Alex Thim
@alexthim.bsky.social
Doctoral candidate in Economics doing research on Early Childhood Education (ECE)
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We’re building a #PeoplesMovement.
Today, over 3 million people across the country stood up to say HANDS OFF our democracy.
And history shows that when just 3.5% of the population engages in sustained, peaceful resistance—transformative change is inevitable.
#50501movement #HandsOff #April5
Today, over 3 million people across the country stood up to say HANDS OFF our democracy.
And history shows that when just 3.5% of the population engages in sustained, peaceful resistance—transformative change is inevitable.
#50501movement #HandsOff #April5
April 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
We’re building a #PeoplesMovement.
Today, over 3 million people across the country stood up to say HANDS OFF our democracy.
And history shows that when just 3.5% of the population engages in sustained, peaceful resistance—transformative change is inevitable.
#50501movement #HandsOff #April5
Today, over 3 million people across the country stood up to say HANDS OFF our democracy.
And history shows that when just 3.5% of the population engages in sustained, peaceful resistance—transformative change is inevitable.
#50501movement #HandsOff #April5
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Senator Chuck Schumer sums it up
February 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Senator Chuck Schumer sums it up
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Repeat after me.
Eliminating the Department of Education will hurt public schools and the kids who need help the most, AND THAT IS THE POINT.
Eliminating the Department of Education will hurt public schools and the kids who need help the most, AND THAT IS THE POINT.
February 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Repeat after me.
Eliminating the Department of Education will hurt public schools and the kids who need help the most, AND THAT IS THE POINT.
Eliminating the Department of Education will hurt public schools and the kids who need help the most, AND THAT IS THE POINT.
For any academics mass downloading government data, remember to download the documentation too!
February 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
For any academics mass downloading government data, remember to download the documentation too!
Well, apparently I will be spending today in a mad scramble downloading every piece of data the Dept. of Education has.
February 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Well, apparently I will be spending today in a mad scramble downloading every piece of data the Dept. of Education has.
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This is what happens when you ask me to help sanewash the Trump tariffs.
February 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is what happens when you ask me to help sanewash the Trump tariffs.
Never thought I'd see the day when I would block the US Department of Education on Facebook. But it's just become a platform for school choice and anti-DEI propaganda. Heartbreaking.
February 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Never thought I'd see the day when I would block the US Department of Education on Facebook. But it's just become a platform for school choice and anti-DEI propaganda. Heartbreaking.
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This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
January 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
If this passes y'all can say goodbye to funding for students with disabilities, Pell grants, Title I, any sort of data on education, and more. This would be catastrophic to our already struggling education system.
Rep. Thomas Massie introduced a bill to get rid of the Department of Education.
Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
January 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
If this passes y'all can say goodbye to funding for students with disabilities, Pell grants, Title I, any sort of data on education, and more. This would be catastrophic to our already struggling education system.
These tariffs (that we will be paying for) are being imposed to help offset the lost revenue of the tax cuts Trump and his cronies are hoping to extend. In other words, they are robbing the American people to enrich themselves. This will be a giant upward shift in wealth.
January 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
These tariffs (that we will be paying for) are being imposed to help offset the lost revenue of the tax cuts Trump and his cronies are hoping to extend. In other words, they are robbing the American people to enrich themselves. This will be a giant upward shift in wealth.
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Advocating for privatization is about the worst response to the so-called crisis in public education. thestarphoenix.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Saskatchewan should consider charter schools amid education crisis
Rather than the usual debate about funding formulas, Saskatchewan should consider an innovative educational policy option: Charter schools.
thestarphoenix.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Advocating for privatization is about the worst response to the so-called crisis in public education. thestarphoenix.com/opinion/colu...
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ICE Agent Decides He Wants Kids After Seeing Incredible Love And Devotion Of Parents Begging Him Not To Take Their Child
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January 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
ICE Agent Decides He Wants Kids After Seeing Incredible Love And Devotion Of Parents Begging Him Not To Take Their Child
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Want to make America great again? Defend your friends and neighbors from corporations and banks. Solidarity is everything.
January 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Want to make America great again? Defend your friends and neighbors from corporations and banks. Solidarity is everything.
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CNN's Jim Acosta signing off:
"I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too."
I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too.
Pass it on.
"I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too."
I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too.
Pass it on.
January 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
CNN's Jim Acosta signing off:
"I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too."
I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too.
Pass it on.
"I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too."
I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too.
Pass it on.
The larger plan behind these funding cuts is clear. The federal government is preparing to wield its greatest tool of leverage over states to get them to fall into line: The immense purse strings of the US government. Won't give it back till they play ball.
January 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The larger plan behind these funding cuts is clear. The federal government is preparing to wield its greatest tool of leverage over states to get them to fall into line: The immense purse strings of the US government. Won't give it back till they play ball.
Fun fact: Head Start and other Community Action Programs are the only programs funded directly by the federal government through grants to local organizations, instead of block grants to states. And there's a reason. 🧵
January 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Fun fact: Head Start and other Community Action Programs are the only programs funded directly by the federal government through grants to local organizations, instead of block grants to states. And there's a reason. 🧵
Also Early Childhood Education more generally, because it's incredibly important, not just for the children but for their families, local communities, and the US as a whole. And it's under serious threat from the new regime
January 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Also Early Childhood Education more generally, because it's incredibly important, not just for the children but for their families, local communities, and the US as a whole. And it's under serious threat from the new regime
There doesn't seem to be many people on here talking about Head Start, and since that's the subject of my dissertation research, I suppose I'll fill that niche.
January 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
There doesn't seem to be many people on here talking about Head Start, and since that's the subject of my dissertation research, I suppose I'll fill that niche.
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PEPFAR, started by George W. Bush, has saved more than 25 million lives worldwide. 600,000 people would die over the next decade in South Africa alone, which relies on PEPFAR for only 20% of its H.I.V. budget. Some countries are almost entirely dependent on the program.
BREAKING: The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries (Gift Article)
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:05 AM
PEPFAR, started by George W. Bush, has saved more than 25 million lives worldwide. 600,000 people would die over the next decade in South Africa alone, which relies on PEPFAR for only 20% of its H.I.V. budget. Some countries are almost entirely dependent on the program.
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The dogs and cats are eating the eggs.
January 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The dogs and cats are eating the eggs.
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It’s RFK Jr Week!
If your senator is below, call them (202) 224-3121
• Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
• Joni Ernst (R-IA)
• Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
• Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
• Susan Collins (R-ME)
• Thom Tillis (R-NC)
• James Lankford (R-OK)
• John Cornyn (R-TX)
• John Curtis (R-UT)
• Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
If your senator is below, call them (202) 224-3121
• Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
• Joni Ernst (R-IA)
• Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
• Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
• Susan Collins (R-ME)
• Thom Tillis (R-NC)
• James Lankford (R-OK)
• John Cornyn (R-TX)
• John Curtis (R-UT)
• Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
January 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It’s RFK Jr Week!
If your senator is below, call them (202) 224-3121
• Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
• Joni Ernst (R-IA)
• Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
• Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
• Susan Collins (R-ME)
• Thom Tillis (R-NC)
• James Lankford (R-OK)
• John Cornyn (R-TX)
• John Curtis (R-UT)
• Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
If your senator is below, call them (202) 224-3121
• Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
• Joni Ernst (R-IA)
• Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
• Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
• Susan Collins (R-ME)
• Thom Tillis (R-NC)
• James Lankford (R-OK)
• John Cornyn (R-TX)
• John Curtis (R-UT)
• Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
It's been less than a week y'all.
Start with Jan 6 pardons
Bird Flu no research CDC offline
Tuberculosis outbreak who’s in charge
Fruit unpicked no workers food prices
Veterans being detained as illegal immigrate
Tuskegee Airmen being taken out of Air Force history
Price of eggs
Veteran Benefits
Prescription increased
Bird Flu no research CDC offline
Tuberculosis outbreak who’s in charge
Fruit unpicked no workers food prices
Veterans being detained as illegal immigrate
Tuskegee Airmen being taken out of Air Force history
Price of eggs
Veteran Benefits
Prescription increased
January 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It's been less than a week y'all.
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My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some of those things #Thread
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some of those things #Thread