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Jason @jrock08.bsky.social · 3h

I know this is a toughie for republicans like Suarez and reactionary centrists like Harrell, but the difference between individual citizens wearing masks and agents of the state wearing masks is that citizens are not required to identify themselves but agents of the state are.

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 3h

Huge applause at Suarez' question about whether Harrell will require protesters to take off their masks like he wants to make ICE take off their masks

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Tarnado, Area Grill Dad @tarnado.bsky.social · 8h

They fired the entire office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services last night. Godddddddaaaaaaaaammmmm

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8h

The SpEd system in this country is set up in a way that families know they're entitled to certain things but also know they have to fight tooth and nail to get what they deserve.

They're tenacious experienced fighters who'll do anything for their kids. These assholes just sucker punched them all.

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Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 7h

…or certain local school districts.

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Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 10h

Yay! A school board candidate forum that is like a more normal debate thing. You can send them questions! www.blainepta.com/events/schoo...

School Board Candidate Forum — Blaine PTA

Join Blaine students & PTA as we take the stage for the Seattle School Board Candidate Forum on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 6:30 PM . We’ll be grilling candidates from Districts 2, 4, 5 &am...

www.blainepta.com

Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 11h

Saturday, in which we attempt to fly from Boston back to Seattle.

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Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 13h

I’ve been saying this too! Which is why I find @wadems.org’s absolute cowardice on education funding and policy in WA so damn perplexing.

Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 13h

I've said it before and again and I'll say it again and after: Dems and Inds should be running on education in every election.

Education is a Winning Issue for Democrats

nobody-wants-this.ghost.io

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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 14h

9 out of 10 US students -- roughly 50 million children -- attend public schools.

Despite RW efforts to frame their efforts as for parents ("parents' rights," "choice"), efforts to defund, deform. amd debilitate public schools is a broadscale attack on children and future generations.

Five Ways the Department of Education Is Upending Public Schools

The Trump administration has made a rapid succession of hires and decisions at the Department of Education that could spur profound changes in how schools operate and children learn. Here’s what to kn...

www.propublica.org

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Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 13h

I came here first this morning to see who won. It’s more fun to see you all’s reactions than read about it in the paper!

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Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 14h

I watched a bunch of the game from a pub in Andover, MA, but didn’t manage to stay awake. Congratulations Mariners!

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Washington State Standard @washingtonstatestandard.com · 1d

Firearm-related deaths are up dramatically among middle- and high school-aged youth, according to a new study led by Washington State University researchers. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/gun-d...

Gun deaths among high schoolers on the rise, WSU study finds • Washington State Standard

washingtonstatestandard.com

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Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 1d

God I wish the city and the school district coordinated on just about…anything.

Meredith Rawls @merrdiff.bsky.social · 2d

Alrighty I'm on a train so gather round for a tale as old as time

♿️ADA curb paint wars: school edition💅

You may recall I formed a committee last year to improve traffic safety near my kid's school. We learned a lot, including that panting curbs can be done by volunteers, like for loading zones 🧵

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Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 1d

Fall Frolic, New England Small Farm Edition.

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Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 1d

I’m almost certain Anny has taken her teens to a show at the Crocodile before.

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Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 1d

This tension has been very evident in Seattle School Board politics as well. Do we set goals based on race or on class? Who gets to decide whether a cop returns to Garfield? All these questions seem to center around who gets to say they represent Seattle’s Black Community.

Mhgreen3000 @mhgreen3000.bsky.social · 2d

Who do we mean when we say “Black Seattle”?

This mayoral race isn’t about personalities—it’s about whether symbolism becomes substance. What do “seats at the table” mean if the rest of us go hungry?

My latest column for the @soseaemerald.bsky.social

COLUMN | What This Mayoral Election Owes 'Black Seattle'

From City Hall to the Central District, Seattle's mayoral race raises deeper questions: Who speaks for "Black Seattle," and what does real representation look like beyond the ballot? Marcus Harrison G...

southseattleemerald.org

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Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 2d

And here’s KUOW: www.kuow.org/stories/no-c...

No cops at Garfield High. Seattle School Board rejects plan to revive resource officer program

Garfield High School will not get an armed on-campus Seattle police officer this year after all.

www.kuow.org

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Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t know, but as a crow-loving cyclist, I love the art!

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Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s the ST article: www.seattletimes.com/education-la...

Seattle School Board rejects plan to put cop at Garfield High School

The Seattle School Board rejected a proposal for a one-year pilot program that would place a police officer on Garfield High School's campus.

www.seattletimes.com

Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 2d

Sounds like the Seattle School Board said no to a school resource officer in Garfield High School: www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/10/seat...

Seattle Public Schools rejects plan supported by mayor and police chief that would have stationed cop at Garfield High School

The Seattle School Board has rejected a plan supported by Mayor Bruce Harrell and his police chief to return a uniformed Seattle Police Department officer to the Garfield High School campus citing …

www.capitolhillseattle.com

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Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 2d

I was talking to my Suburban friend about how this type of thing is made impossible there because it’s often a long driveway to a school that’s like in the middle of a field. Elementary schools in particular should be embedded in the communities they serve!

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Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 2d

What accounts here on Bluesky are good for following what’s happening in Portland? I prefer people who are actually Portlanders than national folks covering it.

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 2d

This morning, I sat on the McClure “school street” and counted cars violating the closure during the 30 minutes before the first bell. There were 16, about one every two minutes.

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Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 2d

God I loved both that movie and its soundtrack. I actually have some of the songs in my mix-of-every-song-I-like!

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Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 2d

That show identified many actors as tourists lol.

Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 2d

No! Like I knew the moss and ferns benefitted but didn’t know the tree did as well!!!

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Beth Day @thebethocracy.bsky.social · 3d

They rip the fuck up of sidewalks/roads, unfortunately, and their tall spreading branches are not a great mix with power lines. I’m absolutely in love with the ones in front of Greenwood Elementary though. Some friends live a few blocks over and have a spectacular one as a street tree.

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