Rebecca Lass
@rebeccalass.bsky.social
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March 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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10 years ago, when I introduced a bill to make public colleges & universities tuition free, it was called "radical." Not today. Over 100 colleges & universities now offer free tuition to working class students.
Now, we must expand that idea to all public colleges & universities.
Now, we must expand that idea to all public colleges & universities.
March 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
10 years ago, when I introduced a bill to make public colleges & universities tuition free, it was called "radical." Not today. Over 100 colleges & universities now offer free tuition to working class students.
Now, we must expand that idea to all public colleges & universities.
Now, we must expand that idea to all public colleges & universities.
Expert knowledge is under attack and the suppression & destruction of it will have deep and longterm impacts.
Some of the questionnaires being sent to researchers include connotative, charged language—huge red flags, but also gives insights into the whys of current admin’s long game.
Some of the questionnaires being sent to researchers include connotative, charged language—huge red flags, but also gives insights into the whys of current admin’s long game.
Are government employees protecting documents, records, and expert knowledge from being purged in their departments?
March 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Expert knowledge is under attack and the suppression & destruction of it will have deep and longterm impacts.
Some of the questionnaires being sent to researchers include connotative, charged language—huge red flags, but also gives insights into the whys of current admin’s long game.
Some of the questionnaires being sent to researchers include connotative, charged language—huge red flags, but also gives insights into the whys of current admin’s long game.
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This is the first page of this morning’s edition of the Globe and Mail (arguably the English Canadian paper of record)
I don’t remember seeing anything like this before
I don’t remember seeing anything like this before
March 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is the first page of this morning’s edition of the Globe and Mail (arguably the English Canadian paper of record)
I don’t remember seeing anything like this before
I don’t remember seeing anything like this before
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Thank you @mayorwu.boston.gov 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu at the House hearing on sanctuary cities:
"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
🎤
"If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
Mic drop!
🎤
March 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Thank you @mayorwu.boston.gov 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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With Handmaids Tale people focus on the shock of the mass rapes in the book and the show.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
February 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
With Handmaids Tale people focus on the shock of the mass rapes in the book and the show.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
But how the regime came to be in power in that book keeps me awake at night because it is playing out in very intricate detail in our real lives right now.
They are not draining the swamp. Prez Musk and Handler Trump are feeding the swamp monsters.
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
They are not draining the swamp. Prez Musk and Handler Trump are feeding the swamp monsters.
It’s accurate and speaks to the twofold charlatan strategy of simultaneously appeasing fragile egos that want to see the MAGA stamp all over the world and passing no end of dangerous policy while people are outraged at the cavalier threats to neighbours’ sovereignty.
February 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
It’s accurate and speaks to the twofold charlatan strategy of simultaneously appeasing fragile egos that want to see the MAGA stamp all over the world and passing no end of dangerous policy while people are outraged at the cavalier threats to neighbours’ sovereignty.
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As many as 69 Million American women may suddenly be unable to register to #vote or renew their voter’s registration under the SAVE Act because they changed their name when they got married. @katiephang.bsky.social is going live Friday at 1:15 pm art with @brennancenter.bsky.social to discuss
February 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
As many as 69 Million American women may suddenly be unable to register to #vote or renew their voter’s registration under the SAVE Act because they changed their name when they got married. @katiephang.bsky.social is going live Friday at 1:15 pm art with @brennancenter.bsky.social to discuss
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Love Rick Mercer - especially when he was skewering Pierre Polievre.
This skit on PP’s full government pension since he was 31 years old is worth rewatching. Funny, not funny.
This skit on PP’s full government pension since he was 31 years old is worth rewatching. Funny, not funny.
January 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Love Rick Mercer - especially when he was skewering Pierre Polievre.
This skit on PP’s full government pension since he was 31 years old is worth rewatching. Funny, not funny.
This skit on PP’s full government pension since he was 31 years old is worth rewatching. Funny, not funny.
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Less than 1% of fentanyl comes from Canada.
Less than 1% illegal migrants come from Canada.
We risk our lives to fight your fires, and we came en masse to help with the 9/11 tragedy and felt your pain and grieved with you. We will always be there for the US. Why are we being punished, America?
Less than 1% illegal migrants come from Canada.
We risk our lives to fight your fires, and we came en masse to help with the 9/11 tragedy and felt your pain and grieved with you. We will always be there for the US. Why are we being punished, America?
February 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Less than 1% of fentanyl comes from Canada.
Less than 1% illegal migrants come from Canada.
We risk our lives to fight your fires, and we came en masse to help with the 9/11 tragedy and felt your pain and grieved with you. We will always be there for the US. Why are we being punished, America?
Less than 1% illegal migrants come from Canada.
We risk our lives to fight your fires, and we came en masse to help with the 9/11 tragedy and felt your pain and grieved with you. We will always be there for the US. Why are we being punished, America?
Truth. Most teachers are self-motivated and can find and optimize their talents best when not micromanaged.
Counterintuitive: the less we demand from teachers, the more we achieve.
#EduSky
#EduSky
January 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Truth. Most teachers are self-motivated and can find and optimize their talents best when not micromanaged.
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Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
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Donald Trump is back in the White House, but who is really pulling the strings? www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QI6...
What Does Elon Musk Really Want?
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Donald Trump is back in the White House, but who is really pulling the strings? www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QI6...
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If it wasn't clear before, it's crystal clear now: Elon Musk is the 47th President of the United States. And his presidency is going to be a government of, by, and for the wealthy and big corporations.
We break it all down on this week's Coffee Klatch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=spD9...
We break it all down on this week's Coffee Klatch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=spD9...
A Preview Of President Musk? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2024 at 3:26 PM
If it wasn't clear before, it's crystal clear now: Elon Musk is the 47th President of the United States. And his presidency is going to be a government of, by, and for the wealthy and big corporations.
We break it all down on this week's Coffee Klatch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=spD9...
We break it all down on this week's Coffee Klatch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=spD9...
I’ve worked in educational DEI for over two decades. The abbreviation has undergone many shifts, as has thinking about it and approaches. It has never been a perfect science nor a cure-all but it has aimed to make experiences of those in the system fairer.
Western Accreditor Looks to Drop #DEI Language
Critics argue that by changing its standards to focus on “success for all students,” WSCUC is bowing to political pressure. Officials say it’s in response to honest feedback. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/41ozlTM
Critics argue that by changing its standards to focus on “success for all students,” WSCUC is bowing to political pressure. Officials say it’s in response to honest feedback. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/41ozlTM
Western accreditor looks to drop DEI language from standards
Critics argue that by changing its standards to focus on “success for all students,” WSCUC is bowing to political pressure. Officials say it’s in response to honest feedback.
bit.ly
December 9, 2024 at 4:34 PM
I’ve worked in educational DEI for over two decades. The abbreviation has undergone many shifts, as has thinking about it and approaches. It has never been a perfect science nor a cure-all but it has aimed to make experiences of those in the system fairer.
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House Republicans Aim to Pass Higher Ed Overhaul
The wide-ranging legislation likely won’t move forward in the Senate but serves as a marker for Republicans’ higher ed priorities in the next Congress. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4gpWSIx
The wide-ranging legislation likely won’t move forward in the Senate but serves as a marker for Republicans’ higher ed priorities in the next Congress. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4gpWSIx
Republican higher ed overhaul could get House vote
The wide-ranging legislation likely won’t move forward in the Senate but serves as a marker for Republicans’ higher ed priorities in the next Congress.
bit.ly
December 6, 2024 at 4:37 PM
House Republicans Aim to Pass Higher Ed Overhaul
The wide-ranging legislation likely won’t move forward in the Senate but serves as a marker for Republicans’ higher ed priorities in the next Congress. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4gpWSIx
The wide-ranging legislation likely won’t move forward in the Senate but serves as a marker for Republicans’ higher ed priorities in the next Congress. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4gpWSIx
Hello Blue Sky!
Teacher, artist, academic, mom here. Looking for generative conversations.
Teacher, artist, academic, mom here. Looking for generative conversations.
November 15, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Hello Blue Sky!
Teacher, artist, academic, mom here. Looking for generative conversations.
Teacher, artist, academic, mom here. Looking for generative conversations.