Carrie
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November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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HHS announced today they will consider Head Start a welfare program, not an education program, and will subject it to new citizenship requirements. This goes against decades of legal precedence that all children in America have a right to education. Announcement here. www.hhs.gov/press-room/p...
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July 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
HHS announced today they will consider Head Start a welfare program, not an education program, and will subject it to new citizenship requirements. This goes against decades of legal precedence that all children in America have a right to education. Announcement here. www.hhs.gov/press-room/p...
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June 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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So important. This is America.
Freedom, equality, democracy, human rights are not and never have been dictated by polling approval.
Freedom, equality, democracy, human rights are not and never have been dictated by polling approval.
I just like to post these data from time to time to puncture the mythological aura of mid 20th c protests. They were less popular than pretty much any 21st c mass action & people criticizing them used the same lines. Protest is about people coming together, shaping narratives, & building power.
June 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
So important. This is America.
Freedom, equality, democracy, human rights are not and never have been dictated by polling approval.
Freedom, equality, democracy, human rights are not and never have been dictated by polling approval.
From reckoning to backlash, Black women reflect on the stakes of the moment 19thnews.org/2025/05/blac... via @19thnews.org
From reckoning to backlash, Black women reflect on the stakes of the moment
Five years after the killing of George Floyd prompted millions of people to protest, promises have been broken and work undone.
19thnews.org
May 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
From reckoning to backlash, Black women reflect on the stakes of the moment 19thnews.org/2025/05/blac... via @19thnews.org
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The richest man in the world is coming after people’s retirement and health care.
Will Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress speak up?
Their silence is alarming.
Will Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress speak up?
Their silence is alarming.
March 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The richest man in the world is coming after people’s retirement and health care.
Will Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress speak up?
Their silence is alarming.
Will Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress speak up?
Their silence is alarming.
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"So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause" for some reason comes to mind.
March 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
"So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause" for some reason comes to mind.
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For decades we have always said: “they talk about cutting Education but Congress will never vote for it” but the Trump administration hack is to pretend Congress doesn’t exist.
SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
![After President Trump's inauguration last month, he has steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep these education promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology extremism, and discrimination in admissions. President Trump has also been focused on eliminating wasteful bureaucracy and harmful programs in the federal government. To that end, today he signed [Executive Order XYZ, entitled "Eliminating the Department of Education,] which has given us a clear and final mission.
We are to identify which of the Department's functions, programs, and offices are not mandated by statute, and eliminate them. This reorganization will impact staff, budgets, reporting, and more —and in coming months, we will determine how it can be accomplished with minimal delay and disruption. The President further tasked us with creating a plan to reallocate and reassign functions of the Department of Education that would be more effectively managed by other agencies. This plan will offer Congress a road map toward fulfilling the expectations of the President and the American people.
The new vision—which I hope each of you will embrace going forward—can be expressed as four main convictions:
Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education.
Students deserve to be protected from physical violence, racial discrimination, medical tyranny, and gender extremism ideology on campus.
Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs.
Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning: proficiency in math, reading, and core subjects, and patriotism in American history and civics.
As we move to reduce the Department's middleman role in education, these four convictions must guide us toward conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals
Removing red tape and bureaucratic barriers will empower parents to make th](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ejihld4sywvvqwe67cdkn4jq/bafkreictcxubqhd7foyjwbms62bj3cxmfyepqk2ms3l6ctabsa6fvpm5ju@jpeg)
March 4, 2025 at 5:16 AM
For decades we have always said: “they talk about cutting Education but Congress will never vote for it” but the Trump administration hack is to pretend Congress doesn’t exist.
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This news truly breaks my heart.
We are calling on HHS to take immediate action. Secretary Kennedy needs to bring back weekly measles tracking from the CDC, rehire the health experts, and roll out a serious vaccine campaign. Our kids' safety is on the line!
abcnews.go.com/Health/1st-m...
We are calling on HHS to take immediate action. Secretary Kennedy needs to bring back weekly measles tracking from the CDC, rehire the health experts, and roll out a serious vaccine campaign. Our kids' safety is on the line!
abcnews.go.com/Health/1st-m...
Measles death of unvaccinated child in Texas outbreak is 1st fatality in US in a decade
An unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas has died of measles, the first associated with an outbreak that has infected more than 100 people.
abcnews.go.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
This news truly breaks my heart.
We are calling on HHS to take immediate action. Secretary Kennedy needs to bring back weekly measles tracking from the CDC, rehire the health experts, and roll out a serious vaccine campaign. Our kids' safety is on the line!
abcnews.go.com/Health/1st-m...
We are calling on HHS to take immediate action. Secretary Kennedy needs to bring back weekly measles tracking from the CDC, rehire the health experts, and roll out a serious vaccine campaign. Our kids' safety is on the line!
abcnews.go.com/Health/1st-m...
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February 22, 2025
February 22, 2025
Last night’s Friday Night News Dump was a doozy: Trump has purged the country’s military leadership.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
February 22, 2025
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Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
February 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
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Well, he *is* a dick
February 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Well, he *is* a dick
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Danes offer to buy California to spite Trump’s Greenland aims: ‘We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’
Danes offer to buy California to spite Trump’s Greenland aims: ‘We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’
Satirical petition from Denmark, which owns Greenland, racks up 200,000 signatures as Trump eyes Arctic island
Since returning to the presidency last month, Donald Trump has called for Canada to become the 51st US state, suggested he might take over the…
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Danes offer to buy California to spite Trump’s Greenland aims: ‘We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood’
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February 7, 2025
February 7, 2024
Maya Miller of the New York Times reported today that the congressional phone system has been jammed with tens of millions of calls from outraged constituents contacting their representatives to deman...
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February 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM
February 7, 2025
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You owe an apology to every child who has to spend their formative years in an America defined by:
fear of the other,
an epidemic of cruelty,
a poverty of decency,
a deadly allergy to facts,
a Christianity of coercion,
a defiant resistance to diversity.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/trump-vote...
fear of the other,
an epidemic of cruelty,
a poverty of decency,
a deadly allergy to facts,
a Christianity of coercion,
a defiant resistance to diversity.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/trump-vote...
Trump Voters, You Owe Our Children an Apology
If you voted for Donald Trump again, you owe my children an apology.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
February 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
You owe an apology to every child who has to spend their formative years in an America defined by:
fear of the other,
an epidemic of cruelty,
a poverty of decency,
a deadly allergy to facts,
a Christianity of coercion,
a defiant resistance to diversity.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/trump-vote...
fear of the other,
an epidemic of cruelty,
a poverty of decency,
a deadly allergy to facts,
a Christianity of coercion,
a defiant resistance to diversity.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/trump-vote...
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It is simply not enough for universities to say, “Our grants & research offices are looking into how research will be affected by the latest directive.”
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
January 31, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It is simply not enough for universities to say, “Our grants & research offices are looking into how research will be affected by the latest directive.”
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
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Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."
January 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."
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Trump II has begun. Many people are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here are 10 recommendations. Please let me know your thoughts, and if you have anything else you'd like to add to the list.
Here are 10 recommendations. Please let me know your thoughts, and if you have anything else you'd like to add to the list.
What you can do
Ten ways to resist Trump II
robertreich.substack.com
January 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Trump II has begun. Many people are asking: “What can I do now?”
Here are 10 recommendations. Please let me know your thoughts, and if you have anything else you'd like to add to the list.
Here are 10 recommendations. Please let me know your thoughts, and if you have anything else you'd like to add to the list.
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The announcement of Trump’s executive order on trans people makes good on his campaign promises to fight so-called “gender ideology”—a term that allows him and his allies to frame their policies as attacking a belief system, rather than targeting a minority group.
Donald Trump is declaring war on trans people.
YouTube video by Mother Jones
youtube.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The announcement of Trump’s executive order on trans people makes good on his campaign promises to fight so-called “gender ideology”—a term that allows him and his allies to frame their policies as attacking a belief system, rather than targeting a minority group.
Oh Target, you used to be my favorite 🙁
Target rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreat cnb.cx/3POyGEd
Target rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreat
Target joins Walmart, Meta, McDonald's and a wave of other major companies pulling back on DEI programs.
cnb.cx
January 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Oh Target, you used to be my favorite 🙁
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NIH is the largest federal research funding source for colleges & universities, supporting research projects advancing treatments for common diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s. Freezing this funding would be disastrous for public health. (1/2) www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Scientists worried after Trump halts NIH grant reviews
A pause in communication is typical during a new administration’s transition. But some scientists fear that tying up NIH grant funding for any length of time could disrupt ongoing, time-sensitive clin...
www.insidehighered.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
NIH is the largest federal research funding source for colleges & universities, supporting research projects advancing treatments for common diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s. Freezing this funding would be disastrous for public health. (1/2) www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Book bans are not a "hoax." The misinformation in the DOEd press release is shameful. Civil rights matter!
With a press release titled “U.S. Department of Education Ends Biden’s Book Ban Hoax,” the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (DOE OCR) has dismissed all complaints of book banning that it had been investigating.
U.S. Dept. of Education Dismisses Book Ban Complaints, Rescinds Agreement in Civil Rights Violations in Forsyth County Book Removals
PEN America and EveryLibrary respond to the action taken by the Trump administration, which called the book bans
www.slj.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Book bans are not a "hoax." The misinformation in the DOEd press release is shameful. Civil rights matter!
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Public school and Sunday schools should be different. SCOTUS should uphold the Supreme Court of Oklahoma. The framers kept religion separate from public institutions like schools, and, in fact, religious freedom itself is reliant on the distinction. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Supreme Court to decide whether states can allow religious public schools
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider whether the state of Oklahoma may fund a proposed religious charter school, the first of its kind in the country
www.washingtonpost.com
January 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Public school and Sunday schools should be different. SCOTUS should uphold the Supreme Court of Oklahoma. The framers kept religion separate from public institutions like schools, and, in fact, religious freedom itself is reliant on the distinction. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...