David A. Johnson, Ed.S.
@notdavejohnson.bsky.social
Father. Educator. Maker of Things. Michigan Council for the Social Studies Past President. Viewpoints are my own.
In the last two weeks we’ve had to cancel school for: a massive snow storm, a massive ice storm, flooding due to an unseasonal thaw and now tomorrow for -25 temperatures. Climate change is wild.
January 22, 2026 at 9:43 PM
In the last two weeks we’ve had to cancel school for: a massive snow storm, a massive ice storm, flooding due to an unseasonal thaw and now tomorrow for -25 temperatures. Climate change is wild.
And I had to return a box of brownies sent by a vendor partner friend because the value was over $20.
NYT documents how Trump made at least $1.4 billion off the presidency during his first year in office, although that is not the full amount since many of his other deals are hidden from the public. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 21, 2026 at 11:34 PM
And I had to return a box of brownies sent by a vendor partner friend because the value was over $20.
The math isn’t mathing
Brooke Rollins is still at it!
"We had run almost 1,000 simulations, and between $3 and $4 is a fair number if you can have access to that food. I just saw new numbers that were run: a full day, meaning 3 full square meals and a snack, is about $15.64."
"We had run almost 1,000 simulations, and between $3 and $4 is a fair number if you can have access to that food. I just saw new numbers that were run: a full day, meaning 3 full square meals and a snack, is about $15.64."
January 20, 2026 at 7:44 PM
The math isn’t mathing
This all day
Dear Dems in Congress,
Either concede nothing and fight for every inch…or step aside.
Voting for conciliatory weaklings in the midterms will do nothing to stem this onslaught of fascism led by Trump and the oligarchs.
Be the fighter this moment requires.
Or Begone.
Sincerely
The Angry Majority
Either concede nothing and fight for every inch…or step aside.
Voting for conciliatory weaklings in the midterms will do nothing to stem this onslaught of fascism led by Trump and the oligarchs.
Be the fighter this moment requires.
Or Begone.
Sincerely
The Angry Majority
January 20, 2026 at 2:55 PM
This all day
88 MPH, 1.15 gigahertz, flux capacitors are a go.
January 18, 2026 at 6:01 PM
88 MPH, 1.15 gigahertz, flux capacitors are a go.
Wonder if we’d be having these headlines if the well educated, highly qualified black woman had been elected instead of the orange clown.
January 17, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Wonder if we’d be having these headlines if the well educated, highly qualified black woman had been elected instead of the orange clown.
When did People Magazine starting doing the journalism work real news outlets used to do but stopped? Am I getting my news from People Magazine now? people.com/kristi-noem-...
Kristi Noem Says Americans Should Be Prepared to Prove Their Citizenship as ICE Ramps Up Raids
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is defending reports that people have been asked by federal agents to prove their citizenship status as ICE operations continue in cities across America
people.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:08 AM
When did People Magazine starting doing the journalism work real news outlets used to do but stopped? Am I getting my news from People Magazine now? people.com/kristi-noem-...
Short segue at the end of the article - they’re closing school for safety concerns because the federal government is terrorizing the community - a whole different kind of I.C.E. Day than midwestern states are accustomed to in January.
They're pulling over St. Paul Public School kids in district-owned vehicles. I have a little more detail about this incident that I can't share, but I promise you, it's horrifying. www.fox9.com/news/st-paul...
St. Paul Schools van full of teachers, students pulled over by ICE agents
St. Paul Public Schools says one of its contracted transport vans was pulled over by ICE agents with both students and staff on board.
www.fox9.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Short segue at the end of the article - they’re closing school for safety concerns because the federal government is terrorizing the community - a whole different kind of I.C.E. Day than midwestern states are accustomed to in January.
I don’t do fast food much but I just went in, ordered from a kiosk and couldn’t pay until I manually chose an amount (0 was an option) for a tip. I’m sorry what? When did this become a thing? Who am I tipping? Me?
a little girl with blonde hair is making a funny face while sitting in a car seat .
ALT: a little girl with blonde hair is making a funny face while sitting in a car seat .
media.tenor.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I don’t do fast food much but I just went in, ordered from a kiosk and couldn’t pay until I manually chose an amount (0 was an option) for a tip. I’m sorry what? When did this become a thing? Who am I tipping? Me?
Beyond age related non-dementia, mental declines, we aren’t meant to be in situations this stressful well into our 80s. Retire and let non-establishment people with new ideas take the reins. It’s time. It’s not like they’re working because they need the money. apple.news/AlIHKb_RjQXy...
24 members of Congress are 80 or older. More than half are running for re-election. — NBC News
While older members of leadership in the House and the Senate are retiring, some from the Silent Generation say their seniority is still a boon for their districts.
apple.news
January 16, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Beyond age related non-dementia, mental declines, we aren’t meant to be in situations this stressful well into our 80s. Retire and let non-establishment people with new ideas take the reins. It’s time. It’s not like they’re working because they need the money. apple.news/AlIHKb_RjQXy...
Can confirm. Colloquial variants include the east coast “are you talking to me?” And the very midwestern: “Whahuh?”
After almost thirty years at it, I feel I can now reveal that 90% of married life consists of shouting 'What?' from another room.
January 16, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Can confirm. Colloquial variants include the east coast “are you talking to me?” And the very midwestern: “Whahuh?”
Home Alone 12: I.C.E. Ain’t Nice
Naaaaaaailed it
January 16, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Home Alone 12: I.C.E. Ain’t Nice
Democratic voters and independent voters tend to be smart enough to be able to follow more than one plot line at a time Chucky. Affordability is definitely an issue, but fascism is the number one problem We face right now.
Schumer as a major American metro is being brutally occupied by Trump goons: "The affordability crisis will be our focus throughout 2026 because that's what the American people are demanding"
January 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Democratic voters and independent voters tend to be smart enough to be able to follow more than one plot line at a time Chucky. Affordability is definitely an issue, but fascism is the number one problem We face right now.
Reposted by David A. Johnson, Ed.S.
there are a bunch of possible scenarios where Trump tries to fuck with the midterms. Most of them don't work and *none* of them involve elections getting canceled
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
there are a bunch of possible scenarios where Trump tries to fuck with the midterms. Most of them don't work and *none* of them involve elections getting canceled
Unfortunately when I did my quick check back on FB the MAGA in my feed did just that. We watch the same video but somehow see two completely different things. Re-deactivated seconds later after seeing her post had 37 likes.
How do you (a) watch the video and (b) conclude that the shooting was justified?
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Unfortunately when I did my quick check back on FB the MAGA in my feed did just that. We watch the same video but somehow see two completely different things. Re-deactivated seconds later after seeing her post had 37 likes.
Christopher Judge was literally right there. apple.news/AyW7GslPUSyC...
Amazon didn’t have to go far to find its live-action Kratos — The Verge
Amazon has announced the first cast member of its God of War live-action adaptation on Prime Video. Ryan Hurst, known for his work as Opie in Sons of Anarchy and Beta in The Walking Dead, will play th...
apple.news
January 15, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Christopher Judge was literally right there. apple.news/AyW7GslPUSyC...
Reposted by David A. Johnson, Ed.S.
Trump starts morning with conspiracy-laden call for expulsion of Dem lawmaker from America www.rawstory.com/trump-ilhan-...
So you dont believe we arent in the throws of a takeover by these evil nasty nazis.
Shut the country down until Trump and his goons are removed and arrested.
So you dont believe we arent in the throws of a takeover by these evil nasty nazis.
Shut the country down until Trump and his goons are removed and arrested.
January 15, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Trump starts morning with conspiracy-laden call for expulsion of Dem lawmaker from America www.rawstory.com/trump-ilhan-...
So you dont believe we arent in the throws of a takeover by these evil nasty nazis.
Shut the country down until Trump and his goons are removed and arrested.
So you dont believe we arent in the throws of a takeover by these evil nasty nazis.
Shut the country down until Trump and his goons are removed and arrested.
I did not use Algebra at all today.
January 15, 2026 at 12:13 AM
I did not use Algebra at all today.
If you’re a Michigander and you haven’t signed the RankMIVote petitions yet you have some options rankmivote.org/events/
Events | Rank MI Vote
See what's happening around the state to organize supporters and educate the public via ranked choice events.
rankmivote.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:40 AM
If you’re a Michigander and you haven’t signed the RankMIVote petitions yet you have some options rankmivote.org/events/
As part of the transition at work a retired former colleague has been brought in to lead our department while the search for a permanent replacement takes place and I forgot until my meeting with her today what it felt like to be valued, listened to, and appreciated.
January 14, 2026 at 12:29 AM
As part of the transition at work a retired former colleague has been brought in to lead our department while the search for a permanent replacement takes place and I forgot until my meeting with her today what it felt like to be valued, listened to, and appreciated.
Any good gamer knows you grind your ass off and finish the side quests before the final boss so said final boss is cake and you get to the endgame. apple.news/AP4WjbuOUSJm...
Stranger Things Season 5 Writer Admits 1 Series Finale Plot Hole Was “Crazy” — Comicbook.com
One of the biggest plot holes from Stranger Things‘ series finale was foreseen by one of the show’s writers.
apple.news
January 13, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Any good gamer knows you grind your ass off and finish the side quests before the final boss so said final boss is cake and you get to the endgame. apple.news/AP4WjbuOUSJm...
Unless you're my mother in which case it will say 2026: "You're overreacting!" and 2027: "You're overreacting!"
January 13, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Unless you're my mother in which case it will say 2026: "You're overreacting!" and 2027: "You're overreacting!"
I was beginning to wonder if my leaving FB again after the Charlie Kirk shooting was hasty so I re-activated and went to my two MAGA "friends" (long story, can't delete them) had to say about the discourse of the last two weeks. Anywho, I have re-deactivated my Facebook account again.
January 13, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I was beginning to wonder if my leaving FB again after the Charlie Kirk shooting was hasty so I re-activated and went to my two MAGA "friends" (long story, can't delete them) had to say about the discourse of the last two weeks. Anywho, I have re-deactivated my Facebook account again.
They're just operating under the Gym Jordan precedent.
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apple.news/AwXs0pOljTmC...
Clintons defy subpoena to testify in Epstein investigation, risking being held in contempt — POLITICO
House Oversight Chair James Comer says he will have members vote to hold Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress.
apple.news
January 13, 2026 at 7:24 PM
They're just operating under the Gym Jordan precedent.
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apple.news/AwXs0pOljTmC...