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Two of my middle school boys got yellow cards in a game against a rival school today. Glad they played hard but also validated and vindicated that they misbehave lol

Revenge on my students. Today I’m the one coming to school sick and infecting people. Let’s see how you like it Mua ah ah ah ah

@galendruke.bsky.social Galen buddy you gotta add a smaller tier for the podcast patreon. I wanna support you but I can’t reach this price. Maybe something like contrapoints’ “commendable non freeloader” tier?

I can’t understand a goddamn word the hutsuls are saying.

Old Ukrainian man shouting into his phone on speakerphone. Slurring. I hope he’s drunk bc this bx is inexcusable otherwise

Maybe Alanis morisette was the mess he left when he went away

“The puppets were… smeared with the painted smiles and frowns they had last assumed”

Has any Ukrainian school solved the “fire alarm goes off while we are already in the shelter” problem?

“Well you’re loud in class too when you tell us to be quiet” Yes bc it’s literally my job to teach you???

Among all the explosions and power outages and fear, there are moments of sublime friendship and solidarity and love here in Kyiv. They’ll have to pry me out of this city with a crow bar.

“I’ll take nerd culture before and after for 100, Alex” “This science fiction author helps bran see the deep history of Westeros.”

Ficking Russians keep trying to destroy bridges in Kyiv.

Nothing screams literary crisis more than the rise of voice note messaging as a general thing. Can’t you people type?

Flutes are blonde and clarinets are brunette. The bassoon is a redhead. I don’t make the rules.

New @nytimes.com piece ranks 30 education interventions on both effectiveness & costs. For me, the key takeaway is NOT about what academics (including myself) rated as most effective or least costly. It is about the decision making process districts use. 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...

The duty roster is different at my new school so now I watch the middle school girls play volleyball 2x weekly. Still a good time.

Watching the saving private ryan cinemasins on YouTube while anti aircraft guns fire in the distance

New Siena College/ReconMR TEXAS poll is absolutely brutal for Republicans—could be a generational wipeout if it comes to pass: SEN Talarico 49 Paxton 43 GOV Hinojosa (D) 49 Abbott (R) 45 Generic ballot R47 D46 9/8-11, 614 LV, live caller/text-to-web, MoE 4.3% reconmr.com/wp-content/u...

Ukraine sending a mass drone attack to Moscow right as people start “voting” would be funny as hell. I hope they do it. Zelenskyy please listen to me I have the best ideas.

Most of the teachers at school are bilingual but they use Ukrainian to talk to the school therapy dog bc they’re used to recalcitrant kids not responding to English, just like the dog.

Student: “I want to stab every Russian…” Me, on teacher autopilot: “violence isn’t the answ… yeah. Okay.”

I’m old enough to remember “genocide is a crime so massive as to exceed any jurisdiction”. Just arrest him. Anyone can. Jurisdiction doesn’t matter.

Today’s #nytconnections was diabolical

Seven air alerts so far today. Most recently hearing explosions while walking through the maidan about an hour ago. Evening plans canceled bc the red line metro is often borked during air raids.

Massive attack on Kyiv incoming says the warning channel

yeah man "woke 1" sucked ass. I "woke 1" morning from uneasy dreams to find myself transformed into a giant insect

I went to bed at 8:00 and had insomnia. Now I know I won’t be sleeping. Four more loud explosions in Kyiv.

More ballistics inbound on Kyiv

Four minutes out: ballistic launch warning. Less than a minute out: target cities. Then explosions. They think these two were North Korean missiles.

Finally someone with my exact politics. I’m a single issue cancel Thanksgiving voter.

Punch buggy. No punch backs.

Why did we as a society normalize food concessions in movie theaters. You’re right I definitely didn’t want to hear the movie, I wanted to hear the people near me chewing.

In geek v jock news, iPhone corrects “kerbin” to LeBron which is… I mean, come on

The next president of Hungary is my personal chess coach

This might be the most life affirming thing you’ll see today : To the right : deep hole Russian missile left. To the left : Kyiv market buzzing , lively as always. Because nothing can stop life. Because even war can’t stop life .

Insane and hilarious and fantastic if judit polgar is going to be the next president of Hungary

Somewhat relatedly, almost every country I go to in Europe has a senior citizen who’s gonna try to cut me in line, just to cause problems at whatever situation it is. This morning an elderly guy shoved past me to get on a bus he didn’t have a ticket for. Argued with the bus driver and left.

Every time Ukraine has a big protest movement I’m out of country and can’t be there for it

Scientists should study the tone deaf+lack of sense of rhythm+ shitty taste in music nexus among hostel travelers.

I don’t know where you are right now, but there are 20 people behind you trying to get to where they’re going, faster than you’re willing to walk