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Wife-Guy, Dad, Uncle, Advocate for Public Education, School Board Director, Not One of the People Who Say That
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Consistently some of the best analysis of our current situation, with important historical context. I understand why you might want to look away, but we can't. This is a dangerous escalation.

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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.

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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekOforOodles #Bloomscrolling My Dad plants oodles of tulips every year to greet each Spring with a splash of color. This is just one of the flower beds in my parents' front yard.

submitted 6 days ago • 5 comments

Alright @wxdam.com, what have you done now?

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Sorry to hear this, but maybe he should have gone to a different hospital?

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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNoise You're going to have to imagine your own babbling brook sounds.

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

I grew up in a military family. My dad and both of my grandfathers were career Army, so were all four of my great-grandfathers. I was born at West Point. So were both my parents. When people asked me where I was from, I would say “I’m an Army brat.” There was no other home to point to. (THREAD)

submitted 18 days ago • 21 comments

Dismantling the Department of Education has nothing to do with improving outcomes for our kids, it’s simply about taking away resources from our public schools.

submitted 35 days ago • 1181 comments

Gutting the Department of Education will impact everything from internet access to school buses. Let’s not make it harder to learn.

submitted 35 days ago • 1399 comments

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekKforKinetic Is there a bird any more synonymous with speed and motion than a Roadrunner?

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

My wife works in obesity medicine. My son has a peanut allergy. I am a school board director. How many watch lists am I on now?

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

This is a $45,408,138 grant, set to run from 2019 to 2030, to study methods for helping students with disabilities achieve their post-high school goals. It was just arbitrarily cancelled. This is too expensive but SpaceX funtime isn't and god forbid we tax billionaires. ies.ed.gov/use-work/eva...

submitted 60 days ago • 23 comments

When greasing the poles wasn't enough.

submitted 66 days ago • 0 comments

The UW Medical Center is a critical part of Washington health care access, physician training, and research. Cancer doesn't care about your politics.

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilms Splash (1984)

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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilms Back to the Future (1985)

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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilms The Endless Summer (1966)

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In children per year, the US birth rate is at an all-time low, but in Miles’ per hour it’s at an all time high.

submitted 75 days ago • 383 comments

Rather than this 4-D chess nonsense, I think the real story I've taken from recent news coverage is how easily Trump is being manipulated and used. He's just a tool, and certainly not in control of his administration.

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As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/

submitted 79 days ago • 228 comments

If you're a resident in the Puyallup School District attendance area, a ballot is heading your way. The Bond is critical to the future of our District. To learn more, visit www.puyallupsd.org/about-us/dep... #EduSky

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