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Asif Siddiqi @historyasif.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

RIP Margaret Hamilton, the brilliant computer scientist whose contributions to software for the Apollo Guidance Computer were absolutely crucial to the Apollo Moon landings. She also helped shape the discipline of computer engineering while at MIT's Instrumentation Lab: news.mit.edu/2026/margare...

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Voter registration deadlines are SUNDAY in Alaska, Rhode Island, South Carolina. And MONDAY in: Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, and *Texas*. If you live in these states, verify your registration now, literally.

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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 01/10/2026

When Matthew Soerens of World Relief tells Christians the Trump administration has banned persecuted Christians, many don't believe him. We talked about why. Listen to the whole conversation: austinkocher.substack.com/p/president-... @matthewsoerens.bsky.social

Quote card. Matthew Soerens, World Relief: “Occasionally, they do not believe this data, because they’ve heard so much rhetoric about Donald Trump being a great champion of persecuted Christians. It just is so dissonant with the rhetoric.” From the conversation President Trump Bans Christians Fleeing Persecution, austinkocher.substack.com

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Michelle Iselin @iselin-michelle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Imagine that. After much analysis they pick the team each league with the best record

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education. We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

As someone in a STEM discipline, I really abhor the kind of messaging that Mark describes. The messengers aren’t people who actually care about STEM. It’s really a shorthand for “do something practical, focus on your relation to the labor market”.

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Michelle Iselin @iselin-michelle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Neighbor just fired up his lawn tractor. My man, it is before 8 am on a Sunday 😒

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Michelle Iselin @iselin-michelle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

But how does it compare to Dyersville,IA ( Field of Dreams)

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kyle tear down that highway lucas 🏳️‍🌈 @itskylelucas.com · 25/09/2026

Mother Nature said Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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Mike Pusateri @mikepusateri.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Da Pope on a garbage truck is the most Chicago thing ever

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is the type of AI disaster scenario that I ACTUALLY worry about. (1) AI industry oversells the capabilities of its products to score fat government contracts. (2) govt puts the AI in charge of critical shit. (3) AI fucks up, because it has a nonzero error rate. (4) shit, now we’re at war.

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Kristin Du Mez @kkdumez.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

LIVE LAUGH LOVE releases today! Amy Grant, Sandi Patty, Catherine Marshall, Janette Oke, Little House, Elisabeth Elliot, Mary Kay, Allie Beth, LuLaRoe, Precious Moments, and Ballerina Farm. They’re all there.

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Danny Oleksiuk @dannyoleksiuk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I always appreciate it when people express an interest in my safety. I encourage people to expand that concern beyond plastic hats. I've needed helmets: they can help! But please also ask drivers to slow down, judge people with dangerous trucks or habits, and ask leaders to build separated lanes.

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Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Just once, it would be lovely to have somebody say "You should teach all of your courses entirely differently. In order to enable that, here's a month of intensive fully paid continuing education & mentorship, $$$ for new technology, and a substantially reduced transitional course-load for 2 years.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

There are no valid reasons to oppose bike lanes. 🚴🏻‍♀️

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Andromeda @ulveheksa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Questionnaire by Wendell Berry

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Kristin Du Mez @kkdumez.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

In advance of the midterms and two weeks before my book LIVE LAUGH LOVE releases, the NYT asked me to write about how popular Christian women’s culture informs the way women vote. And then they created these incredible illustrations. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/o...

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Opinion | The Political Power of Christian Kitsch

Precious Moments figurines and Christian romance novels aren’t overtly political, but they shape how Christian women see themselves and the world.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 28/08/2026

TL;DR: Missouri slashed state funding for the Imagination Library by $4 million, Indiana eliminated its $4 million matching funding, and Maine ended the program due to a lack of funding (Janet Mills, are you kidding me?) OTOH It costs Trump $13.1 million to fix the National Mall reflecting pool.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Stop telling pedestrians and cyclists what to do to stay safe and just force drivers not to be dangerous by design.

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Bryan Alexander @edufuturist.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

About 1/3rd of American students take college classes entirely online. About 1/3rd take some classes online. Around 1/3rd take only in-person classes. -latest from Phil Hill

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Michelle Iselin @iselin-michelle.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Now I feel so responsible checking the tire pressure 3-4X a year

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Michelle Iselin @iselin-michelle.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll (if you feel like it).

Horseshoe Island in Green Bay taken from Eagle Tower in Peninsula State Park

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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Gary, Indiana has been without power almost 2 weeks.

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James Longhurst @jameslonghurst.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

campus IT: beware of links to non-university sites, and unexpected emails from non-campus domains EVERY ADMIN OFFICE ON CAMPUS: sends survey links to webpages you've never heard of RESERVATIONS OFFICE: sends emails without subject line or body text, only a pdf, from never-seen company domain

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Michelle Iselin @iselin-michelle.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Spread this message of admitting when you make a mistake. Actually saw an important local leader on their bike without a helmet yesterday.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This is a truly INSANE story.

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John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The chief barrier between students and learning to write is not the existence of AI, but the overwhelming presence of a transactional system of schooling. This was the problem before AI. We have to center this problem, not AI, whatever its capacities. biblioracle.substack.com/p/addressing...

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Addressing the Transactional Model of School

We need to attack thoughtless ChatGPT use from the demand side.

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Michelle Iselin @iselin-michelle.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Saw the same one on I-94 in Indiana this morning

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Michelle Iselin @iselin-michelle.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Obviously using what Texas Instruments did in hs math courses and curriculum as a model. Just ask any parent having to shell out over $100 for a TI-85 graphing calculator on the school supply list. Oh by the way, you need it for the ACT/SAT.

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Josh Eyler @josheyler.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The largest college at the University of Michigan (Literature, Science, and the Arts) has announced that they will pilot a new system this semester where they "cover" first-year students' grades with Pass/No Credit, similar to what MIT pioneered for their students. 1/x lsa.umich.edu/lsa/academic...

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LSA First-Semester Grade Covering Pilot Program | U-M LSA U-M College of LSA

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Michelle Iselin @iselin-michelle.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Two of my kids attended Valparaiso and were part of the honors Christ College. The first semester honors course (8 credits) was P/NC. These were highly motivated students and they got tons of feedback on their writing and presentations. It took the pressure off performance and put it on improving

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Dan Shafer @danshafer.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A reminder, as polls open in Wisconsin: Wisconsin has same-day voter registration. So, if you haven’t registered or need to re-register, you can do so at your polling place (with ID and proof of residence) TODAY. Every state should do this. It’s great that Wisconsin does this. Go vote.

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Liz Faber @lizwfab.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

What if the next time an adjunct has to pick up a 7th class for the semester so they can afford rent, they get to publish a piece about it in @theatlantic.com?

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Dan Shafer @danshafer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Scott Walker, a guy on every national morning show about Wisconsin (apparently), has not won an election in 12 years. The state Supreme Court justice he appointed lost statewide twice. His Lt Gov, who he endorsed, lost in the primary in 2022. Why is anyone still listening to him?

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Pete Schwartz @pedroblack42.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Nice conversation here! The best learning happens when students are practicing at the edge of their ability. If it's too difficult they don't want to persist and if its too easy they can become withdrawn. When you have a class of 25 students it is difficult to hit this sweet spot for each one.

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 09/08/2026

Trump 2.0 has blown up US scientific research in a way that will take decades to roll back. Labs that took years to build have closed, young people have left science. NYT Mag published a long report on Dismantling Cancer Research. Why does Ross Douthat lie like this?

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Drew Lewis @drew-lewis.com · 09/08/2026

It has always defied belief that we could change students' (often deeply held) political beliefs when we can't even reliably convince them to read the syllabus.

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Cookie Monster's Take Me Out To The Ballgame

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Justin Blankenship @justinfromdenver.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This feels correct to me. I’m not personally a huge DSA/far-left guy myself, but it absolutely feels like Rs get implicit media permission to be as extreme as they want. Openly embracing fascism and racism? The expectation feels baked in. But socialism in any form? Tee up the think pieces!

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Michelle Iselin @iselin-michelle.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I learned to score from my dad and ended up keeping score for my brother's little league team. I refused to do it for the high school team because most of the girls who signed up didn't know Jack about baseball and spent most of their time drooling over/flirting with the team

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Michelle Iselin @iselin-michelle.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

My kids, now in their 20's, technically had "keyboarding" instruction. But watching them type was painful. My hs typing class was definitely one of the most useful classes I took

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Michelle Iselin @iselin-michelle.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I was worried about how loud The Odyssey was going to be since Nolan's films are known for being loud. But the theater we went to must have turned it down or we sat in a spot that the sound wasn't as jarring.

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