Pragmatic Educator

Pragmatic Educator

@praged.bsky.social

teacher, student, philosopher, & merry-wanderer-of-the-night

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eBay users! Don't ignore today's email, even though it looks like a boring standard update to the User Privacy Notice. They want to use your data to train AI models. If you click the link over the words "the right to object", it takes you to a page with a toggle button letting you opt out.

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Don’t know who wrote this — it was posted on Instagram by “Warpaint Journal” in April 2025 — but it’s making the rounds today and is pretty great. I dream of this too ❤️

Trump's quote of "a whole civilization dying tonight" could be prophetic as the Oracle at Delphi telling King Croesus that he would "destroy a great empire" if he attacked Persia. The empire he destroyed ended up being his own, Lydian, empire. Hmm..Shitler should be forewarned.

WOW...just saw an INCREDIBLY shitty ad about the IL credit card law. The ad implied the tipped workers will suffer if the law is not overturned. In fact the workers will BENEFIT and the BANKS will lose on the swipe fees on the tipped portion. capitolnewsillinois.com/news/in-a-vi...

capitolnewsillinois.comIn a blow to the banks, pioneering swipe fee law survives first legal challengeArticle Summary A federal judge has upheld a first-of-its-kind Illinois law that protects consumers and retailers from paying so-called credit

Costco in Niles, IL has gas for $3.35. Two weeks ago I filled up at $2.59. Can't WAIT for this increase to trickle down to groceries. But, hey, at least they aren't talking about the Epstein files as much, amirite?

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It’s time for a "top vs. bottom" politics. James Talarico is the former teacher and seminarian fighting to fix our broken system. From capping insulin costs to protecting public schools, he’s building a "politics of love" to unite all Texans. Unite in support of @jamestalarico.bsky.social!

I've been reading some milquetoast comments by members of the US men's hockey team today. They are regretting the locker room comments, but in a very weak way. What I WANT to hear is all of them, together, in a full-throated manner, saying that they regret their agreement with Shitler.

Saying they were WRONG, and never should have disrespected the women's team. That they regret NOT calling Shitler out for his disrespect of the women's team. That they will continue to work to make amends to the women's team. How about it boys?

As a 50+ years @sabres.com fan, I can say that I am VERY disappointed that #TageThompson has decided to attend the WH and SOTU after the comments were made in the locker room after the game. That was an insult to the women's team, and the men's team should have shown their support for them.

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I like U.S. Senate candidates who don’t cut and paste their policies from other candidates’ websites from other states. This rundown of Jasmine Crockett’s original, Texas specific policies is exactly what doing your own homework actually looks like.

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If true, this is extremely problematic. 📌 Talarico copied McMorrow’s website and forgot to delete Michigan

Lost a LOT of respect for the men's US hockey team. After a great game, they allowed a wanna-be into the locker room, and THEN joked with Shitler about the women's team. COMPLETELY UNCOOL. If the team attends the WH when they return, I will be done with hockey in the US.

Disappointed, but the Canadians have NO reason to hang their heads. They played a great game. It was just a matter of someone had to win, and it was just the luck of that play.

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Volkswagen workers are voting today on their first-ever union contract. Let’s make history.

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"I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such, I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole." — Malcolm X #BlackHistoryMonth

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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

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This may be my favorite television commercial ever, from legendary Scandinavian Airlines @flysas.com. This is the world how I imagine it, this is the world I want to live in. 🙏🏼🌍🕊️ #PeaceOnEarth