Katie Bark
@kbark.bsky.social
K-8 Learning Support Teacher
Post lines of verse, song, prose, a hope or a prayer.
Everything is a gift. 🕯️ Welcome the stranger. ✨
Lakeland + Jacksonville, FL USA 📎
Post lines of verse, song, prose, a hope or a prayer.
Everything is a gift. 🕯️ Welcome the stranger. ✨
Lakeland + Jacksonville, FL USA 📎
“Education is the great equalizer of the conditions of men.” Horace Mann
Teacher In A Strange Land reflects on a graphic of most/least college educated voters in America. Take a look.
teacherinastrangeland.blog/2026/01/28/t...
Teacher In A Strange Land reflects on a graphic of most/least college educated voters in America. Take a look.
teacherinastrangeland.blog/2026/01/28/t...
The Fault Line in American politics?
I’ve spent a lot of time considering this graphic. IS education the fault line in American politics? First shock: There are 33 states with more-educated people than (purple) Michigan, where t…
teacherinastrangeland.blog
January 31, 2026 at 12:45 PM
“Education is the great equalizer of the conditions of men.” Horace Mann
Teacher In A Strange Land reflects on a graphic of most/least college educated voters in America. Take a look.
teacherinastrangeland.blog/2026/01/28/t...
Teacher In A Strange Land reflects on a graphic of most/least college educated voters in America. Take a look.
teacherinastrangeland.blog/2026/01/28/t...
Reposted by Katie Bark
January 30, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Reposted by Katie Bark
January 31, 2026 at 12:17 AM
January 30, 2026 at 11:33 PM
I am definitely not following this Don Lemon story. He entered a private not public property and interrupts the pastor while a church activity is underway?
Why does everyone think he has some privilege over the church membership? It's not a public place not a city sidewalk not a public hearing.
Why does everyone think he has some privilege over the church membership? It's not a public place not a city sidewalk not a public hearing.
January 30, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I am definitely not following this Don Lemon story. He entered a private not public property and interrupts the pastor while a church activity is underway?
Why does everyone think he has some privilege over the church membership? It's not a public place not a city sidewalk not a public hearing.
Why does everyone think he has some privilege over the church membership? It's not a public place not a city sidewalk not a public hearing.
This! 👇🏼
January 30, 2026 at 7:35 PM
This! 👇🏼
Reposted by Katie Bark
“Attention is the beginning of devotion.” -Mary Oliver in her
Prose on #teaching children, nurturing creativity, cultivating their love of #nature.
She does not mention detaining them in Texas jails. #LiamRomas
thedewdrop.org/2019/07/03/m...
Prose on #teaching children, nurturing creativity, cultivating their love of #nature.
She does not mention detaining them in Texas jails. #LiamRomas
thedewdrop.org/2019/07/03/m...
Mary Oliver - Teach the Children - The Dewdrop
This short and stirring paragraph comes right at the end of Upstream, Mary Oliver’s first essay in a collection of shorts that express her life’s trajectory towards nurturing and developing her creati...
thedewdrop.org
January 30, 2026 at 11:26 AM
“Attention is the beginning of devotion.” -Mary Oliver in her
Prose on #teaching children, nurturing creativity, cultivating their love of #nature.
She does not mention detaining them in Texas jails. #LiamRomas
thedewdrop.org/2019/07/03/m...
Prose on #teaching children, nurturing creativity, cultivating their love of #nature.
She does not mention detaining them in Texas jails. #LiamRomas
thedewdrop.org/2019/07/03/m...
“Attention is the beginning of devotion.” -Mary Oliver in her
Prose on #teaching children, nurturing creativity, cultivating their love of #nature.
She does not mention detaining them in Texas jails. #LiamRomas
thedewdrop.org/2019/07/03/m...
Prose on #teaching children, nurturing creativity, cultivating their love of #nature.
She does not mention detaining them in Texas jails. #LiamRomas
thedewdrop.org/2019/07/03/m...
Mary Oliver - Teach the Children - The Dewdrop
This short and stirring paragraph comes right at the end of Upstream, Mary Oliver’s first essay in a collection of shorts that express her life’s trajectory towards nurturing and developing her creati...
thedewdrop.org
January 30, 2026 at 11:26 AM
“Attention is the beginning of devotion.” -Mary Oliver in her
Prose on #teaching children, nurturing creativity, cultivating their love of #nature.
She does not mention detaining them in Texas jails. #LiamRomas
thedewdrop.org/2019/07/03/m...
Prose on #teaching children, nurturing creativity, cultivating their love of #nature.
She does not mention detaining them in Texas jails. #LiamRomas
thedewdrop.org/2019/07/03/m...
Lord have mercy on us.
It could take years for these children to overcome the trauma they experience. #ICEOut
It could take years for these children to overcome the trauma they experience. #ICEOut
This is a program of ethnic cleansing. It doesn’t matter how half assed it is, that is what is being attempted.
“We had to deliver them to a detention center,” principal Jason Kuhlman said about the second grader and fifth grader.
January 30, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Lord have mercy on us.
It could take years for these children to overcome the trauma they experience. #ICEOut
It could take years for these children to overcome the trauma they experience. #ICEOut
Very helpful.
Executive Director Steven Cash gives a two-minute primer on DHS. #holdfast
January 29, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Very helpful.
I have so many typos in my emails and text messages it's like a foreign language test for the recipients.
Example, I just corrected tupos to read typos. 👌🏼
Example, I just corrected tupos to read typos. 👌🏼
January 29, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I have so many typos in my emails and text messages it's like a foreign language test for the recipients.
Example, I just corrected tupos to read typos. 👌🏼
Example, I just corrected tupos to read typos. 👌🏼
If ICE new hires were offered $50,000 sign on bonuses but not allowed to wear masks, how many would sign on?
January 29, 2026 at 11:46 AM
If ICE new hires were offered $50,000 sign on bonuses but not allowed to wear masks, how many would sign on?
“Less government.”
“Smaller budget.”
Republicans voters are NOT paying attention.
“$50,000 Sign On Bonus.”
”$45,000,000,000 Detention Facilities.”
“$30,000,000,000 Homeland Security.”
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
“Smaller budget.”
Republicans voters are NOT paying attention.
“$50,000 Sign On Bonus.”
”$45,000,000,000 Detention Facilities.”
“$30,000,000,000 Homeland Security.”
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
Trump's ICE force is sweeping America. Billions in his tax and spending cuts bill are paying for it
One budget expert says the GOP’s big bill is “supercharging ICE” in ways Americans may not fully realize. There are few restraints on the spending, which lasts through 2029, when Trump's term ends.
www.pbs.org
January 29, 2026 at 10:40 AM
“Less government.”
“Smaller budget.”
Republicans voters are NOT paying attention.
“$50,000 Sign On Bonus.”
”$45,000,000,000 Detention Facilities.”
“$30,000,000,000 Homeland Security.”
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
“Smaller budget.”
Republicans voters are NOT paying attention.
“$50,000 Sign On Bonus.”
”$45,000,000,000 Detention Facilities.”
“$30,000,000,000 Homeland Security.”
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
Reposted by Katie Bark
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Reposted by Katie Bark
January 29, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Reposted by Katie Bark
His name is Liam Ramos. 5 yr old. Nabbed in Minneapolis by ICE. Still in jail. Now he’s sick and not eating.
Fire the brains behind this operation Stephen Miller.
Free Liam Ramos and his father.
Fire the brains behind this operation Stephen Miller.
Free Liam Ramos and his father.
January 28, 2026 at 11:12 PM
His name is Liam Ramos. 5 yr old. Nabbed in Minneapolis by ICE. Still in jail. Now he’s sick and not eating.
Fire the brains behind this operation Stephen Miller.
Free Liam Ramos and his father.
Fire the brains behind this operation Stephen Miller.
Free Liam Ramos and his father.
Only way to keep the gene pool pristine, for sure.
From 12 years ago
I really do wish they could have their own country and leave us alone
I really do wish they could have their own country and leave us alone
January 28, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Only way to keep the gene pool pristine, for sure.
Reposted by Katie Bark
It’s not a political party.
It’s a criminal enterprise
It’s a criminal enterprise
January 28, 2026 at 5:19 PM
It’s not a political party.
It’s a criminal enterprise
It’s a criminal enterprise
Wrong man. Wrong address.
US Citizen brutally forced out to freezing temps in his shorts. All recorded by #Minneapolis #Neighbors
Fire Kristi Noem.
Fire Stephen Miller.
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
US Citizen brutally forced out to freezing temps in his shorts. All recorded by #Minneapolis #Neighbors
Fire Kristi Noem.
Fire Stephen Miller.
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
A U.S. citizen says ICE forced open the door to his Minnesota home and removed him in his underwear after a warrantless search
The Department of Homeland Security says the operation targeted two sex offenders, but Thao disputes this, saying he lives with his family, none of whom are listed as offenders.
www.pbs.org
January 28, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Wrong man. Wrong address.
US Citizen brutally forced out to freezing temps in his shorts. All recorded by #Minneapolis #Neighbors
Fire Kristi Noem.
Fire Stephen Miller.
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
US Citizen brutally forced out to freezing temps in his shorts. All recorded by #Minneapolis #Neighbors
Fire Kristi Noem.
Fire Stephen Miller.
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
Reposted by Katie Bark
Yes Boss! No Kings! Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ : NPR share.google/qk6ix0M1yzBc...
Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis'
On Wednesday Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis,' a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis.
share.google
January 28, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Yes Boss! No Kings! Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ : NPR share.google/qk6ix0M1yzBc...
Free Liam Ramos.
January 28, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Free Liam Ramos.
His. Name. is. Liam. Ramos.
5
Years
Old.
Learn his name.
He is STILL in a Texas detention center.
www.cbsnews.com/news/liam-ra...
5
Years
Old.
Learn his name.
He is STILL in a Texas detention center.
www.cbsnews.com/news/liam-ra...
Judge blocks ICE from deporting or transferring 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily barred federal immigration officials from deporting 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father.
www.cbsnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
His. Name. is. Liam. Ramos.
5
Years
Old.
Learn his name.
He is STILL in a Texas detention center.
www.cbsnews.com/news/liam-ra...
5
Years
Old.
Learn his name.
He is STILL in a Texas detention center.
www.cbsnews.com/news/liam-ra...
Reposted by Katie Bark
From the archives...
January 28, 2026 at 7:41 PM
From the archives...
This is wonderful, spelled H O P E.
Sarah Mullally walked into St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday morning as the bishop of London. When she walked out in the afternoon as bells rang out, she was the spiritual leader of millions of Anglicans around the world.
Sarah Mullally confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury, first woman to lead the Church of England
Sarah Mullally walked into St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday morning as the bishop of London. When she walked out in the afternoon as bells rang out, she was the spiritual leader of millions of Anglic...
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 8:15 PM
This is wonderful, spelled H O P E.