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@enephdee

Biologist, veterans advocate & labor union enthusiast. Rutgers PhD. New Englander. Cleared CIF for the last time.

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Another needed to be able to submit in-class assignments digitally rather than writing out anything by hand. Accommodations lower a barrier for our students and allow everyone the opportunity to succeed. This article is gross

04.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And these accommodations are not all extra time or quiet testing environment (not that there is a single thing wrong with those!) - I had a student who could not sit on a backless lab stool and required a traditional chair with a tall back.

04.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m glad more students are getting access to accommodations that help them succeed!

04.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely not. Innocent!

04.03.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reserve and National Guard troops have proportionally born far more of the brunt of combat losses over the past few years, from the USAR casualties in Jordan in 2024, the IAARNG soldiers killed in Syria in December, and now this

03.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 206 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I am happy you guys are posting here! Would you please include alt text with your images, so people using a screenreader can participate in the discussion?

03.03.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

theyre just all so fucking stupid and we were told we had to be respectful and treat their stupid fucking opinions seriously even though we knew its all bull shit and now here we are

03.03.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 4985 πŸ” 1037 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 37

hey guys quick question. does anyone know what’s going on. with anything

03.03.2026 03:27 πŸ‘ 1238 πŸ” 197 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 21

He got bitten and it’s getting harder to hide it from the rest of us

Source: every zombie movie ever made

02.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of a Facebook post (sorry) by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont. The text reads:

β€œWe're sending Connecticut Department of Transportation crews to support Governor Maura Healey and Governor Dan McKee as they recover from this historic storm. We've been in their shoes before and we'll always answer the call to help our neighbors. New England shows up for each other when it matters most.”

A screenshot of a Facebook post (sorry) by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont. The text reads: β€œWe're sending Connecticut Department of Transportation crews to support Governor Maura Healey and Governor Dan McKee as they recover from this historic storm. We've been in their shoes before and we'll always answer the call to help our neighbors. New England shows up for each other when it matters most.”

Connecticut DOT will be there soon!

#nutmegsky

25.02.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Poem in the Shape of the Poet Beating Henry Kissinger to Death with Their Bare Hands by Felix

25.02.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 5303 πŸ” 1934 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 68

I’m relieved that Mr. Pushy is now in Providence

25.02.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

One time I was canvassing in western Connecticut and I spoke with an unaffiliated voter whose single issue was the can/bottle redemption regulations in the state

24.02.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I still have stress dreams about Army basic training, which was in 2003 for me

24.02.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Acetaminophen if by land, ibuprofen if by sea

24.02.2026 12:17 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Cursed math

24.02.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Two acres, in Oxford

19.02.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".

A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".

2026 basically

18.02.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 40976 πŸ” 10908 πŸ’¬ 312 πŸ“Œ 340

*sobs in Connecticut*

18.02.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Benny loves pb&j *and* balls? He’s a man of refined taste

10.02.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m so fucking tired man

09.02.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming

09.02.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 6012 πŸ” 1788 πŸ’¬ 107 πŸ“Œ 925

GM: Charisma check.

Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]

GM: that’s a d6 how did you

Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

07.02.2026 05:01 πŸ‘ 33618 πŸ” 6994 πŸ’¬ 220 πŸ“Œ 183
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Child at the podium: β€œA woo woo woo.”

Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our cityβ€”and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.

06.02.2026 04:11 πŸ‘ 42867 πŸ” 7412 πŸ’¬ 1063 πŸ“Œ 1882
Screenshot of a map and table listing ICE warehouse purchase data.

Screenshot of a map and table listing ICE warehouse purchase data.

🚨 New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US.

Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.

Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...

04.02.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 2855 πŸ” 1878 πŸ’¬ 100 πŸ“Œ 130

We've been having this conversion about how a certain kind of man feels entitled to women and their bodies and I think we're a little past the time when we should be having a conservation about how some of those men work for news organizations and they don't think what Trump is doing is wrong

05.02.2026 01:11 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The longer you look at it, the weirder it gets. Are those skylights in a converted closet? Why is that second ceiling fan there? Why are the doors like that?

04.02.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: β€œHe might have thought β€˜how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said β€˜this site was not subject to local zoning.’”

04.02.2026 06:43 πŸ‘ 8771 πŸ” 3821 πŸ’¬ 165 πŸ“Œ 792

It will never not be wild to me that they make hurting other people their entire personality

04.02.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I wish I could have been a fly on the wall when his team discussed and ultimately decided to send it to me. Amazing stuff

04.02.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0