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Researching the corporate bullshit generator (it’s a thing).
Findings? People who fall for the corporate bullshit consistently make worse decisions.
Who is surprised? Not me.
For folks who can parse language & think clearly, failure to challenge incoherent pap indicates obedience & a tacit agreement to keep critical & ethical analysis out of the workplace.
For those who don’t see through it (or who doubt their own assessments), compliance gives the comfortable feeling of ‘the smart people know what they’re talking about, if I stay with them I’ll be ok’.
In many workplaces this is a necessary condition for career advancement.
To often it is the case in academia also.
Who benefits perpetuating this crap? Those who wish to manipulate populations via bullshit.
We see you.
#CorporateBullshit #deception #incompetence #control #CriticalThinking #education #powet
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/23/corporate-speak-study?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Fate of Global South Hinges on Iran War, w/ Marxist Economist Prabhat Patnaik
#DonaldTrump #EpsteinClass #IsraelFirst
#StraitOfHormuz = #Iran #Sanctions
#billionaires #techbros #epstein
#news #socialmedia #uspol #mastodon #usa @politics @socialmedia #resistance #union #us #education #freespeech #democracy #health #economy #humanrights #activism #protest #war #ai @workersrights @povertyandinequality #palestine #russia #china #colombia #africa #marxism #socialism
No more #AI influence on the #political system! https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/opinion/crypto-ai-politics.html Let alone #human #cognition and #writing my take here https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2026/03/09/writing-critical-thinking-and-ai-where-are-we-headed/ #politics #democracy #education #corruption #tech #chatbots #students #intellectual #philosophy #publishing #nonfiction #fiction
TOPIC> Light Pillars, Arcs, Halos and STEVES
2026 March 23
Light Pillars and Orion over Mohe
* Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Dai (TWAN)
https://twanight.org/profile/jeff-dai/
Explanation:
What's happening at the end of that street? Pictured here are not auroras but light pillars, a phenomenon typically much closer. In most places on Earth, a lucky viewer can see a Sun pillar, a column of light appearing to extend up from the Sun caused by flat fluttering ice-crystals reflecting sunlight from the upper atmosphere. Usually, these ice crystals evaporate before reaching the ground. During freezing temperatures, however, flat fluttering ice crystals may form near the ground and are sometimes known as a crystal fog. These small ice crystals may then reflect not the Sun but ground lights. The featured image captured not only numerous light pillars but also the iconic constellation of Orion, and was taken in Mohe, the northernmost city in China.
https://science.nasa.gov/sun/auroras/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_pillar
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260422.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010313.html
https://science.nasa.gov/sun/
https://atoptics.co.uk/blog/real-crystals/
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/earths-upper-atmosphere/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal
https://www.lwpetersen.com/atmospheric-optics/light-pillars/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231220.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_crystal
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap060305.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160208.html
https://science.nasa.gov/universe/discovering-the-universe-through-the-constellation-orion/
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gwa4n5zwnZs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260323.html
#space #earth #lightpillars #astrophotography #photography #NASA #science #physics #nature #education #apod
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2026 March 23
A starry sky appears above a snowy street with a house on the right. The constellation of Orion is visible on the left. Up from the ground many pillars of light are seen. Two people stand watching the pillars on the street in the foreground.
Light Pillars and Orion over Mohe
* Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Dai (TWAN)
Explanation:
What's happening at the end of that street? Pictured here are not auroras but light pillars, a phenomenon typically much closer. In most places on Earth, a lucky viewer can see a Sun pillar, a column of light appearing to extend up from the Sun caused by flat fluttering ice-crystals reflecting sunlight from the upper atmosphere. Usually, these ice crystals evaporate before reaching the ground. During freezing temperatures, however, flat fluttering ice crystals may form near the ground and are sometimes known as a crystal fog. These small ice crystals may then reflect not the Sun but ground lights. The featured image captured not only numerous light pillars but also the iconic constellation of Orion, and was taken in Mohe, the northernmost city in China.
uthors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)
NASA Official: Amber Straughn Specific rights apply.
NASA Web Privacy, Accessibility, Notices;
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A light pillar or ice pillar is an atmospheric optical phenomenon in which a vertical beam of light appears to extend above and/or below a light source. The effect is created by the reflection of light from tiny ice crystals that are suspended in the atmosphere or that compose high-altitude clouds (e.g. cirrostratus or cirrus clouds). If the light comes from the Sun (usually when it is near or even below the horizon), the phenomenon is called a sun pillar or solar pillar. Light pillars can also be caused by the Moon or terrestrial sources, such as streetlights and erupting volcanoes.
Since they are caused by the interaction of light with ice crystals, light pillars belong to the family of halos. The crystals responsible for light pillars usually consist of flat, hexagonal plates, which tend to orient themselves more or less horizontally as they fall through the air. Each flake acts as a tiny mirror which reflects light sources that are appropriately positioned below it (see drawing), and the presence of flakes at a spread of altitudes causes the reflection to be elongated vertically into a column. The larger and more numerous the crystals, the more pronounced this effect becomes. More rarely, column-shaped crystals can cause light pillars as well. In very cold weather, the ice crystals can be suspended near the ground, in which case they are referred to as diamond dust.
Unlike a light beam, a light pillar is not physically located above or below the light source. Its appearance as a vertical line is an optical illusion, resulting from the collective reflection off the ice crystals; but only those that are in the common vertical plane, direct the light rays towards the observer (See drawing). This is similar to viewing a light source on a body of water. Ripples on the surface of the water reflect the light source in many directions, and those that happen to be aimed at the viewer, combine to form a bright line pointing toward the light source.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_pillar
#space #earth #lightpillars #astrophotography #photography #NASA #science #physics #nature #education #apod
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Light Pillars and Diamond Dust in London Ontario Canada
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Sun pillar and kitesurfers
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Light Pillars Scheme
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2021 November 15
Light Pillar over Volcanic Etna
* Image Credit & Copyright: Giancarlo Tinè
https://www.giancarlotine.it/biografia-ed-esperienze-fotografiche-giancarlo-tine/
Explanation:
What happening above that volcano? Something very unusual -- a volcanic light pillar. More typically, light pillars are caused by sunlight and so appear as a bright column that extends upward above a rising or setting Sun. Alternatively, other light pillars -- some quite colorful -- have been recorded above street and house lights. This light pillar, though, was illuminated by the red light emitted by the glowing magma of an erupting volcano. The volcano is Italy's Mount Etna, and the featured image was captured with a single shot a few hours after sunset in mid-June. Freezing temperatures above the volcano's ash cloud created ice-crystals either in cirrus clouds high above the volcano -- or in condensed water vapor expelled by Mount Etna. These ice crystals -- mostly flat toward the ground but fluttering -- then reflected away light from the volcano's caldera.
https://www.atoptics.co.uk/blog/light-pillars/
https://www.giancarlotine.it/foto-gallery-etna/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211115.html
#space #earth #lightpillars #astrophotography #photography #NASA #science #physics #nature #education
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2021 November 15
The illustration shows a red light-pillar at night over Mt.Etna, an erupting volcano in Italy. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
Light Pillar over Volcanic Etna
* Image Credit & Copyright: Giancarlo Tinè
Explanation:
What happening above that volcano? Something very unusual -- a volcanic light pillar. More typically, light pillars are caused by sunlight and so appear as a bright column that extends upward above a rising or setting Sun. Alternatively, other light pillars -- some quite colorful -- have been recorded above street and house lights. This light pillar, though, was illuminated by the red light emitted by the glowing magma of an erupting volcano. The volcano is Italy's Mount Etna, and the featured image was captured with a single shot a few hours after sunset in mid-June. Freezing temperatures above the volcano's ash cloud created ice-crystals either in cirrus clouds high above the volcano -- or in condensed water vapor expelled by Mount Etna. These ice crystals -- mostly flat toward the ground but fluttering -- then reflected away light from the volcano's caldera.
Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)
NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply.
NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices
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& Michigan Tech. U.
2025 February 24
Light Pillar over Erupting Etna
* Image Credit & Copyright: Davide Caliò
https://www.instagram.com/calio.davide/
Explanation:
Can a lava flow extend into the sky? No, but light from the lava flow can. One effect is something quite unusual -- a volcanic light pillar. More typically, light pillars are caused by sunlight and so appear as a bright column that extends upward above a rising or setting Sun. Alternatively, other light pillars -- some quite colorful -- have been recorded above street and house lights. This light pillar, though, was illuminated by the red light emitted by the glowing magma of an erupting volcano. The volcano is Italy's Mount Etna, and the featured image was captured with a single shot during an early morning in mid-February. Freezing temperatures above the volcano's lava flow created ice-crystals either in the air above the volcano or in condensed water vapor expelled by Mount Etna. These ice crystals -- mostly flat toward the ground but fluttering -- then reflected away light from the volcano's caldera.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250224.html
#space #earth #lightpillars #astrophotography #photography #NASA #science #physics #nature #education
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2025 February 24
A slope of volcano is pictured with red glowing lava running down its side. A dark starry sky is in the background. Up into the sky a red column is visible. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
Light Pillar over Erupting Etna
* Image Credit & Copyright: Davide Caliò
Explanation:
Can a lava flow extend into the sky? No, but light from the lava flow can. One effect is something quite unusual -- a volcanic light pillar. More typically, light pillars are caused by sunlight and so appear as a bright column that extends upward above a rising or setting Sun. Alternatively, other light pillars -- some quite colorful -- have been recorded above street and house lights. This light pillar, though, was illuminated by the red light emitted by the glowing magma of an erupting volcano. The volcano is Italy's Mount Etna, and the featured image was captured with a single shot during an early morning in mid-February. Freezing temperatures above the volcano's lava flow created ice-crystals either in the air above the volcano or in condensed water vapor expelled by Mount Etna. These ice crystals -- mostly flat toward the ground but fluttering -- then reflected away light from the volcano's caldera.
Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)
NASA Official: Amber Straughn Specific rights apply.
NASA Web Privacy, Accessibility, Notices;
A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC,
NASA Science Activation
& Michigan Tech. U.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tangent arc
Tangent arcs are a type of halo, an atmospheric optical phenomenon, which appears above and below the observed Sun or Moon, tangent to the 22° halo. To produce these arcs, rod-shaped hexagonal ice crystals need to have their long axis aligned horizontally.
The shape of an upper tangent arc varies with the elevation of the Sun; while the Sun is low (less than 29–32°) it appears as an arc over the observed Sun forming a sharp angle. As the Sun is seen to rise above the Earth's horizon, the curved wings of the arc lower towards the 22° halo while gradually becoming longer. As the Sun rises over 29–32°, the upper tangent arc unites with the lower tangent arc to form the circumscribed halo.
The lower tangent arc is rarely observable, appearing under and tangent to a 22° halo centred on the Sun. Just like upper tangent arcs, the shape of a lower arc is dependent on the altitude of the Sun. As the Sun is observed slipping over Earth's horizon the lower tangent arc forms a sharp, wing-shaped angle below the Sun. As the Sun rises over Earth's horizon, the arc first folds upon itself and then takes the shape of a wide arc. As the Sun reaches 29-32° over the horizon, it finally begins to widen and merge with the upper tangent arc to form the circumscribed halo.
Since by definition, the Sun elevation must exceed 22° above the horizon, most observations are from elevated observation points such as mountains and planes.
Both the upper and lower tangent arc form when hexagonal rod-shaped ice crystals in cirrus clouds have their long axis oriented horizontally. Each crystal can have its long axis oriented in a different horizontal direction, and can rotate around the long axis. Such a crystal configuration also produces other halos, including 22° halos and sun dogs; a predominant horizontal orientation is required to produce a crisp upper tangent arc. Like all colored halos, tangent arcs grade from red towards the Sun (i.e., downwards) to blue away from it, because red light is refracted less strongly than blue light.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangent_arc
#space #earth #athmosphere #lightpillars #astrophotography #photography #NASA #science #physics #nature #education #apod
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Photo of the rare atmospheric phenomenon known as an upper tangent arc, caused by sunlight refracting through ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. Taken from the Berkeley hills looking westward over San Francisco Bay and Marin County on April 9, 2023.
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Upper tangent arc, New Mexico
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Upper tangent arc seen over the setting Sun, photo taken at Santa Rosa Beach, Florida on November 24th, 2015. This photo is full resolution, uncompressed and unprocessed (other than cropping).
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Unherdable
2021 February 17
Sun Pillar with Upper Tangent Arc
* Image Credit & Copyright: Mike Cohea
Explanation:
This was not a typical sun pillar. Just after sunrise two weeks ago in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, a photographer, looking out his window, was suddenly awestruck. The astonishment was caused by a sun pillar that fanned out at the top. Sun pillars, singular columns of light going up from the Sun, are themselves rare to see, and are known to be caused by sunlight reflecting from wobbling, hexagon-shaped ice-disks falling through Earth's atmosphere. Separately, upper tangent arcs are known to be caused by sunlight refracting through falling hexagon-shaped ice-tubes. Finding a sun pillar connected to an upper tangent arc is extraordinary, and, initially, took some analysis to figure out what was going on. A leading theory is that this sun pillar was also created, in a complex and unusual way, by falling ice tubes. Few might believe that such a rare phenomenon was seen again if it wasn't for the quick thinking of the photographer -- and the camera on his nearby smartphone.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210217.html
#space #earth #lightpillars #athmosphere #astrophotography #photography #NASA #science #physics #nature #education
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2021 February 17
Sun Pillar with Upper Tangent Arc
* Image Credit & Copyright: Mike Cohea
Explanation:
This was not a typical sun pillar. Just after sunrise two weeks ago in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, a photographer, looking out his window, was suddenly awestruck. The astonishment was caused by a sun pillar that fanned out at the top. Sun pillars, singular columns of light going up from the Sun, are themselves rare to see, and are known to be caused by sunlight reflecting from wobbling, hexagon-shaped ice-disks falling through Earth's atmosphere. Separately, upper tangent arcs are known to be caused by sunlight refracting through falling hexagon-shaped ice-tubes. Finding a sun pillar connected to an upper tangent arc is extraordinary, and, initially, took some analysis to figure out what was going on. A leading theory is that this sun pillar was also created, in a complex and unusual way, by falling ice tubes. Few might believe that such a rare phenomenon was seen again if it wasn't for the quick thinking of the photographer -- and the camera on his nearby smartphone.
Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)
NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply.
NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices
A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Halo (optical phenomenon)
A halo (from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs) 'threshing floor, disk') is an optical phenomenon produced by light (typically from the Sun or Moon) interacting with ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Halos can have many forms, ranging from colored or white rings to arcs and spots in the sky. Many of these appear near the Sun or Moon, but others occur elsewhere or even in the opposite part of the sky. Among the best known halo types are the circular halo (properly called the 22° halo), light pillars, and sun dogs, but many others occur; some are fairly common while others are extremely rare.
The ice crystals responsible for halos are typically suspended in cirrus or cirrostratus clouds in the upper troposphere (5–10 km (3.1–6.2 mi)), but in cold weather they can also float near the ground, in which case they are referred to as diamond dust. The particular shape and orientation of the crystals are responsible for the type of halo observed. Light is reflected and refracted by the ice crystals and may split into colors because of dispersion. The crystals behave like prisms and mirrors, refracting and reflecting light between their faces, sending shafts of light in particular directions.
Atmospheric optical phenomena like halos were part of weather lore, which was an empirical means of weather forecasting before meteorology was developed. They often do indicate that rain will fall within the next 24 hours, since the cirrostratus clouds that cause them can signify an approaching frontal system.
Other common types of optical phenomena involving water droplets rather than ice crystals include the glory and the rainbow.
While Aristotle had mentioned halos and parhelia in antiquity, the first European descriptions of complex displays were those of Christoph Scheiner in Rome (c. 1630), Johannes Hevelius in Danzig (1661), and Tobias Lowitz in St Petersburg (1790). Chinese observers had recorded these for centuries, the first reference being a section of the "Official History of the Chin Dynasty" (Chin Shu) in 637, on the "Ten Haloes", giving technical terms for 26 solar halo phenomena.
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Among the best-known halos is the 22° halo, often just called "halo", which appears as a large ring around the Sun or Moon with a radius of about 22° (roughly the width of an outstretched hand at arm's length). The ice crystals that cause the 22° halo are oriented semi-randomly in the atmosphere, in contrast to the horizontal orientation required for some other halos such as sun dogs and light pillars. As a result of the optical properties of the ice crystals involved, no light is reflected towards the inside of the ring, leaving the sky noticeably darker than the sky around it, and giving it the impression of a "hole in the sky". The 22° halo is not to be confused with the corona, which is a different optical phenomenon caused by water droplets rather than ice crystals, and which has the appearance of a multicolored disk rather than a ring.
Other halos can form at 46° to the Sun, or at the horizon, or around the zenith, and can appear as full halos or incomplete arcs.
A Bottlinger's ring is a rare type of halo that is elliptical instead of circular. It has a small diameter, which makes it very difficult to see in the Sun's glare and more likely to be noticed around the dimmer subsun, often seen from mountain tops or airplanes.
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#space #earth #lightpillars #athmosphere #astrophotography #photography #NASA #science #physics #nature #education
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A 22° lunar halo caused by the refraction of light by ice crystals in Earth's atmosphere is seen in this shot of the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope, located at Kitt Peak National Observatory.
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17th century painting of Stockholm, a copy of the so called Vädersolstavlan, depicting a halo display event in 1535. Cleaned in 1998. The visible haloes are: 22 ° halo, at upper right (should be centered on the Sun) parhelic circle, large white circle (centered on the zenith: appears 'horizontal' in the sky) parhelia including 2 sundogs, 2 120° parhelia and the anthelion (dots on the parhelic circle, resp. nearest to farthest from the Sun) upper tangent arc and possible Parry arc (2 crossing arcs just left of the 22° halo (actually 'above' the 22°, in the sky); not realistically shown) circumzenithal arc, smaller crescent inside the parhelic circle (also centered on the zenith: appears 'horizontal', high in the sky) infralateral arc (bottom right) Note that the whole sky appears strongly tilted in the image: the upper right corner is actually down in the sky (when looking towards the Sun), the zenith is at the center of the circumzenithal arc and parhelic circle. This may result from the artist's choice to represent the display in a realistic orientation relative to the landscape: in this case the sun would have shone from 3/4 back to the right of an observer facing the city. The relative brightnesses of the haloes are quite accurate.
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Painting by Jacob Heinrich Elbfas
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Diagram of 22° halo phenomenon. Requested by User:Shubhrajit Sadhukhan at the English-language Graphics Lab Illustration workshop on 12 July 2020.
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RCraig09
2024 December 25
Diamond Dust Sky Eye
* Image Credit & Copyright: Jaroslav Fous
Explanation:
Why is there a huge eye in the sky? Diamond dust. That is an informal term for small ice crystals that form in the air and flitter to the ground. Because these crystals are geometrically shaped, they can together reflect light from the Sun or Moon to your eyes in a systematic way, causing huge halos and unusual arcs to appear. And sometimes, together the result can seem like a giant eye looking right back at you. In the featured image taken in the Ore Mountains of the Czech Republic last week, a bright Moon rising through ice fog-filled air resulted in many of these magnificent sky illusions to be visible simultaneously. Besides Moon dogs, tangent arcs, halos, and a parselenic circle, light pillars above distant lights are visible on the far left, while Jupiter and Mars can be found just inside the bottom of the 22-degree halo.
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-is-diamond-dust.html
https://communitycloudatlas.wordpress.com/2015/04/04/colorful-arcs-in-the-sky/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160321.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180914.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parhelic_circle
>> annotated version see next post <<
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap241225.html
#space #earth #halos #athmosphere #astrophotography #photography #NASA #science #physics #nature #education
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2024 December 25
A snow covered road goes up a hill to a sky filled with stars. Arcs and halos in the sky ahead appear similar to a giant eye. P
Diamond Dust Sky Eye
* Image Credit & Copyright: Jaroslav Fous
Explanation:
Why is there a huge eye in the sky? Diamond dust. That is an informal term for small ice crystals that form in the air and flitter to the ground. Because these crystals are geometrically shaped, they can together reflect light from the Sun or Moon to your eyes in a systematic way, causing huge halos and unusual arcs to appear. And sometimes, together the result can seem like a giant eye looking right back at you. In the featured image taken in the Ore Mountains of the Czech Republic last week, a bright Moon rising through ice fog-filled air resulted in many of these magnificent sky illusions to be visible simultaneously. Besides Moon dogs, tangent arcs, halos, and a parselenic circle, light pillars above distant lights are visible on the far left, while Jupiter and Mars can be found just inside the bottom of the 22-degree halo.
Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)
NASA Official: Amber Straughn Specific rights apply.
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Good morning. 🎒📚🎓
22 March 2026
I woke up pretty wobbly this morning—one of those abrupt exits from a deep dream where you feel yourself slipping straight from one reality into another. Maybe dreams are the place where universes brush against each other, a little crossroads called the Twilight Zone. And when you tumble back into the so‑called real world, the best you can do is tuck and roll.
I put on coffee and stretched out in my recliner with my eyes closed until Charlie reminded me it was mealtime. Then I drifted off again until I heard my wife moving around in the kitchen, and now here I am, tapping away at a keyboard.
I can hear my granddaughter moving around too—she’s here for spring break. She’s a college sophomore, training to be a teacher, straight‑A student, and a basketball player to boot. Tomorrow my daughter—her mother—and another granddaughter will be here for a couple of days. That granddaughter is also in college, also studying to become a teacher. She’s a senior and will start her first real teaching job next year. And then there’s their older sister, already working as a college counselor. Three sisters, all in the education world.
Because the younger two are headed into teaching, I’ve learned a thing or two about how the pipeline works. In their final year, they essentially become full‑time student teachers—working in local schools, running classrooms, doing the real work. By the time they step up to the blackboard for pay, they’ve already been teaching for a year. It’s inspiring.
Although now that I think about it… do schools still use blackboards? I assume they do, but it is 2026—an Education Odyssey.
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” - Albert Einstein
A teacher affects eternity; they can never tell where their influence stops.”
- Henry Adams
“Change is the end result of all true learning.” - Leo Buscaglia
#photo #photography #photographer #nature #morning #flower #blue #education #dream #teachers
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"A single cornflower—Centaurea cyanus—fills the frame like a small burst of sky made solid. Its petals are long, narrow, and slightly serrated at the tips, each one tapering to a fine point. They radiate outward in layered whorls, giving the bloom a starburst shape that feels both delicate and energetic.
The color is a saturated, electric blue, the kind that seems to glow from within. Toward the center, the blue deepens into a velvety indigo, where tightly clustered tubular florets form a dark, textured core. These inner florets rise like tiny spires, adding height and dimension to the flower’s heart.
Behind the bloom, the background dissolves into a soft blur of greens—suggesting leaves, stems, and perhaps a meadow beyond—rendered in a painterly style that makes the cornflower appear almost luminous by contrast. The shallow depth of field isolates the blossom so completely that it feels suspended, as if floating in a wash of color and light.
A small watermark in the lower left corner reads “© Swede’s Photographs,” unobtrusive but present." = Microsoft Copilot
👋 Hey all... trying out life at the beige.party
David Mitchell (he/him)
Married, dad to a set of mostly grown young people (but they still eat my food).
Edmonton string instructor (will wear any hat related to music).
Promoter of:
basic public health measures;
strong, integrated, compassionate communities;
simple humanitarian values.
Every person is inherently, uniquely, and infinitely valuable.
Interested in #music #art #design #civics #history #abpoli #cndpoli #yegcc #canada #yeg #edmonton #ableg #PublicHealth #science #education #WearAMask ... so like everything except professional sports I guess.
Been at mstdn.ca since 2022, moving proactively to protect my connection to y'all, just in case.
"She is too scared to use her real name, or allow the school to be named. She fears that the school will try to take legal action against her and does not want to become a public figure, where she worries she may be targeted. Considering the abuse levelled at librarians in the USA for defending their collections, she may have a point."
KEEP SPARK OPEN! A youth volunteer project bringing shelter, electricity, internet to the community. So they can work, study, earn income—and yall, Income means that families can secure food as Gaza faces famine AGAIN.
Click "weekly" on even a five! https://chuffed.org/project/spark-space-gaza
@mutualaid @palestine
#MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #Gaza #Palestine #Tech #Education #Academia
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Reading: zu
Meaning: your (singular)
#cuneiform #assyriology #deadLanguage #Mesopotamia #education
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Reading: zu
Meaning: your (singular)
The CEO of #Palantir just said the quiet part out loud.
https://x.com/allenanalysis/status/2032223657934598567
#alexkarp #technofascism
#democracy
@law @eff @politics @democracy #antifascism #usa @technology @womensvoices #humanrights #trump #resistance #culture #protest #uspol @humanities #technology #ai #education #justice
This man is proposing to do with the sum total of published human knowledge what capitalism does with everything: steal it and then build enclosures around it for profit.
https://x.com/pawelwargan/status/2032194213274615837
#samaltman #technofascism
#democracy
@law @eff @politics @democracy #antifascism #usa @technology #humanrights #trump #resistance #culture #uspol @humanities #technology #ai #education #justice #socialmedia #culture #anticapitalism #socialism #unitedstates #health #plutocracy #billionaires #openai
Wow! After we temporary opened the gates for free VPS instances, we got more than 80 new registrations and already shipped more than 50 new, completely free #BSD bases VPS instances.
Thanks to @gyptazy for making this possible!
#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #freeVPS #VPS #hosting #RUNBSD #education #opensource
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
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The queen now loses some of her dominance over her workers. Some ‘go for it’ and lay eggs of their own. This causes strife between sister workers and between daughters and queen. Harmony breaks down in the nest.
#bees
#nature #wildlife
#biodiversity #environment
#insects #worldbeesanctuary
#science #education #bumblebees
4 states move anti-trans ballot measures to voters for 2026 midterm election
A new phase in the fight over transgender rights is unfolding, not in legislatures, but at the ballot box.
In at least four states, voters are poised to decide measures targeting transgender people in 2026, as a coordinated wave of Republican proposals advances through citizen initiatives and legislative referrals. Some have already qualified for the ballot, while others are moving through final procedural steps after lawmakers declined to act.
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Advocates say the shift reflects a strategic pivot after years of legislative battles that stalled or failed.
“This harkens back to 2004 and the playbook around marriage equality,” Alana Jochum, state policy director at Advocates for Trans Equality, told The Advocate. “Our opposition [is] turning to an old playbook to try to scapegoat a small percentage of the population.”
After years of introducing hundreds of anti-trans bills in state legislatures, many of which failed, groups backing these measures are increasingly turning to ballot initiatives to bypass lawmakers and appeal directly to voters.
“This is a bad-faith attempt to politicize a small segment of the population,” Jochum said.
More measures could still qualify in the months ahead, potentially expanding the electoral map even further.
“All of these are anti-democratic attacks,” Jochum said.
Missouri
Missouri is the furthest along and the most politically complex. Amendment 3 is already certified for the November 2026 ballot and would ban gender-affirming care for minors, including puberty blockers, hormone treatments, and surgeries, while also rolling back abortion rights approved by voters in 2024.
Advocates say the pairing is designed to reshape voter coalitions. One ballot measure “has already made it to the ballot in Missouri… to not only overturn that reproductive freedom [measure], but to go after gender-affirming care for young people,” Chris Melody Fields Figueredo of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, told The Advocate.
The structure of the measure appears deliberate. Missouri Independent found that including a ban on gender-affirming care increases support for the broader effort to restrict abortion, showing how transgender issues are being folded into wider political campaigns.
A separate, citizen-led proposal in Missouri would move in the opposite direction, adding gender identity to statewide nondiscrimination protections in housing, employment, and public accommodations.
Colorado
Colorado is emerging as the most expansive battleground. Two anti-trans measures have qualified for the ballot, according to reporting from Colorado Public Radio and The Colorado Sun.
One would bar transgender students from participating in sports aligned with their gender identity across K-12 and college athletics. The second would restrict gender-affirming care for minors, including limiting the use of public funds or insurance coverage.
“We have repeatedly been able to defeat those measures,” Jochum said. “It’s often those states [where]… these anti-trans measures [are] trying to bypass the legislative process.
Maine
In Maine, a citizen initiative targeting transgender students has qualified for the ballot after organizers gathered enough signatures, according to Maine Public.
The proposal would require school sports participation and access to certain facilities to be based on sex assigned at birth, reversing current inclusive policies. Under state law, the measure will first go to the legislature, which can choose to enact it or send it to voters. If lawmakers don’t step in, it will make it to the ballot.
The initiative sets up a direct test in a state where gender identity is already protected under civil rights law
Washington
In Washington, a proposal focused on school athletics is advancing after lawmakers declined to adopt it. The initiative would require verification from a health care provider that a student was assigned female at birth and would rely on evidence based on genetics, anatomy, or testosterone levels before participating in girls’ sports.
Because the legislature adjourned without passing the measure, it is expected to move forward to the ballot, placing another Democratic-leaning state at the center of the national fight.
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4 states move anti-trans ballot measures to voters for 2026 midterm election
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 293
As the #bumblebee queen starts laying ‘male’ eggs she stops emitting a pheromone telling workers to raise fertilised eggs as workers.
All further fertilised eggs laid are raised as queens.
But trouble is brewing!
#bees
#bumblebees #nature
#worldbeesanctuary #biodiversity
#education #science #vegan
#environment #insects
Our PhD-student daughter's thesis work has now caught the eye of the bosses of the state's volunteer and paid fire service community engagement people. Both have asked for meetings. One is offering a full funding.
As a girl who dropped out of high school in disgust at 15, she is now an adult shitting herself. Her words 😂.
Her practical background is 10 years as a volunteer firefighter. Her education is BPsy(Hons).
We couldn't be more proud.
Louis Theroux’s recent documentary Inside the Manosphere, and Netflix’s 2025 hit drama Adolescence, has driven a spike in public discussion about the “manosphere”.
❓ A new study asks: how do some men manage to leave?
#toxicmasculinity #LouisTheroux #Adolescence #manosphere #sociology #prevention #publichealth #toxic #feminism #GBV #misogyny #teens #education
"This is not a policy crafted out of fiscal responsibility, it is a policy crafted out of spite and vindictiveness. It is a policy so cruel that it violates the United Nations “Mandela Rules”, the basic standard for treatment of #prisoners, adopted unanimously by the #UNGeneralAssembly in 2015." https://www.jakelandau.ca/p/why-doesnt-carney-want-prison-inmates
A globally accepted way of doing entrance #exams for #hongkong and #china based universities will open up a new era of #education #ecosystems. Once a student graduated in that system they may also elect to stay and thrive there.
I believe this is a sign of the times where so many in #oecd countries especially #Canada cannot find jobs despite being qualified and #university and #tech educated.
🇨🇺 #Cuba has restored electricity across all provinces as of a few hours ago.
#DonaldTrump #EpsteinClass #IsraelFirst
#StraitOfHormuz = #Iran #Sanctions
#news #socialmedia #uspol #israel #politics #mastodon #usa #protest @politics @socialmedia #humanrights #war #resistance #gaza #economy #freepalestine #tariffs #icc #eu #protest #canada #military #sanctions #latinamerica #China #Russia @law #education #trump #marcorubio #labour #union #labor #un @workersrights
Using calculus to do number theory
https://hidden-phenomena.com/articles/hensels
#HackerNews #calculus #numbertheory #mathematics #hiddenphenomena #education
#US -Israeli forces are reported to have bombed 43,000 non-military locations in first two weeks of war on Iran.
#DonaldTrump #EpsteinClass #IsraelFirst
#StraitOfHormuz = #Iran #Sanctions
#news #socialmedia #uspol #politics #mastodon #usa #protest @politics @socialmedia #humanrights #war #resistance #gaza #middleeast #freepalestine #eu #education #IsraelWarCrimes #justice @law #law
#cybersecurity @law #icc
🎨🌛 #Reading usually requires a lamp, but "Goodnight Light" is designed specifically for the dark.
Using special glow-in-the-dark ink, the pages appear empty in daylight but uncover a story of friendship once the #sun sets. Created to help kids embrace the #night and promote #energy efficiency, the #book even folds out into a star-shaped bedside lamp.
👉 https://www.creativebloq.com/entertainment/books/this-childrens-book-appears-blank-in-the-daytime
#art #books #design #sustainability #innovation #lighting #creativity #education #parenting #science
An #introduction: I'm Raph, and I teach IT related stuff in a business school that decided to fully embrace (generative) AI.
I am seeing first-hand the damage that synthetic text extruders are doing and how inappropriate our response is.
I have been on the fediverse on and off for a while but I am now looking to engage with people who share the same concerns. #education #onderwijs
Education sector under sustained attack with 111 incidents this week, up 56.3%. Media & Entertainment hit with 99 incidents, a 59.7% increase as attackers expand targeting. #DDoS #Education #ThreatIntel
University of Aberystwyth - Librarian's Blog - "... Deciding not to use AI doesn’t mean you’re out of touch. It shows you’re thoughtful about how you work and what supports your learning best."
A breathe of fresh air, a summary well worth a read ...
uk.pinterest.com/llewelynprit... ECOLOGICAL, CLIMATE-HEALTH ACTION NETWORK #humanrights #ai #climatejustice #corruption #education #civilresistance #rightsofnature #perplexity #trumpscoverup #johnsonscoverup #chatgpt
Two high school girls from Oaxaca, Mexico win Nobel Prize for their simple water saving & cleaning system to address textile dyeing in their community.
Necessity is the mother of invention. Not profit.
As with so many things, if you teach Open Source early on, you can build on that foundation. Unfortunately, too many institutions still serve as training grounds for the use of privacy-destroying, proprietary software.
#opensource #education
https://govinsider.asia/intl-en/article/in-the-tech-tug-of-war-universities-serve-as-trees-for-nations-to-nurture-sovereignty
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 292
# 291 contd.
Option 2: Queens lay UNFERTILISED eggs late in the nest cycle which develop into MALE #bees with chromosomes from the queen only. Males have no father.
Laying male eggs signals the start of the end for the nest!
#nature #science
#bumblebees #education
#wildlife #biodiversity
#knapweed #environment
#worldbeesanctuary
When you were young & in elementary school, do you remember what subjects that you struggled with the most & why?
I'm just curious about this. Also, please indicate if you're ND or NT - when responding. Thank you.
#ThomasPaine published the first half of one of his great books, the #RightsOfMan, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1791. It laid out arguments for #revolution against despotism, demanded elimination of the military and aristocracy, and called for a #progressive tax and free #education.
"SB 13 also neutered librarians’ authority over their collections. I no longer det"ermine what goes into my collection. I make recommendations. ... In many districts, AI is being used to assess the lists of books turned in by librarians." https://www.texasobserver.org/abilene-isd-librarian-book-ban/
#Texas #FreeSpeech #books #bookstodon #library #schools #education
I'll just put this here for the #record in case anyone wants to #question me about it later.
I #donated with #BitCoin back in January to #AnnasArchive and now the site's knocked #offline literally.
I paid like C$120.00 for the online form of the #project just to disappear.
Yeah ok #wikipedia has them moving #domains every other day but it was a lot more stable than that before I gave them a leg up.
This is why I hate centralized #websites and hosting.
This is why #self #hosting works by connecting #dedicated #servers to the #internet as a whole.
If you use anything less, you will face more #legal challenges hosting #human #knowledge and unfortunately, it is as #simple as that.
You cannot convince me that #BigTech is not turning into #authorized #tech as it seems as though the #copyright #industry and the #torent industry has eluded to colluding with one another to obtain #rights for.
Guys, I don't know what to say anymore. I'm a huge fan of #books and #media and #free #open #source #software and I long for the day that the #government doesn't need to get a cut of everything I #download or #upload anywhere, especially for #personal #use over all.
Please do whatever you can to fight #statistical #bottlenecks where ever they appear. I want humanity to have better access to #education and #intelligence built by real people in a fair and consistent manner.
I always am striving and trying my best to be a better #human being.
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 290
In late summer new #bumblebee queens mate before hibernating.
The queen stores the sperm collected in her body until she chooses how to use it the following year.
This choice determines the sex of her offspring.
#bees
#nature #biodiversity
#wildlife #science
#worldbeesanctuary
#education #insects
#environment #pollinators
Tech Reclaimers: building an alliance with other like-minded groups and people to bring alternative tech to as many people as possible
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 289
Bumblebee queens prefer to hibernate in north facing slopes sheltered from the sun as these areas are later to heat up in the springtime and so help prevent the queens from emerging too early.
#bees
#bumblebees #biodiversity
#vegan #environment
#nature #science #education
#worldbeesanctuary #wildlife
AI is transforming education in China by enabling large-scale personalized learning, according to Xu Kun, president of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. AI can gauge each learner's progress in real time and adjust learning paths accordingly, helping students move from solving problems to critical thinking. https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-03-11/AI-in-education-Enabling-large-scale-personalized-talent-cultivation-1Lq14A7pv3y/p.html #China #Tech #AI #Education
🍐🐧 Culinarily, eggplant and squash are treated as #vegetables, but botanically, they're fruit. This #DIY #tutorial shows you how to turn them into a family of #cute #fruit #penguins using carrots for beaks and black beans for eyes.
#activities #animals #art #crafts #food #howto #botany #education #learning #design #tksst #video
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Four penguins carved from an eggplant, two pears, and a green squash stand on a light blue surface.
🇷🇸 Eraleig (APT73) claims ransomware attack on Serbia's University of Belgrade. Exfiltrated 3 GB of data. #Ransomware #Education #Serbia #ThreatIntel
🧛🌱 Meet Hydnora africana, one of the strangest #plants on #Earth.
This South African parasite lives entirely underground until it’s time to #flower. When it does, it produces a fleshy, alien-looking bloom that smells like a carcass to lure in #beetles. It then traps the #insects in a slippery chamber, releasing them only after they’ve successfully moved its pollen around.
👉 https://www.discoverwildlife.com/flowers/hydnora-africana-rotting-smell
#botany #nature #science #biology #southafrica #africa #evolution #ecology #stem #learning #education #wildlife
🧠💻 Can biological cells out-think silicon chips? Scientists at UC #SantaCruz have successfully trained lab-grown #brain organoids to master the "cart-pole problem," a fundamental task in #AI.
By connecting these organoids to a virtual environment, they’ve shown that living tissue can learn and adapt to solve #engineering challenges in real-time.
👉 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a70596419/lab-brain-cart-pole-problem/
#biology #science #neuroscience #biotech #stem #brains #technology #tech #research #education #learning
BREAKING:
Belgium’s MEP Marc Botenga:
“You claim to stand with the people of #Iran while you offer European bases to #US killing machines.
#eu #europe #uk #france #germany #netherlands #greece #italy #hungary #europeanunion #belgium #news #mastodon #socialmedia #trump #cdnpoli #uspol #politi #sovereignty #economy #resistance #antifascism #lfi #protest #freepalestine #china #russia #yemen #hezbollah #lebanon @politics @socialmedia @democracy #education #canada #Africa #justice #humanrights
Decades after patients first warned Columbia University that one of its doctors sexually abused them, the school is acknowledging a culture of silence that allowed the abuse to continue and some school administrators are finally facing consequences.
#News #Columbia #University #Doctors #Health #Women #Medicine #SexualAbuse #Education #HigherEd
Columbia's report was prompted by a 2023 ProPublica investigation that revealed how the university protected a predator who abused more than 1,000 patients during his nearly 25-year career.
#Columbia #University #Doctor #Health #Medicine #Women #SexualAbuse #Education #HigherEd
New from Kalyn Gensic: "I entered this profession just as the storm clouds of the current book-banning push were starting to gather, but I enrolled in a librarian certification program hoping it would pass over me like lamb’s blood was painted on my doorframe.
And for the first three years, wishful thinking worked ..." https://www.texasobserver.org/abilene-isd-librarian-book-ban/
#library #Books #bookstodon #education #schools #censorship #politics #USpol #Texas
Ontario politics :flagon: : Education / Politique ontarienne :flagon: : Éducation [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
@EdwinG Or, you know, you could fund public education properly…
🐸✨ Every spring, hundreds of thousands of #toads begin a perilous journey back to their ancestral breeding ponds.
Since 1985, their population has dropped by 41%, but there are simple ways we can help, including assisting them across busy roads and building log-pile "hibernacula" in the #garden.
#amphibians #animals #wildlife #conservation #science #nature #education #gardening #migration #environment
Ontario politics :flagon: : Education / Politique ontarienne :flagon: : Éducation [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
The province of Ontario will give a $750 classroom supplies card to teachers
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-budget-2026-classroom-supplies-fund-9.7124182
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La province de l’Ontario donnera une carte de fournitures d’une valeur de 750$ aux enseignants•tes
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2237113/enseignants-ontario-achat-fournitures-scolaires
Alberta’s teacher strike aftermath left them isolated and looking for new work
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/teacher-questionnaire-first-story-9.7103385
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Les conséquences de la grève des enseignants•tes de l’Alberta les a laissé isolés•es et à la recherche de nouvel emploi
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2232270/enseigant-pessimiste-alberta
🇺🇸 INTERLOCK claims ransomware attack on United States' Wagon Mound Public Schools. 80 GB of internal data exfiltrated. #Ransomware #Education #USA #ThreatIntel
Audian Paxon from Ironscales asking thoughtful #HigherEd #cybersecurity questions, like, "What would change if your email security actually understood #education?" in his piece, "The Emails Hitting K-12 Right Now." https://cybersec.ironscales.com/s/the-emails-hitting-k-12-right-now-25663
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When attackers hit schools: a calendar of threats.
I want to leave both a better #planet for our #legacy be it with a #family or without one in our #name here. As well as leaving a proper pathway for #education to unfold which renews, rather than enforces, each #relationship subsequent legacies have in relation to our unbound potential.
I am a #realist and what I see are people not recognizing that #globalism and #nationalism are two halves of the same place that hosts us no matter where we are from. And I #respect that.
Alberta schools pull more than 160 titles due to ban on explicit images of sexual acts
Alberta school divisions complying with a provincial order have removed dozens of graphic novels from their shelves, from illustrated versions of literary classics to coming-of-age memoirs and dramatic retellings of mythology, access to information request results show.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-school-book-ban-order-graphic-novels-9.7118495?cmp=rss
Celebrate Civic Learning Week March 9-13 with film! This national event makes civic learning a priority for a stronger democracy. Our teaching resources for award-winning films can bring civics to life and inspire civic participation. For grades 5-12 plus adult/higher ed.
⭐ This collection includes films that are also great for Women's History Month!
#CivicLearningWeek #CivicEducation #WomensHistoryMonth #Education #Homeschooling #Movies #Democracy #Activism #CommunityEducation #FreePress #RankedChoiceVoting #Government
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Former Senator Gabby Giffords stands at a blue podium in front of a backdrop of the broad red and white stripes of a large American flag. Text says: "Civic Learning Week: Teach With Film." The Journeys in Film logo is at the bottom.
#Singapore warns students to keep their #critical thinking skills and not let #AI blindly #teach or instruct them. I think it is a double edged sword with a sharper side for harm when it comes to #learning / #education. How can students who are learning what they don't know apply critical thinking in that context? #Human resources with expert knowlege are going to be the primary benefactors of #aritificalintelligence in my view.
uspol [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
Conservative Christian lawmakers push for chaplains to serve as ‘substitute mothers and fathers’ in Ohio public schools
Republican Bill inviting volunteer chaplains to minister in Ohio public schools could place LGBTQ+ students at risk
Archive:...
https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/03/05/christian-lawmakers-push-for-chaplains-to-serve-in-ohio-public-schools/#center-for-christian-virtue #chaplain-act #education #eric-tober #hb-531 #house-education-committee #james-kerr #jonathan-newman #mindy-penn #pastor #policy-legislation #rodney-creech #schools
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Conservative Christian lawmakers push for chaplains to serve as ‘substitute mothers and fathers’ in Ohio public schools
Alberta: Albertans own the oil. Corporations pay us for it.
Premier Smith: Albertans are being subsidized by oil corporations!
From the Alberta government website: "Albertans own 81% of the province’s mineral rights and the Alberta government manages those resources on their behalf. The province grants companies the right to develop the resources through its tenure process and, in return, the company must pay the province – that’s called a royalty."
"The Alberta government manages our resources on our behalf."
So what do we do when a manager is not doing their job? We fire them!
#abpoli #cdnpoli #oil #education #healthcare #publichealth #red4ed #wearred4publiced #climate #climatechange
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peter mackay
@peterfmackay
Albertans aren't getting subsidized by oil and gas revenues. Albertans OWN THE OIL. That's not a subsidy. That's payment for extraction of a resource, and this government has made sure that we get WAY less monty[sic] than we should out of that extraction.
Adam MacVicar
@AdamMacVicar
Mar 5
"Every single community is getting subsidized by oil and gas revenues," says Premier Danielle Smith about the education property tax increase.
Smith says the province decided to cover a third of
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Introduction
Albertans own 81% of the province’s mineral rights and the Alberta government manages those resources on their behalf. The province grants companies the right to develop the resources through its tenure process and, in return, the company must pay the province – that’s called a royalty. As the resource owner, the Alberta government sets terms and conditions for development and encourages the use of new technology for enhanced resource recovery by providing programs or incentives to industry. More information about specific royalty programs, as well as historical royalty data can be found in Royalties.
Oil par prices are important components in the calculation of the Crown royalty rates for conventional crude oil. These prices are intended to represent provincial arm’s length netback market prices at the producing battery received by producers selling their Crown production.
L’#Éducation nationale prolonge son contrat avec #Microsoft en dépit des risques, et de ses propres consignes
https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/070326/l-education-nationale-prolonge-son-contrat-avec-microsoft-en-depit-des-risques-et-de-ses-propres-consignes #enseignement
#Florida Has Deemed All Existing Intro to Sociology Textbooks Illegal and Produced Its Own https://truthout.org/articles/florida-has-deemed-all-existing-intro-to-sociology-textbooks-illegal/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_campaign=bf35dbf74c-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_03_06_07_27_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-bde349abf8-651072241 #Education #Fascism
education is the vaccine against future Orange Rapists
#Education #EpsteinFiles #TrumpSteinFiles #politics
What Marketa Vorel witnessed during a trip to Ukraine in 2023 inspired her to create the Sunflower F.U.N.D. to raise money for, “the most urgent needs of civilians and their defenders in Ukraine." So far, she has raised more than $800,000 for the cause. Vorel talked to KUOW’s Angela King about her work.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/anacortes-lawyer-has-raised-800-000-to-support-ukraine
#KUOW #News #Ukraine #Education #Education #War
@AnnaAnthro Albertans are 'rock-solid' in their opposition to the destruction of their #healthcare, #education, and #judiciary systems BUT they are still being dismantled.
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 282
Foraging early in the morning when flowers have not been visited by competing pollinators may mean that the ‘early bee’ achieves extremely high foraging rates.
Many flowers furnish much higher nectar crops at this time.
#bees
#nature #wildlife
#biodiversity #environment
#bumblebees #vegan
#science #education
#worldbeesanctuary #insects
#war #pollinators
“If 168 people, overwhelmingly little girls, were killed in a school bombing in #Israel, there is little doubt it would have been plastered all over major newspapers, led nightly broadcasts, and been asked about on the Sunday #News programs. But—as the over 20,000 dead Palestinian #children killed by a #US-backed, Israeli #genocide in #Gaza affirm—Muslim and Arab life is simply not important, their children’s deaths are simply factored in, they’re collateral damage in a noble #War on #Terror, a perhaps regrettable ‘claim’ that’s always ‘being investigated’ but never held to account, much less elevated to moral outrage or sustained #media scandal.”
#Trump #warcrimes #Iran #education #ethics #journalism #netanyahu
https://www.columnblog.com/p/corporate-media-buries-story-of-us
🖤 For Black History Month, join us in celebrating the first Black classical music composer in France: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
Inspired by the incredible true story of Bologne in 18th century France, Disney's Chevalier takes place during the lead up to the French Revolution. The film sheds light on the realities of France at this time and can ignite student interest in learning more about the French Revolution as well as this remarkable historical figure.
Our free Chevalier Discussion Guide also explores Bologne's legacy; Beginnings, Opportunity, and Excellence; and Race and Identity. For grades 11-12, adult/higher ed.
🔔 This is also a great film for Music in Our Schools Month in March!
#BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #History #Histodons #BlackVoices #Education #Movies #ClassicalMusic #Music #Homeschooling #Disney #ChevalierDeSaintGeorges #FrenchHistory #WorldHistory #FrenchRevolution
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Thumbnail: detail from the film poster for Disney's Chevalier, showing the title character -- Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint George -- a Black musician, composer and fencer in the court of Marie Antoinette.
Video: Official film trailer for Chevalier.
🇨🇦Asked about the illegality of the US-Israeli attack on #Iran , #Carney admits that “it appears that these actions are inconsistent with international #law ,” while simultaneously reaffirming that he supports it “in context.” This is not a principled #foreignpolicy , it is a total mess.
https://x.com/CJPME/status/2028960068272640410
#canada #cdnpoli #elbowsup #markcarney #toronto #montreal #democracy #education #news #socialmedia #mastodon #icc @law @politics @socialmedia #war #resistance
Easily one of the most satisfying interviews I've heard in a long time. Masterclass by Marandi. 👏🏽🔥
#news #Iran #MiddleEast #WestAsia #China #Brics #Multipolarity #lebanon #Hezbollah #Yemen #socialmedia #uspol #cdnpoli #politics #Africa #geopolitics #mastodon #war #imperialism #fascism #trump #eu #usa #canada #markcarney #resistance #law #internationallaw @law @politics @socialmedia #education #media #propaganda #AliKhamenei #NicolasMaduro #Venezuela #Cuba #Palestine #justice #protest #activism
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Reading: ku₄
Meaning: to enter
#Sumerian #assyriology #history #Babylon #education
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Reading: ku₄
Meaning: to enter
I'm pleased to report that I've just submitted the final capstone paper for my master's degree in cybersecurity!
#cybersecurity #infosec #freebsd #bastillebsd #learning #education
Thirty-three people have been charged with first-degree misdemeanor criminal trespass in King County District Court after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied a University of Washington engineering building last May, leaving nearly $1 million in damage, including smashed lab equipment.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/33-charged-in-occupation-and-vandalism-of-university-of-washington-engineering-building
#KUOW #News #Education
Hey everyone, remember that project I am working on called OSES (Open Source Education System)?
(If not: it's a free, open educational program to help people overcome barriers and reach their potential—covering subjects such as critical thinking, psychology, communication, systems thinking & community development. More details in my pinned post: https://autistics.life/@murdoc/114175617261126366)
The project is almost ready for its first alpha release (v0.1)! I'll be putting it online soon for early review and feedback.
However, "OSES" was always a placeholder. I want a name that will appeal to more people, so I need your help choosing one.
Here is a link to a quick survey/poll to vote. The poll will be open for about a week.
https://framaforms.org/project-naming-survey-1772612666
I'll share results and may ask some follow-up questions afterward. Thanks!
#education #OpenEducation #naming #poll #feedback #OER #selfimprovement #CriticalThinking #OSES
🇮🇱 FAD Team claims exfiltration on Israel's WeLearn. #DataBreach #Education #Israel #ThreatIntel
🇫🇷 FAD Team claims exfiltration on France's c génial, leaked data from C Génial. #DataBreach #Education #France #ThreatIntel
Schools shouldn't be training centers for proprietary software.
https://www.korte.co/gyon
#Education #opensource
#Iran has announced that it will allow only #China to pass through the Strait of Hormuz as an expression of gratitude for Beijing’s supportive stance toward Tehran during the war.
The strait has been closed to all other ships without exception, with a clear warning that any unauthorized crossing will be directly targeted by Iranian forces
https://x.com/ChinaNow24/status/2028833053544501711
#solidarity against warmongering
🇺🇸 #imperialism and
#genocide 🇮🇱 #zionism
#News #freepalestine
#economy #ai #tech #education
Ohio school district bans ‘Hate Has No Home Here’ poster over inclusion of rainbow, trans flags
Little Miami School Board deemed the flags to be
https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/02/28/little-miami-poster/#board-of-education #dan-smith #david-wallace #diane-horvath #education #hb-8 #little-miami #little-miami-school-district #little-miami-teachers-association #maineville #mandy-bullock #parents-bill-of-rights #pride-flag #rainbow-flag #rainbows #regina-morgan #transgender-flag #wayne-lyke #wayne-siebert
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Ohio school district bans ‘Hate Has No Home Here’ poster over inclusion of rainbow, trans flags
For the fourth year, ProPublica will invite up to 10 news editors from media companies across the country to participate in a yearlong investigative editing training program, led by our newsroom’s award-winning staff.
Interested? Apply by March 30.
https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-investigative-editor-training-program-2026?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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At least 153 #students killed in strike on Iranian #girls' #school, state media reports
The death toll of a strike on a girls’ school in the southern Iranian city of #Minab has risen to 153, with 95 more people injured, a spox for the country’s #education minister said recently, acc/to Iranian state media.
#US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #warmonger #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/us-israel-iran-attack-03-01-26-intl?post-id=cmm7v6gk1002c3b6rzejbbmwv
Concordia and McGill Universities drop fight against Québec in out-of-province tuition hike case
https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/02/27/concordia-mcgill-drop-case-tuition-hike/
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Les universités Concordia et McGill abandonne la bataille contre Québec au sujet de la hausse des frais de scolarité pour les personnes venant de l’extérieur de la province
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🇧🇷 The Gentlemen claims ransomware attack on Federal University of Sergipe. Threatens publication within 9-10 days. #Ransomware #Education #Brazil #ThreatIntel
📺 https://peer.adalta.social/w/imFxwnVmyj28Da82Fw2Rju
🔗 [🇩🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷](https://p4u.xyz/ID_BCJSB0BW/1)
🔗 [ℹ️](https://lenouveauparadigme.fr/racisme-pour-les-jeunes-la-perte-de-chance-est-bien-systemique/")
Des mécanismes apparemment neutres, de l'orientation scolaire à l'insertion professionnelle, produisent une discrimination systémique qui hypothèque l'avenir d'une partie de la jeunesse.
📺 https://peer.adalta.social/w/e7TN6rKhZ82V747p9zWodL
🔗 [🇩🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷](https://p4u.xyz/ID_BCJSB0BW/1)
🔗 [ℹ️](https://lenouveauparadigme.fr/racisme-pour-les-jeunes-la-perte-de-chance-est-bien-systemique/")
A structural analysis reveals how ostensibly neutral mechanisms in education and employment create cumulative, career-long disadvantages for youth of certain origins.
📺 https://peer.adalta.social/w/jJjbW2arWFL8sddNz36Arg
🔗 [🇩🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷](https://p4u.xyz/ID_BCJSB0BW/1)
🔗 [ℹ️](https://lenouveauparadigme.fr/racisme-pour-les-jeunes-la-perte-de-chance-est-bien-systemique/")
Ein Bericht der Défenseure des droits belegt, wie scheinbar neutrale Mechanismen die Zukunftschancen junger Menschen aufgrund ihrer Herkunft strukturell beschneiden.
Police video shows former WWE CEO #VinceMcMahon [you know, #Trump #Education Secy #LindaMcMahon’s husband] crashing his Bentley at over 100 mph
Newly released police video shows Vince McMahon crashing his Bentley in Connecticut last summer as a state trooper tries to catch up to stop him.
#law #criminal #RecklessEndangerment #idiocracy
https://apnews.com/video/police-video-shows-vince-mcmahons-100-mph-car-crash-in-connecticut-ca2cc75a62ec422aa300c217b2218ae8
So Companies release tools that aren't ready to schools and teachers who don't understand them, so that parents have to figure out what a disaster blind trust in technology really is.
#education #AI
https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2026/02/ai-images-scandalized-a-california-elementary-school-now-the-state-is-pushing-new-safeguards/
Proprietary software didn’t “win” classrooms by accident. It is their sales strategy.
My new blog dives into how vendors turned education into a sales funnel, and why open source can and must catch up.
https://www.korte.co/2026/02/26/open-source-in-education-ending-free-training-for-proprietary-software/
#opensource #education #vendorlockin #digitalsovereignty
@404mediaco « From @RocknRoll_Papy "An educated people is an ungovernable people. -- Adolphe Thiers
But Voltaire wrote also : "It is appropriate that the people be guided and not instructed. When the populace gets involved in reasoning, all is lost."--Voltaire
"Knowledge unfits a man to be a slave."--Frederick Douglass
"An educated and intelligent people cannot be enslaved."--Bruce W. Eelman
DO I NEED TO GO ON?
Microsoft will ramp up its investment in the University of Washington.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/microsoft-promises-more-ai-investments-at-university-of-washington
#KUOW #News #Technology #Education #UniversityOfWashington
🕯️🔈 Physicist Dr. Helen Czerski uses a stethoscope on tree bark and candles in an anechoic chamber to show how #sound is a physical movement of #air molecules. Watch how flames flicker in sync with specific frequencies to make invisible sound waves visible!
#science #fire #trees #stem #physics #nature #trees #audio #forests #education #experiments #tksst #video
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A woman in a red shirt kneels in an anechoic chamber next to a speaker and many small, lit candles on the floor.
🧠🐦 It turns out #birding is more than just a quiet hobby – it’s a high-intensity workout for your #brain.
Scientists found that the expert knowledge needed to tell similar #birds apart creates a "mental scaffolding" that strengthens your memory and might even help protect your brain from aging.
#neuroscience #birdwatching #health #science #nature #biology #education
🇫🇷 LunarisSec claims data breach on France's Claude Bernard University Lyon 1. leaked data. #DataBreach #Education #France #ThreatIntel
Today in Labor History February 24, 1919: U.S. Congress passed a new Child Labor law. However, in 1924, the courts declared it unconstitutional. A similar law passed in 1917. The Supreme Court ruled that one unconstitutional, too. It wasn’t until the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act that modern child labor laws were enforced in the U.S. However, the law never banned child labor in agriculture. Consequently, 500,000 children pick roughly 25% of all the food harvested in the U.S. They often still work 10 or more hours a day. They are exposed to dangerous pesticides and die at a rate five times higher than kids in other industries. Barely half the kids working in agriculture ever finish high school.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #children #childlabor #childabuse #farmworkers #workplacedeath #workplaceinjury #school #education #SCOTUS
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A child labor standards poster from the 1940s. Depicts two children, standing beneath a sign that says “school,” on a path that leads to a school building. Heading reads, “No child under 16 should leave school for gainful employment.” By Unknown author or not provided - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16929343
#education #usa #uspolitics #gunviolence
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Can anybody tell me why schools in Europe have no security?
[Reply]
We have like a whole ocean between us and America... How much more security do you want?
Wanted: open data suitable for a data science project!
Every year, we ask our students 2nd bach to do a project. We give them a (big) dataset (preferably in JSON or a bunch of files combined), ask some research question, and ask them to perform data cleaning and exploration related to that question using #Rstats.
I've used most obvious choices, so I'm turning to Fedi to find new, interesting datasets. If you have no idea, sharing helps too!
Big shout out to Eoin MacRaghnaill from The Wicklow People and @irishindependent for highlighting our urgent fundraising appeal here at World Bee Sanctuary.
Link to help us out:
#bees #nature #wildlife
#worldbeesanctuary
#biodiversity #environment
#vegan #education
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Newspaper headline with image of a flooded lane below.
This story is depressing but there is also a reason for hope in it. Even deeply indoctrinated children* are aware, can sense, that there are bigger things out there. That it's possibly to really know things, not just be told what to think, but to really know.
*in some ways every child is indoctrinated in one way or another.
America is one of the few countries in the world where politicians believe that defunding education is harmless.
While other nations around the world push for higher education standards America scratches its head wondering why it’s being left behind in the global economy.
#education #america #republicans #MAGA #trump #politics #economy #news
Teacher Wins $1M Prize for Turning India’s Slums Into Hundreds of Open-Air Classrooms
Now THAT's a headline.
"The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents"