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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 30/09/2026

An important rule about surviving teaching middle school is that you have to make it fun for yourself. So yes, I did buy a tiny magic 8 ball to consult when kids ask me questions like “can we work with a partner?” Or “can I sit next to my friend today?”

Tiny rainbow colored magic 8 ball with a pen for scale

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 25/09/2026

One of the most special days I’ve ever had the opportunity to be a part of. Can’t believe it’s already been ten years!

Program from the dedication ceremony for the National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 05/09/2026

Did not get the giveaway, but very excited about this baseball weather so it cancels out.

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 17/08/2026

I saved this picture this morning because I figured it would come in handy at work today and what do you know, I’ve already needed to use it!

Andy Cohen asking Porsha “where do we go from here?” And Porsha responding “to hell.”

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 07/08/2026

Absolutely loved Dear Monica Lewinsky. A totally unique, thoughtful and engrossing read. Highly recommend!

Book cover- Dear Monica Lewinsky by Julia Langbein

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 02/08/2026

Very excited about the new @doodlebymeg.bsky.social merch I just bought for back to school.

Berry tshirt with “stop generating start learning” surrounded by cute doodles

“Use your brain” written in pencils shaped like letters

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 13/07/2026

Overwhelmed and I haven’t even gone inside yet.

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 02/07/2026

Incredible read. “In this sense, the lack of definitive happy ending to their story represents not so much a gap or absence, as, potentially, a space or an opening in the story of America, whose reckonings with the past have the power to transform present and future. This space is ours to enter.”

Book cover, Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 27/06/2026

I understand that instagram is bad and everything meta is bad. But I am not currently willing to give it up for a wide variety of reasons. BUT. I swear to god if I find out someone I talk to is using the meta ai to “side chat” about our conversation? Dead to me.

MetaAi trying to convince me to “chat” with it

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 17/06/2026

Starting this summer’s Rainbow Book Club thread with an absolutely beautiful graphic novel, @trungles.com The Magic Fish. A heartwarming story with so many layers and gorgeous imagery. Definitely belongs on school shelves.

Book cover, The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 01/06/2026

Happy pride month! Do I have enough shirts to pull this off this year? There are so many days of school in June, tbd 😩

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 27/05/2026

What an absolute delight of a show.

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 05/05/2026

A survey? About AI in the classroom? Don’t mind if I do.

Two questions on a survey regarding AI in the classroom, in which I express how much I am against AI in the classroom.

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 29/03/2026

Just finished Home Schooled, and the number of arguments for homeschooling presented by his mother that are exactly the same as the ones for AI in education/AI replacing “normal” school…I would say shocking but I wasn’t shocked.

Book cover of Home Schooled by Stefan Merrill Block

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 26/03/2026

I usually roll my eyes at Hallmark Passover cards because they’re silly, but this beautiful card I got in the mail from @keshetlgbtqjews.bsky.social really made my day.

A black background with a pink, orange, yellow, blue and purple rainbow with the words “the promised land exists in the promises I keep with those I fight alongside” in white.

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 21/03/2026

Excellent show, would recommend.

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 15/02/2026

Was totally blown away by @ninamcconigley.bsky.social ‘s How To Commit A Post Colonial Murder. So good I truly could not put it down. What a voice.

Book cover- How To Commit A Post Colonial Murder by Nina McConigley

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 30/01/2026

Really enjoyed this YA book about Emma Goldman by @dheiligman.bsky.social

Book cover- Loudmouth, Emma Goldman vs America (a love story) by Deborah Heiligman

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 26/01/2026

Read @ambersparks.bsky.social Happy People Don’t Live Here yesterday and cannot recommend it more. Gave me some Harriet the Spy vibes but with much bigger feelings and more ghosts.

Book cover, Happy People Don’t Live here by Amber Sparks

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 19/01/2026

I’d like to say I have something profound to say today in honor of MLK, but I’ll let the real orators and writers do that. Instead, I’ll share one of my favorite classroom posters, courtesy of @splcenter.org ‘s Learning for Justice

Poster of a drawing of MLK writing his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” with the quote “now is the time to lift our national policy from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of humanity”

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 17/01/2026

The mix of references on these Old Navy shirts all being sold to me in one instagram ad is…wild. I have so many thoughts.

Six shirts from Old Navy. Two have Rosa Parks on them, one has the cast of Seinfeld, one has A Tribe Called Quest, one is a Basquiat signature, and one seems to just be promoting “sports” in general.

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 29/12/2025

Absolutely delighted by the opening view in this round of GeoGuessr

A group of what I’ve been told are Japanese snow monkeys hanging out on rocks in a pool with a snowy background and a tourist possibly feeding them

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 28/12/2025

End of year podcast lists led me to discover this podcast about having curly hair and I really hope it lives up to my expectations because I’m very excited to listen.

Screenshot of “We are spiraling” podcast episode four- Hollywood hates curls. Here’s how that affects all of us.

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 21/12/2025

Thanks for lighting the lights with me again this year. Happy Chanukkah!

Two menorahs lit for the last night of Chanukkah

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 18/12/2025

And on the fifth night, it gets dangerous.

Two menorahs lit for the fifth night of Chanukkah

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 15/12/2025

Very drippy candles on night 2. Don’t tell me to freeze them, I know!

Two menorahs lit for the second night of Chanukah.

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 14/12/2025

I don’t have a window to put my menorahs in, so I’ll post them on the internet instead. Happy Chanukkah, with love, to all.

Two menorahs lit for the first night of Chanukkah

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 19/11/2025

Thank you to all the Education Support Professionals who literally keep our schools going every single day. We are so grateful for your contributions to our school communities. One day is not nearly enough recognition! #WeLoveOurESPs @neatoday.bsky.social

NEA graphic- Happy Education Support Professionals Day #WeLoveOurEsps

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 25/10/2025

And! My new @constitutionctr.bsky.social civic calendar! Could not be more timely.

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 25/10/2025

First up, my excellent new library shirt (ignore the wrinkles)

Blue shirt with “library, a place where all belong” in both English and Spanish

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 19/09/2025

No, I did not unsubscribe by accident.

My rant at the National Literacy Institute about why I am unsubscribing from their email list (because they are having an AI conference).

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 17/09/2025

Math teachers get pi day, but today is for the history teachers! #constitutionday

Black t-shirt with “We The People” in rainbow writing

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 08/09/2025

A colleague brought me some old magazines from the 40s and I can’t stop reading through them, they’re so fascinating. Anyone need any asbestos?

Black and white printed ad for “Asbestos Limited Incorporated”

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 03/09/2025

Love getting @gliamericanhistory.bsky.social resources in the mail! New calendar month is always my favorite.

2026 Calendar of the Declaration of Independence and its Legacies

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 31/08/2025

I find it absolutely delightful when my Hulu randomly puts things in Spanish.

Hulu homepage with the image of the movie Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret? Written in Spanish.

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Jamie @itsthejam.myatproto.social · 23/08/2025

If you ever watched ANTM, highly recommend this book. A fascinating and honest behind the scenes that will definitely spark some memories. And finally, an answer about those granola bars!

Book cover, “You Wanna Be On Top” by Sarah Hartshorne

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