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@laceslibgremlin.bsky.social

I have a dog, some lacemaking skills, and some books. Probably watching crime shows. Not my real name.

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My things are misinformation, education, and sociology so I absolutely see how that could be confused with conspiratorial thinking. So. New rule. If you think I’m going too far out on a limb, assume I’m not, tag me in a separate post. Don’t accidentally spread misinformation in my replies.

Do me a favor: remember that to non-Black people, I am Black. No one else has to acknowledge it but non-Black people treat me as a Black woman anyway, so it’s best to consciously recognize that.

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Obama’s Cheesecake Factory decor joke is going to continue to get far more play in the media, days after it happened, than RFK Jr being openly racist. Draw your own conclusions about the press based on that.

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“Since we’re telling the truth…go ahead and block me”: ✅ White men started this messed up experiment named by a colonizer who misnamed it “America”, but it’s white women who keep it going

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That uncommitted bullshit was the ultimate in Anti Blackness. And as I’ve said repeatedly, the most silent of American is the Muslim American community about this.

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And now for you White Women in GA who claim to be “allies”—go ahead and split your vote and vote against Keisha Lance Bottoms for Gov. Do it. Come back here and then try to justify in to BlueSky. See what fucking happens next. You will be begging me to block you.

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Me: *Gets a small dull headache for a few minutes 3 days in a row* My mind: It could be bc you’re working really hard, not getting much sleep, haven’t been taking your vitamins, and constantly staring at digital screens. Me: *Googles what are the signs of an aneurysm*

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🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, EDWARD STEICHEN’S FASHION FOR VOGUE (1930) 📸🖼️ Model Marion Morehouse wears a dress by Madeleine Vionnet in this photograph by Steichen, one of the most influential fashion & modernist photographers of his era. More ⤵️ archive.org/details/vogu... #PublicDomain

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I didn’t post about this because it was just too tragic for me. An Asian Indian father hired a hit man to kill, and he did, his pregnant black daughter in law, because he didn’t want his son marrying black nor did he want black grandchildren.

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Guy shouting "YOU AREN'T POLICE YOU ARE CATTLE" Vučić tried to violently steal the election after losing, but a 70% turnout made it impossible to rig 600k votes. Forced to concede, his "police" actually private criminals dressed in uniform had to retreat past enraged protesters. #serbia #election

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Replying to @lethalityjane.bsky.social

This idea is no different than sitting girls next to rowdy boys & expecting the girls to manage the boys' behavior

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Replying to @dazedrachel.bsky.social

Guess what? In real life "well your child is learning the value of collaboration you selfish fuck [they are not actually collaborating they are teaching]" does not cut it for a parent

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Replying to @dazedrachel.bsky.social

Look I learned about the virtues of peer2peer in my masters program too, but when I presented thisscenario they didn't have an answer for it. It is empirically understood that this method is good for underperforming kids and detrimental to high performing kids. And guess whose parents will complain?

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Replying to @lethalityjane.bsky.social

This is exactly what they did to my (genius) oldest sister and guess what my parents did? Move to a better school district the second they could Forcing small children into unpaid TAs is exactly how you get rid of those families

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Replying to @lethalityjane.bsky.social

Teaching is a skill. We require teachers to have college degrees and professional certifications. We acknowledge that reading intervention, math intervention, and special education require even more specialized certifications. This is not something we should be outsourcing to bored seven year olds.

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Replying to @lethalityjane.bsky.social

And I want to be clear here: this strategy also failed Philip. He didn't get the help he needed in that lesson because I did not understand what his actual needs were or how to help him. That was an hour of *his* time wasted as well, and he desperately needed that hour much more than I did.

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Replying to @lethalityjane.bsky.social

I didn't understand that what I was doing wasn't actually teaching Philip anything. I didn't understand that I was not helping him. Because I was seven! I wasn't trained in teaching, I didn't know what learning disabilities were. It's absolutely not fair to expect that from elementary school kids.

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Replying to @lethalityjane.bsky.social

When I was in second grade I was strong at math. I got partnered with a kid named Philip who struggled. I was supposed to "help" him with double digit addition. I would basically do the problems and say "see how that worked?" I then got in trouble for doing all the work. Again. I was seven!

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Replying to @annleckie.com

"Gifted children should be forced to work as teachers for less capable students rather than allowed to learn at their own pace" is, I suppose, a take.

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This isn't really fair to gifted kids who aren't trained teachers and don't know how to teach. It's also not fair to the kids who are struggling and need actual, targeted instruction from an adult who knows how to help kids with learning difficulties.

Ann Leckie@annleckie.com

"But what do we do with the gifted kids, they'll just sit in class and twiddle their thumbs?" I don't know, I guess it's impossible for them to help their classmates, or work on a project in class that uses their curiosity and also teaches their classmates something. <shrug> Guess we can't!

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Alright, almost nine hours later. Time for bed. Night, all, and let us try to be good to one another — and ourselves.

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social

I’m so tired.

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Replying to @tmwillia828.blacksky.app

I am already ready done with y’all. 409 years of this and you blame everything but your pasty asses. Vote or don’t vote. But I don’t want to hear your damn excuses and you’d best not blame Blacks and Jews for this shit.

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You might as well stand for democracy because this didn’t sustainable and I have ZERO confidence that white people and their pick-mes of every color will do the right thing next week.

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I’m looking to get banned/suspended soon, so here are some of my favorite new memes for you all to steal and remember me by. And ™️ are no longer in effect, use my catchphrase with impunity, I don’t care anymore.

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panchohuh.bsky.social@panchohuh.bsky.social

I’m almost 40 and have lived in Oklahoma my whole life. The amount of people (family or not) I’ve heard say “I may be poor but at least I’m not a (you know what word they said)” or some version of that over my lifetime makes it obvious why they vote the way they do