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Dad. Teacher. Coach. Unionist. šRomans 12:12. šļøSurvivor.
#TheOneWhoKnocks
#BillsMafiaš¦¬
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In 2024, 70% of Americans approve of labor unions, which has been generally trending higher since 2009. šµNo you canāt scare me Iām sticking with the Union.šµ
over 1 year ago
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JoJoFromJerz
9 months ago
US taxpayers just paid $10M for Trumpās trip to Scotland so he could cut a ribbon on his new golf course, but we ācanāt affordā pediatric cancer research.
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AFT
10 months ago
Getting that education funding back is a big win for kids and communities. A great moment with
@rweingarten.bsky.social
@hirono.senate.gov
at the AFT TEACH Conference.
#ProtectOurKids
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Buffalo Bills fact of the day
10 months ago
Buffalo Bills Stat of the Day ā Red Helmet Edition š„šŖ During the red helmet era (1984ā2010), the Bills made the playoffs 11 times, won 6 AFC East titles, and reached 4 straight AFC Championships. That red lid became a symbol of toughness, grit, and one hell of a football team.
#BillsMafia
#Stat
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Melinda J. Person
10 months ago
When tests donāt match whatās taught, students and educators pay the price. Weāve heard from many
#NYSUT
members that this yearās Bio & Earth Science Regents included off-topic material. We are pushing for better alignmentāevery student deserves a fair shot to succeed.
www.wgrz.com/article/news...
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Educators criticize regents exams
NYS teachers express frustration over June regents exams with off-curriculum content.
https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/education/nysut-regents-exams/71-a1f29db6-a68e-4336-8575-bc61b3cb1529
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Melinda J. Person
10 months ago
šØ The Supreme Court just greenlit Trumpās plan to cut the Dept. of Ed ā1,400 layoffs, threatening support for special ed, civil rights, & financial aid.
#NYSUT
@aft.org
&
@neatoday.bsky.social
will keep fighting to protect public education.
apnews.com/article/supr...
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Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees
The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track and go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees.
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-education-layoffs-9370415531185092341b16a6bfea9344
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AFT
10 months ago
āThere is a war on knowledgeāand teachers are on the frontlines.ā
[email protected]
#WhyFascistsFearTeachers
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Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy
AFT President Randi Weingartenās new book, Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy, exposes the long-planned strategy to undermine educationāand lifts up the powerful ...
https://www.aft.org/book
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Don Carlisto
10 months ago
In honor of the five teachers from Northern NY who founded the company!
@nysut.bsky.social
@melindajperson.bsky.social
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Jrecks to cover supplies for five teachers - North Country Now
Jreck Subs will help five teachers get back to school through its third-annual āClear the Listā giveaway.Ā The campaign is intended to support educators by directly offsetting ā¦
https://northcountrynow.com/stories/jrecks-to-cover-supplies-for-five-teachers,310455
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I just went to a restaurant Iāve been going to for years and for the first time gratuity was already on the check. Is this bcz of the new āno tax on tipsā? If so, is this screwing the employee?
10 months ago
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Melinda J. Person
11 months ago
The latest proposed 15% cut to the U.S. Dept. of Education would severely cut public school funding. 18 programsālike teacher training & literacyāeliminated. NY could lose $5.5B a year. Our students and educators canāt afford this to happen.
www.wxxinews.org/npr-news/202...
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Trump's budget calls for a 15% funding cut to the Education Department
New details of the administration's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 came after a federal judge blocked the president's efforts to close the U.S. Education Department.
https://www.wxxinews.org/npr-news/2025-06-02/trumps-budget-calls-for-a-15-funding-cut-to-the-education-department
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Don Carlisto
11 months ago
āThis weekās sweltering heat is a stark reminder that school districts must be fully prepared to protect students and staff during extreme weather.
@nysut.bsky.social
@melindajperson.bsky.social
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Statement from NYSUT President Melinda Person on extreme heat
āThis weekās sweltering heat is a stark reminder that school districts must be fully prepared to protect students and staff during extreme weather. Thatās why NYSUT fought to pass New Yorkās first cla...
https://www.nysut.org/news/2025/june/media-release-heat
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Melinda J. Person
10 months ago
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Melinda J. Person
10 months ago
GOOD NEWS ALERT! šØ
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Larry Tenney
10 months ago
Billions in Medicaid Cuts Spell Trouble for Labor Markets, State GDP & Communities Where Hospitals are Major Employers Nationwide, 1.22 million jobs could be lost. That's nearly a 1% increase in the U.S. unemployment rate overall 1/2
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MeidasTouch
10 months ago
šØšØTrumpās economy gets disastrous update ā Core inflation SPIKES to 2.7% in May, worse than expected ā Income FALLS 0.4% ā GDP SHRINKS 0.5% in Q1 - Consumer spending DROPS 0.1%
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George Conway āļøšŗšø
11 months ago
This war looks like it should end up being called the āBullshitzkrieg,ā because at this point, it pretty much seems to have been performative on all sides, especially on Trumpās. We should be grateful for that, but ⦠WTAF.
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Steven Beschloss
11 months ago
The authority to wage war rests with Congress. This impeachable action is the reckless behavior of a man granted near-total immunity who feels unleashed to do anything.
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Judd Legum
11 months ago
Just as Iraq had no WMD, Iran has no nuclear weapons. America has entered another unnecessary war in the Middle East
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AFT
11 months ago
We canāt just fight back. We have to fight for a better America. Decent wages. Decent work. A decent retirement. Being able to walk down the street without the fear of ICE. Being able to make decisions about your family.
@rweingarten.bsky.social
@texasaft.org
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Sean Ryan for Buffalo
11 months ago
The energy at todayās rally was powerful ā Buffalo is ready for new leadership and real change. Iām so grateful to everyone who showed up, knocked doors, and helped move our campaign forward. š³ļø Early voting ends TOMORROW ā donāt wait.āØš Election Day is TUESDAY, June 24.
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George Conway āļøšŗšø
11 months ago
āGod is reaching out to you [to] find[] the ways that we may be able to do something with our own lives to serve others. āAnd in that service to others we may find that coming together in friendship, building up community, we too can find true meaning in our lives.ā
www.osvnews.com/full-text-ad...
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Full text: Address of Pope Leo XIV to Young People of Chicago and the Whole World
The following is the full text of a video address given at Rate Field, home of the Chicago White Sox, June 14, 2025. My dear friends, Itās a pleasure forā¦
https://www.osvnews.com/full-text-address-of-pope-leo-xiv-to-young-people-of-chicago-and-the-whole-world/
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Jennifer C
11 months ago
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Senator Alex Padilla
11 months ago
If this is how this administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, and to day laborers throughout California and across the country. We will hold this administration accountable.
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Andrew Solender
11 months ago
Per sources: Dem Rep. Mannion confronted GOP Rep. Lawler on the floor over the Padilla incident & shouted something to the effect of "you've got to do something. Stand up. Grow a pair of balls." Lawler replied: "F*** you ... I have no idea what you're talking about."
www.axios.com/2025/06/12/a...
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Democrat berates Republican on House floor over Padilla incident
"The temperature is rising in here," said one lawmaker. "Tempers are flaring."
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/12/alex-padilla-john-mannion-mike-lawler-house-floor
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Liz Shuler
11 months ago
The nearly 15 million working people of the AFL-CIO and our affiliated unions demand the immediate release of
@seiuca.bsky.social
President David Huerta. The labor movement stands with David and weāll continue to peacefully demand justice for our union brother until he is released.
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AFT
12 months ago
We remember and honor those who lost their lives for our safety and security.
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Fred Wellman
12 months ago
At some point soon all Democratic Senators need to learn that ānuancedā decisions are not going to work anymore. They are destroying the government and your ācompromiseā is just a surrender. Some seem to get it but too many are clinging to a fantasy.
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Melinda J. Person
12 months ago
Endless gratitude to Senator Michelle Hinchey & AM
@votejgr.bsky.social
ā youāve been fearless, tireless champions for universal school meals. Because of your leadership, no NY student will go hungry. This is what putting kids first looks like.
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Mueller, She Wrote
12 months ago
The GOP wanted to impeach Biden for a fake $5M bribe from Ukraine that was made up by a guy sitting in prison for lying about it, but theyāre cool with a $400M plane from Qatar. Do I have that right?
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12 months ago
@nysutwny.bsky.social
had a great meeting with Senator Ryan today.
@nysut.bsky.social
appreciates you fighting side my side with us for our students and our teachers.
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We wonāt quit, until we
#FixTier6
. 30 years is enough
add a skeleton here at some point
12 months ago
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AFT
about 1 year ago
āWe stand with you when you feel like you canāt stand up.ā Thank you
@melindajperson.bsky.social
and thank you
@nysut.bsky.social
for working every day to create opportunities for New Yorkās kids, and for standing up for workers across the Empire State.
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AFT
about 1 year ago
Exactly,
@melindajperson.bsky.social
. The work we do isnāt just about transferring knowledge - itās about creating possibility.
@nysut.bsky.social
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Melinda J. Person
about 1 year ago
Everyday, when we step into a school, a college, a classroom, we stand at the gates of hope. It is an act of FAITH that the knowledge and skills we pass on EVERY DAY will create a future that is more COMPASSIONATE, more INNOVATIVE, and more JUST.
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Melinda J. Person
about 1 year ago
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. That is unacceptable. One job should be enough.
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Melinda J. Person
12 months ago
Thanks to AG ā¦āŖNew York State AGā¬ā© Tish Jamesā leadership, a federal judge just restored $134M in critical education funding for NY. These grants support tutoring, counseling & moreāservices our students rely on every day. A big win for public schools!
www.newsday.com/long-island/...
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Education funding cuts: Judge's order restores $1B in COVID-19-era grantsĀ to New York, other states and Washington, D.C.
New York,Ā 15 other states and Washington, D.C., had sued the Trump administration to get the funding restored.
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/education/new-york-state-attorney-general-letitia-james-federal-grants-preliminary-injunction-sma1d250
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Melinda J. Person
12 months ago
Huge thanks to our
@nysutwny.bsky.social
#NYSUT
members for organizing one of the biggest Fix Tier 6 rallies yet! Together, weāre turning up the heat to fix whatās brokenābecause 30 years should be a career. šŖ
@coachcant.bsky.social
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Relentless
12 months ago
More clear pushback on MAGA in local elections - and from Texas of all places. Can't say Im mad about it. We are only at the beginning of the slide downhill for Trump and his buddies.
www.lonestarleft.com/p/magas-very...
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Maga's Very Bad Night In Texas
Texas Voters to Far-Right: Bless your heart, now pack it up.
https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/magas-very-bad-night-in-texas
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Rep. Tim Kennedy
12 months ago
During a House Veterans Affairs Committee legislative markup this week, I introduced five common-sense amendments to protect our veterans and defend the dedicated VA staff who care for them. Unfortunately, the Republican majority rejected every single one. I wonāt stop fighting for our veterans.
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www.wivb.com/sports/jerem...
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https://www.wivb.com/sports/jeremy-kelley-to-host-youth-camp-with-nfl-legends-in-buffalo
12 months ago
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Melanie DāArrigo
12 months ago
NIH research funding gave us: - polio, hepatitis A & B, HPV, and COVID-19 vaccines - chemo and immunotherapy - The Human Genome Project - advancements in Alzheimerās, Parkinsonās, and epilepsy treatments Trump cut it to give billionaires more tax breaks.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trumpās NIH Axed Research Grants Even After a Judge Blocked the Cuts, Internal Records Show
A lawsuit led by the Washington state attorney general offers an unprecedented view of the termination of more than 600 NIH grants, including transgender research grants threatened by Trumpās executiv...
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-nih-cuts-transgender-research-grants
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Garrett M. Graff
about 1 year ago
This is an astoundingly good interview. The LA Port Director explains very clearly how profoundly trade is coming to a screeching halt. This summer will be tough.
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šØš¦ Tom [redacted]šš
about 1 year ago
Just a little info for America for the next time the orange clown says we want to be the 51st state!
@juice2024.bsky.social
@hunglikeahorsefly.bsky.social
@janetea4.bsky.social
@lkemp.bsky.social
@hivibebadbitch.bsky.social
@bowpeople.bsky.social
add a skeleton here at some point
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Mike Nellis
about 1 year ago
America has no money to pay for cancer research for kids, but weāve got tons of cash to rebuild Alcatraz for Trumpās vanity. Unbefuckinglievable
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Carl Quintanilla
about 1 year ago
What a line from Warren Buffett this morning: āBe kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer." [applause] šš¼
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Kara McCormick-Lyons
about 1 year ago
āWe fight for dignity for ALLā¦ā
@rweingarten.bsky.social
#NYSUTRA
@aft.org
@mspetter.bsky.social
@coachcant.bsky.social
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Joe Marino
about 1 year ago
I wrote about Elijah Moore as a Buffalo Bills free agent target before free agency opened and below are my thoughts. After the Bills did not pick a WR until the 7th round, I was actively rooting for Buffalo to sign Moore.
#BillsMafia
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Built In Buffalo
about 1 year ago
The Bills are signing former Browns WR Elijah Moore to a one-year deal worth up to $5M, per @Schultz_Report.
#Bills
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#BillsMafia
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#BuiltInBuffalo
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UFT
about 1 year ago
REMINDER: Tomorrow, May 1, we will be joining unions across New York City to raise our voices in opposition to the new administrationās attack on worker and union rights and benefits. See you there.
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stocks.apple.com/AkZ4-a6GyROu...
āSince January 20, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 7.2%, the S&P 500 has shed 8.1% and the Nasdaq Composite is 12.1% lower ā erasing trillions of dollars in market value from investors' portfolios and retirement plans.ā
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How Trump's First 100 Days Have Impacted Your Portfolio ā Kiplinger
President Trump's first 100 days in office have been busy, with a flurry of executive orders sparking volatility in the stock and bond markets.
https://stocks.apple.com/AkZ4-a6GyROumCkzXpslJmg
about 1 year ago
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