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LJHands

@ljhands.bsky.social
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Language & literacy education researcher, teacher educator, and Professor Emerita at Illinois State University; knitter, gardener, athlete, breast cancer survivor. Posts my own, reposts not necessarily an endorsement.

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LITERACY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC. @literacyresearch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
E-Editors Inspirational Quote Series #MotivationTuesday #literacy #literacies
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just 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.
Screenshot of BBC article: OpenAI bots (struck through) meddled with multiple US government agency sites
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 25/09/2026
Now that both "The Nerd Reich" and "End Times Fascism" (by @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social) are New York Times best sellers ... it's getting weirder and weirder that certain prominent tech critics have nothing to say on the subject. Stupidity? Cowardice? Complicity? 🤔
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 24/09/2026
Maine Democrats on Wednesday assailed U.S. Sen. Susan Collins over a news report that the FBI investigated how much she knew about illegal campaign contributions that sent one of her donors to prison. to.pbs.org/4jiZgVU
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Maine Dems hammer Collins over report of pay-to-play probe. GOP senator calls it 'completely false'
Maine Democrats on Wednesday assailed U.S. Sen. Susan Collins over a news report that the FBI investigated how much she knew about illegal campaign contributions that sent one of her donors to prison.
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LJHands @ljhands.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Should we rein in #AI agents? Yes. Does the frame of #alignment #misalignment seem to be a helpful set of criteria? Sure. But maybe, just maybe we should ask whether the nut-job evil geniuses leading the AI push within their accelerationist and transhumanist cult are misaligned with humanity?! 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Bloomberg reports that officials directly involved in an internal Pentagon investigation found that Peter Thiel’s Palantir Maven Smart System played a significant role in the February 28 U.S. strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 18/09/2026
Welp, now we know who their other clients are. As I've been saying, the tech fascists are buying up Democratic consultants by the bushel. They have enough money to *BUY BOTH SIDES* Time to burn out the rot and build a party that serves the people, not the billionaires.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 18/09/2026
Why talk about how nuts the AI rationalist sex cult is, and not just focus on the (very real) risks and harms of AI? Well, when we're discussing "who should get to regulate AI, and how," I think it's VERY relevant to talk about the antisocial, unsettling ways many people running US AI think.
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Guy Oron @guyoron.net · 18/09/2026
NEW: Seattle is about to ban supermarkets from using your data to set individualized prices and coupons to curb price gouging and discrimination. The big grocer lobby is pissed, and is spamming Seattleites with scary text messages. Read in @thestranger.com: www.thestranger.com/news/seattle...
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Seattle Is Poised to Ban Supermarket Algorithmic Price Discrimination - The Stranger
This coming Tuesday, in an effort to crack down on price gouging and discrimination, the Seattle City Council will vote on a bill prohibiting large grocery store companies from using customer personal...
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Kyle P. Smith @kpsinedu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New pub alert! In this piece, my co-author and I consider how a group of queer middle school youth respond to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill during a discussion in their ELA class. We could have written another article’s worth on the brilliance of these kids, y’all. doi.org/10.1177/2381...
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Building Civic Futures Through Epistemic Friction: LGBTQ+ Youth and Democratic Dialogue in a Middle Grades Classroom - Marisa Segel, Kyle P. Smith, 2026
In the current US sociopolitical climate, LGBTQ+ students and educators face intensifying curricular censorship and renewed contestation over whose identities a...
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AERA @aeraedresearch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A new study in AERA Open finds that two-way dual language programs cluster in more affluent, lower-immigrant areas, while one-way dual language programs are concentrated in higher-immigrant, lower-income communities, raising questions about equity and access. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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LITERACY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC. @literacyresearch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice CALL FOR EDITORS The Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice (LR:TMP), a publication of the Literacy Research Association (LRA), is seeking applications for a new editorial team. Apply Now: literacyresearchassociation.org/wp-content/u...
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LITERACY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC. @literacyresearch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
E-Editors Proverbial Wisdom Series "Camarón que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente." (The shrimp that falls asleep gets carried away by the current.) #Wisdom #Education #Literacy
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LJHands @ljhands.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I’m so sad to hear of P. David Pearson’s ( @pdavidpearson.bsky.social) passing. What an amazing impact he had on the fields of #reading research and #literacy studies. #EduSky 😢 www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literac...
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ILA's Blog
Literacy Daily is a space to connect educators, students, and leaders with the latest news, ideas, tools, strategies, and research in literacy instruction.
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LJHands @ljhands.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Consciousness and world as structured resonance
David Lloyd returns with another captivating analysis of the isomorphisms—the correspondences of form—between the patterns and regularities  of inner experience and those of the physical world. His wr...
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LITERACY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC. @literacyresearch.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Join us in Honolulu, Hawaii, December 2–5, 2026, as we celebrate 76 years of advancing literacy research and practice. Conference Registration Link Below: literacyresearchassociation.org/2026-annual-... #Registration #literacy #Research #Education #Hawaii
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Ghost in the Machine @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
GHOST IN THE MACHINE is coming to @pbs.org and YouTube September 14th!
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Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We put a tracking device in a shipment of rare books acquired by an anonymous buyer. It ended up at an Amazon facility where the company scans books for training data and destroys them in the process: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Susan Collins pulls into town in a bus full of her supporters; then they all get off the bus; and then she addresses the folks who were on the bus with her as if they were regular Mainers; and legacy media covers this, pretending it isn't deeply bizarre. (Notice the guys with cameras.) #MEpolitics
Susan Collins campaign photo.
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LJHands @ljhands.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Interesting read (correl. is not caus.) but unmentioned is how screen time permeates the school day beyond laptops: “read alouds” of “books” on screens, teaching content via slideshows on screens, “brain breaks” (don’t get me started on that one) on screens. www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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‘Our children are less cognitively capable,’ says neuroscientist who wants to cut screen use in schools
Jared Cooney Horvath argues that educational technology undermines how children learn and develop
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Two Black mayors took cities that the country loves to write off and made them measurably safer. That’s not a fluke. That’s a blueprint. Chicago and Baltimore just posted numbers that should be front-page news. They’re not. We need to talk about why. 🧵 www.theroot.com/opinion-blac...
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LJHands @ljhands.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Hi, I’m a rogue clump of my own cells that has a thing for breast tissue. I also go by mobile clump of venous blood cells.
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LJHands @ljhands.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
And I’m still not shopping at Target. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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US firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrived
Exclusive: Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as those that didn’t
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.
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WidowsPique 🇨🇦 @widowspique.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I 💝 Hillary.
Local man suggests jailing his own boss.
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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
hell yeah eat shit Amazon
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Small bookstores are popping up across the country. What's behind the boom
Small bookstores are opening up around the country and finding new ways to bring people in.
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Senator Chris Coons @coons.senate.gov · 15/07/2026
RFK Jr. made Cyclospora tracking optional, gutting a CDC program used to detect outbreaks. Now cyclosporiasis has hit 31 states. That's what happens when you dismantle the systems designed to keep us safe. www.npr.org/2026/07/12/n...
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What to know about cyclosporiasis, the intestinal illness hitting the U.S.
A surge of cases of the intestinal illness that causes diarrhea and fatigue has been detected in 34 states. Here's how what to do if you suspect you have it and how to avoid infection.
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LJHands @ljhands.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Excellent thread on the Atlantic article regarding the “end of literacy.”
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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Maybe, just maybe, spend some of your party coffers on recruiting, investing in and supporting candidates (women in particular) who aren’t Nazi tattooed and sex crimey
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LJHands @ljhands.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
www.bbc.com/news/article... A classic case of #enshittification 💩👓
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Meta glasses wearers hit with paywall to use built-in feature
A feature in Meta's glasses which boosts the voice of people will be capped at three hours for free use.
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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Because you need to gaze upon a newborn whitecoat harp seal. 🤭🥰
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Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
American keeper already on his way to GitMo and US invading Belgium by Thursday
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Tim @thunderkc.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The red on Balogun was BS and he should be playing. FIFA’s arbitrary decision to lift his ban is on brand for a historically corrupt organization. Both are true but justice is served. The end.
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 05/07/2026
Folarin Balogun will be available to play the USMNT’s round of 16 match against Belgium, with his one-game red-card ban that he received against Bosnia and Herzegovina suspended.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
No, Laura. It’s not “Antifa.” It was Patriot Front, a white nationalist organization. They covered their faces because they’re cowards who don’t want to be identified. We’ve been saying for over a year that ICE officers shouldn’t be allowed to wear masks either. They are cowards also.
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LJHands @ljhands.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
IMO we need philosophers in just about all aspects of business and government, but still a good article. #philosophy #AI www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/b...
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The Revenge of the Philosophy Majors
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Jeff Spencer @revjss.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Graphic offering advice on “How to survive the global heatwave.” It says:
Stay hydrated.
Treat yourself to an ice cream.
Dismantle the fossil fuel industry which is literally burning the planet for the short term profit of a vanishingly small capitalist class.
Loose fitting clothing.
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LJHands @ljhands.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Country roads might be our new American anthem!
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Andrés Actis @actisandres.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
43,1 °C en Alemania. Junio. "Los científicos empezamos a sonar como discos rayados. Sí, esto es cambio climático; sí, somos nosotros; sí, tenemos las soluciones; no, no las estamos implementando lo suficientemente rápido”. 📝 @frediotto.bsky.social.
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LJHands @ljhands.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
So excited about this 2nd edition; pls share widely! Theories of #reading and #literacy only come alive when approached from the standpoint of practice. Includes inset discussions from @anna-phd.bsky.social, George Hruby, Tom Crumpler, Terry Husband, and Marcelle Haddix. #EduSky #AcademicSky
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LJHands @ljhands.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
THIS is the headline. #Messi has the most WC goals in MENS football, tying #Marta of Brazil. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Lionel Messi breaks men’s World Cup record and becomes all-time leading scorer
Lionel Messi has become the leading goalscorer in World Cup history after scoring in Argentina’s group game against Austria
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yemuyin ~ El último mapache @yemuyin.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
“Cuando un payaso se muda a un palacio, no se convierte en rey. El palacio se convierte en un circo.” - Proverbio Turco.
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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
They removed CD/DVD drives from PCs. -Made physical media harder to buy and use. -Removed expandable storage from phones. -Pushed us into streaming subscriptions. -Made always-online normal. -Made unlimited internet necessary. -Slowly raised the price of everything. Ownership quietly became renting.
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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Announcing our June #literacies chat, Play and Interaction in Literacy Learning hosted by Dr. Alex Corbitt (alexcorbitt.bsky.social) on 6/30. We can’t wait to see you there!
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Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
What is punk? Punk is that ineffable human quality of raging through art. Which is something AI will never do. Inspiration this week from @brianphillips.lol @tressiemcphd.bsky.social @ali-alkhatib.com @gregpak.net @eryk.bsky.social, the Pope, some Cali 8th graders, and others.
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Punk is anti-AI
How to make human punk
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LJHands @ljhands.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
“Professors and students must free themselves, and help to free each other, from the cruel…inhibitory attitudes of enslavement to external, dehumanized ‘standards,’ deëducative scholastic conventions, and depersonalizing academic machinery” -Pearl Weber (aka my Granny), 1931. #EduSky #AcademicSky
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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Yes. Using a computer now feels like this at all times.
Man yelling into bored woman's ear in nightclub meme captioned 

I can summarize that for you
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Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice @lrtmp.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
📚How can educators use picturebooks to assess students’ engagement with critical literacy? 📽️ Inspired by Lucero and Sullivan’s work, this video highlights questions teachers can ask to disrupt common assumptions, identify multiple viewpoints, & unpack sociopolitical dimensions of picturebooks.
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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
This is nicely put. The machine that subordinates all life to its own algorithm of self-expansion is already operating: It’s called capital. www.newyorker.com/science/anna...
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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
And now adding Erin Brockovich's resource to the list: pad.riseup.net/p/Against_AI...
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Brockovich Data Center Reporting – U.S. AI Data Center Awareness & Issue Map
Interactive map of major AI data centers across the United States — built or being built. Understand the community impact and report issues in your area.
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