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Quick and Meaningless Data Collection Help me collect some data to use for student examples! The questions on geographic region and gender will only be used for subsetting the data, not for student analysis. No questions are required -…

I NEED HELP!

Please take this quick, meaningless 19 question survey so I can get data for my students to learn stats!

I did a similar version a few months ago but missed an important question type. Even if you did the old one, please do it again!

Please circulate widely!

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A Florida woman is facing charges after using a kayak in a mall fountain while dressed as a pirate and shouting orders at shoppers. Headshot shows a woman with spiky blond hair and an eyepatch

A Florida woman is facing charges after using a kayak in a mall fountain while dressed as a pirate and shouting orders at shoppers. Headshot shows a woman with spiky blond hair and an eyepatch

Florida is a world leader in Sentence™ exports

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WASHINGTON - In light of recent public comments regarding the Catholic Church's teaching on war and peace, Bishop James Massa, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Doctrine, issued the following statement:

"For over a thousand years, the Catholic Church has taught just war theory and it is that long tradition the Holy Father carefully references in his comments on war. A constant tenet of that thousand-year tradition is a nation can only legitimately take up the sword 'in self-defense, once all peace efforts have failed' (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2308). That is, to be a just war it must be a defense against another who actively wages war, which is what the Holy Father actually said: 'He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war.'

"When Pope Leo XIV speaks as supreme pastor of the universal Church, he is not merely offering opinions on theology, he is preaching the Gospel and exercising his ministry as the Vicar of Christ. The consistent teaching of the Church is insistent that all people of good will must pray and work toward lasting peace while avoiding the evils and injustices that accompany all wars."

WASHINGTON - In light of recent public comments regarding the Catholic Church's teaching on war and peace, Bishop James Massa, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Doctrine, issued the following statement: "For over a thousand years, the Catholic Church has taught just war theory and it is that long tradition the Holy Father carefully references in his comments on war. A constant tenet of that thousand-year tradition is a nation can only legitimately take up the sword 'in self-defense, once all peace efforts have failed' (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2308). That is, to be a just war it must be a defense against another who actively wages war, which is what the Holy Father actually said: 'He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war.' "When Pope Leo XIV speaks as supreme pastor of the universal Church, he is not merely offering opinions on theology, he is preaching the Gospel and exercising his ministry as the Vicar of Christ. The consistent teaching of the Church is insistent that all people of good will must pray and work toward lasting peace while avoiding the evils and injustices that accompany all wars."

#withalttext get his ass

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A stack of chinos in different colors.

A stack of chinos in different colors.

Someone asked if I could tell them where to buy a pair of good chinos. In this thread, I will tell you, but my answer is not simple. On the upside, I think this is a better approach when shopping for clothes and you can apply it to any kind of item. 🧵

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Someone with the handle @velocity69.bsky.social is sharing a video with the caption:

"The highest quality video of the moon was just released…
so beautiful

* Artemis II"

It's gone viral, but it's not from Artemis II. If you've shared it, you might want to un-share.

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Middle Grade Verse Novel Stats 2026 It's my favorite month. National Poetry Month! And of course, I have updated middle grade novel-in-verse statistics to share. In 2025, I included verse novel awards as part of my infographic. This year, I'm not doing that here, but I will be posting each of the 2025 middle grade verse novels with lists of what recognition they've gotten (and a little bit about why you'd like to read the story in the caption) each day on my…

Middle Grade Verse Novel Stats 2026

It's my favorite month. National Poetry Month! And of course, I have updated middle grade novel-in-verse statistics to share. In 2025, I included verse novel awards as part of my infographic. This year, I'm not doing that here, but I will be posting each of the…

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The Curse of Chalion & Paladin of Souls, both Lois McMaster Bujold, fit this bill, too.

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So cute!

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Hopeful thread

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thread 🧵

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Oh my god, the alt text is a gift. 😹

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Hilarious thread; make sure to peep the ALT text.

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All of these are amazing and creative; TL cleanse for sure

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I love this joke. You love this joke. We all do. It is hilarious.

Buuuuuut...you know we're about to discuss Roman calendars, right? And that this joke isn't quite right?

SO! Let's talk about Roman calendars and why the 'number months' (Sept-Dec) do not match their numbers (7-10)! 1/

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This is hilarious.

Also, completely enraging.

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Cool language thread

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an orange cat looks truly exhausted after “daylight savings” stole an hour from him

an orange cat looks truly exhausted after “daylight savings” stole an hour from him

I really needed that hour but they stole it

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Ok come on bluesky don't let me down, find me an academic that studies this!

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I miss that here-it’s still a million times better than what Xitter became.

#CleartheAir #Ohedchat and #TheBookChat were the bomb.

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“You’re not gonna be able to air it.”

“This is an Australian news program. We use that word as an adverb.”

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My mom died last October. I wish I had this back then.

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Putting this on blast as best I can for my teeny tiny acct. Sarah is good people doing science and art based organizing and she needs our help.

Chip in what you can please, and pass it along if that’s all you’ve got in the tank.

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Job offer!!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.

This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!

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Our oldest is 20; and yet, “Thomas goes slow. Slow, slow, slow, he goes.”

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5 college classes I took

Psychology of Language
Indigenous Discourse
Language & Gender
Instructional Design
Authoring Systems

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E-learning day tomorrow.

Anyone have any escape rooms for factoring expressions/adding expressions/distributive property??

Before I buy something that I don't like.

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In my ongoing attempts to give you a break from *gestures widely* THE HORRORS:

Let's talk about the utterly bizarre science of cats' purring.

Here's a weird starting point:
There are NO cats (Felidae) that can BOTH roar AND purr.

Cats that roar = genus Panthera
Cats that purr = genus Felis

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orange cat asleep showing off his beans

orange cat asleep showing off his beans

orange cat asleep covering his face

orange cat asleep covering his face

stop scrolling and look at this :

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The alt text makes this even more delightful.

This cat is a perpetual joy on my TL.

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