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Kristy G
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Fun-loving MD girl, human and dog mama, proud public educator and advocate for teachers, beer snob, book addict, and an energetic nerd. Always seeking the next adventure...
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Teacher Appreciation Week celebrates educators—but it also highlights the challenges they face. Despite attacks on public education, communities know the value of teachers and our public schools.
On Teacher Appreciation Week, union leaders say teachers are underpaid and under attack
The presidents of the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers say the political climate has added to age-old money problems for teachers, such as underfunded schools.
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May 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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"Any proposed cuts from the federal government impact real students," stated @neapresident.bsky.social to Fox News. Every dollar cut is a resource lost, and our students can’t afford to lose more.
NEA president warns removing federal government from education will harm 'most vulnerable' students | Fox News Video
National Education Association President Becky Pringle on the prospect of removing the federal government from public education and the need for a 'whole-of-government' approach.
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February 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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What the Last Four Weeks have Wrought ,,, superb piece from arguably the person most knowledgable about the nuts and bolts of govt. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
What the Last Four Weeks have Wrought
Max Stier reminds us of the damage done to the federal workforce and the cost we will pay
open.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Elon Musk has now illegally fired:

- USDA employees amidst a bird flu outbreak

- FAA chair amid a plane crash epidemic

- People in charge of protecting us from nuclear attack

At this point Musk has to be considered a terrorist attacking the United States.
February 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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“A Hitler salute is a Hitler salute is a Hitler salute,” the prominent German weekly Die Zeit wrote in an editorial.

Also, in related news, a clownish dick is a clownish dick.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/w...
What Elon Musk’s Salute Was All About
A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
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When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.
January 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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“Make good trouble.”

~ John Lewis
January 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Forever and always!
January 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King
January 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

- James Baldwin
November 18, 2024 at 5:15 AM