Elvin Houston
@schoollawyer.bsky.social
Attorney advising public schools in special education & disability rights | Public Education & Free Press Advocate | Posts not legal advice | 📍TX
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We’ve now heard that most of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) at ED is being let go as well. The harm caused to students if these layoffs are allowed to proceed cannot be overstated. ED cannot carry out its statutorily required duties without these offices.
October 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
We’ve now heard that most of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) at ED is being let go as well. The harm caused to students if these layoffs are allowed to proceed cannot be overstated. ED cannot carry out its statutorily required duties without these offices.
You can review Federal District Court Judge Fred Biery’s well-written decision that temporarily enjoins 11 Texas Schools from following the TX Legislature’s SB10 that requires the 10 Commandments in every classroom. assets.aclu.org/live/uploads...
August 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
You can review Federal District Court Judge Fred Biery’s well-written decision that temporarily enjoins 11 Texas Schools from following the TX Legislature’s SB10 that requires the 10 Commandments in every classroom. assets.aclu.org/live/uploads...
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"On Inauguration Day, I listed 12 tripwires of tyranny ... Seven months into Trump’s term, we’re already there with five of the tripwires," writes @markjacob.bsky.social in COURIER's Stop the Presses.
Are we living in a dictatorship yet?
On Inauguration Day, I listed 12 tripwires of tyranny. We’ve hit 5 of them and are close to 5 others.
www.stopthepresses.news
August 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"On Inauguration Day, I listed 12 tripwires of tyranny ... Seven months into Trump’s term, we’re already there with five of the tripwires," writes @markjacob.bsky.social in COURIER's Stop the Presses.
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In Britain James Bond has been bowdlerised and filthsome bits excised from Roald Dahl. A new book argues that publishing has become Orwellian
How publishers became scared of books
In “That Book is Dangerous!” Adam Szetela argues that the industry has become Orwellian
econ.st
August 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
In Britain James Bond has been bowdlerised and filthsome bits excised from Roald Dahl. A new book argues that publishing has become Orwellian
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AOC: “The girls are fighting, aren’t they?”
June 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
AOC: “The girls are fighting, aren’t they?”
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Worth a listen to what Al Green says after he was removed from the chamber.
Thank you, Rep. Al Green!
YouTube video by Adam Parkhomenko
youtu.be
March 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Worth a listen to what Al Green says after he was removed from the chamber.
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
“But appeasement now would be a mistake. This anti-democratic movement has no interest in compromise. Any concessions will help consolidate the powers of a lawless presidency and entrench a new, kleptocratic, authoritarian form of government in the United States.” @katherinestewart.bsky.social
Opinion | Now Will We Believe What Is Happening Right Before Our Eyes?
There can be no appeasement. None.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“But appeasement now would be a mistake. This anti-democratic movement has no interest in compromise. Any concessions will help consolidate the powers of a lawless presidency and entrench a new, kleptocratic, authoritarian form of government in the United States.” @katherinestewart.bsky.social
@kenmartin.bsky.social so what got done today?
Who is designated on-point for responses for each of these:
>Musk @ the Treasury obtaining private information?
>the trade war that will hurt every American?
>illegal deportations of persons here legally ?
Where is the cohesive message? We are behind
Who is designated on-point for responses for each of these:
>Musk @ the Treasury obtaining private information?
>the trade war that will hurt every American?
>illegal deportations of persons here legally ?
Where is the cohesive message? We are behind
February 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
@kenmartin.bsky.social so what got done today?
Who is designated on-point for responses for each of these:
>Musk @ the Treasury obtaining private information?
>the trade war that will hurt every American?
>illegal deportations of persons here legally ?
Where is the cohesive message? We are behind
Who is designated on-point for responses for each of these:
>Musk @ the Treasury obtaining private information?
>the trade war that will hurt every American?
>illegal deportations of persons here legally ?
Where is the cohesive message? We are behind
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RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
February 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
“That is the tension at the heart of Trump’s whole strategy: Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a president. He is trying to substitute perception for reality. He is hoping that perception then becomes reality. That can only happen if we believe him.”
Opinion | Don’t Believe Him
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“That is the tension at the heart of Trump’s whole strategy: Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a president. He is trying to substitute perception for reality. He is hoping that perception then becomes reality. That can only happen if we believe him.”
“So, freak the fuck out. Now would be good.”
Hey Dems,
Imagine just how much the GOP would be freaking the fuck out if Obama or Biden had allowed Soros access to all treasury payment and taxpayer data. Because they’d be right to freak the fuck out.
So, freak the fuck out. Now would be good.
XOXO
Timmer
Imagine just how much the GOP would be freaking the fuck out if Obama or Biden had allowed Soros access to all treasury payment and taxpayer data. Because they’d be right to freak the fuck out.
So, freak the fuck out. Now would be good.
XOXO
Timmer
February 2, 2025 at 1:32 AM
“So, freak the fuck out. Now would be good.”
16 Democratic senators recently voted to confirm the Trump-appointed Treasury Secretary who just gave Musk’s team access to a Treasury payment system that disburses trillions and holds mass quantities of personal information. Food for thought. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
February 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
@schumer.senate.gov LEAD or get out of the way.
You are letting him grab the Constitution by the…
#RESIST
You are letting him grab the Constitution by the…
#RESIST
Sorry to trouble you, Senator, but there’s A COUP GOING ON AND IT WORRIES ME A BIT MORE THAN MY NEXT BLT.
You’re worried about tomato prices.
Wait till Trump’s Mexico tariffs raise your tomato prices.
Wait till Trump’s Mexico tariffs raise your tomato prices.
February 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
@schumer.senate.gov LEAD or get out of the way.
You are letting him grab the Constitution by the…
#RESIST
You are letting him grab the Constitution by the…
#RESIST
Should it concern you that ICE needs to apprehend these “criminals“ at places like work, in churches, & at schools?
I thought those were the places we found our neighbors.
Maybe this is about who we have as neighbors, instead of crime.
#resist
I thought those were the places we found our neighbors.
Maybe this is about who we have as neighbors, instead of crime.
#resist
February 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Should it concern you that ICE needs to apprehend these “criminals“ at places like work, in churches, & at schools?
I thought those were the places we found our neighbors.
Maybe this is about who we have as neighbors, instead of crime.
#resist
I thought those were the places we found our neighbors.
Maybe this is about who we have as neighbors, instead of crime.
#resist
Kicked out of space at the Pentagon:
New York Times
NBC
NPR &
Politico
Replaced by:
Breitbart
OANN
New York Times
NBC
NPR &
Politico
Replaced by:
Breitbart
OANN
NBC News is being kicked out of its space in the Pentagon and replaced by OANN.
February 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Kicked out of space at the Pentagon:
New York Times
NBC
NPR &
Politico
Replaced by:
Breitbart
OANN
New York Times
NBC
NPR &
Politico
Replaced by:
Breitbart
OANN
The Dem leadership is acting ‘offended’
He is grabbing the Constitution by the…
Let go of your pearls and make a fist.
#Resist
He is grabbing the Constitution by the…
Let go of your pearls and make a fist.
#Resist
Trump is openly violating the law on a vast and unprecedented scale and everyone is acting like it's normal. NPR had a long story about finding a rare shrew. NYT said he was disregarding "legal niceties." This is an attack on the Constitution as profound as the attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
February 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The Dem leadership is acting ‘offended’
He is grabbing the Constitution by the…
Let go of your pearls and make a fist.
#Resist
He is grabbing the Constitution by the…
Let go of your pearls and make a fist.
#Resist
“It is the partisans who have promised to uphold the constitution that are failing us.”
This.
This.
The US constitution was built to avoid centralized power and tyranny.
It is not the constitution that is failing us.
It is the partisans who have promised to uphold the constitution that are failing us.
It is not the constitution that is failing us.
It is the partisans who have promised to uphold the constitution that are failing us.
February 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
“It is the partisans who have promised to uphold the constitution that are failing us.”
This.
This.
Dignity for
Every
Individual
Every
Individual
February 1, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Dignity for
Every
Individual
Every
Individual
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Yall are lovely. Can I be political for a moment? Medicaid and IDEA gave us the resources to support our son on whatever path he takes us.
I know things are terrible. But my son just said my name reasonably clearly for the first time. I’m very emotional.
February 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Yall are lovely. Can I be political for a moment? Medicaid and IDEA gave us the resources to support our son on whatever path he takes us.
Yes!! @democrats.org @governorwalz.mn.gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @govandybeshear.bsky.social @govpritzker.illinois.gov @aoc.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social #PeteButtigieg
Honest suggestion for @thedemocraticparty.bsky.social #dncchair meeting - tear up the agenda tomorrow. Don't cancel the vote but hold a press conference on the shit that's going down. Don't wait on Jeffries and Schumer. The media isn't going to cover it until someone treats it like an emergency.
February 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Honest suggestion for @thedemocraticparty.bsky.social #dncchair meeting - tear up the agenda tomorrow. Don't cancel the vote but hold a press conference on the shit that's going down. Don't wait on Jeffries and Schumer. The media isn't going to cover it until someone treats it like an emergency.
February 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Honest suggestion for @thedemocraticparty.bsky.social #dncchair meeting - tear up the agenda tomorrow. Don't cancel the vote but hold a press conference on the shit that's going down. Don't wait on Jeffries and Schumer. The media isn't going to cover it until someone treats it like an emergency.
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Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare.
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
January 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare.
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”
We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
@aoc.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social @chastenbuttigieg.bsky.social
I think it’s AOC, Rep. Crockett & Pete
Please keep fighting, you’re the only leaders’ voices in the fight it seems.
I think it’s AOC, Rep. Crockett & Pete
Please keep fighting, you’re the only leaders’ voices in the fight it seems.
Where is the resistance? We need a clear response, from persons of integrity, intellect & fight. Stop talking about this conduct like it is a fart… it’s not “appalling”—it is anti-American, abusive and an outright attack on American values. Let go of your pearls and make a fist. #makeafist
February 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
@aoc.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social @chastenbuttigieg.bsky.social
I think it’s AOC, Rep. Crockett & Pete
Please keep fighting, you’re the only leaders’ voices in the fight it seems.
I think it’s AOC, Rep. Crockett & Pete
Please keep fighting, you’re the only leaders’ voices in the fight it seems.