New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant “This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...

In this interview, Professor Robert Pape breaks down the latest and most dramatic developments in U.S. policy toward Venezuela Drawing on decades of research in international security and political behavior to help you understand not just what happened, but why it matters youtu.be/fMNdKd3Wczw?...

💯 ⬇️ "This act of war [in Venezuela] is about regime change in the United States."

Every time I see one of these posts, my mind goes to future history teachers.

During the “Red Scare,” a period of anti-Communist fervor, the Constitution faced a major test when Attorney General Mitchell Palmer ordered thousands of people to be detained without warrants #OnThisDay in 1920. Learn more on #ConstitutionDaily: https://ow.ly/7k5Q50XNh4V#OnThisDay

For years, opponents of school vouchers worried that the program could be exclusionary. Now, as they roll out the new program, Texas officials are looking to bar funds from going to some schools with links to China or the Council on American Islamic Relations.

AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.

This is the most important political, legal and democracy story right now. Yet, it has garnered relatively little coverage from legacy media outlets. The outcome in these cases may decide whether we have free and fair elections in 2026. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/as-...

"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944

Texas activist David Barton wants to end separation of church and state. He has the ear of the new U.S. House speaker. www.texastribune.org/2023/11/03/d...

Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...

“I share these stories not to victimize the Muslim community or seek sympathy. In fact, I see these perpetrators as victims as well— victims of isolation, stereotypes, single narratives, and narrow perspectives.”

High school teacher Katharina Matro explains how growing up in Germany and learning about the country’s past “made me a more informed citizen, a more politically aware citizen, a more critical thinker.” #FreedomToLearn #HonestHistory 🗃️

Debate teaches how to hold on to a position no matter what. We need to teach students--and each other--how to see each other's point of view and come to an agreement.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

who purges? Autocracies purge.

Just a Reminder about what a Democratic Socialist philosophy is...

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

#tdih 1920 When told the names absent from voter rolls, Mose Norman said, “We will vote, by God!" After attempting legal and democratic right to vote, at least 50 African Americans were murdered in Ocoee (Florida) Massacre. 💔 #Terrorism 📷J. Perry. ⬇️🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/oc...

#tdih 1994 U.S. DOJ announced prison population topped 1 million for 1st time in U.S. history. Now, US has 4.2% of global pop w/20%+ of world’s prison pop. Make people in prison & system of mass incarceration visible in curriculum. @prisonpolicy.org ⬇️ 🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/pr...

This is a point that has almost entirely been lost over the past week. If Trump can unilaterally dismantle a National Park Service site like The White House, he can do it at Gettysburg and any other historic site in the system. #NationalParks www.npca.org/articles/112...

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

"There isn't a reasonable scenario where we grant some rich people control over the planet's thermostat and everything turns out fine." My latest:

Something has been remarkably absent from mainstream coverage of the "peace deal." The deal *solely* calls to de-radicalize Palestinians—not Israelis. But just as Israel violated the deal, Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian woman and a US journalist. Israeli rioters shut down a soccer match.

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase. The President is building an army to attack his own country.

WELL HOW ABOUT THAT "A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“Never before in its history has humanity built a civilisation that had at its disposal so many different technologies to monitor, measure and predict its own collapse - yet has been so unwilling to do anything about it” From my book THE UNHAPPINESS MACHINE

Frank was Antifa.

How can we make real #history come alive in the #AI age? The answer — take kids out into the world to see and feel and imagine it for themselves — lies in this lovely #NPR story about the #TenementMuseum in #NYC. Please pass it on! #EduSky #SSChat #teachable www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...

Jared Kushner just helped cut a deal for the U.S. in the Middle East while simultaneously deepening a $55 billion private investment deal with Saudi Arabia. That is more than just “questionable.” It’s one of the most brazen conflicts of interest in memory.👇

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

“Their strategy is to play divide and conquer, rewarding friends and brutally punishing opponents. They win when society cracks, creating a self-enforcing set of expectations, in which everyone shuts up and complies because everyone expects everyone else to shut up and comply, too.” - excellent

When I was teaching, I showed this to my students every year.

So, uhm, what's the track record of countries where members of the governing regime start clamoring for a "cleansing" of the political opponent? Always remember: No matter how much they escalate the rhetoric, it doesn't mean they'll be able to do it. But let's not pretend they aren't trying.

Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"

Meanwhile, as more teachers commit to #TeachOutsideTextbook, GOP criminalizes teaching the history in this 🧵 We ask everyone to highlight key role of K-12 education & student inquiry. Testify at school board. Defend #FreedomtoLearn at every rally you attend. ⬇️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/teach-t...

The choice between Cuomo and Mamdani comes down to this--Mamdani can make up for being light on experience by hiring really good commissioners and deputy mayors; Cuomo can't undo being a corrupt, narcissistic, bully. #DontrankCuomo #NotoCuomo

Just a reminder that the white nationalist Great Replacement Theory that's being pushed by Trump, Musk and their toadies has been responsible for multiple mass shootings in the last decade. This is the threat to Americans' safety, not innocent immigrants who've committed no crimes here.

Tx Social Studies Edus - the SBOE Ad Hoc Committee for Social Studies Revisions is meeting at 1 p.m on 4/10. Register by 5 p.m on 4/4 to give testimony sboe.texas.gov/about-tea/le... Can’t make it but want to share testimony? Consider emailing committee members. #SSChat 🍎🗺️ #EduSky

The Damage to our Shared History Has Been Done and It Will Take Years to Repair 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

Look surprised “Wealthy Chinese investors are quietly funnelling tens of millions of dollars into private companies controlled by Elon Musk using an arrangement that shields their identities from public view” www.ft.com/content/6685...

BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Advocates Say zeteo.com/p/breaking-d...

Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

That’s how you write a headline, people.