Shannon Bain
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Unless the Senate votes no, devastating Medicaid cuts will become law—kicking children off of their insurance, shrinking lunch programs, and cutting school nurses and counselors.
Tell your senator: vote NO.
Tell your senator: vote NO.
Urge the Senate to Reject the House-Passed Budget Bill that Will Harm Students and Working Families | NEA
The bill the House GOP just passed is calling for trillions in tax cuts that heavily benefit billionaires—“paid for” with devastating cuts in education, health, and nutrition programs for students,…
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May 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Unless the Senate votes no, devastating Medicaid cuts will become law—kicking children off of their insurance, shrinking lunch programs, and cutting school nurses and counselors.
Tell your senator: vote NO.
Tell your senator: vote NO.
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Matthew Hawn spent over a decade teaching contemporary issues and social studies in Sullivan County, Tennessee. He loved his job, was respected by his colleagues, students and parents, and had no history of complaints—until 2020.
tnea.org/Matthew-Hawn
tnea.org/Matthew-Hawn
In Matthew Hawn Case, TEA Protects Teaching Profession | Tennessee Education Association
TEA filed suit on behalf of Matthew Hawn, a Sullivan Co. social studies teacher, challenging his 2021 dismissal as arbitrary after a complaint from a parent.
tnea.org
March 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Matthew Hawn spent over a decade teaching contemporary issues and social studies in Sullivan County, Tennessee. He loved his job, was respected by his colleagues, students and parents, and had no history of complaints—until 2020.
tnea.org/Matthew-Hawn
tnea.org/Matthew-Hawn
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History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.
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Generations of American patriots, from our revolution onward, have fought for the principles Zelenskyy is risking his life to defend. But today, Donald Trump and JD Vance attacked Zelenskyy and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who invaded Ukraine.
ZELENSKYY: Putin broke the ceasefire. What kind of diplomacy, JD, are you speaking about?
VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Generations of American patriots, from our revolution onward, have fought for the principles Zelenskyy is risking his life to defend. But today, Donald Trump and JD Vance attacked Zelenskyy and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who invaded Ukraine.
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Today marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
It Was an Ambush
Today marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy.
www.theatlantic.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Today marked one of the grimmest days in the history of American diplomacy. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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What’s the opposite of a Nobel Peace Prize?
I think we have a winner.
I think we have a winner.
February 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
What’s the opposite of a Nobel Peace Prize?
I think we have a winner.
I think we have a winner.
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The argument in the Oval Office was broadcast globally.
Here is a transcript of the key moments of the exchange.
Here is a transcript of the key moments of the exchange.
What Trump and Zelenskyy said during their heated argument in the Oval Office
"This is going to be great television. I will say that," President Donald Trump said after a minuteslong fight with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in front of cameras during a visit to the White House.
buff.ly
February 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The argument in the Oval Office was broadcast globally.
Here is a transcript of the key moments of the exchange.
Here is a transcript of the key moments of the exchange.
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Be rebellious. But rest as needed.
Joy is a form of anarchy in an administration that spews hate and fear.
Do the good you want to see in the world.
And fight like hell to hold onto your compassion for those who deserve it.
You get to choose who to be kind to.
Joy is a form of anarchy in an administration that spews hate and fear.
Do the good you want to see in the world.
And fight like hell to hold onto your compassion for those who deserve it.
You get to choose who to be kind to.
January 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Be rebellious. But rest as needed.
Joy is a form of anarchy in an administration that spews hate and fear.
Do the good you want to see in the world.
And fight like hell to hold onto your compassion for those who deserve it.
You get to choose who to be kind to.
Joy is a form of anarchy in an administration that spews hate and fear.
Do the good you want to see in the world.
And fight like hell to hold onto your compassion for those who deserve it.
You get to choose who to be kind to.
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“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941
February 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” -FDR, 1941
Project 2025 mirrors a dark chapter in history. Leaders seized control of the media, targeted marginalized groups—including the elderly, disabled, and those with differing beliefs—and silenced anyone deemed subversive to their agenda. History is repeating itself, and the consequences are dire.
February 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Project 2025 mirrors a dark chapter in history. Leaders seized control of the media, targeted marginalized groups—including the elderly, disabled, and those with differing beliefs—and silenced anyone deemed subversive to their agenda. History is repeating itself, and the consequences are dire.
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WATCH: @joshcowenmsu.bsky.social in Nashville explains to the media how YES, VOUCHERS HURT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
With @campbell4tn.bsky.social & @calebhemmer.bsky.social he said vouchers hurt budgets, help kids already in private schools, results are bad
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFLXm-D...
With @campbell4tn.bsky.social & @calebhemmer.bsky.social he said vouchers hurt budgets, help kids already in private schools, results are bad
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFLXm-D...
January 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
WATCH: @joshcowenmsu.bsky.social in Nashville explains to the media how YES, VOUCHERS HURT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
With @campbell4tn.bsky.social & @calebhemmer.bsky.social he said vouchers hurt budgets, help kids already in private schools, results are bad
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFLXm-D...
With @campbell4tn.bsky.social & @calebhemmer.bsky.social he said vouchers hurt budgets, help kids already in private schools, results are bad
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DFLXm-D...
Need more information about Tennessee’s voucher bill and how it will negatively impact public schools, check out our resources (including links to contact your legislators) at tnea.org/novouchers
Say NO to Statewide Vouchers | Tennessee Education Association
90% of Tennessee students attend public schools. We need to protect and strengthen public schools by opposing expensive, unaccountable, inequitable, and unnecessary vouchers.
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January 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Need more information about Tennessee’s voucher bill and how it will negatively impact public schools, check out our resources (including links to contact your legislators) at tnea.org/novouchers
Stop Tennessee’s proposed legislation on school vouchers by signing the petition: secure.ngpvan.com/Gwxrt1EDdEqn...
Universal Private School Vouchers are WRONG for Tennessee
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January 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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REPUBLICAN Rep. Todd Warner (R-Chapel Hill) tells Tennessee Conservative News he also has concerns about @GovBillLee tying his private school voucher scam to hurricane relief funding for East TN counties in a special session👇🏽🤔
Full: www.facebook.com/share/v/18EH...
Full: www.facebook.com/share/v/18EH...
January 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
REPUBLICAN Rep. Todd Warner (R-Chapel Hill) tells Tennessee Conservative News he also has concerns about @GovBillLee tying his private school voucher scam to hurricane relief funding for East TN counties in a special session👇🏽🤔
Full: www.facebook.com/share/v/18EH...
Full: www.facebook.com/share/v/18EH...
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is still an excellent commentary on society. Not much has changed. The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckelberg are still watching.
January 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is still an excellent commentary on society. Not much has changed. The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckelberg are still watching.
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ICYMI — the same day @GovBillLee called for a special session to rush his vouchers through (tying them to hurricane relief aid) we learn 20 TN (GOP) lawmakers got subpoenas for a corruption trial @VoteBo says is linked to “voucher bribery”
www.rawstory.com/nearly-20-te...
www.rawstory.com/nearly-20-te...
January 16, 2025 at 4:22 AM
ICYMI — the same day @GovBillLee called for a special session to rush his vouchers through (tying them to hurricane relief aid) we learn 20 TN (GOP) lawmakers got subpoenas for a corruption trial @VoteBo says is linked to “voucher bribery”
www.rawstory.com/nearly-20-te...
www.rawstory.com/nearly-20-te...
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🔥 WATCH: “Withholding hurricane relief funding to garner support for vouchers? That is not the right way.”
A KNOX COUNTY dad rips @GovBillLee for his scheme to get his voucher scam passed — says “wildly unpopular” vouchers have lost badly even in Trump states like Kentucky 🎯
A KNOX COUNTY dad rips @GovBillLee for his scheme to get his voucher scam passed — says “wildly unpopular” vouchers have lost badly even in Trump states like Kentucky 🎯
January 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🔥 WATCH: “Withholding hurricane relief funding to garner support for vouchers? That is not the right way.”
A KNOX COUNTY dad rips @GovBillLee for his scheme to get his voucher scam passed — says “wildly unpopular” vouchers have lost badly even in Trump states like Kentucky 🎯
A KNOX COUNTY dad rips @GovBillLee for his scheme to get his voucher scam passed — says “wildly unpopular” vouchers have lost badly even in Trump states like Kentucky 🎯
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We disagree with them on a lot, but when they’re right, they’re right 👇🏽
And the numbers will only go up as @GovBillLee bribes legislators with more and more ways to get them to sell out public schools.
And the numbers will only go up as @GovBillLee bribes legislators with more and more ways to get them to sell out public schools.
January 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We disagree with them on a lot, but when they’re right, they’re right 👇🏽
And the numbers will only go up as @GovBillLee bribes legislators with more and more ways to get them to sell out public schools.
And the numbers will only go up as @GovBillLee bribes legislators with more and more ways to get them to sell out public schools.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY 😳🌍🔥
January 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY 😳🌍🔥
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Some added context from Knoxville rep @votegloriaj 👇🏽
January 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Some added context from Knoxville rep @votegloriaj 👇🏽