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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Was traveling, so I’m a couple of days late with my October @thestorygraph.com - some good reads this month!

Chart of books read in October - 9 in total

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

My August @thestorygraph.com summary. I also had a rare DNF (“Salt: A World History”).

August reading summary, showing 3 books finished

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

My July @thestorygraph.com … I think that’s the fewest books in a month since I retired 🤣

July reading stats… just three books this month!

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Andrew Freedman @afreedma.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

NEW: US weather forecasting is in worse shape than previously known, with 30 NWS forecast offices missing meteorologists-in-charge and about a dozen offices at risk of no longer serving their communities 24/7. www.cnn.com/2025/05/02/w...

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US weather forecasting is more crippled than previously thought as hurricane season nears | CNN

Several current and former agency meteorologists and staff told CNN they are concerned warnings won’t be issued in time as hurricane season nears.

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

My April @thestorygraph.com I read a couple of dense books this month, so my pace was a little slower than it has been. But good stuff, nevertheless.

Graph showing 5 books read, with an average rating of 4.0

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

i am sure there is nothing wrong that the current secretary of defense is not only sloppy with security but also is an online gambler its not like blackmail or coercion are an issue for guys like that

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

My epiphany was when I realized what my job was: 1) ensure a safe campus, so learning can occur; 2) manage the budget so my school has the resources it needs; 3) coach, mentor, support, & develop my staff, who are the ones doing “the work”. That’s it. www.the-breakthrough-coach.com/when-hands-o...

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When “Hands ON” Means “Leadership OFF”: How to Flip the Script in your School System - The Breakthrough Coach

Learn how The Breakthrough Coach can help you redefine leadership in your school system. Explore strategies to shift from hands-on management to empowering leadership for greater success.

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

School leaders, you can’t do it all. You’re not SUPPOSED to do it all. So stop trying. Do the work that is yours to do - coaching, mentoring, supporting, guiding, and providing resources to your staff. #edusky #schoolprincipal #leadership www.instagram.com/reel/DG0zxPc...

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

open.substack.com/pub/noahpini... It’s been evident for some time to anyone paying attention that Trump is a gangster turning the US into a gangster state. The ambush in the White House on Friday morning should make even conservatives sit up and take notice Noah Smith argues

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America is ruled by gangsters now

Three takeaways from Trump's disastrous meeting with Zelensky.

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

My February StoryGraph. Expanded repertoire this month thx to @thestorygraph rdg challenges. Some of it has been great- read a terrific nonfiction book about modern art I’d usually never have read- & some of it not so great (currently reading a book that may actually become my 1st DNF book in yrs)

Chart showing readjng stats: 8 books read, 3496 total pages, average rating 3.81. Chart has images of the covers of my 3 highest rated books for the month: Big Little Lies, Rule of Wolves, and Pictures of You. There are also full color pie, bar, and graph charts showing fiction/nonfiction percentages, print/digital format percentages, genres read, and pages read per day.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17/02/2025

By going after the most popular government programs, they are thinking long-term, planning for a world where no one defends government agencies because these agencies don’t do anything that we value.

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Musk and Trump Are Cutting Popular Programs. That’s Deliberate.

This is how you sever the positive relationship between people and government—ensuring there’s nothing left to defend.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

60 MINUTES: “Utter nonsense. The most accountable aid agency in the world is USAID… DOGE fired their top 58 officials within an hour of arriving…” This was never about efficiency. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DGLXa9r...

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

So many years consumed building the barricades, fortifying the battlements, mastering deflection and evasion, stockpiling armories of words and wiles - All to be disarmed by a gentle smile #vss365 #disarm

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

This is the perspective shift that changed my view of my role as a #schoolprincipal, and that shift then radically altered what I spent my time doing at work. I was happier & more effective. I wish all school leaders could experience the shift. #EduSky 5.workingdemosite.com/breakthrough...

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Embracing the “Captain of the Ship” Mental Model for School Leaders - The Breakthrough Coach

By Andy Johnson, Superintendent, San Marcos Unified School District, San Marcos, CA, and Jill Pancoast, President, The Breakthrough Coach Embracing a mental model of the principal as ‘captain of the ...

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I’d been fascinated by them for years, had #conjured up a sense of kinship with them. I knew that meeting one, touching it, would be magical. But now, facing one for real, I acknowledged how foolish that dream had been. I wanted to pet it. It wanted to eat me. We were not the same. #vss365 #hbp94

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

He was the sort of man I instinctively recoiled from: #unctuous and fawning, arrogance oozing from him. His artificially blinding smile tried to lure you into believing he was friendly, harmless, but my gut told me what he really was: a predator in search of prey. And my gut was never wrong. #vss365

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

You waste your time in #silence, worried and wondering, too afraid to move, uncertain and immobilized While minor mistakes laugh from the rafters and fearless ghosts dance in your living room. #vss365

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Sky and Sea craft a mosaic of possibilities and pipe dreams I could soar to the heavens Like a wave driving against #ice I could sink to the deep Like a stone dropping through water I could But I won’t Instead I’ll feel black sand tether me to Earth and picture what might have been #vss365

A photo taken at Diamond Beach at the Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon in Iceland. The sky is vivid shades of blue, filled with a wispy layering of white clouds. Dark blue water stretches off to the horizon. In the foreground is the black sand of the beach, almost completely covered by ice blocks (which have broken off of the glacier over time) of all shapes and sizes, in shades of whites and blues. Many of the ice blocks sparkle from the muted sun coming from behind the clouds in the upper right of the photo. Almost in the center of the picture, a single wave is crashing up toward the sky, having broken against some of the ice.

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

“You need to leave. Go back. You’re an angel who doesn’t belong in this hell.” “Oh, really? Then which hell *do* I belong in, exactly?” I was so angry at him, I could feel heat rising off me. I #dusted the ash off me and stood up. “I’m staying. Deal with it. So, what do we do next?” #vss365 #hbp77

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Their life together was a fragile ecosystem, preserved by his refusal to speak truth & her refusal to #quit barren land. The air crackled with anxiety, yet the system persisted through fire & drought. When an invasive species entered and collapsed it all, it was a kindness, not a curse. #vss365

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

The music is warm Rays of the sun echo rhythmically The wine soothes my skin Your embrace is satisfyingly #sweet Everything is topsy-turvy and yet everything is exactly right #vss365

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

This was no ordinary irritation, no garden-variety anger. This was fury. She was stuck in a #guessing game when what she needed was clarity. Pieces she'd tried so hard to make fit lay worthless at her feet. Even simple things looked out of place, mocking her impotence & ire. Goddamn IKEA. #vss365

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 07/01/2025

This is Maisy. She gets an additional party hat for each birthday, and she just turned nine. 13/10 may this tradition go on forever

a collage of nine photos of a gray bully pup wearing an increasing number of polka-dotted party hats from one to nine.

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

silence of snowfall song of screech owl for its mate — forest vespers ring #vss365 #vespers

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

I watched him work, motionless to not disturb his concentration. He was so patient, as he carefully #measured then fused the metals to create a piece that was stronger than its separate parts. This was the magic he possessed- able to unite two distinct entities into a single beautiful whole. #vss365

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

When I look at you I tell myself, I love you But when I’m being honest, I know that the punctuation there is a question mark not a period #vss365 #question

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

I used to believe that being smart meant having all the answers. But I’ve since learned that the truly wise know to ask all the #questions #vss365

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Far be it from me to #question your fashion choices Ben, but WHAT are you wearing? Protective gear. I’m no fool. Aren’t you just going shopping? You’ve never been to the Apple Store on release day. Those crazies are as vicious as a pack of teens angling for GA space at a BTS show. #vss365 #hbp70

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

“I’m so happy you came! What’s that?” “Hostess gift for you. Weird painting I bought at a yard sale.” “That’s so kind- thank you! Although, I think if we turn it around we might enjoy it more. Oh, my. That’s a Kozhin. His landscapes are #delightul. You found this at a yard sale?!” #vss365 #hbp69

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

The combined net worth of America's twelve wealthiest people passed $2 trillion last year. 12 people. $2 trillion. Meanwhile, U.S. homelessness increased 18% in 2024. Our problem isn’t an issue of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding wealth inequality.

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Lou stirred, roused by the howling wind, and rose to look through the blinds. Liv watched him move, this beautiful man, surprised to find herself untroubled by the squall outside. He #turned to see if she was awake. “Storm's getting worse,” he said. “Good thing you’re here,” she smiled. #vss365

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Resolutions made to break patterns of the past with a new year’s birth — January second dawns, this #fresh page already stained #vss365 #tanka

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

In the muted morning light, I sweep up confetti and streamers, and carry empty glasses to the kitchen. Dregs of champagne sit in the bottom of a few, bubbles all fizzled out just like my 2024 #resolutions. Still cleaning up other people’s messes. Still talking to myself in the silence. #vss365

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

My December StoryGraph thanks to @thestorygraph.com - I’m curious to see how these stats will change with me doing their 2025 Reading Challenges. Happy New Reading Year! #books #booksky #storygraph

Screenshot of my December StoryGraph wrap up. It shows 8 books read, totaling 3386 pages, with an average rating of 3.88. Highest rated reads were The Ashes & The Star Cursed King (5.0), King of Scars (4.5), and Funny Story (4.0). 100% of books read were fiction; 63% were in print and 37% digital. Biggest categories were romance and fantasy, followed by contemporary, historical, and sports

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Bunsen, Beaker, Bernoulli, & Brix @bunsenbernerbmd.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Do These 7 Productivity Winners Right Now.. You don’t have time to waste. 🧵

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

The bud peeked awake, infatuated with daylight #prompting it to play Then recklessly opened, blossoming wildly in the glow of a noonday star Wilted back into itself as the sun's warmth faded from the sky Yet its hope did not wither, for it knew a secret: The radiance would rise again. #vss365

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Fearing loneliness’s starvation, you dine on crumbs of affection, morseled out by a man with an empty plate Anxiety feeds on your fear, keeps you bound to a barren table Until you learn you can feast on the peace found in #solitude, nourishing yourself with the universe’s bounteous love #vss365

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

No matter my yearning, nothing alters this unforgiving landscape You walk mnemonic wastelands, your world blessedly, damnably pristine So I’ll leave nostalgia’s minefields and greet you like a new friend #vss365 #mnemonic #alzheimers #dementia

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Their table overlooked the water, glistening in the moonlight. It was set with silver, and oysters awaited as a first course. He looked across at her, smiling at the crinkle around her eyes and the streaks in her once-dark hair. All he saw was the girl he’d fallen for so many years ago. #vss365

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

She'd seen pictures and videos, but nothing prepared her for the awe. Standing there on the edge of the Klaustur lava fields at four in the morning, she cried as the the sky danced to a silent melody, a symphony of gold, green, and purple. The #tranquility soothed her anxious heart. #vss365

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Jeanette Johnson @johnsoj2.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Teachers & school leaders, you love your work, you’re passionate about what you do. Because of that, you make the world better. 💜 As your winter break begins, I urge you to disconnect from work completely. Turn off teacher/admin brain (and email lol), nurture other parts of yourself. #edusky

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