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Maryland Poppa

@mdpoppa.bsky.social
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Ed & EdTech, Instructional Design, Curriculum Technology, Media Production...& Politics. Trying to focus less on the latter but with little success. We all need to go on more hikes. Be Kind, Don't Lie. Realize your Potential. Anna's City, Mary's land

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EmilyTav @emilytav.bsky.social · 12h
Last week I testified at the DC Council’s public hearing on tech use in DC public and charter schools. My testimony was focused on highlighting how tech companies are essentially making education policy. Here’s what I took away, and what I told the Council. www.thehomescreen.org/p/notes-from...
thehomescreen.org
Notes from DC’s hearing on tech in schools
Over 100 people showed up to talk about technology in schools. Here’s what I took away, and what I told the Council.
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 12h
How have i not been following your acct
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The Library Faery @libraryfaery.bsky.social · 13h
Not only is Reading Rainbow back for a new season, my friend's book is featured! #kidlit #booksky
youtube.com
🦇 Discover What Makes You Special! | Reading Rainbow | Full Episode
YouTube video by Reading Rainbow (Official)
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 12h
As I heard on some NPR discussion a bit ago... AI checkers (A) can/may never be reliable as another AI (B) can just check to see how A is making the determination and B will adjust accordingly.
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 13h
I want to re-up this for Mary Comans who deserved to have her name cleared and shouted from the rooftops.
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 12h
Desperate Circumstances?
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 12h
I could give on AI "thinking" inasmuch defined as a logical progression. However specific, human consciousness intertwines emotion and self-awareness (imo). Unless its somehow defined outside human consciousness, AI itself cannot be conscious.
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 13h
Even if thats true (!), AI 'suffering' is still a calculation, a logical progression to that output. Completely different from human suffering. If it *can* suffer, it can love, and hate, and rage. That doesn't seem good.
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 20h
Truly curious - what specifically does the eastern shore believe is being ignored by the D party? What do they need to improve? I would love to see MD1 change to competitive, if not blue, without having to further gerrymander.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22h
This is a) a really great and specific policy proposal that b) addresses a real problem for government efficiency and c) also American democracy, by potentially reducing the clout of megadonors like Musk
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 21h
Maybe a good reason to redraw Md congressional districts to eliminate this seat if the people of eastern Md are gonna vote this guy in again. How can *I'm a legislator* guy get this so wrong? Another incompetent gaslighter who needs to lose.
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 21h
I'm not sure Schwartz has a chance on the Eastern Shore but I sure hope his campaign highlights these responses from Harris over the next couple weeks. Show the people yet another incompetent R! www.schwartzforcongress.com
schwartzforcongress.com
Dan Schwartz for Congress
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 21h
same town hall
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 21h
Nah. He was right to push for an amendment or otherwise ensure it wouldn't just be overturned by the courts, like the last attempt was. Vote yes on Q3 if you're in Md to counter the R redistricting (if only by 1 seat).
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bmaz @bmaz.bsky.social · 22h
You think your grocery prices are high now? Just wait until there is nobody to cultivate and harvest it. There is no need for what Miller and Trump are doing, it is self defeating.
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Well...the eastern shore is very agricultural, rural, blue collar, etc., and as such leans very right as similar demos in the US. Whether they're 'being ignored' by the D party is debatable...it's more the traditions and culture angst that keeps Harris in his seat. Will see where Q3 goes.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
NEW: The US theft of Venezuelan oil resources appears to bring the Pentagon its own source of money — something that should be understood as another milestone in the collapse of constitutional government.
forever-wars.com
The Dawn Of The Self-Funding Pentagon
It's not like the military is cash-starved from Congress. But it looks a lot like it's going to make money off Venezuelan oil
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Not a contradiction, is surely one reason they're super pro AI
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 14/10/2026
"Inside Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Final Days as Ambassador to Greece. To save her job, she claimed the incriminating texts were AI generated; Trump grew annoyed with the damaging revelations" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Inside Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Final Days as Ambassador to Greece
To save her job, she claimed the incriminating texts were AI generated; Trump grew annoyed with the damaging revelations.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 14/10/2026
2/ Public comment is open until October 20th. Please comment and let your voices be heard! We cannot standby let these sycophantic creatures continue to tear down hard fought wins for our rights! www.regulations.gov/document/CDC...
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Regulations.gov
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
A good response would be, How could you possibly be relied upon to correct that problem if you're reelected?
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Its great when fedgov uses reasoning like cut spending to assign 1 person to multiple jobs at cross purposes.
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Come for the music, stay for the part about general strikes 😎
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I'm not a big fan of okra but if I can get flowers like that then eat the resulting pods...hmmm, maybe I'll try harder to like it!
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gainesm.bsky.social @gainesm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Gift link: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Exclusive | Ken Paxton Partied in Dubai With Fugitives Ahead of High-Stakes Texas Senate Race
Trump backed the scandal-plagued Paxton in one of the riskiest bets of the midterms
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
“The midterm results will do little to change the way Trump has made the federal government his personal weapon; but voters have a hunger for calling a spade a spade. It’s a cousin to Tim Walz’s 2024 strategy of calling Republicans ‘weird’—except this time we’re calling them desperate clowns.”
thehandbasket.co
Why Democrats must keep calling out GOP bullsh*t on sight
Immediately diffusing Republican desperation drastically shortens the life cycle of their clownish ideas.
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Chris Kuang @chriskuang.com · 13/10/2026
"The open web is a public good. We should not allow this behavior to become the “new normal” for the people or organizations that maintain it." Kudos to the @wikimediafoundation.org team for saying this explictly: wikimediafoundation.org/news/2026/10...
wikimediafoundation.org
OpenAI “rogue” agent activities found on Wikimedia projects – Wikimedia Foundation
Wikimedia Foundation found “rogue” OpenAI agents on its wikis, raising concerns about risks to its free knowledge projects and the open web.
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
An important watch if you take generic meds: youtu.be/TM1EbMKhT4Y?...
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Generic Drugs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Zactly. They're just mad cause it was sloppy bribery and they weren't gonna get a cut
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 11/10/2026
📣 Calling all post-docs and recent PhDs! 🧑‍🔬 We’re currently seeking applicants with background in math, engineering, economics, policy, and physical and biological sciences for 18-month appointments with a WHOI advisor. 📲 Find out more and apply by Oct. 15: go.whoi.edu/pdscholarship
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Just point me the way to such a venue 😉
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Soccer, however, inside or in rain, is super fun!
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KayKinMd @kaykinmd.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
My sister & her husband got their old ppl $90 Trump bucks. Sis is donating hers to our gov Wes Moore's reelection campaign since Trump hates him. Her husband is donating his to Hinojosa's gubernatorial campaign. If Trump can use taxpayer dollars to campaign, turnabout is fair play.
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Yet another example how this guy doesn't know or care about How Things Work (esp the economy) and just demands his priorities
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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
if you read the replies to that politico post you'll see it accomplished its objective: giving knee-jerk haters of Democrats an excuse to shit all over them a month before Election Day. It is *good* that the DCCC thinks it can compete in Trump +15 districts! You don't have to be dumb about this!
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Just another example that as long as money is coming in, he'll say whatever. No other conviction, care, or understanding of anything else.
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
And I thought cats were the sneaky ones
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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Whoever wins the governorships in the battleground states will certify the 2028 presidential election. There are election deniers running, in Wisconsin and elsewhere. We've got to beat them. My new NYT op-ed:
nytimes.com
Opinion | Want to Avoid Another Jan. 6? Defeat These Republicans. (Gift Article)
The 2028 election is on the ballot right now.
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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
📰 Every week for the past 2.5 years I've been showcasing never before seen docs I have pried loose via FOIA from federal and state agencies. It's painstaking work in the public interest! I'd love to sign up more subscribers to FOIA Files! Please consider it! www.bloomberg.com/account/news...
bloomberg.com
FOIA Files
Come behind the scenes as Bloomberg's FOIA expert uncovers interesting documents never seen before.
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Dorri @ravinedweller.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Confused about this & would love to to hear your comments:
bsky.app
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Pete Hegseth Pretends Pentagon’s New ‘Religious Affairs’ Office Isn’t Christian Nationalism www.techdirt.com/2026/10/08/p...
techdirt.com
Pete Hegseth Pretends Pentagon’s New ‘Religious Affairs’ Office Isn’t Christian Nationalism
There's a certain segment of the American population that likes to really bang on about the importance of the First Amendment to our rights to free speech and the freedom of religion... right up until that includes speech and religion they don't like. This same segment also tends to make a lot of noise about...
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If about preventing city/public land to be turned over to private development, sounds like a worthy effort! But then what's the plan with the old pavilions? Fond 90s memories but, it's dead. Maybe need more deets on the public/private scheme? What's the public benefit? Guaranteed low-income housing?
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I think I earned some 'cred' from kids who saw crazy yank always peeing in the sink...or maybe I imagined that part ;) yeesh
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trying to think back on it (was 40+ yrs ago!)... Stepped on rod to activate water streaming from the top, so of course it was a sink, but I thought/was told it was to wash down the pee, and you could *also* wash hands at same time! Brilliant!
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
That's also when I learned what circumcision was and that apparently it wasn't as common in the UK as it was in the states. So weird, and probably the lads having a laugh at the dumb yank...but I learned somethin'
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Maryland Poppa @mdpoppa.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I lived in England for a year in middle school. These were in the boy's bathrooms. I don't recall any 'typical' urinals (as seen in bkgd of this pic) And classmates told me this was a urinal, which struck me as Very Weird. But they peed in it, so I did too!
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I ask again, why are national Dems letting Elon "quietly" fund these races? We have two test cases. 2024 when Dems didn't make his money an issue. And 2025 Wisconsin, where they did. Guess which time they won by double digits?
wired.com
Elon Musk’s America PAC Is Quietly Funding November’s Most Consequential Elections
America PAC’s approach has been unusual: for every dollar it has spent supporting GOP Senate candidates, it has spent almost three dollars attacking Democrats.
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Jane A. @jane-in-progress.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is very good. I feel well-armed for my next UBI argument!
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
There are at least FOUR Trump huge oil corruption stories from just the [double checks calendar] last two days. There's the NYT story about Trump selling out Ukraine to get a $2M donor a big contract. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...
nytimes.com
In Trump’s Russian Oil Deal, Middle East Funds Are the Biggest Owners
A majority of ownership in a proposed multibillion-dollar deal would go to a group of Middle Eastern investors, including some with business ties to U.S. negotiators.
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Too Big to Fail @toobigtofail.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This photo is an AI fake. Can you tell?
AI generated photo of Napoleon riding a Renault R35 tank into Red Square as ranks of French troops cheer
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