Elsie Shaw
@emmjs.bsky.social
Waldorf Teacher ✨
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Queer Parent
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This is ugly, but totally predictable.
“You all got caught!”
“Where are you from, Mexico? You from Mexico? You’re going back to Mexico!”
🚨 Multiple ICE impersonation arrests made during nationwide immigration crackdown
www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/u...
“You all got caught!”
“Where are you from, Mexico? You from Mexico? You’re going back to Mexico!”
🚨 Multiple ICE impersonation arrests made during nationwide immigration crackdown
www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/u...
ICE impersonators on the rise: Arrests made as authorities issue national warning | CNN
Authorities in three states have made arrests in connection with individuals impersonating Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, as tensions rise amid a nationwide immigration crackdown.
www.cnn.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is ugly, but totally predictable.
“You all got caught!”
“Where are you from, Mexico? You from Mexico? You’re going back to Mexico!”
🚨 Multiple ICE impersonation arrests made during nationwide immigration crackdown
www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/u...
“You all got caught!”
“Where are you from, Mexico? You from Mexico? You’re going back to Mexico!”
🚨 Multiple ICE impersonation arrests made during nationwide immigration crackdown
www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/u...
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Here's a bit of Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson performing “Hook and Line,” from 'What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow,' their upcoming album of 18 favorite North Carolina tunes, due April 18. It's a traditional tune from their mentor Joe Thompson’s repertoire;
February 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Here's a bit of Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson performing “Hook and Line,” from 'What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow,' their upcoming album of 18 favorite North Carolina tunes, due April 18. It's a traditional tune from their mentor Joe Thompson’s repertoire;
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Remember them when people say that everyone is just complying in advance.
Musk's cronies tried to to gain access to classified USAID data. USAID Director of Security John Voorhees security said no. The Musk people threatened to call in the US Marshals and take the data at gunpoint. They still said no.
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...
Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...
edition.cnn.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Remember them when people say that everyone is just complying in advance.
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Trump is calling for the implementation of—and the punishment of those who fail to follow—“patriotic education,” as outlined here.
*This* is indoctrination—heritage, not history. My goodness.
*This* is indoctrination—heritage, not history. My goodness.
January 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Trump is calling for the implementation of—and the punishment of those who fail to follow—“patriotic education,” as outlined here.
*This* is indoctrination—heritage, not history. My goodness.
*This* is indoctrination—heritage, not history. My goodness.
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Gift article. I need to get this. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/b...
Heartbreak and History in a Single Color (Gift Article)
Imani Perry’s impressionistic “Black in Blues” finds shades of meaning — beautiful and ugly — in art, artifacts, music, fashion and more.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Gift article. I need to get this. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/b...
Teaching has taught me that when needed: I can take my cuppa black with no milk or bit of sugar. Over-steeped.
I am glad it is Sunday.
I am glad it is Sunday.
January 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Teaching has taught me that when needed: I can take my cuppa black with no milk or bit of sugar. Over-steeped.
I am glad it is Sunday.
I am glad it is Sunday.
I grew up near moose and without virtually any safety training aside from: don’t go near the babies.
It was fine! I also think I was a dumb & lucky. Snow White did a number on me.
My big sis is the one who was chased home from school by an angry mama. I don’t think you’re supposed to run.
It was fine! I also think I was a dumb & lucky. Snow White did a number on me.
My big sis is the one who was chased home from school by an angry mama. I don’t think you’re supposed to run.
Vermont is another realm altogether from what I’m used to.
Just got an email that moose tracks have been spotted in the middle of campus so now they’re having to warn us what to do in case of a moose encounter. NEW FEAR UNLOCKED.
Just got an email that moose tracks have been spotted in the middle of campus so now they’re having to warn us what to do in case of a moose encounter. NEW FEAR UNLOCKED.
January 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I grew up near moose and without virtually any safety training aside from: don’t go near the babies.
It was fine! I also think I was a dumb & lucky. Snow White did a number on me.
My big sis is the one who was chased home from school by an angry mama. I don’t think you’re supposed to run.
It was fine! I also think I was a dumb & lucky. Snow White did a number on me.
My big sis is the one who was chased home from school by an angry mama. I don’t think you’re supposed to run.
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3 “pieces” of gin???? In the morning???? He didn’t give his day a chance!!!
This was a year ago. Ordered and drank 3 gin and tonics for breakfast on a workday. Sexual assault, ran two nonprofits into the ground, racist.
Republican Senators are actually prepared to turn over the most lethal army in the world to this man. Because they’re afraid they’ll be….”primaried”??
Republican Senators are actually prepared to turn over the most lethal army in the world to this man. Because they’re afraid they’ll be….”primaried”??
January 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
3 “pieces” of gin???? In the morning???? He didn’t give his day a chance!!!
I learned the word deracinate today. So I feel v literate and v powerful.
January 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I learned the word deracinate today. So I feel v literate and v powerful.
For me, Week2 of 6th grade physics is Light/Optics. Just finished blacking out my classroom and, wow. Why does EVERYTHING need a little light?! Phones, printers, thermostat, water dispenser… gee whiz
January 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
For me, Week2 of 6th grade physics is Light/Optics. Just finished blacking out my classroom and, wow. Why does EVERYTHING need a little light?! Phones, printers, thermostat, water dispenser… gee whiz
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Teachers need fewer tasks. Adding tech onto an already full plate is not helpful #EduSky gizmodo.com/technology-i...
Technology Is Supposed to Decrease Teacher Burnout—It Can Sometimes Make It Worse
Asking teachers to adopt new tools without removing old requirements is a recipe for burnout.
gizmodo.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Teachers need fewer tasks. Adding tech onto an already full plate is not helpful #EduSky gizmodo.com/technology-i...
I have to admit I’ve been more into threads because that place connected me with all my niches so fast. Knitting, middle school teaching, and conscious discipline for secondary school.
January 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I have to admit I’ve been more into threads because that place connected me with all my niches so fast. Knitting, middle school teaching, and conscious discipline for secondary school.
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The state of media for Americans is so completely broken
I want to watch TV coverage of the live fall of the Syrian regime.
CNN is airing a Giuliani documentary, Fox News has a comedian joking about Canada, MSNBC a documentary about migrants
So I turned on BBC,which is breathlessly switching between Syria, South Korea demonstrations, and Ghana election
CNN is airing a Giuliani documentary, Fox News has a comedian joking about Canada, MSNBC a documentary about migrants
So I turned on BBC,which is breathlessly switching between Syria, South Korea demonstrations, and Ghana election
December 8, 2024 at 3:46 AM
The state of media for Americans is so completely broken
Of all of the life skills I was not taught (and holy shit there’s been a lot) budgeting and finances is the one I want to finally master in 2025. I have debt, I have always struggled with money, I just want that to change. I’m sick of money-related panic attacks.
November 30, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Of all of the life skills I was not taught (and holy shit there’s been a lot) budgeting and finances is the one I want to finally master in 2025. I have debt, I have always struggled with money, I just want that to change. I’m sick of money-related panic attacks.
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It's even more true when we're talking about fucking high school sports, where the majority of kids are never going to play beyond those 4 years (which they are doing for love of the game, team building, resume building, etc.).
Study of trans athletes concludes blanket sports bans are a mistake.
The lead researcher of a landmark IOC-funded study looking at strength, power & aerobic capacity of trans athletes says “sports federations should consider its findings carefully.”
www.outsports.com/2024/4/12/24...
The lead researcher of a landmark IOC-funded study looking at strength, power & aerobic capacity of trans athletes says “sports federations should consider its findings carefully.”
www.outsports.com/2024/4/12/24...
Trans athlete study concludes blanket bans in sports are a mistake
The lead researcher of a landmark IOC-funded study looking at strength, power and aerobic capacity of trans athletes tells Outsports that sports federations should consider its findings carefully.
www.outsports.com
November 30, 2024 at 4:03 PM
It's even more true when we're talking about fucking high school sports, where the majority of kids are never going to play beyond those 4 years (which they are doing for love of the game, team building, resume building, etc.).
How was Moana? HOW WAS MOANA? I don’t fucking know the whole thing was blurry, my eyes were wet the whole time, and at one point during my 10am showing I almost screamed FUCK YEAH MOANA FUCK EM UP so it was alright or whatever
November 27, 2024 at 9:03 PM
How was Moana? HOW WAS MOANA? I don’t fucking know the whole thing was blurry, my eyes were wet the whole time, and at one point during my 10am showing I almost screamed FUCK YEAH MOANA FUCK EM UP so it was alright or whatever
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Black trans activist and entertainer Sir Lady Java has died at age 82. Born in New Orleans in 1942, she rose to prominence in the 1960s when fighting against cross-dressing laws with the support of the ACLU. May she rest in power. ✊🏾🏳️⚧️ www.them.us/story/sir-la... #QTPOC #LGBTQIA #BlackWomen
November 19, 2024 at 4:16 AM
Black trans activist and entertainer Sir Lady Java has died at age 82. Born in New Orleans in 1942, she rose to prominence in the 1960s when fighting against cross-dressing laws with the support of the ACLU. May she rest in power. ✊🏾🏳️⚧️ www.them.us/story/sir-la... #QTPOC #LGBTQIA #BlackWomen
I keep telling people I’ve been cursed (true) and they keep laughing.
So lfg, I’m about to text all my enemies a list of people to add to this curse.
So lfg, I’m about to text all my enemies a list of people to add to this curse.
November 17, 2024 at 4:26 PM
I keep telling people I’ve been cursed (true) and they keep laughing.
So lfg, I’m about to text all my enemies a list of people to add to this curse.
So lfg, I’m about to text all my enemies a list of people to add to this curse.
At the risk of sounding like a conspiracy theorist: If the pattern of T*ump accusing people of doing things he does is correct. Then, he absolutely did rig or manipulate the results of this election.
November 11, 2024 at 3:01 AM
At the risk of sounding like a conspiracy theorist: If the pattern of T*ump accusing people of doing things he does is correct. Then, he absolutely did rig or manipulate the results of this election.
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People in swing states who voted against Harris because of their “conscious” make me think about this RuPaul anecdote.
As I asked a Jill Stein voter who lived in **Georgia** “how is your vote going to help Palestinians in any way?”
As I asked a Jill Stein voter who lived in **Georgia** “how is your vote going to help Palestinians in any way?”
November 10, 2024 at 2:44 PM
People in swing states who voted against Harris because of their “conscious” make me think about this RuPaul anecdote.
As I asked a Jill Stein voter who lived in **Georgia** “how is your vote going to help Palestinians in any way?”
As I asked a Jill Stein voter who lived in **Georgia** “how is your vote going to help Palestinians in any way?”
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Note well, "Luca" and "Turning Red" were the Pixar movies (along with "Soul") that were released directly to Disney+ during the pandemic. Luca was the #1 streamed movie of 2021; Turning Red was the #2 streamed movie of 2022. That seems pretty universal. (Soul also streamed well + 2 Oscars.)
Just fold the studio into Disney and kill it already. Make Toy Story sequels till the sun fucking burns out. Love how this shift conveniently happened when more woman/POC were really pushing to direct their own stories. Defining their experiences as not "universal" is saying the quiet part aloud.
June 3, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Note well, "Luca" and "Turning Red" were the Pixar movies (along with "Soul") that were released directly to Disney+ during the pandemic. Luca was the #1 streamed movie of 2021; Turning Red was the #2 streamed movie of 2022. That seems pretty universal. (Soul also streamed well + 2 Oscars.)
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Oh.
EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s White House Was ‘awash in speed’ and Xanax
If you ever looked at the actions of the Trump administration and wondered, ‘Are they on drugs?’ — the answer was, in some cases, yes. Absolutely, yes.
New reporting from me and @swin24.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
If you ever looked at the actions of the Trump administration and wondered, ‘Are they on drugs?’ — the answer was, in some cases, yes. Absolutely, yes.
New reporting from me and @swin24.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump’s White House Was ‘Awash in Speed’ — and Xanax
Under Trump, the White House Medical Unit was “like the Wild West,” and staffers had easy access to powerful stimulants and sedatives, sources say.
www.rollingstone.com
March 4, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Oh.
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"In hindsight, Ms. Hudson’s efforts added up to an early and effective bulwark against misinformation that can threaten democracy."
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/u...
Shafiqah Hudson, Who Fought Trolls on Social Media, Dies at 46
When the hashtag #EndFathersDay began trending on Twitter, she realized it was more than just an absurd joke. It was a coordinated disinformation effort.
www.nytimes.com
March 6, 2024 at 1:12 PM
"In hindsight, Ms. Hudson’s efforts added up to an early and effective bulwark against misinformation that can threaten democracy."
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/u...
I can’t wait to read this!
“The powerful message throughout “Black TV” is that the figures with the biggest impact played a long game.” www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/1...
Review | ‘Black TV’ celebrates Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx and other trailblazers
Bethonie Butler’s book surveys five decades of groundbreaking television, from “Julia” to “Black-ish.”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2023 at 8:08 PM
I can’t wait to read this!