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Security 400
“We worry about what a child will become tomorrow,
yet we forget that he is someone today.”
– Stacia Tauscher
Today we run a status check on the stream of technical and management standards evolving to assure the highest possible level of security in education communities. The literature expands significantly from an assortment of national standards-setting bodies, trade associations, ad hoc consortia and open source standards developers. CLICK HERE for a sample of our work in this domain.
School security is big business in the United States. According to a report by Markets and Markets, the global school and campus security market size was valued at USD 14.0 billion in 2019 and is projected to reach USD 21.7 billion by 2025, at a combined annual growth rate of 7.2% during the forecast period. Another report by Research And Markets estimates that the US school security market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of around 8% between 2020 and 2025, driven by factors such as increasing incidents of school violence, rising demand for access control and surveillance systems, and increasing government funding for school safety initiatives.
Because the pace of the combined annual growth rate of the school and campus security market is greater than the growth rate of the education “industry” itself, we’ve necessarily had to break down our approach to this topic into modules:
Security 100. A survey of all the technical and management codes and standards for all educational settings — day care, K-12, higher education and university affiliated healthcare occupancies.
Security 200. Queries into the most recent public consultations on the components and interoperability* of supporting technologies
Video surveillance: indoor and outdoor cameras, cameras with night vision and motion detection capabilities and cameras that can be integrated with other security systems for enhanced monitoring and control.
Access control: doors, remote locking, privacy and considerations for persons with disabilities.
Panic alarms: These devices allow staff and students to quickly and discreetly alert authorities in case of an emergency.
Metal detectors: These devices scan for weapons and other prohibited items as people enter the school.
Mass notification systems: These systems allow school administrators to quickly send emergency alerts and notifications to students, staff, and parents.
Intrusion detection systems: These systems use sensors to detect unauthorized entry and trigger an alarm.
GPS tracking systems: These systems allow school officials to monitor the location of school buses and track the movements of students during field trips and other off-campus activities.
Security 300. Regulatory and management codes and standards; a great deal of which are self-referencing.
Security 400. Advanced Topics. NFPA 731 Standard for the Installation of Premises Security Systems
As always, we reckon first cost and long-term maintenance cost, including software maintenance for the information and communication technologies (i.e. anything with wires) installed in the United States. Cybersecurity is outside our wheelhouse and beyond our expertise. In order to do any of the foregoing reasonably well, we have to leave cybersecurity standards to others.
Bob Hope Primary School Kadena Air Base
Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association
Happy National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day!
Today, we proudly recognize the dedicated men and women of MSU Police, who serve our Spartan community with courage, integrity, and unwavering commitment. Every day, our officers work to protect campus safety and foster a secure… pic.twitter.com/LndAo4TiSs
— MSU Police and Public Safety (@msupolice) January 9, 2026
Education Community Safety catalog is one of the fast-growing catalogs of best practice literature. In developing district security plans, K-12 school leaders stress that school safety is a cross-functional responsibility and every individual’s participation drives the success of overall safety protocols. We link a small sample below and update ahead of every Security colloquium.
Artificial Intelligence Tries (and Fails) to Detect Weapons in School
Could AI be the future of preventing school shootings?
Executive Order 13929 of June 16, 2020 Safe Policing for Safe Communities
National Center for Education Statistics: School Safety and Security Measures
International Code Council
2021 International Building Code
Section 1010.1.9.4 Locks and latches
Section 1010.2.13 Delayed egress.
Section 1010.2.14 Controlled egress doors in Groups I-1 and I-2.
Free Access: NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
Free Access: NFPA 731 Standard for the Installation of Premises Security Systems
IEEE: Design and Implementation of Campus Security System Based on Internet of Things
APCO/NENA 2.105 Emergency Incident Data Document
C-TECC Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Guidelines
Department of Transportation Emergency Response Guidebook 2016
NENA-STA-004.1-2014 Next Generation United States Civic Location Data Exchange Format
Example Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness Plan (Tougaloo College, Jackson, Mississippi)
Partner Alliance for Safer Schools
Federal Bureau of Investigation Academia Program
Most Dangerous Universities in America
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Uniform Crime Reporting Program
* Interoperability refers to the ability of different technologies or systems to communicate and work together seamlessly. In the context of school security technologies, interoperability can help improve the effectiveness of security systems and make it easier for school personnel to manage and respond to potential security threats. Here’s what we look for:
- Standardization: By standardizing communication protocols and data formats, school security technologies can be made more compatible with each other, making it easier for different systems to communicate and share information.
- Integration: School security technologies can be integrated with each other to provide a more comprehensive security solution. For example, access control systems can be integrated with video surveillance systems to automatically trigger alerts when an unauthorized person enters a restricted area.
- Open Architecture: Open architecture solutions enable different security systems to be connected and communicate with each other regardless of their manufacturer or supplier. This approach makes it easier to integrate different technologies and avoid vendor lock-in.
- Cloud-based Solutions: Cloud-based security solutions can enable interoperability by providing a centralized platform for managing and monitoring different security systems. This approach can also simplify the deployment of security technologies across multiple locations.
- Collaboration: School security technology providers can work together to develop interoperability standards and best practices that can be adopted across the industry. Collaboration can help drive innovation and improve the effectiveness of security systems.
Ædificare & Utilization
Total #construction spending for September 2026 ($2,186.1 billion) was 1.9% below the revised August 2026 estimate ($2,227.4 billion).
Learn more: https://t.co/vO6ZkjBJMY
#CensusEconData #ConstructionSpending https://t.co/Je6ggmOLRf
— U.S. Census Bureau (@uscensusbureau) November 2, 2026
At a $137.4B annual rate, educational settlements represent the second-largest building construction market in the United Stateshttps://t.co/VIRZythRdBhttps://t.co/5NGDbqJIFk@uscensusbureau
Saugatuck High School | Allegan County Michiganhttps://t.co/pnQlUONrDj pic.twitter.com/w0ZyiuEYCL— Standards Michigan (@StandardsMich) October 1, 2026
Total #construction spending for July 2026 ($2,157.6 billion) was 0.5% below the revised June 2026 estimate ($2,167.7 billion).
Learn more: https://t.co/vO6ZkjBJMY #CensusEconData #ConstructionSpending pic.twitter.com/wplVG4338Z
— U.S. Census Bureau (@uscensusbureau) September 1, 2026
New Construction Release Schedule: https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/release.html
Reports are usually released at 10 AM EST the first day of every month except this month. (May 2026)
There’s been a significant redesign of the look and feel of the monthly Census Bureau reports construction activity. Today we sort through the rather more granular statistics that inform our recommendations for facility spend.
Total #construction activity for May 2026 ($2,210.2 billion) was 0.1% above the revised April 2026 estimate ($2,207.1 billion).
Learn more: https://t.co/vO6ZkjBJMY#CensusEconData #ConstructionSpending pic.twitter.com/0YZyIxT3F7
— U.S. Census Bureau (@uscensusbureau) July 1, 2026
Total #construction activity for October 2025 ($2,175.2 billion) was 0.5% above September 2025 ($2,164.3 billion).
Learn more: https://t.co/vO6ZkjBJMY #CensusEconData #ConstructionSpending pic.twitter.com/CYux8HXJ3W
— U.S. Census Bureau (@uscensusbureau) January 21, 2026
December 1, 2025
It has been 20 years since we began tracking educational settlement facility spend. Starting this month we will examine federal government data together with the best available data about space utilization to enlighten our response to the perfectly reasonable question: “Are we over-building or under-building or building ineffectively”. Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
United States: Schools of Architecture
The Society for College and University Planning (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
National Center for Education Statistics
The Financial Impact of Architectural Design: Balancing Aesthetics and Budget in Modern Construction
Homeschooling
2022 International Existing Building Code
University College London
University of Toronto
43.0764° N | 87.8816° W
University of Waterloo Ontario
California Polytechnic University | San Luis Obispo County
Oulun yliopisto | Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
Tulane School of Architecture Louisiana
University of Michigan | Washtenaw County
Auburn University | Lee County Alabama
University of Kansas School of Architecture | Douglas County
As reported by the US Department of Commerce Census Bureau the value of construction put in place by August 2025 by the US education industry proceeded at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $137.604 billion. This number does not include renovation for projects under 50,000 square feet and new construction in university-affiliated health care delivery enterprises. Reports are released two months after calendar month. The complete report is available at the link below:
MONTHLY CONSTRUCTION SPENDING August 2025 (released two months after calendar month)
Total construction activity for June 2025 ($2,136.2 billion) was 0.4 percent below the revised May 2025 estimate ($2,143.9 billion).
Learn more: https://t.co/ljpaYyKjuX#CensusEconData pic.twitter.com/TS6ewzZhc4
— U.S. Census Bureau (@uscensusbureau) August 1, 2025
This spend makes the US education facilities industry (which includes colleges, universities, technical/vocational and K-12 schools, most university-affiliated medical research and healthcare delivery enterprises, etc.) the largest non-residential building construction market in the United States after commercial property; and fairly close. For perspective consider total public + private construction ranked according to the tabulation most recently released:
$137.604 billion| Education Facilities
$155.728 billion | Power (Note data center buildout)
$69.625 billion | Healthcare
Keep in mind that inflation figures into the elevated dollar figures. Overall — including construction, energy, custodial services, furnishings, security. etc., — the non-instructional spend plus the construction spend of the US education facilities is running at a rate of about $300 – $500 billion per year.
LIVE: A selection of construction cameras at US schools, colleges and universities
We typically pick through the new data set; looking for clues relevant to real asset spend decisions. Finally, we encourage the education facilities industry to contribute to the accuracy of these monthly reports by responding the US Census Bureau’s data gathering contractors.
Reconstruction of Ancient Agora
As surely as people are born, grow wealthy and die with extra cash,
there will be a home for that cash to sustain their memory and to steer
the cultural heritage of the next generation in beautiful settings.
More
National Center for Educational Statistics
AIA: Billings Index shows but remains strong May 2022
National Center for Education Statistics
Sightlines: Capital Investment College Facilities
OxBlue: Time-Lapse Construction Cameras for Education
US Census Bureau Form F-33 Survey of School System Finances
New Report from Occuspace Finds U.S. Campuses Face Significant Underutilization
Global Consistency in Presenting Construction & Life Cycle Costs
Gallery: School Bond Referenda
In terms of total spend, the US elementary and secondary school industry is about twice the size of the higher education industry according to IBISWorld. About $100 billion is in play every year for both (which we cover during our Ædificare colloquia); with higher education spending only half of what elementary and secondary school systems spend on facilities.
Note that some districts are including construction for faculty housing.
Our focus remains on applying global standard to create educational settlements that are safer, simpler, lower-cost and longer-lasting — not on the hurly-burly of local school bond elections. We recommend consulting the coverage in American School & University for more detailed and more timely information.
“GV Brew”
Grand Valley State University Statement of Financial Position 2023: $1.057B
Located on the First Floor of the Mary Idema Pew Library*
Moving into Grand Valley State University | Kent County Michigan
Grand Valley State University | Ottawa County Michigan
Grand Valley State University | Kent County Michigan
The Dutch founded America’s greatest city, got pushed out, and then took over West Michigan. https://t.co/HwfZCjBAbO
— Kurt Steiner (@Kurt_Steiner) February 8, 2026
Grand Valley State University
Located 15 minutes from Traverse City, this Laker alum and his family are celebrating their 10th season at Rove Winery this summer! 🍷🍇 Read about Creighton Gallagher ’06 and his journey to the vineyard here: https://t.co/lJ0eYlL7z7 pic.twitter.com/iAXWXRuglO
— Grand Valley State (@GVSU) August 6, 2025
Tyme
“Tyme” was used in Middle English and earlier forms of the language, and it was commonly found in historical texts, poetry, and manuscripts of that time. It was used to refer to the passage of time, an era, or a specific moment in history.
“Steam alarm clock with a polyphonic whistle” 2004 Jacek Yerka
Today at 16:00 UTC we refresh our understanding of the technical standards for the timing-systems that maintain the temporal framework for daily life in education communities. The campus clock continues as a monument of beauty and structure even though digitization of everything has rendered the central community clock redundant.
Most leading practice discovery (and innovation) is happening with the Network Time Protocols (NTP) that synchronize the time stamps of widely separated data centers. In operation since before 1985, NTP is one of the oldest Internet protocols in current use and underlies the Internet of Things build out. NTP is particularly important in maintaining accurate time stamps for safety system coordination and for time stamps on email log messages.
Use the login credentials at the upper right of our home page.
That extra hour of sleep comes with a catch. ⏰
As we turn our clocks back on Sunday, IU School of Medicine’s Stephanie M. Stahl, MD, explains how the time change affects our sleep, health and internal body clocks, plus tips to help your body adjust.
🔗 Learn more about navigating the time change here: https://t.co/FqqmvOdevM
— Indiana University (@IndianaUniv) October 31, 2026
More
National Institute of Standards and Technology: What is Time?
Sapienza University of Rome: Clock Synchronization
National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code
Athletics
Map showing what states can actually drive in snow pic.twitter.com/qgKEhLtKbr
— Midwest vs. Everybody (@midwestern_ope) February 7, 2025
Language 600
Starting from the canonicals of any standard suitable for optimizing innovation (and incorporation by reference into public law) — Title, Scope, Purpose and Definitions — we will turn our attention to the Call for Public Comment by NIST which is open until July 28th.
Artificial intelligence is built upon language, but the meaning of “standard language” becomes complicated when machines learn from billions of human expressions. Unlike electrical, building or safety standards, language standards are rarely governed by a single authority. Dictionaries, style manuals, universities, publishers, governments and professional societies establish conventions, while ordinary speakers continuously modify them. AI systems operate in the middle of this tension between prescription and usage.
Training data. Large language models learn statistical patterns from books, websites, journalism, academic literature, software and other sources. The composition of that material influences what the model recognizes as normal, authoritative or acceptable language. Decisions about inclusion, exclusion and weighting can therefore function as de facto standards, even when no formal standards organization is involved.
Grammar and intelligibility. AI can reinforce conventional spelling, syntax and technical terminology, making communication across institutions and borders easier. This is particularly valuable in engineering, medicine, law and education, where small differences in terminology can have substantial consequences. Yet excessive normalization may flatten dialect, regional vocabulary and inherited forms of expression.
Meaning. Words change over time and contested words often carry political, cultural or institutional assumptions. When an AI system chooses one definition over another, it may unintentionally appear to settle a dispute that society itself has not settled. Transparency about ambiguity is therefore an important characteristic of trustworthy AI.
Tchnical standardization. AI increasingly depends upon formal vocabularies, ontologies, metadata, machine-readable definitions and interoperability protocols. Standards organizations such as International Organization for Standardization, IEEE and National Institute of Standards and Technology have roles in developing frameworks through which AI systems can be evaluated and governed.
Above all we still face the question: Who gets to set the language standard? Should AI reflect contemporary majority usage, established literary traditions, professional terminology, institutional style or the language of particular communities? Probably some combination is unavoidable.
For Standards Michigan, the deeper question may be this: AI does not merely follow language standards; through widespread daily use, it may increasingly help create them. If millions of students, teachers, engineers and institutions rely upon AI to write and interpret language, the model’s linguistic choices can become conventions themselves. Understanding how those choices are made may therefore become as important as understanding the standards written by traditional standards-setting bodies.
S. 542: English Language Unity Act of 2025
November 2026 Update
S. 542 remains pending in the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Executive Order 14224 and subsequent Department of Justice guidance have meanwhile advanced federal English-language policy administratively. Neither measure resolves the separate challenge of maintaining precise, consistent technical English across engineering standards, legislation, scientific literature and AI-generated documents.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon | National Geographic
Related:
The White House: Designating English as the Official Language of The United States
H.R. 9742 (IH) – English Language Proficiency Act
Standardize: Aligning Language Models with Expert-Defined Standards for Content Generation
The language of the Internet is shaped by large language models, international standards, and software platforms developed by people from many linguistic backgrounds. The challenge is not that many contributors are non-native English speakers — and that is a serious cultural problem — the challenge is ensuring that, despite the differences in how English is taught, understood and used — technical English remains precise, stable, and consistently interpreted.
Ambiguous wording, subtle shifts in meaning, or differing cultural assumptions can introduce confusion into engineering, law, medicine, and public policy when replicated at Internet scale. The remedy is not linguistic exclusivity but stronger standards: carefully defined vocabularies, consensus terminology, authoritative style guides, and rigorous editorial review by diverse experts.
English has become the principal working language of science, engineering, and commerce because it supports a vast body of technical literature and international collaboration. Preserving its precision is therefore a matter of stewardship. As AI systems increasingly generate and interpret technical information, maintaining a common, standards-based engineering English will become as important as maintaining reliable communication networks themselves.
All Hallows
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“Freedom from Fear” 1943 | Norman Rockwell
Halloween celebrates the imagination and exuberance of the young. All Saints’ Day remembers those whose lives and labors made their world possible. Between these two observances lies much of the purpose of an educational settlement: to provide beautiful, safe and enduring places where young people may form friendships, fall in love, raise families and eventually leave something of value to generations they will never know.
Graduation, Dating, Engagements, Weddings, Births & Obituaries
We got the wedding photos back today! What a great day to remember with my beautiful wife, @InstructionSupt. https://t.co/IcoiCrkoqm
— Tony Sanders (@TonySandersSupt) November 1, 2026
How it started v how it’s going 😍 https://t.co/WN0cLwbuPz
— Rachel Goldsmith (@RachelBTCsmith) November 1, 2026
feeling green 💚🌲🌴🐸🌱 https://t.co/RiuAYAZ5VN
— Lauren Frailey (@laurenfrailey1) October 27, 2026
Had to give up my cleats this weekend for my brother’s wedding!! But back to work now!! https://t.co/dOS6VAFf7N
— MacKenzie Roach (@RoachMacK18) October 5, 2026
My son, Jake, asked Caroline Culpepper to marry him. She accepted!! Everyone is so excited for them. Love ❤️!! pic.twitter.com/3pJHN5lpKS
— Mike Fotenopulos (@mrfot) September 20, 2026
“The family is one of nature’s masterpieces.”
— George Santayana
“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
— Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, trans. Constance Garnett
“In 1964, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a 17-year-old girl gave birth to a son. The school administrators had told her she couldn’t finish high school. She pushed back anyway.
Her name was Jacklyn Gise. And the baby she was determined to raise would one day become one of the most… pic.twitter.com/O1NYzRh1Gr— Crazy Vibes (@CrazyVibes_1) August 9, 2026
Congrats to our senior captain Gage Sefton and his fiancée Anna on their engagement! pic.twitter.com/6huNJpbttN
— Grace Basketball (@GraceBasketball) August 3, 2026
On Friday this group Facetimed me. This is their yearly get together. They tell me that they “are connected for life.” When you commit to something bigger than yourself you don’t just give yourself a better chance to win, the bonds you build are for life. pic.twitter.com/mSc4BECrb3
— Kelly Sheffield (@KellyPSheffield) May 31, 2026
My parents got me a cake from local bakery, I had 5 friends over and got 100 bucks. How times have changed pic.twitter.com/GkkNNEjfLL
— NRM84 (@Mappy6984) June 1, 2026
You might notice a new shiny piece of jewelry this morning! WE’RE ENGAGED!!💍🤭✨ pic.twitter.com/4rOQgHYUQS
— Ashley Stanley (@wxashleystanley) May 24, 2026
‘In the end, it is character that decides . things, not intellect alone.’ (C.P. Snow, ‘The Masters’, 1951)
So proud of our girl pic.twitter.com/8GXV4bFMFs
— Ingrid Vandebosch (@ivandebosch) May 20, 2026
Proud to be a Hillsdalian. pic.twitter.com/pMVaXVmZcl
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— Reagan Reese (@reaganreese_) May 10, 2026
Prom season has arrived! 💙🤍🖤 #dgspride pic.twitter.com/CJ3j1ZGDRE
— Elizabeth Lukes (@Mrs_Lukes) April 26, 2026
“After the Prom” | Saturday Evening Post May 25, 1957. https://t.co/CSDcxfiVjShttps://t.co/AKQWx0nEZShttps://t.co/dndrFwduSF pic.twitter.com/FALcOgOfqo
— Standards Michigan (@StandardsMich) May 10, 2025
Scarlett’s Prom, 2026. pic.twitter.com/bvd99R4Vgx
— Jonny ✝️🙏🏻⛪️ (@mackjon010) April 25, 2026
Congrats to JJ McCarthy on his wedding to Katya Kuropas in Cabo San Lucas pic.twitter.com/Gflt2oBzXL
— Swanky Wolverine (@swankywolverine) April 12, 2026
starting 2026 off right pic.twitter.com/VpEhe6xc0i
— Liam McCollum (@MLiamMcCollum) January 10, 2026
I can confirm that @GreenPlusAnE spent part of his wedding reception discussing entitlement reform. And the new Mrs. Greene is possibly the most elegant Tocqueville scholar in existence. https://t.co/XRfnxJ027G
— Elle Bernstein (@ellebernstein) December 30, 2025
Incredible. Football star Matthew Stafford hugs his 4 daughters on the field, highlighting the blessing of children
This is what being RICH looks like. pic.twitter.com/PwE2c9zrOH
— Anna Lulis (@annamlulis) December 30, 2025
Merry Christmas from the Roundtree family! ❤️🎄 pic.twitter.com/IXPkwOpTFG
— Roy Roundtree (@WRTreezy) December 25, 2025
In non soccer, non portal, non athletic news, our family just grew by one 😀 we gained a future son in law!!! So happy for Madison and Dylan. #weddingplans pic.twitter.com/3DNx0tNr5D
— Darren Ambrose (@Darren__Ambrose) December 24, 2025
Congrats to my son for graduating with Honors from Eastern Michigan – don’t blink time flies – so so proud of what he’s accomplished & love him to pieces 💙🎉🥳 pic.twitter.com/qAj2ndRVwA
— M (@bakingmom14) December 14, 2025
We need a reality dating show called “Average SEC Couples” that’s just 15 Average Joe’s from the South wooing 15 gorgeous women with generational wealth. pic.twitter.com/hhNGYUPw3S
— College Sports Only (@CSOonX) October 15, 2025
She didn’t even look at the ring… Brother won at life.✨
— Kevin W. (@Brink_Thinker) December 6, 2025
This boy has the best friend in the world 😊 pic.twitter.com/8DkaUfWdcQ
— This Account Makes You Happy (@FeelYouHappy) December 1, 2025
Entering December a wife-to-be. ♥️ pic.twitter.com/zdlVY9nZSS
— Miss Gauld (@miss_gauld) November 30, 2025
I got to go to church AND my little baby bump is bumping today 🤎 pic.twitter.com/zokhXkn7cf
— mrs. dobbins ☕️🪶 (@mrsdobbins_) November 30, 2025
Congratulations on your baptism, Rosalie Diane! pic.twitter.com/kmyLinIUwj
— St. Joseph Shrine (@StJosephShrineD) November 30, 2025
Since I’m making happy announcements, Anne and I are expecting our first grandchild (a grandson we’re told) in February. We’re very proud of and happy for our oldest son Aedan and his wife Addy. Thanks be to God! pic.twitter.com/3xFXGYaes0
— Matt Kennedy (@lambeth981) November 24, 2025
Ben Marrow asked Emma, our first, to marry him tonight and she said yes. pic.twitter.com/qO63wJf1hp
— Matt Kennedy (@lambeth981) November 24, 2025
1 day in and our honeymoon has been amazing.
Listen young men, saving yourself is so worth it! When 2 equally yoked believers of Christ become one it is the most beautiful thing!
Do your best to stay away from worldly desires. Gods rule book is the best outline! pic.twitter.com/4HQvDVB629
— Bo (@dittletv) November 23, 2025
💙Last middle school dance💙
Time is flying, but I’ve loved every moment of this phase — shopping for his unique style, the cologne hunts, the late-night talks, and watching him chase what he loves. Keep being authentically you, GT!💥 pic.twitter.com/glH8AHyid4— Taylor Williams (@twilliams12711) November 2, 2025
Michigan State University
Love this! pic.twitter.com/zUfYeeS0lR
— Hayes Holly (@HayesHolly2) November 2, 2025
Your 2025 Homecoming Parade float winner! Congratulations to Alpha Gamma Rho & Delta Phi Epsilon 💜#TarletonState #BleedPurple #TarletonHomecoming pic.twitter.com/TsEKa085IM
— Tarleton State University (@TarletonState) October 18, 2025
Ladies and gentlemen… your 2025 Springfield Homecoming Royalty, King and Queen, Logan Goodrick and Emma Scheuer 👑 pic.twitter.com/r0t1Hr2lXw
— Springfield School District (@AllThingsBluSF) October 18, 2025
Another look at your 2025 Homecoming Court! pic.twitter.com/pkA7KXtYl2
— Maine-Endwell (@MECSDSpartans) October 18, 2025
Senior #hoco2025 💜 pic.twitter.com/grlzcSK7Tr
— Sloane Phillips (@SloaneJPhillips) October 13, 2025
Bulldog win in San Diego and my girl Madden is 3 months. A great weekend of football and family! pic.twitter.com/KgyZR9A0P4
— Kyle Kempt (@CoachKyleKempt) October 12, 2025
12 years ago, she drove 3.5 hrs without hesitation to save me from deep in the trenches of postpartum.
Last night, we got to celebrate this beautiful human. Baby H hit the mama jackpot. 💛 pic.twitter.com/ef6mn2RiI3
— Melissa Evans (@mrs_melevans) October 13, 2025
Our family grew by one this last week.
God is good 🙌 pic.twitter.com/ZlyMuCTO0e— Oliver – Blue Line Futures (@OliverSloup) October 3, 2025
Homecoming for my girls… time flies pic.twitter.com/2F5n36OvxR
— Lawrence Bubeck (@BubeckLawrence) October 4, 2025
Senior year prom! We all had such a great time. pic.twitter.com/v7e0yRdHsg
— Morgan Maske (@MorganMaske2026) October 5, 2025
Hoco ‘25 with the BEST! 💚🖤@MyersParkHS #JuniorSeason pic.twitter.com/VTshvISaUY
— Regan Godman ‘27 (@Regan55Godman) October 5, 2025
One week postpartum with the sweetest baby ever. I am blessed beyond measure to have had my 5th successful home birth and a very smooth recovery. God is so good! pic.twitter.com/bWBqAtOUkj
— Jenny (@rosary2battle) September 20, 2025
A South African man who recently picked up an abandoned baby in Mpumalanga suburb of Emalahleni is now applying for court permission to adopt the boy and get him a birth certificate
The man has two daughters and is now happy to have a boy pic.twitter.com/z9kPW3s1w5
— African Hub (@AfricanHub_) September 14, 2025
Top 10 proposal for sure pic.twitter.com/u8HZdOhwYy
— Dudes Posting Their W’s (@DudespostingWs) September 19, 2025
t5rtrtr
Ten years after our wedding, our triplets have finally arrived… Thank you to everyone who sent us congratulations. These are our most precious treasures. #fblifestyle pic.twitter.com/AXKOj7vL7Q
— Maria Rose 🇱🇷 (@fuzia09) September 16, 2025
What a cute baby announcement! 🥰
🎥: dakotabaker84 on TT. pic.twitter.com/94cTKNLXr9
— Positive Side of 𝕏 (@positivesideofx) September 21, 2025
Yesterday was a dream.
So happy to officially be Mrs. Dasovic! pic.twitter.com/pwR41ZTq9V
— olivia dasovic (@oliviadasovic) September 7, 2025
Congrats, just have someone to yell what too. #farmlife #farmlifebestlife pic.twitter.com/k58Fd35VBT
— Natalie Cooper Kovarik (@natalie_kovarik) August 30, 2025
My mom got us a gift before we got married of a framed photo the reads
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
We have been doing our best to follow that advice for the last 13 years
Happy Anniversary to my forever wife pic.twitter.com/jdySWrHR8r
— Andrew Bragg (@AndrewBragg5555) August 31, 2025
“Beauty is needed only at a wedding, the mind – every day.”
Tatar proverb
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Good night pic.twitter.com/7Z5iLeF0b2— Cursive (@Pergament_F) April 7, 2025
No longer MissBuryTeach… but Mrs Jackson-Bury Teach? pic.twitter.com/I86fJmupet
— Miss Bury ⭐ (@MissBuryTeach) August 2, 2025
Some personal news:
Time to get married, have some Jewish babies, and raise them to love America. pic.twitter.com/Sqgu6g9PYh
— Jesse Arm (@Jesse_Leg) July 18, 2025
The body of 8-year-old Mystic camper Virginia Hollis was found along the Guadalupe River earlier this week, more than a week after the July 4 floods in Texas.
Yesterday, this angel’s favorite horse followed her casket through the streets to bid her farewell. 😭 pic.twitter.com/T8f8O6n4q3
— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) July 18, 2025
Miss Italia Finals 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/3XgPWvZ6Lo
— TastefulLindy (@LindyTasteful) July 19, 2025
Remember what they took away from us pic.twitter.com/Dnzzk1Quzc
— ☩ 𝕁𝕄𝕋 ☩ (@SecretFire79) July 12, 2025
After 15 years of marriage, the first child is actually twins! 🥳Maybe no one will say it, but we want to share this joy anyway. 🌹 pic.twitter.com/T60zPJZ0tT
— Sania Obaid 🇺🇲 (@afra_art56) July 12, 2025
I’m in tears. Watch how respectful every firefighter is greeting Trump, taking their hat off for Melania
America has a True Leader who cares about each and every American again. These Firefighters feel it
Mainstream media will never show this pic.twitter.com/KxWNrry7dC
— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) July 11, 2025
Women are the same at all ages😂 pic.twitter.com/x4Y95x7xQq
— The King (@xxxxTheKing) July 12, 2025
Taking a 12 hour sabbatical from the portal to get this young lady married tonight! pic.twitter.com/GXLzZWmdKA
— Ryan Gaines (@ryankgaines) June 28, 2025
He was with me almost every day for 12 years. The best living creature I’ve ever known including humans.
He protected children and loved his job out here.
I hope I can be half the man this dog was to our world. I buried him last evening in his beloved woods.Warrior
GUS🪓 pic.twitter.com/011cffq1xS
— Cattleman🪓 (@cattleguy92) June 29, 2025
Congratulations to my brother on graduating high school.
I can’t wait to see all the amazing things you accomplish at American University. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/UZJxVP56ro
— Isabella Maria DeLuca (@IsabellaMDeLuca) June 29, 2025
When your daughter wants to play catch instead of a first dance after she says I do. 🥺 pic.twitter.com/yjnobxxfcn
— Ryan Gaines (@ryankgaines) June 29, 2025
Married Friday, planting wheat on Monday! pic.twitter.com/GKqXA7SlMP
— FarmerDan (@farmerdan97) September 27, 2021
Enjoying every moment with my boyfriend 💕 pic.twitter.com/cKMsLIFgqm
— Ms. Jachymiak (@MsJachymiak) June 15, 2025
A heartfelt surprise for her best friend on graduation day.. She didn’t expect it because they hadn’t seen each other in so long, ever since her friend moved to another citypic.twitter.com/3pxswYFVNt
— Wolf of X (@tradingMaxiSL) June 7, 2025
Non-food post: It’s Prom Season! Our oldest daughter is off to McGill University this Fall. Two out of the house, two still at home.
Love ya, sweetie. pic.twitter.com/hwvQ5svT5Z
— The Food Professor (@FoodProfessor) June 8, 2025
Norman ROCKWELL • American 1894-1978
“𝖢𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖢𝗈𝗎𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖢𝗅𝗈𝖼𝗄 𝖺𝗍 𝖬𝗂𝖽𝗇𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍”@NRockwellMuseumhttps://t.co/eccEsvTUsR pic.twitter.com/dkSIjuJu2N— Standards Michigan (@StandardsMich) March 8, 2025
My best experiment yet ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ymxggYZmTv
— César de la Fuente (@delafuentelab) April 9, 2025
It’s 6:53pm and I wish I had a little baby sleeping on my chest right now.
One day God willing. pic.twitter.com/Zbg0xfbDOJ
— 𝐿𝑜𝓊𝒾𝓈𝑒 (@crunchycozygirl) April 11, 2025
The Catholic Church has a new member today 🤍 pic.twitter.com/MviMoRMEUJ
— Kendall 🌷 (@kciolane) April 12, 2025
From couple matching to couple chief-ing!!!thrilled and honored to serve as chief residents together at the program that shaped us. Grateful for the journey and excited for what’s ahead! #HUH pic.twitter.com/lClrJpGABW
— Girma Moges, MD (@Girma_M_Ayele) April 10, 2025
Life in one picture ❤️ pic.twitter.com/LkZXvKcwCI
— Os 🧘🏾♂️ (@LifeOfBoch) March 22, 2025
20th March 2010
A couple – just married – choose to cycle from the church to their reception.
From my book ‘Cambridge – Town & Gown’. pic.twitter.com/Y9zzcUsHh4— A Cambridge Diary (@acambridgediary) March 20, 2025
Married 39 years today! Time flies pic.twitter.com/aiNxbxUBKB
— Pat Vanheule (@pvanheule) March 15, 2025
Got engaged today 🙂
Praise God! pic.twitter.com/fgWEKgSuME
— Peter Day (@Telerithis) March 15, 2025
She said yes. pic.twitter.com/iBnhNyzTs5
— RyanFJBLGB🇺🇸🦅 (@RyanPatrick1991) March 15, 2025
We got him moved into the new house! His bride-to-be is helping him decorate and put things away and will be joining him there on their wedding night! Today, only a few tears were shed (out of his sight). We are beyond happy for them! @BrandonLansdown pic.twitter.com/NSNmzg8hyG
— Kassy Lansdown (@Good_and_Glory) March 15, 2025
Naistenpäivän kunniaksi haluan jakaa, että minulla on onni ja siunaus odottaa omaa tytärtä. Toivon näyttäväni hänelle samanlaista naisen mallia kuin oma äitini on näyttänyt minulle. Nainen voi olla vahva ja lempeä, sitkeä ja kaunis, herkkä ja periksiantamaton. Nainen voi olla… pic.twitter.com/MivsLRh1wJ
— Martta Tervonen (@marttatervonen) March 8, 2025
The years go by. pic.twitter.com/gMtnRyeT0Y
— Brendan O’Sullivan 🇮🇪🇪🇺 (@ImtaBrendan) March 8, 2025
So a thing happened recently … 🥂 💍 pic.twitter.com/nClcEIHlQ3
— The Phoenix (@sueranson) March 8, 2025
I can confirm: she is beautiful.
‘The Birth of Venus’ by Botticelli (c. 1485) pic.twitter.com/JCWv0EGQXI
— Katherine Everitt 💥 (@katherineveritt) January 14, 2025
Happy almost 10 month wedding anniversary @AbdNicholasC
That chrism on her head smells amazing pic.twitter.com/WroqiDDLXc
— Erin Callaghan (@drerincallaghan) February 8, 2025
The only thing better than reading is holding a baby while reading. pic.twitter.com/jqlPdgHobg
— Michelle Kelso Kafer (@michellekafer) February 1, 2025
She had no idea…pic.twitter.com/COnW7TDmCg
— Be Believing (@Be_Believing) February 1, 2025
Hun School Of Princeton
I earnestly hope you have the opportunity one day to sit in a sunlit room with a baby in your arms, gently rocking in an old wooden chair.
I have traveled the world, climbed mountains, and had adventures I dare not tell you about.
This, however, is the peak. pic.twitter.com/IsRGf0N6FM
— Old Hollow Tree (@OldHollowTree) January 27, 2025
Good morning from East Tennessee.
It’s 33 degrees and raining on the mountain.
Have a great Monday.☕😊 pic.twitter.com/vGu9QqoOLg
— Tennessee Lady (@TennesseeLady85) January 27, 2025
27 years old.
A mom to a new baby.
The youngest person to serve as White House Press Secretary@karolineleavitt pic.twitter.com/5S1fmkGbqy
— Anna Lulis (@annamlulis) January 29, 2025
Several colleges and universities have “kissing benches” or similar traditions tied to romance on campus.
Michigan State University Beaumont Tower: Nick and Myra Kanillopoulos
Syracuse University. Kissing Bench: This bench on the Quad is steeped in tradition. Legend has it that if a couple kisses on the bench, they will eventually marry. Conversely, if a single person sits there alone, they risk staying single forever.
University of Idaho. Hello Walk and Kissing Rock: While not a bench, this area on campus features a large rock where students have historically kissed. It’s a romantic tradition for couples at the university.
Florida State University Kissing Bench
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Clemson University Lover’s Lane
University of Cambridge: St. John’s College Bridge of Sighs
University of Oxford: The Bridge of Sighs
University of Bath Somerset County: Sham Castle
For members of Binghamton University’s Ballroom Dance Association, dance isn’t just a hobby; it’s an expressive, stress-relieving act. 💃🕺https://t.co/xrm8IIwalX pic.twitter.com/VRUMj9OeAC
— Binghamton University (@binghamtonu) January 17, 2020
It is so rare for people to see a normal, white family that lefties think it gives ”Third Reich vibes”. This really tells us that we need to make it less rare.
More babies! pic.twitter.com/j192eWhev5
— Evelina Hahne (@EvelinaHahne) February 15, 2025
New update alert! The 2022 update to the Trademark Assignment Dataset is now available online. Find 1.29 million trademark assignments, involving 2.28 million unique trademark properties issued by the USPTO between March 1952 and January 2023: https://t.co/njrDAbSpwB pic.twitter.com/GkAXrHoQ9T
— USPTO (@uspto) July 13, 2023
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