Ms. Jacobs Worries About Democracy
@msjacobs.bsky.social
Elementary teacher in another lifetime.
Uncertain about our future, but definitely NOT giving up.
Continually inspired by former student @AOC
☮️🕊️⚖️
Uncertain about our future, but definitely NOT giving up.
Continually inspired by former student @AOC
☮️🕊️⚖️
Pinned
This remains timely:
If I ever have another job interview, and someone asks “Why do you think you could do this job? You’ve never done anything like this before...”
I will proceed to tell them the story of teaching during a pandemic...
If I ever have another job interview, and someone asks “Why do you think you could do this job? You’ve never done anything like this before...”
I will proceed to tell them the story of teaching during a pandemic...
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Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
I am finding Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration to be such a moment of bright light.
Truly balm for a weary soul.
Thank you NYC for bringing us all hope and light!!!!!
(If you haven’t watched, it is highly recommended.)
💕
Truly balm for a weary soul.
Thank you NYC for bringing us all hope and light!!!!!
(If you haven’t watched, it is highly recommended.)
💕
January 1, 2026 at 11:23 PM
I am finding Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration to be such a moment of bright light.
Truly balm for a weary soul.
Thank you NYC for bringing us all hope and light!!!!!
(If you haven’t watched, it is highly recommended.)
💕
Truly balm for a weary soul.
Thank you NYC for bringing us all hope and light!!!!!
(If you haven’t watched, it is highly recommended.)
💕
Anyone see Marty Supreme yet?
By weird happenstance, found this pic of my kid when he was 12 getting tips on how to be a ping-pong pro from Marty Supreme himself.🙃 (nee Marty Reisman)
By weird happenstance, found this pic of my kid when he was 12 getting tips on how to be a ping-pong pro from Marty Supreme himself.🙃 (nee Marty Reisman)
December 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Anyone see Marty Supreme yet?
By weird happenstance, found this pic of my kid when he was 12 getting tips on how to be a ping-pong pro from Marty Supreme himself.🙃 (nee Marty Reisman)
By weird happenstance, found this pic of my kid when he was 12 getting tips on how to be a ping-pong pro from Marty Supreme himself.🙃 (nee Marty Reisman)
This brilliant scene with Joe Pesci schooling his professor on the brilliance of the constitution cannot be watched too many times.
do yourself a favor, watch it.
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do yourself a favor, watch it.
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December 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This brilliant scene with Joe Pesci schooling his professor on the brilliance of the constitution cannot be watched too many times.
do yourself a favor, watch it.
www.instagram.com/reel/DMtUaRZ...
do yourself a favor, watch it.
www.instagram.com/reel/DMtUaRZ...
Call To Action:
Contact CBS about their horrible decision to cancel the CECOT story on 60 Minutes last night.
Demand better of the once-Gold Standard #SixtyMinutes and #CBSNews.
Shame them for abetting the authoritarian regime.
You can reach them here:
help.cbsnews.com/s/contactsup...
Contact CBS about their horrible decision to cancel the CECOT story on 60 Minutes last night.
Demand better of the once-Gold Standard #SixtyMinutes and #CBSNews.
Shame them for abetting the authoritarian regime.
You can reach them here:
help.cbsnews.com/s/contactsup...
CBS News Help Center
help.cbsnews.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Call To Action:
Contact CBS about their horrible decision to cancel the CECOT story on 60 Minutes last night.
Demand better of the once-Gold Standard #SixtyMinutes and #CBSNews.
Shame them for abetting the authoritarian regime.
You can reach them here:
help.cbsnews.com/s/contactsup...
Contact CBS about their horrible decision to cancel the CECOT story on 60 Minutes last night.
Demand better of the once-Gold Standard #SixtyMinutes and #CBSNews.
Shame them for abetting the authoritarian regime.
You can reach them here:
help.cbsnews.com/s/contactsup...
In case you don't already follow the esteemed @thedanrather.bsky.social --
Here's the scoop on what happened to the CECOT piece that got axed from 60 Minutes:
(please read and share widely)
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Here's the scoop on what happened to the CECOT piece that got axed from 60 Minutes:
(please read and share widely)
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
One Courageous Correspondent
What happened inside “60 Minutes” this weekend
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
In case you don't already follow the esteemed @thedanrather.bsky.social --
Here's the scoop on what happened to the CECOT piece that got axed from 60 Minutes:
(please read and share widely)
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Here's the scoop on what happened to the CECOT piece that got axed from 60 Minutes:
(please read and share widely)
open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...
Rest in Power #BettyReidSoskin
Her long amazing 104 years of living included being the oldest US National Park Ranger.
“What gets remembered is a function of who's in the room doing the remembering,"
Betty Reid Soskin often said.
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
Her long amazing 104 years of living included being the oldest US National Park Ranger.
“What gets remembered is a function of who's in the room doing the remembering,"
Betty Reid Soskin often said.
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
America’s oldest park ranger dies at 104 years old in Bay Area
“She led a fully packed life and was ready to leave,” her family wrote.
www.sfgate.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Rest in Power #BettyReidSoskin
Her long amazing 104 years of living included being the oldest US National Park Ranger.
“What gets remembered is a function of who's in the room doing the remembering,"
Betty Reid Soskin often said.
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
Her long amazing 104 years of living included being the oldest US National Park Ranger.
“What gets remembered is a function of who's in the room doing the remembering,"
Betty Reid Soskin often said.
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
Some good news amidst all the horror…
The Hudson River Protection Act has been signed into law.
(This is no small thing.)
patryan.house.gov/media/press-...
The Hudson River Protection Act has been signed into law.
(This is no small thing.)
patryan.house.gov/media/press-...
VICTORY ON THE HUDSON: CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN’S BILL TO PERMANENTLY BAN BARGES ON THE HUDSON RIVER SIGNED INTO LAW
After years of relentless advocacy by Congressman Ryan, bipartisan lawmakers, and local advocates, the “Hudson River Protection Act” – which permanently bans harmful, polluting barges from docking in ...
patryan.house.gov
December 20, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Some good news amidst all the horror…
The Hudson River Protection Act has been signed into law.
(This is no small thing.)
patryan.house.gov/media/press-...
The Hudson River Protection Act has been signed into law.
(This is no small thing.)
patryan.house.gov/media/press-...
Write to DNC Chair Ken Martin and urge him to reverse his decision to not release the DNC’s 2024 autopsy report. It’s a stunningly bad decision that will hurt us badly in the long term.
His email address is [email protected]
His email address is [email protected]
The Democratic National Committee has decided not to publish its report on mistakes made during the Democratic Party's 2024 presidential campaign.
December 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Write to DNC Chair Ken Martin and urge him to reverse his decision to not release the DNC’s 2024 autopsy report. It’s a stunningly bad decision that will hurt us badly in the long term.
His email address is [email protected]
His email address is [email protected]
It seems like the top two businesses opening more new sites than any other around here, by far, are:
Self-storage units
and
Cannabis dispensaries.
🤨
Message:
We have too much stuff.
And (sorry/not sorry) why doesn't all the work that went into limiting alcohol and cigarettes ads/availability apply?
Self-storage units
and
Cannabis dispensaries.
🤨
Message:
We have too much stuff.
And (sorry/not sorry) why doesn't all the work that went into limiting alcohol and cigarettes ads/availability apply?
December 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It seems like the top two businesses opening more new sites than any other around here, by far, are:
Self-storage units
and
Cannabis dispensaries.
🤨
Message:
We have too much stuff.
And (sorry/not sorry) why doesn't all the work that went into limiting alcohol and cigarettes ads/availability apply?
Self-storage units
and
Cannabis dispensaries.
🤨
Message:
We have too much stuff.
And (sorry/not sorry) why doesn't all the work that went into limiting alcohol and cigarettes ads/availability apply?
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is possible.
Check out the website.
If you're in one of the states listed, call and write your reps.
We can do this.
fairvote.org/national_pop...
Check out the website.
If you're in one of the states listed, call and write your reps.
We can do this.
fairvote.org/national_pop...
National Popular Vote: A Status Update - FairVote
FairVote is a nonpartisan organization seeking better elections for all. We research and advance voting reforms that make democracy more functional and representative for every American.
fairvote.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is possible.
Check out the website.
If you're in one of the states listed, call and write your reps.
We can do this.
fairvote.org/national_pop...
Check out the website.
If you're in one of the states listed, call and write your reps.
We can do this.
fairvote.org/national_pop...
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Amsterdam is about to start requiring strict permits for second homes in the city.
The proposal will free up upwards of 3,000 second homes in the city for residents to live in.
The proposal will free up upwards of 3,000 second homes in the city for residents to live in.
December 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Amsterdam is about to start requiring strict permits for second homes in the city.
The proposal will free up upwards of 3,000 second homes in the city for residents to live in.
The proposal will free up upwards of 3,000 second homes in the city for residents to live in.
Many things can be true at the same time.
But first and foremost—-
It’s
The
Goddam
Guns.
😡💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
But first and foremost—-
It’s
The
Goddam
Guns.
😡💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
December 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Many things can be true at the same time.
But first and foremost—-
It’s
The
Goddam
Guns.
😡💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
But first and foremost—-
It’s
The
Goddam
Guns.
😡💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
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The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials said Wednesday.
Full Story: bit.ly/3XQK9qX
Full Story: bit.ly/3XQK9qX
December 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials said Wednesday.
Full Story: bit.ly/3XQK9qX
Full Story: bit.ly/3XQK9qX
@rbreich.bsky.social encourages us all to share this video about the declining mental health of the guy in the Oval Office:
Please do it.
🙏
m.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHL...
Please do it.
🙏
m.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHL...
Has Donald Trump Finally Lost It?
YouTube video by Robert Reich
m.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
@rbreich.bsky.social encourages us all to share this video about the declining mental health of the guy in the Oval Office:
Please do it.
🙏
m.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHL...
Please do it.
🙏
m.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHL...
@rhiannongiddens.bsky.social
Just saw this pic…
If you’re back in the Hudson Valley, come for another visit…
🥰
#jakesmainstreetmusic
Just saw this pic…
If you’re back in the Hudson Valley, come for another visit…
🥰
#jakesmainstreetmusic
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@rhiannongiddens.bsky.social
Just saw this pic…
If you’re back in the Hudson Valley, come for another visit…
🥰
#jakesmainstreetmusic
Just saw this pic…
If you’re back in the Hudson Valley, come for another visit…
🥰
#jakesmainstreetmusic
OMG!!
Goodness returning to the world…
💕
(IYKYK)
Goodness returning to the world…
💕
(IYKYK)
December 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
OMG!!
Goodness returning to the world…
💕
(IYKYK)
Goodness returning to the world…
💕
(IYKYK)
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🔥 BREAKING: A spokesperson for Kids Can Press, the publisher of the Franklin the Turtle books, messaged me today about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth using the likeness and image from the books to make light of killings in the Caribbean in his post yesterday on X.
December 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
🔥 BREAKING: A spokesperson for Kids Can Press, the publisher of the Franklin the Turtle books, messaged me today about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth using the likeness and image from the books to make light of killings in the Caribbean in his post yesterday on X.
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"These are not the actions of mature adults. They are examples of crude people displaying their incompetence as they flail about in jobs—including the presidency—for which they are not qualified."
Pretty much sums it up.
Pretty much sums it up.
Now that Pete Hegseth is making cartoon jokes about the accusations that he gave illegal "no quarter" orders, good time to reup this:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A Confederacy of Toddlers
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:53 AM
"These are not the actions of mature adults. They are examples of crude people displaying their incompetence as they flail about in jobs—including the presidency—for which they are not qualified."
Pretty much sums it up.
Pretty much sums it up.
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Pete Kegsbreath illegal #KillThemAll order is why Mark Kelly had to remind service members of the law in the first place.
November 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Pete Kegsbreath illegal #KillThemAll order is why Mark Kelly had to remind service members of the law in the first place.
“It’s a Wonderful Life” is @rbreich.bsky.social favorite movie.
It’s a story for our current moment.
Potter is Tr-mp.
We cannot let him destroy us.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
It’s a story for our current moment.
Potter is Tr-mp.
We cannot let him destroy us.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Trump, the Pope, and me
The real meaning of Pope Leo’s and my favorite film
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“It’s a Wonderful Life” is @rbreich.bsky.social favorite movie.
It’s a story for our current moment.
Potter is Tr-mp.
We cannot let him destroy us.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
It’s a story for our current moment.
Potter is Tr-mp.
We cannot let him destroy us.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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Conservatives yell “socialism” at every initiative designed to help people.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
Socialism Fear-mongering is Bananas | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Conservatives yell “socialism” at every initiative designed to help people.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
