@elsakay.bsky.social
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Data You Can Use: The Trump admin's refusal to spend allocated funds for critical programs hurts all of our communities. Check out the Impact Map to explore the details of federal workforce, funding, and policy decisions and cuts in your neighborhood. https://theimpactproject.org/the-impact-map/
August 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Data You Can Use: The Trump admin's refusal to spend allocated funds for critical programs hurts all of our communities. Check out the Impact Map to explore the details of federal workforce, funding, and policy decisions and cuts in your neighborhood. https://theimpactproject.org/the-impact-map/
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i think i disagree with the idea that the ferritor should have been allowed to follow his own path during his schooling, neglecting assignments and being coddled for his apparent genius. i think, in fact, that this was the problem. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-boy-ge...
The Boy Genius Who Killed 14 Million Poor People
What is the moral weight of responsibility for the men who carried out DOGE’s work?
www.thebulwark.com
August 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
i think i disagree with the idea that the ferritor should have been allowed to follow his own path during his schooling, neglecting assignments and being coddled for his apparent genius. i think, in fact, that this was the problem. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-boy-ge...
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"We're there to be humans in the room with other humans talking about ideas"
The case by @mattrkay.bsky.social in this conversation: never more than now have classroom discussions been needed, in both quantity and quality.
(And that quantity and quality? Not an easy thing.)
The case by @mattrkay.bsky.social in this conversation: never more than now have classroom discussions been needed, in both quantity and quality.
(And that quantity and quality? Not an easy thing.)
August 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
"We're there to be humans in the room with other humans talking about ideas"
The case by @mattrkay.bsky.social in this conversation: never more than now have classroom discussions been needed, in both quantity and quality.
(And that quantity and quality? Not an easy thing.)
The case by @mattrkay.bsky.social in this conversation: never more than now have classroom discussions been needed, in both quantity and quality.
(And that quantity and quality? Not an easy thing.)
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my latest with @liberalcurrents.com
humiliation is a deeply unpleasant & immoral act, it's also *politically* important
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-politi/
humiliation is a deeply unpleasant & immoral act, it's also *politically* important
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-politi/
The Politics of Humiliation
The politics of humiliation has moved to the center of the reactionary project under Trump II.
www.liberalcurrents.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
my latest with @liberalcurrents.com
humiliation is a deeply unpleasant & immoral act, it's also *politically* important
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-politi/
humiliation is a deeply unpleasant & immoral act, it's also *politically* important
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-politi/
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Someone just commented that they made it to the end of this blog post, and I feel like they deserve a medal. 6,000+ words probably doubled my previous record for longest post, but I just had so much I wanted to capture in this.
www.tylerrablin.com/blog/the-ban...
www.tylerrablin.com/blog/the-ban...
The Bandaids and Backflips of Surface-level Equitable Grading Practices That Avoid Meaningfully Equitable Grading Reform — Tyler Rablin Consulting
The education system currently is drowning in well-intentioned grading practices that may be doing more harm than good. Now, to be clear, a lot of what I’m about to question comes out a place o...
www.tylerrablin.com
July 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Someone just commented that they made it to the end of this blog post, and I feel like they deserve a medal. 6,000+ words probably doubled my previous record for longest post, but I just had so much I wanted to capture in this.
www.tylerrablin.com/blog/the-ban...
www.tylerrablin.com/blog/the-ban...
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@nytimes.com I don’t know what you thought you were doing here but there is a broad consensus TODAY. You are actively contributing to the possibility that unserious, broadly rejected arguments will be taken seriously.
May 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
@nytimes.com I don’t know what you thought you were doing here but there is a broad consensus TODAY. You are actively contributing to the possibility that unserious, broadly rejected arguments will be taken seriously.
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In court filings Thursday, 30-year-old Rümeysa Öztürk for the first time described the circumstances under which she was taken by federal immigration officials — and how she’s been treated during her imprisonment.
(via @wgbh.org)
(via @wgbh.org)
Detained Tufts student alleges poor medical treatment, religious freedom restrictions in detention
Rümeysa Öztürk says she thought the plain clothes officers who detained her “were going to kill [her].”
www.wgbh.org
April 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
In court filings Thursday, 30-year-old Rümeysa Öztürk for the first time described the circumstances under which she was taken by federal immigration officials — and how she’s been treated during her imprisonment.
(via @wgbh.org)
(via @wgbh.org)
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I continue to be disappointed by my alma mater’s lack of moral courage and public voice. religionnews.com/2025/04/03/h...
Harvard Divinity School pauses religion and conflict educational initiative, cuts its staff
(RNS) — Hilary Rantisi, the associate director of the program, and the sole Palestinian American employed at the divinity school, said she was told her position was not renewed.
religionnews.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I continue to be disappointed by my alma mater’s lack of moral courage and public voice. religionnews.com/2025/04/03/h...
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The moment when @corybooker.com displaced segregationist Strom Thurmond for the longest marathon in Senate history. 24 hours, 33 minutes and counting
April 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The moment when @corybooker.com displaced segregationist Strom Thurmond for the longest marathon in Senate history. 24 hours, 33 minutes and counting
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
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A judge will decide whether to allow the transfer in court tomorrow. Read the full story, from @brbarrett.bsky.social and @hudsongiles.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show
The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost.
www.wired.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A judge will decide whether to allow the transfer in court tomorrow. Read the full story, from @brbarrett.bsky.social and @hudsongiles.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/doge-t...
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Excellent @lollardfish.bsky.social on complex histories & “claiming [patriotism] for those of us who see hope in contingency…in the ability to tell a story about people making choices, and in understanding the terrible or beautiful consequences of those choices.” foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/31/s...
A Truly Patriotic Education Tells Many Stories
Trump’s executive orders can’t define diversity out of history.
foreignpolicy.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Excellent @lollardfish.bsky.social on complex histories & “claiming [patriotism] for those of us who see hope in contingency…in the ability to tell a story about people making choices, and in understanding the terrible or beautiful consequences of those choices.” foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/31/s...
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Most Americans have no idea how much goodwill is generated by USAID around the world. That goodwill keeps Americans safer. The budget is minuscule compared to others and 97% must be spent on American products.
My dad was a civil engineer with USAID & I lived in 3rd World countries until age 17.
My dad was a civil engineer with USAID & I lived in 3rd World countries until age 17.
March 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Most Americans have no idea how much goodwill is generated by USAID around the world. That goodwill keeps Americans safer. The budget is minuscule compared to others and 97% must be spent on American products.
My dad was a civil engineer with USAID & I lived in 3rd World countries until age 17.
My dad was a civil engineer with USAID & I lived in 3rd World countries until age 17.
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Barre Seid donated 1.6 billion. He handed it off to Leonard Leo. Leo acts like an investment banker for the right.
www.propublica.org/article/dark...
www.propublica.org/article/dark...
How a Secretive Billionaire Handed His Fortune to the Architect of the Right-Wing Takeover of the Courts
In the largest known political advocacy donation in U.S. history, industrialist Barre Seid funded a new group run by Federalist Society co-chair Leonard Leo, who guided Trump’s Supreme Court picks and...
www.propublica.org
March 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Barre Seid donated 1.6 billion. He handed it off to Leonard Leo. Leo acts like an investment banker for the right.
www.propublica.org/article/dark...
www.propublica.org/article/dark...
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Congress created #usip. Will it step up now to save it? www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
‘Illegal Takeover’: DOGE Seizes Control of Independent Org Dedicated to Peace
Following a police standoff, Elon Musk’s lackeys took over the nonprofit’s headquarters in what its former leader referred to as a break-in.
www.vanityfair.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Congress created #usip. Will it step up now to save it? www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...
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I know everything is crazy and overwhelming, but we need to pay attention to what's happening at the US Institute of Peace. This is not a government agency but a nonprofit created by Congress.
Please read this post from my friend @sohayward.bsky.social. 1/
www.linkedin.com/posts/susan-...
Please read this post from my friend @sohayward.bsky.social. 1/
www.linkedin.com/posts/susan-...
US Institute of Peace says DOGE has broken into its building | Susan Hayward
I worked at USIP from 2007-2021. USIP was created by Congress in 1984, the result of a long campaign led by faith communities, alongside many other…
www.linkedin.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I know everything is crazy and overwhelming, but we need to pay attention to what's happening at the US Institute of Peace. This is not a government agency but a nonprofit created by Congress.
Please read this post from my friend @sohayward.bsky.social. 1/
www.linkedin.com/posts/susan-...
Please read this post from my friend @sohayward.bsky.social. 1/
www.linkedin.com/posts/susan-...
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The US Institute of Peace is congressionally created and funded as an independent federal non-profit organization. DOGE and the president don’t have authority over it. Will Congress allow this, too? #usip apnews.com/article/doge...
Trump administration guts board of US Institute of Peace. Group says DOGE arrives
The Trump administration has fired most of the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace and sent its new leader into the Washington headquarters of the independent organization.
apnews.com
March 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The US Institute of Peace is congressionally created and funded as an independent federal non-profit organization. DOGE and the president don’t have authority over it. Will Congress allow this, too? #usip apnews.com/article/doge...
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When I teach philosophy of disability, I use my glasses as THE ur-example of accommodation of disability.
People with glasses and contacts have to realize that we have a disability that just happens to be highly accommodated for in modern society and that accommodation is the only reason why poor eyesight is not considered a disability.
March 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
When I teach philosophy of disability, I use my glasses as THE ur-example of accommodation of disability.
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The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
March 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
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This isn't going to get the attention of Columbia, but it's at least as bad: the University of Maine is having its funding cut off because the governor of Maine dared to challenge Trump.
I'm appalled by the USDA's decision to pause funding to the University of Maine System.
This will hurt our farmers, halt critical research, and impact students throughout Maine.
Once again, our state is being targeted for retribution—all because our officials are standing up for the rule of law.
This will hurt our farmers, halt critical research, and impact students throughout Maine.
Once again, our state is being targeted for retribution—all because our officials are standing up for the rule of law.
USDA halts more than $100M in funding for University of Maine System programs
The move temporarily pauses USDA funding for Maine's university system after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off the state over Maine's decision to allow transgender athletes to compete in sp...
www.pressherald.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This isn't going to get the attention of Columbia, but it's at least as bad: the University of Maine is having its funding cut off because the governor of Maine dared to challenge Trump.
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Over the last 24 hours, MAGA has been ceaselessly spreading the claim that Democrats - from Susan Rice to Tony Blinken to me - pushed Zelensky to reject the minerals deal.
Total lie. Made up out of thin air. Zero sources.
1/ A short lesson how these lies spread in MAGA world.
Total lie. Made up out of thin air. Zero sources.
1/ A short lesson how these lies spread in MAGA world.
March 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Over the last 24 hours, MAGA has been ceaselessly spreading the claim that Democrats - from Susan Rice to Tony Blinken to me - pushed Zelensky to reject the minerals deal.
Total lie. Made up out of thin air. Zero sources.
1/ A short lesson how these lies spread in MAGA world.
Total lie. Made up out of thin air. Zero sources.
1/ A short lesson how these lies spread in MAGA world.
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“We know who we are, at least in part, by finding the words — messy, imprecise, unexpected — to tell others, and ourselves, how we see the world.” On AI and the necessary work of writing to think. So good fr @margaretrenkl.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/o...
Opinion | I, Human
We know who we are, at least in part, by finding the words — messy, imprecise, unexpected — to tell others, and ourselves, how we see the world.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
“We know who we are, at least in part, by finding the words — messy, imprecise, unexpected — to tell others, and ourselves, how we see the world.” On AI and the necessary work of writing to think. So good fr @margaretrenkl.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/o...
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You say: they shutdown USAID.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
February 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
You say: they shutdown USAID.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
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"Everybody talks" is not a healthy standard for teachers to hold ourselves to. (Or admins to hold us to.)
Healthy, realistic goals for class discussions matter.
ascd.org/el/articles/...
Healthy, realistic goals for class discussions matter.
ascd.org/el/articles/...
Busting the Myth of Equitable Class Discussions
Let’s be real—not every student is going to talk, and maybe that’s OK.
ascd.org
December 15, 2024 at 4:22 PM
"Everybody talks" is not a healthy standard for teachers to hold ourselves to. (Or admins to hold us to.)
Healthy, realistic goals for class discussions matter.
ascd.org/el/articles/...
Healthy, realistic goals for class discussions matter.
ascd.org/el/articles/...