Trump, despite having a Republican trifecta in DC, is refusing to meet with Democrats. It shows his reckless disregard for the pain a shutdown will cause to American families. #TrumpsGovernmentShutdown www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...

[email protected] joined the Target boycott to show there are consequences for betraying promises to Black & brown workers and customers. Until they do right, our members will spend their money at places they feel respected and recognized. www.investopedia.com/target-faces...

Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson: We're going to have millions of know your rights cards at No Kings events. Event hosts have the ability to sign up to get shipments…It's our membership card and it's a visual reminder of what we're all saying together! #NoKingsKickOff @ashdashlee.bsky.social

It’s not an exaggeration to say that higher ed saves lives. So many of the cures, medications, treatments, and technologies we depend on to thrive are the result of federal investment in higher education. #HigherEdBenefitsEveryone @aaup.org @AFTHigherEd.bsky.social

We're just getting started! #NoKingsKickoff

Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson: One month from tonight we're gonna come together across all these communities to say with deep conviction, from the deepest part of who we are, that the people still have all the power. #NoKingsKickoff @ashdashlee.bsky.social

Excited to be on tonight's #NoKingsKickOff call! Ash recognizes the range of emotions that we may be feeling and the countless paths for action. October 18 - one month from tonight, we're coming together to say with deep conviction that the people have all the power!

We’re here with Community Bookstore and Congregation Beth Elohim for the launch of @rweingarten.bsky.social’s new book Why Fascists Fear Teachers. She’s having a conversation with @bradlander.bsky.social about the book.

I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings October Mobilization Kickoff Call” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Political violence is always wrong. This was a vile act. It's antithetical to how we should do things in our American democracy. My condolences to Charlie Kirk's wife, children and family. My prayers are with them tonight. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Let's be clear: violence is never okay. Political violence is never okay. Gun violence ruins lives. My prayers are with Charlie Kirk, his family and everyone who was present at this horrific event. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/p...

Families can’t catch a break. Health insurers are hiking premiums at the *highest rate in 15 years* and UnitedHealth admits Trump’s reckless trade wars are part of the reason. Tariffs = higher costs, higher bills, less care. That’s #Trumpflation.

This Labor Day, AFT members & allies came together across the country to show the power of solidarity. From parades and rallies to marches and community events, we lifted one clear message: #WorkersDeserve dignity, a life they can afford and real opportunity.

Epstein survivor: We were horrified to learn that Ghislaine Maxwell had been transferred to a prison camp. She is someone who was found guilty by a jury of sex trafficking. She also participated in the abuse. She was a major architect of the scheme. Shame on the ppl who made a deal w this monster.

✊✊✊ #ActivistsNeverRetire #WorkersDeserve #LaborDay2025

✊✊✊ #WorkersDeserve #ActivistsNeverRetire

I describe what fascists do. You can make your own decisions. www.WhyFascistsFearTeachers.com

Back-to-school time means first-day jitters, new class schedules & reuniting with friends you’ve missed all summer—but this year, it also means fear among educators & families who live in immigrant communities. @utlanow.bsky.social @cftunion.bsky.social @floridaea.bsky.social @ctulocal1.bsky.social

How tragic that this country’s leaders refuse to come together and make decisions to protect children and teens from their leading cause of death: firearms. What kind of a country allows kids to be shot up in their schools, over and over again? www.aft.org/press-releas... @abbeyclements.bsky.social

Verified, per Snopes - "...they will hold the news conference at 10:30 a.m. in the House Triangle, a location outside the U.S. Capitol often used for these sorts of events..." www.snopes.com/fact-check/e...

"Shareholders in Tesla shouldn't be taking dilutions so that the wealthiest man in the world can be handed additional Tesla shares.” Read more on why AFT is joining other unions and advocates to urge states to reject bonuses for Elon Musk.

Trump said Chicago will be the next city that his administration targets following D.C.

This Labor Day, we're not just celebrating workers—we're fighting for our future. 🇺🇸✊ Find an event near you and join us this Labor Day weekend → go.aft.org/labordayaction #WorkersDeserve

Stephen Miller: "All these demonstrators that you've seen out here in recent days, all these elderly white hippies, they're not part of the city and never have been ... we're gonna ignore these stupid white hippies that all need to go home and take a nap because they're all over 90 years old."

New and expecting parents who work at VA are getting maternity leave canceled after their union contract was terminated. Those affected include people giving birth this week??? Over 25% of VA employees are veterans themselves.... #DefendVeteransBenefits social.demcast.com/s/h6B7aJrR

Trump is trying to erase the horrors of slavery from the Smithsonian. It makes me think about how we teach history, when teaching honest history is under assault. Let me tell you about Ryan. He's a social studies teacher in New Hampshire. I write about him in www.WhyFascistsFearTeachers.com

“AI holds tremendous promise but huge challenges—and it’s our job as educators to make sure AI serves our students and society, not the other way around.” - @rweingarten.bsky.social

Picnics, parades and empowering workers. This #LaborDay, we’re focusing on what all working people deserve. Here's @rweingarten.bsky.social's latest column. #WorkersDeserve www.aft.org/column/picni...

Do you know about how Norway's teachers stood up to Nazis? I talk about it in my new book, Why Fascists Fear Teachers. You can preorder here: www.WhyFascistsFearTeachers.com

On this day in 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. It marked the first time the U.S. government established a national system to ensure older Americans could retire with dignity. 🧵

They go fast when they want to go fast and slow when they want to go to slow and the decision is *always* an ideological one.

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Mark Kelly: "I hope we got something out of this. Putin is a war criminal. This is not a show of strength to allow him to fly into the United States to land here to negotiate with our president."

Virginia Roberts Giuffre – mother of Christian, Noah, and Emily – would have turned 42 today, had she not been abused, battered, and broken by the monsters who preyed upon her and continued haunting her in her nightmares. open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...

Virginia Giuffre’s brother: Calling it a hoax is a complete disgrace to everything that my sister has worked for, everything these survivors have worked for and continue to fight for… And that feels very uncompassionate coming from somebody that’s the leader of our country.

#Sigh…. Guess the Rs on a congressional committee dedicated to workforce don’t like that I spend so much time with our members and their communities. Of course, we will cooperate with any legitimate request, but this won't stop me or our union from fighting for working families.

"We, the educators of America—the future-makers, the freedom lovers—we choose community. We serve and strengthen our communities, and we know that together we can achieve what is impossible to do alone." Check out highlights from @rweingarten.bsky.social's #TEACH25 speech youtu.be/g5_O3Bs6M_U

Thank you to the legislators from 35 states, AFT leaders and members, and many other allies who showed up to support the Texas legislators who are taking bold action to defend our democracy. www.nbcboston.com/news/local/b...

Instead of getting the resources and supports they need to help our children thrive, teachers and public schools get smeared. That's why I wrote this book: Why Fascists Fear Teachers. It's available now for pre-order; in bookstores in Sept. www.WhyFascistsFearTeachers.com

🚨🚨 BREAKING: Governor Abbott has officially ordered the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled to Illinois. What country do we live in?

The siblings of one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent accusers said they were shocked when Donald Trump said Epstein “stole her” from Mar-a-Lago—and asked that Trump share whatever else he knows, Sarah Fitzpatrick reports. https://theatln.tc/pzkiNd61

A down-to-earth msg about Greg Abbott's shenanigans. He is leading a Republican surrender to Trump in TX that has resulted in a map that assaults every community in the state. He is going to extreme lengths in his cowardly betrayal of voters (again), all to suck up to his FelonBoss. #MessWithTexas

GOP lawmakers are so afraid of being held accountable that they're silencing critics like Isaiah Martin, who was arrested for refusing to yield the microphone during a redistricting hearing. #MessWithTexas

This is exactly the kind of energy we need from Democrats on all levels of government. Democratic governors and legislators need to make it clear that if Republicans redraw maps to rig the system, blue states will respond: www.bluestatedefiance.org/redistrictin...

Trump's influence is so toxic that Texas Republicans are now scrambling to redraw the maps, desperate to silence voters who are furious with his disastrous agenda. #MessWithTexas

A democracy that works for everyone is an economy that works for everyone. And an economy that works for everyone is a democracy that works for everyone.

Talarico and Texas Dems break quorum to Halt Gerrymandering Vote.

On this day Aug 4, 1944: Anne Frank was arrested after 2 years in hiding. Not by monsters in uniforms but by neighbors. Today, governors threaten political enemies with removal. ICE raids target families. LGBTQ+ people are banned from bookshelves. Never again means nothing if you stay silent.

Imagine being a month late on your final term paper. Or your mortgage! Republicans in Harrisburg literally have only one job, which is to pass a responsible state budget on time, and they are terrible at it www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio... #PAbudget #FundOurSchools #DoYourJobs