Alessandra Giampaolo Keener
@alessandrak.bsky.social
education policy - educational consultant - amateur historian - social justice - wannabe artist - secular homeschool - queer femme - cat foster mom - Quaker - caregiver
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Re-intro time. I'm an educator who spent a decade working w public defenders & family law attys as an expert witness. I also founded a statewide secular homeschool advocacy group & write curriculum. I foster cats. Art is my therapy. Author of So You Want to be An Educational Consultant (GUP '25)
Can we please NOT normalize forcing children to go door to door and beg for food because the government is trying to starve them.
#resist #Halloween #JustSayNo #MutualAid
#resist #Halloween #JustSayNo #MutualAid
October 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Can we please NOT normalize forcing children to go door to door and beg for food because the government is trying to starve them.
#resist #Halloween #JustSayNo #MutualAid
#resist #Halloween #JustSayNo #MutualAid
Reposted by Alessandra Giampaolo Keener
Starting November 1st, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal childcare to all its residents.
It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually.
This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually.
This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
September 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Starting November 1st, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal childcare to all its residents.
It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually.
This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually.
This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
Gov Wes Moore did not order the Maryland flag flown at half mast when Melissa Hortman - an actual MN elected official - was politically assassinated BUT has ordered them at half mast for Charlie Kirk??!!?? Condemn the violence but do better democrats.
September 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Gov Wes Moore did not order the Maryland flag flown at half mast when Melissa Hortman - an actual MN elected official - was politically assassinated BUT has ordered them at half mast for Charlie Kirk??!!?? Condemn the violence but do better democrats.
Final Call for LGBTQ+ Artists: More Joy, Less Guilt. Submit your 2D artwork that shows the world what it means to live your life unapologetically. Honoraria for accepted, emerging, established & elder artists. #Baltimore #CallForArt
Apply Here: dcsisters.org/2025-call-fo...
Apply Here: dcsisters.org/2025-call-fo...
September 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Final Call for LGBTQ+ Artists: More Joy, Less Guilt. Submit your 2D artwork that shows the world what it means to live your life unapologetically. Honoraria for accepted, emerging, established & elder artists. #Baltimore #CallForArt
Apply Here: dcsisters.org/2025-call-fo...
Apply Here: dcsisters.org/2025-call-fo...
Judgment Kitty wants to know how you've been fighting against corporate greed AND for fair wages
#CatsOfBluesky #CatSky #FightFascism
#CatsOfBluesky #CatSky #FightFascism
September 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Judgment Kitty wants to know how you've been fighting against corporate greed AND for fair wages
#CatsOfBluesky #CatSky #FightFascism
#CatsOfBluesky #CatSky #FightFascism
Shattered some old liquor bottles and stuck them in a rock tumbler with some paving sand. The razor sharp edges have rounded out to a soft contour - the color is dull - and the texture is gritty. Such a metaphor for life. #ArtTherapy #GlassArt #caregiving
August 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Shattered some old liquor bottles and stuck them in a rock tumbler with some paving sand. The razor sharp edges have rounded out to a soft contour - the color is dull - and the texture is gritty. Such a metaphor for life. #ArtTherapy #GlassArt #caregiving
My favorite I-Know-A-Gay Economy story: I had a case where a kid was charged with assault after a para at his HS goaded him into a physical attack. There was video evidence & witnesses but school still backed the para. Atty consult discovers both me and the parents are LGBTQ and says: /1
my father-in-law is a “I know a guy” Guy. sadly all the old Guys are aging out of the Guy Economy. Guys are fundamentally incompatible with Hustle Culture because it’s not about “winning” a deal, it’s about collecting favors and goodwill in a mutually-beneficial cycle. protect your local Guy Economy
August 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My favorite I-Know-A-Gay Economy story: I had a case where a kid was charged with assault after a para at his HS goaded him into a physical attack. There was video evidence & witnesses but school still backed the para. Atty consult discovers both me and the parents are LGBTQ and says: /1
August 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Someone commented the Bruce Willis dementia doc is "uplifting". Yeah... NO! There's nothing uplifting about living w someone suffering from rapid decline memory loss, unless you have financial privilege that allows 24/7 help so you can enjoy the fleeting lucid moments. #caregiving
August 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Someone commented the Bruce Willis dementia doc is "uplifting". Yeah... NO! There's nothing uplifting about living w someone suffering from rapid decline memory loss, unless you have financial privilege that allows 24/7 help so you can enjoy the fleeting lucid moments. #caregiving
Reposted by Alessandra Giampaolo Keener
Florida bans "The Diary of Anne Frank" in school libraries. Whoever made this decision should have to eat every page of that amazing book, page by page.
August 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Florida bans "The Diary of Anne Frank" in school libraries. Whoever made this decision should have to eat every page of that amazing book, page by page.
August 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Call for Art: More Joy, Less Guilt
DC Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and the Baltimore County Arts Guild are hosting an art show in October, full of all kinds of flirtatious fun. Submit your 2D art by 9/5. Free to apply.
#Baltimore #Maryland #CallForArt #LGBTQ #art #QueerArt
DC Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and the Baltimore County Arts Guild are hosting an art show in October, full of all kinds of flirtatious fun. Submit your 2D art by 9/5. Free to apply.
#Baltimore #Maryland #CallForArt #LGBTQ #art #QueerArt
August 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Call for Art: More Joy, Less Guilt
DC Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and the Baltimore County Arts Guild are hosting an art show in October, full of all kinds of flirtatious fun. Submit your 2D art by 9/5. Free to apply.
#Baltimore #Maryland #CallForArt #LGBTQ #art #QueerArt
DC Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and the Baltimore County Arts Guild are hosting an art show in October, full of all kinds of flirtatious fun. Submit your 2D art by 9/5. Free to apply.
#Baltimore #Maryland #CallForArt #LGBTQ #art #QueerArt
The Reisterstown Community Fridge has been gifted 2 food pantries. One is freestanding and the other will require a post to be installed. Who has a site in Baltimore County that can host these and foster mutual aid to combat hunger?
August 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Reisterstown Community Fridge has been gifted 2 food pantries. One is freestanding and the other will require a post to be installed. Who has a site in Baltimore County that can host these and foster mutual aid to combat hunger?
Point of ethics for TV journalists: Inform your interview subject BEFORE you put a camera in their face that you will be using AI for your final segment. Informed consent matters.
August 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Point of ethics for TV journalists: Inform your interview subject BEFORE you put a camera in their face that you will be using AI for your final segment. Informed consent matters.
Look at that: Police *can* use non-lethal force to defuse calls for service when an out-of-control person w a gun is involved. And shame on Baltimore County Council & Todd Crandell for covering this up. Alcoholism is no excuse for domestic violence.
www.dundalkeagle.com/news/local/b... #PoliceReform
www.dundalkeagle.com/news/local/b... #PoliceReform
Baltimore County councilman endangered police and his family, police and court records say
Baltimore County Council member Todd Crandell endangered police inside his Eastpoint Mall office in June 2024, in an incident that came to light after his wife took out a protective
www.dundalkeagle.com
August 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Look at that: Police *can* use non-lethal force to defuse calls for service when an out-of-control person w a gun is involved. And shame on Baltimore County Council & Todd Crandell for covering this up. Alcoholism is no excuse for domestic violence.
www.dundalkeagle.com/news/local/b... #PoliceReform
www.dundalkeagle.com/news/local/b... #PoliceReform
What happens when you're trying to give positive press about Community Fridges but your filter is set to "off". The reporter was lovely, but I suspect she'll have different parameters for what can actually be aired.
#FoodNotBombs #MutualAid #Baltimore #ActuallyAutistic #FightFascism #FreePalestine
#FoodNotBombs #MutualAid #Baltimore #ActuallyAutistic #FightFascism #FreePalestine
August 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
What happens when you're trying to give positive press about Community Fridges but your filter is set to "off". The reporter was lovely, but I suspect she'll have different parameters for what can actually be aired.
#FoodNotBombs #MutualAid #Baltimore #ActuallyAutistic #FightFascism #FreePalestine
#FoodNotBombs #MutualAid #Baltimore #ActuallyAutistic #FightFascism #FreePalestine
+ for getting a new credit card after some fraudulent billing = all those recurring subscriptions I've been meaning to cancel for the last few months are no longer on autorenewal.
#winning #MakingLemonade
#winning #MakingLemonade
July 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
+ for getting a new credit card after some fraudulent billing = all those recurring subscriptions I've been meaning to cancel for the last few months are no longer on autorenewal.
#winning #MakingLemonade
#winning #MakingLemonade
We never really talk about the years of missed satisfaction that comes with adulthood and not having as many boo-boo scabs to pick. #iykyk
July 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
We never really talk about the years of missed satisfaction that comes with adulthood and not having as many boo-boo scabs to pick. #iykyk
Starting a new lap quilt project using 3 generations of flannel shirts. Going to use a yellow fabric for the backing but still undecided about the border.
#quilting #quilt #sewing #ColorScheme
#quilting #quilt #sewing #ColorScheme
July 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Starting a new lap quilt project using 3 generations of flannel shirts. Going to use a yellow fabric for the backing but still undecided about the border.
#quilting #quilt #sewing #ColorScheme
#quilting #quilt #sewing #ColorScheme
I've been humbled to see how Reisterstown has come together to help our community fridge become a self sustaining outreach project in less than one month. The picture is of one in Baltimore city.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/food...
#MutualAid #CommunityFridge #DoGood
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/food...
#MutualAid #CommunityFridge #DoGood
The fridge feeding a Baltimore neighborhood and leading a movement
Since coming together earlier this year, the Bmore Community Fridge Network has expanded from four community refrigerators to 15 and counting across Baltimore.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
July 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I've been humbled to see how Reisterstown has come together to help our community fridge become a self sustaining outreach project in less than one month. The picture is of one in Baltimore city.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/food...
#MutualAid #CommunityFridge #DoGood
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/culture/food...
#MutualAid #CommunityFridge #DoGood
July 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Reposted by Alessandra Giampaolo Keener
Pregnant mice exposed to the base ingredient of most vape 'juices' develop babies with smaller, narrower skulls. It suggests that even nicotine-free vapes may not be safe, especially if you're pregnant.
www.sciencealert.com/vape-fluid-w...
www.sciencealert.com/vape-fluid-w...
Vape Fluid Warps The Skulls of Fetal Mice, Study Shows
Pregnant mice exposed to the base ingredient of most vape 'juices' develop babies with smaller, narrower skulls, a new study has found.
www.sciencealert.com
July 27, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Pregnant mice exposed to the base ingredient of most vape 'juices' develop babies with smaller, narrower skulls. It suggests that even nicotine-free vapes may not be safe, especially if you're pregnant.
www.sciencealert.com/vape-fluid-w...
www.sciencealert.com/vape-fluid-w...
Serious question for parents with public elementary school kids: Do 6-10yos know how to entertain themselves without digital devices or TV? Asking for one tired GenXer, whose been watching neighbor kids this summer.
#kids #ParentingAdvice #parenting
#kids #ParentingAdvice #parenting
July 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Serious question for parents with public elementary school kids: Do 6-10yos know how to entertain themselves without digital devices or TV? Asking for one tired GenXer, whose been watching neighbor kids this summer.
#kids #ParentingAdvice #parenting
#kids #ParentingAdvice #parenting
How long does it take to retrain your fingers' muscle memory to know just how far apart keyboard letters are on a new laptop? #iykyk #1stWorldProblems
July 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
How long does it take to retrain your fingers' muscle memory to know just how far apart keyboard letters are on a new laptop? #iykyk #1stWorldProblems
