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@shanaka86 Wait. Explosions over Jerusalem. And Iran fired back. Because, during political discussions Israel and America bombed Iran. Hitting other countries but destroying nothing sends a message: I can hit back. But you knew all that.

Iran just fired missiles at five countries simultaneously. Here is what actually happened to each of them. Bahrain. Confirmed hit on the US Navy Fifth Fleet headquarters. Bahrain’s own state news agency reported the strike. No casualty figures released yet. This is the command center for every American naval operation in the Persian Gulf. It was struck. UAE. Multiple missiles intercepted by Emirati air defenses. One civilian killed in Abu Dhabi from falling debris. The UAE defense ministry confirmed the intercepts. The Emirates just absorbed an act of war on its sovereign territory from a country it shares a maritime border with. Qatar. Missile intercepted. Zero damage. The Qatari Interior Ministry confirmed. The same country Iran just attacked is the country that hosted Al Udeid for twenty years as a gesture of regional balance. That balance ended this morning. Kuwait. KUNA state news agency confirmed missiles were “dealt with” in Kuwaiti airspace. No reported damage. Kuwait, which stayed neutral through every Gulf crisis since 1991, just had Iranian ballistic missiles flying over its cities. Jordan. Two Iranian ballistic missiles shot down by Jordanian military. Confirmed by the Jordanian armed forces directly. Jordan intercepted Iranian missiles in June 2025 as well. That was in defense of Israel. This time Iran targeted Jordan itself. Saudi Arabia. Fars News claims strikes. No confirmation from any Saudi source. No Tier 1 or Tier 2 verification. Either it did not happen or Riyadh is not yet ready to say it did. Both possibilities carry enormous implications. Now understand what Iran just accomplished strategically. In attempting to retaliate against Israel and America, the IRGC fired missiles at six sovereign nations in a single morning. Not one of those nations attacked Iran. Bahrain did not bomb Tehran. The UAE did not launch strikes on Isfahan. Qatar hosted diplomatic back channels. Kuwait maintained neutrality for three decades. Jordan was mediating. Iran just converted every neutral and semi-neutral state in the Gulf into a potential co-belligerent. Every nation whose airspace was violated, whose civilians were killed, whose sovereignty was breached now has legal and political justification to join whatever coalition forms next. And the damage tells the real story. One civilian dead from debris. Intercepts across four countries. No confirmed destruction of any US military asset. No reported American casualties among 40,000 troops in theater. Iran fired at the entire Gulf and the Gulf caught almost everything. Compare this to what Israel did to Tehran this morning. Precision strikes on the IRGC Intelligence Directorate. Explosions near the Supreme Leader’s office. Three detonations in central Tehran confirmed by Iranian state media itself. One side hit what it aimed at. The other side hit one civilian with debris. This is the asymmetry that will define the next 72 hours. Iran demonstrated intent to strike everywhere and capability to hit almost nothing. The Gulf states demonstrated they can defend themselves. And now those states must decide whether the country that just fired ballistic missiles across their borders gets to do it again. They will not let it happen again. Watch for the joint statement. Watch for airspace coordination between Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Manama, and Kuwait City. Watch for the coalition that Iran just built against itself with a single salvo. Iran did not retaliate against Israel this morning. Iran gave every country in the Middle East a reason to retaliate against Iran.

@MattSwanson24 @0Beanie05923291 So many of us learned typing in high school on mechanical typewriters. Elementary? Why not. High School? Yes.

@0Beanie05923291 They should be teaching typing skills in elementary school but that's about it. These kids can't type in HS and it's a waste of time trying to change habits in HS with typing classes that I can't believe we still offer

I’m not anti-tech, but I firmly believe that there is absolutely zero need for it in elementary schools. The tech in k-5 should be used to help teachers instruct and handle administrative tasks. It shouldn’t be used to substitute instruction. Same for middle school, actually.

@chipsanddiphoe @lcvebyers I'm actually asked by admin if I'm using ChatGPT to save time planning and writing report cards. AI generated lesson plans have problems. It takes longer to fix them. I do use Grammaly to improve my writing.

@lcvebyers Hi I am a public HS teacher and I am not only encouraged to use AI in my lesson planning, but instructed to do so. My peers are proud that they use AI, yet wonder why they have to constantly fight students cheating with the very same tools. It’s disheartening and terrifying.

yall…this is her ACTUAL homework for this week. i’m in disbelief

@brainingcamp I love your product. I can't afford it. I make my own. I'm tired.

❌ “My students don’t know their basic facts.” ✅ Provide visual strategies to build meaningful connections. 💡Let’s explore “Making 10 to Add” using the Rekenrek!

@minilek Also, Standford employs @joboaler

A reminder that part of the social contract R1 universities have with the public is that not only should we produce fantastic research output, but our world-class faculty should teach and teach well.

@AJamesMcCarthy What is the blue? (stars forming?) (Also, the dark parts seem solid and hard like cooling lava.) It's mostly gas, right?

After spending the last few months capturing it, I'm thrilled to share with you my newest artwork, my deepest look at the milky way yet. A 140 hour exposure, revealing the chaos happening in our skies. I call it "Above the Rift". Here's a short thread about what you're seeing.

@AJamesMcCarthy @Starship_block2 From your backyard?

@Starship_block2 YES

@ChaninJeff @BenisonMrs Shifting to grade level texts should be in the best interest of the learner. (Think: zones of proximal development.) I have a few whose English speaking/listening level won't support grade level texts. They get phonics and letter formation because that's where they are. ♥️

@BenisonMrs Instruction, however, should shift to using grade level texts.

Just stopping by to say that reading levels are not supported by research as an effective grouping method for most and in fact some research shows its accuracy to be comparable to that of flipping a coin. Who would want to take medicine or give medicine to their kids that only has a 50% chance of working? Most of us would not accept a 50 - 50 odd particularly if there were alternatives routes that have a much higher probability of success. Ed Leaders at every level need to get uncomfortable with literacy struggle of those under their charge. Nothing else they do will matter unless they get this one thing right.

@onlyonecourtney @AllyTaft Luckily, she could lose 1/2 her body weight, but will it stay off? Going blonde? Because her hair wasn't good enough for her (or him)? Let's switch this up - a guy meets a gal and she tells him to "take care of himself" code for "you're too fat for me." 😭

@AllyTaft Oh, Ally, you should have immediately told him goodbye when he said that horseshit. What he feels for you isn't love. It's tolerance—it's conditional, and it's fleeting. Love is none of that. I know no one can tell you otherwise right now, but oof, you'll find out soon enough.

Was in love with a man and came to Dallas to visit him during covid. Over drinks, he told me he loved me enough to be honest with me. He knew how I felt about him, but the future mother of his children would be a woman who took care of herself. I was devastated, but I took what he said to heart. I went back to Atlanta, lost half my bodyweight, started prioritizing genuine self-care, and went blonde. We're getting married in 6 weeks.

@Office @MicrosoftPPoint buttons are missing from my app--MS Office 2019 Pro on Wndws 11 Pro. PPT #1) No transparency option for pictures. #2 No feedback button. 🙏🏻Kindly reply with next steps. I tried finding solutions online. No luck. Opened in safe mode. Did a quick repair.

@DHSgov Child labor laws. Don't like them? Change them. dol.gov/agencies/whd/f…

Unaccompanied migrant children shouldn’t be forced into labor at California marijuana facilities.

@TriciaOhio @DHSgov @CBP @ICEgov Child labor laws. Am I wrong? #usPolitics #lawandorder #ice #childlabor #humanrights dol.gov/agencies/whd/f…

ICE and @CBP officers who so bravely rescued 9 children from potential exploitation, forced labor and human trafficking, were met by 500+ rioters, one of whom shot at law enforcement. Thank you to the brave men and women of @ICEGov @CBP @DHSgov. You make America proud.

@bonchieredstate Child labor laws vary by industry. But you knew that. Here's the source for Federal labor laws. Repost and Enjoy. #usPolitics #lawandorder dol.gov/agencies/whd/f…

And...there it is. We all knew it was coming.

@Airte747 @DHSgov @GavinNewsom Child labor laws in agriculture are different. Not saying I agree with it. Here's the source for Federal Laws. dol.gov/agencies/whd/f…

@DHSgov @GavinNewsom Caring for people and children was never the democrats priority to begin with.

American cash for MS-13 gang members, rapists, child predators, murderers and terrorists. Justice for their victims? Not in @GavinNewsom’s California.

@MantidMan @DHSgov

@DHSgov Are you telling me that I cannot give you 24hr heads up to come to a Federal Operation building and force all leaders in that CoC to adjust their schedules to mine no matter where on Earth they are or what they are doing? HOW DARE YOU

Unfortunately, the Congresswoman did not give sufficient notice to facilitate a visit, which is essential to keep staff and detainees safe. For visits to detention facilities, requests should be made with sufficient time to prevent interference with the President’s Article II authority to oversee executive department functions—a week is sufficient to ensure no intrusion on the President’s constitutional authority. To protect the President’s Article II authority, any request to shorten that time must be approved by the Secretary.

@DHSgov I guess someone needs to read the law and then obey it.

@RepEscobar Why is DHS saying you must ask a week in advance?

This week, ICE illegally denied me entry into a processing facility in my district, and today, they released a statement saying I “[gave] the appearance of a political stunt intended to generate publicity rather than pursue genuine oversight.” I have some thoughts.🧵

@elonmusk @ACLU how could this happen? #USPolitics #trumpDushonorsUS Immigrants in some states qualify for state level medicaid. Its not Federal money. news.wttw.com/2025/07/02/ill…

@mathillustrated Folks wondering about worksheets -- they prove nothing except that a child spent time repeating the actions they saw their teacher doing. When students can explain, and teach others, that's when you know they've learned. Poorly designed tests are worksheets.

@mathillustrated Yes, I've seen ss new to PYP feel overwhelmed. One student begged me for worksheets. He assumed he was learning nothing bc he had no worksheets to prove it. We reviewed ALL his work. He saw that he had done alot and felt confident following my instruction.

Assuming students are coming to school without various forms of relevant knowledge is a poor way to design instruction. Be sure not to veer into deficit-based instruction.