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Our students can’t afford education cuts. Anti-education politicians are pushing cuts to public school funding which will hurt students—especially for students with disabilities and from low-income families. Join educators, parents, and allies to help protect our public schools.

Here's the script, folks. It's now or never. Capitol switchboard: (202) 224-3121 Local office numbers: www.congress.gov/members/find... RTs appreciated.

Now THAT’S some #GoodTrouble. #HandsOff

Are you listening, @schumer.senate.gov? She's talking about you. And that crowd in Tempe, AZ agrees with what she's saying. For the good of the country and democracy, step down as Senate Minority Leader. It's clear you don't have the fight in you, and we need a leader who knows how to fight.

Definitely a not that big of a problem, but it's definitely messing with me. Switching to a different size keyboard and the muscle memory was so ingrained so you mistype. It's not that big of deal, but it's messing with me.

K-12 Teaching

MMMemes: my classic masterpiece Three Marmot Moon (and yes, those are Olympic marmots) #2025MMM

US Education Department will fire 50% of its workforce.

We will protect, promote and strengthen public education with our armor of love! #neasummit

Public education is an act of love. #NEASummit

The #neasummit plenary was all the things - joy, righteous anger, sorrow, hope, call to action. So proud to be part of the largest union in the United States!

I will admit to finding the “all problems are caused by evil and we could fix every problem without any trade-offs” worldview pretty draining and immature.

Brutal.

If your representative is dodging in-person town halls, call them out! Tag them and demand they face their constituents.

I’m somehow on a Heritage Foundation mailing list (😂) and they sent a survey to see what we think of DOGE. Who wants to offer some m-fing feedback?!? secured.heritage.org/the-heritage... Please share with a friend or a thousand :)

They just fired hundreds of FAA employees.

The Department of Ed has a form to snitch on DEI policies in schools. I’d be a shame if we broke it with thousands of responses… enddei.ed.gov

NOAA is an absolute mess, and it’ll be worse tomorrow. Please help us. There have already been over 1,000 terminations. It’s not just layoffs—Elon Musk and his staffers are trying to completely dismantle us. Today, there were tons of firings, and more are coming tomorrow.

I had a negative interaction with someone who doesn’t work at my school yesterday and this is just a brief PSA for anyone visiting a school. Part 1 www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2mwm6yQ/

This is the way.

This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote. There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.

Also I want to take a moment to remind everyone (who isn’t an elected official) to take time to recharge your batteries. You don’t have to attend every city council meeting or protest. Find what centers you, then get back in the fight. This is a marathon, not a sprint.

There is power in our #diversity. A variety of voices, experiences, languages, ages, genders, exceptional needs, & cultures create SMARTER &! STRONGER organizations. Our diversity is our strength #WeLeadEd #Equity #AtPromise #k12 #Leadership #WomenEd #atplc #CALSA #ACSA #Edusky

One of the important metrics that went into this grading included "Health & Safety laws that uphold the rights of LGBTQ+ people to receive healthcare, insurance, etc." www.safehome.org/data-lgbtq-s... As physicians, we care for ALL people. #MedSky #QueerSky #LGBTQ

Happy Public Schools Week! As a former teacher, I know that public schools are not just where our kids go to learn - they’re the center of our communities. That’s why I was proud to make the largest investment in public schools in state history.

Sign of the day…

Also if you feel strongly about Eric Adams, you should call your city councilmember to express that and ask for their position. You’d be surprised. Hochul’s stance is highly disappointing but it doesn’t come from nowhere. Press all your electeds. City elections are in 5 months. Ask candidates too.

As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity. TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄

👀 NEW: the current under secretary of State for Management, Ambassador Tibor Nagy, has sent an email regarding OPM's request for five accomplishments: "No employee is obligated to report their activities outside of their department chain of command."

Seeing all the systems come together from Danielle Narzisi developing a sense of place and outdoor education to Land Watch and the impact of policy. #MbAqEd

427.95 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 21-Feb-2025 keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

The #2025MMM Bracket is LIVE!! We have a Player Portal for EVERYONE! We have a Learner Portal w/ pages for College, High School, Middle School, & K-5 students! We have an Educators Portal with those sweet sweet curricula materials! youtu.be/1QKQN1YC6zw?... libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalM...

The Pentagon will fire 5,400 civilian workers next week.

🚨🚨🚨 Join our DIGITAL RALLY now! The Republican war on health care is alive and well. Republicans have one goal in mind: rip away coverage for millions in order to provide tax breaks for their billionaire friends. Don't Cut My Medicaid.

No kings, no masters

I called the White House comment line today after the "Long Live The King" post. Did you know you can't record a message, & it's only open for 4 hours per day, and only Tues-Thurs? They are shutting down the lines of communication so they can do their bidding unbothered. BOTHER THEM. RELENTLESSLY.

For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26. Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency. It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.

🚨ACTION ALERT🚨 Every Tuesday from now until April: join us in getting out the vote for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race. Register at votersoftomorrow.org/wisco ‼️ We CAN beat Elon. We CAN protect abortion access for millions. Together, we CAN win this fight.

90% of American students learn in a public school. We are standing up for their right to an education that imparts academic lessons, life skills, and a lifelong love of learning. Join us: nea.org/protect

I think most people are intuitively aware of this but something like the official White House account posting an “ASMR” video of shackled immigrants is not just cruel for its own sake, it’s intentional envelope-pushing to ramp up to desensitization over inhumane detention, camps, and deaths

EDUCATOR SIGN-UP: All MMMaterials are freely available for all, but educators who sign-up through the form, you will get extra context & guidance (and any necessary patches/communiques) for successfully stewarding #2025MMM with your learners: forms.gle/PciZp9bzTnAM...