it's a great idea because my handwriting is so messy. Today they asked to join... AND DID!

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I let the kids play with the hose. I let them dig holes. I let them pick seeds to plant. I let them tape sticks together and build tiny mud castles. I also let them play video games. The result? They game! They also go outside, a lot! They ask for math! They asked today for handwriting practice!?!

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Oooo "Philosophical Baby" mentioned! So many of my fellow educators rave about "The Gardener and The Carpenter" then stop there, but I love Alison Gopnik's other work and find it's at least as useful!

Libby interface showing "A World Appears" audiobook by Michael Pollan, specifically chapter 4: Self.

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Their name is Porch Frog because they are the frog by the porch. The only time "good vibes only" isn't annoying is on this friend. Child and cat approved.

A serene green tree frog gazes up from their p.v.c. pipe home.

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Open Access "Educational Theory of the Unforeseen: Educating for an Unpredictable Future" is this week's #bookchats book www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

"I wanted be an educator, but I felt so insufficient. There are so many things kids need to learn and I didn't know how to do it all." - grey-haired organizer neighbor Oh my heart. Any one of us in isolation is inadequate. Don't be a governess in a tower; be a trailguide and companion in the world.

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Happy Tell-Everyone-Lucy-Parsons-Was-Badass day to all who celebrate!

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Matthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Zambia's Ministry of Information suddenly "postponed" RightsCon over "thematic issues" and concerns regarding some of the proposed speakers

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World’s Largest Digital Human Rights Conference Suddenly 'Postponed'

RightsCon was delayed by Zambia's Ministry of Information for "thematic issues" and problems with speakers.

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Today I crocheted hyperbolic corals while tabling at a zine fest. Most of the zines were about cats. Every aspect of that experience only happened because I say yes when kids either ask to teach me something or for help with a project! How we grow each other...

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Kid (2e) got attached to the idea of having an ice cream party, asked everyone else (my condition), was rocked by shock and disappointment when another kid said no, tried to troubleshoot, failed, cried, tried again, succeeded, and suddenly I'm taking everyone to the grocery store. #LifeSkills win!

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

A group of children serenade President Barack Obama and Mayor Zohran Mamdani with "Soda Pop" from the movie KPop Demon Hunters

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Kids discovering their voices. Kids prepping for graduation. Kids realizing they can make friends and people like them. Kids testing out telling jokes. Kids burying their parents. Kids asking real questions. Kids falling in love with music, writing, running, their breath, the world. Whew. Spring.

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spiderscribbles @abbyowl.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Who has guides for supporting K-12 students when they lose a parent? Training staff based on what I've done before and read on my own is fine, but it would be so helpful to have a resource I could go through with them before these moments where it's needed.

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