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Rob Rogers @electrobrogers.bsky.social · Jul 17

Great article about our #project2025 presentation last week.

Project 2025: How the right-wing playbook is reshaping the US - The Pikes Peak Bulletin

First presentation in a series by UCCS Center for the Study of Evangelicalism

pikespeakbulletin.org

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Rob Rogers @electrobrogers.bsky.social · Jul 5

Every July 4th reminds me: if people are this reckless about fireworks in neighborhoods, why would they care about millions losing healthcare? Explosions > empathy. That’s America.

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Rob Rogers @electrobrogers.bsky.social · Jul 1

Let’s talk about what we actually said.

What We Actually Said in Montrose (and Why It Matters)

A community conversation, a reaction, and what it reveals about trust, fear, and the future of public education.

open.substack.com

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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · Jun 25

Colorado Governor Polis sides with Trump's fellow billionaire Education Secretary in promoting "school choice." McMahon applauds "states that are expanding charter schools, education savings accounts, and tax credit scholarships." @network4pubed.bsky.social
www.coloradopolitics.com/colorado-in-...

U.S. Secretary of Education McMahon, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis discuss education changes

SANTA FE, N.M. • Colorado Gov. Jared Polis led a panel discussion with U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon on Monday, the opening day of the Western Governors’ Conference in

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Advocates for Public Education Policy @a4pep.bsky.social · Jun 19

Another "classical" charter school with Christian values is approved in Colorado. The Charter School Institute ignores widespread community opposition. @dianeravitch.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social

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State Approves Classical Charter School in Douglas County Despite Heavy Christian Influence, Low Salary & Enrollment Projections

John Adams Academy board assures reviewers that its for-profit management company will address the finance gaps. The Colorado Charter School Institute on Tuesday approved John Adams Academy–Douglas Co...

coloradotimesrecorder.com

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Rob Rogers @electrobrogers.bsky.social · Jun 19

Parents, don’t let them use your love against you. open.substack.com/pub/electrob... #wedgeissue #schoolboard #publiceducation

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · Jun 10

He stood in front of our troops today and gave a mean spirited, partisan speech.

He stood in front of our troops today and attacked Americans by name.

He stood in front of our troops today and goaded them into booing their fellow Americans.

Never become desensitized to this.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jun 11

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.

There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.

They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · Jun 10

Avoid the violence/nonviolence debate. It’s a trap.

The only thing that matters is what actions lead to more justice and less harm.

Inaction and complicity in the face of brutal oppression is the worst form of violence. Never forget it.

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Rob Rogers @electrobrogers.bsky.social · Jun 11

No one really thought they would stop at Roe v Wade, right. Now it’s Obergefell v Hodges. And you do realize what comes next right?

Loving v Virginia

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Rob Rogers @electrobrogers.bsky.social · Jun 11

This past weekend, Donald Trump issued something I’ve never seen before, and I’ve looked.

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Rob Rogers @electrobrogers.bsky.social · Jun 9

“There is no world in which America will become the ‘Christian nation’ that it never actually was; there is only a world in which a theocratic oligarchy imposes a corrupt and despotic order in the name of sectarian values.” - @katherinestewart.bsky.social

Join @a4pep.bsky.social:
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Faith, Power, and Public Schools: Christian Nationalism’s Assault on Education in Colorado and Beyond. After registering, you will receive a confirmation e...

Join us for an insightful and candid conversation with Katherine Stewart, renowned investigative journalist and author of The Power Worshippers and the newly released Money, Lies, and God. This timel...

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Rob Rogers @electrobrogers.bsky.social · Jun 8

A Lord of the Rings cult is taking over the United States. #lordoftherings #peterthiel #curtisyarvin #marcandreessen #hobbits

Rob Rogers @electrobrogers.bsky.social · Jun 6

This whole #breakup is fun and whatnot, but Peter Thiel still has all our data. #darkenlightenment

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Rob Rogers @electrobrogers.bsky.social · Jun 2

This is the person leading the analytics company that has access to the bulk of the Federal government’s data about citizens. #palantir #peterthiel

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Pryncyss @pryncyss.bsky.social · May 29

I specialize in researching Christian Nationalism. I wrote up a sibstack article due to this. @jennycohn.bsky.social @anelsona.bsky.social @electrobrogers.bsky.social

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Rob Rogers @electrobrogers.bsky.social · May 26

Rob Rogers @electrobrogers.bsky.social · May 24

“The line between me and the West Memphis Three was no thicker than a zip code.” open.substack.com/pub/electrob...

Rob Rogers @electrobrogers.bsky.social · May 18

When DHS takes meetings about a reality show where immigrants compete for citizenship, it’s not just a lapse in taste. It’s a spotlight on what we’ve normalized. open.substack.com/pub/electrob...

Rob Rogers @electrobrogers.bsky.social · May 5

Lot’s of encouragement in that direction. And did I get it wrong? open.substack.com/pub/electrob...

Unregulated Frequencies

In 1987, Reagan killed the Fairness Doctrine. What followed was a media arms race of outrage and misinformation. This isn’t nostalgia. It’s a reckoning.

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Rob Rogers @electrobrogers.bsky.social · May 5

There I was, trying to fall asleep whilst watching Hannibal on Max, when suddenly Kristi Noem appears on the screen. She’s hawking the CBP Home app and encouraging people to save the US some money and self-deport.

What dystopian, Orwellian, Huxleyian world is this?

Rob Rogers @electrobrogers.bsky.social · May 5

After many questions and suggestions, I'm migrating from Medium to #Substack. Give me a follow. I'm currently working on a piece about the Fairness Doctrine if you're into that sort of thing. electrobrogers.substack.com

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Marla Kilfoyle @marlakilfoyle.bsky.social · Apr 21

With Religious Charters, the Charter Lobby’s Chickens Have Come Home to Roost pv4ps.org/with-relig...

@carolburris.bsky.social in Public Voices for Public Schools

@edupolicyinst.bsky.social @nepc.bsky.social @edlawcenterpa.bsky.social

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Rob Rogers @electrobrogers.bsky.social · Apr 18

Today is the day. Anti-SLAAP hearing coming up this morning. Please donate if you’re able.

Rob Rogers @electrobrogers.bsky.social · Apr 12

#thisistheway

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