Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 27/05/2026As I sit in my county town hall meeting, I feel pressed to remind everyone that “safety” at the expense of your privacy is not in fact safety. Flock is the scum of the earth. 030
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Folks are being actively poisoned, data centers are extorting rural communities, tens of thousands have lost healthcare, and hundreds of schools are being forced to close. If we don’t get serious about our elections, our state is going to be wrung dry by corporations. 010
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Regardless of the top of the ticket, there are, by my count, at least twelve seats in the Georgia State House that Ds could flip by November. They only need 11 to take the majority. If folks are serious about turning Georgia purple, it’s time to pony (donkey?) up. 021
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 20/05/2026What in the AI slop are the new Fulton County voting stickers? 000
Reposted by Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed.Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/05/2026The Religious Right is desperate these days to pretend that "Christian Nationalism" is (1) a recently-invented term and (2) a pejorative invented by their enemies, but neither of those claims is remotely true. Here's a short thread, but I'm sure other historians will have examples too. 34146361848
Reposted by Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed.Eric Teusink @ericteusink.com · 14/05/2026KLB is up to the same old bullshit. So I did a thing. 76710
Reposted by Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed.Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Raising the Flag Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com 351159615950
Reposted by Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed.Jason Esteves @jasonesteves.bsky.social · 14/05/2026My campaign is people-powered. I took a few minutes to thank some of our incredible volunteers for everything they’re doing to help build a new generation of leadership for Georgia. 2113
Reposted by Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed.Julian Bene @julianbene.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Beltline math. $14 Billion of private investment. But they pay tax on only $6 Billion! Massive undervaluation for Big Commercial which residents can only dream of. www.ajc.com/business/202...ajc.comAtlanta invested nearly $1B into the Beltline. What did it get in return?The Atlanta Beltline on Wednesday released the results of an economic impact analysis detailing how the 22-mile trail loop has impacted its city. 1135
Reposted by Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed.William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 13/05/2026I am very tired of the stupid-savvy 'oh you think politicians were honest before Donald Trump' take, like yes there has in fact been a qualitative change in the way modern american politics have been conducted that is largely attributable to him, and is bad. 683987603
Reposted by Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed.Darin Givens @atlurbanist.bsky.social · 13/05/2026"If we're trying to reinvest in neighborhoods then why are we taking taxes from schools to do it?" Good question! Renewing Atlanta's TADs is a bad idea. Yes, we should absolutely invest in our neighborhoods in some way. But diverting tax money from neighborhood *schools* is not the way to do it. 071
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Meanwhile, our governor just cut budget items for Pre-K and foster kids and libraries and school transportation to pay for the corporate income tax cuts we passed this year 🙃 022
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 13/05/2026I’m sure the timing of this announcement has nothing to do with the budget vetoes that went out yesterday 🙃 001
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Some people don’t know this, but the Governor of Georgia has the constitutional power to instruct agencies to “disregard” parts of the budget. This ultimately amounts to a line item veto, and basically means that all the bickering and dragging things to the last day can end up being for nothing. 121
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Georgia watching NYC close their budget deficit by taxing billionaires while our governor cuts millions from schools and libraries to make up for revenue shortfalls from income and tax cuts. 050
Reposted by Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed.Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Trump on Iran War: Reporter: What extent are Americans’ financial situation motivating you to make a deal? Trump: Not even a little bit. I don't think about Americans’ financial situation 1001100274321
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 12/05/2026The frontrunners for the GA GOP gubernatorial primary are a healthcare billionaire and an oil billionaire, but tell me again how they’re the party of the people. 002
Reposted by Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed.Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 07/05/2026State supreme court justices play a critical role in defending your rights and freedoms, which is why the election happening in Georgia right now is so important. Make sure you have a plan to vote for Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin. 201124664634
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 08/05/2026@jasonesteves.bsky.social would be game changing for Georgia. We don’t always agree, but I have never seen him be less than the most prepared, knowledgeable person in the room. Georgians deserve a leader who isn’t just a politician but does the work to deeply understand policy and he’s it. #GaPol 012
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 02/05/2026I’m building some shelving right now and when I tell you I have never had the kind of dopamine hit as when as all my pieces came together perfectly flush and level. Anyway, I’m increasingly convinced that schools won’t survive if we don’t evolve into cross-disciplinary applications at every level 000
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Some of yall didn’t have your momma make you go down the street to knock on the door of your new neighbor to ask if their kid could come out to play with you and it shows 020
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 30/04/2026On the list of minor annoyances, there are few things I hate more than election campaign texts. 100
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Some of yall really stay confusing a “world class airport” with a “world class city.” I love Atlanta, but we are gonna get rocked by the World Cup. 010
Reposted by Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed.Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 17/04/2026Four Democrats voted with the GOP on reauthorizing a little-known law that lets the government sidestep the Constitution and spy on US citizens. If you’re represented by Gluesenkamp Perez, Golden, Gottheimer, or Suozzi, ask them why they’re siding with the Trump regime on government surveillance.act.indivisible.orgTell Congress to Say No to Warrantless AI Mass SurveillanceThe War on Terror-era legislation that authorized decades of civil liberties-eroding mass surveillance is set to expire on April 19. Congress should let it die. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence... 621236637
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Lawmakers in every single state should be watching Florida right now. No budget. Hundreds of schools at risk of closing. Thousands of teachers at risk being laid off. A horrifying case study for how devastating vouchers could be for our public schools. 010
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Of the many reasons I don’t think I’ll ever leave the South, chief among them is that apparently I cannot physically stop myself from greeting every single person I pass in public 000
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 09/04/2026I’ve wanted to go to #AERA2026 got over a decade and I’m so excited that my first visit is also my first time presenting! Catch our session ✨ From Classroom to Capitol: Critical Pedagogy and Praxis Under State Repression (Saturday April 11, 7:45–9:15 AM, LA Convention Center, Level Two, Room 301B) 010
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Legislative session is over, but the conversation about affordability is still prevalent. If that conversation does not include deep inquiry about how the state is investing in education, relief efforts will fall short. #GaPol 010
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 20/03/2026I regularly tell people that my job feeds a particularly messy part of my soul and this morning has provided particularly delightful fare. 030
Reposted by Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed.Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 11/03/2026Across the U.S., hate groups litter communities with flyers to publicize their bigoted ideologies, intimidate & recruit. Check out our #IntelligenceProject's map of U.S. hate group flyering, featuring information on flyer types & how to submit a tip when you see something 🔗: bit.ly/3H0jMK6 33922
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 07/03/2026HR450 - which authorizes a referendum to legalize sports betting just got called. This means that the @georgiademocrat.bsky.social have the chance to do something objectively hilarious after all the property tax drama. 000
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Hey, #GaPol, have we not passed the budget because if we cut all these taxes, we just won’t need it anymore? 030
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Learned today that the venn diagram of people who want to lock up librarians and the people who think they shouldn’t need a prescription for Ivermectin is almost a perfect circle, and I’m not surprised, but I am definitely amused. 041
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Every single legislator in Georgia knows how devastating cutting property taxes will be for our public schools and it is absolutely by design that the property tax repeal proposed by the majority will roll out over 6 years. #GaPol 152
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 17/02/2026I would actually love it if public figures, particularly publicly elected officials in education, would stop making jokes about not doing math. Adults being bad at math is actually part of why we are where we are as a society. Signed, a former math teacher 010
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 13/02/2026The GA legislature is again considering and advancing legislation which could cost taxpayers BILLIONS in the name of “school safety” when it’s really about kickbacks to vendors. Instead of metal detectors and drones, here’s some policies which could actually make kids safer: /🧵 #GaPol #EdPol 110
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 13/02/2026It doesn’t happen very often, but occasionally even I am surprised at just how deeply unserious politicians are about protecting kids. #GaPol #EduPol www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/02/11/g...atlantanewsfirst.comGeorgia lawmakers weigh $550K security drone pilot program for schoolsTexas-based Campus Guardian Angel demonstrated a drone system Wednesday that it says could respond to an active shooter in seconds. 110
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 07/02/2026When you forget about the Olympics and just assume that Google is also on the Heated Rivalry bandwagon. 100
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 06/02/2026#GAPol Judiciary Non-Civil committee just struck down, along party lines, an amendment which would have removed “homosexuality” from the definition behind the Librarian Lock Up bill, SB 74. This means that any literary depiction of affection between people of the same sex is “harmful to minors.” 000
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 04/02/2026If the majority party is not trying to censor gay people for simply existing (in literature), they should stop progressing legislation which uses an antiquated definition of harmful. #GaPol 023
Reposted by Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed.Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · 04/02/2026I introduced the first statewide data center moratorium in the country and corporations got mad before the bill language was even done. We should get all the facts before permanently changing the beautiful landscape of our state. 310025
Reposted by Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed.Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 30/01/2026“Independent” is doing too much work in this first wave. They are arresting journalists and just like everything else they’ve done, they’re testing the limits of our resistance by starting wt vulnerable margins. 63226844
Reposted by Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed.Jen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · 23/01/2026I’m in awe of what schools are doing daily to hold kids & families up when other institutions won’t. A lesson for ed research so committed to “schools as oppression machines” that it can’t see them as sites of care, protection, and dignity. 211446
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 23/01/2026It’s impossible for me to see Liam Ramos, with his little face framed by blue bunny ears, and not see every other tiny human who I love so desperately. Our children are the heart of our humanity - and now we’re seeing our humanity used as bait to trap our souls and ship them off in black vans. 010
Reposted by Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed.IDRA @idraedu.bsky.social · 21/01/2026This week, Gov. Kemp announced that Georgia will opt into a federal private school voucher program that provides tax credits to donors to voucher organizations in the state. He made this decision without public input with the legislature. Georgia students deserve better. #gapol 034
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Georgia’s voucher programs are riddled with gaps in accountability, transparency, and effectiveness. We need to get our house (and senate) in order before we go adding more privatization. Read our whole statement here: prod.cdn.everyaction.com/emails/van/E... #GaPol #EduPolprod.cdn.everyaction.comMikayla Arciaga, M.A.Ed., IDRA Georgia Education Advocacy Director 023
Mikayla Arciaga MA.Ed. @mikaylaarciaga.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Truly incredible reporting. I remember thinking it was weird that the governor couldn’t find a single person in our state to endorse and seems like now we know why. #GaPol georgiapoliticsandpolling.substack.com/p/family-tie...georgiapoliticsandpolling.substack.comFamily Ties: Appointments, Government Contracts, and Senate CampaignsIn April, 2025, Governor Kemp signed H.B. 031
