Dr. Jared Hall
@jaredrhall.bsky.social
Educator based in West Hartford, Connecticut. Interests: meaningful learning, history, philosophy, technology, and the future of our 🌏. He/him/他.
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Trump tomato tariffs could spell the end of free chips, salsa at restaurants
The 17% tariff on Mexican tomato imports, combined with bad weather in Florida and Mexico, has caused the price of salsa ingredients to spike in recent months.
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October 3, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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Trump critics often seem too passive as they count down to eventual Democratic control of Congress and the White House. But Canada has long been an important ally and a good neighbor. Where's the grassroots effort to counteract brazenly illegal tariffs *now*? Buy Canadian goods; vacation up north!
September 8, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Trump critics often seem too passive as they count down to eventual Democratic control of Congress and the White House. But Canada has long been an important ally and a good neighbor. Where's the grassroots effort to counteract brazenly illegal tariffs *now*? Buy Canadian goods; vacation up north!
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This is demonstrably, measurably improving the health of the people who live there. Most notably, it increases the respiratory *& cognitive* health of children. They literally do better in school.
If this country really gave a shit about children, this would be at the top of the public-policy list.
If this country really gave a shit about children, this would be at the top of the public-policy list.
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
September 3, 2026 at 7:20 PM
This is demonstrably, measurably improving the health of the people who live there. Most notably, it increases the respiratory *& cognitive* health of children. They literally do better in school.
If this country really gave a shit about children, this would be at the top of the public-policy list.
If this country really gave a shit about children, this would be at the top of the public-policy list.
When racism overwhelms learning at a local Board of Education meeting
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My First Board of Education Meeting
I Came Curious about My Child’s School; I Discovered One of the Board Members Needed Police Protection from Hate
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September 3, 2026 at 4:02 AM
When racism overwhelms learning at a local Board of Education meeting
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Nicht gut.
Far-right AfD "on track to win the vote in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, and could even potentially achieve an absolute majority. Such an outcome in the eastern German state would augur the first far-right government taking power at that level since 1945."
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Far-right AfD "on track to win the vote in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, and could even potentially achieve an absolute majority. Such an outcome in the eastern German state would augur the first far-right government taking power at that level since 1945."
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AfD Election Fears Stoke Alarm Among German Business Leaders
Just days before the far-right AfD clinches a possible election triumph, German executives are warning of the economic damage that its extremism might wreak.
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September 2, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Nicht gut.
Far-right AfD "on track to win the vote in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, and could even potentially achieve an absolute majority. Such an outcome in the eastern German state would augur the first far-right government taking power at that level since 1945."
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Far-right AfD "on track to win the vote in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, and could even potentially achieve an absolute majority. Such an outcome in the eastern German state would augur the first far-right government taking power at that level since 1945."
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More colleges and universities are charging undergraduates over $100,000 for tuition, housing, books and fees. Fifteen schools cost six figures now, whereas a year ago there were only two, according to the Princeton Review.
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September 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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In the @financialtimes.com, @ranaforoohar.bsky.social unpacks why "Americans feel they have lost their agency"
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August 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM
In the @financialtimes.com, @ranaforoohar.bsky.social unpacks why "Americans feel they have lost their agency"
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Yaoyi Kusama dies at 97. Pathbreaking artist and fan of cats, polka dots, and ending unnecessary wars . . .
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August 28, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Yaoyi Kusama dies at 97. Pathbreaking artist and fan of cats, polka dots, and ending unnecessary wars . . .
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"The tomb of Cao Cao, a warlord during the Three Kingdoms period (220–280), ha[s] been inundated with ibuprofen—one of which was accompanied by a heartfelt instruction: 'General Cao, these are to help with your migraines. Take half a tablet when the pain strikes'."
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Underground No More: China’s ‘History Fangirls’ Stand Up
One of China’s hottest idols is a 1,700-year-old emperor. Another is his dad. China’s “history fangirls” are chasing celebrities through bookstores and tomb complexes nationwide.
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August 28, 2026 at 12:11 PM
"The tomb of Cao Cao, a warlord during the Three Kingdoms period (220–280), ha[s] been inundated with ibuprofen—one of which was accompanied by a heartfelt instruction: 'General Cao, these are to help with your migraines. Take half a tablet when the pain strikes'."
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We ask naturalized citizens to swear an oath that native-born citizens never take. Some are now plotting to treat that oath as grounds for suspicion.
August 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
We ask naturalized citizens to swear an oath that native-born citizens never take. Some are now plotting to treat that oath as grounds for suspicion.
I'm not sure if this is *quite* what folks mean when they call for a new generation of leadership, but this kid seems pretty all right.
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Meet Dean Roy, the 15-Year-Old Running for Vermont Governor and Ready for ‘Impact’
Dean Roy, 15, will appear on the ballot in November as a third-party candidate. He said his generation’s concerns, like affordability and climate change, have been ignored for too long.
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August 26, 2026 at 8:40 PM
I'm not sure if this is *quite* what folks mean when they call for a new generation of leadership, but this kid seems pretty all right.
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Marcus questions magical thinking about AI's implications for medicine.
If AIs were better optimized for biological systems and research would at least show these AI bohemeths were interested in trying to do good.
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If AIs were better optimized for biological systems and research would at least show these AI bohemeths were interested in trying to do good.
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No, Dario Amodei, we will not be curing cancer and “most human disease” in five to ten years
What Amodei left out
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August 17, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Marcus questions magical thinking about AI's implications for medicine.
If AIs were better optimized for biological systems and research would at least show these AI bohemeths were interested in trying to do good.
garymarcus.substack.com/p/no-dario-a...
If AIs were better optimized for biological systems and research would at least show these AI bohemeths were interested in trying to do good.
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Rather beautifully, Professor Mahmood Mamdani's dedication in "Neither Settler Nor Native" is to his trail-blazing son, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
He quotes the revolutionary Chinese writer Lu Xun's famous concluding lines in "Hometown":
「其實地上本沒有路，走的人多了，也便成了路。」
-魯迅，故鄉
#everynightapoem
He quotes the revolutionary Chinese writer Lu Xun's famous concluding lines in "Hometown":
「其實地上本沒有路，走的人多了，也便成了路。」
-魯迅，故鄉
#everynightapoem
June 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Rather beautifully, Professor Mahmood Mamdani's dedication in "Neither Settler Nor Native" is to his trail-blazing son, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
He quotes the revolutionary Chinese writer Lu Xun's famous concluding lines in "Hometown":
「其實地上本沒有路，走的人多了，也便成了路。」
-魯迅，故鄉
#everynightapoem
He quotes the revolutionary Chinese writer Lu Xun's famous concluding lines in "Hometown":
「其實地上本沒有路，走的人多了，也便成了路。」
-魯迅，故鄉
#everynightapoem
Charles Fain Lehman in @theatlantic.com provides rare and necessary balance in debate over Flock cameras. Comments to article suggest he may not be grappling with all the downsides, but still worth a read.
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In Defense of Flock
Police cameras can help make the criminal-justice system both fairer and less punitive—if we let them.
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August 14, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Charles Fain Lehman in @theatlantic.com provides rare and necessary balance in debate over Flock cameras. Comments to article suggest he may not be grappling with all the downsides, but still worth a read.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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After canvassing for @lukebronin.bsky.social, my nine year old is glued to the primary results.
August 12, 2026 at 12:51 AM
After canvassing for @lukebronin.bsky.social, my nine year old is glued to the primary results.
Great to meet @lukebronin.bsky.social at Elizabeth Park yesterday evening, the next member of Congress for CT-1!
August 6, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Great to meet @lukebronin.bsky.social at Elizabeth Park yesterday evening, the next member of Congress for CT-1!
Reflections on Andrew Meyer's To Rule All Under Heaven
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+ Complex era captured in 1 volume
+ Outstanding scholarship
+ Fresh look at origins of philosophical categories
- Fantastical tales of elites > archaeological social/cultural insights
- Flurry of names/events
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+ Complex era captured in 1 volume
+ Outstanding scholarship
+ Fresh look at origins of philosophical categories
- Fantastical tales of elites > archaeological social/cultural insights
- Flurry of names/events
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August 6, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Reflections on Andrew Meyer's To Rule All Under Heaven
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
+ Complex era captured in 1 volume
+ Outstanding scholarship
+ Fresh look at origins of philosophical categories
- Fantastical tales of elites > archaeological social/cultural insights
- Flurry of names/events
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
+ Complex era captured in 1 volume
+ Outstanding scholarship
+ Fresh look at origins of philosophical categories
- Fantastical tales of elites > archaeological social/cultural insights
- Flurry of names/events
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I'm starting to suspect that my tax dollars are going to munitions I'll never use, either
Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Mamdani's city-owned grocery stores are a socialist trap | Opinion
No matter how good Zohran Mamdani makes grocery affordability sound, he's selling New Yorkers the same broken promise that has failed everywhere else.
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August 3, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I'm starting to suspect that my tax dollars are going to munitions I'll never use, either
AI chip count "expected to double roughly every nine months, putting the world on pace to have about 200 million of the chips by the end of 2028—10 times current levels."
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July 29, 2026 at 2:55 PM
AI chip count "expected to double roughly every nine months, putting the world on pace to have about 200 million of the chips by the end of 2028—10 times current levels."
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The End of Reading Is Here - The Atlantic share.google/e9aR6fSRbSH6...
The End of Reading Is Here
Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.
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July 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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A few thoughts on Lyndsey Stonebridge's new-ish book, "We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt's Lessons in Love and Disobedience" (2024). www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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June 23, 2026 at 4:35 AM
A few thoughts on Lyndsey Stonebridge's new-ish book, "We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt's Lessons in Love and Disobedience" (2024). www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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This week on the Sinica Podcast, I speak with historian Andrew Seth Meyer about his wonderful new book "To Rule All Under Heaven: A History of Classical China from Confucius to the First Emperor." Relevance schmelevance. This was a fun convo! 👇
May 21, 2026 at 2:53 PM
This week on the Sinica Podcast, I speak with historian Andrew Seth Meyer about his wonderful new book "To Rule All Under Heaven: A History of Classical China from Confucius to the First Emperor." Relevance schmelevance. This was a fun convo! 👇