Jen Garrett-Ostermiller

Google data center water estimates go public, residents in Roanoke and Botetourt react A proposed Google data center campus in Botetourt County could use between 2 million and 8 million gallons of drinking water per day, according to an executed agreement between the developer and the W...

one google data center in virginia

two million gallons of water per day

information only released under court order & risk of contempt

Screenshot of the title page of an article published in the journal "Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition" titled "Deliberate Memory Strategy Development: The Interplay of Children’s Self-Regulated Learning Abilities and Teachers’ Cognitive Processing Language."

Important study suggesting a link between teachers' use of language rich in strategy suggestions, metacognitive references, and discussion of memory and students' better self-regulated learning behavior growth across first and second grade. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
doi.org/10.1037/mac0...

For reference.

“We bombed a school and killed all 100+ students inside because an AI chatbot said it was a military facility” is yet another true thing you can’t say to offline normies without sounding like a crazy person

One of the things that I think will puzzle future historians is how a man who inspired such fanatical cult-like loyalty also made no secret of the fact of his utter contempt for his fans and his total indifference to what happened to them.

they knew they could get away with it because they practiced all those times on the “narco-terrorist” boats, where they also killed the survivors, and nobody sent them to The Hague about it so they are running completely unchecked right now with full use of the arsenal. I do not know how this ends

I looked up recently what the success rate for LLMs tuned for doing accounting is because that’s an ideal use case and it was like below 70% which is super unacceptable, like if your accountant fucked up that much you’d go to prison.

the discovery process in lawsuits against doge is not going to be kind to them, these guys ruined a lot of people’s livelihoods for the most arbitrary and capricious of reasons, and those people are going to remember that

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.

this country's so evil

Why Boys Are Behind in Reading at Every Age

Setting aside elementary curriculum & instruction for the moment, we've known for decades much of what it takes to encourage reading in and out of school by secondary students regardless of gender, and instead of doing this, we've plied them with edtech, apps, test prep, and devices they carry 24/7.

Teaching exercise that is helpful with my policy students. Based on the solution, hiring this fella to a fancy position and giving him $$$ in this environment, what is the root of skepticism with higher ed that Yale is attempting to solve? Whose skepticism do they seek to assuage?

Unfriendly reminder, AI is being used to destroy trust. Do not normalize the use of AI. AI can not reliably enhance videos or low-quality images.

This is the quiet replacement of reality. Do not let this be normalized.

Storytelling in STEM: connecting concepts, confidence and identity Designing STEM classrooms that encourage students to reflect on their progress and share their stories takes intention, but the pay-off is enormous: more engaged, capable and confident learners

Designing #STEM classrooms where students pause to reflect on their progress and share their learning stories takes intention – but the impact is huge: more engaged, capable and confident learners: https://ow.ly/OH5350XRW4s #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

I often say "who would want to be a higher ed Provost/President in today's climate?" I have known Brian a long time and can imagine the incredible value he and his colleagues bring to leadership development. This is the kind of support that seems essential for #highered leaders, today.

The overlap between places we want to dominate and places that have oil is striking

Ballots, tax returns and other important mail may not get postmarked the day you turn it in, Postal Service warns | CNN Politics If you rely on postmarks when casting your ballot, filing your taxes or paying bills, a new US Postal Service rule makes it clear that you should plan ahead.

Why isn't there more shouting about this? This is the USPS undermining mail-in ballots. They find every opportunity to subvert voting and democracy.
Ballots, tax returns and other important mail may not get postmarked the day you turn it in, USPS warns
www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/p...

No wonder they wanted colonialism off our syllabi

In 2026 let’s normalize masking for public health.

If we could admit that with healthcare being gutted, vaccine access restricted and previously eradicated diseases coming back… having an extra layer like a respirator makes good sense.

Let’s also normalize not mocking people who mask!

Predicting that some universities will soon pledge to provide AI-free instruction, and that this will be an advantage in recruiting and training top students

once again the best trump rejoinder is “fuck you, make me”

All my admiration to the great @robinince.bsky.social, watching this guy quote James Baldwin and Audrey Lorde as he resigns from the BBC in solidarity with trans people makes me want to stand up and cheer

this encapsulates the essential relationship between the people running universities, the people doing academic work in universities, and the people looking to smash and grab as much as possible from universities while we're on the way down

Smart thread on larger issues plaguing the world of research and knowledge production- and how reliance on AI for manuscript reviews is a symptom of these larger issues

At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo

I’m not sure why AI is so prominent in this article since a historian did the lion’s share of the archival digging and AI simply verified what experts already confirmed.

At Last, a Name for the Murderous Face in a Holocaust Photo www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/s...

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