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Chris Dier

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Chris Dier @chrisdier.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
In 2024, I sued Gov Jeff Landry over the unconstitutional/discriminatory Ten Commandments law. The suit is still going strong, and winning is more important than ever. We must support teachers and students, especially against the dangers of Christian Nationalism. www.nola.com/news/educati...
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‘A lot is at stake’: High school teacher vows to keep fighting Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law
Christopher Dier’s suit against the law is still winding its way through the courts.
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
#tdih 1868 St. Bernard Parish (La.) white supremacist Reconstruction era massacre 💔 of African Americans to terrorize recently emancipated voters. Not in most textbooks. Local teacher @chrisdier.bsky.social wrote a book for students to learn their history. ⬇️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/st...
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Oct. 25, 1868: St. Bernard Parish Massacre
The St. Bernard Parish massacre of African Americans was carried out by white men to terrorize the recently emancipated voters in Louisiana.
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Abbey Clements @abbeyclements.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
What an incredible few days in beautiful NOLA! 🩷 seeing good friends, partners, allies, activists. We are stronger together! @feelgoodaction.bsky.social @sari.bsky.social @chrisdier.bsky.social @austinheller.bsky.social @asherhuey.bsky.social @alexpalombo.bsky.social @keepgunsoffcampus.bsky.social
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Chris Dier @chrisdier.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
RFK Jr.’s statements regarding autism are profoundly inaccurate and insensitive. With 15+ years in the classroom, I can vividly recall the beautiful memories of the numerous kids on the spectrum; they are kind, brilliant, empathetic, generous, productive, and more than capable.
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Dingus Khan @woodseanm.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
#BlackHistoryMonth Inspired by my online history hero Chris Dier, I wanna contribute Black history that prolly wasn’t taught in schools. Blacks in the 1930s picketed businesses that wouldn’t hire them. Yt businesses sued but the Supreme sided with protesters. firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/new-...
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New Negro Alliance v. Sanitary Grocery Co., Inc.(1938)
In New Negro Alliance v. Sanitary Grocery Co., Inc. (1938), the Supreme Court ruled that pickets that were a peaceful and orderly dissemination of information were lawful. The case arose from a campai...
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 28/01/2025
Gold, Guns & Genocide: How the UAE Profits from RSF War Crimes in Sudan
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Gold, Guns & Genocide: How the UAE Profits from RSF War Crimes in Sudan
As U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres renews his call for an immediate halt to fighting in Sudan between the country’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, we speak with New York...
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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
"The Fourteenth Amendment Protects All Of Us" 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/the-fourte...
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The Fourteenth Amendment Protects All Of Us
Everyone is talking about birthright citizenship.
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Chris Dier @chrisdier.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Claiming that the act of doing a Nazi salute was simply a symptom of autism is insulting to people with autism.
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Chris Dier @chrisdier.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I’m currently writing my dissertation on how policy impacts education, and I just noticed that the Executive Orders signed under Biden are no longer accessible. Biden’s first executive order directed federal agencies to amend policies to consider racial inequities. It has been pulled.
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Chris Dier @chrisdier.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Even *if* the salute that looked identical to a Nazi salute was somehow not a Nazi salute, then it demonstrates that one of the most powerful people in the world is willfully ignorant of one of the most hateful gestures in history.
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Nima Shirazi @nimashirazi.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I'm seeing terms like "straight-arm salute" and "fascist salute" being used by some media today... those are not real terms. Google's Ngram Viewer has zero results for either one. It's a "Nazi salute," folks, just fucking say it. This shit's too fucked up to use hedgy language.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 20/01/2025
"Infinite Hope": Angela Davis Speaks at 2025 Peace Ball Ahead of Trump Inauguration
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“Infinite Hope”: Angela Davis Speaks at 2025 Peace Ball Ahead of Trump Inauguration
With the U.S. political establishment gathered in Washington for the second inauguration of Donald Trump, the iconic venue Busboys and Poets on Sunday hosted the Peace Ball, an event held around presidential...
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Chris Dier @chrisdier.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Invoking the words of MLK at the inauguration of a man who promised to implement policies destined to harm people is a disingenuous act of historical treachery.
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Chris Dier @chrisdier.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
It's fascinating to teach US History in an era where young people are strongly advocating for a more diverse, objective, and inclusive curriculum while the powers that be are doing everything to halt that push. We are witnessing both an ideological & generational divide in real-time.
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Kat Clark @heykatclark.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
“That’s when I realized how teachers mobilize in so many different ways, beyond just showing up in the classroom. They’re community activists and advocates, and that’s why teachers are so overwhelmed sometimes.” @chrisdier.bsky.social teachersintheirpower.com/chris-dier
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Chris Dier | Collective trauma and collective hope | Teachers in Their Power
–Chris Dier Teacher at Ben Franklin High SchoolNew Orleans, LA
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Chris Dier @chrisdier.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
May New Orleans never forget these beautiful souls #neworleansstrong #nolastrong
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Chris Dier @chrisdier.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
As the plaintiff representing teachers in Dier v. Landry et al. concerning the Ten Commandments law (HB 71), it must be noted that the Middle District of Louisiana confirmed that HB 71 is unconstitutional in the Roake case. This means that complying with this request would violate the 1st Amendment.
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Louisiana issues guidance as law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms goes into effect • Louisiana Illuminator
Liz Murrill issued guidance to public schools and universities on how to comply with a new law requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
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Chris Dier @chrisdier.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Never forget that the attacks on public education, from suppressing teacher autonomy and bashing unions to passing anti-CRT/DEI/trans legislation and book bans, are designed to erode public education to pave the way for mass privatization.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 02/01/2025
Music from "The Wizard of Oz" has inspired people for generations, but the lyricist who wrote those classics — E.Y. “Yip” Harburg — was blacklisted by Hollywood during the McCarthy era and remains largely unknown to the public.
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Wicked, The Wizard of Oz, and the Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan With just weeks from Donald Trump’s inauguration to his second term as president, and with a timely focus on challenging authority ushered in by the hit movie…
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Chris Dier @chrisdier.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Folks can say what they want about New Orleans, but the way the city comes together during times of tragedy is unparalleled.
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Chris Dier @chrisdier.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
The political battlegrounds surrounding history curricula are telling. Teaching objective history is not only crucial for societies to function, but to also survive & thrive. Authentic history provides a clear understanding of past events, injustices, achievements, & failures that shape today.
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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
The individuals depicted at the base of the Robert E. Lee (Virginia) monument represent each branch of the Confederate military. What the monument fails to depict are the roughly 10,000 enslaved workers that accompanied the Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in the summer of 1863. 🗃️
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Barbara @bitemedravet.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Chris Dier is an author and outstanding teacher of AUTHENTIC U.S. History in Louisiana. He has many accolades and honors to his name. He’s also known for presenting interesting factoids and asking how many already knew. 😄Follow for more!
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 20/12/2024
"Do Not Obey in Advance": Timothy Snyder on How Corporate America Is Bending to Trump
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How Corporate America Is Bending to Trump
We speak with Yale historian and author Timothy Snyder, an expert on authoritarianism, about how corporate America has responded to Donald Trump’s reelection. Snyder’s 2017 book On Tyranny: Twenty...
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What's Left of the South podcast @wlotspod.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
gofund.me/7f6aa91b Updated the information and goal! Need to outfit the girls team!
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Donate to Help Us Afford New Soccer Uniforms, organized by Nelson J
*UPDATE* The boys' uniforms have been ordered and are on their way! Thank you to everyone… Nelson J needs your support for Help Us Afford New Soccer Uniforms
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Chris Dier @chrisdier.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Honored to be featured in @rollingstone.com magazine for my lawsuit standing up for the constitutional rights of teachers and students! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Inside the Classrooms at the Center of the Church-State Battle
Louisiana wants to put the Ten Commandments in classrooms — and that’s just the beginning
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Chris Dier @chrisdier.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
FOSSI (The Future of STEM Scholars Initiative), a national scholarship program, just released its 2024 class of recipients. Interested in learning more about these scholarships or sharing w your circles? Check it out: bit.ly/3BcjsVW
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Chris Dier @chrisdier.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Feeling honored one of my favorite historians highlighted my efforts
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What's Left of the South podcast @wlotspod.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
gofund.me/e02f7e84 Hey y'all, we are so close to our goal for new soccer uniforms. Any little bit helps
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Donate to Help Us Afford New Soccer Uniforms, organized by Nelson J
Hello! As some of you might know, I coach soccer at a small Title 1 school in Alabama, mea… Nelson J needs your support for Help Us Afford New Soccer Uniforms
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