ICE has fatally shot an Illinois resident close to a school. Schools must be safe zones; ICE should not be creating this fear for our kids and families and communities- I join the IFT in calling for a full accounting

#workersoverbillionaires #laborday @iftaft.bsky.social

🧵 Albuquerque, NM — A man was violently tased & tackled inside the Walmart at 2250 Coors Blvd by unidentified masked thugs in ICE & HSI vests. He screamed for help as he was dragged out. A bystander filmed it—then was kicked out of the store. Walmart is complicit in covering up a public kidnapping.

Lots of tax breaks hidden in the big ugly bill while funding for children’s healthcare and nutrition was slashed. www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

Yes, the corner gas station that pays minimum wage will offer a variety of generous health plans with unusually low co-pays.

A conservative Arizona Supreme Court justice is warning that the Trump administration is "doing violence" to the Constitution and publicly expressing his concerns about the emerging risk of "authoritarianism." www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Unfortunately many will not live through this.

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social just broke the record for the longest floor speech!!! Making history on ensuring the American people understand why this Republican mega bill is a huge ugly betrayal to the American people. Thank you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

Feeling overwhelmed? @aft.org has 9 things you can to do take action and support your community: sharemylesson.com/blog/nine-th...

The "Big Beautiful Bill" is back in the House—and it's anything but beautiful for our communities. Behind the shiny branding lies a dangerous attempt to erode public education, strip away protections for marginalized youth, and push us further from equity and justice.

The Senate passed the MAGA budget. Now it’s the House’s turn—and we’ve got receipts. 💥 27 vulnerable reps. Their biggest donors. Time to turn up the heat: 📞 Call 202-224-3121 📲 Tag them. DM them. Flood their feeds. Let’s stop this bill in its tracks. #VoteNo 🔗 Link in thread Thanks eorlins IG

Whoa! As Snoop Dogg says, "Now this type of s*** happens all the time You gotta get yours, but fool, I gotta get mine"

This is so wrong. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

So disgusting that Republicans in the Senate don't care for their fellow citizens.

Senate GOP to Medicaid Recipients: Drop Dead https://twp.ai/4inp1R

Gutting Medicaid, slashing student aid, and handing wins to billionaires—today’s Senate bill is a direct attack on public education. We fight on.

This is the biggest redistribution of wealth from the poor to the rich in decades—far worse, to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars, than the version passed by the House. www.aft.org/press-releas...

In poll after poll, Americans rejected this bill’s brazen deception. As it travels back to the House & presumably to Trump, we'll continue sounding the alarm to let those who voted for it know they wounded the very people who voted them into office. www.aft.org/press-releas...

This big, ugly betrayal ravages our future by: 🚨Kicking millions off healthcare 🚨Closing rural hospitals 🚨Taking food from children 🚨Stunting job growth 🚨Hurting the climate 🚨Defunding schools 🚨Ballooning the debt www.aft.org/press-releas...

On a dark day like today, it is great see WSTU Members learning to advocate and fight back at Great Lakes ULI.

With deep gratitude, we honor @djmontgomery.bsky.social for his unwavering leadership and years of dedicated service to the Illinois Federation of Teachers—your legacy of courage, care, and conviction will guide us forward.

I joined members of @aft.org & @moveon.org making calls to voters so we can stop the GOP’s attacks on healthcare and education. As @vanhollen.senate.gov and I reminded folks: 1. We can stop this. 2. We’ve done it before. 3. When people raise their voices and demand better—we win!

AFT members have sounded the alarm for months: the Big Ugly Bill’s cuts will devastate our communities. As @ky120unitedaft.bsky.social’s Dennis Wheatley put it: “Cutting funding... doesn’t save money. It creates bigger problems.” aftvoices.org/schools-urge...

Students of today are teachers of tomorrow, & there’s a deep yearning among many high schoolers to give back to their communities. To do that there is no more powerful profession than an educator. But they need resources & supports to achieve their dreams. www.aft.org/press-releas...

​​If you care about giving young people a shot at a better life, you don't kick them out on the street. We should be creating opportunities for young people to thrive, not slamming doors shut in their faces. www.axios.com/2025/06/28/j...

Musk poses a "serious risk of reputational harm" to Tesla according to an advisory firm. I joined ‪@repcasar.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social @eko.org in calling for shareholders to hold Musk accountable so that our members' retirement investments remain secure. bsky.app/profile/ourf...

The irresponsible and short sighted AI moratorium would strip children, creators, and Americans from all backgrounds of their most basic protections and tie the hands of state legislators. We join with the broad coalition in opposing it! ari.us/wp-content/u...

Joy is an act of resistance! In the face of fines, surveillance, and a ban on Pride, Hungarian labor joined with tens of thousands who flooded the streets for #BudapestPride. We see you and we support you. #Pride2025 @eduinternational.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4dxj75xn

All workers benefit from the fight for economic opportunity. That's increased wages, and issues like childcare, healthcare & housing. We're so focused on engaging in the court of public opinion because when people know that their concerns are heard and felt, the community grows.

But was it Four Seasons landscaping?

They're insisting that Donald Trump's election as president means he gets to do whatever he wants and not letting him do so is "violating the will of the people" and "overturning an election." But the governors and senators of a blue state? Totally different. They're illegitimate from the start.

Listen to @troy-a-swanson.bsky.social talk about important community college issues. www.podbean.com/ep/pb-pnrmd-...

@govpritzker.illinois.gov Please work with the We Are One Coalition to fix Tier 2 pensions in Illinois.

#handsacrosschi @handsacrosschi.bsky.social

There is a war on knowledge—and teachers are on the frontlines. I wrote Why Fascists Fear Teachers to answer the question many educators & parents are asking right now: Why the relentless attacks on public schools and on educators? It’s my first book!! You can pre-order it here: www.aft.org/book

Marshals Unite! #handsacrosschi @handsacrosschi.bsky.social

I'm attending DuPage County Democrats's event, “Hands Across Chicagoland” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/dupagedems/e...

WSTU571 member and ISBE Teacher of the Year Víctor Gómez is a sixth-year bilingual educator in Leyden High School District 212 and a leader in advancing bilingual education. Congratulations, Víctor!!!

Academic freedom is not a partisan issue. It's a cornerstone of a free society. But Trump is using federal funding as leverage to enforce ideological conformity. This will kill innovation & the EU has set up a “super grant” program to attract our very best scientists. thehill.com/homenews/edu...

Randi is right! High schools are vital in shaping students’ futures. They must provide CTE programs in addition to academic courses that build essential skills and knowledge for career and college success. We must embrace CTE and let's fully fund public schools!

"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

As educators, advocates, and workers, we know that the fight for labor rights, fair wages, and dignity in the workplace is far from over. That's why I was honored to be a Marshall at Chicago's protest. One of the most inspiring moments of the day was seeing Bea Lumpkin at her 101st May Day rally.

I made a video featuring every incredible American who shared protest pics—because YOU are the heartbeat of democracy.💙 You carry the spirit of our founding fathers and the fire of freedom. 🇺🇸 Thank you for showing up, speaking out, and getting in good trouble.👏🏻 Keep going!🔥 @maddow.msnbc.com

Voters in red states are finally done 👏🏻 Watch constituents confront Sen. Chuck Grassley with righteous fury over Trump’s illegal deportations—especially Kilmar Abrego Garcia. As Nicolle Wallace said: Americans are waking up to a lived reality. And no, Republicans—no one’s eating sand anymore.

Indivisible Naperville did a wonderful job hosting the No Taxes for Tyrants Rally/March in Naperville today. It was an honor to speak about the importance of public education and what we must do to defend it.

Everyone up and down needs to understand the importance of public education for the sake of our democracy. Thank you @rweingarten.bsky.social for speaking up and out!

1/2 Breaking 🤬 The Trump admin’s top ag “strategy” to fight bird flu? Rob $1B from school meal programs & food banks meant to support local farmers. Brooke Rollins is raiding the cupboard to cover up their own failures—while kids go hungry & small farms collapse. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

South Carolina Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver is maintaining her stance on marginalizing people of color and the LGBTQ community and attacking diversity, equity, and inclusion measures. #MomSky (Included below are snippets of the memo.)