Rachel Dothager
@racheldothager.bsky.social
Reading Specialist, Gardener, Intersectional Feminist, Dancer, Book Lover (she/her)
📍Tacoma, Washington
📍Tacoma, Washington
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This has to stop. We are failing the children and educators in America. There is blood on our hands.
This has to stop. We are failing the children and educators in America. There is blood on our hands.
Student who survived being shot during a high school shooting now in lockdown at Brown University
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December 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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This has to stop. We are failing the children and educators in America. There is blood on our hands.
This has to stop. We are failing the children and educators in America. There is blood on our hands.
Serious Thanksgiving snuggles
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Serious Thanksgiving snuggles
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Wisdom from Schoolhouse Rock.
October 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Wisdom from Schoolhouse Rock.
Dancing on stage again was such a blast! #dracula #bellydance
October 15, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Dancing on stage again was such a blast! #dracula #bellydance
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Among the many tragedies of the Minneapolis school shooting is how commonplace a story like this has become,” German Lopez writes. But “the prevalence of this problem is not normal, no other country has to deal with it to this extent, and we are not powerless to act.”
“Among the many tragedies of the Minneapolis school shooting is how commonplace a story like this has become,” German Lopez writes. But “the prevalence of this problem is not normal, no other country has to deal with it to this extent, and we are not powerless to act.”
Opinion | No Matter How Hopeless It Seems, We Should Press for Better, Stricter Gun Laws
The prevalence of mass shootings in America is not normal, no other country has to deal with it to this extent, but we are not powerless to act.
nyti.ms
August 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Among the many tragedies of the Minneapolis school shooting is how commonplace a story like this has become,” German Lopez writes. But “the prevalence of this problem is not normal, no other country has to deal with it to this extent, and we are not powerless to act.”
“Among the many tragedies of the Minneapolis school shooting is how commonplace a story like this has become,” German Lopez writes. But “the prevalence of this problem is not normal, no other country has to deal with it to this extent, and we are not powerless to act.”
I can't wait for my students to see the new playground murals next week! I'm also pretty proud of myself for trying something new, collaborating with other teachers, and making something beautiful for our community.
August 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I can't wait for my students to see the new playground murals next week! I'm also pretty proud of myself for trying something new, collaborating with other teachers, and making something beautiful for our community.
Besties since 4th grade! What a wonderfully sweaty, last full day in Europe!
August 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Besties since 4th grade! What a wonderfully sweaty, last full day in Europe!
Moody Austrian morning
August 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Moody Austrian morning
Made it to Munich
August 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Made it to Munich
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Breaking News: A federal judge ordered President Trump to relinquish control of the California National Guard, saying he improperly deployed troops to protests.
Follow live updates. https://trib.al/93rjnZV
Follow live updates. https://trib.al/93rjnZV
LA Protests Live Updates: Judge Blocks Trump From Deploying National Guard in LA
The ruling orders the administration to return control of the National Guard to the California governor. It takes effect on Friday.
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June 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Breaking News: A federal judge ordered President Trump to relinquish control of the California National Guard, saying he improperly deployed troops to protests.
Follow live updates. https://trib.al/93rjnZV
Follow live updates. https://trib.al/93rjnZV
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Los Angeles school worker shares frustration over parents having to leave their children’s graduation ceremony because ICE raided an elementary school’s graduation today
June 7, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Los Angeles school worker shares frustration over parents having to leave their children’s graduation ceremony because ICE raided an elementary school’s graduation today
Just a proud big sister over here!! My forever bestie, now a Doctor, is changing the world for the better by researching equitable teaching practices for our most vulnerable students. I am immensely proud and honored to know her, love her, be loved by her, and to learn and grow with her
#education
#education
May 22, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Just a proud big sister over here!! My forever bestie, now a Doctor, is changing the world for the better by researching equitable teaching practices for our most vulnerable students. I am immensely proud and honored to know her, love her, be loved by her, and to learn and grow with her
#education
#education
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First they locked children in cages, now they want to leave children all alone in perhaps the most vulnerable and consequential moments of their lives. Nope. Not on our watch. #NoChildAlone
March 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
First they locked children in cages, now they want to leave children all alone in perhaps the most vulnerable and consequential moments of their lives. Nope. Not on our watch. #NoChildAlone
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Trump Republicans hate the Department of Ed for the same reasons they hate education. They view education as a waste of funds since it exposes their fraud and prevents their abuse of American minds through their outlets of disinformation. Trump Republicans want a country of believers, not thinkers.
March 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Trump Republicans hate the Department of Ed for the same reasons they hate education. They view education as a waste of funds since it exposes their fraud and prevents their abuse of American minds through their outlets of disinformation. Trump Republicans want a country of believers, not thinkers.
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Al Green understood the assignment
March 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Al Green understood the assignment
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Linda McMahon’s hearing confirmed what we feared—she won’t stand up for students.
She refused to protect public schools, backed private school vouchers, and ignored the needs of vulnerable students. Our students deserve better.
She refused to protect public schools, backed private school vouchers, and ignored the needs of vulnerable students. Our students deserve better.
What We Learned from Linda McMahon’s Confirmation Hearing | NEA
The nominee is ready to dismantle the Department of Education and steer federal funds away from public schools to pay for private school vouchers and tax cuts for the rich.
buff.ly
February 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Linda McMahon’s hearing confirmed what we feared—she won’t stand up for students.
She refused to protect public schools, backed private school vouchers, and ignored the needs of vulnerable students. Our students deserve better.
She refused to protect public schools, backed private school vouchers, and ignored the needs of vulnerable students. Our students deserve better.
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Today, Linda McMahon:
❌ Pledged to dismantle the U.S. Dept. of Education, and
❌ Promised to support vouchers, stripping resources from 90% of U.S. students.
Our students deserve an education secretary who will fight for them, not gut public schools to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
❌ Pledged to dismantle the U.S. Dept. of Education, and
❌ Promised to support vouchers, stripping resources from 90% of U.S. students.
Our students deserve an education secretary who will fight for them, not gut public schools to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
February 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Today, Linda McMahon:
❌ Pledged to dismantle the U.S. Dept. of Education, and
❌ Promised to support vouchers, stripping resources from 90% of U.S. students.
Our students deserve an education secretary who will fight for them, not gut public schools to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
❌ Pledged to dismantle the U.S. Dept. of Education, and
❌ Promised to support vouchers, stripping resources from 90% of U.S. students.
Our students deserve an education secretary who will fight for them, not gut public schools to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
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The "peace candidate" Trump wants to force 2 million Palestinians from their homes, give another $1 billion in weapons to Netanyahu, and enact a "plan" to turn the decimated Gaza strip into a billionaires' Riviera.
If this is his "peace" policy, I'd hate to see his war policy.
If this is his "peace" policy, I'd hate to see his war policy.
February 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The "peace candidate" Trump wants to force 2 million Palestinians from their homes, give another $1 billion in weapons to Netanyahu, and enact a "plan" to turn the decimated Gaza strip into a billionaires' Riviera.
If this is his "peace" policy, I'd hate to see his war policy.
If this is his "peace" policy, I'd hate to see his war policy.
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Vouchers have been a catastrophic failure everywhere they have been tried.
February 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Vouchers have been a catastrophic failure everywhere they have been tried.
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Mr. President: Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, I have a better idea.
In Denmark, everyone is guaranteed health care, college education is free, parents receive 1-year of paid paternity leave & workers don’t make less than $22 an hour.
Let's steal those ideas.
In Denmark, everyone is guaranteed health care, college education is free, parents receive 1-year of paid paternity leave & workers don’t make less than $22 an hour.
Let's steal those ideas.
January 28, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Mr. President: Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, I have a better idea.
In Denmark, everyone is guaranteed health care, college education is free, parents receive 1-year of paid paternity leave & workers don’t make less than $22 an hour.
Let's steal those ideas.
In Denmark, everyone is guaranteed health care, college education is free, parents receive 1-year of paid paternity leave & workers don’t make less than $22 an hour.
Let's steal those ideas.
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The new administration got its grubby paws on the department of education. And it’s disgusting. (1/2)
January 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The new administration got its grubby paws on the department of education. And it’s disgusting. (1/2)