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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 1h

I wrote Why Fascists Fear Teachers as a warning about weaponizing fear and about teachers who are the antidote to this chaos. This is a five alarm fire & everyone can do something to protect our communities. Thank you JRC; Bookends and Beginnings & Rabbi Weiss ✡️

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 1h

Synagogues, churches, mosques, libraries, bookstores & schools are all important in building community. It fills me with hope to hear how the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation is meeting this moment & supporting and protecting neighbors, educators & each other from admin’s cruel dehumanization.

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

This was good to see x.com/allenanalysi...

Brian Allen on X: "🚨 Tucker Carlson just turned the gun around. Tucker Carlson is now accusing Trump’s regime of using Charlie Kirk’s assassination as a pretext to: - Abolish the First Amendment - Round up Americans - And Nazify the country Yes, Tucker said that. And for once… he’s not wrong. https://t.co/yTfW5Jtehw" / X

🚨 Tucker Carlson just turned the gun around. Tucker Carlson is now accusing Trump’s regime of using Charlie Kirk’s assassination as a pretext to: - Abolish the First Amendment - Round up Americans - And Nazify the country Yes, Tucker said that. And for once… he’s not wrong. https://t.co/yTfW5Jtehw

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

As superintendent Casey Coffey and I write, we want to showcase this collaborative approach to CTE and community schooling so it can be seen as a blueprint and adapted across the country.

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

New Lexington, OH educators, unions, businesses and nonprofits are partnering on programs and supports for students and families—and it is truly making their schools the propeller of growth and opportunity for the region. www.foxnews.com/opinion/wein...

WEINGARTEN, COFFEY: In Appalachia, one school district is proving public education still works

New Lexington public schools in rural Ohio achieve 99% graduation rate through career and technical education programs that transform students and community.

www.foxnews.com

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

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado-

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.”

She was lauded for being a “key, unifying figure" in the once deeply divided opposition to the Maduro regime.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.” The former op...

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

Trump/Miller are abusing the power of the fed govt: rather than solving problems for Americans they are trying to silence the voices of those raising those concerns. That’s not democracy. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 2h

People have to understand that our Democracy is being taken away from us.

#ResistTrump

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Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 3h

De minimis: "UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems: Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance" www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...

UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems

Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance.

www.nbcnews.com

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 3h

Why ICE? Why? The cruelty and terror are the point..

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 19h

ICE smash car window & drag 2 sisters out—in front of elementary school at pick up time.

13 masked agents surround car—while children yelled "It's ICE!" running away in fear.

Both Jocelyn and her sister, who was driving, are DACA recipients—and were released after allowed to prove legal status.

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 10h

The way to fight back is to peacefully protest on Oct 18-No Kings Day

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 13h

There is nothing an authoritarian fears more than peaceful, organized people power. That’s why the White House is now turning its sights on us. 🧵

www.reuters.com

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 10h

Trump made it no secret that he hates Tish James because she put public accountability above fealty. The president is using the DOJ to target public officials who serve the American people. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How Trump Is Using the Justice Department to Target His Enemies

President Trump has long spoken of seeking vengeance against his perceived political enemies. Here’s a list of whom he is targeting.

www.nytimes.com

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 10h

When unsafe staffing, burnout, & corporate stonewalling risked patient & clinician safety, @oregonnursesassoc.bsky.social fought back—& won. More from Richard Botterill, Lesley Liu, Virginia Smith & Breanna Zabel in #AFTHealthCare. aft.org/hc/fall2025/botterill_liu_smith_zabel

The Power of Solidarity

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 10h

I stand with Tish James. The indictment sought by Donald Trump is based on retribution not the rule of law

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 17h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 10h

New study shows COVID vaccines:
💉Reduced people’s risk of ER by 29%
💉Reduced risk of hospitalizations by 39%
💉Reduced the risk of death by 64%
💉Vaccination was effective in all age groups and “in persons with or without major chronic conditions.”
www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 10h

The Trump administration is finally following the law and forgiving student loan debt for eligible borrowers, because AFT stood up to Trump & McMahon to demand it. That's the power of unions. www.businessinsider.com/student-loan...

Student-loan forgiveness is back on for 2 million borrowers

Student-loan borrowers who met the payment threshold under income-based repayment plans are receiving forgiveness emails.

www.businessinsider.com

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 10h

@AAUP.org President @ProfTWolf.bsky.social is right. Trump's higher ed compact would create a draconian era of thought policing and corruption. It would hurt our ability to innovate and chip away at our democracy. #HigherEdBenefitsEveryone truthout.org/articles/cam...

Campus Leaders Mobilize Against Trump’s Proposed “Compact” for Higher Education

One professor wrote that “it is a test case for whether Trumpists can get away with demanding loyalty oaths.”…

truthout.org

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 10h

What children's environmental health wins are you celebrating this year? Together we can achieve a society where all children have access to clean air and water, safer and healthier foods and healthy learning environments. aftvoices.org/aft-leaders-...

AFT leaders call for stronger heat protections as workers face rising challenges of climate change

The AFT is asking the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to develop a strong, enforceable national standard to safeguard workers…

aftvoices.org

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 10h

Thank you @governor.ny.gov for stepping up and fighting for working people. @NYSPEF.bsky.social www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo...

Governor Hochul and Labor Leaders Announce Maximum Weekly Benefit Increase for Unemployed Workers

Governor Hochul and labor leaders announced the maximum weekly unemployment insurance (UI) benefit increase for unemployed workers across the state.

www.governor.ny.gov

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 10h

Fascists and autocrats fear what teachers do because they know their brand of greed, hierarchy, and extremism cannot survive in a democracy of diverse, educated citizens. Thank you @NationalMemo.com. www.nationalmemo.com/teachers-aga...

In Her New Book, Teachers Union Leader Explores 'Why Fascists Fear Teachers'

With nearly every day presenting more evidence of America’s eroding democracy, it’s understandable to wonder whether a countervailing force will come forward to ensure—to paraphrase Lincoln—that the g...

www.nationalmemo.com

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 10h

The White House wants to militarize America's streets, but Mayor Johnson and community members are standing up with love and in solidarity to create safe passage for children and meet families' needs.

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 10h

As students were learning on Friday, masked immigration agents deployed tear gas near Funston Elementary in Chicago. I joined @mayorofchicago.bsky.social @ramirez.house.gov @ctulocal1.bsky.social at Funston today to show gratitude to the local rapid responders who rushed to protect kids.

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 10h

Every one of our students deserves a safe & welcoming place to learn. I was at North Grand High School in Chicago with @ctulocal1.bsky.social today to share Know Your Rights info—what to do if ICE shows up—with parents & kids. Access the AFT’s immigration resources here
www.aft.org/our-communit...

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Craig Schisel @craig725.bsky.social · 10h

I hope the Gaza ceasefire holds, though history makes it hard to believe it will.

Meanwhile, Trump’s showing how small men wield power, targeting Letitia James out of pettiness and spite.

He’s thrown everything at her and she hasn’t flinched.

That’s real power.

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 11h

As the shutdown wears on, Transportation secretary threatens to fire ‘problem children’ air traffic controllers ‘lashing out’ | CNN share.google/EikLK1kL56qW...

Sure
Threaten them
There job is so stressful
They are not getting paid
There are delays
Air travel is hectic enough
#TrumpShutdown

As the shutdown wears on, Transportation secretary threatens to fire ‘problem children’ air traffic controllers ‘lashing out’ | CNN

As the ninth day of the government shutdown wears on, the focus is on how many air traffic controllers show up to work tonight.

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