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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

This. A handful of Americans have the power to stop this NOW, and they are refusing to.

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Barbra Streisand @barbrastreisand.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

The horror of these killer tornados and flash floods killing Americans should redouble our efforts to slow climate change and increase the National Weather Service enhanced warning systems. Instead this Administration is heading us in the opposite direction.

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Sandra Thompson Gassner @sandygassner.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Bernie Sanders thoughts are correct...We all need to be aware of what is really going on!

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Sandra Thompson Gassner @sandygassner.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

#LinManuelMiranda and the cast of #Hamilton remind us we are a nation of immigrants! Poignant words from then President and First Lady, #BarackObama #MichelleObama It's worth another watch today! youtu.be/Fb4GlOabb1M?...

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Hamilton | 2016 Tony Awards

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NRDC @nrdc.org · 22/04/2025

The people and places we love and care about are worth protecting. Big polluters will try to enrich themselves by destroying our only home, but we refuse to let them take what's most precious to us. Let Earth Day be a reminder that we have a future to win.

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Sandra Thompson Gassner @sandygassner.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Thank you @booker.senate.gov for standing up for what is right! You made this lifelong NJ resident proud!!! Let’s all make our voices heard!

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Sandra Thompson Gassner @sandygassner.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

#DayofGiving Support the college of your choice or click the link below to show your love for NJ’s best, TCNJ or as we all knew it, Trenton State College. dayofgiving.tcnj.edu/pages/home-2...

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TCNJ Day of Giving

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Sandra Thompson Gassner @sandygassner.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Planting this spring with the pollinators in mind. 🐝

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James Sims @simsjames.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

“The ecosystem of research and the creation of new knowledge in universities has been so powerful for American prosperity, American freedom, American ingenuity. To have that disrupted by government overreach is a disaster for this country.” —Wesleyan University President Michael Roth on @msnbc.com

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Katherine Applegate @kaaauthor.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

If you care about fighting book bans, this toolkit from @uabookbans.bsky.social is a great place to start. It's full of tips, talking points, and lots more helpful stuff: buff.ly/TD2ppGI #UniteAgainstBookBans @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

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Toolkit - Unite Against Book Bans

How can you and your community unite against book bans? We've put together this action toolkit to help you get started.

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Sandra Thompson Gassner @sandygassner.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

How is it that Congress rebukes #AlGreen for his actions Tuesday night but does nothing to condemn #47 for calling the female senator from MA “Pocahontas?” Why is he allowed to bully a Senator? His actions are the opposite of everything we try to model for our children in schools and at home.

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Sandra Thompson Gassner @sandygassner.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Please pray for the people of #Ukraine I have never felt so disheartened by the actions of our government…earlier this week and then today. We have abandoned our allies.

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Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Premise of the Trump regime & Supreme Court: Any diverse environment "is one in which white men have been discriminated against" b/c they "are by definition the most competent possible candidates." Read @adamserwer's brilliant analysis of the civil rights counterrevolution now underway: is.gd/w1D9BT

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The Great Resegregation

The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I did an event in IN a few weeks ago where I said that on 1/6/21 Mike Pence saved the country (for now) by being one of very very few who stood by his principles under maximum threat.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 20/02/2025

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

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Sandra Thompson Gassner @sandygassner.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

At what cost DOGE? Among receipts on the DOGE wall was funding for a #DOE project that's now been scrapped. There are real-world consequences! Thirteen school districts in 11 states will not receive more than $13 million to support over 1,070 youth w/ disabilities participating in the program." 😢

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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

If you believe that: 1) Reading is critical to our democracy. 2) Books help us understand complex issues. 3) Parents shouldn’t make decisions for other parents’ children. 4) Youth deserve to see themselves in books. Join the campaign to #UniteAgainstBookBans: uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 19/02/2025

Winston Churchill was right: "Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried.” Too many Americans have fought and died defending democracy. We must stand with our European allies against the authoritarianism of Putin and Trump.

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NPR @npr.org · 18/02/2025

Hundreds of artists signed a letter sent to the National Endowment for the Arts asking it to reverse policy changes made as a result of recent executive orders issued by President Trump.

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Artists protest new NEA restrictions

Hundreds of artists signed a letter sent to the National Endowment for the Arts asking it to reverse policy changes made as a result of recent executive orders issued by President Trump.

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NPR @npr.org · 19/02/2025

NSF fired 168 employees, leaving the agency less equipped to fund a wide range of scientific research.

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National Science Foundation fires roughly 10% of its workforce

NSF fired 168 employees, leaving the agency less equipped to fund a wide range of scientific research.

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Sandra Thompson Gassner @sandygassner.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Shame on you #Apple and #Google maps and the complicit Republican members of Congress…It’s the Gulf of Mexico…can one man rename whatever he wants?…are we still the United States of America? Feels like we are becoming less and less united every day!

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Sandra Thompson Gassner @sandygassner.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Share this book with your children, your students…the youngest generation needs to be reminded what a true leader sounds like…a most beautiful book in its words and illustrations…request if from your local library today! #mlk #trueleader #humanrights #beaking

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Sandra Thompson Gassner @sandygassner.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Take action…call your representatives today! The app 5 calls makes it easy!

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 30/01/2025

A message to the US Senate: America is watching. Patel, Gabbard, and RFK are more than just unfit. They are a danger to our country, and to our people's safety. Use your vote to protect the people you represent. History will remember your choice.

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A Message to the US Senate

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Make sure to call and write your senators and tell them they must vote no on RFK Jr. Do it today. www.senate.gov/senators/sen...

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 14/12/2024

New to Bluesky? Here's a starter pack of picture book authors & illustrators to follow! go.bsky.app/G6pUCB

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Sandra Thompson Gassner @sandygassner.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Thank you #BishopBudde you had the courage to say out loud what so many of us are feeling. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...

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The Bishop Who Pleaded With Trump: ‘Was Anyone Going to Say Anything?’ (Gift Article)

Bishop Budde locked eyes with President Trump and made a plea for mercy — and the war over spiritual authority in America was ignited anew.

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Shannon McClintock Miller @shannonmmiller.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Tomorrow is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Here is a special choice board with @capstonepub.bsky.social PebbleGO and PebbleGO Next, eBooks, StickTogether Pixel Art, @makermaven.bsky.social and more. Make a copy and add your links and resources too.... buff.ly/40FTjZJ #EduSky #TLSky #tlchat

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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 01/12/2024

The enslavement of Indigenous people on land that is now the U.S. predated & helped shape African enslavement. As we uplift #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, use this #LearningForJustice resource to learn about the individual & collective harm of U.S. slavery: www.learningforjustice.org/frameworks/t...

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Here's my attempt to get educators who were used to Twitter up to speed with Bluesky. #EduSky 💬 Character and media limits #️⃣ Edu hashtags 📝 Customizable feeds 🕑 Realtime chats 🚫 Ads, bookmarking, scheduling 👥 Starter Packs 🧩 Sky Follower extension learninginhand.com/blog/2024/11...

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The Butterfly Effect: Bluesky Basics for Teachers — Learning in Hand with Tony Vincent

Curious about the buzz on Bluesky? Discover how this decentralized platform is bringing educators together with familiar features, fresh possibilities, and hashtags like #EduSky that are sparking vibr...

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Heather Turner @techielibgrl.com · 30/11/2024

#TLSky best practices :) Welcome on in

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Sandra Thompson Gassner @sandygassner.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

So long X!!! This retired educator, lifelong learner...Pepperdine, TCNJ, NJ Excel and Howell HS Grad, Mom to 4, Gram to 10, wife to John,Twitter user since 2007 is seeking Bluesky!

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