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Trace as sum of eigenvalues and determinant as product of eigenvalues is one of my most favorite things about linear algebra!! It’s not about memorizing formulas (all of my assessments allow “cheat sheets”) but about exposure to the beauty of mathematics.

Because it literally takes 5 minutes to teach the concept and it can then immediately be used in the 2x2 eigenvalue formula (not to mention the useful numerical linear algebra applications later on)

Shows a 2200 day streak in Duolingo

#lifelonglearning aprendo español desde hace 2200 días!

Opinion | Nine Law Firms Surrendered. Four Law Firms Won.

"Core to their error was the misplaced belief that capitulation might be unsavory but that it was the most promising strategy. Instead, it was doomed from the start."

Looks like Uncle Drunky can't even cow the group formerly known as the Boy Scouts into submission.

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

When the Supreme Court allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned because agents will “promptly let the individual go.”

For these Americans, that wasn’t true.

(Published Oct. 2025)

Screen shot from Duolingo in Spanish. “he has been the worst president “ (ha sido el peor presidente)

A photo illustration of the shadow of President Donald Trump is cast on the wall as he selects a new tool from toolbox on a desk with a broken hammer lying discarded on it.

ED’s DEI Guidance Is Dead, but Trump’s Crackdown Isn’t

Diversity advocates say the courts have been clear—Trump has no justification to ban DEI. But other legal experts say the administration has plenty of other tools it can use to accomplish the same goal. https://bit.ly/4aCtZsn

#EDUSky #HigherEd

Fundraising text messages from Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico within 5 minutes of each other sent to my cellphone.

Why do campaigns do this? Note the time stamps! (Messages arrived within 5 minutes of each other.) I live in Poughkeepsie NY not Austin Texas. #TXsen

In the general election, you either vote for the Democrat or you help MAGA stay in power. It's that simple.

May I introduce you to Peter F. Hamilton (Nights Dawn trilogy, Pandora’s Star/Judas Unchained, Great North Road, etc etc). Very long, military sci fi space operas usually with highly intelligent often violent aliens and very interesting technologies… #bestbooks

– rainbowR conference

@lgbtmath.org check out the online conference/workshop for #LGBT users of the R software package Wednesday and Thursday conference.rainbowr.org

It's Official: the Cybertruck is More Explosive than the Ford Pinto - FuelArc News We now have a full year of data for the Cybertruck, and a strange preponderance of headlines about Cybertrucks exploding into flames, including several fatalities. That’s more than enough data to comp...

The Ford Pinto had a death rate of 85 people for 10 million cars sold. The Cybertruck hasn't sold 10 million, but the fatality rate so far maths out to 1,452 people killed per 10 million sold.

The Cybertruck may be the deadliest road car, for the occupants, ever sold.

fuelarc.com/evs/its-offi...

Wow… when is the last time a tournament DECREASED prize money? Will Indian Wells be a harbinger of other tournaments following suit?

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

A number of months ago, many Americans online—myself included—began telling foreign nationals to stop coming to the United States (for now) for their own safety. The events described below are exactly why.

Stay away from America, friends. Don't come here.

DHS pausing TSA PreCheck, Global Entry programs amid funding lapse The suspension is set to start at 6 a.m. ET Sunday, a DHS spokesperson said.

BREAKING: DHS is pausing TSA PreCheck and Global Entry programs amid its funding lapse.

Thank you for this thread so I can see who to block.

Today’s #SaturdayNightMovie was “The Secret Agent” starring Wagner Moura. The film is nominated for 4 #2026AcademyAwards including Best Picture. It’s very casually paced (until the last 15 minutes or so), set in 1970s Brazil with a very 1970 cinematic aesthetic. Does great job depicting corruption.

ICE abandons plan to build detention facility in Chester, assemblyman says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will allegedly scrap a controversial plan to bring an immigration detention facility to the village of Chester.

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Wow! That was the most impressive racquet smash I have ever seen! #FilsAlcaraz

Judge Goodwin: "An anonymous government is no government at all. It cannot be held accountable. A masked agent freely uses force without justifying his actions, and the public cannot name him to challenge his conduct. A regime of secret policing has no place in our society."

“My Octopus Teacher” (2020, Netflix) was the straw for me (and Tchaikovsky’s “Children of Ruin” contributed as well).

I don’t believe in souls but I do believe in sentience!

#DoNotEatOctopus

This is good news, but the Department of Justice has also put out statements that it thinks all DEI is illegal discrimination so that is where the current fight is located. Institutions that complied in advance can continue to do so by pointing at DOJ (and EEOC) legal stances.

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.

This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

Yes the House role was baffling… why two actors?

I’m curious about this as well. I’m not a horror person so avoided his work for a long time but I loved 11/22/63 and have read all the Holly Gibney books as well as The Institute, Billy Summers, and Fairy Tale. He’s an amazing storyteller but I have been afraid to read the Dark Tower books.

I’ll be there!

After police reforms, Virginia traffic stops increase — Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism Law enforcement data from the 2020 Community Policing Act sheds light on traffic enforcement across the Commonwealth

'Virginia law enforcement officers conducted more than 1.24 million stops last year, a 7% increase from 2024 .... The records also show a familiar pattern: the likelihood of being stopped or searched still varies by race, despite reforms meant to curb those disparities.'

Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery at 20 and was a trailblazer for future freethinkers. While Douglass's exact birth date is unknown, he chose to celebrate each year on February 14.

#ffrf #frederickdouglass #bhm #blackhistorymonth