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Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · 1d

He makes cuts to educate our children but then spends $200 million on a new ballroom? Something doesn’t add up.

#publicschools

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...

Part of White House Is Reduced to Rubble. Trump’s Ballroom Will Rise in Its Place.

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Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · 3d

Largest crowd yet! People are UPSET! Athens, Ohio says #noKings !

sign that says, "WWJD? Vote him out! Christians Against Trump!

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Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · 4d

I just donated to @ohiocapitaljournal.com because they have become a critical source of news as I try to follow the Ohio legislature, redistricting and other news in Ohio. I also appreciate their thoughtful commentary.

Support great journalism!

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Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · 9d

YES!! Free Public Preschool
"All these discouraging realities scream out that the best investment taxpayers can make in a child’s life is quality preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds."

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Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · 9d

Awesome tool from the National Education Association @neatoday.bsky.social allows you to create a past due invoice to send to your rep to tell them to fully fund the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). My district's funding gap is $1,202,883.

#publicschools #publiceducationmatters

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Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · 11d

At the last protest I stood next to a union leader yelling "He lied to you" through a bullhorn as cars drove past heading to Walmart.

These events make you feel less alone. Everyone stand up and be as brave as you can!

NO KINGS Athens OH · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · 15d

The world’s #wind and #solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system, according to research www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · 16d

Fair maps are part of our democracy. Districts with a mix of voices will make sure that our legislators are accountable to the voters who elect them.
Take Action: Write a letter tonight, right now, just do it: actionnetwork.org/letters/show...

Show Us The Maps

Demand Fair Maps Now Ohioans deserve a transparent, fair redistricting process. The state legislature has until September 30 to pass a new bipartisan congressional map but they still haven’t release...

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Honesty for Ohio Education @honesty4ohioed.bsky.social · 17d

Opinion by Thomas Suddes
Ohio homeowners are staggering under ever-higher property taxes not because of runaway school boards but because the General Assembly has slashed the state’s share of public school costs.
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025...

What lawmakers aren’t telling you about how they’re forcing school districts to the ballot: Thomas Suddes

Statehouse flim-flam, coupled with huge legislative subsidies for “vouchers,” which help pay private school tuition for K-12 pupils, leave school boards no choice but to repeatedly ask voters for levi...

www.cleveland.com

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Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · 16d

The shutdown is about healthcare and making sure that people can still afford it. Keep up the pressure Democrats!

Also, using federal agency websites for partisan messaging upsets me. Check out the USDA:

www.usda.gov

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Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · 20d

Ohio Sen. Chavez "represents" Athens. He does not represent my interests. He sits on the Energy Committee in the Ohio Senate and has ties to fracking companies. Thanks for calling this out @athensindy.bsky.social

ODNR using old rules on new injection wells tied to state senator • Ohio Capital Journal

After issues with toxic fracking waste, the state has established new rules to protect human health and the environment. Those rules haven’t been applied to multiple applications for new southeast Ohi...

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Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · 28d

Finally, something we can celebrate!

WIRED @wired.com · 28d

A 12-foot statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein frolicking and holding hands appeared on the National Mall in Washington, DC on Tuesday, September 23.

A plaque under the statue states that it has been erected “In Honor of Friendship Month."

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Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · 28d

Thanks for the work you do - I've been reading often!

Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · Sep 19

Thanks for being brave!

Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · Sep 17

Congressman Balderson (R-Ohio) emailed to ask me what I think of his "energy comeback bill." I told him this is a step back for our country.
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/ap...

Paving the way for America’s energy comeback

President Donald Trump’s return to the White House marked a long-overdue course correction for American energy policy.

www.washingtontimes.com

Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · Sep 16

"Research out of Brown University finds military policing is not an effective tool for reducing crime rates."
Call Dewine and tell him we don't want our Ohio National Guard in DC! #freedc

Four ways to reduce crime that are better than Ohio National Guard deployment • Ohio Capital Journal

Ohio’s violent crime rate has hovered between three and four times that of Washington D.C. over the past four years. So Gov. Mike DeWine's idea that resources should be sent from Ohio to D.C. to quell...

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Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · Sep 15

Is anyone surprised? But also, this doesn’t mean that they should be rewarded with more taxpayer money. Actually the opposite - put resources where they are needed so that all Ohioans benefit.

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Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · Sep 15

“Like so much of the still-living world, the butterflies in my pollinator garden are a reminder of what I most need to remember. That we must find some way to keep faith in the future. That we must find some way to save them.”
For me, Nature has become an antidote to the chaos of politics.

Opinion | How to Count Butterflies

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Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · Sep 7

What a shame that this money could be used to actually help, not terrorize.

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PoPville @popville.bsky.social · Sep 7

Representing The People of THE District of Columbia www.popville.com/2025/09/repr...

Representing The People of THE District of Columbia - PoPville

photo by Fritz Myer Free DC photo by Ted Eytan photo by Adam Fagen View this post on Instagram A post shared by COURIER (@couriernewsroom) View this post on Instagram A post shared by PoPville (@popvi...

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Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · Sep 5

I think this is the first swallowtail caterpillar I’ve seen in my yard.

A swallowtail caterpillar on a dill plant

Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · Sep 5

Trump sued over District of Columbia ‘military occupation’ by state National Guard units ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/04/r...

Trump sued over District of Columbia 'military occupation' by state National Guard units • Ohio Capital Journal

The District of Columbia’s attorney general sued the Trump administration Thursday over the ongoing presence of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital, arguing the deployment amounts to a milit...

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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · Sep 3

The Trump administration released a report saying that the threat of climate change is overblown in order to justify pro-pollution policies.

More than 85 climate scientists just condemned the report, saying it is riddled with errors and cherry-picked data.

REPOST if you support these scientists!

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Corey Frayer @csfrayer.bsky.social · Aug 27

Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.

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Anna Shoup @annashoup.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Write a letter to Dewine now! Free DC!
#freedc

For allies in Ohio — Free DC

Friends in Ohio, send a letter to Governor DeWine right now telling him to recall your National Guard members from DC.

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