Lisa Guisbond
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The Washington Post Fired Me â But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
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The Washington Post Fired Me â But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America â and it cost me my job.
https://open.substack.com/pub/karenattiah/p/the-washington-post-fired-me-but?r=bpt5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
about 1 month ago
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'No rhyme or reason': AI grading issue affects hundreds of MCAS essays
The use of AI to score Massachusettsâ standardized MCAS tests resulted in errors that affected hundreds of exams, the NBC10 Investigators learned.
https://www.nbcboston.com/investigations/ai-grading-massachusetts-mcas/3807392/
about 1 month ago
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This oped is worth reading, by Jonathan Feingold, BU law professor and expert in education law and anti-discrimination law.
www.masslive.com/opinion/2025...
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How Mass. Democrats are unwittingly helping Trump
Antisemitism is a real problem, particularly as Trump positions Jews as a scapegoat for his authoritarian crackdowns. But rather than combat antisemitism or resist Trump, Massachusettsâ Democrats â li...
https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2025/08/how-mass-democrats-are-unwittingly-helping-trump.html
about 2 months ago
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Is Public Education Over?
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Is Public Education Over?
One big reason public schools are so vulnerable: standardized testing. Too many Democrats haven't gotten the memo...
https://open.substack.com/pub/educationwars/p/is-public-education-over?r=bpt5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
about 2 months ago
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Jonathan Cohn
3 months ago
Sanders's first resolution -- SJ Res 41 -- would have blocked the sale of tens of thousands of fully automatic assault rifles to the Israeli government. It failed 27 to 70. Thank you to these 27 who voted YES.
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A betrayal of the victims of the Holocaust
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A betrayal of the victims of the Holocaust
A view from Israel
https://open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/a-betrayal-of-the-victims-of-the?r=bpt5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
3 months ago
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Tom Freeman
3 months ago
Happy 15th anniversary of the peak achievement of literary criticism, to all who celebrate
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Is starvation in Gaza really Israel's fault? The facts are clear
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Is starvation in Gaza really Israel's fault? The facts are clear
Rising starvation in Gaza may have a number of factors. But Israel's wartime policies on humanitarian aid are inarguably among them.
https://forward.com/opinion/758641/gaza-aid-israel-starvation/
3 months ago
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Senator Ed Markey
3 months ago
Paraprofessionals are the backbone of our public schoolsâand theyâve been underpaid for too long. My bill sets a $45,000 wage floor and puts power back in the hands of the educators who keep our classrooms running.
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@repauchincloss.bsky.social
: "Every single politician in our government, in Congress, the Senate, Democrat and Republican, has a morally urgent responsibility right now to pressure the Israeli govt to let aid in and let aid groups distribute it immediately."
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3 months ago
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More than 100 organizations, including Save the Children and Doctors Without Borders, added to growing calls for aid restrictions to be eased and the war to end.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/w...
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Aid Groups Blame Israelâs Gaza Restrictions for âMass Starvationâ
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/world/middleeast/aid-groups-gaza-starvation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Yk8.vxJD.8KR6xz0dCGOp&smid=bs-share
3 months ago
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Rae Radford
3 months ago
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A difficult but critically important read by one of the world's leading authorities on genocide.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
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Opinion | Iâm a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/opinion/israel-gaza-holocaust-genocide-palestinians.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XE8.WLBB.8iIyL_1weghj&smid=url-share
3 months ago
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I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, âGOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: BOSTONâ - sign up now to join me!
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GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: BOSTON ¡ John Lewis Actions
## On July 17, the anniversary of Congressman John Lewisâs passing, weâre taking action across the country to defend our democracy and carry forward his legacy of Good Trouble. In Boston, weâre doing ...
https://www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-actions/event/808583/?referring_vol=296509&rname=Lisa&share_context=schedule-event-chaining-modal&share_medium=bluesky×lot=5392963
3 months ago
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Hereâs what education gets out of Massachusettsâ new state spending plan - The Boston Globe
With education facing impending cuts at the federal level, the new $61 billion state budget continues free school lunches, community college, and regional transportation.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/11/metro/massachusetts-state-budget-education/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
3 months ago
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The Tennessee Holler
3 months ago
Ex Obama Advisor Ben Rhodes on Pod Save: "If you think you can continue to takeđ°from AIPAC â @RepJeffries or @SenSchumer or whomever â AIPAC is part of the constellation of forces that delivered đşđ¸ into the hands of Trump and Stephen Miller.â Full:
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Thanks to
@companyone.org
for including Citizens for Public Schools and our partners from Massachusetts Education Justice Alliance and Boston Education Justice Alliance in their June 28 Our Future Looks Bright event. (It's not a party if there's no dancing, right?)
3 months ago
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Zohran Mamdani's victory proves it: The 'gotcha' mode of fighting antisemitism has to go
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Zohran Mamdani's victory proves it: The 'gotcha' mode of fighting antisemitism has to go
Zohran Mamdani won New York City's Democratic mayoral primary despite allegations of antisemitism â a new playbook is needed.
https://forward.com/opinion/732094/zohran-mamdani-antisemitism-intifada-meaning/
4 months ago
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/o...
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Opinion | Plenty of Jews Love Zohran Mamdani
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/opinion/jews-zohran-mamdani.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Sk8.S8ch.-9LsK34lKQaL&smid=bs-share
4 months ago
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They are going after the very best of our people.
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4 months ago
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Against the odds, nonverbal autistic Brookline teen gets accepted into MIT - The Boston Globe
The teen spent most of his schooling in classrooms where he was perceived to be intellectually disabled â a misdiagnosis that delayed his ability to access the support he needed.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/18/metro/nonverbal-autistic-student-mit/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
4 months ago
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I'm attending No Kings's event, âNO KINGS, but YAAAAS Queen! - Boston Prideâ - sign up now to join me!
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NO KINGS, but YAAAAS Queen! - Boston Pride ¡ Indivisible Mass Coalition
# Join us in joyous defiance of a mad king. ### On June 14th, Mass 50501 and Indivisible Mass Coalition, in partnership with Boston Pride for The People, invite you to dance, sing, and resist with Pr...
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible-ma/event/784589/?referring_vol=296509&rname=Lisa&share_context=schedule-event-chaining-modal&share_medium=bluesky×lot=5304393
4 months ago
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I'm attending No Kings's event, âNO KINGS, but YAAAAS Queen! - Boston Prideâ - sign up now to join me!
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NO KINGS, but YAAAAS Queen! - Boston Pride ¡ Indivisible Mass Coalition
June 14th has been called as the next 50501 and Indivisible National Day of Action. This is Trumpâs birthday and it is also the date of Boston Pride. Mass 50501 and Indivisible Mass Coalition are prou...
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible-ma/event/784589/?referring_vol=296509&rname=Lisa&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=bluesky×lot=5304393
4 months ago
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The two things I fear most after the horrifying attack on Jews in Boulder
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The two things I fear most after the horrifying attack on Jews in Boulder
This latest violence against Jews will bring us deeper into a cycle where concerns of antisemitism are alternately dismissed and exploited.
https://forward.com/opinion/724825/colorado-boulder-attack-jewish/
5 months ago
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Tell Congress: Do not include voucher funding in the Budget
The House Budget slashes Medicaid and food assistance by billions to pay for the tuition of private school students. When they could not get enough votes to pass the Educational Choice for Children Ac...
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-dont-sneak-vouchers-in-the-budget?source=direct_link&
5 months ago
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Prem Thakker ă
5 months ago
Here is the grad speech that NYU is now withholding the student's diploma for: "As I search my heart today in addressing you allâŚthe only thing that is appropriate to say in this time and to a group this large is a recognition of the atrocities currently happening in Palestine."
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â[My organization] has not used the term genocide before. We do now,â says Matt Duss, the executive vice president at the Center for International Policy think tank.
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Americans have tuned out Gaza at the worst possible moment
Israel has a horrifying new plan for âthe concluding movesâ of the Gaza war. Yet itâs flying under the American radar.
https://www.vox.com/world-politics/412513/israel-gaza-offensive-gideons-chariots-trump
5 months ago
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"This is not a defense of Jewish safety. It is an effort to police Jewish dissent."
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Iâm an Israeli professor. Why is my work in Harvardâs antisemitism report? |
Harvard is conflating Jewish identity with political loyalty to Israel. Thatâs a dangerous mistake
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/09/im-an-israeli-professor-why-is-my-work-in-harvards-antisemitism-report?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other&fbclid=IwY2xjawKLUJNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFPVTVNTmIzNEhXZnJZZlJuAR7IrfI336eVgPeevkomH0Kc4b0mxb-JaBaQOjoQbRj7FTSSxUooW3sj70pVIg_aem_N41Vecb5svygcDtLI0PLUA
5 months ago
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Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi is free on bail after judge orders his release from federal custody
Mohsen Mahdawi, a 34-year-old U.S. permanent resident who was raised in a refugee camp in the West Bank, was detained during his April 14 naturalization interview in Vermont.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-orders-columbia-student-mohsen-mahdawi-released-rcna203675
6 months ago
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Tell legislators to address MA's school funding crisis
Massachusetts is facing a âperfect stormâ of factors that make it nearly impossible to balance school budgets without reductions that will have a negative impact on student learning, enrichment and su...
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/8c6ea426426d017846368e766a7d2451724290af?source=direct_link&
6 months ago
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/o...
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Opinion | The Jewish Students Caught Up in Trumpâs Antisemitism Crackdown (Gift Article)
Going after antisemitism on campus has swept up Jewish students protesting the war in Gaza.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/opinion/jewish-student-protesters-gaza.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DE8.YUrX.YjZCC3qLD9Xx&smid=bs-share
6 months ago
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I'm attending May Day Strong's event, âBoston May Day 2025: Workers Should Have Power, Not The Billionaires!â - sign up now to join me!
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Boston May Day 2025: Workers Should Have Power, Not The Billionaires! ¡ May Day Strong
Across the countryâfrom fruit fields in California to classrooms in Chicago, from kitchens in Queens to loading docks in Atlantaâworking people are rising up. **We are demanding a country that puts ou...
https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/event/776848/?referring_vol=296509&rname=Lisa&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=bluesky×lot=5279037
6 months ago
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
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Judge Limits Trumpâs Ability to Withhold School Funds Over D.E.I. (Gift Article)
The administration was seeking to cut off money from public schools that allowed certain diversity and equity programs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/us/trump-public-school-funds-dei.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CE8.yfqL.MhUEOGA85Hsy&smid=bs-share
6 months ago
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Chris Hayes
6 months ago
To put a finer point on it. Trumpâs contention isnât just that he can deport people without them appearing before a judge, but that he can render them into a life sentence in a foreign dungeon with no process whatsoever.
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Man who was once a finalist for Boston school superintendent could become Massachusetts K-12 commissioner
A board that oversees K-12 education in Massachusetts today recommended the state hire Pedro Martinez, no, not that one, the CEO of the Chicago Public School system, to become commissioner of the stat...
https://www.universalhub.com/2025/man-who-was-once-finalist-boston-school-superintendent-could-become
6 months ago
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Voice4Justice
6 months ago
@senpeterwelch.govpeeps.us
đ met with Mohsen Mahdawi today. Listen to Mohsenâs messageđď¸đ
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"This Is How Universities Can Escape Trumpâs Trap, if They Dare" Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/o...
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Opinion | This Is How Universities Can Escape Trumpâs Trap, if They Dare (Gift Article)
Itâs been tried in other countries facing authoritarian crackdowns. It works.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/opinion/trump-higher-education.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AU8.KxDk.h0SgvCX9uJ69&smid=bs-share
6 months ago
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Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administrationâs Demands
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Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands
Federal officials said Harvard must enact âmerit-based reformâ in hiring and admissions, among other things. Harvard called the demands unlawful.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/us/harvard-trump-reject-demands.html?smid=bs-share
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Worth reading, by Wesleyan President Michael Roth.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
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Opinion | Trumpâs Crusade Against Antisemitism Is Extremely Bad for the Jews (Gift Article)
Antisemitism is real. But the enemy of our enemy is not necessarily our friend.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/opinion/trump-jewish-antisemitism-wesleyan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-E4.Wo2G.2s_cH6bt6oVF&smid=url-share
6 months ago
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In Homan's hometown of 1,300 people, _1,000 people_ came out to protest the disappearance by ICE of a local woman and her 3 children. A local news report today said that the protests worked and the family is coming home!
www.thehandbasket.co/p/sackets-ha...
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Try that in a small town
ICE disappeared a mother and 3 children. Neighbors of Trump's Border Czar said hell no.
https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/sackets-harbor-tom-homan-jaime-cook
7 months ago
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7 months ago
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Thank you to both of my senators,
@warren.senate.gov
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@markey.senate.gov
, for voting to block $8.8 billion in military aid to Israel!
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7 months ago
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Join me Saturday, April 5, 11am on Boston Common.
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Hands Off Massachusetts! Rally/March ¡ Hands Off
***RALLY AND MARCH*** **SCHEDULE:** - 11:00 am: Meet at Parkman Bandstand - 11:15 am: Kickoff speaker - 11:25 am: March to City Hall Plaza - 12:30 pm: Speakers at City Hall Plaza **CURRENT SPEAK...
https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/764606/
7 months ago
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Please read this. This is what our teachers and students are coping with, on top of everything else.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
7 months ago
NEW: Friends of Neri Alvarado, rotting in a Salvadoran prison on Trump's orders, made a video highlighting his volunteer work helping neurodiverse children learn to swim. Neri was sent there after someone at ICE thought his autism awareness tattoo was a gang tattoo. Vid posted by Noah Lanard on X.
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Demand the Immediate Release of Rumeysa Ozturk krom ICE Detention
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, is being held without charges in ICE custody for co-authoring an opinion editorial calling for her university to "affirm the equal digni...
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/demand-the-immediate-release-of-rumeysa-ozturk-from-ice-detention?source=direct_link&
7 months ago
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Maxwell Frost
7 months ago
Another disgusting part of all of this is the proof a blatant war crime to which the Vice President of the United States responded: Excellent.
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Kim Jong Un Demands to be Included in all Future Hegseth Group Chats
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Kim Jong Un Demands to be Included in all Future Hegseth Group Chats
The North Korean dictator called his exclusion "hurtful."
https://open.substack.com/pub/borowitzreport/p/kim-jong-un-demands-to-be-included?r=bpt5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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