Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialLightning Jay @lightningjay.bsky.social · 20/08/2026And it's also connected to our work building the Discuss Philly website (discussphilly.org)! Check it out! Happy to help if there are paywall issues.discussphilly.orgHome Page | DISCUSS 022
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialLightning Jay @lightningjay.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This new paper (www.socialstudies.org/social-educa...) builds on our work on the SSDI (social studies discourse instrument) www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... 111
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialLightning Jay @lightningjay.bsky.social · 20/08/2026For social studies teachers, virtually no activity is more valuable, or more challenging, than facilitating a whole class discussion. Good news! We're here to help! www.socialstudies.org/social-educa... 131
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialLightning Jay @lightningjay.bsky.social · 20/08/2026With @abbyreisman.bsky.social and Dr. Tim Patterson, we've written a brief article for teachers and teacher educators on what makes discussions so important and how to do them.socialstudies.orgMember Portal 111
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026This was never about antisemitism. This was never in good faith. Given the willful ignorance or outright complicity of a number of presidents and boards, all of the rest of us will have to push our institutions away from this absolute mockery of justice. 27017
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialScott Abbott @scotteabbott.bsky.social · 08/08/2026“8 of 10 Americans telling us we need more civic education is a wake-up call to educators & policymakers.” There is tremendous opportunity to advance civics education by expanding time for social studies in grades K-8, which also support literacy goals. www.columbiagorgenews.com/online_featu...columbiagorgenews.comNew Poll: 80% of Americans Say the Country Isn't Teaching Enough Civics(NewsUSA) - A survey sponsored by More Perfect and the Daniels Fund finds a rare consensus across age, party, and geography that civic education needs more investment even as confidence 012
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 22/07/2026This story is indeed insane. They literally *discounted his correct answers* (on questions about the Constitution) so that a Trump supporting girl who wants to go to Hillsdale College could win $25K and be televised meeting Trump. So. Gross. 20563582588
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialAbraham Gutman @abgutman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Park rangers fined Sandra Shachar for vandalism this morning at the President’s House, hours after the Trump admin installed its version of history. The 72 year old has been posting news articles on the site’s walls since the slavery exhibit was removed. If she does it again, she’ll be arrested. 40994398
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 07/07/2026New AP polling of Jewish Americans— Mamdani (+5): 44% Favorable; 39% Unfavorable Netanyahu (-27): 32% Favorable; 59% Unfavorable Trump (-42): 29% Favorable; 71% Unfavorable Where's all the breathless wall-to-wall coverage on Netanyahu & Trump making Jewish people feel unsafe? 141828447
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 07/06/2026There are currently more bills attacking trans youth’s right to play sports across the U.S. than there are trans youth in school sports. 86110714471
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/06/2026 106104041877
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Rarely has a people had such an *opportunity* to stop the evils of their government as we do right now. If we impeach and remove Trump, we will avert additional crimes against humanity. If we do not, history will judge us harshly. All of us. Yes, even me and you. www.thenation.com/article/poli...thenation.comWe Have 2 Weeks to Stop Trump From Committing New AtrocitiesIt is up to the American people, and our elected representatives, to use every legal means available—from impeachment to protest. 221312406
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/04/2026You know something has gone terribly wrong when 94% of teachers have to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies while the average Wall Street employee got a bonus of $246,900 in 2025. Hello? 26883222339
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Q: You don’t regret that people might’ve lost important income to support their lives? A: No, I think it was more important to reduce the federal deficit. Q: Ok. Did you reduce the federal deficit? A: No, we didn’t. 830109793695
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialAlistair Barrie @alistairbarrie.com · 06/03/2026Pretty difficult to refute a single thing in this perfect assessment of where the f**k we are, from @iandunt.bsky.social: 452172525399
abbyreisman.bsky.social @abbyreisman.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Hey social studies teachers - this seems like a very cool project! 041
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28/02/2026things every single republican president of your lifetime has done - started a war in the middle east - completely destroyed the economy 299261408797
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 18/02/2026This whole fight over transgender stuff happening on X is so weird to me. The most notable thing about trans issues in the last 5 years has been the enormous, coordinated anti-trans activism campaign across the right, aided by moral cowards in the center. But that campaign is *never mentioned*. 664630787
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.social@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 05/02/2026This is a remarkable @nytimes.com split screen: A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained" But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW. 6836601255
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it." 125150992876
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialBrian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 04/02/2026Please don't report this as a straightforward business story; it's a story about coercive social transformation being imposed by people so rich they've ceased to see the rest of us as legitimate stakeholders in our own lives 171735421
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialAmerican Association for State and Local History @aaslh.org · 03/02/2026Last Friday, a federal judge called the Trump administration's reasoning for removing an exhibit about slavery from Independence National Historic Park a "dangerous statement to make" and "horrifying to listen to."eenews.net‘Horrifying’: Judge questions abrupt removal of slavery exhibitsThe National Park Service removed the exhibits in Philadelphia last week to comply with an executive order by President Donald Trump. 011
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 31/01/2026granular, practical, well organized info here: www.wired.com/story/how-to...wired.comHow to Film ICEFilming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact. 14056752934
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialMaris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 31/01/2026I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo “went too far.” 100104392173
abbyreisman.bsky.social @abbyreisman.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Teachers looking to teach about what's happening in Minnesota might consider an "AHA" lesson (Analyzing Historical Analogies - check out the structure here: doi.org/10.1108/SSRP...). One historical comparison might be British occupation of Boston: radleybalko.substack.com?utm_source=n...radleybalko.substack.comThe Watch | Radley Balko | SubstackReporting and commentary on civil liberties and the criminal justice system. Plus other stuff. Click to read The Watch, by Radley Balko, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers. 142
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialJenn Borgioli Binis @jennbinis.bsky.social · 27/01/2026#PairedTexts 002
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialtaylr @taylordahlin.com · 27/01/2026brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis 327233437734
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialShannon Carey @scmaestra.bsky.social · 25/01/2026This is very, very good. By M Gessen, gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...nytimes.comOpinion | State Terror Has Arrived 1126
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/01/2026AOC: They need 10 Democratic votes in the Senate to pass, continued unfettered ICE funding with no guardrails. Regardless of where you are in the Democratic party, this moment proves that the status quo cannot stand I would implore my Democratic colleagues in the senate to vote no 481159394402
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/01/2026If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here. 7453938711246
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 24/01/2026By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying. 695298446970
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/01/2026One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history 10444251364
abbyreisman.bsky.social @abbyreisman.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Are you a high school world history teacher interested in earning $500 by testing new lessons as part of a research study? Learn more: bit.ly/WHLS2026! 000
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialJess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 21/01/2026He is insane. He is a madman. He is unhinged. He is dangerous. 1362439399
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialRachel Levinson-Waldman @rlevinsonwaldman.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Outstanding piece of moral and intellectual clarity. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comWhy the Trump administration’s demand for a list of Jews at Penn is so dangerous | Sigal Ben-Porath, Serena Mayeri and Amanda ShanorIf history teaches us anything, it is that making lists of Jews, no matter the ostensible purpose, is often a prelude to their and others’ persecution 072
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 19/01/2026ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals. 401180468083
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialAmyAlexCA @amyalexca.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Truly grateful for #ValerieZeigler, a government + history teacher at my alma mater, Abraham LincolnHS in #SF. She’s teaching students media literacy + critical thinking skills desperately needed during the escalating Unreality of #AI slop. See this Dec25 NYT report 🌉 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/b...nytimes.comThe Class Where ‘Screenagers’ Train to Navigate Social Media and A.I. 1163
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Make no mistake, he is justifying violence if he objects to the outcome of an election. Keep that in mind as we prepare for 2026. 671110913922
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 15/01/2026He really is doing all of it. 14864281967
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialEbony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 15/01/2026Incredible that the Lakota Sioux in their homelands, and Black Americans, Hmong, Somalians, and the descendants of Scandinavians have been making the most important stand in modern times about the ideals of the US project / American experiment. 5798197
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/01/2026Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait. 553230956926
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialShannon Carey @scmaestra.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Being a hs history teacher this week was difficult. I was set to start the week with Jan 5th but then we kidnapped the leader of Venezuela so I had to teach about the Monroe Doctrine and then the president started yammering about Greenland so I had to teach abt NATO and then Renee Good was shot and 915530
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 09/01/2026He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated. 6634653811748
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialIdo Amir @idoamir.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Also, the man who literally destroyed the White House, is giving $1,000,000,000,000 of your money to billionaires who support him, funding it all by taxing you through tariffs and taking away your healthcare is trying to make you believe your life is worse not because of him but Somalis. 3626201
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialEbony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 26/12/2025The lecturer in question is our colleague in children’s literature studies. She is a brilliant scholar and from all accounts a gifted teacher. This ruling is infuriating… at the end of the day, it is our students’ education that will suffer. 301634383
Reposted by @abbyreisman.bsky.socialBeth Hawkins @bethhawkins.bsky.social · 18/12/2025What are the top reasons early career teachers leave? @laurenwreports.bsky.social @the74.bsky.social talked to Center for American Progress researchers about their new survey.the74million.orgExclusive: Survey Reveals Why 70% of Early-Career Teachers Leave the ClassroomNew research finds poor support, salaries and working conditions are making novices quit. Better pay, benefits and mental health resources would help. 042
