Joe Pick
@dadofpicks.bsky.social
Elected to my local school board, BUT Opinions are my own. 4 kids, 3 dogs, husband - farm grown, Iowa native. Big fan of education, youth advocacy, movies, being a good human.
Like he’s reciting my inner dialogue. Best thing I read all week.
Run the damn ball.
Run the damn ball.
Establishing the run against authoritarian rule, as @edsbs.bsky.social says, requires the little things, the acts of resistance and kindness and community that eventually add up to something much larger and transformative.
I wrote about it for BadFaithTimes.com.
badfaithtimes.com/we-must-esta...
I wrote about it for BadFaithTimes.com.
badfaithtimes.com/we-must-esta...
We Must Establish The Run Against Authoritarianism
It's the little stuff that add up to victory over the bad guys
badfaithtimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Like he’s reciting my inner dialogue. Best thing I read all week.
Run the damn ball.
Run the damn ball.
Run. The. Damn. Ball.
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This is the scene in downtown Minneapolis this afternoon, where thousands of people have braved -25F wind chills to protest ICE operations in Minnesota.
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/a-sea-of-people-thousands-turn-out-for-anti-ice-march-in-downtown-minneapolis
Pic: Mike Auger
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/a-sea-of-people-thousands-turn-out-for-anti-ice-march-in-downtown-minneapolis
Pic: Mike Auger
January 23, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Run. The. Damn. Ball.
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Schools closed in Omaha and surrounding areas. Appreciate when leadership takes into account the number of kids riding the bus and walking in this literal subzero weather. And if a bus’s diesel gels over on a route? Not great Bob. Stay warm out their friends!
January 23, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Schools closed in Omaha and surrounding areas. Appreciate when leadership takes into account the number of kids riding the bus and walking in this literal subzero weather. And if a bus’s diesel gels over on a route? Not great Bob. Stay warm out their friends!
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I’m in awe of what schools are doing daily to hold kids & families up when other institutions won’t.
A lesson for ed research so committed to “schools as oppression machines” that it can’t see them as sites of care, protection, and dignity.
A lesson for ed research so committed to “schools as oppression machines” that it can’t see them as sites of care, protection, and dignity.
Fear, arrests and know-your-rights: How one school district is grappling with ICE coming to town
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — “They took her, they took her, they took her.” Those were some of the words Assistant Principal Cora Muñoz could discern while on the phone with the guardian of one of her students.…
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — “They took her, they took her, they took her.” Those were some of the words Assistant Principal Cora Muñoz could discern while on the phone with the guardian of one of her students.…
Fear, arrests and know-your-rights: How one school district is grappling with ICE coming to town
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — “They took her, they took her, they took her.” Those were some of the words Assistant Principal Cora Muñoz could discern while on the phone with the guardian of one of her students. As the caller sobbed and struggled to speak, Muñoz realized that immigration enforcement agents had detained a kid from Wilbur Cross, the high school she helps lead. Again. There was a reason why Muñoz was a go-to contact for the student and her guardian: She — and New Haven public schools more broadly — have worked hard to earn the trust of immigrant families in their diverse district, even as the second Trump administration has made it easier for immigration officers to enter schools and launched a mass deportation campaign.
hechingerreport.org
January 23, 2026 at 12:08 PM
I’m in awe of what schools are doing daily to hold kids & families up when other institutions won’t.
A lesson for ed research so committed to “schools as oppression machines” that it can’t see them as sites of care, protection, and dignity.
A lesson for ed research so committed to “schools as oppression machines” that it can’t see them as sites of care, protection, and dignity.
You see, one is Gregito, the littlest mouse-alini
And one is Danny BONKERS, who just talks big, who speaks the biggest, in all caps even
And one is Danny BONKERS, who just talks big, who speaks the biggest, in all caps even
I can't be the only one who keeps confusing Dan Bongino and Greg Bovino
January 23, 2026 at 3:35 AM
You see, one is Gregito, the littlest mouse-alini
And one is Danny BONKERS, who just talks big, who speaks the biggest, in all caps even
And one is Danny BONKERS, who just talks big, who speaks the biggest, in all caps even
I may be 400 miles away, but given @normcharlatan.bsky.social noted there’s INFILTRATION happening in watch groups, having folks wear high vis vests behind this chubba wumba should give folks a few faces to look out for - Narc watch 2026 is on.
JD Vance: "I'm headed to Minneapolis where we're gonna talk with ICE agents and local officials about how we turn down the chaos. My simple piece of advice to them is going to be if you want to turn down the chaos in Minneapolis, stop fighting immigration enforcement."
January 22, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I may be 400 miles away, but given @normcharlatan.bsky.social noted there’s INFILTRATION happening in watch groups, having folks wear high vis vests behind this chubba wumba should give folks a few faces to look out for - Narc watch 2026 is on.
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I fear my tipping point into madness is "Thus is un-American" posts in response to ICE terrorizing immigrants. I beg you to open Wikipedia (I would say a book but let's start small) and read up on The Trail of Tears, Fugitive Slave Catchers, Japanese internment, Indian Boarding schools & Jim Crow
January 22, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I fear my tipping point into madness is "Thus is un-American" posts in response to ICE terrorizing immigrants. I beg you to open Wikipedia (I would say a book but let's start small) and read up on The Trail of Tears, Fugitive Slave Catchers, Japanese internment, Indian Boarding schools & Jim Crow
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Liam’s mom dressed him in all those layers to keep her little boy warm and safe in this frigid weather, packed his book-bag w/ everything he’d need for a good day at school, and then our govt stole him out of their driveway. Used her little boy as bait. These people are monsters.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Liam’s mom dressed him in all those layers to keep her little boy warm and safe in this frigid weather, packed his book-bag w/ everything he’d need for a good day at school, and then our govt stole him out of their driveway. Used her little boy as bait. These people are monsters.
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every friend group got that one guy that protects the moral integrity of the botanist from murdering someone with a ‘you’re not that guy’, before telling the mad scientist experimenting on children with the protomolecule ‘i am that guy’
July 16, 2023 at 2:23 PM
every friend group got that one guy that protects the moral integrity of the botanist from murdering someone with a ‘you’re not that guy’, before telling the mad scientist experimenting on children with the protomolecule ‘i am that guy’
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state-sponsored child trafficking
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:25 PM
state-sponsored child trafficking
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Always zero dollars.
People are constantly emailing us asking us how much whistles cost. It will always be $0. We send out 100 for $0. We send out 1000 for $0. Folks donating filament & shipping cash will let us keep doing that for as long as we need to, I hope! 💓
79,280 in the past 20 days & counting.
79,280 in the past 20 days & counting.
January 21, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Always zero dollars.
College Football has died. Long live College Football.
222 Days until TCU vs UNC in Dublin 🍀🐸🐏🍀
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 AM
College Football has died. Long live College Football.
I swear if they show the Mendoza family sitting and cheering in solidarity with their mom one more time I may not have a happy tear left 🥲
January 20, 2026 at 3:45 AM
I swear if they show the Mendoza family sitting and cheering in solidarity with their mom one more time I may not have a happy tear left 🥲
@sheaserrano.bsky.social developing situation…
January 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
@sheaserrano.bsky.social developing situation…
Governor Pillen just put $7 million into Nebraska’s budget for private school vouchers. After legislation to repeal the law got enough petition signatures. Twice. Then overwhelmingly voted down. Oh, and the state Supreme Court also rejected the petition appeal. Can’t wait to see what happens here.
Texas ESA loophole in one screenshot: “one time family fee” for new families only. In other words, that's a $3,000 upfront surcharge on access for families not already attending this private school.
January 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Governor Pillen just put $7 million into Nebraska’s budget for private school vouchers. After legislation to repeal the law got enough petition signatures. Twice. Then overwhelmingly voted down. Oh, and the state Supreme Court also rejected the petition appeal. Can’t wait to see what happens here.
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We are quickly coming up on 50,000 whistles shipped so far in January, and I am just forever impressed by the passion of the folks who have joined forces with us!
A reminder that if you know anyone who needs whistles, they can email the address at the top of our linktree! linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
A reminder that if you know anyone who needs whistles, they can email the address at the top of our linktree! linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
January 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
We are quickly coming up on 50,000 whistles shipped so far in January, and I am just forever impressed by the passion of the folks who have joined forces with us!
A reminder that if you know anyone who needs whistles, they can email the address at the top of our linktree! linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
A reminder that if you know anyone who needs whistles, they can email the address at the top of our linktree! linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
Sometimes all we can do is give, and if I can give a little, and that spool makes a whistle, and that really irritates the right crowd, then by all means blow that whistle -
Hey folks!!! One of our 3D printers is burning through filament at a bonkers rate and he's finally agreed to make a wishlist! If you want to send some filament his way, greatly appreciated!
(that ovv3d dual color is one of my FAVORITES! I make the rainbow hexes out of the tricolor!)
(that ovv3d dual color is one of my FAVORITES! I make the rainbow hexes out of the tricolor!)
Check out my list on Amazon
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January 16, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Sometimes all we can do is give, and if I can give a little, and that spool makes a whistle, and that really irritates the right crowd, then by all means blow that whistle -
@edsbs.bsky.social you’ve heard of Night Ham ™️, let me introduce 40k Day Ham (44,895+ to be exact)
January 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
@edsbs.bsky.social you’ve heard of Night Ham ™️, let me introduce 40k Day Ham (44,895+ to be exact)
So my oldest is the social media manager for Zen Coffee - her latest reel went viral, and I am just happy she has a firm grasp of comedy…love this kid (the voice and “instructor”) - give ‘em a follow!
www.instagram.com/zencoffeeco?...
www.instagram.com/zencoffeeco?...
January 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
So my oldest is the social media manager for Zen Coffee - her latest reel went viral, and I am just happy she has a firm grasp of comedy…love this kid (the voice and “instructor”) - give ‘em a follow!
www.instagram.com/zencoffeeco?...
www.instagram.com/zencoffeeco?...
“There’s no sponge back there mate,”
“That’s like dropping a tuning fork,”
@celebrityhottub.bsky.social and @edsbs.bsky.social described Robert Pattinson falling on ice so accurately I am giggling at the gym. Another perfect @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social
“That’s like dropping a tuning fork,”
@celebrityhottub.bsky.social and @edsbs.bsky.social described Robert Pattinson falling on ice so accurately I am giggling at the gym. Another perfect @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 12:38 PM
“There’s no sponge back there mate,”
“That’s like dropping a tuning fork,”
@celebrityhottub.bsky.social and @edsbs.bsky.social described Robert Pattinson falling on ice so accurately I am giggling at the gym. Another perfect @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social
“That’s like dropping a tuning fork,”
@celebrityhottub.bsky.social and @edsbs.bsky.social described Robert Pattinson falling on ice so accurately I am giggling at the gym. Another perfect @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social
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AOC: Vance believes fundamentally that what happened to Renee Good is acceptable and what should be ok in America every day and so as far as what a person like that believes, you have to start right there with the person that you're dealing with
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: Vance believes fundamentally that what happened to Renee Good is acceptable and what should be ok in America every day and so as far as what a person like that believes, you have to start right there with the person that you're dealing with
So my daughter almost 16 yr old daughter saw the galaxy lego set and was inspired, and thought- we have a lot of pieces at home let’s see what I can do. And folks, she nailed it.
January 12, 2026 at 12:37 AM
So my daughter almost 16 yr old daughter saw the galaxy lego set and was inspired, and thought- we have a lot of pieces at home let’s see what I can do. And folks, she nailed it.
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If calling a state secret police agent a murderer for committing murder will lead to more murder by the state secret police, it sure seems like the problem is with the secret police
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
If calling a state secret police agent a murderer for committing murder will lead to more murder by the state secret police, it sure seems like the problem is with the secret police
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“The murdering will continue until you stop calling us murderers.”
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
“The murdering will continue until you stop calling us murderers.”
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i have written this a few times now but the reason JD Vance spends all day posting is that they barely tolerate his presence in the white house and have locked him out of every decision of consequence. he is basically unemployed
January 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
i have written this a few times now but the reason JD Vance spends all day posting is that they barely tolerate his presence in the white house and have locked him out of every decision of consequence. he is basically unemployed