The goal was always to destroy the department of education, and the only path without the approval of Congress was to do it from within. This ProPublica article details how the dept of ed is being destroyed by activists in charge. www.propublica.org/article/educ...

We don’t have a lot of new information regarding the mass firing of the remaining Department of Education employees; it appears the Trump administration has used the government shutdown as an opportunity to finish destroying the department of ed. If there are no employees, it exists in name only.

preferred pronouns are still me/my/mine

Stripping all federal funds from healthcare for illegal immigrants actually means turning emergency rooms into ICE by proxy and rationing emergency care based on immigration status and/or ability to pay.

"'The folks at the White House were very disappointed that the entrance into L.A. in June didn’t provoke more violence,' Miles Taylor said. 'I genuinely think that was their intent.'" www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-propag...

Stephen Miller froze after mentioning “plenary authority.” … but what is plenary authority?

This #BannedBooksWeek, PEN America is joining forces with more than 30 groups Standing Together for the Freedom to Read. Together, we call for the end to the authoritarian tactic of banning books. Learn more—and take the pledge to stand together against book bans at: act.pen.org/a/standing-t...

No corruption here, folks! Totally normal stuff the deputy director of the CIA(Michael Ellis) just demoted the acting general counsel and decided to make himself the top lawyer while still being the No. 2 in charge.

@kaitlancollins.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...

Some of you are saying that because of NSPM-7, you're blanking out your social media accounts and going to ground. Has it occurred to you that \the intent behind issuing this gigantic, unconstitutional, and unenforceable thing was to get you to do exactly that?

Each new school year brings a fresh wave of attempts to censor school libraries, often built on misleading claims. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom investigates a site spreading disinformation. Read: https://www.oif.ala.org/take-back-the-right-to-read/ #BannedBooksWeek

Coming up today at 4pm ET / 3pm CT! Register for free at www.ala.org/bbooks/events

“The oppressor must be harassed until his doom. He must have no peace by day or by night. The slaves have always outnumbered the slavemasters. The power of the oppressor rests upon the submission of the people.” - Huey P. Newton #RadioFreeAmerica

"This guy wants to do bad things to the country overall. You can't believe what he says, you can't believe his promises. He's dangerous and he's nuts. And that transcends all of these individual issues." Not a bad reason to shut it down. @gtconway.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social:

I debated 20 far-far-far-right conservatives (racists? fascists?) on Jubilee's 'Surrounded.' Here are some of the highlights of them unable to answer my basic questions or rebut the simplest of points. Not sure whether to laugh or cry. Here's the full 'debate': www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-W...

We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

Why does Colorado let school boards dodge accountability? HB25-1079 would change that by giving the Independent Ethics Commission real oversight. It’s time, @JeffBridges. #edcolo #copolitics

It’s time for transparency in our local school boards. After 1.5 years of fighting the Elizabeth SD over this one issue (while they continued to violate Sunshine Laws the entire time) we finally got a WIN. www.cpr.org/2025/04/18/e...

The Arizona school voucher scheme has blown a massive hole in the state budget. In 2025, vouchers for private schools will be responsible for a $1.4 billion state budget deficit and for a funding loss of 300K per school in the state. Vouchers are a scam. www.propublica.org/article/ariz...

The Elizabeth School District is the subject of yet another investigation. An employee of Haitian descent was allegedly fired after speaking out against the Board banning books. The banned books mostly involved minority groups. www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...

@indivisible-co.bsky.social @coloradoea.bsky.social @acluofcoloradk.bsky.social Are you following this? While we ALL can agree that we need to protect kids, this bill is a mess that causes more problems than it solves.

Colorado! This bill is being driven by Rep. Brandi Bradley, the Moms for Liberty DougCO chair. Take action now! This link will take you just a few minutes to use to send a FAST email to your legislators. action.everylibrary.org/oppose_hb115...

Colorado has TONS of veterans. Listen to this story abt how OPM & DOGE are blocking access to the hiring platform they use. This goes against everything HR & recruiting folks know about how to manage workforces. www.npr.org/2025/03/05/n... #veterans #recruiting #onboarding #va #doge #colorado

So the co-sponsor of the Bill, Rep. Joseph from Boulder, did NOT even talk with her local school district, BVSD, about the bill. What the heck??? www.dailycamera.com/2025/03/04/b... @progressnowco.bsky.social @cohousedem.bsky.social @medlabboulder.bsky.social

Do your schools know about this ambiguous bill that will force them to remove ALL URL’s and embedded links from teaching materials?! @indivisible-co.bsky.social @coloradoea.bsky.social @progressnowco.bsky.social @aftunion.bsky.social @weldcountydems.org @adamscountydems.bsky.social

@demwomenofboulder.bsky.social Are your members who care about public education following this? BVSD & the CO Assoc of Libraries oppose it. Moms for Liberty, an SPLC designated #hate group, is promoting it. #censorship #colorado www.dailycamera.com/2025/03/04/b...

Colorado HB25-1079, Independent Ethics Board Jurisdiction, passed in the House Committee. Kudos to every person who wrote in and testified! Special thanks to @copubliced.bsky.social and @jessicaforcoed.bsky.social

“State leaders are demonstrating that censorship has no place in their state and that the freedom to read is a principle that is supported and protected,” said Kasey Meehan, Freedom to Read director at PEN America, which has been tracking book bans since 2021. stateline.org/2025/01/07/l...

Driven by a staunch commitment to ensure all kids have access to books and literature, Tasslyn Magnusson has been instrumental in mounting a national pushback to the rise in book bans. We're thrilled to see her honored with CBC's 1st-ever Free Speech Award! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

As efforts to ban books in Oregon libraries rise, library patrons and supporters are pushing back. #UniteAgainstBookBans “The vast majority want represented, diverse, and inclusive collections available." --Darin Stewart, Parents Defending Schools and Libraries yachatsnews.com/book-banning...

Conservative-leaning “parent rights” groups are succeeding in their children’s book ban campaigns as sales drop. Librarians say they are afraid to put books considered controversial on the shelves. www.latimes.com/california/s...

More coverage of the ACLU’s lawsuit against the Elizabeth SD for banning books. www.9news.com/video/news/l...

Elizabeth School District sued over book bans https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2024/12/20/book-bans-by-school-district-lead-to-lawsuit-by-naacp-and-students/

DENVER, Dec 21, 2024, The ACLU of Colorado sued the Elizabeth School District for removing books from school libraries that contravened the school board members’ partisan and political values. These removals violated federal and state constitutional free speech protections.

The ACLU is suing Colorado’s Elizabeth School District over 19 books removed from the school library, including The Bluest Eye and It's Your World — If You Don't Like It, Change It. A book on Muslim holidays, meanwhile, was placed on the "sensitive" list. www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...

Read the full complaint the ACLU filed against the Elizabeth School District. It’s not just about book bans. It’s about sloppy governance and putting anti-literacy policies in place. (They forced teachers to remove their “classroom libraries.” www.aclu-co.org/sites/defaul...

This week’s stories about the ACLU lawsuit concerning Elizabeth School District & defamation in a CO Springs school district have ties to Colorado lawyer, Brad Miller. He is mentioned in this article about TAGG Education legally challenging PERA. coloradotimesrecorder.com/2024/06/comp...

"The ACLU of Colorado filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Elizabeth School District over banning books, alleging that the district’s actions violated federal and state free speech protections."

19 books removed from library shelves, dozens more on a "highly sensitive list" so parents can know if their children checked the book out ACLU of Colorado sues Elizabeth School District over book bans www.cpr.org/2024/12/19/a... #aclu @naacp.bsky.social #edcolo @authorsguild.bsky.social

NEW: The ACLU of Colorado sued the Elizabeth School District Thursday for removing books from school libraries — titles that largely feature people of color or LGBTQ individuals — in an act the organization alleges violated free speech protections. www.denverpost.com/2024/12/19/a...

We’ll keep fighting this partisan and politically motivated censorship. Students deserve to have access to a diversity of ideas and viewpoints in their school libraries. Learn more: www.aclu-co.org/en/press-rel...

Depriving students of access to books in their school library because of the board’s disagreement with the ideas in them violates both the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the Free Speech Clause of the Colorado Constitution.

BREAKING: We sued the Elizabeth School District after they removed 19 books from school libraries. This violated federal and state constitutional free speech protections.

Please sign the petition to stop the extremist Elizabeth School District (Colorado) from banning books. Keep Moms for Liberty out of our schools! #Bookban #Elizabethschooldistrict #Freetoread #LetColoradoLearn Sign and Share this petition www.fightforthefirst.org/petitions/st...

Many classical charter schools have ties to Hillsdale College, also covered in this article about the conservative political strategist and author, Christopher Rufo. Adolf Coor$ funding is mentioned, too.