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Mercedes K. Schneider

@deutsch29blog.bsky.social
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Career public school teacher; ed blogger and activist; author. Ph.D. in stats/research. Born and raised a few miles from the site of the Battle of New Orleans.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Secret Service agents are trained to take bullets for a president but not this shit
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Andrew Hawkins @beardeduniverse.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Goodnight from Scotland, catch you in the morning beautiful souls 😁
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Six congressmen bought between $83,000 to $245,000 in SpaceX stock just before its IPO: -Jared Moskowitz -Gil Cisneros -Dan Meuser -John McGuire -William Timmons -John James Five serve on committees whose work impacts SpaceX's business. We must ban members of Congress from trading stock.
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Mercedes K. Schneider @deutsch29blog.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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GLP-1 Meds for Kids? Some Info.
Like many consumers of television and social media, I have been bombarded with ads for GLP-1s (short for glucagon-like peptide-1). The ads are everywhere. Multiple GLP-1 versions by a number of pha…
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Lady Haha @lensman23.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Fauci is a hero. The GOP attack dogs are liars and crooks.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The results, reported by The Conversation , show that neither the smell nor the color of a sponge indicates whether it is contaminated.
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Bacteria like salmonella and E. coli survive more than two weeks in kitchen sponges, study finds - Sinaptica
A laboratory study confirms that kitchen sponges are a much more persistent reservoir of bacteria than previously thought. Researchers from the Federal Institut
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Sure did! 😬
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/07/2026
UEFA nations will not participate in FIFA events until the investment deal is scrapped
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Europe Announces World Cup Boycott Over FIFA Investment Deal With Kushner Family
UEFA nations will not participate in FIFA events until the investment deal is scrapped
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
That’s our boy Trump. Always very clinical in his strategery.
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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
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Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: California’s top election official demanded the (DHS explain how it concluded that thousands of noncitizens may be registered to vote in the state, bluntly questioning both the department’s results and how it obtained California voter data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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‘Serious doubts about the reliability of your data’: California bluntly challenges DHS over sweeping noncitizen voter claims
California has not provided its statewide voter registration list to DHS or any other federal agency. State law prohibits the disclosure of sensitive voter information, including Social Security numbe...
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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Joining @chrislhayes.bsky.social on blocking #ToddBlanche nomination. He is unfit and we deserve better.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
BTC: If Democrats retake Congress, “start to investigate the rampant corruption. We’re seeing a president who’s made billions, not just for himself but his family, which - if I remember correctly - used to be something that was disqualifying FOR REPUBLICANS.”
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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Cartoonist: Bill Bramhall
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Here's the way around having to pretend that Mitch McConnell is not dead, if that is indeed the case. We should all agree on this point: if Mitch McConnell can't be wheeled to a podium for a live press conference to speak, then he is not competent to serve. newrepublic.com/post/213199/...
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Kentucky Governor Warns He Got Calls “Suggesting” Mitch McConnell Died
McConnell has posted a photo of himself holding that day’s newspaper, but he has not provided further details about his condition.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The player who turned a high five into an unforgettable moment
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Alpine ibex leaps sheer cliff face like it is flat ground - these mountain animals can jump 1.8m vertically
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 17/07/2026
Here’s an incomplete list of incidents demonstrating ICE and DHS deception. The lying has become routine.
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ICE and DHS's growing record of deception
When their agents shoot and kill people, they shouldn't be allowed to run the investigation.
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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
When you overlay Trump’s Truth Social posts pumping up businesses, on top of his stock trades, you see the “for profit” presidency. Details on Substack. Follow me there: open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES lawsuit to compel Connecticut to provide the DOJ its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-16 in cases to gain access to state voter files. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/connec...
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🚨 United States of America v. Thomas
Learn more.
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Our two investigations into Madison Square Garden are now unpaywalled and free for anyone to read.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
NEWS: Trump begins election interference effort—announces “mandatory” election changes and threatens to jail state officials who do not comply. More politicians call for the 25th Amendment. Trump calls for tariffs on Canada for wildfire smoke. And more. Subscribe to support my work:
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Important Friday Night Update: 'Mandatory' Election Changes and Jailing of State Officials, 25th Amendment, Tariffs for Canada Over Smoke
Good evening, everyone.
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Mercedes K. Schneider @deutsch29blog.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This fabulous teen needs a custom-adapted van in order to achieve his independence (i.e., holding a job; attending college; establishing himself as a young adult). The state of La. denied assistance toward this $200K vehicle. Please read and share. Thank you. www.supportnow.org/trevor-needs...
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Support Disabled Teen Needs a Van
Hello family and friends!The Rickerson-Melara family are some incredible people. I have known mom Brittany since the day she was born. She and husband Stephen have two teenagers, Trevor and Isabella, ...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: A federal court dismissed the DOJ's lawsuit demanding access to Connecticut's unredacted voter registration list. The department has now lost its sweeping legal hunt for access to states' private voter data in 16 states.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Congresswoman AOC has introduced a bill that would ban Supreme Court Justices from accepting lavish gifts from the ultra wealthy. Love that, but what I find insane is that this isn’t already illegal.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
JUST IN: A 16th straight district court has rejected DOJ’s bid to obtain state voter rolls — this one in Connecticut. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Order on Motion to Compel AND Order on Motion to Dismiss AND Order on Motion to Dismiss AND Order on Motion to Dismiss – #109 in United States v. Thomas (D. Conn., 3:26-cv-00021) – CourtListener.com
ORDER denying 9 Motion to Compel; granting 60 Motion to Dismiss; finding as moot 56 and 58 Motions to Dismiss. For the reasons set forth in the attached Memorandum of Decision, the United States' 9 Mo...
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
VICTORY: A federal court just ruled from the bench for FEMA CFO Mary Comans--after 20+ years of service she was fired on a lie, & today she won the hearing to clear her name @democracydefendersfund.org is proud to stand w/ her This is accountability in action -TN
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Mary Comans Wins Landmark Verdict Against Trump Administration for Unlawful Firing | Democracy Defenders Fund
Former FEMA Chief Financial Officer Mary Comans secured a significant victory in her lawsuit challenging her unlawful termination by the Trump administration.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/07/2026
NEW: Governor Andy Beshear says he got calls from two different non-state agencies saying McConnell had died. This was before the "proof of life" photo was shared by McConnell's team. newrepublic.com/post/213199/...
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Kentucky Governor Warns He Got Calls “Suggesting” Mitch McConnell Died
McConnell has posted a photo of himself holding that day’s newspaper, but he has not provided further details about his condition.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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Johnny Brown, father of Supreme Court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, dies at 80
Growing up in Liberty City and serving as the school district’s top attorney, his legal career inspired his daughter, Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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NPE Action @npeaction.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
NPE's Public Schooling in America does not just critique states. It's a roadmap for reform. networkforpubliceduc... @cocharterwatch.bsky.social @deutsch29blog.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social @moreperfectunion.bsky.social @nicksurgey.bsky.social
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Mercedes K. Schneider @deutsch29blog.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Ghislaine Maxwell Is Not a Victim. She Is a Sexual Predator. deutsch29.wordpress.com/2025/07/29/g...
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Ghislaine Maxwell Is Not a Victim. She Is a Sexual Predator.
Ghislaine Maxwell is not a victim. She is a sexual predator who for at least a decade trafficked minor females, chiefly for financier Jeffrey Epstein, but also for others to abuse, including hersel…
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 08/05/2025
At 1:45pm Thursday the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to Cal. #66, S.1582, GENIUS Act, related to stablecoins. Negotiations continuing on langage in bill.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Crockett: I cannot wait until voters have an opportunity to say: You took food out of my mouth. You took a roof from over my head. You are responsible for making sure that I do not have health care. I'm going to make sure you don't have a job.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
A reminder not to store red sauce in Tupperware.
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Mercedes K. Schneider @deutsch29blog.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Chromebooks and Tariffs: Here We Go. deutsch29.wordpress.com/2025/05/07/c...
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Chromebooks and Tariffs: Here We Go.
Especially in an effort to continue K12 education in the face of the 2020 COVID pandemic, many districts and schools have shifted to a 1-to-1 computer learning model in which each student is assign…
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Elizabeth Warren is calling out hypocrisy when she sees it 👏
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Elizabeth Warren Rips Education Secretary's Mind-Numbing Video For 'Teacher Appreciation Week'
She knows hypocrisy when she sees it.
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
SHIFTING GROUND: Grilling by Judge James Boasberg prompts Justice Department to back away from Trump/Noem/Leavitt claims about Abrego Garcia deportation, deal w/ El Salvador & #SCOTUS ruling on Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act. w/@kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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Judge Boasberg grills DOJ on Trump’s comments about El Salvador deportations
“Was the president telling the truth?” the judge asked.
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agooddayforahike.bsky.social @agooddayforahike.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Something pretty. I hope it brightens someone's day 🌞 #AmericanPaintedLady #Butterfly #photography #Flowers #Nature
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
In the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, Judge Xinis orders the government to file a brief addressing the legal and factual bases for its invocations of privilege—specifically, state secrets and deliberative process privilege—by Monday, May 12.
The Court has reviewed ECF No. 108, the Motion to Intervene and Unseal Court Records,
and ECF No. 112, the Joint Motion for Discovery Conference. The Court hereby orders:
1. Parties' responses to the Motion to Intervene (ECF No. 108) are due by Tuesday, May 20,
2025. Any replies shall be filed by Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
2. The Court requires formal briefing of the Defendants' invocations of privilege, principally the state secrets and deliberative process privileges, as discussed in ECF No. 112.
Accordingly, by Monday May 12, 2025, the parties shall submit simultaneous briefs, not to exceed 25 pages exclusive of exhibits, addressing the legal and factual bases for the invocation of those privileges, including Plaintiff's request for the Court to conduct in camera review of the withheld documents. On the same date, Defendants shall provide the privilege log discussed in ECF No. 112 to the Court.
3. The Court will hold an'in-person hearing on Friday, May I6, 2025, at 1:00 PM in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Greenbelt Division, Courtroom
2C, to address solely the matters raised in ECF No. 112 and the parties' supplemental
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Gayle Harris @gayleharris.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
A second fighter jet has fallen off the Roosevelt. What the hell is going on?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Get ready for a Truth Social post with a lot of capital letters.
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David Mack @davidmackau.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
there is actually a good story to be done about how the tariffs are affecting doll collectors but who will let me write it
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Skye Balou @skyebalou.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Loch Morar
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BobRob1967 🌊💙 @bobrob1967.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
If Harris was President, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.
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TexasBirder @texasbirder.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Bath time at the backyard water feature for this male Painted Bunting. #Birds #Nature #CorpusChristTx
Male Painted Bunting standing in fast flowing water in all his bright colorful plumage. Male Painted Bunting standing in fast flowing water in all his bright colorful plumage. Male Painted Bunting standing in fast flowing water in all his bright colorful plumage. Male Painted Bunting standing in fast flowing water in all his bright colorful plumage.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/04/2025
Burgum claims the White House is working "around the clock" on trade deals (they have consummated zero of them so far)
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Simple as possible - not simpler @ockamsrazor.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
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