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Rob Polk

@curiousrob.bsky.social
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Husband to 💪🏼 Dr., Dad to 7, professional educator, business creator, public school board member, author (Operation Tree Roper) I've been called a bad Catholic. It could be true. (He, him) Member SCBWI Reading > banning Loving > deporting

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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Exciting accomplishments for my youngest two yesterday! My runner went sub 19 in her 5k and my dancer got her aerial! #dancedad #runningdad #parenting
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Cool, but too bad their discovery and broad publicity damn them to be hunted and zooed.
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the way.
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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Rock wren, extra floofy edition. #birds #wildlife #nature 🐡📷
A photo of a small song bird with a slender beak and long tail, perched on a rock. The bird has its back to the camera, with its head turned to the right. The feathers on its wings are fluffed up.
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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A couple went on a Fox News podcast and claimed the state of #Massachusetts took away their teen because they won't help the teen transition. But it's actually because the father was charged with beating and threatening to kill the teen and the mother was charged with witness intimidation.
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Mass. parents' story about child's gender transition complicated by court records
Joseph Kutzko was charged with assaulting the child in January 2025, not long before the child was removed from the family’s home. Mother Arlene Kutzko was charged with witness intimidation in connect...
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Uplifting News @upliftingnews.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Agrivoltaic farms are cutting irrigation needs by half while boosting crop yields and keeping workers cooler. Solar panels raised over fields also benefit from the plants' cooling effect.
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Solar panels raised on stilts over Arizona farmland can cut watering needs by more than half, improve yields of some crops, and keep workers from overheating. 💧 Meanwhile, the plants' evaporative cooling helps panel efficiency. 🌞 Agrivoltaic sites a…
Solar panels raised on stilts over Arizona farmland can cut watering needs by more than half, improve yields of some crops, and keep workers from overheating. 💧 Meanwhile, the plants' evaporative cooling helps panel efficiency. 🌞 Agrivoltaic sites are slowly spreading around.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
🔥 MUST-READ — A WARNING ⚠️ from @AOC: “Heads they win, tails we lose… should the A.I. bubble congress must not bail them out… the biggest threat to humanity isn’t A.I. — it’s the tech oligarchs themselves… @RepAOC points out A.I. companies are demanding massive investments from 🇺🇸 while LOSING money
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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A rock wren on a rock, as is only appropriate. #birds #nature #wildlife 🐡
A photo of a small beige songbird with a long tail and a slender beak, perched on a large rock with tall grass in the background.
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Arianeh Sajadi, Esq. @arianehsajadi.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
To expand: Both Zionism and White Christian Nationalism function as forms of religious nationalism, where political actors use religious identity, symbols, and narratives to mobilize people, define national belonging, and justify state power. 🛑
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Buy or check out his book, friends!
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Wall art from my compassionate and optimistic 12yo daughter's bedroom.
Dry erase art on a wipeboard in my 12yo daughter's room includes a Pride flag next to a cross above the words "Christians who ACTUALLY SUPPORT EVERYONE" 
(The Hamilton-standing-on-a-star icon points up to the words.)
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ffrf.org @ffrf.org · 17/09/2026
Exactly. “We the People.” Not “We the Christians.” Not “We the Believers.” And not “We the People, under God.” Our Constitution derives its authority from the people, not a deity. That’s a founding principle worth celebrating.
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Hey #educator colleages! 👀
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Sportcenter highlight as athletes on hands and knees wipe down the volleyball court and rip up the center logo 😂 #GBR
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Another thing I learned while writing my piece is that the UK has specialized units for new mothers with PPP, schizophrenia, bipolar, and other life-threatening mental illnesses. Their babies aren't taken away from them. We don't have this in the US, but we could. spitfirenews.com/p/lindsay-cl...
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Lindsay Clancy is the manosphere's new weapon
The facts of the case are a tragedy. So are many of the reactions.
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Maggie prefers to be outside the chicken pen thank you very much.
Rhode Island Red hen greeting me on the weedy red flagstone path to the chicken pen this morning.
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Harold Underdown @hunderdown.bsky.social · 21/07/2024
If you want to know what #kidlit agents do, or how to research them, I have a useful mini-guide on my website: www.underdown.org/agents.htm
underdown.org
Agents for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators: a Guide, with Resources
An article about literary agents for children's book writers and illustrators, by a children's book editor.
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
MapQuest dowloaded easily.
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Jenny Mattern @jengelmattern.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
✨Goodreads giveaway now open!!✨ www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
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Book giveaway for Where the Light Shines In by Jenny Mattern Aug 29-Sep 28, 2026
Enter to win one of 5 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Aug 29-Sep 28, 2026. “...if there’s one thing my thirteen years of life have taught me, ...
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
My morning view of the Scottsbluff National Monument off to my west.
In violet sky under wispy gray clouds the full moon hangs low over a natural sandstone bluff. Green alfalfa field in foreground and city spread left to right under the bluff.
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Alison Weiss @alioop7.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
#AskKidLit? Hit me with all the questions!
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Boss Love Questions: Ask Me Questions Cat
ALT: Boss Love Questions: Ask Me Questions Cat
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Science News @sciencenews.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
When insect pests get the munchies, some plants call in the microbes. www.sciencenews.org/article/plants-…
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Plants under attack leave behind a surprising call for backup
Bacteria may build a memory of herbivore attack in the soil and coax new plants to attract wasps to rein in destructive pests.
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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This mink looks so relaxed. #wildlife #nature 🐡
A photo of an American mink in shallow water with its eyes closed.
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Greg Pincus @gregpincus.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Tuesday and #kidlitchat go together like <insert comparison>! Join us at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific/<other time zone, ideally interesting> today here on <social network> and chat for an hour with your #kidlit friends. <pithy comment>! Looking forward to seeing you… <note to self: fill in template!!!>
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now pumped over $100M into stopping California's billionaire tax ballot initiative. So he and his fellow oligarchs can't afford a wealth tax, but they'll spend a fortune buying elections?
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Hello from western Nebraska.
Wide and distant view of a cumulonimbus cloud building and puffing white with a blue sky surrounding it and my neighbor's alfalfa field and stackyard on the horizon.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/08/2026
Read Blau's full investigation:
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Do My Grocery Store Blueberries Come From Farms Where Workers Were Harmed?
Max Blau spent a year reporting on abuses of farmworkers. It left him wondering: Is the produce he buys at the grocery store part of the problem?
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Paddleboard princess and her dad. #kayaking #paddleboarding
Selfie of old white guy with stupid goatee, faux-cool sunglasses (cuz he's fragile in sunlight), and green life vest, on the river with a powerful 9th grader paddling her way into new adventures in the view behind him.
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
“Breaking free from the culture of power, and tearing down the walls that separate human beings, is never a betrayal of our families, towns or traditions. “Instead, it means freeing them from their ghosts, from enemies invented out of fear or ignorance, and from violence.” — Pope Leo XIV
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 05/08/2026
Are you enrolled in Medicare Part D? Or care for someone who is? We want to hear from you: bit.ly/4heuOeG
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
@cliniclegal.bsky.social
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This us a great example of a Rhetorical Question.
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Reread books, my friends. I'm using the first four paragraphs of chapter fifteen in this one by @cindybaldwinbooks.bsky.social for an assignment in a graduate course on reading comprehension. It's fantastic writing!
Personalized and signed title page of Where the Watermelons Grow in black, gray, and white.
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
If you like wildlife photos and don't yet follow Laurel, you should fix that.
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
#thehandshake #spiderman IYKYK
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Alison Weiss @alioop7.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Inspired by a Twitter thread, but I'm fired up, so I'm bringing it here. Author Kevin McCleod posted quite smartly that when kids can read to themselves, the act of reading aloud seems to just . . . stop. And I agree with him that that's a complete shame.
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Eric Smith @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
My annual “here’s a ton of free publishing advice” post. You can access: TWENTY successful query letters. Six book proposals that sold. A guide to research agents. And a guide to writing I.P. All for free, right here. www.ericsmithrocks.com/perfect-pitch
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Perfect Pitch — ERIC SMITH
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
So, I'm up much later than normal and just went to refill my water and tidy the house when suddenly I feel like I interrupted a sacred ritual or standoff or something.
Three cats in a triangular formation staredown around blankets in my living room.
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Goodnight from my corner of humanity.
Wide outdoor view of green yard foreground, hayfield midrange, tree-lined horizon to the right with red-glow sunset while to the left side horizon a prominent sandstone prominence intrudes on a quiet purplish cloud cover that gives way to scattered white clouds in blue sky at the top of the frame.
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Debra Daugherty @debradaugherty.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I'm excited to be one of Kidlit Firefly's Mentors. Join now and apply to be a mentee. mighty-kidlit.mn.co/share/6gx1Ce...
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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Four mink playing on the riverbank. This is a family of mink. The babies have gotten big and adventurous, so it was nice to spot all of them together. I took this video yesterday. #wildlife #nature 🐡
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Six weeks into a fantastic eight week grad class on teaching reading to at-risk students and I can, at the same time, both dread and yearn for its completion. There's still so much to learn, but I've got my own writing projects screaming among the background noise, "WTH dude!?"
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Andrea L. Mack @andreamack.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
#MG novel in verse NO MATTER WHAT THE DISTANCE by @cindybaldwinbooks.bsky.social was one I couldn’t put down. Lots of emotions with reading this, and a better understanding of cystic fibrosis or chronic health issues. Love thinking about what makes a friend. #kidlit #librarysky #teacherlibrarian 📚👍🏻
Coloured and line illustration of head on view of girl and father in a kayak, below the title, silhouette of dolphin curving over them and the title, bluish water and sunrise or sunset sky
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl @deardara.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Look how much the bees love it all! Nothing gives me greater tiny, reliable doses of happiness than my tiny pollinator garden.
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Look at these flowers OMG!
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Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
‘Frozen’ animator launches an interactive ASL learning app and vows to keep it free forever Josh Staub created the app as a labor of love alongside Deaf animators, engineers, and other collaborators. buff.ly/IMjobxH via @upworthy #ASL #app #free
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'Frozen' animator launches an interactive ASL learning app and vows to keep it free forever
Josh Staub created the app as a labor of love alongside Deaf animators, engineers, and other collaborators.
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Mollie Wilson O'Reilly @mollieoreilly.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
At this point, nothing you can say about Bishop Barron makes him look worse than what he is constantly saying about himself: he, a Catholic bishop, defers to a cadre of right-wing culture-war grifter bros who proudly distort and disrespect religion to shape his own views on virtue and public life.
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
It's predatory and predictable.
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Rob Polk @curiousrob.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
That's how the religious patriarchy retains power. It's not complicated.
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