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Mary Kusler @mkusler.bsky.social · Aug 14

This is important. Pay attention. Make sure everyone has this. This is out of the authoritarian playbook. Militarize the capital city. We need to fight back.

Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · Aug 14

The next 45 days are going to be a time when everybody in DC needs to know our rights and how to assert them.

Here are five important things for everyone to know while DC is under occupation 🧵

Five rights everyone in DC needs to know

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Mary Kusler @mkusler.bsky.social · Aug 11

As our kids head back to school, it’s important to help raise up the impact of this administration on them. Thanks @neapresident.bsky.social #momsky time.com/7308619/trum...

Trump’s Tax Bill Will Starve Public Schools. Kids are Next

An estimated 18 million kids could lose access to free school meals because of Trump's tax bill.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Jul 18

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

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Mary Kusler @mkusler.bsky.social · Jul 19

Appreciate the thoughtfulness our Board of Directors took in handling this decision. There is no place for anti-semitism. @neatoday.bsky.social

Becky Pringle @neapresident.bsky.social · Jul 19

Tonight, NEA’s Board of Directors voted not to adopt a proposal that would have, for the first time, dictated who we engage with and what resources we share with our members.

Read my full statement on this vote here: bit.ly/3ID3BmE

2025 Representative Assembly Update | NEA

NEA is committed to ensuring all students can learn in a safe, welcoming environment by combating antisemitism, discrimination, and hate.

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Mary Kusler @mkusler.bsky.social · Jul 1

Time to stand up for our students and communities. #momsky www.nea.org/about-nea/me...

Coalition moves for injunction stopping Trump administration’s actions to dismantle the Department of Education | NEA

Today, in the case of NAACP v. US, the coalition of plaintiffs and supporters are moving for a preliminary injunction preventing Linda McMahon and the Trump administration from continuing their unlawf...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jun 24

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merkinstein.bsky.social @merkinstein.bsky.social · Jun 25

@mkusler.bsky.social - yet another reason why we fight

Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · Jun 25

People in wheelchairs are getting arrested right now in the Russell Senate Office Building in DC. They showed up to tell Congress not to cut their Medicaid, because they cant afford health care without it. If you look closely you can see the zip ties on their hands. #WeWontGetOverLosingMedicaid

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Jun 24

They’re planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida.

If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.

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National Education Association @neatoday.bsky.social · Jun 14

This has to stop. Students, educators, and all our community members deserve to live in peace and safety. Our hearts go out to the Hortman and Hoffman families and all who care for them.

Becky Pringle @neapresident.bsky.social · Jun 14

The news about the targeted attacks on lawmakers Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman and their spouses is heartbreaking. My prayers are with them all.

Politically-motivated violence is unacceptable and an attack on our democracy. We cannot let fear win. We must continue our fight for a better future.

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Mary Kusler @mkusler.bsky.social · Jun 14

Read this important article and then share it. #momsky www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We are no longer free. But we can win our freedom back

To meet this moment in US history, we need to revisit the rich – and successful – tradition of nonviolent protest

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jun 14

Last night, Capitol Police arrested roughly 60 veterans and their family members outside the U.S. Capitol. The group had gathered to hold a peaceful sit-in on the Capitol steps, but police intentionally set up a barrier of bike racks to prevent them from demonstrating.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Jun 14

ICE is going to parks in Los Angeles and kidnapping nannies who are caring for small children

The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted

Women and children in parks

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Mary Kusler @mkusler.bsky.social · Jun 14

Today is a day to stand arm in arm in peaceful protest with our communities. Find somewhere to join in. www.nokings.org King free since 1776. Stay safe out there.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Jun 14

If you’re undocumented, don’t march tomorrow. Stay home. Let the rest of us get this one.

Solidarity ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼

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Mary Kusler @mkusler.bsky.social · Jun 12

What are we becoming?

Becky Pringle @neapresident.bsky.social · Jun 12

This is not normal. This is not democracy. This is not free speech.

This is authoritarianism, and we cannot be silent.

Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · Jun 12

This is disgusting.

If this is how they treat Alex Padilla, a United States Senator, how do you think they’ll treat you?

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jun 10

CNN’s reporter on scene in Los Angeles: I’m being detained..

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Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · Jun 10

BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”

They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jun 9

Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/david-huerta-arrested

'This Is What Fascism Looks Like': Beloved Labor Leader David Huerta Arrested | Common Dreams

"This is about something much bigger," said the president of SEIU California, still in detention. "This is about how we

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Mary Kusler @mkusler.bsky.social · Jun 7

Pay attention. Standing vigil peacefully in support is not a crime. I stand with SEIU.

Becky Pringle @neapresident.bsky.social · Jun 7

David Huerta peacefully stood up for his community during an ICE raid, and was forcefully injured and unjustly arrested. As educators and union members, we stand with David, @seiuca.bsky.social, and demand an end to these inhumane attacks. Where they bring terror, we bring solidarity.

April Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · Jun 6

Born and raised in Los Angeles County, David Huerta is a champion for justice and a good neighbor. Today, while advocating for his community during an ICE raid, he was injured and arrested. These raids are dangerous for our families and communities. They are unjust and must end.

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Mary Kusler @mkusler.bsky.social · Jun 6

Happy to work for educators who are accepting of all, no matter who you love. #happypride #momsky

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Neil deGrasse Tyson @neildegrassetyson.com · May 19

If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 15

Rep. Jason Smith: "And then you can look at Medicaid cuts -- Medicaid reforms, I should say."

Oops.

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Mary Kusler @mkusler.bsky.social · May 16

Every time I walk into the room I am overcome by their scent.

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Mary Kusler @mkusler.bsky.social · May 15

Today’s joy was brought by a neighbor who shared her peonies.

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Mary Kusler @mkusler.bsky.social · May 14

Just what I needed on a rainy morning.

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