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Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"
September 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"
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🚨 New Resource Alert! 🚨
MIT’s A Guide to AI in Schools is here! 📘🤖
Packed with real educator voices, ethical considerations, policy templates, and classroom strategies, this guide helps schools navigate AI’s impact on teaching, learning, and student privacy. 🔗 Read here
MIT’s A Guide to AI in Schools is here! 📘🤖
Packed with real educator voices, ethical considerations, policy templates, and classroom strategies, this guide helps schools navigate AI’s impact on teaching, learning, and student privacy. 🔗 Read here
September 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🚨 New Resource Alert! 🚨
MIT’s A Guide to AI in Schools is here! 📘🤖
Packed with real educator voices, ethical considerations, policy templates, and classroom strategies, this guide helps schools navigate AI’s impact on teaching, learning, and student privacy. 🔗 Read here
MIT’s A Guide to AI in Schools is here! 📘🤖
Packed with real educator voices, ethical considerations, policy templates, and classroom strategies, this guide helps schools navigate AI’s impact on teaching, learning, and student privacy. 🔗 Read here
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"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." —Justice Sonia Sotomayor
September 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." —Justice Sonia Sotomayor
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On June 6 veterans will march in DC to demonstrate that our oaths to the Constitution still hold. This is not partisan; it’s about service, particularly the essential work of veterans in the government and those who care for them. Unite4veterans.org
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Veterans Organizing 'Call to Action' Rally on D-Day Anniversary in Nation's Capital
The march, touted as a non-partisan, pro-veterans employment and benefits protection rally, is expected to draw veterans, advocacy organizations, musical groups and some celebrities.
www.military.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
On June 6 veterans will march in DC to demonstrate that our oaths to the Constitution still hold. This is not partisan; it’s about service, particularly the essential work of veterans in the government and those who care for them. Unite4veterans.org
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
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Exclusive: Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people over the past week, according to records obtained by The Post.
Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label
The immigrants who have requested a reversal and been reinstated in Social Security databases include a Haitian asylum seeker and a minor child.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Exclusive: Immigrants falsely labeled dead by the Social Security Administration are showing up at field offices with documents proving they are alive, leading staff to reinstate nearly three dozen people over the past week, according to records obtained by The Post.
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This guy's a hero. Good shit, Senator.
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This guy's a hero. Good shit, Senator.
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The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Department of Defense’s education agency, arguing that the removal of books in response to Trump administration orders infringed on the First Amendment rights of students.
A.C.L.U. Sues Defense Department Schools Over Book Bans
Schools run by the Defense Department removed books and made other changes in response to orders from President Trump and his secretary of defense.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Department of Defense’s education agency, arguing that the removal of books in response to Trump administration orders infringed on the First Amendment rights of students.
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A $15 donation to your public library or ALA's Show Up for Our Libraries fund gets you a @libro.fm audiobook credit.
Donate before #NationalLibraryWeek ends tomorrow!
blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/
#ForOurLibraries
#BookSky
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Donate before #NationalLibraryWeek ends tomorrow!
blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/
#ForOurLibraries
#BookSky
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This #NationalLibraryWeek, when you donate $15 or more to the ALA Show Up for Our Libraries fund or your public library, you’ll receive an audiobook credit from Libro.fm!
Details at: blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/
Thank you, @libro.fm!
Details at: blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/
Thank you, @libro.fm!
April 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
A $15 donation to your public library or ALA's Show Up for Our Libraries fund gets you a @libro.fm audiobook credit.
Donate before #NationalLibraryWeek ends tomorrow!
blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/
#ForOurLibraries
#BookSky
📚💙
Donate before #NationalLibraryWeek ends tomorrow!
blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/
#ForOurLibraries
#BookSky
📚💙
Terrible. So many undocumented folks work,own homes, and pay taxes using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, or ITIN. Now they can be identified through the IRS and punished for doing the right thing by paying taxes and contributing.
The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service resigned after the Treasury Department and Homeland Security reached an agreement to share tax data from some immigrants living in the country without legal status.
(via @wbur.org)
(via @wbur.org)
'Federal government will be damaged': Former IRS official on plan to share immigrant data with ICE
The acting head of the Internal Revenue Service resigned after the Treasury Department and Homeland Security reached an agreement to share tax data from some immigrants living in the country without l...
www.wbur.org
April 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Terrible. So many undocumented folks work,own homes, and pay taxes using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, or ITIN. Now they can be identified through the IRS and punished for doing the right thing by paying taxes and contributing.
How can they dictate what people do to grow professionally when on their personal time with their personal money?
Exclusive: Researchers at the US National Institutes of Health were told they can't attend scientific conferences and meetings without official permission, even if they pay their way and go during time off, current and former NIH scientists told Reuters reut.rs/4j7rFLT
Exclusive: US NIH scientists barred from attending conferences on their own time and dime
Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health have been told they cannot attend scientific conferences and meetings without official permission, even if they pay their own way and go during time off, three current and former NIH scientists told Reuters.
reut.rs
April 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
How can they dictate what people do to grow professionally when on their personal time with their personal money?
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Today we celebrate the birthday of labor icon and civil rights champion Dolores Huerta—a fearless organizer who taught us to speak up, stand tall, and never back down. Her legacy lives on in every union member fighting for justice.
April 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of labor icon and civil rights champion Dolores Huerta—a fearless organizer who taught us to speak up, stand tall, and never back down. Her legacy lives on in every union member fighting for justice.
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How do school librarians prepare learners to be ready for college, career, and life? School librarians teach their students to INCLUDE. standards.aasl.org #AASLslm #AASLstandards
April 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
How do school librarians prepare learners to be ready for college, career, and life? School librarians teach their students to INCLUDE. standards.aasl.org #AASLslm #AASLstandards
12 championships!
JUST IN: UConn is back on top of women's basketball, winning its 12th NCAA national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 on Sunday.
UConn takes 12th NCAA women's basketball title with dominant win over South Carolina
UConn is back on top of women's basketball, winning its 12th NCAA national championship by routing defending champion South Carolina 82-59 on Sunday.
www.npr.org
April 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
12 championships!
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So much wrong in this letter. So much.
Goddamnit!
Goddamnit!
They did it. They terminated my NEH grant. Their letter went to my junk mail. This is an active grant that would have finished on June 30.
“Your grant’s immediate termination is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government”
They are so afraid of us.
“Your grant’s immediate termination is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government”
They are so afraid of us.
April 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
So much wrong in this letter. So much.
Goddamnit!
Goddamnit!
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Folks are struggling with grocery costs, food banks are hurting, and farmers are having a harder and harder time keeping their heads above water. And this Administration is slashing emergency food programs?!
'Going to be a lot of hungry people': Food banks, farmers across US decry federal cuts
Cuts to U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that provide food for schools and food banks have communities across the country worried about hunger.
www.usatoday.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Folks are struggling with grocery costs, food banks are hurting, and farmers are having a harder and harder time keeping their heads above water. And this Administration is slashing emergency food programs?!
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This is a threat to every American. From keeping food and medications safe to lifesaving research, these workers are essential to the health of people across our country and world.
Trump is willing to abandon all responsibility to American families to pad the pockets of millionaires.
Trump is willing to abandon all responsibility to American families to pad the pockets of millionaires.
Mass layoffs are underway at the nation's public health agencies
Employees across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have begun receiving notices of dismissal in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.
apnews.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
This is a threat to every American. From keeping food and medications safe to lifesaving research, these workers are essential to the health of people across our country and world.
Trump is willing to abandon all responsibility to American families to pad the pockets of millionaires.
Trump is willing to abandon all responsibility to American families to pad the pockets of millionaires.
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“These are not normal times in our nation,” Sen. Cory Booker said. “And they should not be treated as such in the United States Senate. The threats to the American people and American democracy are grave and urgent, and we all must do more to stand against them.” to.pbs.org/443mU11
WATCH LIVE: Sen. Cory Booker protests Trump’s agenda in marathon Senate speech
Booker took to the Senate floor Monday evening and was still speaking Tuesday morning more than 14 hours later, saying he'd remain there as long as he was "physically able."
to.pbs.org
April 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“These are not normal times in our nation,” Sen. Cory Booker said. “And they should not be treated as such in the United States Senate. The threats to the American people and American democracy are grave and urgent, and we all must do more to stand against them.” to.pbs.org/443mU11
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The EPA’s plan to eliminate all offices and positions related to environmental justice and DEI isn’t just illegal (these funds were approved by Congress); it will do incredible harm to vulnerable communities.
Senator Merkley and I sent a letter to the EPA denouncing these reckless actions.
Senator Merkley and I sent a letter to the EPA denouncing these reckless actions.
What Gutting Environmental Justice Means for the Future of the EPA - Inside Climate News
A former EPA administrator predicts worse air and water quality, concerning health outcomes, less transparency and an erosion of trust.
insideclimatenews.org
March 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The EPA’s plan to eliminate all offices and positions related to environmental justice and DEI isn’t just illegal (these funds were approved by Congress); it will do incredible harm to vulnerable communities.
Senator Merkley and I sent a letter to the EPA denouncing these reckless actions.
Senator Merkley and I sent a letter to the EPA denouncing these reckless actions.
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We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.
And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.
The time to organize is now.
OcasioCortez.com
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This is just common sense.
NEW: A federal judge in Massachusetts has granted a temporary restraining order barring the Trump administration from deporting any person to a country they are not a national of (so-called 'third country removals') without written notice and an opportunity to apply for protection from that country.
March 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This is just common sense.
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Most people don’t know this, but @PBS is part of the backbone of America’s emergency alert system.
• Helps push IPAWS alerts (AMBER, weather, etc.)
• Broadcast-based = works when cell towers go down
• Trusted info during crises
#PBS #EmergencyManagement #IPAWS #PublicSafety #Infrastructure
• Helps push IPAWS alerts (AMBER, weather, etc.)
• Broadcast-based = works when cell towers go down
• Trusted info during crises
#PBS #EmergencyManagement #IPAWS #PublicSafety #Infrastructure
March 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Most people don’t know this, but @PBS is part of the backbone of America’s emergency alert system.
• Helps push IPAWS alerts (AMBER, weather, etc.)
• Broadcast-based = works when cell towers go down
• Trusted info during crises
#PBS #EmergencyManagement #IPAWS #PublicSafety #Infrastructure
• Helps push IPAWS alerts (AMBER, weather, etc.)
• Broadcast-based = works when cell towers go down
• Trusted info during crises
#PBS #EmergencyManagement #IPAWS #PublicSafety #Infrastructure
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One of the most frightening parts of my talk with the @aclu.org was about why due process matters. Put starkly: we have no idea who the supposed Venezuelan deportees are—whether they’re citizens, whether they pose any kind of risk, nothing. This is a must-listen:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Capitulation or Courage: The ACLU's Fight for Non-Citizens' Rights
Podcast Episode · The Oath and The Office · 03/27/2025 · 1h 1m
podcasts.apple.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
One of the most frightening parts of my talk with the @aclu.org was about why due process matters. Put starkly: we have no idea who the supposed Venezuelan deportees are—whether they’re citizens, whether they pose any kind of risk, nothing. This is a must-listen:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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John Green has written a new, already best-selling nonfiction book on tuberculosis that asks a pointed question: Why does a fully curable disease still kill more than a million people a year? Read or listen to our conversation with the author. nyti.ms/4l6WykQ
March 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
John Green has written a new, already best-selling nonfiction book on tuberculosis that asks a pointed question: Why does a fully curable disease still kill more than a million people a year? Read or listen to our conversation with the author. nyti.ms/4l6WykQ