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Karen Gadbois

@karen70118.bsky.social

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Founder of The Lens. Nonprofit news site Thelensnola.org Constantly shocked that I am not shocked New Orleans Louisiana

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Marta Jewson @martajewson.bsky.social · 1d

I moderated a panel on special education reporting last week, and COPAA's legal director's details on the gutting of OCR were terrifying.

David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 1d

The end of federal enforcement of special ed laws. Some states - including MN - will likely be ok. But a lot of disabled kids in a lot of states are going to lose the education that federal law and decades of jurisprudence say they are owed.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 1d

I have one project I only knit when I am on a plane

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 1d

Are you really a knitter if you don’t have at least 4 projects going at the same time?

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 1d

Coal mining heiress. And they say irony is dead. Black lung for the people !!

Forbes @forbes.com · 2d

A six-story tower—including a double-decker penthouse—is for sale near Worth Avenue in Palm Beach.

This $38 Million Palm Beach Tower Belonged To A Coal Mining Heiress (See Inside)

A six-story tower—including a double-decker penthouse—is for sale near Worth Avenue in Palm Beach.

www.forbes.com

Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 1d

That comment alone was writer gold :)

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Marta Jewson @martajewson.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder: If Esperanza School on S. Carrollton was your polling place — you now vote at Thurgood Marshall School on Canal.

(The Esperanza/Crossman campus closed in June)

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 2d

Sure panic buy an advent calendar

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 2d

Why do people allow themselves to be slotted into political sides. Are we not more nuanced that that ?

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 3d

Why do we even need SNL anymore?

Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 3d

Flashback to Reagan campaigning in New Hampshire and people wore Gorilla Suits and signs that said Bedtime for Bonzo

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 3d

Papaw says Happy Halloween

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 4d

They always were the Klan

Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 4d

But I’m from New Orleans. We call everyone baby. Baby.

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 4d

Yes it was a bag of potatoes. But at that price it should be a bushel

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The Lens Nola @thelensnola.bsky.social · 5d

#OPINION The writers, an educator and a parent who works as an advocate within schools, contend that the state takeover removed Black teachers who provided continuity and did not improve academic outcomes for Black students...

✍ Ashana Bigard and Elizabeth K. Jeffers

Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/QK2HPKe

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 5d

A beautiful read

Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 5d

Wow Casper Milquetoast you really have your finger on the pulse

Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 5d

The ship is sinking. The ship is sinking. Someone call the captain of the Titanic and see if they need a job.

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 5d

I see that today and envisioned the hilarity that will ensue

Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 5d

Make blogs great again

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Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 6d

I gotta say. My friend needed a kidney transplant and found the donor on Nextdoor. It’s a unicorn story for sure

Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 6d

You’re nobody till somebody hates you

Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 6d

It’s kind of like treating a threat as a joke. Clowns are on the border of entertainment and dark intent. In the current political climate we are ruled by clowns tossing out dumb memes and using a mask as a weapon

Karen Gadbois @karen70118.bsky.social · 6d

People fear clowns for a reason

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