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Are you prepared for the changes coming to student loans in 2026? Join our student debt clinic tonight at 7PM EST to learn what you should do to update your account and submit your debt relief application, if applicable.
Register here ⤵️
www.aft.org/student-debt...
Register here ⤵️
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Student Debt Clinics
For a Better Life, for Equity and Civil Rights, for Freedom and for a Voice at Work and in Our Democracy The rising cost of higher education has led more than 45 million people in the United States to...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Are you prepared for the changes coming to student loans in 2026? Join our student debt clinic tonight at 7PM EST to learn what you should do to update your account and submit your debt relief application, if applicable.
Register here ⤵️
www.aft.org/student-debt...
Register here ⤵️
www.aft.org/student-debt...
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Democrats are comfortable fighting Trump, but to change the country we need to do more than critique; Americans want solutions & there’s lots of room to work on economic pathways to success and creating opportunity for all. Thanks @DashaBurns for the conversation. www.politico.com/video/2025/1...
Economy & Education: U.S. trade rep. Greer and teacher's union head Weingarten | The Conversation
www.politico.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Democrats are comfortable fighting Trump, but to change the country we need to do more than critique; Americans want solutions & there’s lots of room to work on economic pathways to success and creating opportunity for all. Thanks @DashaBurns for the conversation. www.politico.com/video/2025/1...
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“I have to hope that I do not have another medical crisis in 2026. That’s my current health plan.” — Rutgers adjunct prof. Tom Moomjy today speaking to the House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee about the cost of living & health care
@aft.org @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social
@aft.org @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“I have to hope that I do not have another medical crisis in 2026. That’s my current health plan.” — Rutgers adjunct prof. Tom Moomjy today speaking to the House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee about the cost of living & health care
@aft.org @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social
@aft.org @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social
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Putting a person who spreads lies and fears about vaccines in charge of our public health was always a bad idea. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
RFK Jr. is overhauling the program that helps preserve Americans' access to vaccines
A Kennedy adviser said he wants to preserve the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The health secretary's anti-vaccine allies prefer it collapse.
www.politico.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Putting a person who spreads lies and fears about vaccines in charge of our public health was always a bad idea. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Today marks 50 years of IDEA. Today we celebrate this landmark civil rights law and recommit ourselves to the work ahead. IDEA is both a milestone and a mandate; our collective responsibility is to fulfill its promise for the next generation.
November 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Today marks 50 years of IDEA. Today we celebrate this landmark civil rights law and recommit ourselves to the work ahead. IDEA is both a milestone and a mandate; our collective responsibility is to fulfill its promise for the next generation.
The first segment this week for On the Media exposes the disinformation campaign on Twitter/X. #allaboutthemoney #foreignaccounts
Tell Your Uncle He's Fighting Twitter Bots in Bangladesh | On the Media | WNYC Studios
A new feature on X, formerly known as Twitter, has revealed that some prominent MAGA accounts are based in South Asia and Eastern Europe. On this week’s On the Media, how foreign acto...
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November 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The first segment this week for On the Media exposes the disinformation campaign on Twitter/X. #allaboutthemoney #foreignaccounts
@hcrichardson.bsky.social sums what is happening now, in historical context. Worth watching/listening to. #GOP #MTG
Why Are They Leaving Office? | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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November 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social sums what is happening now, in historical context. Worth watching/listening to. #GOP #MTG
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And Linda McMahon doesn’t believe these nurses are professionals? How dare the Fed’l Dept of Ed deprofessionalize them. They are Heroes!!! And deserve every bit of gratitude we have. www.forbes.com/sites/richar... www.forbes.com/sites/richar...
The Real Frontline, Part I: The Nurses Fighting To Keep Healthcare Alive In Central Washington
Amid Medicaid cuts, disappearing services, and a deepening nurse shortage, rural ER and ICU nurses in central Washington are holding the line for an entire community.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
And Linda McMahon doesn’t believe these nurses are professionals? How dare the Fed’l Dept of Ed deprofessionalize them. They are Heroes!!! And deserve every bit of gratitude we have. www.forbes.com/sites/richar... www.forbes.com/sites/richar...
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Walmart said their “cheaper” Thanksgiving basket proves prices are down. What they didn’t say is that it has fewer items & cheaper substitutes.
Thanksgiving dinner is up 10% this year and some staples are up nearly 60%!
New report from @groundwork.bsky.social, @tcfdotorg.bsky.social, & @aft.org.
Thanksgiving dinner is up 10% this year and some staples are up nearly 60%!
New report from @groundwork.bsky.social, @tcfdotorg.bsky.social, & @aft.org.
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Walmart said their “cheaper” Thanksgiving basket proves prices are down. What they didn’t say is that it has fewer items & cheaper substitutes.
Thanksgiving dinner is up 10% this year and some staples are up nearly 60%!
New report from @groundwork.bsky.social, @tcfdotorg.bsky.social, & @aft.org.
Thanksgiving dinner is up 10% this year and some staples are up nearly 60%!
New report from @groundwork.bsky.social, @tcfdotorg.bsky.social, & @aft.org.
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Reposted by Jen Higgins
Anyone wondering what orders the President & Secy Hegseth were about to give to precipitate this kind of behavior?
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Anyone wondering what orders the President & Secy Hegseth were about to give to precipitate this kind of behavior?
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If the goal was to slash red tape, teachers could help them do it. Teachers know how to make the federal role more effective, efficient, and supportive of real learning—if only the administration would listen. #TrumpCrushesYourDreams www.telegram.com/story/news/p...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
If the goal was to slash red tape, teachers could help them do it. Teachers know how to make the federal role more effective, efficient, and supportive of real learning—if only the administration would listen. #TrumpCrushesYourDreams www.telegram.com/story/news/p...
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This abandonment means dire consequences for Special Education. Federal protections for students with disabilities? Gone. Coordinated services? Scattered across agencies w/no education expertise. This is an abandonment of the most vulnerable. #TrumpCrushesYourDreams open.substack.com/pub/grounded...
Pardon Our Mess
A recording from Grounded Podcast's live video with Liz Oyer + Randi Weingarten
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November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This abandonment means dire consequences for Special Education. Federal protections for students with disabilities? Gone. Coordinated services? Scattered across agencies w/no education expertise. This is an abandonment of the most vulnerable. #TrumpCrushesYourDreams open.substack.com/pub/grounded...
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Not only is teacher pay far lower than it should be, educators spend their own 💰on their classrooms while billionaires and corporations get tax cuts. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Not only is teacher pay far lower than it should be, educators spend their own 💰on their classrooms while billionaires and corporations get tax cuts. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
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ICYMI: @rweingarten.bsky.social calls Trump's plan to dismantle the Dept of Education an "abdication & abandonment of America’s future."
"Rather than show leadership in helping all students seize their potential, it walks away from that responsibility."
Full statement ⬇️
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"Rather than show leadership in helping all students seize their potential, it walks away from that responsibility."
Full statement ⬇️
www.aft.org/press-releas...
AFT’s Weingarten on President Trump’s Order to Dismantle the Education Department
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement responding to the announcement today revealing President Donald Trump’s plan to move multiple parts of the U.S. Department of E...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
ICYMI: @rweingarten.bsky.social calls Trump's plan to dismantle the Dept of Education an "abdication & abandonment of America’s future."
"Rather than show leadership in helping all students seize their potential, it walks away from that responsibility."
Full statement ⬇️
www.aft.org/press-releas...
"Rather than show leadership in helping all students seize their potential, it walks away from that responsibility."
Full statement ⬇️
www.aft.org/press-releas...
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Save the date!
This Thursday, 11/20 at 6 PM EDT, join @rweingarten.bsky.social, Emily Gee (@americanprogress.bsky.social) & Leslie Dach (@protectourcare.org) for a webinar on Washington’s budget battles & how they drive up healthcare costs.
Please register below. aft.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
This Thursday, 11/20 at 6 PM EDT, join @rweingarten.bsky.social, Emily Gee (@americanprogress.bsky.social) & Leslie Dach (@protectourcare.org) for a webinar on Washington’s budget battles & how they drive up healthcare costs.
Please register below. aft.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Save the date!
This Thursday, 11/20 at 6 PM EDT, join @rweingarten.bsky.social, Emily Gee (@americanprogress.bsky.social) & Leslie Dach (@protectourcare.org) for a webinar on Washington’s budget battles & how they drive up healthcare costs.
Please register below. aft.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
This Thursday, 11/20 at 6 PM EDT, join @rweingarten.bsky.social, Emily Gee (@americanprogress.bsky.social) & Leslie Dach (@protectourcare.org) for a webinar on Washington’s budget battles & how they drive up healthcare costs.
Please register below. aft.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Substance abuse does not discriminate. It doesn't matter what your race, economic class, or gender is. Anyone can succumb to this disease.
Opinion | I Am a Drug Historian. Trump Is Wrong About Fentanyl in Almost Every Way.
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November 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Substance abuse does not discriminate. It doesn't matter what your race, economic class, or gender is. Anyone can succumb to this disease.
"We must do everything we can to protect people, because the Trump administration and its allies will not. Americans deserve leaders who care about us enough to put politics aside and work toward solutions that improve lives, not shatter them." — @aft.org President @rweingarten.bsky.social
Affordability really matters
Americans want a life they can afford, opportunity to get ahead and a real voice in our democracy. I have been around politics long enough to know that you can be on the right side of a fight and sti...
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November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"We must do everything we can to protect people, because the Trump administration and its allies will not. Americans deserve leaders who care about us enough to put politics aside and work toward solutions that improve lives, not shatter them." — @aft.org President @rweingarten.bsky.social
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This order is a major win for students & academic freedom. The Trump–Vance admin tried to strong-arm the UC system and its faculty and staff into giving up their free speech rights — and they were stopped. Proud that AFT was part of the coalition that stood up
democracyforward.org/updates/cour...
democracyforward.org/updates/cour...
Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Gain Leverage and Political Control Over University of California System - Democracy Forward
democracyforward.org
November 15, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This order is a major win for students & academic freedom. The Trump–Vance admin tried to strong-arm the UC system and its faculty and staff into giving up their free speech rights — and they were stopped. Proud that AFT was part of the coalition that stood up
democracyforward.org/updates/cour...
democracyforward.org/updates/cour...
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When baristas go on strike, we show solidarity by doing the same: don’t shop at Starbucks.
No contract, no coffee. Period. #NoContractNoCoffee
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No contract, no coffee. Period. #NoContractNoCoffee
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November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
When baristas go on strike, we show solidarity by doing the same: don’t shop at Starbucks.
No contract, no coffee. Period. #NoContractNoCoffee
seiu.co/NoStarbucks
No contract, no coffee. Period. #NoContractNoCoffee
seiu.co/NoStarbucks
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So inflation and cost of living has been going up every month since this administration took over…this administration that promised it would all come down on day 1?
Now it’s because of the previous administration?
The one that had nothing to do with tariffing the entire planet?
Makes sense.
Now it’s because of the previous administration?
The one that had nothing to do with tariffing the entire planet?
Makes sense.
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
So inflation and cost of living has been going up every month since this administration took over…this administration that promised it would all come down on day 1?
Now it’s because of the previous administration?
The one that had nothing to do with tariffing the entire planet?
Makes sense.
Now it’s because of the previous administration?
The one that had nothing to do with tariffing the entire planet?
Makes sense.
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We are upset, like many, that the ACA tax credits are not restored in this “deal” to reopen the govt. But let’s be clear why: the Rs refused to budge as the hunger & aviation crises worsened. Let’s be clear who is hurting working families. The AFT will keep fighting www.aft.org/press-releas...
AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Key Vote to End Shutdown
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement responding to the Senate’s key vote on reopening the federal government:
www.aft.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We are upset, like many, that the ACA tax credits are not restored in this “deal” to reopen the govt. But let’s be clear why: the Rs refused to budge as the hunger & aviation crises worsened. Let’s be clear who is hurting working families. The AFT will keep fighting www.aft.org/press-releas...
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While I am disappointed we will continue to keep fighting for affordable health care and for a better life for working folks. The Rs should never have pit hunger and health care. Here's my full statement www.aft.org/press-releas...
AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Key Vote to End Shutdown
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement responding to the Senate’s key vote on reopening the federal government:
www.aft.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
While I am disappointed we will continue to keep fighting for affordable health care and for a better life for working folks. The Rs should never have pit hunger and health care. Here's my full statement www.aft.org/press-releas...
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DEMS SIMPLE PROPOSAL:
A simple one year extension of existing ACA tax credits
Re-open the government
Establish committee to continue negotiations for long-term lower healthcare costs
A simple one year extension of existing ACA tax credits
Re-open the government
Establish committee to continue negotiations for long-term lower healthcare costs
November 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
DEMS SIMPLE PROPOSAL:
A simple one year extension of existing ACA tax credits
Re-open the government
Establish committee to continue negotiations for long-term lower healthcare costs
A simple one year extension of existing ACA tax credits
Re-open the government
Establish committee to continue negotiations for long-term lower healthcare costs