kerrilovesmath

kerrilovesmath

@kerrilovesmath.bsky.social

Pittsburgher, calculus tutor, amateur tap dancer, dog momma, empty nester, former teacher, voracious reader

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As a Pittsburgher raised with a disdain for all things Philly-related I am intrigued by this theory. I catch myself saying “Go Birds” all the time now. I always thought it was IASIP but maybe it is just being too online!

Boo!-per Lund@cooperlund.online

I have a theory - much like how if you live in New York City for long enough you become culturally Jewish in a way, if you hang out online for too long you end up culturally Philadelphian

It was Gordie’s 6th birthday today! No internet (bad storms yesterday) meant there was no way to work and all day we focused on this guy! Walked with his buddies Big Phil and Leonard, played with new toys, went to the park, and finally ice cream at Graeter’s. #DogsofBlueSky @darthbluesky.bsky.com

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Former Congressman Conor Lamb and State Rep. Lindsay Powell sat in for Senators John Fetterman and Dave McCormick after they declined to schedule a town hall. Participants voiced their concerns and continually noted Fetterman and McCormick's agenda and loyalty to President Trump...

pghcitypaper.comConor Lamb and Rep. Lindsay Powell hold town hall in BraddockOver 150 community members gathered at Pittsburgh Mennonite Church in Braddock for an empty seat town hall. Former Congressman Conor Lamb and State Rep. Lindsay Powell sat in for Senators John Fetterm...

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An astronomy professor colleague of mine once relayed trying to explain to his students why it was important that they actually write their class reports themselves. “The point is not to teach ME about neutron stars,” he said.

Sam Halpert@samhalpert.bsky.social

Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.

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describing struggling people who need help as "playing video games all day"—all while giving $38 billion in gov contracts to elon musk to *literally* play video games all day—is vile on every possible level. failed state behavior

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Mike Johnson on Medicaid: "What we've talked about is returning work requirements ... you return the dignity of work to young men who need to be out working instead of playing video games all day. We have a lot of fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicaid."

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Can we stop calling these atrocities "deportations." These people sold to El Salvadorian prisons were not deported. Deportation is a process that did not take place. They were rounded up and removed with no process. They were kidnapped, not deported.

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Bullying normal people who have never said a word to you just because they use preferred pronouns is low. There’s no other way to say it: you are a bully. Leave people alone and let them be themselves. They aren’t bothering you. They just exist—happily, until you came along

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What we're seeing at #handsoff protests nationwide today and what we saw at the ballot box on Tuesday are not unrelated. The public is furious. It will not be silenced. And those who side with Trump and Musk—or refuse to fight back—will be swept out of office.

Despicable! We are most definitely the baddies

Jacob Bogage@jacobbogage.bsky.social

🚨 SCOOP 🚨 DHS is asking IRS to locate **7 MILLION** suspected undocumented immigrants using confidential tax records. It’s a massive escalation by DHS to use the tax system for mass deportation. IRS officials are aghast, say it’s likely illegal.

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Up against the richest man in the world spending more than anyone's ever spent in a judicial race, Susan Crawford never wavered. Never cowered. Kept fighting. A lesson, there.

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what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!

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Listen. I believe ardently in criticizing our leaders for their failures and inaction but if you refuse to acknowledge their efforts when they do make them and if you refuse to recognize a step in the right direction, you don’t really want change. You just want to complain.

Tara Stelluto@tarastelluto.bsky.social

Right. The most salient point is that he could have done this over the CR, but now he's just using the energy of the filibuster without its power.

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Our great country is at a turning point. The way I see it, we've got two choices. We can stick with the same old wimpy politics of catering to the corruption and corporate power—all while hardworking people get more and more pissed about being ripped off... (1/2)

Thank you so much for sharing! We ARE fighting for our souls! And we have to show up for those people who are unable to participate due to residency status, disability, fear of retribution, etc.

Andrew Simon@simongandrew.bsky.social

One of many moments in Omar El Akkad’s new book, “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” that will stop you in your tracks.

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We have had nearly two decades of panic about Free Speech on Campus and not a single case, not even the ones they made up, were as bad as what's happening now

Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social

This is the text of the email just sent to hundreds of international students telling them that their visas have been revoked due to activism or social media posts.

Wish Trump supporters would grow up and realize that the pleasure they get from seeing their enemies suffer is fleeting and that in the end it won’t make them happy. This post inspired by spending an afternoon with the in-laws.

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Every veteran who served wrote this country a blank check. In return, we make a sacred promise that our government will take care of them when they come home. The VA Secretary is saying the planned firing of 80,000 VA workers won’t hurt veteran care—he's full of crap. This is a betrayal.

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I keep thinking about how the misrepresentation of the McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit convinced Americans that it was too easy to sue corporations — a laughable idea if you think about it for 10 seconds. It's the same with trans kids: The scandal is that care is too hard to get, not too easy.

Health Nerd@gidmk.bsky.social

10/n To sum up: 1. The moral panic was gibberish. Only a tiny proportion of kids have ever been diagnosed with GD, and very few of those got drugs in the UK. 2. Services in the UK were TERRIBLE before the Cass review. Less than 1/10 ELIGIBLE kids were prescribed medications!

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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉