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As requested by a third grader in a letter to my office: Happy Third Graders Day, Minnesota!

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"To be clear, the opposite of welcoming diversity is supporting segregation. The opposite of moving toward equity is hoarding resources. The opposite of being more inclusive is exclusion."

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Perhaps you love babies and want them to have access to diapers? You can support Rain or Shine Diaper Fund that is handing out diapers & other supplies to people who need them every Monday. rainorshinediaperfund.org

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

Important context: the Latino population in Indiana has grown significantly since 2000. From 2000-2010, the community nearly doubled. Since then, it has grown another 40%. They're not looking to put all kids to work. Just the ones they don't care about.

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They say that Jewish holidays line up with reality in unexpected ways. In a few week’s we’ll observe a holiday about an inept amoral leader and his antisemitic advisor. Weird.

submitted 8 days ago • 8 comments

Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)

submitted 10 days ago • 1585 comments

Condé Nast management will start requiring employees to be in the office 4 days a week on 3/3, allegedly to make us more productive. Yet for months, many of us have gone without desks, often being forced to work from the cafeteria, HR floor or hallways.

submitted 11 days ago • 7 comments

A federal judge blocked Trump's sweeping executive order ending government support for DEI programs

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Yes, it is entirely correct to point out that ICE officers do not have any legal authority to break into somebody’s home unless they get a judicial warrant; which they generally cannot do, because judges only issue warrants for probable cause of crimes, not immigration law violations.

submitted 10 days ago • 29 comments

People who write about "this is the wrong fight to pick," never ever actually fight for anything. Feel free to ignore them.

submitted 17 days ago • 232 comments

I went to a community meeting earlier and I'm going to post about organizing meetings later because we really really need to SKILL UP.

submitted 17 days ago • 7 comments

Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons: -We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S. -The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous. 🧵⬇️

submitted 20 days ago • 596 comments

"Marigolds are flowers of hope.” – Maya Angelou I hope these marigolds from my garden last summer bring you hope and joy! 🌱 #Gardening #Flowers #Bloomscrolling #Photography

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What annoys me most about the anti-DEI attacks: We already rolled back, then ended affirmative action. Ask yourself: Where is this going? What more do they want? If we roll back & then end DEI, what's next? Remember, theirs is a political movement that wants to position empathy itself as a vice...

submitted 21 days ago • 30 comments

We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.

submitted 21 days ago • 934 comments

Hi friends! I have a book coming out next month! It is full of gorgeous photos such as seen on the cover here. There is one really fun photo that didn't make it into the book...

submitted 20 days ago • 6 comments

This is Tux. He is the cutest black hole we have ever seen. And we thought you should see him too. 12/10

submitted 22 days ago • 668 comments

Remember. It’s never: We fight for (these people) because maybe we’re more at risk if we don’t. No more Niemölling. We fight because they are coming for anyone. Every single person matters. Each and every human being’s life and safety is worth the fight.

submitted 25 days ago • 102 comments

Vermonters: please take 30 seconds to help protect meals for kids. Call Gov Scott 802-828-3333 and tell him not to repeal universal school meals. More guidance (and email options) from Hunger Free VT here: www.hungerfreevt.org/protect-univ... Reply to this with a ✅ when you're done!

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Just in case you thought that removing DEI criteria would mean that everyone is competing equally: NIH is removing grad students from underrepresented backgrounds from the applicant pool altogether. Their applications will not be considered. Other students, not from these backgrounds, will be.

submitted 26 days ago • 168 comments

There’s a kid in my neighborhood (Los Angeles) playing “Oh Canada” on the trumpet.

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NCSS President Jennifer Morgan and Interim Executive Director Anton Schulzki have issued a statement on the January 29 Executive Order Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling: hubs.li/Q035dq8Y0

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

If you are feeling overwhelmed, it makes perfect sense. I want to once again offer that it's so much better to immerse yourself in only one or two things. Follow the news about just those focus areas. Importantly find concrete small actions to take in those specific areas. Key is consistency.

submitted 27 days ago • 97 comments

This is a private person taking the reins of the U.S. government. It's really that simple.

submitted 27 days ago • 11 comments

#Surveillance studies scholars have been arguing for years that a major reason to oppose mass collection and storage of private #data is that even if you can trust those in control of that data now, you can't guarantee that in the future. It can happen here. It is happening in the USA right now.

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"Community is the antidote to fascism"

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

submitted 28 days ago • 1327 comments

Do not normalize what this administration is doing. Do not isolate yourselves. Do not obey in advance. Do not give up on the power of the people.

submitted 29 days ago • 2 comments

On the 3rd day of Black History Month, I was called the other Black teacher’s name. There’s two of us.

submitted 28 days ago • 6 comments

American health workers looking to relocate? Doorway to practice medicine in Canada 🇨🇦 We have job openings nationwide. www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...

submitted 30 days ago • 139 comments

Taking a planned break from social media for a bit. Final comrade card until the next time, friends. Let’s take care of ourselves and each other.

submitted 29 days ago • 3 comments

One thing I've learned from studying social justice movements is that much of the work is dull, and requires patience and discomfort. There is little glory and often zero timely or visible payback. I hope folks are clear-eyed about this.

submitted 29 days ago • 4 comments

do you have any idea just how badly you have to fuck up to get Canada mad at you

submitted 30 days ago • 1704 comments

Sharing with #EduSky

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Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.

submitted 30 days ago • 194 comments

Michigan's economy (the auto industry) is going to suffer due to these tariffs. Unfortunately, those of us who did not choose this administration will have to suffer right alongside those who did. And that includes children and teens, undocumented folks, unhoused, etc.

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Black Lives Matter fundamentally broke these people’s brains. They couldn’t bear the idea that they might have to tell a different story about this country and thus tell a different story about themselves. They hated it, and now they are using everything they have to never feel that way again.

submitted 33 days ago • 90 comments

Trump went from wanting to eliminate the Department of Education to weaponizing it to imposing a fascist curriculum very quickly

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Having worked in a city govt that was cut beyond the bone—I’m not gonna self dox but you’ve heard of it—I can tell you that when everyone’s pulling long shifts doing work by themself that should be done by 5 people, mistakes happen. Stuff slips thru the cracks. Cutbacks are dangerous.

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Good night everyone. May tomorrow bring us more justice and some peace. We must actively support and fight alongside our trans siblings.

submitted 33 days ago • 9 comments

It's 11pm ET. It can quickly become 1am or even later. Getting enough sleep will help give you the energy you need to tackle tomorrow's challenges. Staying up doomscrolling will make several things harder. I know things are overwhelming right now. You still deserve enough time to rest and recover.

submitted 33 days ago • 15 comments

Reporters: Please stop calling things DEI that are not DEI. This is only cementing the propaganda being used to legitimize the dismantling of all types of initiatives that are not DEI as well as legitimize efforts to end civil rights enforcement. Be specific with your language. Be accurate.

submitted 34 days ago • 234 comments

School choice is a means to end. And that end is the destruction of public education and the public funding of education. Get the facts. progressive.org/public-schoo...

submitted 33 days ago • 4 comments

HEY. HEY. Yes, you. 🫵🏾 DO NOT REACT TO EVERY PIECE OF NEWS. It is all trash. It is all a dumpster fire. They are flooding us with cruelty and 404 errors and Executive Orders. Take a deep breath. It's only day 2. Get back in your body. Log off even for 5 mins and stare at wall. This is a marathon

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I love this so much! At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions. This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.

submitted 42 days ago • 1776 comments

Every superhero has an origin story. Designing a better mask due to California wildfires was ours. Today, we're supporting our community in SoCal by offering @flomask.bsky.social at cost with discount code CaliStrong30. Please help us spread the word.

submitted 44 days ago • 9 comments

Make sure you use your library cards. Check out books by Black authors, indigenous authors, queer authors and other marginalized communities. Also, ask your local library to buy more titles by marginalized folks. We often buy those requests. Use Libby! A lot! #booktok #booksky

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