Marc Lapointe
@mlapointe.bsky.social
NYC Educator and Administrator // Civics For All
https://sites.google.com/schools.nyc.gov/social-studies-and-civics/home?authuser=0
up the reds !
https://sites.google.com/schools.nyc.gov/social-studies-and-civics/home?authuser=0
up the reds !
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Youth turnout, 2021 to 2025 (and 2025 as pct of 2021):
NJ Gov 20% to 29% (+145%)
VA Gov 27% to 34% (+126%)
NYC Mayor 11.1% to 41.3% (+372%)
Sources: CIRCLE circle.tufts.edu/latest-resea... and DDHQ
NJ Gov 20% to 29% (+145%)
VA Gov 27% to 34% (+126%)
NYC Mayor 11.1% to 41.3% (+372%)
Sources: CIRCLE circle.tufts.edu/latest-resea... and DDHQ
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Youth turnout, 2021 to 2025 (and 2025 as pct of 2021):
NJ Gov 20% to 29% (+145%)
VA Gov 27% to 34% (+126%)
NYC Mayor 11.1% to 41.3% (+372%)
Sources: CIRCLE circle.tufts.edu/latest-resea... and DDHQ
NJ Gov 20% to 29% (+145%)
VA Gov 27% to 34% (+126%)
NYC Mayor 11.1% to 41.3% (+372%)
Sources: CIRCLE circle.tufts.edu/latest-resea... and DDHQ
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#BREAKING U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis in Chicago is entering a preliminary injunction governing the use of force against protesters and journalists.
Ellis, apparently wrapping up, is quoting George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and others.
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#BREAKING U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis in Chicago is entering a preliminary injunction governing the use of force against protesters and journalists.
and this democracy is yours too
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 AM
and this democracy is yours too
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Bing bong
Inbox— next cover of the New Yorker: “Mayor Mamdani,” by Edel Rodriguez
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Bing bong
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💔 fare thee well, deej. 💔
November 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
💔 fare thee well, deej. 💔
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As masked federal agents target street vendors on Canal Street, THE CITY watched one street vendor being detained.
As the operation carried on, agents were confronted with a spontaneous crowd of protesters.
MORE HERE: www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/21/i...
As the operation carried on, agents were confronted with a spontaneous crowd of protesters.
MORE HERE: www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/21/i...
October 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
As masked federal agents target street vendors on Canal Street, THE CITY watched one street vendor being detained.
As the operation carried on, agents were confronted with a spontaneous crowd of protesters.
MORE HERE: www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/21/i...
As the operation carried on, agents were confronted with a spontaneous crowd of protesters.
MORE HERE: www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/21/i...
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Cool Dad Raising Daughter On Media That Will Put Her Entirely Out Of Touch With Her Generation https://theonion.com/cool-dad-raising-daughter-on-media-that-will-put-her-en-1819572981/
October 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Cool Dad Raising Daughter On Media That Will Put Her Entirely Out Of Touch With Her Generation https://theonion.com/cool-dad-raising-daughter-on-media-that-will-put-her-en-1819572981/
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Shouts out to Max Scherzer, doing it for all the guys over 40 who experience neck, shoulder and back pain because of the violent repetitive movement of their bodies, whether that's Pitching to Major League Hitters or Shifting Slightly in Bed
October 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Shouts out to Max Scherzer, doing it for all the guys over 40 who experience neck, shoulder and back pain because of the violent repetitive movement of their bodies, whether that's Pitching to Major League Hitters or Shifting Slightly in Bed
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There's a new museum and tuition-free art college in San Francisco opening in the spring, called Art+Water.
The first exhibit will span 10,000 sq ft
and be entitled "The World Of Boots Riley".
Sets, costumes, monsters, puppets, miniatures, stop-motion, photos, drawings, notebooks, plans, etc
The first exhibit will span 10,000 sq ft
and be entitled "The World Of Boots Riley".
Sets, costumes, monsters, puppets, miniatures, stop-motion, photos, drawings, notebooks, plans, etc
October 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
There's a new museum and tuition-free art college in San Francisco opening in the spring, called Art+Water.
The first exhibit will span 10,000 sq ft
and be entitled "The World Of Boots Riley".
Sets, costumes, monsters, puppets, miniatures, stop-motion, photos, drawings, notebooks, plans, etc
The first exhibit will span 10,000 sq ft
and be entitled "The World Of Boots Riley".
Sets, costumes, monsters, puppets, miniatures, stop-motion, photos, drawings, notebooks, plans, etc
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The AHA has sent a letter to the Rutgers University president & chancellor expressing deep concern about recent threats made against history professor Mark Bray. “The threats & calls for his firing have no place in an intellectual community governed by mutual respect & constructive criticism.” 🗃️
AHA Sends Letter to Rutgers University Addressing Threats Made to History Faculty Members
The American Historical Association (AHA) expresses deep concern about recent threats made against Professor Mark Bray that extended to his partner, Professor Yesenia Barragan, both faculty members in...
www.historians.org
October 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The AHA has sent a letter to the Rutgers University president & chancellor expressing deep concern about recent threats made against history professor Mark Bray. “The threats & calls for his firing have no place in an intellectual community governed by mutual respect & constructive criticism.” 🗃️
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ICE is using your tax dollars to target children.
A child in my district was deported days before the start of the school year.
We are demanding answers on why K-12 students are being arrested and whether the Department of Education is fulfilling their obligations to students in custody.
A child in my district was deported days before the start of the school year.
We are demanding answers on why K-12 students are being arrested and whether the Department of Education is fulfilling their obligations to students in custody.
October 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
ICE is using your tax dollars to target children.
A child in my district was deported days before the start of the school year.
We are demanding answers on why K-12 students are being arrested and whether the Department of Education is fulfilling their obligations to students in custody.
A child in my district was deported days before the start of the school year.
We are demanding answers on why K-12 students are being arrested and whether the Department of Education is fulfilling their obligations to students in custody.
… on rancor when he claimed the United States faced “a war from within.” Cities led by “radical left Democrats,” he said, are unsafe places. “We’re going to straighten them out one by one,” he said. “And this is going to be a major part for some of the people in this room. That’s a war, too.”
October 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
… on rancor when he claimed the United States faced “a war from within.” Cities led by “radical left Democrats,” he said, are unsafe places. “We’re going to straighten them out one by one,” he said. “And this is going to be a major part for some of the people in this room. That’s a war, too.”
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Hamtramck resident Lynn Blasey couldn’t believe her eyes during a visit to Detroit’s Belle Isle on Sunday.
Guys, there’s an alligator on Detroit’s Belle Isle - Detroit Metro Times
Hamtramck resident Lynn Blasey couldn’t believe her eyes during a visit to Detroit’s Belle Isle on Sunday. Sunbathing on the shore was none other than an alligator. “I made a new friend while paddleb...
www.metrotimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Hamtramck resident Lynn Blasey couldn’t believe her eyes during a visit to Detroit’s Belle Isle on Sunday.
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walking around a city that is deeply unaccustomed to the idea that people would voluntarily do such a thing is a fascinating experience
September 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
walking around a city that is deeply unaccustomed to the idea that people would voluntarily do such a thing is a fascinating experience
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Smart: The Atlantic plans to offer every public high school in the U.S. free digital access to its journalism. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Axios Media Trends - 🏫 Exclusive: The Atlantic to offer free access to all U.S. public schools
www.axios.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Smart: The Atlantic plans to offer every public high school in the U.S. free digital access to its journalism. www.axios.com/newsletters/...
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"Melvyn Bragg, host of the BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time since its very first episode back in 1998, has greeted me in the same delightfully brusque manner hundreds and hundreds of times." defector.com/thank-you-me...
Thank You, Melvyn Bragg | Defector
Melvyn Bragg, host of the BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time since its very first episode back in 1998, has greeted me in the same delightfully brusque manner hundreds and hundreds of times: Hello. In…
defector.com
September 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"Melvyn Bragg, host of the BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time since its very first episode back in 1998, has greeted me in the same delightfully brusque manner hundreds and hundreds of times." defector.com/thank-you-me...
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Philosopher Alain Locke was born on this day in 1885 in Philadelphia. #botd
Locke is credited with spurring on the Harlem Renaissance with his book “The New Negro,” which ignited a cultural movement. He was the first African American recipient of the Rhodes scholarship.
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Locke is credited with spurring on the Harlem Renaissance with his book “The New Negro,” which ignited a cultural movement. He was the first African American recipient of the Rhodes scholarship.
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September 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Philosopher Alain Locke was born on this day in 1885 in Philadelphia. #botd
Locke is credited with spurring on the Harlem Renaissance with his book “The New Negro,” which ignited a cultural movement. He was the first African American recipient of the Rhodes scholarship.
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Locke is credited with spurring on the Harlem Renaissance with his book “The New Negro,” which ignited a cultural movement. He was the first African American recipient of the Rhodes scholarship.
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Today in history, 1974: President Gerald Ford pardons his predecessor Richard Nixon for any crimes the former president may have committed while in office. Intended to help the nation heal, Ford’s decision only further angered the American people.
September 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Today in history, 1974: President Gerald Ford pardons his predecessor Richard Nixon for any crimes the former president may have committed while in office. Intended to help the nation heal, Ford’s decision only further angered the American people.
😵😵😵
September 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
😵😵😵
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The final installment features historian Walter Greason on the state of the field of Graphic History. 🗃️
State of the Field for Busy Teachers: Graphic History
This final installment in our series “State of the Field of Busy Teachers” features historian Walter Greason on the state of the field of Graphic History.
www.historians.org
September 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The final installment features historian Walter Greason on the state of the field of Graphic History. 🗃️
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Jean Arp, Two Heads, 1927 #artbots #moma
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134744
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134744
September 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Jean Arp, Two Heads, 1927 #artbots #moma
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134744
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134744
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AHA member David Blight (Yale Univ.) was interviewed on CNN about the sweeping review of the Smithsonian ordered by President Trump. “They want to try to roll back about 60–70 years of historical scholarship. . . . They call it ‘wokeness.’ We call it good history.” 🗃️
Trump escalates his attacks on cultural institutes | CNN
Eleni Giokos speaks to historian David Blight about President Donald Trump’s attack on Smithsonian Institution museums, and his comments on slavery.
www.cnn.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
AHA member David Blight (Yale Univ.) was interviewed on CNN about the sweeping review of the Smithsonian ordered by President Trump. “They want to try to roll back about 60–70 years of historical scholarship. . . . They call it ‘wokeness.’ We call it good history.” 🗃️
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To my 10th grade English teacher, who said, “Make the conclusion count.”
August 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
To my 10th grade English teacher, who said, “Make the conclusion count.”
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