Nancy Flanagan 🎼
@nancyflanagan.bsky.social
Lifelong public school educator and advocate. Michigan Teacher of the Year, 1993. National Board Certified Teacher. Musician. Prodigious reader. Gardener. Ardently Blue. #Resist! https://teacherinastrangeland.blog/
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“What the best and wisest parent wants for his own child, that must the community want for all of its children. Any other idea for our schools is narrow and unlovely; acted upon, it destroys our democracy.” John Dewey
'Does anyone know where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?'
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?'
Fifty years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior. Here's a blog I wrote about the iconic Gordon Lightfoot song: teacherinastrangeland.blog/2023/05/02/t...
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and my Middle School Band
With the passing of Gordon Lightfoot, I have been surprised and touched by the number of folks posting Lightfoot lyrics and links. They’re not all aging folkies, either—lots of them are in their 30…
teacherinastrangeland.blog
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 AM
'Does anyone know where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?'
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?'
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A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
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Once the government reopens, precedent has already been set, if Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Adelita Grijalva, the newly elected representative from Arizona’s 7th District, someone else will. In Powell v. McCormack (1969), the
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Once the government reopens, precedent has already been set, if Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear in Adelita Grijalva, the newly elected representative from Arizona’s 7th District, someone else will. In Powell v. McCormack (1969), the
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If you think that adults taking Tylenol hurt kids, just wait until you read what the adults in the Epstein Files were doing to them.
September 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
If you think that adults taking Tylenol hurt kids, just wait until you read what the adults in the Epstein Files were doing to them.
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
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Fifty years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior. Here's a blog I wrote about the iconic Gordon Lightfoot song: teacherinastrangeland.blog/2023/05/02/t...
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and my Middle School Band
With the passing of Gordon Lightfoot, I have been surprised and touched by the number of folks posting Lightfoot lyrics and links. They’re not all aging folkies, either—lots of them are in their 30…
teacherinastrangeland.blog
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Fifty years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior. Here's a blog I wrote about the iconic Gordon Lightfoot song: teacherinastrangeland.blog/2023/05/02/t...
New York’s oligarchs spent more than $55 million trying to defeat Mamdani and get Andrew Cuomo elected instead. With Cuomo winning just under 855,000 votes, that came to about $65 per vote. robertreich.substack.com/p/musk-and-m...
Musk and Mamdani: The End of Harsh Capitalism?
In opposite ways, Musk and Mamdani pose the same question
robertreich.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
New York’s oligarchs spent more than $55 million trying to defeat Mamdani and get Andrew Cuomo elected instead. With Cuomo winning just under 855,000 votes, that came to about $65 per vote. robertreich.substack.com/p/musk-and-m...
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Leadership coup now, please.
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Leadership coup now, please.
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80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate.
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate.
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
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It is noteworthy that opposition to ranked choice voting is predominantly led by Republican lawmakers; all states that have enacted bans on ranked choice voting are considered “red” states. (Michigan Democratic Party Rural Caucus)
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It is noteworthy that opposition to ranked choice voting is predominantly led by Republican lawmakers; all states that have enacted bans on ranked choice voting are considered “red” states. (Michigan Democratic Party Rural Caucus)
'the biggest takeaway from all this is that Donald Trump learns another lesson in the virtues of brazening it out. He is willing to shoot the hostage, and the Democrats are not.' www.thebulwark.com/p/dems-rewar...
Dems Reward the Hostage-Taker
Perhaps ending the shutdown was the responsible thing to do. But by caving, Democrats risk legitimizing Trump’s maximum-pain shutdown tactics.
www.thebulwark.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
'the biggest takeaway from all this is that Donald Trump learns another lesson in the virtues of brazening it out. He is willing to shoot the hostage, and the Democrats are not.' www.thebulwark.com/p/dems-rewar...
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The So-Called Science of Reading's New Focus on Babies - nancyebailey.com/2025/11/07/t...
The So-Called Science of Reading’s New Focus on Babies - Nancy Bailey's Education Website
At the Thomas B. Fordham Wonk-a-Thon, where they ask what should happen next, Elliot Regenstein, a lawyer, states that The science of reading doesn’t start with kindergarten—it starts at birth. Fordha...
nancyebailey.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The So-Called Science of Reading's New Focus on Babies - nancyebailey.com/2025/11/07/t...
Fifty years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior. Here's a blog I wrote about the iconic Gordon Lightfoot song: teacherinastrangeland.blog/2023/05/02/t...
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and my Middle School Band
With the passing of Gordon Lightfoot, I have been surprised and touched by the number of folks posting Lightfoot lyrics and links. They’re not all aging folkies, either—lots of them are in their 30…
teacherinastrangeland.blog
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Fifty years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior. Here's a blog I wrote about the iconic Gordon Lightfoot song: teacherinastrangeland.blog/2023/05/02/t...
45 minutes ago, from the deck. Eight inches yesterday.
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
45 minutes ago, from the deck. Eight inches yesterday.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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The only silver lining to last night’s cave.
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The only silver lining to last night’s cave.
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If I were @schumer.senate.gov, I would not agree to help Republicans fund this regime on the "promise" of an ACA vote at a later date. It didn't work the last time when they promised to fund DC. It won't work this time either. The House won't touch it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
If I were @schumer.senate.gov, I would not agree to help Republicans fund this regime on the "promise" of an ACA vote at a later date. It didn't work the last time when they promised to fund DC. It won't work this time either. The House won't touch it.
Precisely.
Sen Dems: OK, we'll vote to open the government if all promise to give us a vote on health-care in the future.
Sen Repubs: (to each other "omg this is like taking candy from a baby") Yes deal!!!
Sen Dems: You guys promise? We are trusting you
Sen Repubs: Would we ever lie to you 😉
Sen Repubs: (to each other "omg this is like taking candy from a baby") Yes deal!!!
Sen Dems: You guys promise? We are trusting you
Sen Repubs: Would we ever lie to you 😉
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Precisely.
Senate Democrats??
No. No, no, no.
No. No, no, no.
November 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Senate Democrats??
No. No, no, no.
No. No, no, no.
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Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
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Did you know Trump's ballroom is being funded in part by undisclosed contributions from secret donors? Do you think congressional Republicans care? ICYMI @cheetah.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-whit...
A White House Ballroom Fit for a Bribe
GOP lawmakers don’t mind that the full list of donors and amounts given is under wraps.
www.thebulwark.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Did you know Trump's ballroom is being funded in part by undisclosed contributions from secret donors? Do you think congressional Republicans care? ICYMI @cheetah.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-whit...
We’re pleased to introduce some cutting-edge yet profoundly user-unfriendly technology. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/our...
Our School District Can Now Keep Track of Your Child with Just Three Terrible Apps
Other than lawsuits, losing track of a child is every school district’s worst nightmare. We haven’t lost anyone yet, but an EdTech company has pain...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
We’re pleased to introduce some cutting-edge yet profoundly user-unfriendly technology. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/our...
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Milan Michigan
Tuesday, November 11
Vets Say No: Take Action to Say No War on Our Cities This Veterans Day
Tuesday, November 11
Vets Say No: Take Action to Say No War on Our Cities This Veterans Day
#RepublicansAreAWOL
#HealthcareHeist
#Michigan
#vetssayno
Milan Michigan
Vets Say No: Take Action to Say No War on Our Cities
This Veteran’s Day
Tuesday, November 11
5 – 6:45pm EST
Tolan Square
Milan, MI 48160
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
#HealthcareHeist
#Michigan
#vetssayno
Milan Michigan
Vets Say No: Take Action to Say No War on Our Cities
This Veteran’s Day
Tuesday, November 11
5 – 6:45pm EST
Tolan Square
Milan, MI 48160
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Vets Say No: Take Action to Say No War on Our Cities This Veteran’s Day · Mobilize
We are taking action in solidarity with [Vets Say No](https://www.vetssayno.org/) as we collectively refuse to allow growing fascism to be normalized. Stand with us as we say **NO this Veterans Day -...
www.mobilize.us
November 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Milan Michigan
Tuesday, November 11
Vets Say No: Take Action to Say No War on Our Cities This Veterans Day
Tuesday, November 11
Vets Say No: Take Action to Say No War on Our Cities This Veterans Day