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dmenkart.bsky.social
D.C. is home. Work at @teachingchange.bsky.social and co-direct @zinnedproject.bsky.social (ZEP). Post most often on ZEP. Garden when I can.
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Friends in the DC area. Marco, my brother, and I saw "The Garbologists" at Theater Alliance. It is soooo good. The script, actors, and set are all superb. Moved to laughter and tears. Don't miss it before it ends on Feb. 23. theateralliance.com/portfolio/ga...

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Comrade card for 2/16/2025.

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“Mr. King and his Queen and y’all can pick which one is which”. —Rep. Jasmine Crockett.

submitted 22 days ago • 58 comments

Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

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I’m still not over the fact that Tim Walz went viral for calling Republicans ‘weird,’ put Trump and Vance on the defensive, then got picked as Harris’s running mate because of it, and then… he was immediately silenced, disappeared, and Dems stopped calling the GOP ‘weird.’

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We are honored that, on our 35th anniversary, Teaching for Change was selected by the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA-NCA) for their 2024 Community Human Rights Award. www.teachingforchange.org/human-rights...

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Deportations are fundamentally cruel and inhumane. There is no just or ethical way to involuntarily separate people from their families and communities. signed, a historian of slavery

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Our annual Best Books list is ready! We invite you to look it over, write to me if you have questions about anything, and share the list in your own networks! americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2024/12/aicl... Here's a sample of book covers for books you'll find on our list.

submitted 87 days ago • 2 comments

If you think independent local journalism is important, here are some free ways you can help The 51st grow 🌱

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Author talk with Anna Lapera, Bessie Flores Zaldívar, John Manual Arias, and Diana Rojas was one of the best events I've attended all year -- and all four of their books are spectacular. #TeachCentralAmerica www.teachingforchange.org/new-central-...

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