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Jessica for CO Education

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Nutritionist, public education advocate, fighter of extremism in schools, miniaturist when I’m not fighting extremism

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ourschoolsusa.bsky.social @ourschoolsusa.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
The goal was always to destroy the department of education, and the only path without the approval of Congress was to do it from within. This ProPublica article details how the dept of ed is being destroyed by activists in charge. www.propublica.org/article/educ...
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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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ourschoolsusa.bsky.social @ourschoolsusa.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
We don’t have a lot of new information regarding the mass firing of the remaining Department of Education employees; it appears the Trump administration has used the government shutdown as an opportunity to finish destroying the department of ed. If there are no employees, it exists in name only.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
preferred pronouns are still me/my/mine
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/10/2025
Stripping all federal funds from healthcare for illegal immigrants actually means turning emergency rooms into ICE by proxy and rationing emergency care based on immigration status and/or ability to pay.
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Illegal Immigrants Are Already Getting Health Care Under Donald Trump
The program financing ER care for illegal immigrants has been around for four decades, and not even Trump wants to take it away.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/10/2025
"'The folks at the White House were very disappointed that the entrance into L.A. in June didn’t provoke more violence,' Miles Taylor said. 'I genuinely think that was their intent.'" www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-propag...
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The ICE Propaganda Campaign Goes Into Overdrive
MAGA commentators are stepping up as soldiers in Trump’s culture war to provoke confrontations against “Antifa” with the backing of DHS.
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Stephen Miller froze after mentioning “plenary authority.” … but what is plenary authority?
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
This #BannedBooksWeek, PEN America is joining forces with more than 30 groups Standing Together for the Freedom to Read. Together, we call for the end to the authoritarian tactic of banning books. Learn more—and take the pledge to stand together against book bans at: act.pen.org/a/standing-t...
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I Stand with PEN America Against Book Bans and Censorship
We must all fight against the forces that are attacking our fundamental freedoms – including our freedom to read.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
No corruption here, folks! Totally normal stuff the deputy director of the CIA(Michael Ellis) just demoted the acting general counsel and decided to make himself the top lawyer while still being the No. 2 in charge.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
@kaitlancollins.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Some of you are saying that because of NSPM-7, you're blanking out your social media accounts and going to ground. Has it occurred to you that \the intent behind issuing this gigantic, unconstitutional, and unenforceable thing was to get you to do exactly that?
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Each new school year brings a fresh wave of attempts to censor school libraries, often built on misleading claims. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom investigates a site spreading disinformation. Read: www.oif.ala.org/take-back-the-right… #BannedBooksWeek
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Take Back the Right to Read
By Eric Stroshane and Sarah Lamdan As each new school year begins, so too does a new wave of efforts to censor school library books. This year, the effo
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Coming up today at 4pm ET / 3pm CT! Register for free at www.ala.org/bbooks/events
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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
“The oppressor must be harassed until his doom. He must have no peace by day or by night. The slaves have always outnumbered the slavemasters. The power of the oppressor rests upon the submission of the people.” - Huey P. Newton #RadioFreeAmerica
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Jessica for CO Education @jessicaforcoed.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
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Coloradans will soon have free access to banned books via their smartphones
The new Freedom to Read Collection will be available for free to anyone over the age of 13 through the Palace Project app — no library card required. The app's arrival also comes as litigation over a ...
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lianelsie.bsky.social @lianelsie.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 03/10/2025
"This guy wants to do bad things to the country overall. You can't believe what he says, you can't believe his promises. He's dangerous and he's nuts. And that transcends all of these individual issues." Not a bad reason to shut it down. @gtconway.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social:
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
I debated 20 far-far-far-right conservatives (racists? fascists?) on Jubilee's 'Surrounded.' Here are some of the highlights of them unable to answer my basic questions or rebut the simplest of points. Not sure whether to laugh or cry. Here's the full 'debate': www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-W...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/06/2025
We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
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Jessica for CO Education @jessicaforcoed.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Why does Colorado let school boards dodge accountability? HB25-1079 would change that by giving the Independent Ethics Commission real oversight. It’s time, @JeffBridges. #edcolo #copolitics
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Jessica for CO Education @jessicaforcoed.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
It’s time for transparency in our local school boards. After 1.5 years of fighting the Elizabeth SD over this one issue (while they continued to violate Sunshine Laws the entire time) we finally got a WIN. www.cpr.org/2025/04/18/e...
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Elbert County mom wins open-meetings lawsuit against Elizabeth School District
District will likely appeal the decision, which others call a win for government transparency.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
The Arizona school voucher scheme has blown a massive hole in the state budget. In 2025, vouchers for private schools will be responsible for a $1.4 billion state budget deficit and for a funding loss of 300K per school in the state. Vouchers are a scam. www.propublica.org/article/ariz...
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School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...
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Let Colorado Learn @letcoloradolearn.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
The Elizabeth School District is the subject of yet another investigation. An employee of Haitian descent was allegedly fired after speaking out against the Board banning books. The banned books mostly involved minority groups. www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
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Elizabeth district faces civil rights complaint after firing dean who objected to book ban
A former Elizabeth Middle School administrator who objected to library book removals filed a complaint alleging discrimination and retaliation by district officials.
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Liz in CO @copubliced.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
@indivisible-co.bsky.social @coloradoea.bsky.social @acluofcoloradk.bsky.social Are you following this? While we ALL can agree that we need to protect kids, this bill is a mess that causes more problems than it solves.
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Liz in CO @copubliced.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Colorado! This bill is being driven by Rep. Brandi Bradley, the Moms for Liberty DougCO chair. Take action now! This link will take you just a few minutes to use to send a FAST email to your legislators. action.everylibrary.org/oppose_hb115...
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Liz in CO @copubliced.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Colorado has TONS of veterans. Listen to this story abt how OPM & DOGE are blocking access to the hiring platform they use. This goes against everything HR & recruiting folks know about how to manage workforces. www.npr.org/2025/03/05/n... #veterans #recruiting #onboarding #va #doge #colorado
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Liz in CO @copubliced.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
So the co-sponsor of the Bill, Rep. Joseph from Boulder, did NOT even talk with her local school district, BVSD, about the bill. What the heck??? www.dailycamera.com/2025/03/04/b... @progressnowco.bsky.social @cohousedem.bsky.social @medlabboulder.bsky.social
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Liz in CO @copubliced.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Do your schools know about this ambiguous bill that will force them to remove ALL URL’s and embedded links from teaching materials?! @indivisible-co.bsky.social @coloradoea.bsky.social @progressnowco.bsky.social @aftunion.bsky.social @weldcountydems.org @adamscountydems.bsky.social
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Liz in CO @copubliced.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
@demwomenofboulder.bsky.social Are your members who care about public education following this? BVSD & the CO Assoc of Libraries oppose it. Moms for Liberty, an SPLC designated #hate group, is promoting it. #censorship #colorado www.dailycamera.com/2025/03/04/b...
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Autumn of CO @coautumn.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Colorado HB25-1079, Independent Ethics Board Jurisdiction, passed in the House Committee. Kudos to every person who wrote in and testified! Special thanks to @copubliced.bsky.social and @jessicaforcoed.bsky.social
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
“State leaders are demonstrating that censorship has no place in their state and that the freedom to read is a principle that is supported and protected,” said Kasey Meehan, Freedom to Read director at PEN America, which has been tracking book bans since 2021. stateline.org/2025/01/07/l...
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Librarians gain protections in some states as book bans soar • Stateline
Amid a national rise in book bans in school libraries and new laws in some red states that threaten criminal penalties against librarians, a growing number of blue states are taking the opposite appro...
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Driven by a staunch commitment to ensure all kids have access to books and literature, Tasslyn Magnusson has been instrumental in mounting a national pushback to the rise in book bans. We're thrilled to see her honored with CBC's 1st-ever Free Speech Award! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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Children's Book Council, Every Child a Reader Name Winner of Inaugural Free Speech Award
Tje Children’s Book Council and its charitable arm, Every Child a Reader, have decided to acknowledge the heroic efforts of those working behind the scenes, and are honoring Dr. Tasslyn Magnusson as t...
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
As efforts to ban books in Oregon libraries rise, library patrons and supporters are pushing back. #UniteAgainstBookBans “The vast majority want represented, diverse, and inclusive collections available." --Darin Stewart, Parents Defending Schools and Libraries yachatsnews.com/book-banning...
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Efforts to ban books in Oregon libraries on the rise; library patrons and supporters are pushing back • YachatsNews.com
By AMANDA WALDROUPE/Oregon ArtsWatch In December the Grants Pass School District approved removing two books from the Grants Pass High School Library: All Boys Aren’t Blue – George M. Johnson’s  memoi...
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Conservative-leaning “parent rights” groups are succeeding in their children’s book ban campaigns as sales drop. Librarians say they are afraid to put books considered controversial on the shelves. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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As children's book bans soar, sales are down and librarians are afraid. Even in California
Book bans are tanking sales of children’s books. Schools and libraries aren’t buying books about LGBTQ+ issues and race as they brace for culture war pushback.
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Jessica for CO Education @jessicaforcoed.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
More coverage of the ACLU’s lawsuit against the Elizabeth SD for banning books. www.9news.com/video/news/l...
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 20/12/2024
Elizabeth School District sued over book bans www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2024/12/…
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A school district banned ‘The Bluest Eye’ and 18 other books. Now it’s being sued.
The lawsuit focuses on 19 books, including ‘The Bluest Eye,’ that the Elizabeth School District permanently removed from its school libraries this year.
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StephenLee @stephenlee49.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
DENVER, Dec 21, 2024, The ACLU of Colorado sued the Elizabeth School District for removing books from school libraries that contravened the school board members’ partisan and political values. These removals violated federal and state constitutional free speech protections.
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Erica Meltzer @ericameltzer.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
The ACLU is suing Colorado’s Elizabeth School District over 19 books removed from the school library, including The Bluest Eye and It's Your World — If You Don't Like It, Change It. A book on Muslim holidays, meanwhile, was placed on the "sensitive" list. www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
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A school district banned ‘The Bluest Eye’ and 18 other books. Now it’s being sued.
The lawsuit focuses on 19 books, including ‘The Bluest Eye,’ that the Elizabeth School District permanently removed from its school libraries this year.
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Let Colorado Learn @letcoloradolearn.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Read the full complaint the ACLU filed against the Elizabeth School District. It’s not just about book bans. It’s about sloppy governance and putting anti-literacy policies in place. (They forced teachers to remove their “classroom libraries.” www.aclu-co.org/sites/defaul...
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Let Colorado Learn @letcoloradolearn.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
This week’s stories about the ACLU lawsuit concerning Elizabeth School District & defamation in a CO Springs school district have ties to Colorado lawyer, Brad Miller. He is mentioned in this article about TAGG Education legally challenging PERA. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2024/06/comp...
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Company with Ties to Conservatives Files Lawsuit Challenging a Policy Aimed, in Part, at Bolstering State Retirement Program
Colorado substitute teacher provider Tagg Education filed a legal challenge in Denver’s District Court earlier this month against a Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) policy that...
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Rocky Mountain Politics @rockymntnpols.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
"The ACLU of Colorado filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Elizabeth School District over banning books, alleging that the district’s actions violated federal and state free speech protections."
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ACLU of Colorado sues Elizabeth School District over book bans
The lawsuit argues the book ban violates the First Amendment, the Free Speech Clause of the Colorado Constitution and deprives students of access to a diversity of information and viewpoints.
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jennybrundincpr.bsky.social @jennybrundincpr.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
19 books removed from library shelves, dozens more on a "highly sensitive list" so parents can know if their children checked the book out ACLU of Colorado sues Elizabeth School District over book bans www.cpr.org/2024/12/19/a... #aclu @naacp.bsky.social #edcolo @authorsguild.bsky.social
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ACLU of Colorado sues Elizabeth School District over book bans
The lawsuit argues the book ban violates the First Amendment, the Free Speech Clause of the Colorado Constitution and deprives students of access to a diversity of information and viewpoints.
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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 20/12/2024
NEW: The ACLU of Colorado sued the Elizabeth School District Thursday for removing books from school libraries — titles that largely feature people of color or LGBTQ individuals — in an act the organization alleges violated free speech protections. www.denverpost.com/2024/12/19/a...
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ACLU sues Colorado school district over removal of “highly sensitive” library books
The removed books were voted on by the district’s Board of Education, which the ACLU argued was an injection of the body’s partisan political views into students’ education.
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ACLU of Colorado @acluofcolorado.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
We’ll keep fighting this partisan and politically motivated censorship. Students deserve to have access to a diversity of ideas and viewpoints in their school libraries. Learn more: www.aclu-co.org/en/press-rel...
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ACLU of Colorado Sues Elizabeth School District Over Book Bans
The ACLU of Colorado, representing C.C., a student at Elizabeth High School, E.S., a student in the Elizabeth School District (ESD), the NAACP – Colorado – Montana – Wyoming State Area
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ACLU of Colorado @acluofcolorado.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Depriving students of access to books in their school library because of the board’s disagreement with the ideas in them violates both the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the Free Speech Clause of the Colorado Constitution.
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ACLU of Colorado @acluofcolorado.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
BREAKING: We sued the Elizabeth School District after they removed 19 books from school libraries. This violated federal and state constitutional free speech protections.
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Jessica for CO Education @jessicaforcoed.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Please sign the petition to stop the extremist Elizabeth School District (Colorado) from banning books. Keep Moms for Liberty out of our schools! #Bookban #Elizabethschooldistrict #Freetoread #LetColoradoLearn Sign and Share this petition www.fightforthefirst.org/petitions/st...
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Stop Government Overreach and Book Banning at Elizabeth School District
Sign and Share this petition
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Liz in CO @copubliced.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Many classical charter schools have ties to Hillsdale College, also covered in this article about the conservative political strategist and author, Christopher Rufo. Adolf Coor$ funding is mentioned, too.
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The Big Money Behind Chris Rufo’s Right-Wing Agitating - EXPOSEDbyCMD
“I ❤️ billionaires,” the far-right activist said.
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