Something we need to keep in mind as we write for a wider, and possibly uneducated audience.
https://www.al.com/news/2023/03/archibald-we-all-get-screwed-because-americans-cant-read.html
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized the National Guard to begin using boats, several dozen marked police cars, humvees and light medium tactical vehicles in Washington, DC.
Hegseth expands National Guard...
I choose to teach because I find the work meaningful. It is rewarding to help people understand their world better or differently than they did before. It is human work, and it humane work
Why would I want to hand off any of that authentic human connection work to a slop machine?
You’ll never guess which rat is jumping from Trump’s sinking ship - Daily Kos
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/11/5/800123395/whitehouse/rat-jumping-from-trump-sinking-ship/
Screen Time is BAD - but please, define screen time
"Just stop using schools as both scapegoat and the panacea for all of society’s ills. Why is it always schools? And what would happen if all this energy were aimed at the eight hours beyond the school gates instead?"
https://activelyintelligenteducation.substack.com/p/screen-time-is-bad-but-please-define
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew calls for end of U.S. tariffs after Trump rebuked in midterms | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/kinew-midterms-trump-tariffs-9.7409261
US Politics concerning ACIP & Vaccines
We tried to get the new Moderna mRNA Flu vaccine, but it was not covered by our insurance, and would have cost us $219 each at Walgreens. So we ended up getting the regular shot.
ACIP is in chaos right now, as RFK Jr's changes were blocked but he has not appointed anyone new. This means guidance for insurers has been halted, and new vaccines might not get covered.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/vaccines-rfk-jr
Victoria Broderick just won in TN-4 without @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ever knowing her name.
@abdulelsayed.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy won in Michigan and @schumer.senate.gov@bsky.brid.gy did the opposite of help him.
The idea that those 2 take credit for this wave defies logic. They are not the "leaders" 🇺🇸 just voted for.
🔥 @troyjackson207 hell yeah
There’s always money for bombs and tax cuts for the rich, never for regular folks
They block government-sponsored health insurance while they all have it
THIS👇🏽 IS NOT RADICAL. Opposing it is. #MedicareForAllNOW
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