Everyday Democrat
@markbail.bsky.social
Selectman
Granby, MA
Interests include political strategy and communication.
Diversions include playing piano, singing, and writing about magicians.
Granby, MA
Interests include political strategy and communication.
Diversions include playing piano, singing, and writing about magicians.
The problem isn't"schools."
State and federal governments did this, believing that they could manage what happens in the classroom using test scores and other measures. Massachusetts can't let the idea go.
#managerialism #publiceducation #mapoli
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/m...
State and federal governments did this, believing that they could manage what happens in the classroom using test scores and other measures. Massachusetts can't let the idea go.
#managerialism #publiceducation #mapoli
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/m...
America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem?
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The problem isn't"schools."
State and federal governments did this, believing that they could manage what happens in the classroom using test scores and other measures. Massachusetts can't let the idea go.
#managerialism #publiceducation #mapoli
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/m...
State and federal governments did this, believing that they could manage what happens in the classroom using test scores and other measures. Massachusetts can't let the idea go.
#managerialism #publiceducation #mapoli
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/m...
@nytimes.com compares @katieporteroc.bsky.social and @aoc.bsky.social to Marjorie Taylor Greene.
"She carved out a singular space on Capitol Hill as part of a growing group of lawmakers at both extremes of the ideological spectrum..."
"She carved out a singular space on Capitol Hill as part of a growing group of lawmakers at both extremes of the ideological spectrum..."
November 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
@nytimes.com compares @katieporteroc.bsky.social and @aoc.bsky.social to Marjorie Taylor Greene.
"She carved out a singular space on Capitol Hill as part of a growing group of lawmakers at both extremes of the ideological spectrum..."
"She carved out a singular space on Capitol Hill as part of a growing group of lawmakers at both extremes of the ideological spectrum..."
It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to.
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to.
Even Adams's corruption was run-of-the-mill.
NEW: Jeffries praises Eric Adams in a statement, saying he has "served courageously and authentically for decades" and that "meaningful progress has been made" during his mayoralty.
Says he will "publicly weigh in" on the mayoral race "well before the start of early voting.”
Says he will "publicly weigh in" on the mayoral race "well before the start of early voting.”
September 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Even Adams's corruption was run-of-the-mill.
President? Senator?
What's the difference when the direction that matters is up.
What's the difference when the direction that matters is up.
September 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
President? Senator?
What's the difference when the direction that matters is up.
What's the difference when the direction that matters is up.
If a platform falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound?
Coverage by Politico's Playbook.
Crickets from the Boston Globe.
Masslive coverage ends with speeches.
#mapoli
Coverage by Politico's Playbook.
Crickets from the Boston Globe.
Masslive coverage ends with speeches.
#mapoli
September 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
If a platform falls in the forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound?
Coverage by Politico's Playbook.
Crickets from the Boston Globe.
Masslive coverage ends with speeches.
#mapoli
Coverage by Politico's Playbook.
Crickets from the Boston Globe.
Masslive coverage ends with speeches.
#mapoli
The Springfield Plan.
"The widely stated purpose of the plan was to foster democracy and eliminate racism from schooling. It involved innovative advances in curriculum, including the use of cooperative learning and democratic living classroom activities." #mapoli
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spr...
"The widely stated purpose of the plan was to foster democracy and eliminate racism from schooling. It involved innovative advances in curriculum, including the use of cooperative learning and democratic living classroom activities." #mapoli
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spr...
The Springfield Plan - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The Springfield Plan.
"The widely stated purpose of the plan was to foster democracy and eliminate racism from schooling. It involved innovative advances in curriculum, including the use of cooperative learning and democratic living classroom activities." #mapoli
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spr...
"The widely stated purpose of the plan was to foster democracy and eliminate racism from schooling. It involved innovative advances in curriculum, including the use of cooperative learning and democratic living classroom activities." #mapoli
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spr...
Ten actions every one of us can take to defend democracy
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
Ten actions every one of us can take to defend democracy
Every sector of society is under threat. We must work together.
open.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Ten actions every one of us can take to defend democracy
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
Reposted by Everyday Democrat
Just in case you need a good guffaw before bed.
September 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Just in case you need a good guffaw before bed.
Here comes the Republican Recession.
www.semafor.com/article/09/0...
www.semafor.com/article/09/0...
Dismal US jobs report raises likelihood of Fed cut
US employers added just 22,000 jobs in August, far fewer than expected, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3%
www.semafor.com
September 7, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Here comes the Republican Recession.
www.semafor.com/article/09/0...
www.semafor.com/article/09/0...
One of the worst things about the "abundance agenda" is trying to figure out what the hell it means. It sounds like something the @nytimes.com headline writers would come up with.
I found a more "official" one. And yes, the Abundance people are open about including fascists, aka "dark abundance."
September 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
One of the worst things about the "abundance agenda" is trying to figure out what the hell it means. It sounds like something the @nytimes.com headline writers would come up with.
Reposted by Everyday Democrat
Hey! Hey! RFK! How many kids did you kill today?
(credit for this brilliant repurposing of Vietnam-war chant to The American Prospect's Harold Meyerson.)
(credit for this brilliant repurposing of Vietnam-war chant to The American Prospect's Harold Meyerson.)
September 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Hey! Hey! RFK! How many kids did you kill today?
(credit for this brilliant repurposing of Vietnam-war chant to The American Prospect's Harold Meyerson.)
(credit for this brilliant repurposing of Vietnam-war chant to The American Prospect's Harold Meyerson.)
This is necessary, but we need to provide a comprehensive worldview that allows people to make sense of these distractions and show them why we fight and what we’re fighting for.
I’ve done it too, but we’ve gotta stop brushing off issues as “distractions”—even if that’s Trump’s play. Epstein, crime, the economy—they matter. Meet people where they are. Validate their concerns. Then show them who’s actually fighting for them.
September 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This is necessary, but we need to provide a comprehensive worldview that allows people to make sense of these distractions and show them why we fight and what we’re fighting for.
A City with a PVI +27 won't vote for the nepo baby of a Trumpy billionaire. Who would have guessed?
September 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A City with a PVI +27 won't vote for the nepo baby of a Trumpy billionaire. Who would have guessed?
Too often we Democrats talk like New York Times headlines.
@rachelbitecofer.bsky.social offers a simple explanation of what we should be doing. (See Hit 'Em Where It Hurts for a longer explanation.
thecycle.substack.com/p/democrats-...
@rachelbitecofer.bsky.social offers a simple explanation of what we should be doing. (See Hit 'Em Where It Hurts for a longer explanation.
thecycle.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Want to Run on Affordability:
Here’s How to Do It Right
thecycle.substack.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Too often we Democrats talk like New York Times headlines.
@rachelbitecofer.bsky.social offers a simple explanation of what we should be doing. (See Hit 'Em Where It Hurts for a longer explanation.
thecycle.substack.com/p/democrats-...
@rachelbitecofer.bsky.social offers a simple explanation of what we should be doing. (See Hit 'Em Where It Hurts for a longer explanation.
thecycle.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Too often Democrats sound like headlines from the New York Times. @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social explains how to throw a punch. @aoc.bsky.social shows how its done.
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
www.facebook.com/share/v/1BXc...
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
www.facebook.com/share/v/1BXc...
Democrats Want to Run on Affordability:
Here’s How to Do It Right
open.substack.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Too often Democrats sound like headlines from the New York Times. @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social explains how to throw a punch. @aoc.bsky.social shows how its done.
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
www.facebook.com/share/v/1BXc...
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
www.facebook.com/share/v/1BXc...
Just when you think there's no hope:
"D-E-M-S, we rise!
Stronger together — blue skies!
Lift your voice, we’re bold and true,
Onward, Democrats — We shine blue!"
"D-E-M-S, we rise!
Stronger together — blue skies!
Lift your voice, we’re bold and true,
Onward, Democrats — We shine blue!"
August 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Just when you think there's no hope:
"D-E-M-S, we rise!
Stronger together — blue skies!
Lift your voice, we’re bold and true,
Onward, Democrats — We shine blue!"
"D-E-M-S, we rise!
Stronger together — blue skies!
Lift your voice, we’re bold and true,
Onward, Democrats — We shine blue!"
Someone evidently hasn't looked outside.
August 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Someone evidently hasn't looked outside.
At the Alaska Summit, an Unlikely Local Dish Gets a Cameo
www.nytimes.com
August 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can even do much to help it. While it lies there it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it."
--Learned Hand
--Learned Hand
August 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can even do much to help it. While it lies there it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it."
--Learned Hand
--Learned Hand
When pictures speak louder than words.
(Maybe @nytimes.com has an occasional sense of humor).
(Maybe @nytimes.com has an occasional sense of humor).
August 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
When pictures speak louder than words.
(Maybe @nytimes.com has an occasional sense of humor).
(Maybe @nytimes.com has an occasional sense of humor).
The Boston Globe doesn't respect their readers.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/14/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/14/o...
Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize - The Boston Globe
He deserved it during his first term. He deserves it even more today.
www.bostonglobe.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The Boston Globe doesn't respect their readers.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/14/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/14/o...