Charles F. Whittingham
@cfwhittingham.bsky.social
Educator & friend | Left-leaning, culture-first, savoring art, ideas & the small pleasures that make life vivid 🍷📚✨ | Open-minded, supportive of creative expression | Quiet admirer of confidence, charm & effortless grace 🌹 | #Progressive #Humanist
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Libraries are reporting record summer usage. People need spaces where attention isn’t monetized. In a year defined by political volatility, the library remains one of the few institutions that still treats citizens as thinkers.
And I fear it is about air conditioning.
#climate #libraries
And I fear it is about air conditioning.
#climate #libraries
Another item before I retire: The new literacy survey shows early‑grade reading recovery slowing. #education
Goodnight all.
Goodnight all.
September 25, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Another item before I retire: The new literacy survey shows early‑grade reading recovery slowing. #education
Goodnight all.
Goodnight all.
As Autism awareness increases, there is an odd bit of educational history I will share.
"Gifted" classes were long used as repositories for learners on the spectrum. Which is not to say they were not gifted--they were.
Educators were simply not equipped for their styles of learning. 1/2
"Gifted" classes were long used as repositories for learners on the spectrum. Which is not to say they were not gifted--they were.
Educators were simply not equipped for their styles of learning. 1/2
September 25, 2026 at 1:12 AM
As Autism awareness increases, there is an odd bit of educational history I will share.
"Gifted" classes were long used as repositories for learners on the spectrum. Which is not to say they were not gifted--they were.
Educators were simply not equipped for their styles of learning. 1/2
"Gifted" classes were long used as repositories for learners on the spectrum. Which is not to say they were not gifted--they were.
Educators were simply not equipped for their styles of learning. 1/2
A multi‑state audit found special‑education staffing shortages deeper than last year. This is a warning.
September 25, 2026 at 1:06 AM
A multi‑state audit found special‑education staffing shortages deeper than last year. This is a warning.
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Pediatric RSV is climbing. Parents don’t have room for another spike this early in the season and I feel for them.
Keep practicing hygiene we learned in very recent years.
#Health
Keep practicing hygiene we learned in very recent years.
#Health
September 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Pediatric RSV is climbing. Parents don’t have room for another spike this early in the season and I feel for them.
Keep practicing hygiene we learned in very recent years.
#Health
Keep practicing hygiene we learned in very recent years.
#Health
The federal court ruling on student‑data privacy landed today and my firm position is that schools need clearer guardrails, not broader loopholes. #education
September 25, 2026 at 1:01 AM
The federal court ruling on student‑data privacy landed today and my firm position is that schools need clearer guardrails, not broader loopholes. #education
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Dinner With Anyone Living or Dead?
Keen observer both of human psyche and of society and its trajectory, he had stores of insight to share. Unmatched sensitivity and devotion to classical education makes him a leading candidate.
#Eliot
Keen observer both of human psyche and of society and its trajectory, he had stores of insight to share. Unmatched sensitivity and devotion to classical education makes him a leading candidate.
#Eliot
September 23, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Dinner With Anyone Living or Dead?
Keen observer both of human psyche and of society and its trajectory, he had stores of insight to share. Unmatched sensitivity and devotion to classical education makes him a leading candidate.
#Eliot
Keen observer both of human psyche and of society and its trajectory, he had stores of insight to share. Unmatched sensitivity and devotion to classical education makes him a leading candidate.
#Eliot
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Such a bizarre boy-man-child. Something of the alien in his face. You see it too?
-Involved in Iran diplomacy; critics say he pushed conflict or undermined deals (2026 reporting). 7/7
#FuckOff #Epstein #Kushner #Israel #Bibi #Gaza
#Trump #Panama #Greenland #Venezuela #GreatestAlly
#FuckOff #Epstein #Kushner #Israel #Bibi #Gaza
#Trump #Panama #Greenland #Venezuela #GreatestAlly
September 23, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Such a bizarre boy-man-child. Something of the alien in his face. You see it too?
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The "UnverifiedOver50K" Extortion Scheme🤑
Money grubbing bastard trying to guilt manipulate us into PAYING TO GET VERIFIED????
Fuck him. And fuck his lists.
#Greed #Blackmail
@automated-lists.bsky.social
@jeffbach.bsky.social
Money grubbing bastard trying to guilt manipulate us into PAYING TO GET VERIFIED????
Fuck him. And fuck his lists.
#Greed #Blackmail
@automated-lists.bsky.social
@jeffbach.bsky.social
September 23, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The "UnverifiedOver50K" Extortion Scheme🤑
Money grubbing bastard trying to guilt manipulate us into PAYING TO GET VERIFIED????
Fuck him. And fuck his lists.
#Greed #Blackmail
@automated-lists.bsky.social
@jeffbach.bsky.social
Money grubbing bastard trying to guilt manipulate us into PAYING TO GET VERIFIED????
Fuck him. And fuck his lists.
#Greed #Blackmail
@automated-lists.bsky.social
@jeffbach.bsky.social
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Loyalty is for loved ones.
Charity is for strangers.
Patriotism is to enslave.
Charity is for strangers.
Patriotism is to enslave.
September 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Loyalty is for loved ones.
Charity is for strangers.
Patriotism is to enslave.
Charity is for strangers.
Patriotism is to enslave.
September 13, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I don’t mind disagreement.
I mind the refusal to distinguish between preference and principle.
Please excuse my ranting.
I mind the refusal to distinguish between preference and principle.
Please excuse my ranting.
September 13, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I don’t mind disagreement.
I mind the refusal to distinguish between preference and principle.
Please excuse my ranting.
I mind the refusal to distinguish between preference and principle.
Please excuse my ranting.
The alarm was sounded quite some time ago.
Sam Altman and Elon Musk are agreeing with Anthropic’s Dario Amodei saying we need to slow down AI development.
As much as I wish that’d make me hopeful, I can’t help but wonder what horrifying incident happened behind the scenes to lead to it.
As much as I wish that’d make me hopeful, I can’t help but wonder what horrifying incident happened behind the scenes to lead to it.
September 13, 2026 at 12:18 AM
The alarm was sounded quite some time ago.
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Civic literacy is a minimum requirement for living in a place that pretends to be self‑governing. #education
September 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Civic literacy is a minimum requirement for living in a place that pretends to be self‑governing. #education
I do continually hear rumors of his fall. They do not seem to stick.
Trump’s sweeping DOJ investigation into his political foes was just thrown into turmoil after a prosecutor abruptly resigned.
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September 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
I do continually hear rumors of his fall. They do not seem to stick.
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I do not remember the last time the United States hosted a war to defend itself on its own soil.
We do a whole lot of 'defending ourselves' via offensives in far off lands.
We do a whole lot of 'defending ourselves' via offensives in far off lands.
September 12, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I do not remember the last time the United States hosted a war to defend itself on its own soil.
We do a whole lot of 'defending ourselves' via offensives in far off lands.
We do a whole lot of 'defending ourselves' via offensives in far off lands.
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You learn a lot about a loved one or colleague when they are tired, scared, or inconvenienced.
That’s when what they most wish to conceal appears.
However, that ought be the time my patience and understanding appear as well.
That’s when what they most wish to conceal appears.
However, that ought be the time my patience and understanding appear as well.
September 12, 2026 at 4:29 AM
You learn a lot about a loved one or colleague when they are tired, scared, or inconvenienced.
That’s when what they most wish to conceal appears.
However, that ought be the time my patience and understanding appear as well.
That’s when what they most wish to conceal appears.
However, that ought be the time my patience and understanding appear as well.
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September 12, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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September 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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The country’s institutions are badly neglected.
Maintenance is not a romantic concept, but it’s the only one that works.
Example: Public libraries, parks and offices ought to be a point of civic pride. Nearly things around which we rally.
Maintenance is not a romantic concept, but it’s the only one that works.
Example: Public libraries, parks and offices ought to be a point of civic pride. Nearly things around which we rally.
September 13, 2026 at 12:09 AM
The country’s institutions are badly neglected.
Maintenance is not a romantic concept, but it’s the only one that works.
Example: Public libraries, parks and offices ought to be a point of civic pride. Nearly things around which we rally.
Maintenance is not a romantic concept, but it’s the only one that works.
Example: Public libraries, parks and offices ought to be a point of civic pride. Nearly things around which we rally.
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You don’t need a title to act like an adult. You just need to finish what you start and tell the truth.
#accountability
#accountability
September 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM
You don’t need a title to act like an adult. You just need to finish what you start and tell the truth.
#accountability
#accountability
I keep seeing policy framed as personality. That’s how you lose a republic: by confusing governance with charisma.
As low-brow as his rhetoric continues to be, I blame voters for being charmed by Trump's slick delivery and confusing quips for wisdom.
As low-brow as his rhetoric continues to be, I blame voters for being charmed by Trump's slick delivery and confusing quips for wisdom.
September 13, 2026 at 12:07 AM
I keep seeing policy framed as personality. That’s how you lose a republic: by confusing governance with charisma.
As low-brow as his rhetoric continues to be, I blame voters for being charmed by Trump's slick delivery and confusing quips for wisdom.
As low-brow as his rhetoric continues to be, I blame voters for being charmed by Trump's slick delivery and confusing quips for wisdom.
The voting poor are always remembered during election season.
From the Nauseating Files:
Every candidate suddenly discovered “working families.” Amazing how relatable people get when microphones appear.
Groveling pigs.
#ElectionSeason
Every candidate suddenly discovered “working families.” Amazing how relatable people get when microphones appear.
Groveling pigs.
#ElectionSeason
September 13, 2026 at 12:06 AM
The voting poor are always remembered during election season.