Language teacher during the week. Fueled by the outdoors, wanderlust, languages, mobile photography... (RTs not necessarily endorsements... @allophile_ on IG)
Tucson, AZ
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5X normal rainfall. This El Niño is jacking everything up.
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72-hour rainfall totals for Mount Lemmon, Mount Graham and the Rincon Mountains are in the 4-7 inch range. #azwx
ALT 72 hour rainfall totals for portions of southeast Arizona.
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⛈️ Monsoon 2026 is in the books. Tucson Airport came in with 5.76" (Normal: 5.69")
Tucson Metro ranged from under 3" (portions of midtown) to over 15" (near Tucson estates).
Most of southeast AZ had near to above normal rainfall. How much rain did you receive? #azwx
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A sobering thread. I'm not entirely sure what to believe, but there are smart and well-informed people in this camp, and we do absolutely need better governance over A.I.
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Any way you want to look at this it’s insane:
“At its peak early this decade, at least 40,000 people in the city were being paid to do other people’s homework, researchers estimated”
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My wife and I are deeply confused about this page from a packet my daughter's teacher sent home.
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R. I. P. Dolly Parton, possessor of many gifts, including wit. ("Dumb blonde jokes don't bother me because I know I'm not dumb and I know I'm not blonde.") I often quote her in my advice on the effort needed to write in clear and simple prose: "You wouldn't believe how much it costs to look this cheap." | Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80 nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/…
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As more and more students begin using A.I. to complete assignments, professors across the country are changing their approach—and losing their hope. “My emotional response to all this is hard to describe, something between disgust and despair,” a history professor writes. “Was it always the case that half of our students would cheat if it were easy enough?” Jay Caspian Kang collects testimonials from 12 faculty members from across the country on how A.I. usage in the classroom has changed their work. Read them here: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/Pc…
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Good example of strategy in life. 90% positioning, 10% explosive execution when the timing is right. Activity without achievement is a false god of the modern world.
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Addiction to short-form videos is associated with reduction of brain activity in the frontal lobe and weakened focus.
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For more than a decade, a seventh-grade math teacher used technology in his classroom. This year, he took the Chromebooks away—and quickly learned how the computers were holding his students back, Jenny Anderson writes. theatln.tc/IVzRfsv5
🎨: The Atlantic. Source: Getty.
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Among the ripple effects of the Iran war: A shorter workweek in Sri Lanka, a shorter school schedule in Laos and shorter showers in South Korea. Thousands of flights canceled, concerts canceled and F1 races canceled. Higher plane fares, longer gas lines. nytimes.com/interactive/2026…
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Me when I have a brilliant idea that I don’t write down because “obviously it’s so good I’ll remember it”
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So far over 120 daily record high temperatures have been set across southeast Arizona during the March 2026 heatwave dating back to the 17th. More record or near record high temperatures are on tap today and Friday. #azwx
ALT An infographic from the National Weather Service in Tucson detailing the historic March 2026 heat wave in southeast Arizona. The image features a dark red sunset background with a data table on the right and explanatory text on the left. The text states that the heat wave shattered daily and monthly records from March 17th to March 25th. It notes that temperatures highlighted in black text represent all-time monthly record highs for those specific locations and that all listed locations have at least 20 years of historical data.
