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Parent Advocate for equitably funded public schools. Embrace neurodiversity. Mom. Writer. I'll remember your dog's name before I'll remember yours.
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I think we should retitle the latest #Handmaid'sTale episode, What June heard in the apple barrel.

As RFK Jr. describes how autistic people are a tragedy, the Department of Health and Human Services is being gutted to the extent that two state agencies can't provide services anymore. Good piece by @juliametraux.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

PLEASE SHARE 👏 Hi friends, I'm really excited to announce @cardinalandpine.bsky.social first live event Tuesday, May 20, and it will center on something near and dear to my heart: North Carolina's veterans. List of speakers to come, but grab a spot now. www.eventbrite.com/e/voices-for...

Threw out my back. It's painkillers and playoff hockey tonight. #GoCanes If I can't move, at least I got good TV. Please Mr.Linesman let the players fight.

This. Is. Wellness Culture. I keep harping but it keeps being true…social media is stacked full of folks who believe this. It is also, incidentally, a common tenant of hyper nationalistic authoritarian states, from Hitler’s Germany all the way through today.

Went to the #50501NC protest today. I'm glad I brought my earplugs. Do what you can, when you can. You are enough.

You don't have to have a tax return to be worthwhile. You don't have to date or have your own family to be considered part of a community. No one's worth should be measured in your contribution to the GDP. You are human and you are always enough. #Autism

Barney says hello and hope you all enjoy some sunlight today.

🍎 A veteran North Carolina teacher on why a new proposal in the NC General Assembly would be disastrous for our public schools. Click 👉 cardinalpine.com/opinion/opin...

I'm out of clean forks and the will to do the dishes. Something has got to change.

He's going to pull this shit on "Autism Awareness" month? And no, Mr. President, I am not a "horrible statistic."

Well, this nonsense needs to go away. I'm all for safety, but opening the door on the use of force towards students doesn't get us there. We know who will be impacted most. Black and Brown students and our disability students.

cardinalpine.com/2025/04/07/t...

Maybe too doomsday, but the history lessons are important. www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...

We are under attack. Musk’s DOGE and RFK Jr. are breaking up the Administration of Community Living (ACL) which supports and administers programs that ensure disabled people get life-saving services and live fulfilling lives in community with their loved ones.

Out and about, this time in Franklin County for the Know Your Rights Expo. Yes NC you have a right to a sound basic education.

This isnt a joke and it isn't funny.

As a former Attorney General, Governor Stein should know that constitutional rights aren’t conditional on budget availability #ncpol www.wral.com/news/educati...

If you aren't spending at least a little time standing up for public education and our educators, what are you doing? Wearing red on Wednesday is a simple act. #Red4Ed

Watch Education Matters as we discuss the importance of IDEA. #nced #ncpol #autism #disability youtu.be/xcF-fb2Lw3c?...

If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...

Quick interview at my lunch break today. Could we all just start funding education so I can go back to dreaming of writing novels. www.wral.com/news/educati...

No child should ever be considered government waste. cardinalpine.com/opinion/opin... #nced #ncpol

People over profits.

“When we are alive, we have to fight for recognition and in death our lives are cast in stereotypes.” owl.li/GaHe309l8fC #DDoM2025

youtu.be/tUQCReqdmnU #PublicSchoolProud

U.S. Department of Education funding cuts are affecting teacher recruitment in NC schools. As WUNC's Liz Schlemmer reports, Wake County educators say their program recruited teachers of all races and training was not DEI-focused. www.wunc.org/education/20...

I waffle between wanting to look more sophisticated to ooh look at the Pac-Man sweater.

Do all innies go to heaven? #severance

Good article sent to me by my very non political brother, but someone who cares deeply about science. www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...

Ok, it's a snow day, and this got changed to virtual. I kinda reluctantly logged into Zoom. So glad I did. Really great webinar.

Voters jam lawmakers’ phone lines, inboxes over Musk. Here are answers they’re getting www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

Advocacy on a snow day here in NC #autism therewillbepoop.com/2025/02/19/t...

I once worked as a state level bureaucrat . A well trained bureaucracy is essential to help governments run. We pay the bills, hire competent employees and are stewards of taxpayers money