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Patricia A. McGowan

@teacherspeaks52.bsky.social

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A forever teacher. Retired K-12 History & Social Sciences department chair. Hollins University, BA, MA. A life long learner ... laughing through life. 🚫DMs 🚫Dating/Relationships 🚫Investment schemes

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Patricia A. McGowan @teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 28d

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: 1 Peter 3:8 KJV

Patricia A. McGowan @teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 8m

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. ~ Proverbs 1:8-9 KJV

Patricia A. McGowan @teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 14h

The 'shutdown' continues and makes one question. One of my questions is ... Who is paying for this unnecessary 'ballroom'?

nymag.com/intelligence...

Trump’s White House Ballroom: Plans, Cost, and Who’s Really Paying

Here’s everything we know about the massive renovation, including the timeline, artist renderings, and whether Trump is actually funding it himself.

nymag.com

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Patricia A. McGowan @teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 15h

Thank you.

Patricia A. McGowan @teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 15h

I understand your point. So #47 used the Venezuelan 'dictator' situation in an effort to possibly secure the Nobel Peace Prize?

Patricia A. McGowan @teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 15h

#Listen ...

www.youtube.com/live/92c3jMH...

Shutdown shenanigans, Chitown & Vance | The Joy Reid Show LIVE!

YouTube video by The Joy Reid Show

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Patricia A. McGowan @teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 19h

So the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, a champion for democracy, dedicates the Prize to a president that is currently pushing an authoritarian agenda in the country that is supposed to be a beacon of democracy? Am I the only one who thinks this is crazy?

youtu.be/DqKk2oAsjdA?...

Venezuelan Nobel winner Machado dedicates peace prize to Trump

YouTube video by CBC News: The National

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Patricia A. McGowan @teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 19h

#Brown brothers/sisters, the U.S. Census views you as #White ... #WhiteAmerica doesn't see you as such.
U.S. Census Bureau: 5 minimum racial categories:
White
Black or African American
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

www.census.gov/topics/popul....

About the Topic of Race

This section provides detailed information and statistics on Race. Find the latest news, publications, and other content.

www.census.gov

Patricia A. McGowan @teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 20h

Just how many tax breaks will the #TheTrumpOrganization, the wealthy and the other corporations be receiving at the expense of the common man? ...

www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

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Patricia A. McGowan @teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 20h

I knew #ChiChi's and #Tostitos would be in the running ...
www.foodandwine.com/jarred-salsa...

We tasted 11 jarred, chunky, medium-spiced salsas. Here are the three best for taco nights and appetizer spreads.

www.foodandwine.com

Patricia A. McGowan @teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 20h

This is why the #DOE was one of the first targets of #Musk and #DOGE. You limit education ... you limit #POC and the poor.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

School performance, graduation rates, and proficiency are all making strides in Illinois.

We know that here we can’t abandon the pursuit of academic excellence.

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Patricia A. McGowan @teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 20h

The question we are all asking ..

ThatNerdJB @thatnerdjb.bsky.social · 1d

America great yet?

Reuters @reuters.com · Apr 21

US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts reut.rs/4cHdnz3

Patricia A. McGowan @teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 20h

This 👇

GenXer-71 @genxer-71.bsky.social · 21h

Congress should insist on a list of all ICE employees with their records.
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You can't work most places with a felony record.

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Patricia A. McGowan @teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 20h

Verification ...
"Since the 2022 invasion, Russia has forcibly abducted thousands of Ukrainian children in a systematic campaign widely condemned as a war crime. Estimates suggest numbers ranges from 19,500 to over 35,000, with many sent to "re-education" camps."

medicine.yale.edu/news-article....

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Patricia A. McGowan @teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 21h

A decent man ... a decent president.

Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 22h

Praying for this amazing man.

Patricia A. McGowan @teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 21h

#Listen to a President of the United States ...

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 22h

I recently sat down with three leaders who are part of the @obamafoundation.bsky.social's alumni network to hear more about their work to strengthen democracy in Hungary and Poland. They’re an example for us all. Take a look:

Patricia A. McGowan @teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 21h

The there's this ...
Executive Order, September 29, 2025 ... "Assuring the Security of the State of Qatar"

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Patricia A. McGowan @teacherspeaks52.bsky.social · 21h

#Chicago
Militarization - the process of organizing a society for military conflict, characterized by an increasing influence of military institutions and values on social, political, and economic life.
(oxfordre.com/criminology/...)
“It feels like a war zone.”
open.substack.com/pub/terrymor...