This is explicitly why they are trying to destroy education . It’s why they started with cultural studies and k-12. And why they recruited women to attack teachers of color and people thought was a joke

Clay-coloured Sparrows arrive here in early May and fill the summer air with their insect-like buzzing. By Aug/Sept it’s time to head back to Mexico for the non-breeding season. Fly safe, friend! #birds

The assholes are outnumbered. Every day is a testament to this truth. I see it all of the time. Most people are decent.

i have said this before but i think that ones view of the current political situation is fundamentally shaped by how you view the outcome of the 2024 election. was it a definitive affirmation of the MAGA worldview or a narrow, extremely contingent result?

"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." – Audrey Hepburn. Thankful to all gardeners who believe in tomorrow. Wishing you a peaceful evening and an awesome Sunday with this glorious garden scene. #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #gardenscape

George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100

RIP Kaleb Horton kalebhorton.ghost.io/2025-so-far/

Anyway, there are sincere pundits who get paid lots of money to argue that these folks *aren’t* primarily motivated by racism.

One easy way to see that those were labor issues was the fact that many of your colleagues with a different employment status didn't have those rights and protections. Instead of seeing that as a problem to be fixed for the good of all, too many saw it as a sad fate they'd avoid because of ✨merit✨

Texas educator here: Nobody is surprised Tech folded first. Now, we wait and hope UT and A&M don’t follow suit.

As I get older the most unrealistic thing I see on tv is people over the age of 50 making dinner plans for 8 pm.

"When the world wearies and society fails to satisfy, there is always the garden." - Minnie Aumonier. Wishing you a fantastic evening and a splendid weekend with Johnny Jump-Ups from a visit to Gamble Garden in May. #FlowersOnFriday #FloralFriday #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

Thinking of Assata.

There are so many revolutionary words Assata Shakur gave us that echo through the generations. I am sitting with Assata's words on grief, of a loved one dying, losing another Black woman revolutionary & the harm coming at our communities. What are the words Assata gave to you that are echoing?

Assata taught me that “Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is.” May her spirit fly free!🤲🏾

“It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.” -Assata

Assata Shakur exchanged letters with Audre Lorde from prison, and Lorde wrote for her the poem "For Assata": I dream of your freedom as my victory and the victory of all dark women who forego the vanities of silence 👇Here's the whole poem

Assata Shakur, one of the most consequential Black political revolutionaries and writers of her time and enemy of the U.S. government until her last breath, died September 25.

A message from Assata Shakur's daughter, Kakuya Shakur:

“I have advocated, and I still advocate revolutionary change. I advocate an end to capitalist exploitation, the abolition of racist policies, the eradication of sexism, and the elimination of political repression. If that is a crime, then I am totally guilty.” - Assata Shakur

“It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.” Assata Shakur

#RIP Assata Shakur

Rest in Peace and Power , Assata

Rest in power Assata.✊🏾 🖤❤️💚

Assata died as an elder, living in freedom, not a captive. That's the beauty.

Rest in Power Assata Shakur.

Assata Shakur died free

Morning walk

I do not have to be ashamed of America, America needs to have shame before me.

Wounded Knee was a military massacre of innocent Native Americans. In no way is history settled on the heroism of the soldiers.

The wounded knee thing is really Trumpism distilled to its essence. It’s not enough to be able crush people who can’t fully defend themselves, it’s not enough to actually crush them, you also have to love and admire those who do the crushing otherwise the Trumpists’ delicate feelings are injured

This is, I think, the natural result of a nation that elevated capitalism to the level of national religion: an entire administration of people who don’t think bribery is wrong or even worth hiding

“Pastor i feel like im losing my faith” Lose it…. Allow yourself to be transformed and begin again

The news is out before the family has had a chance to say anything. Unfortunately it's true. I'll be offline for a few days. Sending everyone who loved her care.

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” ― Cicero Wishing you a relaxing evening and a fabulous Friday with this reddish pink dahlia delight from Gamble Garden! #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

Happy #PurpleThursday from this delicate hibiscus! #prettypurplethursday #Bloomscrolling #FlowerReport 🌱 #Flowers #DailyFlower #Photography #onlybeautifulthings

I’m about to write a 1 to 2-page handwritten love letter in cursive. Just for fun & to no one in particular…just to keep my skills sharpened. Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready.

Me: forever mad about the FBI’s surveillance, propaganda, violent work to destroy everyone from Du Bois to BLM Also me: people need to understand what is happening to Comey is bad, big bad. It’s the both/and. Sometimes I think the hardest work for educators and media is to explain nuance/context

The tell tale signs of where things were going was when they arrested Ras Baraka and indicted LaMonica McIver. [those of you who have followed me for a while know that I was harping on this when it happened]

Places that were more segregated experienced more Black lynchings. Segregation in and of itself did not insulate Black people from anti-Black violence. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Deciding what to do next requires reflection. However, once you've chosen, taking the first step should be a no-brainer. Wishing you a relaxing evening and a fabulous Thursday!❤️ #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

🌼 crowpoison 🌿 Nothoscordum bivalve one of the first flowers i saw blooming this spring, starting in mid february. they often come back for a second round in the fall, exempli gratia: #nativeplants #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #bloomsky

I spent a few minutes before dark deadheading and tieing up dahlias. BeeHappy and Bumble Rumble, Kelsey Dwarf, and a lot of big buds on the new one, Peaches and Dreams. #FlowerReport #dahlias 🌱

#NativePlants Dicentra eximia still blooming, though much paler now than earlier in the season. #gardening #bloomscrolling #FlowerReport #FantasticFoliage 🌱

"Aboard a river-boat from Baltimore; We'll live among wild peach trees, miles from town" ~Elinor Morton Wylie #DailyDahlia #Poetry #FlowerReport #EastCoastKin #photography #photographer #Art #BloomScrolling #flowers #PhotographersOfBlueSky #FlowersOnBlueSky #Dahlia #PhotographersUnited Poem in ALT

Is it a wonder that purple is a favorite color of many of us? 💜💜💜 #prettypurplethursday #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling

Self-seeded surprise Salvia to make you smile! #gardening #bloomscrolling #FlowerReport 🌱

#coloraday #bloomscrolling #flowerfeed #flowerreport #gardening #flowers #photography Rudbeckias for #yellowThu (these flowers are huge!)

I neglected to post the zinnia patch that’s planted in the midst of the Prospect Park dahlia garden I shared a few weeks ago. #FlowerReport

Awww Firebird dahlia flower fell off in my deadheading 🌱 #FlowerReport #Nloomscrollinh