Janet
@jabygr.bsky.social
Almost-retired history teacher, now substitute teaching at my favorite high school.
1/20/26 Free America Walkout: Couldn't walk out today, so I wore my Smithsonian Museum shirt: "O say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave."
January 21, 2026 at 4:23 AM
1/20/26 Free America Walkout: Couldn't walk out today, so I wore my Smithsonian Museum shirt: "O say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave."
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😰 Are you dreading the moment when a family member will surely bring up a viral falsehood this holiday season?
✨ We can't guarantee success, but here are six tips for holding productive, fact-based conversations: zurl.co/QEAbD
✨ We can't guarantee success, but here are six tips for holding productive, fact-based conversations: zurl.co/QEAbD
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
😰 Are you dreading the moment when a family member will surely bring up a viral falsehood this holiday season?
✨ We can't guarantee success, but here are six tips for holding productive, fact-based conversations: zurl.co/QEAbD
✨ We can't guarantee success, but here are six tips for holding productive, fact-based conversations: zurl.co/QEAbD
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings!
On Oct. 18 I'm joining #NoKingsPasadena at 1 pm in front of City Hall, then walking to line Colorado Blvd with our signs.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
On Oct. 18 I'm joining #NoKingsPasadena at 1 pm in front of City Hall, then walking to line Colorado Blvd with our signs.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
NO KINGS Pasadena - San Gabriel Foothills Indivisible · Mobilize
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
www.mobilize.us
October 17, 2025 at 3:58 AM
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings!
On Oct. 18 I'm joining #NoKingsPasadena at 1 pm in front of City Hall, then walking to line Colorado Blvd with our signs.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
On Oct. 18 I'm joining #NoKingsPasadena at 1 pm in front of City Hall, then walking to line Colorado Blvd with our signs.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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New threats from this regime come fast — we have to move just as quickly. Fighting back against schemes like Trump’s map-rigging takes urgent resources. Your donation makes it possible. Please pitch in if you can: secure.actblue.com/d...
August 31, 2025 at 10:16 PM
New threats from this regime come fast — we have to move just as quickly. Fighting back against schemes like Trump’s map-rigging takes urgent resources. Your donation makes it possible. Please pitch in if you can: secure.actblue.com/d...
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I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “Labor Day - Workers Over Billionaires - San Gabriel Foothills Indivisible & Rooted In Resistance” - sign up now www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
Labor Day - Workers Over Billionaires - San Gabriel Foothills Indivisible & Rooted In Resistance · May Day Strong
San Gabriel Valley Foothill Indivisible (formerly NELA Indivisible) and Rooted in Resistance are co-hosting this action. We will gather at the west steps of Pasadena City Hall. There will be speakers ...
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August 31, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “Labor Day - Workers Over Billionaires - San Gabriel Foothills Indivisible & Rooted In Resistance” - sign up now www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
James Greenberg is worth following on sub stack or FB. As an anthropologist focused on economic, political, and social issues, he has a helpful way of pulling information together.
July 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
James Greenberg is worth following on sub stack or FB. As an anthropologist focused on economic, political, and social issues, he has a helpful way of pulling information together.
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Despite theological differences, 20 years of deep relationships in the community have prepared Pasadena churches to band together in the face of immigration raids.
“A local church should never think it is the net. It is part of the net,” said one pastor.
“A local church should never think it is the net. It is part of the net,” said one pastor.
When ICE Raided Their Community, These Churches Were Ready - Christianity Today
Decades-long relationships helped Pasadena churches respond to wildfires—and now immigration arrests.
www.christianitytoday.com
July 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Despite theological differences, 20 years of deep relationships in the community have prepared Pasadena churches to band together in the face of immigration raids.
“A local church should never think it is the net. It is part of the net,” said one pastor.
“A local church should never think it is the net. It is part of the net,” said one pastor.
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: - NELA Indivisible -- Memorial Park Pasadena” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...
GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: - NELA Indivisible -- Memorial Park Pasadena · John Lewis Actions
Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lie...
www.mobilize.us
July 17, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: - NELA Indivisible -- Memorial Park Pasadena” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...
Join the nationwide movement to protect freedom, equality, and democracy. weholdtruths.com/privacy
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July 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Join the nationwide movement to protect freedom, equality, and democracy. weholdtruths.com/privacy
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Basic steps to evaluate a news source and avoid spreading #misinformation
Credit: @smartnews.bsky.social and
@newslit.org
Credit: @smartnews.bsky.social and
@newslit.org
June 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Basic steps to evaluate a news source and avoid spreading #misinformation
Credit: @smartnews.bsky.social and
@newslit.org
Credit: @smartnews.bsky.social and
@newslit.org
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The biggest story on June 14 won’t be Trump’s $100 million birthday parade in DC — it will be what happens everywhere else. We’re mobilizing nationwide on No Kings Day with more than 1,000 events planned in all 50 states. Sign up to join our national day of defiance: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
May 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The biggest story on June 14 won’t be Trump’s $100 million birthday parade in DC — it will be what happens everywhere else. We’re mobilizing nationwide on No Kings Day with more than 1,000 events planned in all 50 states. Sign up to join our national day of defiance: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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My wife Sarah has written a really excellent piece for Plough on what Christians owe strangers in need, drawing upon her own experience working with refugees and upon the history of Christian thought. Alas — a very timely piece right now. ⚓️
“If I Go Back, They Will Kill Me”
What helping refugees in Greece and Nevada taught me about generosity and hospitality.
www.plough.com
April 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
My wife Sarah has written a really excellent piece for Plough on what Christians owe strangers in need, drawing upon her own experience working with refugees and upon the history of Christian thought. Alas — a very timely piece right now. ⚓️
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“I really believe that people need to learn critical thinking skills to parse all this information that’s being thrown at them. I mean, it’s a barrage of stuff—how are they supposed to know what’s true and not true?” - Judy Muller, former ABC News correspondent
#NewsLiteracy
#FactChecking
#NewsLiteracy
#FactChecking
How to distinguish fact from fiction
People are inundated with a nonstop flow of information—some of it misleading or outright false—making it feel like trying to drink from a firehose.
www.telluridenews.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“I really believe that people need to learn critical thinking skills to parse all this information that’s being thrown at them. I mean, it’s a barrage of stuff—how are they supposed to know what’s true and not true?” - Judy Muller, former ABC News correspondent
#NewsLiteracy
#FactChecking
#NewsLiteracy
#FactChecking
On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/WQ481E2O
Join me on April 5th
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March 28, 2025 at 4:12 AM
On April 5, we’re uniting to say Hands Off! Join me to fight back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. app.sosha.ai/s/WQ481E2O
