Gary Stager, Ph.D.
@garystager.bsky.social
Progressive educator, journalist, speaker, author, book publisher.
Founder & CEO of Constructing Modern Knowledge
https://professorgarystager.com
Expertise = edtech, 1:1 computing, teacher education, school reform, jazz
https://cmkpress.com
Founder & CEO of Constructing Modern Knowledge
https://professorgarystager.com
Expertise = edtech, 1:1 computing, teacher education, school reform, jazz
https://cmkpress.com
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The top official overseeing artistic programming at the Kennedy Center has stepped down less than two weeks after his hiring was announced, the latest senior official to resign since Trump and his team took over. @ashleyahn88.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
Another Top Kennedy Center Official Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:26 AM
The top official overseeing artistic programming at the Kennedy Center has stepped down less than two weeks after his hiring was announced, the latest senior official to resign since Trump and his team took over. @ashleyahn88.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
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wake up babe the right is doing drapetomania for white women engaging in race treason bsky.app/profile/hann...
I don't know, Heritage Foundation-tied publication, maybe white liberal women are mad because a federal immigration official shot and killed one of them. And then called her a "bitch"? You know, on camera? www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/27/w...
The Unhinged Rage of White Liberal Women, Explained
Why are white liberal women lashing out against ICE? Is there an underlying rage that we fellas have missed?
www.dailysignal.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
wake up babe the right is doing drapetomania for white women engaging in race treason bsky.app/profile/hann...
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just a reminder: if fire hydrants near where you live are buried in snow after this week’s storms, it’s a mitzvah (and a gooooood workout!) to dig out around that hydrant so fire crews can get to it faster if need be.
January 28, 2026 at 5:15 AM
just a reminder: if fire hydrants near where you live are buried in snow after this week’s storms, it’s a mitzvah (and a gooooood workout!) to dig out around that hydrant so fire crews can get to it faster if need be.
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Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
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States are coming together to bring state charges against ICE agents. It's about freaking time!
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/p...
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/p...
Philly DA joins nationwide coalition to prosecute ICE agents who break laws
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has joined a nationwide coalition of prosecutors to hold ICE agents accountable for breaking state laws.
www.nbcphiladelphia.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:44 PM
States are coming together to bring state charges against ICE agents. It's about freaking time!
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/p...
www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/p...
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🚨BREAKING: Outrage and grave concern about the midterm elections followed in the wake of the FBI’s court-authorized raid of the Fulton County, Georgia elections office Wednesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘Five alarm fire for democracy’: Dems, voting advocates voice outrage at FBI raid of Georgia elections office
Outrage and grave concern about the midterm elections followed in the wake of the FBI’s court-authorized raid of the Fulton County, Georgia elections office.
www.democracydocket.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:55 PM
🚨BREAKING: Outrage and grave concern about the midterm elections followed in the wake of the FBI’s court-authorized raid of the Fulton County, Georgia elections office Wednesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Thank you, Mr. President.
January 28, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Thank you, Mr. President.
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More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.
January 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.
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Europe is watching this, too.
So does Moscow.
And Beijing.
So does Moscow.
And Beijing.
January 28, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Europe is watching this, too.
So does Moscow.
And Beijing.
So does Moscow.
And Beijing.
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Homeland Security sent a memo to Congress to explain the moments leading to Alex Pretti's death.
In it they state people were told to get off the road. When they didn't they were sprayed with chemicals.
How does ICE have the authority to control the public right-of-way? They are not the police.
In it they state people were told to get off the road. When they didn't they were sprayed with chemicals.
How does ICE have the authority to control the public right-of-way? They are not the police.
January 28, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Homeland Security sent a memo to Congress to explain the moments leading to Alex Pretti's death.
In it they state people were told to get off the road. When they didn't they were sprayed with chemicals.
How does ICE have the authority to control the public right-of-way? They are not the police.
In it they state people were told to get off the road. When they didn't they were sprayed with chemicals.
How does ICE have the authority to control the public right-of-way? They are not the police.
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Last year, President Trump & Republicans in Congress enacted the largest cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in history to lavish tax cuts on the wealthiest 1% and explode the budget of ICE.
It’s led to chaos in our streets and skyrocketing health care costs for American families.
www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
It’s led to chaos in our streets and skyrocketing health care costs for American families.
www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
How ICE grew to be the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency
ICE's budget hovered around $10 billion for years. But President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are taking the agency's funding to unprecedented levels.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Last year, President Trump & Republicans in Congress enacted the largest cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in history to lavish tax cuts on the wealthiest 1% and explode the budget of ICE.
It’s led to chaos in our streets and skyrocketing health care costs for American families.
www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
It’s led to chaos in our streets and skyrocketing health care costs for American families.
www.npr.org/2026/01/21/n...
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NEW from @justinrohrlich.bsky.social:
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Brother calls Ilhan Omar suspect ‘right-wing extremist,’ has hated Somalis for years
Exclusive: ‘In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t,’ Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother told The Independent
www.independent.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 6:43 PM
NEW from @justinrohrlich.bsky.social:
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Alexander Hamilton warned that when a government betrays its people, the right of self-defense remains.
“If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is no resource left but the original right of self-defense.”(Federalist Papers, No. 28)
“If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is no resource left but the original right of self-defense.”(Federalist Papers, No. 28)
January 28, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Alexander Hamilton warned that when a government betrays its people, the right of self-defense remains.
“If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is no resource left but the original right of self-defense.”(Federalist Papers, No. 28)
“If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is no resource left but the original right of self-defense.”(Federalist Papers, No. 28)
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Just think about what would be happening in the US right now if Kamala had been elected.
January 28, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Just think about what would be happening in the US right now if Kamala had been elected.
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The City of Philadelphia has introduced legislation to limited ICE in the city. The Federal Agents can not be masked, must have ID visible, must have arrested warrants signed by federal judges. They can't attack people. If they can't do this, they will be arrested.
youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...
youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...
WATCH: Philadelphia lawmakers introduce 'ICE Out' legislation to restrict federal operations in city
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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January 28, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The City of Philadelphia has introduced legislation to limited ICE in the city. The Federal Agents can not be masked, must have ID visible, must have arrested warrants signed by federal judges. They can't attack people. If they can't do this, they will be arrested.
youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...
youtu.be/i5Yvg_HHfbE?...
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Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers in California & Hawaii go on strike. “More than 31,000 workers across at least two dozen hospitals and hundreds of clinics run by the non-profit health care system walked off the job at 7 a.m. PT..." abcnews.go.com/Health/31000...
More than 31,000 nurses, health care workers strike at Kaiser Permanente, arguing for safe staffing levels, fair wages
Tens of thousands of nurses and health care workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California and Hawaii went on strike on Monday morning.
abcnews.go.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers in California & Hawaii go on strike. “More than 31,000 workers across at least two dozen hospitals and hundreds of clinics run by the non-profit health care system walked off the job at 7 a.m. PT..." abcnews.go.com/Health/31000...
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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RAND PAUL: If a country bombed our air defense missiles, captured & removed our president, & blockaded our country, would that be considered an act of war?
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
January 28, 2026 at 4:29 PM
RAND PAUL: If a country bombed our air defense missiles, captured & removed our president, & blockaded our country, would that be considered an act of war?
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
RUBIO: We just don't believe this operation comes anywhere close to the constitutional definition
PAUL: Of course it would be an act of war!
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Just hours after Renee Good was shot, on an adjacent street, an agent with the ID EZ-17 fired a less-lethal weapon five times in less than five minutes with four shots aimed at the faces of protestors. See our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Analysing One Federal Agent’s Use of Less-Lethal Launcher in Minneapolis
After the fatal shooting of Renee Good, Border Patrol agent "EZ-17" was filmed shooting less-lethal munitions at protesters five times in five minutes.
www.bellingcat.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Just hours after Renee Good was shot, on an adjacent street, an agent with the ID EZ-17 fired a less-lethal weapon five times in less than five minutes with four shots aimed at the faces of protestors. See our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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We profiled refugees who:
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:25 PM
We profiled refugees who:
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Arrived in the country legally.
Applied for green cards.
Were arrested by ICE and detained.
One refugee who was arrested found out they got their green card after being released.
This is an unprecedented operation.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
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Here's some stuff Tucker Carlson said about Ye while promoting his interview highlighting the rapper’s “White Lives Matter” commentary and support for former President Donald Trump, including "He is not crazy at all. He is a big thinker, though." www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/wha...
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Here's some stuff Tucker Carlson said about Ye while promoting his interview highlighting the rapper’s “White Lives Matter” commentary and support for former President Donald Trump, including "He is not crazy at all. He is a big thinker, though." www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/wha...
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This mid-afternoon Alex Pretti vigil at the Portland VA was not heavily promoted. But the crowd probably stretches a quarter mile or more. Americans are galvanized and grieving.
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 PM
This mid-afternoon Alex Pretti vigil at the Portland VA was not heavily promoted. But the crowd probably stretches a quarter mile or more. Americans are galvanized and grieving.
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In videos posted on social media, one employee can be heard saying: “This is the Ecuadorian consulate. You’re not allowed to enter.” The agent responds, “If you touch me, I’ll grab you.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 28, 2026 at 12:51 AM
In videos posted on social media, one employee can be heard saying: “This is the Ecuadorian consulate. You’re not allowed to enter.” The agent responds, “If you touch me, I’ll grab you.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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This is the democratic opposition party in Italy protesting against ICE involvement in the Winter Olympics in Milan
January 28, 2026 at 4:53 AM
This is the democratic opposition party in Italy protesting against ICE involvement in the Winter Olympics in Milan