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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Stalin purged a lot of his generals in the 1930s. If you ever wonder why so many Russians lost their lives in World War II, think about what effect it has to lose people who actually know how to lead a military.

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

If we are to salvage and strengthen democracy, it will be because people see that their voices and choices actually matter. And the easiest way to see that is locally. Which is why this is your periodic reminder to pay attention to your local races, especially the often overlooked school board

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

A regular reminder that school board races are happening all the time--in New York State, you have elections coming up in May, for example. If you are interested in saving democracy, focus on those local races--see if there is a pro-public education candidate, and then support him or her. It's easy.

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

We have a lot of work to do to strengthen our democracy. One often overlooked key is to prevent right-wing extremists from destroying our public schools. And one way to do that is to ensure we have strong school boards who are working to expand opportunities for all students. You (yes, you) live in

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Remember how this guy lobbied hard to get a pardon for a war criminal who slaughtered children? Turns out that’s literally his entire philosophy of armed conflict

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Here's someone everyone who cares about democracy can do. You live in a school district. Look and see if you have a school board election coming up this spring or fall. If you do, see if there is a pro-public education candidate. If you do, help that person. Put a sign in your window or yard. Hold

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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

The cuts were not because of "DEI." They were because the programs help uplift all students, especially the less privileged. They were because community schools make public schools more valuable and effective. They don't want voters to support public schools. #GiftLink

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Services cut. Staff laid off. New Trump cuts hit schools in 11 states, D.C.

Halfway through the academic year, the administration canceled $168 million in community schools grants.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I flew down to south Texas today to do my job - investigate why people are dying in ICE detention centers. I was just illegally denied entry to Dilley Detention Center. Because they have something to hide.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Sure. But but it was way better for your career, and the esteem of many of your highly placed professional peers, to be wrong about this and so many people were. They’re doing great btw www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...

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Opinion | The Resistance Libs Were Right

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

In small towns across America, vigils just like this one have been taking place all weekend ❤️❤️✊️✊️

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I know there's a lot of passion to help fix what is ailing America. Here's one thought. You live in a school district. See if your district is holding an election for school board this year. If so, find out if there is a pro-public education candidate. If so, do something to support--put up a

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

"...a white mob that, with the help of federal troops, killed hundreds of black sharecroppers in the town of Elaine, on the eastern edge of Arkansas." It's history that we never teach. The review opens with the story of a Black woman who had grown up in Elaine & had never heard about the massacre.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

The American response to mass shooting was to argue there were too many doors and that we must protect the innocent guns

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

It’s good to see local superintendents and media saying the thing I have been saying for years. The Missouri GOP supermajority has schemed to defund public schools and send the money to private religious schools. This will close the rural schools in my state.

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

You're wondering what to do to shore up democracy? You live in a school district. See if there's an election for school board this year. If there is, find out if there are any candidates. (Many elections have none.) If there are, see if anyone is pro-democracy and pro-public school. If so, do

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Now is when you should be looking in your school district to find out if there is an election this year. If so, ask around--is there a pro-public education candidate running? If so, that person needs your help and support. If not, find someone to run--maybe it's yourself! democracy-education.org

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Our country voted to become sicker, poorer, dumber, and meaner.

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

This is your regular reminder that you live in a school district. Look around. Is there a school board seat up this year (could be as early as May!)? Are there candidates running? The way many extremists get on school boards is through unopposed races. If you have a pro-public education candidate

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Supporting Democracy Begins in School: Why School Board Races Matter and How You Can Help grassrootsconnector.substack.com/p/supporting...

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Supporting Democracy Begins Where You Live

Why School Board Races Matter & How You Can Help

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

An interesting take. Thanks, Josh.

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Josh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

This billionaire is trolling hardworking educators—and making jokes about gutting supports for special needs kids.

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Will Bunch is always worth reading.

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

This is my semi-regular reminder that if you're looking for something to do to push against authoritarianism, you might have to look no farther than your very own school district. Extremists want to take it over and cause havoc. Don't let them! See if there's a sensible pro-public education

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

What kind of country do we want to be? This isn't my idea of a good country.

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

What struck me about Reagan's talk was how he was trying to convince people of his point of view. What a refreshing thing for a president to do. We've heard so much bluster and "trust me, I'm smart" from this president.

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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Violating schools, churches, and hospitals is a way to say that there is no safe space. Teachers, clergy, doctors, and nurses can't help you. There is no one to trust, no place to go.

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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

USPS PRO TIP: To make sure your mail-in ballot, tax return or legal document gets a postmark on time under the latest USPS changes, you may want to send it early or visit a post office and ask for a manual postmark at the counter in person

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Your ballot or other mail may not get postmarked by USPS the day it's dropped off

Close to a deadline for mailing your ballot, tax return or legal document? To make sure it gets a postmark on time under the latest USPS changes, you may want to send it early or visit a post office.

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Many districts are holding school board elections this November, particularly in Virginia and New Jersey. Don't be someone who gets to that on the ballot and say--ack, I forgot to find out who to vote for! Ask a trusted friend or neighbor. Or do your own research. drive.google.com/file/d/1aaKG...

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How to Research School Board Candidates & Note Catcher

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Following #NoKings, are you wondering what you can do? Look and see if there is a school board election in your district, and see if there is a pro-public education candidate running against an extremist and get involved. Put a sign in your window or yard; host a meet-and-greet; text your friends.

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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Vouchers = forced tithing. MO "approved the use of millions in state funding for MOScholars, a K-12 school scholarship program that had previously been supported by tax-deductible donations. But an investigation found that nearly all of those state-funded vouchers were used for religious schools."

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Missouri state-funded vouchers are going to religious schools

Missouri legislators recently approved the use of millions in state funding for MOScholars, a K-12 school scholarship program that had previously been supported by tax-deductible donations. But an inv...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Oh it’s not appropriate for your program to air the president wearing a crown and shitting on American citizens? You’ll talk about it in euphemisms? Maybe call it the “crown video” and ignore the shitting part? Because that’s appropriate? Tell me, was it appropriate for the president to do it?

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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 19/10/2025

"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered, but we have this consolation: The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph." —Tom Paine

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

The thing is, the GOP will dismiss all of these. But can they dismiss the thousands in Louisville, Huntsville, Birmingham, and in small towns in Ohio and Indiana?

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

One of the most important things you can do right now is to support pro-public education candidates for school board. Look and see if your district is holding an election and if there's a good candidate, put up a sign, hold a meet-and-greet, or throw a few bucks their way. democracy-education.org

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Right now school board candidates around the country are gearing up for a November election. Look around. If you are in a school district with a pro-public education candidate, sign up to help--make some phone calls, hold a meet-and-greet in your driveway, put a sign in your yard, give a few bucks.

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

If I lived in Florida and had school-age kids I would move. Fast.

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Part of the job of the Congress is to know what government agencies are doing. This is an outrageous usurpation of power by the executive.

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

All around the country school board candidates are standing up for public education and democracy. If you are one of them--or working in one of their campaigns--come and join us. We provide information and a community that understands what you're going through. www.democracy-education.org

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Rita Moore @ritamoore.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Police quote: "Real officers do not wear ski masks." Only surprise here is that it took this long.

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

The people who signed up to help in exactly this situation--the flooding of Charleston--are instead being used as pawns by their governor currying favor with a wanna-be king.

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

If you are a school board candidate who supports public education and democracy--or are working on the campaign of such a candidate--check out Democracy and Education--www.democracy-education.org

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Thread--and those three backlashes are only some of them. Another example is the Red Summer of 1919, when white mobs attacked African Americans in Elaine Arkansas, Chicago, and Washington DC, followed by Tulsa in 1921. Backlashes have often led to American pogroms.

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Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Why would they even use a public printer--much less leave papers in it. Geez. We're being represented by complete incompetence.

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