finally finished βthe art of logicβ (had to take a brain break) and now itβs time for more math
@avokaitotoast
internet hag (27) yapping about books, civil rights, & more β they/them (unapologetic typo enthusiast) ποΈStoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/avokaitotoast πNon-Fic Master List: https://tinyurl.com/Non-Fic-Master-Doc
finally finished βthe art of logicβ (had to take a brain break) and now itβs time for more math
almost done with βthe art of logic in an illogical worldβ by @dreugeniacheng.bsky.social and itβs healing the 15 y/o who decided to speed run (then burn out massively) calculus π€
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i will always love a gallery wall
okay restarted the scarf but i think this is pretty great for no pattern and kinda bs-ing the cording
never mind i just saw an i cord video and now i have to restart bc it looks too easy
who even neeeeeeds a pattern or row counting or even stitches or cording or correct increases
who even neeeeeeds a pattern or row counting or even stitches or cording or correct increases
like wanna bet? (not gonna try and i cord bc idk how and i donβt care to learn how lol)
my red flag is that after seeing the sophie scarf/hood like twice i think i could make one without the pattern perfectly
yep
* nation-wide
* he wants a big celebration on july 4 2026 (250th βbdayβ of the us)
* bi-weekly annual education broadcast for 2026
* historical info at national parks, monuments, etc must be βcorrectβ
* education βactivitiesβ that promote patriotic education
* DEI things
* basically white privileged βdoesnβt existβ and saying it does is discriminatoryβ¦ somehow.
* white americans should stop caring about the past
* anything that βdirectly or indirectlyβ supports DEI is a no-go
* teachers
* any support of a child that is not supportive of the curriculum = legal issue
* by April 29th a strategy to βend indoctrinationβ will be presented
* by May 29th they will establish the 1776 commission
* advisory board picked by trump
* k-12 curriculum
* βpatriotic admirationβ
* βcorrectβ history
* presidential award to students who know the βcorrectβ history
currently kids are being βforced to accept ideologiesβ which βerodes [their] critical thinkingβ, so we have to change, here are the changes:
i read the entire executive order so you donβt have to
hereβs the tldr
noooooo π«‘
*do not confuse calm with apathy.
weβre on number 4 of βtaking things away to cause fearβ fyi
1. tiktok
2. colombia tariff sitch
3. grant holds
4. obergefell v. hodges (ip)
these are tactical and meant to cause widespread panic. take care of yourself and remain calm*. calm is much more powerful and productive.
quote: βI like to think that we still all have that infinite curiosity inside us, which is why Wikipedia is so popular and why so many of us are prone to falling down Wikipedia wormholes. You know the kind, where you keep clicking on more links to read more articles and understand more things.β
via The Art of Logic in an Illogical World (Eugenia Cheng)
naurrrr
you can save a feed that collects all of your tweets with the pin emoji ! it makes a makeshift bookmarks area essentially so that you can easily go back to find something instead of digging through likes
keep hearing the guys in my cafe say βtrumpβ and i canβt hear enough i just wanna know if this is a βwtf is happening convoβ or whatβ¦.
A digital graphic with a beige background, 15 book covers are on it across 3 lines and text at the bottom reads "Non-fiction" in black capitalised serif font. The books, starting at the top left are as follows: The Palestine Laboratory by Anthony Loewenstein, This Arab Is Queer edited by Elias Jahshan, They Called Me A Lioness by Ahed Tamimi and Dena Takruri, Ten Myths About Israel by Ilan Paper, Maus by Art Spiegelman, Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong, Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Disfigured by Amanda Leduc, My Body Is Distant by Paige Maylott, They Called Us Enemy by George Takei in collaboration with Eisinger, Scott & Becker, None Of The Above by Travis Alabanza, The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye, I'm Afraid Of Men by Vivek Shraya, How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones, How Westminster Works And Why It Doesn't by Ian Dunt
I know my bio says "Lover of all things Speculative fiction" and I promise at some point I'll give you more specfic recs but rn I'm loving non-fiction and wanted to share 15 of my essential reading non-fiction recs π€π
I do have more so lmk if you want a part 2 βοΈ
#nonficbooksky #booksky #nonfiction
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iβm researching rn but just thought iβd shoot my shot and see if anyone had recs lol
or scholarly articles/publications so exotically regarding how engaging in learning helps create neural pathways associated w positive experiences (helps w anxiety/dread/panic/etc)
wild card but anyone know any good books about neuro plasticity/pathway building? ty π«‘
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online thrifting books is hard π₯² (mistakes happen - just hoping itβs an easy resolution lol)
one of my top fave books ever π€π€π€