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Real mission of DOGE seen in new insights on federal data and privacy Investigative journalist Julia Angwin talks with @maddow.msnbc.com about the data gathering and consolidation that DOGE has done through its access to federal databases.

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20 ARMED men bust into your home. They claim they’ve got a search warrant. They make you stand in the rain w/your 3 daughters in their underwear. They seize your phones, laptops, your cash life savings. The suspects listed on the warrant? They don’t live there anymore. kfor.com/news/local/w...

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“His taking an axe to the Department of Health and Human Services means that a lot of autistic people are not going to have the support that they need to thrive and survive.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States

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Special education laws and the U.S. Department of Education have evolved together over nearly five decades. Now, the Trump administration seems to want to separate the two. By @jonakimehta.bsky.social

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Today is #EqualPayDay! Women earn just 75¢ for every $1 paid to men. This disparity highlights a significant issue in our workforce, where the value of women's work is not equitably recognized. IDHR remains committed to enforcing workplace protections that promote pay equity and fairness for all.

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Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks… “The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government. 🧵

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The only thing that would have been odd to the Founding Fathers, many of who were multilingual, was an English-only country. In fact, the constitution was printed in several languages. 🧵 Read it here lataco.com/english-only...

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About multilingual brain and early language acquisition www.unesco.org/en/articles/...

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Senator Chris Murphy has it dead right. youtu.be/hycoCYenXls?...

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TESOL and ACTFL have both made statements about the value of multilingualism & languages in the US: www.actfl.org/news/actfl-s...

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Being multilingual is a great advantage and it's too bad that so few Americans speak a 2nd or 3rd language due to a deficient educational system. This will only make things worse, I suspect. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...

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Since the president has signed an EO making English the official language of the United States, here is the first non-English copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in German just days after July 4, 1776. We have always been multilingual. cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

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#Multilingual kids aren’t just cool—they’re shaping up to rule the world. Let’s dive into why that’s the case and how speaking many tongues gives them an edge. Read on 🙌 kidsdiscover.com/teacherresou...

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International Mother Language Day 2025: Significance and Origin International Mother Language Day International Mother Language Day is observed annually on February 21st to promote linguistic and cultural diversity, as well as multilingualism worldwide. In India, this day holds special…

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The Implications of a 504 Rollback on Disability and Economic Justice | The Century Foundation tcf.org/content/comm...

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President Joy Johnson is excited to invite you to SFU's Multilingual Week, a vibrant festival that celebrates the diversity of languages spoken within our community. www.sfu.ca/wll/mlw @mortabasi.bsky.social @sfuhumanities.bsky.social @sfulinguistics.bsky.social

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How does #multilingualism impact learning? New research by Prof Roberto Filippi and colleagues shows that early multilingual exposure creates long-term academic benefits. Read about their findings here! @ioe.bsky.social

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Multilingualism is like a kaleidoscope, vibrant, dynamic, ever-changing, and forever transforming into something new and beautiful. The possibilities are endless. ❤️💙💜💛💚🧡🩷🩵

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If Trump dismantles the Dept. of Education, he will be jeopardizing public education for our most vulnerable communities. Rural schools. Low-income areas. Special ed teachers and students with disabilities. Our families, kids, and teachers deserve more.

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"Let’s put this myth to rest" www.ourmidland.com/opinion/voic...

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How much more of this felon can we take? As Senator Murphy said, what we heard is just disgusting. dredf.org/leading-disa...

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I keep reading that “multilingualism poses a challenge for academic assessment.” Let’s consider the real problems that need fixed. Instead, these should read “Insufficient research and professional training pose challenges for appropriate assessment for multilingual students.”

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