Gayle Turner
@gmturnerphd.bsky.social
Philosopher of ed. Studies social and economic determinants of educational outcomes. Professor emeritus, Appalachian State University. Stories in books change lives. http://gayleturner.net
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I wonder if Stephen Miller realizes that if he INVADES Mexico, it's literally the opposite of what he claims he wants to happen?
After Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected Trump’s offer to start U.S. strikes against cartels on Mexican soil...
men arrived in a boat at a beach in northeast Mexico and installed signs that say the U.S. Department of Defense is restricting access to the land
Reports @cbsnews.com
men arrived in a boat at a beach in northeast Mexico and installed signs that say the U.S. Department of Defense is restricting access to the land
Reports @cbsnews.com
Warning signs appear on Mexican beach declaring area restricted by U.S. as Mexico rejects Trump offer to strike cartels
The signs read in English and Spanish, "Warning: Restricted Area," and had been declared restricted by "the commander."
www.cbsnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I wonder if Stephen Miller realizes that if he INVADES Mexico, it's literally the opposite of what he claims he wants to happen?
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The resistance.👇
CHARLOTTE: “More than 20,000 students missed school Monday”
Standing up to Trump’s lawless ice goon raids
Standing up to Trump’s lawless ice goon raids
November 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The resistance.👇
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Trump's "hottest economy" in the world sure lays off a lot of people.
www.challengergray.com/blog/october...
www.challengergray.com/blog/october...
October Challenger Report: 153,074 Job Cuts on Cost-Cutting & AI
Challenger reports 153,074 October job cuts, up 175% year over year and 183% month over month. YTD cuts reached 1,099,500, up 65% from 2024 YTD and already 44% above full-year 2024. Warehousing led Oc...
www.challengergray.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Trump's "hottest economy" in the world sure lays off a lot of people.
www.challengergray.com/blog/october...
www.challengergray.com/blog/october...
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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EXPLAINED: Trump calls a reporter "Piggy"
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
EXPLAINED: Trump calls a reporter "Piggy"
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To recap: My law firm represented Black and Latino voters in striking down Texas' new congressional map.
The dissenting opinion mentions George Soros 17 times and me and my law firm 3 times (all about how connected to Soros I allegedly am). I have never seen anything like it.
The dissenting opinion mentions George Soros 17 times and me and my law firm 3 times (all about how connected to Soros I allegedly am). I have never seen anything like it.
In a remarkable and deeply unconventional dissent, U.S. Circuit Judge Jerry E. Smith unleashed a blistering and bizarre attack on his fellow judges after a federal court struck down Texas’ unconstitutional racial gerrymander. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
In Unhinged Dissent, Texas Judge Attacks Colleagues — and George Soros
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
To recap: My law firm represented Black and Latino voters in striking down Texas' new congressional map.
The dissenting opinion mentions George Soros 17 times and me and my law firm 3 times (all about how connected to Soros I allegedly am). I have never seen anything like it.
The dissenting opinion mentions George Soros 17 times and me and my law firm 3 times (all about how connected to Soros I allegedly am). I have never seen anything like it.
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"The technical capacity to simplify tax filing exists. The government built it. Users loved it. The Trump administration killed it at the request of the same industry that has been blocking tax simplification for 20 years."
November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"The technical capacity to simplify tax filing exists. The government built it. Users loved it. The Trump administration killed it at the request of the same industry that has been blocking tax simplification for 20 years."
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Willingly scarring your body to own the libs. These people are straight up insane. This is Manson Family shit
November 19, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Willingly scarring your body to own the libs. These people are straight up insane. This is Manson Family shit
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"While airline CEOs pay themselves tens of millions of dollars and enjoy lavish perks, too many airport service workers don’t have affordable healthcare or the benefits they need to take care of their families." - @seiupres.bsky.social, April Verrett's full statement: seiu.co/4i7gTFz
November 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
"While airline CEOs pay themselves tens of millions of dollars and enjoy lavish perks, too many airport service workers don’t have affordable healthcare or the benefits they need to take care of their families." - @seiupres.bsky.social, April Verrett's full statement: seiu.co/4i7gTFz
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This hearing just began with a State Board of Education member trying to bar a Council on American-Islamic Relations representative barred from speaking because she leads a "terrorist" organization. (Yesterday, Gov. Abbott designated CAIR as such).
Happening now: Texas clergy speaking out about the influence of Christian nationalism — including David Barton’s theories — on proposed social studies curriculum. The State Board of Education will hold a hearing on the proposals later today.
November 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This hearing just began with a State Board of Education member trying to bar a Council on American-Islamic Relations representative barred from speaking because she leads a "terrorist" organization. (Yesterday, Gov. Abbott designated CAIR as such).
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Page after page after page was redacted. #foia
We got our decision in August.
The AG said Abbott's office must release some emails with Musk. About a month later, we got nearly 1,400 pages of emails.
I was stoked. Until I took a look at the records. They were almost completely redacted. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA
The AG said Abbott's office must release some emails with Musk. About a month later, we got nearly 1,400 pages of emails.
I was stoked. Until I took a look at the records. They were almost completely redacted. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege #FOIA
November 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Page after page after page was redacted. #foia
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A Border Patrol agent was injured breaking the glass of a van window after agents drove after a man who had been filming them.
Charlotte man arrested by agents was ‘trying to protect immigrants,’ family says
A Border Patrol agent was injured breaking the glass of a van window after agents drove after a man who had been filming them.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A Border Patrol agent was injured breaking the glass of a van window after agents drove after a man who had been filming them.
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Women need to be "able to take" Trump's free floating misogyny. But Trump can't take a fair question from a reporter without whining and threatening to put their employer out of business.
The White House stands by Trump's repulsive, misogynistic insult.
people.com/white-house-...
people.com/white-house-...
White House Defends Donald Trump's 'Quiet, Piggy' Snap at Female Reporter: 'You Have to Be Able to Take' It
The White House is defending Donald Trump for calling a female reporter 'Piggy' during a press gaggle aboard Air Force One on Friday, Nov. 14. In a statement shared with PEOPLE, an official said she '...
people.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Women need to be "able to take" Trump's free floating misogyny. But Trump can't take a fair question from a reporter without whining and threatening to put their employer out of business.
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The rich people who own the media want you to be mad at your parents, not them. This is why they constantly push pieces promoting generational conflict cepr.net/publications...
The Rich People Who Own the Media Want Generations to Fight, Not Classes
Generational warfare is a distraction. The real issue is extreme wealth concentration, not boomers versus younger generations, despite media narratives.
cepr.net
November 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The rich people who own the media want you to be mad at your parents, not them. This is why they constantly push pieces promoting generational conflict cepr.net/publications...
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Of all the terrible things Roberts has done, this was the most shocking stat: "the right-wing majority has used the shadow docket to uphold Trump’s actions roughly 90 percent of the time, repeatedly bailing him out of any obligation to follow the law"
There’s one person squarely to blame for Trump’s corruption, authoritarianism & assault on democracy: John Roberts. He’s enabled so much of Trump’s lawlessness while somehow escaping accountability for it
New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Of all the terrible things Roberts has done, this was the most shocking stat: "the right-wing majority has used the shadow docket to uphold Trump’s actions roughly 90 percent of the time, repeatedly bailing him out of any obligation to follow the law"
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What the . . . ?
Host: The Syrian president came in, and Trump sprayed perfume all over him. Did he smell?
Leavitt: That happens all the time. Not just with the Syrian president, but I've seen it with other foreign leaders. I've seen it with cabinet members, myself.
Leavitt: That happens all the time. Not just with the Syrian president, but I've seen it with other foreign leaders. I've seen it with cabinet members, myself.
November 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
What the . . . ?
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Instead of considering whether the super-rich really need a tax cut, the Trump regime is considering whether poor people really need to eat.
Brooke Rollins on why the Trump administration is cracking down on food stamps: "We're really opening up the market here, wanting to make sure that those who are receiving this *supplemental* nutrition benefit -- it was never meant for the long term -- are really those who need it."
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Instead of considering whether the super-rich really need a tax cut, the Trump regime is considering whether poor people really need to eat.
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🚨NEW: A massive new study found no link between exposure to recommended levels of fluoride and IQ decline in children. Over the past year, Health Secretary RFK Junior has claimed that fluoride causes IQ loss, neuro disorders and bone cancer, among other issues.
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
Massive Study Finds No Link Between Fluoride in Tap Water and Lower Child IQ
Researchers tracked thousands of Americans for decades, finding no links between ingesting recommended levels of fluoride and lower cognitive skills
www.scientificamerican.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
🚨NEW: A massive new study found no link between exposure to recommended levels of fluoride and IQ decline in children. Over the past year, Health Secretary RFK Junior has claimed that fluoride causes IQ loss, neuro disorders and bone cancer, among other issues.
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
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Unsatisfied with norm-busting mid-decade partisan gerrymanders, House Republicans are now laying down the intellectual groundwork for an unlawful mid-decade census. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
To Weaken Minority Voting Power, Republicans Push For Unprecedented Mid-Decade Census
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Unsatisfied with norm-busting mid-decade partisan gerrymanders, House Republicans are now laying down the intellectual groundwork for an unlawful mid-decade census. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Republicans still confronting the unknowable question: who was president in 2020?
There was even a SCOTUS case about this!
There was even a SCOTUS case about this!
NEW: House Republicans on a judiciary subcommittee are laying the groundwork for a law-defying mid-decade census, claiming counting noncitizens and statistical errors in the 2020 Census justifies a recount to give the GOP more congressional seats.
To Weaken Minority Voting Power, Republicans Push For Unprecedented Mid-Decade Census
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Republicans still confronting the unknowable question: who was president in 2020?
There was even a SCOTUS case about this!
There was even a SCOTUS case about this!
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Musk's "time away from politics" involved having Republicans completely revamp the 2021 infrastructure bill so that a huge swath of the $42.5 billion in taxpayer broadband grants are funneled to his company (and away from better options) in exchange for satellite service he already planned to offer
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Musk's "time away from politics" involved having Republicans completely revamp the 2021 infrastructure bill so that a huge swath of the $42.5 billion in taxpayer broadband grants are funneled to his company (and away from better options) in exchange for satellite service he already planned to offer
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“.. Tariffs were pitched as the fix for America’s trade deficit.” 🤡
- Bilello
- Bilello
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“.. Tariffs were pitched as the fix for America’s trade deficit.” 🤡
- Bilello
- Bilello
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I fear that many more of us will find ourselves asking the same question unless we can end this nightmare soon.
Fifteen-year-old Miguel Vazquez was one of the people who took off running when federal agents arrived. “I thought, ‘Wait, why am I running? I’m a citizen,’” Vazquez said.
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
ICE Agents Raid a Church With No Explanation
Operation “Charlotte’s Web” continues.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I fear that many more of us will find ourselves asking the same question unless we can end this nightmare soon.
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Sacrificial lamb. We haven't forgotten what really happened. By @rothandrew.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
What happened to Jamal Khashoggi? Trump resurfaces memories of journalist’s brutal murder
President’s claim that Mohammed bin Salman had nothing to do with 2018 killing contradicts US intelligence
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Sacrificial lamb. We haven't forgotten what really happened. By @rothandrew.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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NEW: After fighting to keep emails between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and billionaire Elon Musk’s companies secret, officials have released nearly 1,400 pages of documents to The Texas Newsroom.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered to Release Some of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out.
Months after fighting to keep secret emails between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, Texas officials released 1,400 pages of records. But they reveal little about the two men’s relationship or Musk’s influence over state government.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: After fighting to keep emails between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and billionaire Elon Musk’s companies secret, officials have released nearly 1,400 pages of documents to The Texas Newsroom.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.