Berri Baker Gordon
@berribaker.bsky.social
Recovering history teacher, current office manager
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The effort to expand private school vouchers in Mississippi using public funds is dead after the Republican-led Mississippi Senate Education Committee unanimously voted to kill it.
It was a major priority for Mississippi House Speaker Jason White, whose chamber narrowly passed it last month.
It was a major priority for Mississippi House Speaker Jason White, whose chamber narrowly passed it last month.
Private-School Voucher Bill Dies Amid Opposition in Mississippi Senate Education Committee
Mississippi won’t expand its school voucher program after the Mississippi Senate Education Committee voted to kill the House’s bill.
www.mississippifreepress.org
February 4, 2026 at 8:57 AM
The effort to expand private school vouchers in Mississippi using public funds is dead after the Republican-led Mississippi Senate Education Committee unanimously voted to kill it.
It was a major priority for Mississippi House Speaker Jason White, whose chamber narrowly passed it last month.
It was a major priority for Mississippi House Speaker Jason White, whose chamber narrowly passed it last month.
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tell them theyre stupid and wrong! holy shit it’s not that hard, please just start telling morons that theyre stupid and wrong
February 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
tell them theyre stupid and wrong! holy shit it’s not that hard, please just start telling morons that theyre stupid and wrong
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Just so we’re clear: the GOP wants so badly for you to believe their promise that vouchers won’t take state funding from your public school…
…that they want to take even more funding from your public school when it sues because of lost funding in the first place
www.cleveland.com/open/2026/02...
…that they want to take even more funding from your public school when it sues because of lost funding in the first place
www.cleveland.com/open/2026/02...
Ohio bill would cut funding to school districts suing over vouchers
House Bill 671 would withhold state money from districts challenging EdChoice programs, affecting more than 330 districts currently in litigation
www.cleveland.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Just so we’re clear: the GOP wants so badly for you to believe their promise that vouchers won’t take state funding from your public school…
…that they want to take even more funding from your public school when it sues because of lost funding in the first place
www.cleveland.com/open/2026/02...
…that they want to take even more funding from your public school when it sues because of lost funding in the first place
www.cleveland.com/open/2026/02...
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More video of stops where federal agents aim pistols at people.
I spend a considerable amount of time at the shooting range. And I'm a stickler for safety procedures. You only aim at a target you're willing to shoot. Basic NRA rules.
I spend a considerable amount of time at the shooting range. And I'm a stickler for safety procedures. You only aim at a target you're willing to shoot. Basic NRA rules.
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
More video of stops where federal agents aim pistols at people.
I spend a considerable amount of time at the shooting range. And I'm a stickler for safety procedures. You only aim at a target you're willing to shoot. Basic NRA rules.
I spend a considerable amount of time at the shooting range. And I'm a stickler for safety procedures. You only aim at a target you're willing to shoot. Basic NRA rules.
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CATO: “.. this totally imaginary $18 trillion political talking point continues to be repeated endlessly in the hope that nobody in the public or press would ever be brave enough to rudely ask for some explanation or shred of evidence.”
@cato.org
www.cato.org/blog/trumps-...
@cato.org
www.cato.org/blog/trumps-...
February 4, 2026 at 12:07 PM
CATO: “.. this totally imaginary $18 trillion political talking point continues to be repeated endlessly in the hope that nobody in the public or press would ever be brave enough to rudely ask for some explanation or shred of evidence.”
@cato.org
www.cato.org/blog/trumps-...
@cato.org
www.cato.org/blog/trumps-...
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When the same people who control 50% of the world's wealth appear in 99% of the Epstein files, it may be time to rethink our definitions of success.
February 3, 2026 at 2:37 AM
When the same people who control 50% of the world's wealth appear in 99% of the Epstein files, it may be time to rethink our definitions of success.
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If you're response to people calling these "concentation camps" is that they are no different than prisons, that's exactly what makes them concentration camps. Prisons are for people who have received the procedural protections of criminal law and been sentenced, not civil detainees.
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:27 PM
If you're response to people calling these "concentation camps" is that they are no different than prisons, that's exactly what makes them concentration camps. Prisons are for people who have received the procedural protections of criminal law and been sentenced, not civil detainees.
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I would add that we were the &@$%#! TARGET AUDIENCE for Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers, and a whole bunch of us *still* didn’t understand the assignment. smdh
January 31, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I would add that we were the &@$%#! TARGET AUDIENCE for Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers, and a whole bunch of us *still* didn’t understand the assignment. smdh
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Radley is so on the mark zeroing in on this: the creation of new "privacy" rights for federal police. The right to be anonymous to the public. The right not to have anyone know why they shot someone and tried to hide the evidence. "right to privacy" fascism addition.
Federal agents cornered Marimar Martinez, shot her several times, boasted about it, arrested her, lied about her to the public and in the police report, and falsely charged her with assaulting them.
Now the government wants to keep evidence of their lies secret to protect these agents' "privacy."
Now the government wants to keep evidence of their lies secret to protect these agents' "privacy."
DeWald cites "privacy interests" for an "agent number 3" and his body worn camera as one of the govt's concerns over making the case material piblic, among other issues.
January 29, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Radley is so on the mark zeroing in on this: the creation of new "privacy" rights for federal police. The right to be anonymous to the public. The right not to have anyone know why they shot someone and tried to hide the evidence. "right to privacy" fascism addition.
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"Do you have any idea what the margins are on any of this stuff you buy? How Manny and Kumal managed to make ends meet is beyond me, but I can tell you right now they sure as shit couldn’t afford an immigration lawyer."
I’m a Bodega Cat, and I Guess I’m in Charge Now?
Dear Customers: Some humans (I think? Hard to tell) in masks and vests showed up this morning and took Manny and Kumal away. As you may have notice...
buff.ly
January 28, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"Do you have any idea what the margins are on any of this stuff you buy? How Manny and Kumal managed to make ends meet is beyond me, but I can tell you right now they sure as shit couldn’t afford an immigration lawyer."
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I think I can confidently say that I didn't vote for this
January 28, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I think I can confidently say that I didn't vote for this
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my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
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vance has to stay on the good sign of the teen nazis that are his primary constituency
Legitimately a feat of carefully calculated writing to issue a Holocaust Remembrance Day statement of this length without mentioning either (1) the people who perpetrated the Holocaust or (2) the people against whom they perpetrated it
January 28, 2026 at 3:11 AM
vance has to stay on the good sign of the teen nazis that are his primary constituency
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After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
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Nope. Son of Holocaust survivor. My father was 11 when the Nazis invaded his hometown in eastern Poland. He survived only by fleeing to a different city with a false baptismal certificate. The comparison is apt. Carry on.
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Nope. Son of Holocaust survivor. My father was 11 when the Nazis invaded his hometown in eastern Poland. He survived only by fleeing to a different city with a false baptismal certificate. The comparison is apt. Carry on.
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In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 AM
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
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"I would like nothing more than to return to my little bed and leave the actual work to the Mannys and Kumals of the world. Maybe you all should have thought of that before you decided to vote in the goons intent on ripping out the spine of this country."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
I’m a Bodega Cat, and I Guess I’m in Charge Now?
Dear Customers: Some humans (I think? Hard to tell) in masks and vests showed up this morning and took Manny and Kumal away. As you may have notice...
www.mcsweeneys.net
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
"I would like nothing more than to return to my little bed and leave the actual work to the Mannys and Kumals of the world. Maybe you all should have thought of that before you decided to vote in the goons intent on ripping out the spine of this country."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
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Presented without comment. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-79-forgets-word-alzheimer-161754522.html
Trump, 79, Completely Forgets the Word “Alzheimer’s”
But don’t worry, Donald Trump says he doesn’t have it.
www.yahoo.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Presented without comment. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-79-forgets-word-alzheimer-161754522.html
Wonder where they’re headed.
January 26, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Wonder where they’re headed.
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Giving them more training won't make them more peaceful.
It'll just make their brutalization more polished and effective.
It'll just make their brutalization more polished and effective.
The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
January 26, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Giving them more training won't make them more peaceful.
It'll just make their brutalization more polished and effective.
It'll just make their brutalization more polished and effective.
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Satire or not, this is art
January 26, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Satire or not, this is art
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People in the highest levels of our government have all spent the last 24 hours willfully and repeatedly slandering and defaming an American citizen whom they brutally murdered in broad daylight.
Fascism is fully here.
Fascism is fully here.
January 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM
People in the highest levels of our government have all spent the last 24 hours willfully and repeatedly slandering and defaming an American citizen whom they brutally murdered in broad daylight.
Fascism is fully here.
Fascism is fully here.
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Our government murdered a good and kind man today. This damn near broke me.
January 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Our government murdered a good and kind man today. This damn near broke me.
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This is also the story of the American Revolution, as we learned it in elementary school
I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal
January 25, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This is also the story of the American Revolution, as we learned it in elementary school