Ali Faruk
@alifarukrva.bsky.social
Public School Dad, Sci-Fi/Fantasy nerd, 3rd District #RVA school board member. www.alifarukrva.com.
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‘Not just gone and forgotten’: RPS initiative reaches out to dropouts to offer them alternate paths to a diploma
The division realized the traditional school system doesn’t work for some high school students, like those who work full-time or are parents.
www.richmonder.org
A good example of the work Solomon Jefferson did is covered in this article about helping school dropouts come back and finish their education www.richmonder.org/not-just-gon...
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I thought seizing land through armed conquest was bad and that's why we're opposing Russia invading Ukraine
December 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I thought seizing land through armed conquest was bad and that's why we're opposing Russia invading Ukraine
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This is a reply to a young Latina woman who had to watch her father get deported under Obama. They've been told this and instead of deleting their insulting replies they added this
So you really think immigration enforecement hasn't changfed at all?
Maybe you might want to ask immigrants about that
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/immigra...
Maybe you might want to ask immigrants about that
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/immigra...
Trump’s Immigration Actions Are Taking a Toll on Local Economies – Here’s What the Data Says So Far - American Immigration Council
Immigration enforcement operations across the country are ramping up, and the broader economic impacts are beginning to come into view.
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
December 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This is a reply to a young Latina woman who had to watch her father get deported under Obama. They've been told this and instead of deleting their insulting replies they added this
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Of note, it was Democratic presidents, especially Biden, that gave Israel totally unchecked power.
“Israel receives treatment that no other ally or partner enjoys. When other countries buy U.S. weapons, the sales are subject to a bevy of U.S. laws; Israel has never truly been compelled to comply.”
“Israel receives treatment that no other ally or partner enjoys. When other countries buy U.S. weapons, the sales are subject to a bevy of U.S. laws; Israel has never truly been compelled to comply.”
The End of the Israel Exception
A new paradigm for American policy.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Of note, it was Democratic presidents, especially Biden, that gave Israel totally unchecked power.
“Israel receives treatment that no other ally or partner enjoys. When other countries buy U.S. weapons, the sales are subject to a bevy of U.S. laws; Israel has never truly been compelled to comply.”
“Israel receives treatment that no other ally or partner enjoys. When other countries buy U.S. weapons, the sales are subject to a bevy of U.S. laws; Israel has never truly been compelled to comply.”
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
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77% of Democratic voters say Israel is committing genocide and 75% want to cut off weapons to Israel. But HRC is out on the road claiming that TikTok and “totally made up” videos are the blame for young people’s opposition to genocide.
December 7, 2025 at 3:23 AM
77% of Democratic voters say Israel is committing genocide and 75% want to cut off weapons to Israel. But HRC is out on the road claiming that TikTok and “totally made up” videos are the blame for young people’s opposition to genocide.
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One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
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If you are mad about the USPS costing tax payers 9 billion a year just wait til you find out how much the military costs us.
December 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
If you are mad about the USPS costing tax payers 9 billion a year just wait til you find out how much the military costs us.
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Following Eurovision’s decision to allow Israel’s participation, Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has withdrawn from the contest. The announcement split the screen between Israel’s performance and scenes of bombardment and starving children in Gaza. #Spain #eurovision #genocide
December 7, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Following Eurovision’s decision to allow Israel’s participation, Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has withdrawn from the contest. The announcement split the screen between Israel’s performance and scenes of bombardment and starving children in Gaza. #Spain #eurovision #genocide
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The RSF just attacked a kindergarten, killing at least 33 children in Sudan.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
Sudanese paramilitary drone attack kills 50, including 33 children in Kordofan, doctor group says
A drone attack by Sudanese paramilitary forces has hit a kindergarten in south-central Sudan, killing 50 people, including 33 children, according to a doctors’ group
www.washingtonpost.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The RSF just attacked a kindergarten, killing at least 33 children in Sudan.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
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In the #BatesvilleSchoolDistrict in Arkansas, installing #solar panels turned a previous budget shortfall into a roughly $1.8 million surplus, enabling teachers to receive raises of up to $15,000 each ☀️👩🏫📚.
How one school district used solar panels to give teachers a $15K pay raise
The initiative has inspired other school districts in the area to follow suit.
www.goodgoodgood.co
December 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In the #BatesvilleSchoolDistrict in Arkansas, installing #solar panels turned a previous budget shortfall into a roughly $1.8 million surplus, enabling teachers to receive raises of up to $15,000 each ☀️👩🏫📚.
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If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity
December 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity
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Dec. 5, 1925: Langston Hughes at work as a waiter at the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. At around this time he comes across the poet Vachel Lindsay at the hotel and shows him some of his own poetry, an encounter that will lead to Hughes being published.
December 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Dec. 5, 1925: Langston Hughes at work as a waiter at the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. At around this time he comes across the poet Vachel Lindsay at the hotel and shows him some of his own poetry, an encounter that will lead to Hughes being published.
Let's do it #rva
“If ICE agents use unlawful force in this city, my officers must intervene. And if they don’t, they could lose their jobs.”
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
THIS: The Moment A Police Chief Lit A Match Under American Democracy
Why One Man’s Warning to ICE Agents May Be the Most Symbolic Act of Democratic Backbone We’ve Seen in Years
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Let's do it #rva
These are the takes I lurk the internet for.
Egg salad is one of the highest effort to lowest return egg sandwich recipes. Fried sunny side up on toast is easier and better IMO.
December 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
These are the takes I lurk the internet for.
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Mamdani: Oftentimes when we win elections, we tell people to go home and just trust us. But the message really has to be that we want you to come along with us… That’s something we’ve been looking to share with New Yorkers: We want to not only win with New Yorkers, but also govern with New Yorkers.
December 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Mamdani: Oftentimes when we win elections, we tell people to go home and just trust us. But the message really has to be that we want you to come along with us… That’s something we’ve been looking to share with New Yorkers: We want to not only win with New Yorkers, but also govern with New Yorkers.
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Those who have admitted that they were wrong: Andrew Miller
Those who haven't admitted they were wrong then but now claim they would do things differently today: Jake Sullivan, Jon Finer, and Phil Gordon
Those who haven't admitted anything, wouldn't change anything, & praise Trump: Blinken, McGurk
Those who haven't admitted they were wrong then but now claim they would do things differently today: Jake Sullivan, Jon Finer, and Phil Gordon
Those who haven't admitted anything, wouldn't change anything, & praise Trump: Blinken, McGurk
Yet another Biden administration official admits, after the fact, that the Biden administration's and more broadly America's policy of supporting Israel unconditionally does not work and needs to change.
The End of the Israel Exception
A new paradigm for American policy.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Those who have admitted that they were wrong: Andrew Miller
Those who haven't admitted they were wrong then but now claim they would do things differently today: Jake Sullivan, Jon Finer, and Phil Gordon
Those who haven't admitted anything, wouldn't change anything, & praise Trump: Blinken, McGurk
Those who haven't admitted they were wrong then but now claim they would do things differently today: Jake Sullivan, Jon Finer, and Phil Gordon
Those who haven't admitted anything, wouldn't change anything, & praise Trump: Blinken, McGurk
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“Solidarity with Palestine reflects the very realities that queerness is not just about sexuality or identity but about dismantling oppressive structures globally, and that is a common understanding within queer liberation and Palestine liberation movement.”
Palestine matters to queer folk.
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Palestine matters to queer folk.
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Why Palestine Matters So Much to Queer People
Palestinian identity can “upend the whole world order, if done right, if spun right, if we activate it enough. And I think queerness is a very similar kind of identity.”
www.thenation.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“Solidarity with Palestine reflects the very realities that queerness is not just about sexuality or identity but about dismantling oppressive structures globally, and that is a common understanding within queer liberation and Palestine liberation movement.”
Palestine matters to queer folk.
🇵🇸🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Palestine matters to queer folk.
🇵🇸🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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Yet another Biden administration official admits, after the fact, that the Biden administration's and more broadly America's policy of supporting Israel unconditionally does not work and needs to change.
The End of the Israel Exception
A new paradigm for American policy.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Yet another Biden administration official admits, after the fact, that the Biden administration's and more broadly America's policy of supporting Israel unconditionally does not work and needs to change.
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cannot stress enough how bad it is to give teenage boys a "see this person naked" button. massive, multi-axis disaster
The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’ www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
The rise of deepfake pornography in schools: ‘One girl was so horrified she vomited’
The use of ‘nudify’ apps is becoming more and more prevalent, with hundreds of teachers having seen images created by pupils, often of their peers. The fallout is huge – and growing fast
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
cannot stress enough how bad it is to give teenage boys a "see this person naked" button. massive, multi-axis disaster
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“To look at people in capitalist society and conclude that human nature is egoism, is like looking at people in a factory where pollution is destroying their lungs and saying that it is human nature to cough.”
— Andrew Collier, Marx: A Beginner’s Guide.
— Andrew Collier, Marx: A Beginner’s Guide.
December 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
“To look at people in capitalist society and conclude that human nature is egoism, is like looking at people in a factory where pollution is destroying their lungs and saying that it is human nature to cough.”
— Andrew Collier, Marx: A Beginner’s Guide.
— Andrew Collier, Marx: A Beginner’s Guide.
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Torture is a feature of life in thousands of US jails and prisons. It’s often blamed on “guards,” but someone had to design this contraption, build it, plan its use, and run it up the chain of command. Judges and lawyers had to create a legal regime where this stuff pervades for decades.
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Torture is a feature of life in thousands of US jails and prisons. It’s often blamed on “guards,” but someone had to design this contraption, build it, plan its use, and run it up the chain of command. Judges and lawyers had to create a legal regime where this stuff pervades for decades.