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ACLU @aclu.org · 28/04/2025

The Trump administration deported two families, including three U.S. citizen children, after cutting them off from their lawyers and disregarding one of the child's need for cancer medication. This is inhumane and illegal.

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Three U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from Louisiana

The cases have renewed concerns that the Trump administration’s expedited deportations are violating the rights of both citizens and noncitizens.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 26/04/2025

The working class is sick of a system where CEOs make 238x what workers make. Enough is enough. We stand in solidarity with all working people fighting for their fair share ✊

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Alt School District @altteacher.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I just watched The Barbie movie again yesterday and damn if I didn’t tear up at that one scene. So for those that need it today, or tomorrow, or next week youtu.be/CBqlDWHkdHk?...

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America Ferrera's Iconic Barbie Speech | Barbie | Max

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Alt School District @altteacher.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I just want to be a good person. I know that wont be perfect, that ‘ll make mistakes, and every choice or action will upset someone… But darn it if I don’t want to just do the right thing, be kind, be helpful, be good. Why does that feel so exceptionally hard these days

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 05/04/2025

We will not let this administration and their billionaire friends loot our government and gut the essential services working people rely on without a fight!

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AFT @aft.org · 31/03/2025

📢 On April 5, we’re joining hundreds of thousands across the country to say: Hands off! Hands off our Social Security. Hands off our services. Hands off our democracy. AFT members will be in the streets this Saturday—will you join us? Find an event near you: www.mobilize.us/handsoff

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Professor Amanda Sturgill @drsturg.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Misleading posts thrive on quick reactions. Slow down. Investigate. Be the person who’s always one step ahead. 🕵️‍♀️

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ALT: a man wearing a hat and a coat stands in a hallway

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Ruprecht Polenz @polenz.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Ich würde ergänzen: 5. Wenn auch Russland befristet unter UNO-Verwaltung gestellt wird, damit freie Wahlen durchgeführt werden.

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AFT @aft.org · 28/03/2025

AFT President @rweingarten.bsky.social responded after the president signed an EO that unlawfully terminates federal workers’ collective bargaining rights under the false pretext of national security. We represent thousands of affected employees. www.aft.org/press-releas...

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AFT’s Weingarten on Trump’s Illegal Executive Order Trying to Ban Collective Bargaining for Federal Employees

WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten responded after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that unlawfully terminates federal workers’ collective bargaining rights under the false pret...

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AFT @aft.org · 27/03/2025

Trump & Musk gutting the Dept of Ed means fewer opportunities for 7.5 million students with disabilities & 26 million kids in poverty. “This attack on our kids’ futures is wrong,” writes @rweingarten.bsky.social. Read how we're fighting to #ProtectOurKids in the Spring 2025 #AmericanEducator.

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Where We Stand: Protect Our Kids

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

For anyone who may have forgotten, WE ERADICATED MEASLES IN THE U.S. Now it’s back. With a multi-state, growing outbreak. Because fewer people are vaccinating their kids. Because a cult has lied to them that the vaccine is harmful. Now kids are getting sick. Some are hospitalized. Some are dying.

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Measles Cases in Kansas May Be Linked to Texas Outbreak (Gift Article)

State health officials worry that declining vaccination rates have left many communities vulnerable nationwide.

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AFT @aft.org · 26/03/2025

Professors are standing up to say America believes in knowledge and freedom. - @rweingarten.bsky.social

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AFT @aft.org · 27/03/2025

At a rally in New York yesterday, AFT President @rweingarten.bsky.social made it clear: “We fight discrimination, and we fight for research. But it shouldn’t be an administration that tries to leverage one for the other. That’s McCarthyism, that’s not patriotism.”

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Teachers' unions sue Trump administration over Columbia University funding threats

The American Association of University Professors and American Federation of Teachers have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing it of holding funding hostage at Columbia Universi...

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 27/03/2025

🚨 MASS LAYOFFS at The Health & Human Services Dept.! 10,000 workers cut— dismantling our health system & risking lives. This administration keeps putting corporate greed over people’s well-being, slashing jobs & endangering public health. We need investment in care, not cuts.

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Concerning that when asked about familiarity with Unite Against Book Bans, like... 3 of us in the room raised hands. I don't care what environment you work in, what kind of role you have, if you're in libraries, you have a responsibility to keep up with challenges to intellectual freedom. #CILDC

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AFT @aft.org · 26/03/2025

Children with disabilities are facing a double threat from federal cuts to support systems they need every day. Medicaid covers costs for more than 6,600,000 of them and the Dept. of Ed protects their rights at school. Tell Congress: Hands off Medicaid ➡️ actionnetwork.org/letters/medi...

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously. Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 24/03/2025

How many Signal chats with sensitive information about military operations are ongoing within the Pentagon right now? Where else are war plans being shared with such abject disregard for our national security? We need answers. Right now.

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AFT @aft.org · 24/03/2025

HAPPENING NOW: @sharemylesson.bsky.social is hosting "Vital Lessons: Measles and What You Need to Know," a panel on how you can keep your family and community safe from measles. Panelists include: ✏️ @rweingarten.bsky.social 🩺 @vinguptamd.bsky.social 🩺 Dr. Benjamin Hoffman

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Alt School District @altteacher.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

I’m working on making a title 2 breakdown but title 2 is specific so I’m trying to make those parameters understandable :D

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Alt School District @altteacher.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Checking in to remind everyone to touch grass! It’s easy to be swept up in the chaos of the world and the current admins constant action. It can become a echo chamber that can become overwhelming. While all is alarming, please remember to take a big step back from doom scrolling negative news.

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 21/03/2025

Without a strong Department of Education, kids from working class families will be left behind, unable to access the education they need to succeed. We stand with our affiliated unions as they fight this illegal order.

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'See you in court': Teachers union vows to fight Trump's Education Department order

Randi Weingarten, the head of the American Federation of Teachers, issued a stark warning to the Trump administration.

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5 Calls @5calls.org · 20/03/2025

Trump signed an EO to dismantle the Department of Education, which can only legally be done through an act of Congress. This executive overreach will only benefit right-wing extremists who seek to privatize education. 🔥📞🔥 Call your reps - 5calls.org/issue/educat... www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

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Trump signs executive order to dismantle the Education Department

The complete elimination of the department would require the approval of Congress.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 20/03/2025

BREAKING: President Trump issued an executive order to begin dismantling the Department of Education. This will severely hinder the federal government’s ability to meet its legal obligations laid out by Congress to protect students’ civil rights and empower them to achieve their future potential.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 20/03/2025

BREAKING: Flanked by students and educators, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to essentially dismantle the federal Department of Education, making good on a longstanding campaign promise to conservatives reut.rs/4kNfaq7

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Trump signs order aimed at dismantling US Department of Education

Flanked by students and educators, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order intended to essentially dismantle the federal Department of Education, making good on a longstanding campaign promise to conservatives.

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Today, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the abolishment of the U.S. Department of Education. In response, @neeratanden.bsky.social, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, released the following statement: www.americanprogress.org/press/statem...

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STATEMENT: Gutting the Department of Education Puts Our Children Last, says CAP’s Neera Tanden

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National Education Association @neatoday.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Donald Trump today issued an executive order calling for the U.S. Department of Education to be dismantled and ceasing many of its activities. Here's how that will harm students: www.nea.org/nea-today/al...

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AFT @aft.org · 20/03/2025

“We have part-time faculty who can barely afford to live in Eugene. Our faculty provide valuable research on treating diseases and preventing injuries as well as work on innovative discoveries in multiple fields,” said @uauoregon.bsky.social president Mike Urbancic.

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University of Oregon faculty threaten to strike for fair contract

Faculty at the University of Oregon have announced their intent to strike, after they say year-long bargaining sessions have “failed to produce a fair contract settlement.”

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 20/03/2025

Shuttering the Department of Education is a radical plan, ripped from the pages of Project 2025, that will close the doors of opportunity for America's students. We stand with our affiliated unions as they challenge this illegal order in court. aflcio.org/press/releas...

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AFT @aft.org · 20/03/2025

Some people believe eliminating the Dept. of Ed, which administers funding for the special ed programs mandated by law, means kids without disabilities will get a better education, @ky120unitedaft.bsky.social's Dan Isenstein writes in AFT Voices. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth.

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Why fund the Department of Education? A special education perspective

By Dan Isenstein

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Alt School District @altteacher.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

There seems to be debate of the alt gov accounts, intents, verification, and credibility. So let’s do some house cleaning! I am a one man band here. I am not a part of the Department of Education. I am a singular School District employee. I have not been verified by anyone and cannot vouch for alts

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Fiona "Fi" Webster 🌎🌍🌏 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

1/ The rightwing likes to claim it's opposed to higher education because it's "elitist." But the fact that 47's admin is intent on gutting not only DEI programs but also federally funded Pell Grant & student loan programs shows that it's not really aimed at “elitism." No pay wall.

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There’s nothing elitist about college or university. We should reject that idea | Carlo Invernizzi-Accetti

Higher education institutions continue to function as powerful engines of social mobility. They need more, not less, support

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Alt School District @altteacher.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

If you have not seen it: 20 Days in Mariupol is worth a watch. There is a trigger warning. But I believe it is worth watching. If you want to understand the terror in Ukraine, you should watch this. It is available on Youtube but here is the PBS link: www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...

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20 Days in Mariupol | Watch the Oscar-Winning Documentary | FRONTLINE

Watch FRONTLINE & The Associated Press' Oscar-winning documentary on Russia's siege of Mariupol told through the lens of Mstyslav Chernov and two colleagues who documented atrocities and their own esc...

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 18/03/2025

Look, I understand that this is all TOO MUCH. But what makes me the angriest, and boy howdy am I pissed today, is that THIS HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR DECADES. The fact that the 24 hour news cycle destroyed journalism and FOX turned propaganda into a viable business makes me blind-livid.

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Alt School District @altteacher.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

To touch on 24 hour news cycle and the Fox “news” discussion: This was largely due to the fairness doctrine which was vetoed by Reagan in 1987 when Congress tried to codify the act. Citation: www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/top...

Alt School District @altteacher.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

We are a public institution for the education of children free of as much bias as possible. We are not there to dictate how to feel or think, but teach them the tools to explore, research, question, and understand the world around them.

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Alt School District @altteacher.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Do we have any civics teachers out there? Maybe we can get @protip.altgov.info or @altcityhall.altgov.info to find some. Seeing and knowing what we know today of Civil service and Public civic duty, what would you do or change to improve civics education in America?

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Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · 18/03/2025

DOGE will die before we do. #resist

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larry.earth (he/him) 8647 @larry.earth · 18/03/2025

This link has a detailed call to action. Please click through and do what it asks.

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

“The lack of specific information about each individual actually highlights the risk they pose.” Something the Department of Justice actually wrote in a brief. In 2025. My word.

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Alt School District @altteacher.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

We need to see more than court rulings though. They have already continuously disregarded the court. We need action. We need consequences.

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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 18/03/2025

It can't be all doom and gloom There is still some good in this world And it's worth fighting for.

Baby bison in the short frozen grass of early spring.

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 18/03/2025

Social Security is a contract that tens of millions rely on. It is NOT a Ponzi Scheme! The real scheme is being run by Elon Musk and others who want to gut Social Security to pay for tax breaks for themselves. Elon, keep your hands the hell off our Social Security!

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Alt School District @altteacher.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

In the face of a new “brain drain” and a host of large cloud servers and companies being American. Find alternatives! If you know any please share! Save hard copies. Multiple or pass them out to colleagues or friends. Create offline backups via flash drives and external disks. Keep sharing.

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Alt School District @altteacher.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

A quick SAT vocab lesson for the day: Referring to coal based energy as “clean coal” would be considered an OXYMORON Oxymoron: “a combination of contradictory or incongruous words” Source: www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/o...

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Definition of OXYMORON

a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness); broadly : something (such as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements… See the full definition

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