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Shavonna Holman: as a mother, I am shocked and appalled. When the issue arose, I was defensive because “I didn’t know.” But on reflection, I know that we are responsible for taking action. Rest assured that we will do our jobs to provide our children four walls of safety. Pls keep coming to meetings

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Viridina Almanza Zavala: what tools and practices are consistent with the environment we want our students in? We cannot ignore the broader context, including the fear that immigrant students already face (paraphrased)

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Ricky Smith: this is not us against you. We hear your voices. He had two AA boys go through OPS so is grateful for the diverse voices in the crowd. If the city wanted to allocate $66,000 he’d have rather spent it on a counselor.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Jane Erdrnberger: at first seemed like an improvement over pepper spray and tasers. She had a teacher friend die when breaking up a fight. The real question is more broadly about how to use law enforcement in schools.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Nick Theilen: *said something* oh my god. This was so boring I zoned out for the entire thing. I apologize.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Kimara Snipes: you all are asking the same questions I am. Speaks to need for a safety data report. OPD needs to answer for equipment etc but OPS needs answer for policies and why every use of force isn’t conveyed to board. (she was better spoken than 300 characters can convey)

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Board member Nancy Kratky is difficult to understand. The microphone isn’t picking her up consistently. If I had to guess, all the SROs she’s met have been really nice. And teachers need help. Everything isn’t perfect. We all want our children to be well.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Bri Full: thanks crowd for coming. it’s hard to respond because even board members’ questions aren’t being answered (I assume by OPD). We have to use our authority to protect our students.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Gini Magnuson: these gloves were not part of any OPD contract or approval process, but that doesn’t absolve us from taking action. She’s sickened that our schools are being used as a testbed. Wants to exclude ALL use of force (ie pepper spray) in the upcoming SRO contract.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Public comments end at 7:51. President Erdrnberger asks board to make comment not discussion as this issue was not disclosed until after the agenda was approved.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

He’s mad. Even if the gloves are never “used” they are still used every day because the children know they are there. mission (which they asked us to recite at the beginning of the meeting): to prepare all students for success in college, career, and life. “You are preparing them for jail.” 2/2

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We have an old white man who has no direct connection to the school system but is outraged by the issue. Omaha has been sullied. He heard someone say that this is the 21st century equivalent of a whip. Those words will stay with him. 1/2

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Next up: “Let’s just face it. America is a fascist country. This is just another manifestation of that.”

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I’m going to venture that the current speaker is a trained Slam Poet. The cadence is beautiful. SSAs (school safety agents > SROs (school resource officers). OPS and OPD need to regain the public trust. Passion + insight. If the press doesn’t interview this man they’ve really missed an opportunity

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

President Erdrnberger takes a moment of personal privilege to inform the audience that board members have close up video of the speakers streamed to the board’s seats. Please don’t be offended if they watch the video as the speaker microphone is awkwardly positioned (I assume she’s also lip reading)

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Parent speaker thanks board for extending public comment time. Credit to the Omaha Public School board members. They are attentive and many are taking notes. Barely suppress laughs when mom reminds that OPD “pulled a wall off a house to apprehend a shoplifter.” Crowd does not suppress laughter.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Educator Wes Dean asks why OPD gets to dictate OPS policy. requests that OPS take advantage of this being a negotiation year to revisit the OPD contract.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A mother and vet speaks to her experiences using a defibrillator as a medic. Compares the shocks from the glove to that of a defibrillator. Gives board members photos of her autistic son who has a heart condition.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Another student speaker: “these gloves defeat the purpose of making school a safe space.” Fears for her “black autistic brother” who gets overstimulated. “I’m ashamed to have to sit here as a student and tell the adults in the room that it’s not okay to harm students.”

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We have our first student speaker on behalf of New Voices. Brings materials for board members. Asks for board to provide their plan of action to students by Fri Aug 21.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

“What else are we missing if members of the school board didn’t even know that SROs are using these gloves on children?” — former student government president at Central HS

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

NAACP Attorney: When was OPS informed? Why was community not informed? Who authorized? Is there a policy for use, including safeguards regarding medical devices? What training has been provided to officers? How many times have the gloves been used? What data suggests the gloves necessary?

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Representative from the ACLU speaks third. Notes that OPD stated that the electronic gloves are only for use in schools indicating that their point is to shock children. (Gives reciepts in the form of news article to board) “We wouldn’t allow parents to shock their child at home” crowd *snaps*

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The board has adjusted the agenda to prioritize public comment. Nearly 30 people have registered to speak. The goal is to hear everyone. Our first parent expresses concern over the possible use of shocks on her autistic son who also has an electric medical implant.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Crowd size has nearly doubled by the pledge of allegiance. A large portion of the crowd did not join the recitation, perhaps noting the irony of touting “liberty and justice” in the same breath as having to oppose the use of shock gloves on minors.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

At the Omaha Public Schools board meeting. With 5 minutes until start time, about 50 people are in the audience. Board President Jane Erdrnberger just gave the warning that people wishing to speak must register now. I see parents, teachers, and teacher union reps in the crowd.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

And they started the broadcast by saying something like “president Trump will be speaking about election security. Most of what he has said about this topic in the past has been false.”

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

RAs, Ana and Jessica, have joined the 2026 @wmsymposium.bsky.social! This one of the best online conferences around: lots of great discussion, thoughtful approaches to networking, and centering of early career scientists. Hope to see Ana present in the future as she starts grad school in the fall!

Three white women, all wearing glasses, site around a conference table. The projector screen displays the “WMS” in blue, green, and red squares

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Walking to the polling place where I am serving as an election worker really makes government/politics feel local and personal. Knowing that my personal polling place is yet a .5 mile further makes government/politics feel completely illogical and confusing.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

John Cavanaugh, I voted for you to do your job in Lincoln. For Congress, I’m voting for Denise Powell.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

God also knows when you use God’s name in vain. And “in vain” doesn’t mean what this person probably thinks it means.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Ive also had success with this activity!

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Every Wednesday I watch Survivor with John Carroll (season 4) in a bar in Omaha, and I am absolutely here for the live confessional I am about to witness.

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Jeff Zacks @jzacks.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Right? If the alternative is “don’t do a No Kings” would that have been better? At least where I am, it laid the groundwork for the upcoming May 1 strike

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

And it gave them the confidence to challenge the local conservative incumbent state senator who’s run unopposed as long as anyone can remember. We (dem progressives) are finally acknowledging the importance of local elections and grassroots campaigning. That’s what these rallies really represent

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

We had MILLIONS of people at no kings events across the country who’ve now taken the small step of protesting in a “glorified parade”. But maybe now they are a little less scared for the actual march. Or maybe they attended a no kings event in their very rural red town where they are a minority…

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

My friend Hedy (www.stlamerican.com/news/local-n...) taught me to make myself useful however I can. When she and 8 others was arrested in Ferguson after Michael Brown’s murder, hundreds had marched to the governor’s office and thousands had been protesting w/o marching.

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(St. Louis Public Radio) – Hedy Epstein was arrested 10 days after Michael Brown was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, in August 2014. She didn’t like the way people who were demonstrating again...

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

If these events were the be all end all—then absolutely. But let’s reflect: the march on Washington (MLK’s famous 1963 “I have a dream” speech) had 250,000 people. Bloody Sunday of 1965 (aka Selma to Montgomery) had about 600 people. do you have Selma w/o Washington?

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

💯 the objectives are to bring people together and normalize resistance. I’m in the quintessential “blue dot 🔵” of Nebraska. Trust me, there are people here doing the hard work. But the “No kings” provides important energy and entry into the infrastructure. It serves a purpose.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

If John Cavanaugh is elected to Congress, then MAGA republican Gov Pillan chooses Cavanaugh’s replacement in the Nebraska state unicameral. That seems like an ineffective way to “defend the 🔵” especially when we have other great congressional options in (my pick) Denise Powell and Crystal Rhoades

Yard sign I passed walking to work this morning that reads “John Cavanaugh for Congress. Stand up to Trump, defend the blue dot”

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