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Libby Falck

@libbyfalck.bsky.social
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UX & Product Design for #civicengagement #civiclearning, #edgames & #edtech. Prev. iCivics, MIT, k-college educator Rural WI

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 30/06/2025
The White House has ordered the US Dept. of Justice to prioritize denaturalization: voiding the citizenship of US citizens. Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important". Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary. substack.com/redirect/169...
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 28/06/2025
BREAKING: 1 in 4 nursing homes say they will be forced to close if Republicans pass Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. No grandma should be kicked out of her nursing home so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island.
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Libby Falck @libbyfalck.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Heartbreaking. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
🚨MAJOR BREAKING: Moments ago at the Russel Senate Office building Medicaid activists in wheelchairs were arrested by Capitol police for staging a sit in. Their banner was snatched and their wrists tied with zip ties.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT IS THE LAW OF THE LAND AND A SUPERSTATUTE AND THE PRESIDENT CANNOT UNDO IT. sincerely, a constitutional law professor who also teaches employment discrimination
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?
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Suzanne Bonamici @repbonamici.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The House GOP just passed a budget framework that will cut Medicaid and other health care, veterans’ benefits, food assistance, and other vital programs—all to give billionaires like Elon Musk tax cuts that they don’t need or deserve.
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Libby Falck @libbyfalck.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
“The trick was to find a way to keep the law going for Christian Germans who supported or at least tolerated the Nazis, while ruthlessly executing the führer’s directives against the state’s enemies, real and perceived.” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State
For most people, the courts will continue to operate as usual—until they don’t.
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Justice Susan Crawford @crawfordforwi.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Today is the 15th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act—which Brad Schimel led the charge to gut. Hundreds of thousands of people would’ve lost their health insurance because of him, including those with pre-existing conditions. Folks in Milwaukee are fired up to stop Schimel again.
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Alex Cole @acnewsitics.com · 19/03/2025
Killing three dozen elementary school children with an AR gets "thoughts and prayers," but vandalizing a Tesla is "domestic terrorism?" This country is broken
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Lindsay P Cohn @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
“The regs slated for repeal, affecting…sources of pollution, had been set to deliver at least $254bn in economic benefits annually via lowered healthcare costs and fewer sick days [etc]. By contrast, the cost of complying with the regulations is around $40bn a year.” apple.news/AwtejKUztQSm...
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EPA aims to cut pollution rules projected to save nearly 200,000 lives: ‘Real people will be hurt’ — Guardian US
Moves to roll back 31 pollution regulations risk public health and big annual healthcare savings, Guardian analysis shows
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Who is this D-bag and why would anyone decent in WI ever vote for him?
X post by PatriotTakes (@patriottta
...) with an American flag emoji and a verification badge. The post states, "Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Brad Schimel said he is personally against marriage equality." Below the text, there is an image of a person in a suit and tie, sitting at a desk with a white cup in front of them. The background features brown curtains, and a graphic at the bottom left reads "Eye on Oshkosh," indicating the source of the interview or segment.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
As Trump tries to dismantle the Department of Education, remember that his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give the 100 largest corporations a tax cut larger than the entire department's K-12 budget. Really think about how twisted this all is.
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Mario Nicolais @marionicolais.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Trump is lying about helping kids with brain cancer. How do I know? Because I know a scientist at Broad (Harvard & MIT joint project) who works on childhood brain cancer. He has a lost all his longitudinal studies due to Trump’s funding freezes.
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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Educators (and everyone)! A reminder that even though PBS has removed content from PBS Learning Media, NYC has posted the materials connected to our Hidden Voices LGBTQ+ work here: sites.google.com/schools.nyc.... Please use, share, spread the word. Really fantastic videos and supporting resources.
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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.
"Where Law Ends Tyranny Begins"
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Libby Falck @libbyfalck.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
How is this real life? 😭 www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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Nazi flags can fly in Utah schools, but not pride flags, GOP lawmaker says
A new bill would allow for Nazi and Confederate flags to be displayed in Utah schools and government buildings, but pride flags would be banned.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 12/02/2025
The top health care companies in America spent 95% of their profits to make their CEOs & stockholders obscenely rich. How many Americans would be alive today if those companies spent $2.6 trillion on disease prevention and primary care, instead of stock buybacks and dividends?
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Lauren MacDonell @mslmac.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Students WILL be harmed by this action, and our most vulnerable students will be harmed the most. Our teachers will be harmed by losing access to the research, guidance and training IES provides on evidence-based practice. Read the full story here: apnews.com/.../ies-musk....
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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
IES is one of the country’s largest funders of education research, and the slashing of contracts could mean a significant loss of public knowledge about schools. New, from @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social @propublica.org
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Elon Musk’s Team Decimates Education Department Arm That Tracks National School Performance
The Trump administration canceled $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, which partners with scientists and education companies to compile and make public data abou...
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Dan Shafer @danshafer.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
So let's get this straight. Republican legislators are sitting on a >$4 billion surplus as schools and local governments all over the state go to referendum or raise sales tax (the latest GOP shell game). Now, Republicans are introducing a bill limiting those measures. www.cbs58.com/news/gop-law...
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GOP lawmakers propose limits on school referendum to reduce burden on taxpayers
MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) --Republican lawmakers are proposing limits on ballot measures that ask voters to raise their property taxes to fund school districts.School districts often turn to taxpayers ...
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Eliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Lady Gaga speaking the truth during her #Grammy awards acceptance speech: "Trans people are not invisible. Trans people deserve love. The queer community deserves to be lifted up. Music is love. Thank you."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 02/02/2025
One GOP proposal takes aim squarely at parents raising children on their own by eliminating the “head of household” filing status to reap some $200B more in taxes over a decade from single parents and other adults caring for dependents on their own.
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To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class
A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.
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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 31/01/2025
As Chair of the HIV/AIDS Caucus, let me be clear: erasing HIV/AIDS content from government websites helps literally no one. It endangers public health and abandons those who rely on these critical resources. Reckless and stupid.
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CDC site scrubs HIV content following Trump DEI policies
The federal health agency began removing all content related to gender identity on Friday.
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Sara Nović @novicsara.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Also want to say a bit about why things like removing accessibility page, ASL, and screen reading capabilities from the White House website matter. It feels performative, and it is. It's a coordinated effort to shift cultural norms.
Cultural shift strategy: the right floats an idea designed to stoke outrage ex "ASL interpreters are distracting and using up valuable resources meant for you, our base". 

Influencers perpetuate the IDEA, it gets media attention, the base buys in. 

Legislators can pass laws against marginalized people without fear of repercussions framing it as a mandate from their voters or a way to take the resources back to those who "deserve" them
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Governor Tony Evers @govevers.wisconsin.gov · 23/01/2025
My promise to the people of Wisconsin has always been to be a governor who works for all Wisconsinites, who does the right thing when it matters most. That is a promise I will continue to keep.
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Benjamin Balthaser @blbalthaser.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
It should prob be remembered that “birthright citizenship” was the product of the abolitionist mvt, which understood that no person of color would be safe from deportation or bondage if their citizenship could be questioned or taken away
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 10/01/2025
“It’s time for decisionmakers at all levels of government & across the economy to acknowledge the staggering financial costs & human toll of burning fossil fuels & commit to building a stronger, safer economy powered by clean energy.” UCS's statement on 2024 US Extreme Weather, Climate Disasters:
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Science Agency Confirms Grim Economic, Human Toll of 2024 US Extreme Weather, Climate Disasters
NOAA released its annual report tallying the toll of U.S. extreme weather and climate disasters in 2024. Statement by Dr. Rachel Cleetus at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
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Libby Falck @libbyfalck.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Thanks @msifry.bsky.social and @michaelkapp.com for shedding light on the lack of transparency and authentic representation in Democratic Party leadership. Can we at the very least drop the big oil members!? Come on! prospect.org/politics/202...
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Opening the DNC’s Black Box
Why we’re publishing a previously undisclosed list of all 448 members of the Democratic National Committee
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Libby Falck @libbyfalck.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Maintaining the DNC status quo is the last thing we need…
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
“It’s difficult to believe the degradation of our information systems is by accident. If we’re unable to accurately report how and why we’re in this disaster, the people responsible won’t be held accountable. Their net worth continues to increase exponentially at the same clip as public ignorance.”
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Scorched Earth
The precarity of living on a burning planet.
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BostonJoan 🏳️‍🌈 🦫 @bostonjoan.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
There is a lot of fearmongering about how Trump is going to target different groups of people “on day one”, but this is a clear call for exemption of trans people from the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness. It also shows his ignorance about gender and sex. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYgBK3Gp/
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President-elect details day 1 artacks on the trans community #trans #transathlete #sports #transgender #nonbinary #trump #transtiktok #transtok #transyouth
TikTok video by thechrismosier
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Libby Falck @libbyfalck.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
I wouldn’t be alive were it not for this nation’s dedication to cutting edge pediatric cancer research. Cutting this funding is one horror I couldn’t have imagined, even from this administration. 😭 #childhoodcancer #cancersurvivor #childhoodcancerresearch
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National Council for the Social Studies @socialstudies.org · 22/11/2024
Closing out Day One with @hcrichardson.bsky.social : "There is nothing more important than what all of you are doing...those of you that teach social studies have always been on the frontlines of democracy." #EduSky #NCSS2024
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