Christina Smith
@eltchr.bsky.social
EL teacher, human and dog mom, believer in inclusion, acceptance, empathy, and kindness (& the Oxford comma 😀)
look for www.emmaviolandsanchez.com and support an honest voice about the peril, grit, and glory of being an immigrant to the US #booksky
Emma Violand-Sánchez — Dreams and Shadows: An Immigrant Journey Book
www.emmaviolandsanchez.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
look for www.emmaviolandsanchez.com and support an honest voice about the peril, grit, and glory of being an immigrant to the US #booksky
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“Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s political purge of the Department of Education is a gross betrayal of American students. It is also illegal: Trump is plainly trying to eliminate by fiat a department established in law by Congress." - @RepDonBeyer (D-VA08) bluevirginia.us/2025/03/virg...
March 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s political purge of the Department of Education is a gross betrayal of American students. It is also illegal: Trump is plainly trying to eliminate by fiat a department established in law by Congress." - @RepDonBeyer (D-VA08) bluevirginia.us/2025/03/virg...
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I'll say it again PIN IT!!
List of ALL 100 U.S. Senators DC Contact Information:
Alabama
Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124
Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744
Alaska
Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004
Arizona
Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235
Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521
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Alabama
Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124
Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744
Alaska
Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004
Arizona
Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235
Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521
1/17
January 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I'll say it again PIN IT!!
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Shared from a friend in another platform:
January 30, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Shared from a friend in another platform:
RCUSA resources on advocacy efforts:
Refugee Advocacy Toolkit: bit.ly/RCUSAToolkitJanuary2025 ‘
Quick Reference Guide on state and local advocacy: bit.ly/QuickReferenceGuideJanuary2025
Congressional Action Alert: p2a.co/tlnwc92
National, State, Local Action Alert: bit.ly/4fRvy4Z
Refugee Advocacy Toolkit: bit.ly/RCUSAToolkitJanuary2025 ‘
Quick Reference Guide on state and local advocacy: bit.ly/QuickReferenceGuideJanuary2025
Congressional Action Alert: p2a.co/tlnwc92
National, State, Local Action Alert: bit.ly/4fRvy4Z
RCUSA January 2025 Refugee Advocacy Toolkit
January 2025 Refugee Advocacy Toolkit: Engagement with Local, State, and National Elected Leaders to Welcome Refugees and Newcomers Table of Contents Your Voice Matters 2 Meet with Your National, S...
bit.ly
January 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
RCUSA resources on advocacy efforts:
Refugee Advocacy Toolkit: bit.ly/RCUSAToolkitJanuary2025 ‘
Quick Reference Guide on state and local advocacy: bit.ly/QuickReferenceGuideJanuary2025
Congressional Action Alert: p2a.co/tlnwc92
National, State, Local Action Alert: bit.ly/4fRvy4Z
Refugee Advocacy Toolkit: bit.ly/RCUSAToolkitJanuary2025 ‘
Quick Reference Guide on state and local advocacy: bit.ly/QuickReferenceGuideJanuary2025
Congressional Action Alert: p2a.co/tlnwc92
National, State, Local Action Alert: bit.ly/4fRvy4Z
The US Refugee Admissions Program has been suspended. Assistance funds have been cut off for people in need, including refugee families already here. Things You Can Do: Donate to Refugee Resettlement Agencies (RRA), Share Know your Rights resources: www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU
Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
www.aclu.org
January 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The US Refugee Admissions Program has been suspended. Assistance funds have been cut off for people in need, including refugee families already here. Things You Can Do: Donate to Refugee Resettlement Agencies (RRA), Share Know your Rights resources: www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
A memory from another platform:
January 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
A memory from another platform:
…1458 days to go. Less than that until the 2026 midterms.
Thanks Dave, apologies for edits to fit the platform’s character limitations.
Thanks Dave, apologies for edits to fit the platform’s character limitations.
January 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
…1458 days to go. Less than that until the 2026 midterms.
Thanks Dave, apologies for edits to fit the platform’s character limitations.
Thanks Dave, apologies for edits to fit the platform’s character limitations.
… 4)Trump’s EO re the power of the US gov. to negotiate prices for meds hurts the elderly, the poor and the sick. The performative nonsense won’t lower inflation or the price of groceries. Inflation in 4q 24 was down to 2%. & “drill baby drill”? the US was more energy independent in 2024 than ever.
January 22, 2025 at 1:39 PM
… 4)Trump’s EO re the power of the US gov. to negotiate prices for meds hurts the elderly, the poor and the sick. The performative nonsense won’t lower inflation or the price of groceries. Inflation in 4q 24 was down to 2%. & “drill baby drill”? the US was more energy independent in 2024 than ever.
Continuing 3) The record snowfall in the Panhandle of Florida while Southern California is aflame is not “neat”, or “wow-fun”, the day after the US is withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord. The planet is showing us in real time how we need to change. Will we?
January 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Continuing 3) The record snowfall in the Panhandle of Florida while Southern California is aflame is not “neat”, or “wow-fun”, the day after the US is withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord. The planet is showing us in real time how we need to change. Will we?
…You can’t claim to “Back the Blue” & support a Pres. who pardoned people who beat 150 LEOs doing their job defending the Capitol on 1/6/21. Your views of due process or equal protection are skewed—you would have been the first to support Japanese internment or rat out Otto Frank’s family in 1944.
January 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
…You can’t claim to “Back the Blue” & support a Pres. who pardoned people who beat 150 LEOs doing their job defending the Capitol on 1/6/21. Your views of due process or equal protection are skewed—you would have been the first to support Japanese internment or rat out Otto Frank’s family in 1944.
Sharing: A president can’t change the Constitution by executive order.The 14th Amendment means what it says about “birthright citizenship.” The “liberal equivalent” would be if Pres. Biden decreed that private gun ownership by anyone not a member of a “well regulated militia” is now illegal.
January 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Sharing: A president can’t change the Constitution by executive order.The 14th Amendment means what it says about “birthright citizenship.” The “liberal equivalent” would be if Pres. Biden decreed that private gun ownership by anyone not a member of a “well regulated militia” is now illegal.
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Trump wants to put a Putin-apologist in charge of protecting our national security. Tulsi Gabbard has been widely criticized by national security experts and veterans as a “dangerous” choice to lead our intelligence agencies. Urge your senators to vote NO: act.indivisible.org/sign/oppose-...
January 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Trump wants to put a Putin-apologist in charge of protecting our national security. Tulsi Gabbard has been widely criticized by national security experts and veterans as a “dangerous” choice to lead our intelligence agencies. Urge your senators to vote NO: act.indivisible.org/sign/oppose-...
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I've just been staring at this. Each one of those galaxies has billions of stars, and this photo is just a tiny piece of the night sky. Our brains simply cannot comprehend how big it all is, and how small we all are. 🤯
A new JWST deep field.
All the eight-sided features are local stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS A GALAXY.
All the eight-sided features are local stars in the Milky Way.
Everything else is a galaxy.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS A GALAXY.
December 11, 2024 at 1:22 AM
I've just been staring at this. Each one of those galaxies has billions of stars, and this photo is just a tiny piece of the night sky. Our brains simply cannot comprehend how big it all is, and how small we all are. 🤯
What we used to call #mackeralskies
December 8, 2024 at 12:05 PM
What we used to call #mackeralskies
@wtfjht.bsky.social calm amidst the storm
November 16, 2024 at 4:53 AM
@wtfjht.bsky.social calm amidst the storm