Patrick
@patrickbelongs.bsky.social
Gay 🏳️🌈 | HS Teacher 👨🏫 | Union Member ✊️
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Patrick
@patrickbelongs.bsky.social
· Dec 5
To be educated in today's world is to be countercultural.
Learning is subversive. Scholarship is punk.
Learning is subversive. Scholarship is punk.
Canceling Pride because of "the political environment" is evidence you never understood what Pride was.
It isn't about yielding to the politics of the moment but changing them.
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At least two Florida cities will not hold their annual LGBTQ Pride events share.google/c8RyPs3ffnFf...
It isn't about yielding to the politics of the moment but changing them.
__________
At least two Florida cities will not hold their annual LGBTQ Pride events share.google/c8RyPs3ffnFf...
At least two Florida cities will not hold their annual LGBTQ Pride events
Pride organizers in Fort Myers cited funding issues, while those in Tampa also cited the political environment.
share.google
September 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Canceling Pride because of "the political environment" is evidence you never understood what Pride was.
It isn't about yielding to the politics of the moment but changing them.
__________
At least two Florida cities will not hold their annual LGBTQ Pride events share.google/c8RyPs3ffnFf...
It isn't about yielding to the politics of the moment but changing them.
__________
At least two Florida cities will not hold their annual LGBTQ Pride events share.google/c8RyPs3ffnFf...
The random stuff I find on my notes app. I guess I typed this but I can't imagine what I was thinking.
August 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The random stuff I find on my notes app. I guess I typed this but I can't imagine what I was thinking.
I get sentimental thinking about maps. I love old style classroom maps. Digital classroom displays have displaced the retractable physical map, but I wish I could find a vintage map for my classroom.
August 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I get sentimental thinking about maps. I love old style classroom maps. Digital classroom displays have displaced the retractable physical map, but I wish I could find a vintage map for my classroom.
We have a saying in Texas:
August 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
We have a saying in Texas:
Today I'm attending my annual active shooter first aid recertification. Every day I pass a tourniquet box on my way to teach. Just 2 reminders that our society accepts mass shootings as inevitable. Instead of solving the gun crisis, we train teachers to stop the bleeding.
August 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Today I'm attending my annual active shooter first aid recertification. Every day I pass a tourniquet box on my way to teach. Just 2 reminders that our society accepts mass shootings as inevitable. Instead of solving the gun crisis, we train teachers to stop the bleeding.
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”
~Arundhati Roy
~Arundhati Roy
August 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”
~Arundhati Roy
~Arundhati Roy
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We live in difficult times. If you've been struggling with your mental health, know that you aren't alone. It's ok to ask for help when you need it.
July 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We live in difficult times. If you've been struggling with your mental health, know that you aren't alone. It's ok to ask for help when you need it.
The maximum campaign donation limit is indexed to inflation but the minimum wage is not.
August 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The maximum campaign donation limit is indexed to inflation but the minimum wage is not.
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The President sees a bad jobs report, and responds by getting rid of the person in charge of the statistics. This is how America becomes a third-rate country.
BREAKING: President Trump fires the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics hours after weak jobs report.
Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after weak jobs report
The president implied that the BLS commissioner, long-time federal employee Erika McEntarfer, manipulated the data "for political purposes."
nbcnews.to
August 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The President sees a bad jobs report, and responds by getting rid of the person in charge of the statistics. This is how America becomes a third-rate country.
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Think about what the GOP is revealing with their attempt to suddenly change the Congressional maps: they know their agenda is so unpopular that they're going to lose unless something changes.
Of course, what they should be changing is their policies, not the maps.
Of course, what they should be changing is their policies, not the maps.
July 31, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Think about what the GOP is revealing with their attempt to suddenly change the Congressional maps: they know their agenda is so unpopular that they're going to lose unless something changes.
Of course, what they should be changing is their policies, not the maps.
Of course, what they should be changing is their policies, not the maps.
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I'm proud to support @aarondfordnv.bsky.social to be the next governor of Nevada!
I'm a proud father, husband, former public school math teacher, and Nevada Attorney General.
My name is Aaron Ford, and I’m running for Governor to build a Nevada where every family in every neighborhood can get ahead.
My name is Aaron Ford, and I’m running for Governor to build a Nevada where every family in every neighborhood can get ahead.
July 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I'm proud to support @aarondfordnv.bsky.social to be the next governor of Nevada!
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Along with the whole Traverse City community, Chasten and I are shaken by the awful and senseless violence at Walmart earlier today. We’re thinking of everyone affected and hoping and praying for speedy recovery for all those who were injured.
11 people injured and suspect in custody after ‘random’ stabbing in Traverse City Walmart, officials say | CNN
Eleven people were injured in a “random” stabbing by a suspect man with a folding knife-style weapon at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan, Saturday, according to the Grand Traverse County sheriff.
www.cnn.com
July 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Along with the whole Traverse City community, Chasten and I are shaken by the awful and senseless violence at Walmart earlier today. We’re thinking of everyone affected and hoping and praying for speedy recovery for all those who were injured.
"You can jail a revolutionary, but you can't jail the revolution." ~Fred Hampton
July 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"You can jail a revolutionary, but you can't jail the revolution." ~Fred Hampton
Let's get together soon. Have your chatbot call my chatbot and we'll do lunch.
July 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Let's get together soon. Have your chatbot call my chatbot and we'll do lunch.
Anchor yourself not in outcomes you can’t control, but in the integrity of your daily practice.
July 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Anchor yourself not in outcomes you can’t control, but in the integrity of your daily practice.
Cynicism is a luxury of comfort. I don't have time for it.
July 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Cynicism is a luxury of comfort. I don't have time for it.
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All of us - not just those on Medicaid or food stamps - will be directly paying for the costs of the billionaire tax breaks in the Trump budget package. Here's how.
July 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
All of us - not just those on Medicaid or food stamps - will be directly paying for the costs of the billionaire tax breaks in the Trump budget package. Here's how.
What my chatbot thinks I look like.
July 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
What my chatbot thinks I look like.
We live in difficult times. If you've been struggling with your mental health, know that you aren't alone. It's ok to ask for help when you need it.
July 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We live in difficult times. If you've been struggling with your mental health, know that you aren't alone. It's ok to ask for help when you need it.
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Already getting emails from the technology department. Love that my district is so passionate about #edtech. Just wish I knew whether we’re piloting tools or beta testing someone’s future job application.
July 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Already getting emails from the technology department. Love that my district is so passionate about #edtech. Just wish I knew whether we’re piloting tools or beta testing someone’s future job application.
I never thought I'd live in I world where children still go hungry while one couple spends $50 million on a wedding.
July 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I never thought I'd live in I world where children still go hungry while one couple spends $50 million on a wedding.
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My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents.
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
June 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
My kids know an American flag when they see one – but they don't yet know all that it represents.
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
When they're old enough, here is what I'm going to tell them:
Went into a T-Mobile store to buy a phone and the employee literally made me browse on my own phone and place the order myself while 2 of the employees stood around talking to each other.
50 years ago the government broke up Ma Bell. It's time to bring that energy to today's telecom oligopoly.
50 years ago the government broke up Ma Bell. It's time to bring that energy to today's telecom oligopoly.
June 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Went into a T-Mobile store to buy a phone and the employee literally made me browse on my own phone and place the order myself while 2 of the employees stood around talking to each other.
50 years ago the government broke up Ma Bell. It's time to bring that energy to today's telecom oligopoly.
50 years ago the government broke up Ma Bell. It's time to bring that energy to today's telecom oligopoly.