Kat
@kchgator.bsky.social
DC burbs | education / workforce | vote 🔵 | former Floridian | professional smart ass | fluent in snark | 🦁🐊🦅 | 🐰🐰|
Ummm, I’m gonna need minute. This is so good.
Remember “the #Resistance”?! I did a deep dive into 2017-2020 internet, the rise of the movement, its major figures, the resistance’s ultimate downfall, and why it crumbled.
youtu.be/mz3Rf820ozE
youtu.be/mz3Rf820ozE
The Rise and Fall of 'the Resistance'
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
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March 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Ummm, I’m gonna need minute. This is so good.
Great organization and an easy way to get involved!
We’re launching Fight Back With Friends, a new national program to help you activate your community. Using our new Empower app, we’ll give you the tools to connect with friends, family and neighbors who need YOUR voice to get civically engaged. Join us on Thursday to get started: indivisi.org/FBWF
March 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Great organization and an easy way to get involved!
Sigh. How do we improve education if we can’t measure achievement gains/losses?
Hearing that nearly all the employees in the statistics agency inside the Education Department -- NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) -- have lost their jobs. Rumors that the NAEP test -- the nation's report card -- will no longer be run by NCES. This info is not confirmed.
March 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Sigh. How do we improve education if we can’t measure achievement gains/losses?
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Republicans snuck a provision into the rule for the CR that would preemptively surrender congressional authority to block tariffs.
When House Republicans vote for this rule today, they will also be voting to support Trump's tariffs and all the resulting damage to the US economy
When House Republicans vote for this rule today, they will also be voting to support Trump's tariffs and all the resulting damage to the US economy
March 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Republicans snuck a provision into the rule for the CR that would preemptively surrender congressional authority to block tariffs.
When House Republicans vote for this rule today, they will also be voting to support Trump's tariffs and all the resulting damage to the US economy
When House Republicans vote for this rule today, they will also be voting to support Trump's tariffs and all the resulting damage to the US economy
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SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
![After President Trump's inauguration last month, he has steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep these education promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology extremism, and discrimination in admissions. President Trump has also been focused on eliminating wasteful bureaucracy and harmful programs in the federal government. To that end, today he signed [Executive Order XYZ, entitled "Eliminating the Department of Education,] which has given us a clear and final mission.
We are to identify which of the Department's functions, programs, and offices are not mandated by statute, and eliminate them. This reorganization will impact staff, budgets, reporting, and more —and in coming months, we will determine how it can be accomplished with minimal delay and disruption. The President further tasked us with creating a plan to reallocate and reassign functions of the Department of Education that would be more effectively managed by other agencies. This plan will offer Congress a road map toward fulfilling the expectations of the President and the American people.
The new vision—which I hope each of you will embrace going forward—can be expressed as four main convictions:
Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education.
Students deserve to be protected from physical violence, racial discrimination, medical tyranny, and gender extremism ideology on campus.
Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs.
Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning: proficiency in math, reading, and core subjects, and patriotism in American history and civics.
As we move to reduce the Department's middleman role in education, these four convictions must guide us toward conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals
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March 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
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March 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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"Viewpoints opposing those pillars [personal liberties and free markets] will be left to be published by others."
Other news outlets? or Op-Ed submissions from the public?
Other news outlets? or Op-Ed submissions from the public?
SCOOP: WaPo Opinion editor David Shipley is out. Jeff Bezos emails staff about a change to Post Opinions: "We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."
February 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"Viewpoints opposing those pillars [personal liberties and free markets] will be left to be published by others."
Other news outlets? or Op-Ed submissions from the public?
Other news outlets? or Op-Ed submissions from the public?
Thread of all the Fed content and data being scrubbed…
A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A new era of government censorship has dawned
Donald Trump fancies himself a champion of free speech. Oh, really?
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Thread of all the Fed content and data being scrubbed…
True, but oof this is dark.
January 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
True, but oof this is dark.
Well Penn State’s offense is off to a faster start than usual. If the D can figure some things out, and we stop with the penalties…maybe there’s a chance. #pennstate #cfb
December 8, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Well Penn State’s offense is off to a faster start than usual. If the D can figure some things out, and we stop with the penalties…maybe there’s a chance. #pennstate #cfb
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Chris Rufo, architect of the conservative takeover at New College Florida, will present President-elect Trump with a plan to strip colleges of federal funding if they do not pull back campus diversity initiatives, the WSJ is reporting. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Christopher Rufo Has Trump’s Ear and Wants to End DEI for Good
From his perch outside Seattle, the 40-year-old documentary filmmaker and writer has become one of the country’s most influential culture warriors, waging public fights against diversity, equity and i...
www.wsj.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Chris Rufo, architect of the conservative takeover at New College Florida, will present President-elect Trump with a plan to strip colleges of federal funding if they do not pull back campus diversity initiatives, the WSJ is reporting. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
One of the best things I’ve ever read.
November 27, 2024 at 12:26 AM
One of the best things I’ve ever read.
Today’s edition of: Do I 😂, 😭, or 🤬 to cope.
November 26, 2024 at 3:06 AM
Today’s edition of: Do I 😂, 😭, or 🤬 to cope.
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I don’t always have good news to share first thing in the morning BUT…
IT’S BOOKS WE LOVE DAY!!!!!
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IT’S BOOKS WE LOVE DAY!!!!!
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Books We Love
Here are 350+ great reads from 2024 hand-picked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics.
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November 25, 2024 at 12:25 PM
I don’t always have good news to share first thing in the morning BUT…
IT’S BOOKS WE LOVE DAY!!!!!
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
IT’S BOOKS WE LOVE DAY!!!!!
apps.npr.org/best-books/#...
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"Here the numbers as they actually exist in the real world:
Transgender: 1 percent
Muslim: 1 percent
Jewish: 2 percent
Black: 12 percent
Live in New York City: 2 percent
Gay or lesbian: 3 percent"
If they're this divorced from reality I guarantee these folks cannot conceive magnitude of $1bn
Transgender: 1 percent
Muslim: 1 percent
Jewish: 2 percent
Black: 12 percent
Live in New York City: 2 percent
Gay or lesbian: 3 percent"
If they're this divorced from reality I guarantee these folks cannot conceive magnitude of $1bn
“In 2022, YouGov asked “What percentage of Americans do you think are ___?”
The results were hilarious.
Trans: 21%
Muslim: 27%
Jewish: 30%
Black: 41%
Live in NYC: 30%
Gay or lesbian: 30%
The errors are off by orders of magnitude. The trans estimation by 2,000%.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/americans-...
The results were hilarious.
Trans: 21%
Muslim: 27%
Jewish: 30%
Black: 41%
Live in NYC: 30%
Gay or lesbian: 30%
The errors are off by orders of magnitude. The trans estimation by 2,000%.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/americans-...
Americans Have One Very Strange Cognitive Bias
Or: How I learned to stop worrying and love The People.
www.thebulwark.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:42 PM
"Here the numbers as they actually exist in the real world:
Transgender: 1 percent
Muslim: 1 percent
Jewish: 2 percent
Black: 12 percent
Live in New York City: 2 percent
Gay or lesbian: 3 percent"
If they're this divorced from reality I guarantee these folks cannot conceive magnitude of $1bn
Transgender: 1 percent
Muslim: 1 percent
Jewish: 2 percent
Black: 12 percent
Live in New York City: 2 percent
Gay or lesbian: 3 percent"
If they're this divorced from reality I guarantee these folks cannot conceive magnitude of $1bn
Since the only thing we know about McMahon's ed policy positions is her support of short-term Pell, this recent report from the Dept. of Ed on their experiment with the program is timely.
tl;dr: Enrollment and completion increased but not employment or earnings in medium to long term
#AcademicSky
tl;dr: Enrollment and completion increased but not employment or earnings in medium to long term
#AcademicSky
ies.ed.gov
November 20, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Since the only thing we know about McMahon's ed policy positions is her support of short-term Pell, this recent report from the Dept. of Ed on their experiment with the program is timely.
tl;dr: Enrollment and completion increased but not employment or earnings in medium to long term
#AcademicSky
tl;dr: Enrollment and completion increased but not employment or earnings in medium to long term
#AcademicSky
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November 20, 2024 at 1:29 PM
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Her experience in the wrestling industry may be her best qualification. 🙄 #academicsky
Linda McMahon expected to be named Education Secretary, sources say | CNN Politics
Trump transition co-chair Linda McMahon is expected to be named as secretary of the Department of Education, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
www.cnn.com
November 20, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Her experience in the wrestling industry may be her best qualification. 🙄 #academicsky
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There is *always* a backstory: Vaccine Wars, The Two-Hundred-Year Fight for School Vaccinations by Kim Tolley www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/... @hopkinspress.bsky.social #PublicHealth #Education
November 19, 2024 at 12:19 PM
There is *always* a backstory: Vaccine Wars, The Two-Hundred-Year Fight for School Vaccinations by Kim Tolley www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/... @hopkinspress.bsky.social #PublicHealth #Education
This was what pushed me from Threads to BlueSky. The number of accounts over there pushing this was untenable.
Our "election rumor research" team's latest analysis describes online conspiracy theorizing alleging that Musk's Starlink satellites were used to alter election results in Trump's favor. uwcip.substack.com/p/conspiracy...
Conspiracy theory spreading on social media about Starlink interfering with election results
Rapid Research Note
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November 19, 2024 at 12:50 AM
This was what pushed me from Threads to BlueSky. The number of accounts over there pushing this was untenable.
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Mike Masnick wrote this essay in 2019. Jack Dorsey read it & Bluesky began as a project at Twitter. Bluesky was spun off prior to the sale to Musk & Masnick is now on the board at Bluesky.
Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech
knightcolumbia.org/content/prot...
Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech
knightcolumbia.org/content/prot...
Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech
knightcolumbia.org
November 18, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Mike Masnick wrote this essay in 2019. Jack Dorsey read it & Bluesky began as a project at Twitter. Bluesky was spun off prior to the sale to Musk & Masnick is now on the board at Bluesky.
Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech
knightcolumbia.org/content/prot...
Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech
knightcolumbia.org/content/prot...
“A ruling in favor of the companies could make it much harder for workers to form unions and take collective action in pursuit of better wages and working conditions.
That would be an enormous setback for labor groups…and a win for companies…trying to keep unions out of their workplaces.”
That would be an enormous setback for labor groups…and a win for companies…trying to keep unions out of their workplaces.”
SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.
Accused of violating worker rights, SpaceX and Amazon go after labor board
SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.
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November 18, 2024 at 8:27 PM
“A ruling in favor of the companies could make it much harder for workers to form unions and take collective action in pursuit of better wages and working conditions.
That would be an enormous setback for labor groups…and a win for companies…trying to keep unions out of their workplaces.”
That would be an enormous setback for labor groups…and a win for companies…trying to keep unions out of their workplaces.”
“A majority of the American public doesn’t believe information that goes against what it thinks it knows—and a lot of what it thinks it knows originates in the brain of Donald Trump. He has polluted the well of received wisdom and what passes for common sense in America.”
Republican Victory and the Ambience of Information
For years, Democrats have sought to win elections by micro-targeting communities with detailed facts. What if the secret is big, sloppy notions seeded nationwide?
www.newyorker.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:28 AM
“A majority of the American public doesn’t believe information that goes against what it thinks it knows—and a lot of what it thinks it knows originates in the brain of Donald Trump. He has polluted the well of received wisdom and what passes for common sense in America.”
This should be getting more attention. I think we figured this was happening, but now there’s research to back it up.
1/ X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of Technology.⬇️
November 17, 2024 at 1:52 AM
This should be getting more attention. I think we figured this was happening, but now there’s research to back it up.
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Trump says the Dep’t of Gov’t Efficiency (DOGE) "will provide advice and guidance from outside of Government.” DOGE will thus be a Federal Advisory Committee, 5 USC App. 3, and subject to transparency and recordkeeping requirements, see 5 USC App. 10. Should be fun to behold.
November 16, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Trump says the Dep’t of Gov’t Efficiency (DOGE) "will provide advice and guidance from outside of Government.” DOGE will thus be a Federal Advisory Committee, 5 USC App. 3, and subject to transparency and recordkeeping requirements, see 5 USC App. 10. Should be fun to behold.