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School Counselor in Pacific NW; Ohio born & raised; Gen X; Trying to find joy & not lose hope. #ASCA #scchat

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 07/10/2026
PROTECT SPECIAL EDUCATION: ALL of our kids deserve a real, quality education. I spoke with a WA state mom and advocate about how Trump should NOT move special education from the Department of EDUCATION over to RFK Jr.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I spent a year watching school administrators do their jobs—and interviewing the students most impacted. I spoke to @thecut.com in a long-form Q&A about what I saw. Mainly, a system designed to protect perpetrators and punish victims in each and every case.
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The Reason Why Colleges Still Fail to Address Sexual Violence
The “Cornell Seven” case highlights what’s wrong with Trump’s Title IX rules — and how the system was always designed to fail.
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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This should be so obvious that it doesn’t need to be said, but given what kind of weekend it’s been on here, apparently it does: If you don’t want old rapists running the world, in office, in the board room, making decisions for all of us get comfortable with “ruining” young rapists’ lives
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s really rare how few contemporary politicians are talented at doing what I am calling “Mayor Quimby shit”
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PK @counselorpk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Violence against women? “Hilarious.”
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PK @counselorpk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
WA State voters- super important resource.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Remember when Joe Biden proposed canceling student debt and every single Republican accused him of "bribing voters"?
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Biden accused by GOP of 'bribing' voters with student loan forgiveness
The Biden administration unveiled its latest effort to forgive as much as $20,000 in debt for some borrowers on Monday after the Supreme Court struck down its original plan last year.
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iain @maccoinnich.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you’d asked me to guess which Democratic member of congress was selling campaign merch that violated Philip Morris International’s trademark, it wouldn’t have even taken me seconds to guess MGP opb.org/article/2026...
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Zyn reacts to Gluesenkamp Perez campaign merch: ‘Cease and desist’
The product violates the Zyn trademark, according to the nicotine pouch company.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
receipts for anyone who’s never heard this clip before (the reporters giving him a tongue bath and so much unearned respect is how we got here, but i digress)
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On 9/11/2001, Donald Trump called WWOR/UPN 9 NY about the World Trade Center Collapses
YouTube video by Lawyers' Committee for 9/11 Inquiry
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
huh you’d think he’d have mentioned this during the phone interview he did that day with a local news station, when he said he watched the towers fall from trump tower and then bragged like a fucking psycho that another building of his was now the tallest building in the manhattan skyline
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The Pines @thepines.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Google and Apple frothing at the mouth to call New Mexico New America on their maps can't wait to make their daddy happy
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 06/09/2026
A sundowning old man, addicted to AI slop, surrounded by supplicants and apparatchiks, with control over the US nuclear arsenal.
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I’ll have more to post on this later but a) please feel free to subscribe to read the whole thing (there’s quite a bit), & b) my thesis is simple: Right now, the most urgent moral test for this nation today is happening in Springfield, Ohio We as a country are currently failing this test miserably
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I had the privilege of being a part of the last group of women journalists, truth tellersto visit Gloria Steinem in her home. She told us the importance of having attitude in our work, sharing stories, and starting new ideas. “Just do it” she told me. And we will. Rest well Gloria.
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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The cruelty is the point. Shame on this administration and shame on the people who voted for this. www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/spring...
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Springfield Haitian student takes his own life after being fitted with ICE ankle monitor, advocates say
A 20-year-old Wright State student took his own life on Interstate 70 out of anguish over a required ICE ankle monitor, according to local community advocates.
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Today is Women’s Equality Day, "celebrated in the United States on August 26 to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment, which guaranteed women the constitutional right to vote." Let us continue to fight for the equality of all. We are still a good bit away from that goal.
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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
every billionaire & tech mogul, they all want to be adored & celebrated without doing the things Dolly did with a fraction of the power & money. What she had, she gave away. I'm sure she was comfortable (& that's good!). But she just relentlessly helped. It's not that difficult. Love. Care. Help. 💚🌸
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Morgan Till @mtill50.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The @pbsnews.org remembrance of Dolly, voiced by @amnanawaz.bsky.social youtu.be/jzc1Q0tOXjc
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Remembering Dolly Parton, whose artistry and generosity touched generations
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Ditto. Read geneweingarten.substack.com "a vulgarian of grotesque appetites and lamentable tastes who is physically decaying right before our eyes, a two-bit chiseler and a liar and a boor...today puts the capstone on his enshittification of Washington, D.C."
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The Classless Clown
The worst president in American history, a vulgarian of grotesque appetites and lamentable tastes who is physically decaying right before our eyes, a two-bit chiseler and a liar and a boor who is bent...
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PK @counselorpk.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Trade school track in elementary school. I don’t have the words. Elementary and middle (and even high school) need to be about learning, exploration, and making friends!
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/08/2026
Conservative education activists such as Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice now have access to the top levers of the government. “If America’s public schools cease to exist tomorrow, America would be a better place,” Justice told ProPublica. (Published Oct. 2025)
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These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Look beyond Schumer and Jeffries and you can see Democrats at the committee level -- @raskin.house.gov or the @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social for instance -- fighting hard with good results. They could just cheerlead that work loudly and leave things there, but no. They gotta punch left.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Their best defense against the growing challenge from the left would be simply to meet the moment and act more aggressively against Trump. If they just did that, half the energy behind DSA challenges would dissipate and they'd be safe. But no, they'd rather punch left in a panic.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 14/08/2026
Destroy that entire industry, please.
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Not to be some wild-eyed innocent, but I think it should be slightly bigger news that The Lancet have crunched the numbers and found that Musk's USAID cuts will kill 14 million people. And that's just by 2030. That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around.
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Aric Toler @aric.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A detailed breakdown of Trump's "great escape" on a catering truck, from Eric Schmitt, Maggie Haberman, @jamie-leventhal.bsky.social, Simon Ducroquet, Yuliya Parshina-Kottas, and me. Free gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/u...
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See How Trump’s Secret Air Force One Swap Unfolded (Gift Article)
The extraordinary subterfuge was aimed at protecting an American president who has been in Iran’s cross hairs for years.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I said that! In a long discussion of the new arrest of the Tate Brothers and their ties to Trumpworld, the manosphere, and so much more!
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A recent study found that AI chatbots are widely used by adolescents for emotional and psychological support — and most don't tell anyone about it jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Chatbot Use and Disclosure for Mental Health Among US Youth
This survey study evaluates the percentage of US adolescents and young adults who used artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots for mental health advice as of 2025 and to what extent they told others.
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WIRED @wired.com · 08/08/2026
New AI toolbars and prompts are showing up in Google Docs and Gmail. If you don’t want Gemini’s help in writing documents and emails, here’s how to turn that stuff off. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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How to Disable the AI Features in Gmail and Google Docs
New AI toolbars and prompts are showing up in Google Docs and Gmail. If you don’t want Gemini’s help in writing documents and emails, here’s how to turn that stuff off.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/08/2026
In the first six months of Trump’s second term, the DOJ dropped 23,000 criminal cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — while prosecuting 32,000 new immigration cases. (Published March)
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Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 07/08/2026
"Women accounted for 100 percent of the decline in the labor force in July, according to a National Women’s Law Center analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s latest dismal jobs report. Overall, the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July: Women lost 32,000 jobs, while men gained 9,000."
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Trump’s Terrible July Jobs Numbers Only Hurt Women
And the number of women who have left the workforce since January is more than double the number of men.
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The fact that these people have the nerve to open their mouths to talk about “protecting women and girls” while doing shit like this… whew!
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 05/08/2026
This is what climate change looks like: @timdickinson.bsky.social reports from Portland, Oregon, amid wildfire smoke that serves as a harsh reminder that we can still make better choices.
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PK @counselorpk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Well this is very disappointing.
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Washington Emergency Management Division @emd.wa.gov · 04/08/2026
Some areas of Washington state are seeing worse smoke conditions this morning. You should download the EPA AIR NOW App to check conditions near you. Find the latest state smoke forecasts: wasmoke.blogspot.com #wawildfire
Text says yes, it's "smokier" today vs. yesterday. Download the AIR NOW APP for air monitors near you. Picture shows views from the space needle where it is clear on Aug. 3 and shows smoke and haze on Aug. 4.
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
My new investigation into a mass shooter’s harrowing history with ChatGPT reveals numerous red flags—and some very disturbing ChatGPT replies—from long before his attack on Florida State University www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0... 1x 🧵
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Inside a mass shooter’s harrowing history with ChatGPT
A year of chats reveals glaring red flags—and disturbing ChatGPT replies—from long before a rampage at Florida State University.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 04/08/2026
One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.
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Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
August 🤝 Sneaking Up On People
Dr. Jess Hartnett
@Notawful
People who work in education
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8:19 PM • Jul 31, 2021 from Erie, PA • Twitter for Android
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seasonally appropriate ghost of kate b. @katebitz.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
this is incredibly abnormal and scary. always a possibility this decade, extremely bizarre to experience in real time. we’ve got important stuff loaded in the car, not going anywhere at the moment because by all accounts traffic is already very bad www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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Thousands evacuated in north Spokane as wildfire crosses river into city
A wildfire driven by high winds has jumped the Spokane River and is threatening neighborhoods near and within the city of Spokane.
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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 17/07/2026
Washington has the courage to impeach and the candidates to back it up. 💪 Hunter Gordon (WA-01), Brent Hennrich (WA-03), and Adam Arafat (WA-10) are ready to fight for accountability. Early voting starts NOW. Make your voice heard, Washington! 🗳️
"Campaign graphic with a dark blue background reading 'Washington has courage to impeach.' Black-and-white portraits of three congressional candidates: Hunter Gordon (WA-01), a man with glasses and a tweed jacket; Brent Hennrich (WA-03), a man with a goatee wearing a suit and tie; and Adam Arafat (WA-10), a bearded man in a dark blazer and white shirt. Bottom text reads 'Early voting start now' with the Courage for Democracy logo."
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This statement by UEFA on FIFA attempting to sell off the World Cup gave me goosebumps, what a statement - the beautiful game deserves no less “As so long as Europe has a voice, it will never be for sale.”
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 30/07/2026
This is Fenrir. He has not yet been successful in cuddling with the cat. But thinks if he goes slow enough she might not notice. 13/10 (IG: fenrirfanclub)
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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 28/07/2026
We have now beaten back multiple attempts by this administration to illegally gut funding for mental health in our schools. This program was a promise to America’s youth that their needs would be supported, and we won’t let the President break it. www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-re...
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AG Brown-led coalition blocks federal cuts to school mental health grants | Washington State
A U.S. District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order on Monday that blocks the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health...
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Attorney General Nick Brown @atg.wa.gov · 28/07/2026
A federal judge just blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to cut mental health funding for WA schools. The administration was trying to terminate these grants at the end of July.
Group of diverse students engaged in a school mental health discussion with a counselor in a classroom setting.
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
If Trump wasn't forcing the National Guard to do clown show duty in Washington, DC, and elsewhere, they could be helping to combat the wildfires in Oregon and elsewhere www.koin.com/news/portlan...
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‘Definitely a stressful time’: Statewide wildfires pull resources from Portland and all over Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Crews from across Oregon are battling 34 large wildfires burning in all corners of the state. Officials say more than 1.3 million acres have burned so far. Several new fires…
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Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Today, Walmart’s effective income tax rate is about half of what it was 10 years ago. Amazon, which saw its pre-tax U.S. profits increase by nearly 45% last year to almost $90 billion, paid in 2025 half the taxes it had the previous two years: ~$2.8 billion, down from $7 billion in 2024 and 2023.
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PK @counselorpk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Oh my God. Have either of them stepped foot in a public school in the last decade?
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