Athena (she/her)
@athenathinks.bsky.social
Work in progress. Teacher. Union Member.
"To the world we dream about and the one we live in now." -Hadestown
Apparently I also need to let people know that I am not looking to date. I am happily taken.
"To the world we dream about and the one we live in now." -Hadestown
Apparently I also need to let people know that I am not looking to date. I am happily taken.
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Also- Zeus is the 405 because everything runs through it and it fucks everyone. Hades is the 5 because Bakersfield with the Grapevine being the River Styx. And Poseidon is the 101 cuz... water. I don't know, I'm not smart enough for this
July 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Also- Zeus is the 405 because everything runs through it and it fucks everyone. Hades is the 5 because Bakersfield with the Grapevine being the River Styx. And Poseidon is the 101 cuz... water. I don't know, I'm not smart enough for this
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I am running to be a delegate in the NEA RA! If you are an educator and member of CTA, check your emails and please vote! Hoping to represent smaller locals!
February 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I am running to be a delegate in the NEA RA! If you are an educator and member of CTA, check your emails and please vote! Hoping to represent smaller locals!
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“Who goes Nazi” from 1941 harpers.org/archive/1941...
January 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
“Who goes Nazi” from 1941 harpers.org/archive/1941...
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Say it with me: DEI 👏 IS 👏 NOT 👏 A 👏 BAD 👏 THING 👏
January 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Say it with me: DEI 👏 IS 👏 NOT 👏 A 👏 BAD 👏 THING 👏
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Ever wonder what snow in the swamp would look like? This is 5 miles into the Louisiana swamps in the Atchafalaya basin... it's unreal... having lived down there for the first 28 years of my life, we never saw anything like this.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
January 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Ever wonder what snow in the swamp would look like? This is 5 miles into the Louisiana swamps in the Atchafalaya basin... it's unreal... having lived down there for the first 28 years of my life, we never saw anything like this.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
Smashed records.
Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
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Me and my interfaith congregation are out here making sack lunches for the homeless like
January 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Me and my interfaith congregation are out here making sack lunches for the homeless like
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Late last night, Trump fired the independent inspectors general of at least 12 major federal agencies.
Inspectors general are tasked with rooting out fraud, abuse, and corruption.
Trump wants loyalists in these positions — a key tenant of Project 2025.
Keep paying attention. wapo.st/3Cptwvg
Inspectors general are tasked with rooting out fraud, abuse, and corruption.
Trump wants loyalists in these positions — a key tenant of Project 2025.
Keep paying attention. wapo.st/3Cptwvg
Trump ousts at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge
The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire a Senate-confirmed inspector general.
wapo.st
January 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Late last night, Trump fired the independent inspectors general of at least 12 major federal agencies.
Inspectors general are tasked with rooting out fraud, abuse, and corruption.
Trump wants loyalists in these positions — a key tenant of Project 2025.
Keep paying attention. wapo.st/3Cptwvg
Inspectors general are tasked with rooting out fraud, abuse, and corruption.
Trump wants loyalists in these positions — a key tenant of Project 2025.
Keep paying attention. wapo.st/3Cptwvg
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I wrote this on one of the darkest days of my life. It gave me an anchor to hold onto.
January 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I wrote this on one of the darkest days of my life. It gave me an anchor to hold onto.
If empathy is a sin then I will willingly go to hell.
January 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If empathy is a sin then I will willingly go to hell.
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"Terrible things are happening outside... poor helpless people are
being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared." -
Anne Frank (Jan 13, 1943)
being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared." -
Anne Frank (Jan 13, 1943)
January 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
"Terrible things are happening outside... poor helpless people are
being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared." -
Anne Frank (Jan 13, 1943)
being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared." -
Anne Frank (Jan 13, 1943)
Here for my second CTA State Council as an elected representative. I feel so honored to represent smaller districts in rural California.
January 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Here for my second CTA State Council as an elected representative. I feel so honored to represent smaller districts in rural California.
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it’s so insane to me that people work for ICE like did you watch star wars and think man i want to be like the guys in the plastic white suits who can’t aim for shit
January 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
it’s so insane to me that people work for ICE like did you watch star wars and think man i want to be like the guys in the plastic white suits who can’t aim for shit
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America keeps bringing back racism like it's the McRib.
January 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
America keeps bringing back racism like it's the McRib.
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The past several days have proven without a shadow of a doubt that Project 2025 is real and underway.
And those who warned America about it were right.
And those who warned America about it were right.
January 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The past several days have proven without a shadow of a doubt that Project 2025 is real and underway.
And those who warned America about it were right.
And those who warned America about it were right.
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I’m so overstimulated I’ve stopped understanding what people are saying to me.
January 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I’m so overstimulated I’ve stopped understanding what people are saying to me.
Why does the White House website look like one of my students made it?
January 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Why does the White House website look like one of my students made it?
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This all feels like that scene in Revenge of the Sith where the Palpatine gets emergency powers, and everyone cheers meanwhile Padmé is standing there all dumbfounded like how can anyone NOT see what the fuck is going on.
January 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This all feels like that scene in Revenge of the Sith where the Palpatine gets emergency powers, and everyone cheers meanwhile Padmé is standing there all dumbfounded like how can anyone NOT see what the fuck is going on.
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Sure is a bad time to be a person who cares about things.
January 22, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Sure is a bad time to be a person who cares about things.
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SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
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Can you imagine the courage it took to preach this message directly to the president? This is what a follower of Jesus looks like. (Partial transcript below.)
1.21.25 Homily by The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde
YouTube video by Washington National Cathedral
youtu.be
January 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM