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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 2d

Voters showed up in record numbers to send a message that they want leaders who will tackle the kitchen-table issues they face every day—from education to soaring housing and healthcare costs to the price of groceries, child care and college. www.aft.org/press-releas...

AFT President Randi Weingarten on Election Results

WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement on the results of Election Day 2025:“Tonight, in race after race across the country, voters sent a clear message: They want the...

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 7d

All of us - no matter who we vote for - should be outraged that Trump is creating both a secret police force and a military presence in the streets to shut down our right to free speech, our right to assemble and our right to peacefully protest. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

Pentagon Orders National Guard to Establish Quick-Reaction Forces for Civil Unrest, Riots

The riot control units are a major shift, underscoring the Trump administration’s push to directly involve the military in responding to demonstrations and other domestic missions.

www.wsj.com

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Jessica J. Tang @jessjtang.bsky.social · 12d

Need some positive news and a break from the bleak news? Check out Daniel Hunter’s essay on what’s next after 7 million people said no to tyranny last Saturday and signs resistance is working.

Courage is contagious and more and more people are stepping up! #NoKings

What’s next after the historic No Kings protest?

Seven million just turned out for the largest protest in US history, and there are growing signs of defections and defiance.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 19d

I’m absolutely exhausted in the best possible way. I love us. We did it! #NoKings

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Jessica J. Tang @jessjtang.bsky.social · 25d

Rest in power Kent Wong. So many us who knew him, loved him and were lucky enough to work him and be mentored by him and are grieving deeply. For anyone who didn’t know him, I hope you take a moment to learn more about him:

Kent Wong, a champion of nonviolent resistance in the L.A. labor movement, dies at 69

Kent Wong, who spent decades teaching a doctrine of nonviolent resistance, died Wednesday at a hospital in Los Angeles at the age of 69.

www.latimes.com

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Elaine F. Almquist @ealmquist.bsky.social · 29d

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn... One state’s troops have entered another state without permission from the state’s Governor. This is intent to exercise control over one of the state’s territories. This is an armed invasion. This is authoritarianism.

500 National Guard troops arrive in Chicago area amid resistance from Illinois Gov. Pritzker

The troops, composed of units from Texas and Illinois, are based at an Army Reserve station about an hour southwest of Chicago.

www.nbcnews.com

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Jessica J. Tang @jessjtang.bsky.social · 29d

Such a huge loss…both personally and for the entire labor movement. Generations of activists, unionists and students are grieving deeply and broken hearted today. Rest in power Kent, your legacy is limitless.

Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 29d

Kent Wong was a fighter, a thinker, an educator whose compassion and sense of justice was always a beacon of light. We are deeply saddened to share this news and extend our love and condolences to Kent’s family, colleagues and students.
Rest in power Kent.

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AFT Massachusetts @aftmass.bsky.social · Sep 27

“The AFT Massachusetts will continue to protect the right to free speech for all educators and make sure anyone facing harassment or retaliation has their right to due process upheld.”

Full statement from AFT MA President @jessjtang.bsky.social at ma.aft.org/PresidentTangStatement0925

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Jessica J. Tang @jessjtang.bsky.social · Sep 27

Don’t forget, the @btu66.bsky.social annual Back to School Fair is today, 10am to 2pm! We give away 40,000+ free books for Boston public schools students as part of our efforts to promote literacy & reading at home! There are resource tables, food, & fun! At the BTU, right by the JFK T station:

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · Sep 26

Republicans want to shut the government down and are intimidating American workers.
Democrats want to protect Americans’ healthcare and keep the government open.
www.cbsnews.com/news/governm...

Democrats dismiss White House layoff threat as "intimidation" tactic as shutdown nears

Democratic leaders dismissed the White House's recent threat that a government shutdown could spur large-scale layoffs of the federal workforce as "intimidation."

www.cbsnews.com

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Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni @heshan.bsky.social · Sep 26

"Educators are allowed to have opinions on public concerns, just like everyone else. Peabody and other school districts have created conditions where educators and their family members are facing harassment and threats, even as many accusations have proven to be unfounded.” — @jessjtang.bsky.social

WBUR @wbur.org · Sep 26

A Peabody teacher won't return to the classroom after comments about Charlie Kirk. Educators and other workers around the country have been disciplined for posts about the conservative activist since his death this month.

Peabody teacher resigns as district investigates Charlie Kirk posts

One teacher has left the Peabody school district while another remains on leave during an ongoing investigation into alleged comments posted on social media about Charlie Kirk.

www.wbur.org

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AFT Massachusetts @aftmass.bsky.social · Sep 24

Passing the DRIVE Act is a crucial step in supporting higher ed, research development, & our students. AFT MA President @jessjtang.bsky.social is proud to serve on @massgovernor.bsky.social's new Advisory Commission on Advancing Research and Discovery.

Read more at ma.aft.org/news/DRIVEAct

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AFT Massachusetts @aftmass.bsky.social · Sep 25

No matter how strong the education, it’s hard for children to learn & thrive when their classroom is falling into disrepair.

That's why AFT MA President @jessjtang.bsky.social was back in the State House today to testify for An Act relative to healthy and sustainable schools. #mapoli

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Jessica J. Tang @jessjtang.bsky.social · Sep 23

Some more good news in higher ed, in addition to Harvard’s funding being released as well! A lot more work to be done, but we have to celebrate the wins when we have them: calmatters.org/education/20...

Federal judge orders 500 health science grants at UCLA restored, rebuffing Trump’s suspensions

The ruling follows a string of orders since June that have restored hundreds of other UC research grants from multiple agencies

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · Sep 23

September 22, 2025

Conservative writer Bill Kristol took to social media today to say: “So many coverups.

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Sep 23

Gupta: It is safe. That’s what the best-quality research shows. And how irresponsible, using the podium of the WH to put this out there when you’re not even offering an alternative. That is dangerous. An untreated fever is dangerous. Untreated pain in pregnancy is dangerous.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · Sep 20

Today the Oversight Committee sat down with Alex Acosta. What we heard only confirmed what we already knew: he cut a sweetheart deal for Epstein, silenced victims, and let a predator walk free.

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ACLU @aclu.org · Sep 19

Shameful.

Media companies like ABC and Nexstar must defend freedom of expression, not give in to President Trump.

ABC takes Jimmy Kimmel off the air over remarks on Charlie Kirk’s killing

The decision to indefinitely preempt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” follows backlash to comments the late-night show host made about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Sep 20

Gupta: The impacts of this—H-1B visas—are going to show up once Trump is out of office.

If fewer people are able to take those jobs, what happens? We’re just not going to have enough people to meet the demand for medical services..

And the irony here is it’ll probably impact red states more

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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · Sep 19

4.2 MILLION people nationwide could lose their health care if Congress doesn’t renew the Affordable Care Act’s tax credits. Working people are already being crushed by higher prices, and the last thing they need is to have their health care costs spike or lose it entirely.

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Jessica J. Tang @jessjtang.bsky.social · Sep 18

A number of orgs came together this afternoon at the Defend & Build summit organized by MA Fight Back Table participants to create this sign on ahead of the vigil for CK this evening. We invite more organizations to join us in our call for non violence from all tonight:
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Sign On Statement

Sign on Letter: Community-Based Organizations Call for Non-Violence From All Ahead of Vigil 9/18/2025 As the members and leaders of community-based organizations, pro-democracy organizations, lab...

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United We Dream @unitedwedream.org · Sep 18

Nearly 20 DACA recipients & dozens more immigrant youth have been snatched from their families and detained by immigration agents in recent months.

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AFT Massachusetts @aftmass.bsky.social · Sep 18

"AFT Massachusetts condemns all forms of violence, including political violence. We also condemn the unjust persecution of our members and believe in due process. Your union has your back." — AFT MA President @jessjtang.bsky.social

Read the full statement at ma.aft.org/FreeSpeech

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Jessica J. Tang @jessjtang.bsky.social · Sep 18

Don’t let the story ab the study’s removal get buried either:
It found that “militant, nationalistic, white supremacist violent extremism has increased in the United States” and that “the number of far-right attacks continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism”.

US justice department removes study finding far-right extremists commit ‘far more’ violence

Report finding rightwing extremists have killed more Americans than other domestic terrorist groups vanished from DoJ website

www.theguardian.com

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