andrew marcus

SES1 teacher in Albuquerque Public Schools.🍎

[Stealth @Stealth40k]

Miyamoto on why Nintendo receives global support:

“So, the reason Nintendo enjoys such strong global support is simply that we don’t start by asking: ‘What’s trending right now?’ Instead, we focus on who we’re actually doing this for. Who is it that’s putting up the money? I really dislike terms like ‘depreciation’ or ‘recouping costs.’ The people funding these projects are doing it to make a fortune, so why celebrate things like ‘we recouped our investment’ or short-term profits? To me, if you’ve burned through the talents of so many people just to achieve that, that feels like a massive failure.

We’ve always focused on creating the best possible product to match the ‘fun gameplay’ we envision. I think that’s the only real difference. I might sound a bit arrogant saying this [laughs], but if you make things while constantly asking ‘will this make money right away?’ you can’t create anything truly unique or with broad appeal.

The ideal relationship between us and the company is one where you get comments like ‘I’m so glad I asked you to do this – it took some time, but we made a huge profit.’ Ultimately, it all comes down to whether we can keep that going.

After all, the most ‘local’ things – like an individual’s personal hobbies – are often the ones that resonate globally. Conversely, if you try to base your work on things that only seem to have broad appeal, you end up with something generic – something where you can’t tell who actually made it  and that kind of thing actually lacks global strength.

That’s why, when people at the company ask me what to do, the only advice I can offer is: ‘You should turn your idea into a product in a way that best showcases the fact that you were the one who created it.”

https://t.co/N83zf3GuZr

[Kirby Informer @KirbyInformer]

Thank you, Mr. Iwata. ❤️

[Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham @GovMLG]

One in three college students in New Mexico is a parent. Without dependable, affordable childcare close to campus, they delay graduation, cut back on classes, — or leave school altogether.

We're changing that. $10 million in new state grants will expand on-campus childcare at five colleges, adding more than 1,260 new seats for kids across the state. 🌟

#UniversalChildcare #NewMexico #HigherEducation

[Acyn @Acyn]

Karl: Republicans are going to make you the poster child for the Democratic Party.

Mamdani: Let them. We don’t have to ask ourselves what life looks like if a socialist wins. I won last November, and over the course of these last six months, what we’ve delivered for working people are the very things we were told were impossible.

We’ve delivered free child care for two-year-olds for the first time in New York City history. We’ve delivered tens of millions of dollars back to tenants who were taken advantage of by bad landlords. We’ve delivered 165,000 potholes being paved. And we’ve done all of these things while also delivering the lowest recorded crime in our city’s history.

That’s what it looks like to have democratic socialism. And what you’re seeing is that New Yorkers experienced this for six months and made the decision that they wanted to see more of it on the national stage as well.

[Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 @FmrRepMTG]

I truly hope that the totally unnecessary Iran war, that is not a war, is truly over and peace is achieved.

It’s been incredible that we beat Iran dozens of times and nearly made peace almost 40 times.

It’s only cost upwards of $50 billion, probably more, part of which was spent bombing a children’s school.

And now hundreds of billions more will be spent to build more weapons to replace all the weapons and ammunition we used in the Iran war that is not a war.

Americans should be grateful to have spent so much of their own money on high gas prices and inflation caused by the war that is not a war that we won dozens of times and almost have had a peace deal for the 40th time.

The noble purpose of this war that is not a war was to free the Iranian people, who have not been freed, from a regime that needed changed and still remains in place.

And most importantly of all things is Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon so that is why we will most likely not be removing the enriched uranium from the facilities buried deep underground that we bombed before and Iran rebuilt because they we bombed them again and it’s too hard to reach even though we are the best and the only ones who could do it.

And the world should be thankful that because this peace deal is almost done for the 40th time, the Strait of Hormuz will now be re-opened just as it was before the war that is not a war.

Most importantly, there will be a $300 billion dollar Iran rebuilding fund that certain super duper special people can donate to and most likely be awarded contracts so they can become even richer and more elite than they already are all to make Iran great again after we bombed them in the war that is not a war.

All of this would never be possible without the Peace President, whom established the Board of Peace and appointed himself the head of the board without term limits, right before he waged the Iran war that is not a war.

Now that he is on the verge of securing peace for the 40th time after defeating Iran dozens of times, he must be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize!

And of course special mention must be made for our greatest ally who never wants peace, continues bombing killing children daily, and is furious that there is now almost a peace deal.

Thankfully their fury at Trump’s audacity to almost make peace is being made known to the American people by their highly funded and most loyal foreign agents, I mean supporters, social media personalities, and Fox News hosts.

And even though they now vigorously criticize the President and disagree with him, they are not called traitors because you only get called a traitor if you go against him on the Epstein files because they are all totally ok with rapists and pedophiles.

But alas, our good friend and greatest ally, should not be too upset, as they are soon to be rewarded with a gift far greater than the nuclear material they stole from our country years ago.

Our very own elected leaders in Congress are going to fuse our own military intelligence and tech with theirs and throw in lots of other goodies that the American people will never be able to undo and do not support in the first place.

This will surely enable our greatest ally to be even more lethal than it already is as it kills countless innocent children and innocent people, imprisons them and rapes and tortures its prisoners, all with a free pass because AIPAC donations steadily flow and Genesis says that you will be cursed if you don’t go along with everything they do even though Genesis wasn’t really talking about our greatest ally.

In conclusion, congratulations to all for almost achieving peace to the war that is not a war, spending hundreds of billions of U.S. tax dollars again for another foreign war, special mention goes to the real insiders who have gamed the market with massive profits from inside information and shout out to friends and family landing highly coveted Gov contracts.

This is what winning looks like you losers!

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Trump is giving $300 billion to Iran. This could pay for:

— Student debt elimination for 7.6M Americans
— An end to homelessness in America
— Healthcare subsidies for 22M Americans for nearly a decade
— Medicaid coverage for 3.2M Americans for a decade
— Food assistance for 41M Americans for 3 years
— Federal cancer research for 40+ years
— Free school lunch for every kid in America for over 4 years
— Replacing every lead pipe in America
— Free pre-K for every child in America for over 7 years

[KAMI @Okami13_]

Capcom is going on a decade of hits across two console generations.

An insane comback story after a very dark period in the early-mid 2010s.

• Resident Evil 7 - 2017
• Monster Hunter World - 2018
• RE2 Remake - 2019
• DMC5 - 2019
• MH World Iceborne - 2019
• RE3 Remake - 2020
• RE Village - 2021
• Monster Hunter Rise - 2021
• RE4 Remake - 2023
• Street Fighter 6 - 2023
• Dragon's Dogma 2 - 2024
• Monster Hunter Wilds - 2025
• Resident Evil Requiem - 2026
• Pragmata - 2026
• Monster Hunter Stories 3 - 2026
• Onimusha: Way of the Sword - 2026
• Resident Evil Veronica - 2027
• MH Wilds Ascendance - 2027

Their output has been almost hard to fathom, pretty much every game on this list is a bonafide hit and loved by players and critics alike.

[Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham @GovMLG]

New Mexico's kids deserve world-class opportunities — and they're getting them. In 2019, New Mexico ranked 40th in the nation for higher education. Today we're 20th — and climbing. We're proud to be paving the way for New Mexico's next generation.

#NMKids

[Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham @GovMLG]

Since 2018, more than 198,000 New Mexicans have earned degrees. And they're finishing faster — UNM students are graduating a full semester or two sooner than they were a decade ago. The Lottery and Opportunity Scholarships are a big reason why.

What are they studying? Nursing, business, biology, teaching — but also film, flamenco, sign language and more. The growing number of New Mexicans – young and not-so-young — who are choosing to continue their education, develop skills and pursue careers are making our entire state stronger.

#Graduation2026 #OpportunityScholarship #NMEducation

[Saagar Enjeti @esaagar]

It's the screens

ban them. All of them. No smartphones, no chromebooks whatsoever. Paper homework only

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

If you have 3 minutes to watch Pete Hegseth get schooled by @RoKhanna, you need to watch this! Listen through the end. It’s EPIC!

Congressman Ro Khanna: “How much did it cost American taxpayers in terms of the strike on the school?”

Pete Hegseth: “I wouldn’t tie a cost to it.”

He then refuses to say what the costs are to American families, before Ro Khanna gives him the astounding numbers.

The end is the best part.

Hegseth and Trump are so far from reality when it comes to everyday Americans.

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

Something you don't see every day: @mtgreenee and @RoKhanna sitting down for a joint interview. But here's why they joined me tonight.

[Secular Talk ([email protected]) @KyleKulinski]

.@RoKhanna GOES OFF on Trump’s genocidal rhetoric and Dem leaders WEAKNESS in standing up to him!!

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Khanna: "No. I'm not supporting new funding. The answer for every Democrat should be 'absolutely no.' It's $400 billion for a war we oppose? We could have universal childcare for that. We could have free public college for that."

[evan loves worf @esjesjesj]

This is a blatant attempt to overthrow democracy

[MLB @MLB]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are giving away this limited edition Yoshinobu Yamamoto x Yoshi from Super Mario bobblehead on March 31 vs the Guardians 😮🔥

@SuperMarioMovie

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

Dear fellow Americans—please learn geography of why the world is in trouble if Iran crisis spirals out of control. Also, Iran is 3.5x the size of Iraq. If the US couldn’t hold Iraq after 10 years, Trump is insane if he wants to ground invade Iran.

[Brian Tolentino M.Ed @TolentinoTeach]

Over the past few years, I’ve noticed a shift.

Many of my middle school students enter the classroom waiting for clarification before they even attempt the task. They look for step-by-step directions. They skim instead of read carefully. They’ve grown accustomed to having someone walk them through each move.

So I’ve adjusted.

Instead of over-explaining assignments, I lead with strong models. These are clear representations of what quality work looks like. I tell the students the following:

Study this.
Notice the structure.
Notice the word choices.
Notice how the writers inserted quotations.

Then I tell them to emulate it.

And when that happens, I take a step back.

Instead of hearing “What do I do?” I hear questions such as “Does this work?” or “Can I try it this way?”

This is when students take ownership over the process instead of reflexively being dependent on the teacher.

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

Some observations and comments on Trump and Israel's war on Iran:

1. Tehran is not looking for a ceasefire and has rejected outreach from Trump. The reason is that they believe they committed a mistake by agreeing to the ceasefire in June - it only enabled the US and Israel to restock and remobilize to launch war again. If they agree to a ceasefire now, they will only be attacked again in a few months.

2. For a ceasefire to be acceptable, it appears difficult for Tehran to agree to it until the cost to the US has become much higher than it currently is. Otherwise, the US will restart the war at a later point, the calculation reads.

3. Accordingly, Iran has shifted its strategy. It is striking Israel, but very differently from the June war. There is a constant level of attack throughout the day rather than a salvo of 50 missiles at once. Damage will be less, but that isn't a problem because Tehran has concluded that Israel's pain tolerance is very high - as long as the US stays in the war. So the focus shifts to the US.

4. From the outset, and perhaps surprisingly, Iran has been targeting US bases in the region, including against friendly states. Tehran calculates that the war can only end durably if the cost for the US rises dramatically, including American casualties. After the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran says it has no red lines left and will go all out in seeking the destruction of these bases and high American casualties.

5. Iran understands that many in the American security establishment had been convinced that Iran's past restraint reflected weakness and an inability or unwillingness to face the US in a direct war. Tehran is now doing everything it can to demonstrate the opposite - despite the massive cost it itself will pay. Ironically, the assassination of Khamenei facilitated this shift.

6. One aspect of this is that Iran has now also struck bases in Cyprus, which have been used for attacks against Iran. Iran is well aware that this is an attack on a EU state. But that seems to be the point. Tehran appears intent on not only expanding the war into Persian Gulf states but also into Europe. Note the attack on the French base in the UAE. For the war to be able to end, Europe too has to pay a cost, the reasoning appears to be.

7. There appears to be only limited concern about the internal situation. The announcement of Khamenei's death opened a window for people to pour onto the streets and seek to overthrow the regime. Though expressions of joy were widespread, no real mobilization was seen. That window is now closing, as the theocratic system closes ranks and establishes new formal leadership.

Again: The question "How will this end?" should have been asked before this war was triggered. It wasn't.

[Simons @Simon_Ingari]

"Why does our top performer get the worst reviews?" the boss asked.

I was reviewing their annual performance data.

"Show me," I said.

She pulled up the ratings.
Diana: 2.8 out of 5.
Below average on "collaboration."
Low marks for "team player."

"What's her actual performance?" I asked.

"Exceeded every target.
Landed our biggest client.
Trained three new hires."

"So why the low scores?"

"Her peer reviews are dragging her down."

I scanned the comments.
"Too direct."
"Challenges ideas too much."
"Not supportive enough."

"Let me talk to Diana," I said.

"I used to give honest feedback," Diana told me.
"Said our pricing model was broken.
Got dinged for 'negativity.'"

"What happened with the pricing?"

"They finally fixed it six months later.
After we lost two major accounts."

"What else?"

"I questioned why we needed
eleven approvals for a simple contract change.
Manager said I wasn't being collaborative."

"Are you still giving feedback?"

"No. I learned my lesson.
Now I smile. Nod. Say everything's great.
My reviews are improving."

"But nothing's actually improving?"

"We're making the same mistakes.
Just with better vibes." She chuckled.

I went back to the boss.

"Your review system doesn't measure performance," I said.
"It measures compliance."

"That's not true."

"When was the last time someone
got promoted for challenging bad ideas?"

Silence.

"When did someone get rewarded for preventing a mistake?"

More silence.

"You've trained your best people to stay quiet.
And your mediocre people to stay nice."

A few months later, they redesigned the system.

Added a category: "Constructive Challenge."
Points for identifying problems early.
Rewards for preventing costly mistakes.

Diana got promoted.

"What changed?" I asked the boss.

"We stopped confusing agreement with alignment.
Stopped mistaking silence for harmony."

"And?"

"Turns out our 'difficult' people
were our most valuable.
They actually cared enough to speak up."

Here's the truth about performance reviews:

Most companies don't reward performance.
They reward performance theater.

The person who says the meeting was great
beats the person who says it wasted an hour.

The person who agrees with bad ideas
beats the person who prevents disasters.

You think you're measuring contribution.
You're measuring conformity.

And your best people?
They've already figured out the game.

They're just deciding whether to play it
or find somewhere that values truth over comfort.