A Library Couch

From Bad Bunny's #SuperBowl halftime performance.

I saw it! She was fantastic! Loved her dress.

nilay patel o @reckless.bsky.social Follow Golf Accident (Ball) "Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun" is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment 12:48 PM • Jan 24, 2026 © Everybody can reply 2.1K reposts 66 quotes 6K likes 120 saves •68 32.1K06K 口》… Gregory Harris (he/him) @mazin... 8m Boating Accident (Wilson in Cast Away) It's the *inevitable* endpoint for the conservative movement. Per Wilhoit's Law conservatives want the law to protect but not bind them and bind but not protect out-groups. So they can kill whoever they want with impunity but liberals and people of color must comply or die. 1

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Reading books can help you live longer—here's how “When you get lost in a book, you often enter a trance-like state similar to meditation and that state is deeply protective.”

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#booksky

Basically Trump’s Davos speech is just a thousand Twitter comments in a trench coat.

Most U.S. Teens Use YouTube and TikTok Daily, Pew Finds TUESDAY, Dec. 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Scrolling is still a big part of daily life for American teenagers, despite mounting worries about screen time and men

More information about the @pewresearch.org latest research about teens and screen time: Most U.S. Teens Use YouTube and TikTok Daily, Pew Finds
#EduSky #TLSky
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These Schools Restricted Cellphone Use. Here’s What Happened Next Principals noted a decrease in discipline referrals and an increase in student engagement.

Momentum around cell phone restrictions in schools is definitely growing and now that many schools have had them in place for at least a year information about their effects is starting to accumulate. Librarians, you're going to like this!
#EduSky #TLSky
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Look at the official White House website about January 6th. Shameful. (Link in comments.)

2025 Book Censorship Wrapped: Trends, Challenges, and Successes Over The Year What were the book censorship trends in 2025? Here are the highs and lows, as identified by five organizations doing the work.

2025 Book Censorship Wrapped: Trends, Challenges, and Successes Over The Year

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Table for sentence by sentence writing chunk guidance. Evidence From the source and supports your claim. *Remember your citation. Verbs to consider advises, argues, celebrates, confirms, criticizes, defends, demonstrates, emphasizes, establishes, examines, exemplifies, identifies, illustrates, implies, indicates, manipulates, portrays, proves, reinforces, reveals, suggests, warns Analysis My thinking which makes the evidence meaningful to others. Could be social commentary. Verbs to consider broadens, challenges, clarifies, confirms, connects, deepens, establishes, expands, impacts, implies, influences, predicts, reinforces, rejects, relates, shapes, threatens, underscores

Hoping this will help students struggling with their writing... #EduSky #Writting #Literacy #ELA #TLSky I'm not sure why/when essays reverted to encyclopediaesque regurgitation on a page. 🤮
Going back to basics.

But yes, the library books are the problem.

The Grift Bubble A Political Theory of American Collapse

"Trump and Vance imagine that they can grift endlessly. They do not understand that their grift depends upon the honest labor and decent convictions of millions of Americans. Were there not Americans who actually worked, there would be nothing and no one to grift."

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Turns out it was “but his emails” after all

Life with a meezer 😂

In response to Elon Musk dunking on someone as a "taker, not a maker," JCO quotes and replies "So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates—scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend's or relative's accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. In fact he seems totally uneducated, uncultured. The poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the 'most wealthy person in the world.'"

My theory about Joyce Carol Oates is that all her bad posts are her charging up like Godzilla's spines until she lets loose with a radioactive blast that leaves the world's richest Nazi a pile of ash

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Not in Texas? Frank's guide is an excellent model for creating your own local, regional, or state-level school/library voter guide.

Why school librarians matter: What years of research tell us - Kappan Online When schools have high-quality library programs and librarians who share expertise with the entire school community, student achievement gets a boost.

Despite the fact that study after study has shown the postive impact of school librarians on student achievement
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That Way Madness Lies: XV of Shakespeare's Most Notable Works Reimagined That Way Madness Lies: XV of Shakespeare's Most Notable Works Reimagined - Kindle edition by Adler, Dahlia, Adler, Dahlia. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading That Way Madness Lies: XV of Shakespeare's Most Notable Works Reimagined.

Whether you're already a Shakespeare lover or you're looking for a solid inroad, THAT WAY MADNESS LIES, a YA anthology of Shakespeare retellings, is a great collection to check out (if I may say so myself) and it's just $2.99 right now! amzn.to/4oodynt

A friend working in—and enthusiastic about—AI asked me how kids were using it in K–12 schools now, so I asked my kids.

Kids: "Cheating."

Me: "Yeah, I figured, but have you ever had a teacher try to use it for something el—"

Kids: "No, it's for cheating. For writing papers for you."

Same!

People missing an important point about folks getting fired for whatever they said about Charlie Kirk: Americans are being conditioned to be snitches on their fellow citizens who don’t toe a party line on what is “allowed” to be expressed. And employers are going along. It’s the new secret police

Completely agree. A new Tea Party that focuses on freedom, democracy, pluralism, the Constitution, the rule of law, and basic human decency. This new Tea Party would be the antithesis of today’s Republican Party.👇

K-pop Demon Hunters got me back into a theater for the first time since Barbie. 😏

OR maybe, like, give a shit about Florida. People who live there are victims of gerrymandering and voter disenfranchisement. The anti-book ban, pro-library folks on the ground there work harder than you can even imagine.

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Playwrite: A Font That Teaches Handwriting? – Jake Miller Jake Miller

✍️ Google launched a new font designed to teach handwriting
• Built on research from 40+ countries
• Includes guides to help w/ letterforms
• Live now in Google Docs & Classroom

Got ideas for how to use Playwrite with your students?
#EdTech #edusky #EduTech #ETCoaches

Text-heavy graphic about misinformation with white background and aqua green text. Main categories of text below: - Top: IN BRIEF - Main header: Misinformation - Overview: Misinformation thrives on social media where anyone can share almost anything they choose, and attention spans are short. Here's a quick guide to help you understand what misinformation is and how to recognize it. Box 1 header: Why do people share misinformation? Box 2 header: Misinformation VERSUS Disinformation Box 3 header: Types (each with a paragraph) - False context - Fabricated content - Stolen satire - Imposter content - Manipulated content Box 4 header: Red flags (WATCH OUT) If you see these common misinformation themes and “rumor cues,” proceed with caution: Phrases: - "Let that sink in" - "The media won’t report this” - “Make this go viral” - “Do your own research” - “There are no coincidences" Patterns Box 5 header: Your best defenses Final box: Key resources

"The media won't report this"
"Let that sink in"
"Do your own research"

Just a few 🚩 to look out for when scrolling. Empower yourself to identify falsehoods & spread facts instead!

👉🏾 Download the infographic: bit.ly/NLPmisinfo

#Misinformation
#NewsLiteracy

I search out good language learning programs like a junkie.

Duolingo is pretty useless for languages (Gaelige, among others) where you need to hear human speakers, anyway. But AI is making many other programs useless.