Dick Mullen
@dickmullenwrites.bsky.social
Higher Education fundraising professional with a lack of prospective future beyond that
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Dick Mullen
@dickmullenwrites.bsky.social
· Feb 18
A Republican Guide to Putting Yourself Out of a Job
Over the course of the next four years, Linda McMahon will be tasked with the paradoxical objective of firing herself.
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Linda McMahon is going to sit idly by as this administration suplexes American education off the top rope
Fixing American education is not impossible. It just takes more than our politicians are willing to give.
America Must Adopt Education Policy from Abroad
Donald Trump suggests US education should emulate the success of Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and even China. He's right, but he would never.
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March 5, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Fixing American education is not impossible. It just takes more than our politicians are willing to give.
Linda McMahon is going to sit idly by as this administration suplexes American education off the top rope
A Republican Guide to Putting Yourself Out of a Job
Over the course of the next four years, Linda McMahon will be tasked with the paradoxical objective of firing herself.
www.dickmullennewsletter.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Linda McMahon is going to sit idly by as this administration suplexes American education off the top rope
In a lot of ways, what Trump and Elon are doing is unprecendeted. In others, it's as American as it gets.
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There Is No Winning Here. Only Waiting.
When checks and balances prove ineffective, we are left to bear witness and bide time.
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February 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
In a lot of ways, what Trump and Elon are doing is unprecendeted. In others, it's as American as it gets.
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Public funds for private schools is a blatant scam, it’s right there in the fucking phrase. It is welfare for the wealthy.
February 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Public funds for private schools is a blatant scam, it’s right there in the fucking phrase. It is welfare for the wealthy.
These executive orders are a glimpse of the fights Republicans are willing to take on, and a litmus test for what they can really get away with.
Indoctrination Nation
Within a flurry of executive orders, two key actions mark the start of this administration's dismantling of American education.
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February 4, 2025 at 1:57 AM
These executive orders are a glimpse of the fights Republicans are willing to take on, and a litmus test for what they can really get away with.
As the fallout from the election winds down, I am unfortunately reminded that we have these same idiots right here at home.
The Stars At Night Are Dull And Dim
Greg Abbott's fight for school vouchers in Texas resumes, fitting right in with the Republican demolition derby writ large.
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January 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
As the fallout from the election winds down, I am unfortunately reminded that we have these same idiots right here at home.
Fuckin Democrats man
Normalcy Got Us Here. Now Get It Out.
As the Biden administration leaves office, it's time to let their most integral selling point leave with them.
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January 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Fuckin Democrats man
We're getting Zucc'd right to our face
America's Oligarchs At Work
Mark Zuckerberg's right-wing PR tour is an attempt to humanize one of your new rulers, and keep America stupid.
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January 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We're getting Zucc'd right to our face
OKC is so damn good, please don’t break my heart come playoff time
January 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
OKC is so damn good, please don’t break my heart come playoff time
Had to talk some shit about Vivek bc it’s one of my favorite things to do
Vivek Ramaswamy Has The Answers
Vivek gives us one of the best tweets of 2024. A perfect summation of the right-wing reality distortion field.
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January 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Had to talk some shit about Vivek bc it’s one of my favorite things to do
Just finished When The Clock Broke by John Ganz. Great read, and my immediate reaction is that the more things change the more they stay the same (or at the very least they get worse). Also fuck Bill Clinton
December 23, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Just finished When The Clock Broke by John Ganz. Great read, and my immediate reaction is that the more things change the more they stay the same (or at the very least they get worse). Also fuck Bill Clinton
“Too much spending” is a bogus excuse for continuing to ignore the country’s most pressing issues
Budgetary Birds of Prey
American public education bears the brunt of a continued negligence to solve the country's most pressing crises
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December 22, 2024 at 9:17 PM
“Too much spending” is a bogus excuse for continuing to ignore the country’s most pressing issues
Feel like all of the problems with College Football today are a microcosm of how completely unfettered capitalism has become. Alabama thinking they deserve a spot with 3 awful losses immediately comes to mind
December 21, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Feel like all of the problems with College Football today are a microcosm of how completely unfettered capitalism has become. Alabama thinking they deserve a spot with 3 awful losses immediately comes to mind
If Elon is calling the shots in the House, then we can’t pretend we’re anything but an Oligarchy.
American Boogeymen
Psst, I see rich people
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December 20, 2024 at 2:44 AM
If Elon is calling the shots in the House, then we can’t pretend we’re anything but an Oligarchy.
What election did Elon and Vivek win?
December 18, 2024 at 6:25 PM
What election did Elon and Vivek win?
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The Equal Rights Amendment has met all the requirements to become the 28th Amendment. All it takes is one stroke of President Biden’s pen.
I’m joining 121 of my colleagues in urging President Biden to #PublishTheERA & protect gender equality in the Constitution!
I’m joining 121 of my colleagues in urging President Biden to #PublishTheERA & protect gender equality in the Constitution!
More than 120 House Democrats send letter to Biden urging him to ratify Equal Rights Amendment
A coalition of more than 100 lawmakers wrote a letter on Sunday urging President Biden to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would outlaw gender discrimination in the Constitution. “We…
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December 16, 2024 at 7:02 PM
The Equal Rights Amendment has met all the requirements to become the 28th Amendment. All it takes is one stroke of President Biden’s pen.
I’m joining 121 of my colleagues in urging President Biden to #PublishTheERA & protect gender equality in the Constitution!
I’m joining 121 of my colleagues in urging President Biden to #PublishTheERA & protect gender equality in the Constitution!
There is zero political pretense for Daniel Penny being JD Vance’s guest of honor at the Army/Navy game. All he did was kill an unhoused black man. One of the most disgusting Republican co-opts ever.
December 14, 2024 at 8:33 PM
There is zero political pretense for Daniel Penny being JD Vance’s guest of honor at the Army/Navy game. All he did was kill an unhoused black man. One of the most disgusting Republican co-opts ever.
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Yesterday the New York Times instructed staff to avoid publishing photos of Luigi Mangione's face, internal company messages leaked to me reveal.
"The news value and public service of showing his face is diminishing," Times management told staff.
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"The news value and public service of showing his face is diminishing," Times management told staff.
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NY Times Doesn’t Want You to See Mangione’s Face
Management directs staff to “dial back” Luigi Mangione headshots
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December 12, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Yesterday the New York Times instructed staff to avoid publishing photos of Luigi Mangione's face, internal company messages leaked to me reveal.
"The news value and public service of showing his face is diminishing," Times management told staff.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ny-times-d...
"The news value and public service of showing his face is diminishing," Times management told staff.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ny-times-d...
Winning the NBA Cup should net you home court advantage through the playoffs regardless of what your seed ends up being
December 12, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Winning the NBA Cup should net you home court advantage through the playoffs regardless of what your seed ends up being
Luigi had the Pokemon “Breloom” in his Twitter banner.
A friend just pointed out to me that Breloom’s pokedex # is 286…
A friend just pointed out to me that Breloom’s pokedex # is 286…
December 11, 2024 at 4:36 AM
Luigi had the Pokemon “Breloom” in his Twitter banner.
A friend just pointed out to me that Breloom’s pokedex # is 286…
A friend just pointed out to me that Breloom’s pokedex # is 286…
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The jury verdict notwithstanding, it remains the case that Penny choked an unarmed man to death on the subway.
December 9, 2024 at 4:40 PM
The jury verdict notwithstanding, it remains the case that Penny choked an unarmed man to death on the subway.
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Please arm yourself with knowledge. Birthright citizenship is not a policy choice it is a constitutional imperative (14th Amendment). It can no more be signed away by Executive Order than the First Amendment.
Now that attacking birthright citizenship has become a Day 1 project for the incoming Trump admin, I dug out this rather comprehensive piece I wrote in 2011. It includes the source of Sen. Lindsay Graham’s emergence as the pitch man on this issue. politicalresearch.org/2011/03/01/c...
The Conservative Attack on Birthright Citizenship
All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
politicalresearch.org
December 8, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Please arm yourself with knowledge. Birthright citizenship is not a policy choice it is a constitutional imperative (14th Amendment). It can no more be signed away by Executive Order than the First Amendment.
American education is on the verge of getting absolutely cooked. How'd we get here, and what's to come?
Education Protection Program
Stupid is as stupid does
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December 9, 2024 at 12:39 AM
American education is on the verge of getting absolutely cooked. How'd we get here, and what's to come?
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This is significant.
AOC heading the Oversight Committee and Jamie Raskin heading the Judiciary Committee would be a welcome and necessary leadership shakeup that weights actual, you know, *politics* over seniority.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
AOC heading the Oversight Committee and Jamie Raskin heading the Judiciary Committee would be a welcome and necessary leadership shakeup that weights actual, you know, *politics* over seniority.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
How a potential panel shakeup will test Ocasio-Cortez's influence
Her possible bid to lead Democrats on the Oversight Committee comes amid a generational shakeup in the caucus.
www.politico.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:11 PM
This is significant.
AOC heading the Oversight Committee and Jamie Raskin heading the Judiciary Committee would be a welcome and necessary leadership shakeup that weights actual, you know, *politics* over seniority.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
AOC heading the Oversight Committee and Jamie Raskin heading the Judiciary Committee would be a welcome and necessary leadership shakeup that weights actual, you know, *politics* over seniority.
www.politico.com/live-updates...