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A Chicana and an Advocate for college students Aka college counselor
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This photo says it all. Hard working people that we all rely upon, whether we realize it or not.

Only Congress can abolish the Department of Education—not the president. But Trump’s order would gut resources, increase class sizes, cut job training, and make college even more expensive—hurting the students who need support the most. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/white-house-pre…

Elon Musk has been granted full access to the U.S. Treasury Department's payment systems, he has access to every single USians financial data, and can disrupt $6 trillion in federal payments. He’s not an elected official nor is he part of any confirmed government department.

Instead of stealing taxpayer money to fund private schools, we should focus on public schools—where 90% of children, and 95% of children with disabilities, in America, attend—not take desperately needed funds away from them.

My heart breaks when a student ask what happened if I'm detained by ICE I wish I could do more to protect my people. They come here for better lives and I know first hand they are excellent students.

Mexico's president is doing a road trip visiting the most impoverished, rural, or indigenous communities.

The ancestral difference between American indigenous, Native Americans, First Nations, Latin Americans, Hispanics, and Mexicans mostly depends on which colonizer got to them first and wrote the label on them. They are rooted by the original Americans and despite all attempts still exist today.

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The felons first week in office & Project 2025......

🚨 From a possible ICE raid at a Chicago elementary school to Donald Trump’s fiery call with the leader of Denmark, there is a lot going on right now. I break it all down on my evening report. Subscribe if you enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

Emails and trainings on what to do if ICE shows up at my work. I didn't think we would be here, but they are going to elementary schools and daycares.

The TikTok ban feels nothing more than like a stunt. Playing with the livelihoods of 170 million Americans was never the answer. My thoughts in this special, mid-day newsletter. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

Good news: President Biden is trying to save TikTok. I break down the decision and cover all the top stories that you may have missed overnight in my latest newsletter. Consider subscribing for more! open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

I keep buying my dog toys and her entitled self keep tearing the stuffing out of them. I even went to bass pro shop and bought the canvas one, and yup she tore it up. How do some dogs have stuffed animals

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No new years resolutions. Still working on stuff from 3 years ago.

Should we continue to encourage kids to go to college ? Or push them to take up a trade ? I believe in college. Learning how to learn, IMO, is a critical life skill. Being exposed to people of different backgrounds, makes yiu wiser Qualifier- it should be a school you can afford.

Has anyone watched the film Civil War? I just watched it on Max. It's a pretty good movie.

Good morning, Bluesky Friends! 🗽💙 🌊

Our government is sleepwalking into climate catastrophe. My piece for @theguardian.com on another broken pledge slipping under the radar. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

For California parents your HS senior can still apply to the UC they extended their application to January 15th and some select CSUs are also open too.

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Finally, I'm getting around to watching House of Dragons. I kept falling when I tried starting it. Not because it's boring, but my attention span at the time was not cooperating