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davesexson.bsky.social
Husband 30 years. Middle school teacher 32 years. Father of an attorney and an engineer. Red-Letter Christian. Liberal. Vegan. Bass player. Green Day. Black Lives Matter. Seeking wisdom and peace. Coachella Valley, CA
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Both sens from NJ are “deeply concerned.” @booker.senate.gov and sen Andy Kim, NO ONE IS LISTENING TO YOU! Please, it is time to call this out in louder, more strident language like, “This bullshit is against the law. This president doesn’t give a fuck about the constitution.”

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This morning, a 6th grader came in and blurted out, “Mr. Sexson, is it true that Trump is going to deport illegals?” I reminded them that I voted for Harris. I then assured them that they were more protected living in California, than those living in red states. That is a Tuesday morning convo now.

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Happy MLK Day. Since nothing’s going on, I wanted to share this. There are too many quotes to pull out, but I’m going use this, since I am a teacher, “To sustain a healthy democracy requires citizens who have been prepared by their education system…to exercise the responsibilities of citizenship.”

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As the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wisely said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." Today and every day, I pledge to never silence my voice in the fight for what is right, and I will continue to march in the path he forged toward justice.

submitted 152 days ago • 631 comments

I LOVE this song (who doesn’t???), but I don’t get why it is still on the charts, 20 years later. Amazing.

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Love this tie. My wife bought it for me when we went to Cedar Point in 2008. (The kids and I were on roller coasters, and she was shopping.) Today, one of my ELD kids asked me why I was such a “chill” teacher. It’s gotta be the tie, right???

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That moment of silence for California at the Eagle’s game was the loudest moment of silence ever. Philly being Philly. (My kids saw their first drunk in public at a Phillies game.) You stay classy, Philly.

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Under the GOP's SAVE Act, Tribal IDs would NO LONGER be accepted as valid identification to register to vote. This is a direct attack on the voting rights of Native American communities. #StopTheSAVEAct social.demcast.com/s/EC9Y1x2d

submitted 161 days ago • 808 comments

SpongeBob tie, Disneyland 2025 mug. I just finished the first week back from winter break, and the middle schoolers did a good job.

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That husband is a horrible person. Racist? Probably. Classless? 100%. But who cares? I don’t, because I watched Madam Vice President’s face after he refused to shake her hand. She laughed at him. That is what victory looks like. Can’t wait for her to be our next governor of California!

submitted 165 days ago • 1 comment

I don't even have anything insightful to say today. I still can't believe he won after his actions 4 years ago today.

submitted 166 days ago • 2352 comments

Today is January 6th and no one is watching the Capitol be plundered, feces being smeared on the walls, and police officers being stabbed with American flags. Why? Because one side believes in democracy no matter what, and the other side only believes in it only when they win.

submitted 165 days ago • 890 comments

This man and a small group of capitol police officers singlehandedly saved our democracy four years ago. In November, 77 million Americans said "to hell with them" and voted for the insurrectionists. Your "Back the Blue" flags are a pathetic disgrace and your patriotism is bullsh*t.

submitted 166 days ago • 1225 comments

I thought for sure that the actions by these traitors would cause them and their leader, our Prez Elect, to become politically toxic. Remember, for a VERY few hours, the republicans in Congress condemned these actions, & Trump. We must never forget that Trump encouraged this, & fanned their flames.

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I agree with 100% of this post. Everything.

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We would talk to our kids & set those expectation levels together. Sometimes the bar that they set needed to be raised by us, so we would increase the goal slightly. They knew that we were going to help them achieve, or we were going to fail together. Now, one is a lawyer, the other an engineer.

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Yep. We would keep them moving all day, even though we were tired, and then all watch a movie on the couch to end the time off with some family togetherness. After the movie, they would fall asleep quickly in bed, then I would stare at the ceiling, excited about going back to teach the next day.

submitted 167 days ago • 0 comments

Accurate, sometimes.

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Last night I finished “It’s Hard for Me to Live with Me,” by Rex Chapman. Excellent book. I knew a lot of the story, but the final 25% was all new to me, and worth the price of admission! Now I have begun “James,” by Percival Everett. It is fascinating, and has me thinking.

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I can’t put into words the gulf of decency that separates Madam VP and the Prez-Elect. Clearly, our country does not deserve her. I hope she runs for governor of CA in two years. Cakewalk.

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In 2024, I rowed or skied on a concept2 row erg or ski erg for a total of 2,264,167 meters (I added them up last night). Started that year at 265lbs, and finished the year at 247. I am trying to get to 225lbs this year. ( I have NO IDEA how I weighed only 195 in college!) 1st 2 workouts of 2025:

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