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@mcades.bsky.social
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Special ed momma bear - 2e, Autism, ADHD, LD, LGBTQ+. Clinical social worker & special ed advocate. Show some empathy. It's not that f*ing hard.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 28/09/2026
Filing a civil rights complaint with the Office of Civil Rights can be parents’ last stop. Following cuts and restructuring, this federal office is no longer serving that same resource. (via @us.theconversation.com) to.pbs.org/4hzjfxh
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Civil rights enforcement cuts mean fewer staff, closed offices, longer waits for students with disabilities
Filing a civil rights complaint with the Office of Civil Rights can be parents’ last stop. Following cuts and restructuring, this federal office is no longer serving that same resource.
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mcades.bsky.social @mcades.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The government continues to erase people with disabilities. IF we are lucky to live long enough, we will all eventually have disabilities.
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Jane Addams: the first American woman awarded the #Nobel Peace Prize, 1931, her efforts to revive the ideal of peace & champion social justice globally. She co-founded @aclu.org, 1920, and is the "mother" of the #socialwork profession in the US. She was born #OTD in 1860. #CivilLiberties #HistSky
Black-and-white historical photograph of Jane Addams (1860–1935), the pioneering social worker, suffragist, and first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Addams is seated at a dark wooden desk, her body angled toward the viewer while her right hand holds a pen poised over a piece of correspondence. She is dressed in a formal, dark, three-quarter-sleeve jacket over a white, high-collared lace blouse. Her most striking accessory is a large, dark, wide-brimmed hat adorned with voluminous, light-colored feathers. A thin dark ribbon is tied closely around her neck, and a long, fine chain hangs over her chest. Her expression is composed and serious, characterized by heavy-lidded eyes and a direct gaze that conveys intellectual focus and resolve. To the viewer's left, a tall glass vase filled with light-colored roses sits on the desk, providing a soft contrast to the room's spare, interior background. The composition is a classic portrait that captures the dignity of a woman whose work at Hull House transformed American social reform. The mood is scholarly and dignified, highlighting her status as a leading public intellectual of the Progressive Era.
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 13/07/2026
UN alleges Hamas stormed Gaza food depot and disrupted aid delivery
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UN alleges Hamas stormed Gaza food depot and disrupted aid delivery
The UN says the event occurred in the north of the war-ravaged strip, with a senior official saying staff were "endangered."
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mcades.bsky.social @mcades.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Didn't have that news on my bingo card.
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DGCassidy @dgcassidy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Incredible! Former NOAA personnel have created Climate.us to replace the gov site that was DOGEd. Amazing! @relindsey.bsky.social 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼
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Ex-NOAA employees re-create a valuable climate data site shut down by Trump
Former NOAA staffers have launched a new website that provides climate information. It replaces a government site that was shut down when the Trump administration took office.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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mcades.bsky.social @mcades.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
@musicologyduck.bsky.social just checked wmata.com Trespasser struck by a train at Foggy Bottom.
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Home | WMATA
Metro is the Washington, DC region’s public transportation system, offering bus and rail service across DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Find real-time arrivals, service alerts, schedules, trip planning to...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Well, I gotta admit it was worth the wait for that curtain to be removed.
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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
so, this is deeply, deeply horrifying thedreydossier.substack.com/p/i-found-a-...
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I found a second vote.gov — and it's registered to the White House
There is a moment in every investigation where the thing you have been looking for finds you instead.
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mcades.bsky.social @mcades.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
So,this happened over the weekend!! So delighted to honor staff who support our special education students! #FCSEPTA
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Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Cartoon by @markdolk.bsky.social
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mcades.bsky.social @mcades.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
One could write a psychopathology course textbook using nothing but examples from trump and his administration.
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mcades.bsky.social @mcades.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
substack.com/@lincolnsqua...
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Lincoln Square (@lincolnsquare)
French senator Claude Malhuret goes off on the Trump regime.. You won't hear a better indictment of Trump and his Gulf war than this. Well worth 5 minutes of your time.
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⚖️ 💋 @moonluna34.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
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The Next Coup Attempt
And How to Stop It
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mcades.bsky.social @mcades.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
So, we Jews are not exactly comfortable with lists of Jews. WTAF?
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Murphy: I have great sympathy for our soldiers and our military leaders they are being given directions by a senile old man who is losing his mind. And so it's no surprise that this war is going horribly
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The Ayatollah dumbass is talking about died in 1989. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
A confidential document reveals both the Trump administration’s plans to interfere with the states’ authority to run elections and how dangerously insecure the sensitive data will be in the department’s hands.
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“Confidential” Agreements Show Trump Administration’s Plans for States’ Voter Data
At least 10 states have handed over their full voter files to the Justice Department.
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AltAirForce @altairforce.altgov.info · 27/01/2026
“They couldn’t pick them up. They couldn’t leave them there. They couldn’t kick them away without becoming a meme.” HAHAHAHA!!!
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THE DILDO DISTRIBUTION DELEGATION
The revolution did not arrive with speeches, pamphlets, or a carefully moderated Zoom call about optics.
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mcades.bsky.social @mcades.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
The impending snowstorm is Mother Nature's attempt to prevent Air Force 1 from returning to the US.
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/01/2026
NEW: Statement of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Trump’s criminal investigation into him. He says they are seeking an indictment over his Congressional testimony, but calls it pretext to pressure him into lowering interest rates.
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Jerry 'Just call me Snake' Snodgrass @jerrysnodgrass.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
"Please be kind enough to explain when and where and under what authority you gained access to this material.” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse & Sen. Dick Durbin write letter to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, asking how she's "read the Epstein files"
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mcades.bsky.social @mcades.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Light shines through darkness 💙
A tray of latkes sits on a white dish in the foreground, while candles lit in a menorah for the first night of Hanukkah at in the background.
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mcades.bsky.social @mcades.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Fifteen years after Andrew Wakefield lost his medical license for his bogus study on autism and vaccines, the ascent of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has given the discredited former doctor a new level of popularity. www.ms.now/news/the-ret...
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The doctor who falsely tied vaccines to autism is enjoying a comeback
Andrew Wakefield, who was once cast out for his retracted study tying autism to the MMR vaccine, is making a comeback in the second term of President Donald Trump as an ally of Health and Human Servic...
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown
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NBC4 Washington @nbcwashington.com · 22/10/2025
'EROSION OF CIVIL RIGHTS': As the Trump administration looks to move a $15 billion program for students with disabilities out of the Department of Education, advocates voice concerns.
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‘Erosion of civil rights': Fairfax leaders respond to potential special ed move
Advocates, educators and parents of students with disabilities say they’re concerned about the Trump administration’s reported plans move a program that supports millions of students who get special e...
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mcades.bsky.social @mcades.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
These cuts at OSERS are devastating. Special ed is a canary in the coal mine of public education in the US. #FCSEPTA #SaveOurSchools @markwarner.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social
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mcades.bsky.social @mcades.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
WTAF????
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mcades.bsky.social @mcades.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
ACLU just held a webinar preparing for No Kings 10/18 with over 11,000 attendees!!! Turnout numbers matter!
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
BREAKING: Stephen Miller—both Trump Administration capo and de facto head of DHS, ICE, and DOJ, has just declared that peaceful protesters are "street terrorists." Under an executive order signed by Trump just days ago, that means he is saying that all protesters in America can be arrested on sight.
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Cheri Jacobus @cherijacobus.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
This is precisely what Trump does! Great, insightful piece by Dr.@geoffreygrammer.bsky.social. Share widely! Invent the Sickness. Deliver the Cure. Claim the Glory. open.substack.com/pub/geoffrey...
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Invent the Sickness. Deliver the Cure. Claim the Glory.
Munchausen by Proxy - How a Psychiatric Syndrome Explains Modern Politics
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 18/09/2025
The First Amendment is clear: Government officials cannot use their power to censor free speech.
Gray graphic reading “This is beyond McCarthyism. Trump officials are repeatedly abusing their power to stop ideas they don’t like, deciding who can speak, write, and even joke.
The Trump administration's actions, paired with ABC's capitulation, represent a grave threat to our First Amendment freedoms” The quote is attributed to Christopher Anders, on ABC's decision to indefinitely suspend Jimmy Kimmel".
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The Daily Beans Podcast @dailybeanspod.com · 18/09/2025
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
This is a damning anecdote from Rep Jim McGovern. He tells me that during debate over Trump's big budget bill, House Rs privately admitted to him that it would screw over their own constituents, yet they had to vote for it anyway. Read all of it. He wrecks them: newrepublic.com/article/1999...
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
If you saw the clip, watch the whole 12 minutes. This is it. Electeds—everyone around Pritzker is knowingly putting themselves at risk—meeting the moment. It’s not glib, it’s not a meme, it’s clear-eyed, brave, & necessary. www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...
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'We are watching and taking names': Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker responds to Trump's threats to Chicago
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker holds press conference in response to recent threats made by President Donald Trump to send the national guard to Chicago, in a similar manner that he has done so in Los ...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference.
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mcades.bsky.social @mcades.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
America is no longer descending into fascism. We are seconds away from impact Military occupation has come to DC. If and when military occupation comes to where you are, there are things that you can do. This article outlines some of them
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How To Fight A Military Occupation
Friction. Obstruction. Demoralization.
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mcades.bsky.social @mcades.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Currently, I have no representation in the House as Rep. Connolly died and the election to replace him isn't until the fall. He was a no to this nonsense. For all of us in the VA 11th Congressional District, please tell your Rep to vote NO!!!!
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JaValle @handle.invalid · 07/06/2025
Los Angeles school worker shares frustration over parents having to leave their children’s graduation ceremony because ICE raided an elementary school’s graduation today
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
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mcades.bsky.social @mcades.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
@algreen.house.gov I was at the rally in DC on April 5. You told us that within 30 days, you'd be bringing up Articles of Impeachment. Friendly reminder that the clock is ticking! Can't wait to see them!
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mcades.bsky.social @mcades.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
100% worth the watch! Heather Cox Richardson with Senator Angus King. Among other things, they discuss specific things that we, the people, can and must be doing!! m.youtube.com/watch?v=5YHv...
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American Conversations: Senator Angus King (I-ME), on Paul Revere's Ride
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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mcades.bsky.social @mcades.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Chilling and worth the watch. Thank you Senator Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
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