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Dave Kearn

@davekearnjr.bsky.social
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Son, brother, uncle. Teacher, retired bartender, (slowly) improving golfer. RIP E.B. “It’s a fragile thing, this life we lead…”

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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 10h
Wow, this Brewers team is incredible!!
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 11h
But what about Muhammad Ali vs AntiLock Breaks? Why don’t you ever take on the important, sensitive questions?!?
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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 12h
The Ilhan Omar saga is a good reminder that Elon Musk has openly admitted to breaking immigration law when he first came to this country. Considering all the misdeeds he’s done since then, a future administration should definitely look at whether to strip Musk of his citizenship and deport him.
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 12h
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Mark Cuban Thinking on Shark Tank
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 15h
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Very Cool Thumbs Up Meme
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Ships in Hormuz strait hit by worst spate of attacks since start of war www.ft.com/content/a4ab...
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Ships in Hormuz strait hit by worst spate of attacks since start of war
Twenty-four tankers and other vessels targeted by Iran in two weeks, including six on Sunday alone
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 15h
Musk has gone too far. When the Dems take power back, ending this nonsensical reliance on SpaceX should be right up at the top of the agenda.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h
These heds are beginning to pile up. @wsj.com @financialtimes.com @bloomberg.com
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 15h
More “winning!”
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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 20h
more americans think trump has prioritized his own business interests (87%) than he has people like them (46%). can’t imagine why..
Bar chart titled "Few see Trump as prioritizing the country or people like themselves since taking office in 2025." It shows the percentage of adults' perceptions, categorized by party—Republican, Independent, Democrat—on how much they believe Donald Trump prioritizes personal interests, friends and family, the country overall, or people like them. Data suggest varied levels of perceived prioritization. Source: AP-NORC poll conducted in September 2026.
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 15h
Every day is another national disgrace…
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 15h
Musk should be held accountable and made to pay for this.
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 15h
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Dudu
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 18h
I wrote about the 2026 midterm trends www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The most important US midterm trends I’m seeing | Molly Jong-Fast
The one I worry about most is voter anger – which both parties are not taking seriously enough
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Gabriela I. Rosa @gabrielairosa.bsky.social · 21h
Check out this report on the changing role of nuclear weapons in Europe by my awesome mentor, @olyaoliker.bsky.social: www.crisisgroup.org/rpt/europe/e...
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The Changing Role of Nuclear Weapons in Europe | International Crisis Group
European capitals are thinking differently about conventional and nuclear deterrence, due to Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine and questions about Washington’s commitment to the continent’s defence...
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 16h
😂
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Marlon Williams: This Could Get Real Ugly
ALT: Marlon Williams: This Could Get Real Ugly
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 16h
If the Trumpists are going to open this very ugly can of worms, it certainly seems like Elon Musk should get a deep, thorough, meticulous investigation into his naturalization process whenever the Dems take over…
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The Fletcher School @fletcherschool.bsky.social · 17h
Academic Dean @dandrezner.bsky.social quoted in @financialtimes.com, discussing Marco Rubio's recent speech in Athens, Greece. @edwardluce.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/3c8d...
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Rubio and the will to power
His recent Athens speech was a paean to a very narrow idea of ‘western civilisation’
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 16h
How do you get fired in this White House? Get caught pathetically trying to cadge money - and being a woman. Guilfoyle just didn't get it: All she had to do was stay under the radar. My latest: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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Kimberly Guilfoyle Broke Trump’s Most Important Rule
The president doesn’t seem to care about corruption; he cares about embarrassment.
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 16h
Sitting in a classroom as my grad “Methods” students take a blue book midterm and I feel like a war criminal.
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 16h
lol, Jacobin…
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Dark Matter: Do You Ever Get Tired Of Being Wrong?
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 16h
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Leonardo DiCaprio as Calvin Candie: All Ears
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 16h
Way to much noise… And didn’t even kick up, wet the beak a little…
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Johnny Sacrimoni's Gaze
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 16h
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You Love To See It
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Oops, there goes Guilfoyle!
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Bus Stop Head Falls Off
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Joe bringing the 🔥🔥🔥!
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Awesome! Looks like an incredible trip!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Zelensky on bombing the Russian data centers: “It’s pretty clear where the bots were coming from.”
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Stephen F. Knott @stephenknott.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Joe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I would once again like to raise a middle finger to the people who said Biden was doing lawfare. THIS is lawfare.
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Joe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
JFC… no shit!!
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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House Md Zing
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
🤡
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Al Mauroni @progmil.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Twenty-five years ago, a series of anthrax-filled letters sparked fear across the United States. Are we any better prepared for a bioterrorism event today? I think we are. almauroni.substack.com/p/twenty-fiv...
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Twenty-Five Years After Amerithrax
We may be better prepared for bioterrorism, but it’s not clear how much
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Robert Downey Jr. Oh God Oh Jesus
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Sup buddy!
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Hes A Piece Of Shit Cartman
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
When the rank corruption and political pandering runs headlong into national security interests… …and of course we all know what this degenerate lunatic will choose.
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Just a strange angry uninformed person… Or a typical Sunday on BlueSky
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Hence everything since is a reflection of the failing of the teachers’ unions… or something. 🙃🙄
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Calculus is hard. Geometry was my nemesis
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
So, you 1) really have no idea what you’re talking about, 2) clearly seems to see unions as the source of the world’s problems, and 3) enjoy grossly oversimplifying complex issues to sound like an expert. Have fun. Keep grinding those axes. 👍
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Sure:
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Great.
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Right. It’s a give and take. But it’s also not a painless/costless process. It is a burden on teachers and kids. And concerns about “teaching to the test” and throwing lots of longstanding positive educational concepts and practices out with the “bath water” is also not ideal.
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Oh you’ve taken it?
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
After few years of implementation, a fairly large coalition - mostly stressed parents of stressed kids and teachers tired of the burdens of the annual process - pushed back on the “high stakes” component linking “passing” to graduation. But the exams are still given and used for assessment. 3/3
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
But the initial idea included using the tests not only as assessment, but also as a “high stakes” exam for graduation. IIRC, the NYS “Regents Exam” was an exemplar. But I don’t *think* that all students had to take it (it was more of an honors thing).2/3
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Dave Kearn @davekearnjr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
So it was part of the larger ed reform movement in Massachusetts in the 90s. There was a view - totally fair - that if state and federal dollars were going into certain districts, there had to be “strings.” Standardized tests was one part of it. Professional development for teachers another. 1/2
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