Neal D

Neal D

@nduggan.bsky.social

Science guy, suburban dad, probably kind of sleepy. I pull a sports card each week out of a big box my dad dropped off at my house and write about the athlete on the card. https://sportscardsmydaddroppedoff.blogspot.com/

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When you fill out the CommonApp student recommendation for colleges as a teacher, they ask you to tell them what words come to mind that describe this student. I’ve done this for 21 students this year. For kids who aren’t even my own kid. Because my brain works.

insanely bleak

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Republicans Don’t Know Ball Update: A hockey blogger asked the two Michigan Senate candidates for statements on the Red Wings. Rogers: blah blah Michigan loves the Red Wings El-Sayed: angry rant about how the cheap owners MUST pay Detroit’s young star defenseman octopusthrower.com/what-each-mi...

Just what in the actual fuck

A U.S. charity in Gaza is worried that teachers at its schools might stray from a curriculum it says promotes peace and tolerance, so it plans to record classroom conversations and use artificial intelligence to flag speech deemed “hateful” or “inciting.”

The Detroit lions should never play prime time games. 1:00 PM or bust. I need my disappointment peaked and over by 5:00 PM at the absolute latest. Some of us work.

I’ve built steel mills to Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook and by gum it put them on the map

Exclusive: President Trump will announce a Minnesota company’s plan to build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, as he looks to counter voter frustration with the economy ahead of the midterm elections.

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"Our internal polling indicates that football remains incredibly popular. Even the general idea of Charlie Brown successfully booting a football, which we concede has never come close to happening, nevertheless polls modestly well across most major neighborhood demographics." buff.ly/X2RjqP5

buff.ly“Charlie Brown Must Stay the Course”: A Football Kick Autopsy Report by the Democratic Party“While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss the ball entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violen...

I guess I just don’t think a computer algorithm can appreciate the Simpsons screenshots I send on the same level that my actual friends do

May have just purchased this for my classroom

American Library Association@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

In celebration of ALA’s 150th anniversary, the iconic David Bowie READ poster, first released in 1987, is back in print. An avid reader and library fan, Bowie was one of the first celebrities to pose for the READ campaign. Limited run. Get yours while supplies last: https://bit.ly/4qgL3dK 📚💙