"They didn't realize they were tackling a Senator for asking questions, they thought they were tackling a journalist for asking questions" oh, ok then

“News” of 2 hour phone calls with no further outcomes towards peace process is another distraction away from real news of cutting Medicaid to fund trillion dollar tax cuts for the wealthy, with a sprinkle of AI deregulation further supporting largest personal data breach in history.

Proud to be a part of this coalition and supporting this good work! Go team!!!

As Trump’s attacks on the constitution become increasingly flagrant, will the Supreme Court check his power? "I'm not sure that John Roberts ... given his efforts to advance the Republican Party in numerous ways, will actually stand up [to Trump]," says legal expert @thelisagraves.bsky.social.

This is one more call for the five alarm fire that is our country right now. DOJ is arresting sitting judges.

The jailing of a Palestinian protester by ICE raises urgent concerns about universities’ role in suppressing pro-Palestine activism. Critics warn that by enabling such crackdowns, institutions risk undermining their own commitment to academic freedom.

Always honored to bring educators together in dialogue and learning about Ethnic Studies, History, and Civic Education. #ccss25 @hcp-ucsc.bsky.social

Excited for this @hcp-ucsc.bsky.social event THIS Thursday! Come learn about using Library of Congress primary sources, quantitative data, and data visualizations in your classroom or community. Register here: forms.gle/a9gvUrefqEcK...

Worth the listen. Can’t wait to check out @eveewing.bsky.social new book!📕 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

This whole thread. 🔥🖤🤎

"News literacy matters more than ever, as social media platforms move to reject fact checking" by Susan Meister www.montereycountynow.com/opinion/foru... @newslit.org @jevinwest.bsky.social @gomehead2000.bsky.social @daisymsc.bsky.social @hcp-ucsc.bsky.social #NewsLiteracyWeek #MediaLiteracy #DigCit

Educator resources to support immigrant/migrant communities. open.substack.com/pub/lacuenta...

The main beneficiaries of the Department of Education are disabled kids (IDEA) and working-class and poor Americans (Title I, Pell Grants, work assistance), so of course Trump wants to do away with it.

Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

“The replacement of our constitutional system of government with the whims of an unelected private citizen is a coup.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Crockett: I am tired of the white tears. When you compare me to Marjorie Taylor Greene or me to Lauren Boebert, there is no comparison. So the only people that are crying are the mediocre white boys that have been beaten out by people that historically have had to work so, so much harder

Haven’t seen much about this buried in the flooded zone of sh!t www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

If you’re in the Watsonville area this weekend check this out!

truthout.org/articles/a-c... This message is of the utmost importance—please repost and share widely. In solidarity—

A president’s executive order cannot undo a law or a Supreme Court decision, let alone a provision of the Constitution. Forget that and you do have a dictatorship on day one.

Excited for next week’s @hcp-ucsc.bsky.social event! Check it out. Click here to register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

😮‍💨 exhale. We’ve made it to Friday.

MOSS LANDING FIRE | Evcautions orders have been issued for residents near Moss Landing for a battery plant fire. For a full list of evacuations and road closures, click here: www.ksbw.com/article/fire...

For the last week, @kenbensinger.bsky.social and I have been in Altadena, to report on the devastation. But we kept coming back to an Arco gas station, which a group of locals have turned into a beacon of hope with tacos, clothes and community. This is their story: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/u...

Cool webinar next week - Reimagining W.E.B. Dubois’s Data Portraits with Will Villalongo: Using Data Visualizations in the Classroom. Sign up: ucdavis.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?... #Teaching with #PrimarySources #SSchat #HistoryTeacher #Civics #STEM #STEAM

Ethnic Studies Symposium: March 7, 2025 at #CCSS25 www.ccss.org/conference2025 @gomehead2000.bsky.social @hcp-ucsc.bsky.social #EthnicStudies #CASocialStudies

Pondering the paradox of teaching in multiple realities.

Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.

I’m ready to stay here through Christmas because we’re not going to let Elon Musk run the government.

NEW from @dropsitenews.com:The BBC's Civil War Over Gaza A landmark investigation by @owenjones.bsky.social into BBC’s Gaza coverage. Interviews with 13 journalists and staffers reveal how senior figures skewed stories for Israel & dismissed internal objections www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-...

"Obey the Law": Palestinians Sue State Dept., Saying Arms Sales to Israel Violate U.S. Human Rights Law

U.S. wildlife officials proposed on Tuesday that monarch butterflies receive protection as a threatened species.

Rest in Peace and Power. May we all find a little more poetry in our lives and in the lives of others.

🕊️🙏🏽 we need the guidance of poets more than ever. We are blessed to have her wisdom with us even in her transition. Rest in power and peace. youtube.com/shorts/ZStot...

“It’s going to take changes to the amount that we pay teachers… compensation systems to help get teachers to the spots where they’re most needed… to how we finance teacher education, & it’s going to take changes to the ways in which, as a society, we value and talk about the work that teachers do.”

“Big picture: I’m worried that truthful, verified information is becoming unaffordable to many Americans, while disinformation is free for all.” open.substack.com/pub/margaret...

“Anti-qualified” is my word of the day. Welcome to the new age.

Educators. Check out these free lessons on AI critical literacies.

Here we go 😒🤦🏽‍♂️

It was such an honor to be a small part of this work. I learned so much about Hmong culture and history. And I’m happy that others have the opportunity to do the same.