Reposted by Jake WertzRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 7hGood morning just wanted to let everybody know Northwestern ran for 413 yards (FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN YARDS) against Penn State last night 1328221
Reposted by Jake WertzJane B. Kulow @cvlkulow.bsky.social · 7h“It wasn’t until April 1975 that women had a word for talking about what their male bosses were doing to them.” 222475
Jake Wertz @jakewertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Curiously, in the same week we begin to reckon with Cornell, “prosecute the pervasive sexual violence occurring at school” didn’t bear any consideration on the list of potential “fixes” to Americas schools. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...nytimes.com30 Ideas for Fixing U.S. Schools, Ranked by ExpertsMath and reading scores are in a decade-long slump. We asked three dozen experts: What could turn things around? 011
Reposted by Jake WertzMonterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · 01/10/2026A new federal rule weakens the Endangered Species Act by redefining "harm" to wildlife. This change makes it much harder to protect the habitats that endangered species need to survive. Tell Congress to undo this change and protect endangered species here: mbayaq.co/4xSPQUZmbayaq.coStand with the Aquarium for Endangered Species - title 5280140
Jake Wertz @jakewertz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Cruel, unusual, inhumane, deplorable, despicable, ungodly, the hallmarks of the Catholic anti-life majority on this Supreme Court www.tmz.com/2026/09/30/c...tmz.comChrista Pike Still Alive After 2 Lethal InjectionsChrista Pike is still alive after 2 attempted lethal injections in Tennessee. 030
Jake Wertz @jakewertz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Many scholars I deeply respect contributed to this survey. I’m struck none took issue with the framing that US schools need “fixing” - as though they’re broken. Tutoring and phonics instruction are good ideas for improving schools. Many schools are already putting those improvements into action.nytimes.com30 Ideas for Fixing U.S. Schools, Ranked by ExpertsMath and reading scores are in a decade-long slump. We asked three dozen experts: What could turn things around? 210
Reposted by Jake WertzCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Don't forget that @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social wants to let the GOP get away with all of this. He said let's turn the page and get on with business. He's on the side of the Nazis if he thinks this kind of thing is acceptable in the United States of America. This can't be allowed to slide. It can't. 151819434
Jake Wertz @jakewertz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I would love to see Trump lift a golden shovel full of dirt in Iowa like he did at the groundbreaking of Foxconn’a multi-billion $ manufacturing plant in Wisconsin back in 2018! … Say, it’s been 8 years, how’s that factory doing now that it’s up and running? 140
Reposted by Jake WertzJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is why more women don't come forward, and why more rapists aren't jailed. Because mostly-male cops and prosecutors find it more believable that a 20-yr-old would want to have sex with a room full of fraternity brothers than accept she was raped. What ever happened to common fucking sense?jessica.substack.comCarrying That Weight—AgainI can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case 211954404
Reposted by Jake WertzDan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency 22426031068
Reposted by Jake WertzGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 27/09/2026Talking about my struggles with being overweight still makes me uncomfortable, since weight can carry moral judgment in ways that other health challenges don't. But that fear stops too many struggling from getting treatment that could extend their lives.people.comGov. JB Pritzker Reveals He’s Lost 80 Lbs. with GLP-1 After Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis (Exclusive)Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tells PEOPLE that a GLP-1 has contributed to his 80-Lb. weight loss, but that he initially started taking it after being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. 48495091251
Jake Wertz @jakewertz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026First time at Disney World as a parent. Averaged twelve miles of walking per day, three days in a row, pushing a 100+ pound double-stroller. I’m exhausted but it was awesome. 050
Reposted by Jake WertzChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 28/09/2026NEW: On Pope Leo’s World Day of Migrants, Cardinal McElroy told Catholics to “fight every dimension” of the Trump administration’s war on immigrants and to replace politicians who tolerate it. “In abandoning the words of Deuteronomy and of the Statue of Liberty, we are losing our soul as a nation.”thelettersfromleo.comOn Pope Leo’s World Day of Migrants, Cardinal McElroy Indicts Trump’s War on ImmigrantsPreaching on the Good Samaritan for World Day of Migrants, Washington’s archbishop named Minneapolis, a five-year-old used as bait, and a nation that “passed on by.” He told Catholics to fight every d... 3376144
Reposted by Jake Wertz@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...cornellsun.comEDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We WillThe Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies. 372520784
Reposted by Jake WertzAndrew Hensch @andrewhensch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026They say in a baseball season, You win 60 games and you lose 60 games. It's what you do with the others that matters. Well, the Brewers just decided to win every single one of those. Amazing. 0336
Reposted by Jake WertzAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone. 788178224784
Jake Wertz @jakewertz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Add it to the very long list of reasons it’s inexcusable that Pontifex keeps active in that site 010
Reposted by Jake WertzJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes. 17092953067
Reposted by Jake WertzDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This serves as advertisement for Alex Gibney’s documentary, Musk, opening October 9. Pass it on.hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 3024071507
Reposted by Jake WertzBYCTOM @byctom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026it is very funny that the packers lead exec is "Ed Policy," looks like one of the officially sanctioned slogans that nba players were allowed to put on their jerseys in the bubble 041
Reposted by Jake WertzWhitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The youngest person his pager attack killed was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah, who had just started 4th grade. The pager was on a table when it went off and she picked it up to take to her dad. It exploded in her face and reports said it covered the room in her blood. She wanted to learn English. 42103524410
Reposted by Jake WertzGrungehamster @grungehamster.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Reminder that the John Birch Society said Mr. Rogers was a Kremlin plant for encouraging desegregation. www.npr.org/2024/11/03/n...npr.orgHow the John Birch Society's conspiracies led to political divides in the 1960sIn today's political climate, conspiracy theories are commonplace. But they're nothing new. In the 1960s, the John Birch Society built a movement around them. 01737
Jake Wertz @jakewertz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026There was a time ~10 years ago when the Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte actually represented a fresh and creative new way to greet the fall. It had the hint of nostalgia, but it was something new. Now we are just nostalgic for the nostalgia of our youth. 120
Jake Wertz @jakewertz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Science needs to deliver a better more comprehensive theory of human development that can explain why there are never more than 10 competent NFL starting quarterbacks available for play 110
Jake Wertz @jakewertz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I switched to the ad-based Disney+ plan a year ago. Trained my kids to do jumping jacks during the commercials (they love it). But this is getting to the point where a Blu-ray player and weekly trips to the library (and possibly a NAS) look very appealing. 040
Reposted by Jake WertzMatt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It is not easy to shock me with the mendacity of EdTech entrepreneurs. But I had to take breaks from these testimonials to what is actually happening inside Alpha Schools.buildcognitiveresonance.substack.comFOURTH REPORT: Former Alpha School students speak out“A science experiment that’s been framed as a school” - “pretty much a concentration camp” - “cool the first few months and then it just becomes shit” 1018066
Reposted by Jake WertzTim “Positive Subway” Smith @positivesubway.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I don’t know which college comms teams need to hear this but you seriously do not need to give the decaying disembodied vestiges of a midbrow periodical this much power “We have fallen.” come on man 242
Jake Wertz @jakewertz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Gonna save this for next time somebody at work asks me to explain percentiles and/or justify their usage 040
Jake Wertz @jakewertz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Noticing a phenomenon in the PTA listserv of professional women who have take ln their husband’s surname in marriage, but ten+ years in are still using their maiden name Gmail address. 010
Reposted by Jake WertzThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Insider trading cannot be covered by presidential immunity. There is no way to justify it. It must be challenged and taken back to the court. 210947
Jake Wertz @jakewertz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Our country is so broken right now. This level of corruption is not sustainable 021
Jake Wertz @jakewertz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Get used to saying it, folks, at least for a short while before the brainsiacs can cone to agreement on two good names for our two brains. Left and Right won’t cut it 010
Reposted by Jake WertzTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 21/09/2026One out of every 17 Texans belongs to a religion other than Christianity, and over 25% don't identify with any religious tradition at all. The new curriculum, which goes into effect 2030, isn't inclusive of any of these residents.texasobserver.orgThe State's Bible-Only Reading List Is a Disservice to Texas KidsA new required list doesn't meet the need to learn about the major religious traditions that make up Texas today—and it could impair public schools' ability to serve diverse populations. 67639
Reposted by Jake WertzRick CarBOOso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I just think it’s strange that all the gambling companies have ads with athletes and celebrities instead of featuring all their users who have become millionaires betting, very strange indeed 754526775
Reposted by Jake WertzNBER @nber.org · 20/09/2026Presenting causal evidence that state-level school finance reforms increase macroeconomic output, from C. Kirabo Jackson www.nber.org/papers/w35755 083
Reposted by Jake WertzSickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 20/09/2026Once in a lifetime opportunity. Quite literally had to do it to em 420718
Reposted by Jake WertzSickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 20/09/2026Ryan Day hasn’t won a National Championship without Chip Kelly as his OC. Northwestern is up 35-7 on Colorado. 69117
Reposted by Jake Wertzkatie dzwierzynski @kdzwierzynski.bsky.social · 20/09/2026call him pete hexeth 3608
Jake Wertz @jakewertz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The 8am Saturday morning youth soccer rainout… truly a gift from the heavens 042
Reposted by Jake WertzTim “Positive Subway” Smith @positivesubway.bsky.social · 19/09/2026NYCPS is spending $2,220,180,000 on busing alone this school year That works out to a preposterous $14,801 per bused child, and the level of service is intolerably bad Lease their families a car, have the MTA take over the system, do literally anything else! www.nydailynews.com/2026/09/18/n... 041
Reposted by Jake WertzDave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Based upon their documented behavior over the past few years, the tech industry is less afraid of the potential ramifications of Artificial Superintelligence than they are of Lina Khan. 101076256
Reposted by Jake WertzAnna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Thank you @noamscheiber.bsky.social for such a thoughtfully reported @nytimes.com piece about our Class Gap research. Key point: the class gap is NOT an academia specific phenomenon. The cultural & social capital that come from class background matter in many elite settings. 412834
Reposted by Jake WertzProf Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This is how it is and how it always has been The for-profits account for a hugely outsized share of student debt and especially loan defaults a community college is always better choice than a for-profit college 33815
Jake Wertz @jakewertz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I live in one Chicago suburb and work in another that each have two train lines running through them. So much stuff we eat and buy and keep and throw away comes through here, powered by diesel locomotives. We need energy to move the economy and we failed to find an alternative. 182