Christina Travis
@christinamused.bsky.social
English teacher, reader, writer, explorer. She/her
You took the words right out of my mouth.
No, this is the most ashamed you've felt as an American *so far*.
February 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
You took the words right out of my mouth.
Holy cow! I’m telling everybody everywhere, in perpetuity.
Gotta say, I like it when writers are having fun. This, from the intro to Restall's ms. :
February 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Holy cow! I’m telling everybody everywhere, in perpetuity.
Reposted by Christina Travis
My next calls to my congressman are going to sound very different than the deliberately-calm hoping-to-disguise-rage I’ve been using. I’m going to switch to full-out Mr. Rogers.
Richard Scarry's Busytown Congress
I love leaving voice mails for my senators where I say things like "the USPS is very important to our country" as if I'm helping a small child with a book report or describing our civilization to an alien
February 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My next calls to my congressman are going to sound very different than the deliberately-calm hoping-to-disguise-rage I’ve been using. I’m going to switch to full-out Mr. Rogers.
CANADA!
February 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
CANADA!
Reposted by Christina Travis
BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
February 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
Reposted by Christina Travis
New org established to defend Department of Education
coalition of public education advocates, educators, beneficiaries of federal education funding, and former employees of the U.S. Department of Education
www.protectpubliced.org
coalition of public education advocates, educators, beneficiaries of federal education funding, and former employees of the U.S. Department of Education
www.protectpubliced.org
February 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
New org established to defend Department of Education
coalition of public education advocates, educators, beneficiaries of federal education funding, and former employees of the U.S. Department of Education
www.protectpubliced.org
coalition of public education advocates, educators, beneficiaries of federal education funding, and former employees of the U.S. Department of Education
www.protectpubliced.org
Reposted by Christina Travis
Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.
February 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.
You know, I’m getting pretty tired of headlines from The Onion on my dashboard and then realizing they’re actually NPR or Reuters.
February 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
You know, I’m getting pretty tired of headlines from The Onion on my dashboard and then realizing they’re actually NPR or Reuters.
That’s me! I’m one of the educators who contributed and published in this joint effort between NCTE and the LoC.
Today NCTE and the @libraryofcongress.bsky.social announced two new instructional tools bringing primary sources to classrooms across the U.S. Read the press release and access the resources: ncte.org/blog/2025/02...
NCTE, Library of Congress Announce Instructional Tools Bringing Primary Sources to Classrooms Across US
Inaugural copublication offers ideas for teaching with primary sources; searchable database of strategies connects educators and students with Library artifacts …
ncte.org
February 12, 2025 at 1:52 AM
That’s me! I’m one of the educators who contributed and published in this joint effort between NCTE and the LoC.
My dad’s dad read this to his seven farm kids 70+ yrs ago whenever the winter snow came fiercely enough to snow them in, and then Dad read it to us in front of the fireplace on the first storm of the winter, in turn.
Snow-Bound, John Greenleaf Whittier.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45490/...
Snow-Bound, John Greenleaf Whittier.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45490/...
February 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
My dad’s dad read this to his seven farm kids 70+ yrs ago whenever the winter snow came fiercely enough to snow them in, and then Dad read it to us in front of the fireplace on the first storm of the winter, in turn.
Snow-Bound, John Greenleaf Whittier.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45490/...
Snow-Bound, John Greenleaf Whittier.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45490/...
While there are things I disagree with Dana Nessel on, this isn’t one of them. Get him!
NEW: Attorneys general from 22 states sued the Trump administration on Monday, seeking to freeze a plan that would cap National Institutes of Health payments covering overhead at universities and medical research centers.
22 states sue to halt NIH research funding cuts
The Trump administration's planned cuts to NIH funding could lead to layoffs, disrupt clinical trials and even shutter laboratories, a lawsuit claims.
www.axios.com
February 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
While there are things I disagree with Dana Nessel on, this isn’t one of them. Get him!
Reposted by Christina Travis
Deeply disappointed in the Changin’ these Times are doing. Bob Dylan lied to me.
February 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Deeply disappointed in the Changin’ these Times are doing. Bob Dylan lied to me.
Reposted by Christina Travis
Elon Musk is a terrible president.
February 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Elon Musk is a terrible president.
Reposted by Christina Travis
The only way we can defend our parks at this point is to protest.
Take to the streets and protest like your lives and loved ones depend on it.
Because they do
Take to the streets and protest like your lives and loved ones depend on it.
Because they do
February 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The only way we can defend our parks at this point is to protest.
Take to the streets and protest like your lives and loved ones depend on it.
Because they do
Take to the streets and protest like your lives and loved ones depend on it.
Because they do
Reposted by Christina Travis
I get tired of pundits saying this is what the American people asked for. I am an "American People" and I did NOT ask for a sociopath to have more power than almost anyone on Earth. Some "American People" signed up to ride in Trump's Grand Theft Auto game. The rest of us are tied up in the trunk.
February 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I get tired of pundits saying this is what the American people asked for. I am an "American People" and I did NOT ask for a sociopath to have more power than almost anyone on Earth. Some "American People" signed up to ride in Trump's Grand Theft Auto game. The rest of us are tied up in the trunk.
I’ve lost track of how many “for fuck’s sake” have come out of my mouth since Monday. Anyway, here’s another one. FFS.
For immediate release: The OCR will no longer investigate cases of discriminatory censorship.
January 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I’ve lost track of how many “for fuck’s sake” have come out of my mouth since Monday. Anyway, here’s another one. FFS.
Whew! I worried all day that I was going to have to cancel my membership before it was even a week old.
Costco’s shareholders voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal from a conservative think tank aimed at getting the company to roll back its diversity hiring practices.
Costco's shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI proposal
Costco's shareholders voted overwhelmingly to reject a motion that would seek report on the risks of diversity, equity and inclusion in the company's hiring practices.
www.npr.org
January 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Whew! I worried all day that I was going to have to cancel my membership before it was even a week old.
Reposted by Christina Travis
Let the countdown begin.
January 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Let the countdown begin.
Peltier has been a political prisoner since 1977, and will finally be released to go home in February.
January 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Peltier has been a political prisoner since 1977, and will finally be released to go home in February.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order 13/20
#BookSky
#Books
#20BookChallenge
#BookSky
#Books
#20BookChallenge
January 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order 13/20
#BookSky
#Books
#20BookChallenge
#BookSky
#Books
#20BookChallenge
I’ve been away for a bit. Catching up now. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order 12/20
#BookSky
#Books
#20BookChallenge
#BookSky
#Books
#20BookChallenge
January 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I’ve been away for a bit. Catching up now. Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order 12/20
#BookSky
#Books
#20BookChallenge
#BookSky
#Books
#20BookChallenge
Reposted by Christina Travis
Peter Coy asked various folks — economists! scientists! me! — about their hopes for 2025. I said, "I have no hopes for 2025. Humanity is disappointing. We killed the Earth. Villains triumph and the innocents suffer. I imagine these trends will continue."
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
Opinion | What 15 Very Different People Hope to See in 2025
A Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, a hand surgeon in India and others share their expectations.
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Peter Coy asked various folks — economists! scientists! me! — about their hopes for 2025. I said, "I have no hopes for 2025. Humanity is disappointing. We killed the Earth. Villains triumph and the innocents suffer. I imagine these trends will continue."
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...