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“I’m seeing people who never got involved before signing the petition and commenting on Facebook,” said Amy Roub, a parent in Brevard County... “I think people have just had enough of this from the school board. They’ve gone too far this time.”
It finally happened. The first documented case of a public school teacher being fired for referring to a student by their chosen name, instead of their dead name, as required by a law signed by Ron DeSantis in 2023: www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Florida teacher loses job for calling student by preferred name
It’s the first known dismissal stemming from the conservative campaign to limit schools' recognition of transgender identity.
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April 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
“I’m seeing people who never got involved before signing the petition and commenting on Facebook,” said Amy Roub, a parent in Brevard County... “I think people have just had enough of this from the school board. They’ve gone too far this time.”
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“I’m seeing people who never got involved before signing the petition and commenting on Facebook,” said Amy Roub. “I think people have just had enough of this from the school board. They’ve gone too far this time.” […]
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April 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
“I’m seeing people who never got involved before signing the petition and commenting on Facebook,” said Amy Roub. “I think people have just had enough of this from the school board. They’ve gone too far this time.” […]
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Amy Roub is on fire ‼️🔥✊ She's one of the finest, hardest working Defense of Democracy activists pushing back against Moms for Liberty & assorted fascists who ban books, whitewash curricula & exclude disabled children from funding they deserve and desperately need. Please join Amy & DofD in yr city‼️
January 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Amy Roub is on fire ‼️🔥✊ She's one of the finest, hardest working Defense of Democracy activists pushing back against Moms for Liberty & assorted fascists who ban books, whitewash curricula & exclude disabled children from funding they deserve and desperately need. Please join Amy & DofD in yr city‼️
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HELP NEEDED : ROMEOVILLE ILLINOIS
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April 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
HELP NEEDED : ROMEOVILLE ILLINOIS
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8. The Brevard Federation of Teachers, as well as advocacy organizations such as the local GLSEN and Defense of Democracy, also denounced the board’s decision on Calhoun.
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April 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
8. The Brevard Federation of Teachers, as well as advocacy organizations such as the local GLSEN and Defense of Democracy, also denounced the board’s decision on Calhoun.
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We are currently planning the resistance
1. A Florida teacher has been fired because she used a transgender student's name.
But now, her community is rallying around her and fighting for her to keep her job.
The latest from S. Baum.
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But now, her community is rallying around her and fighting for her to keep her job.
The latest from S. Baum.
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Florida Teacher Loses Job Over Trans Student’s Name, But Community Fights Back
Administrators tried—and failed—to brush the first-of-its-kind case “under the rug,” community members say.
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April 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We are currently planning the resistance
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5. Now, a petition has garnered 20,000 signatures.
The ink was still drying on the school board’s ruling when students began planning a walkout via social media. By Thursday, April 9, Satellite administrators knew they had a problem on their hands.
www.change.org/p/reinstate-...
The ink was still drying on the school board’s ruling when students began planning a walkout via social media. By Thursday, April 9, Satellite administrators knew they had a problem on their hands.
www.change.org/p/reinstate-...
Sign the Petition
Reinstate Ms. Calhoun: Advocate for Respect and Student Rights
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April 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
5. Now, a petition has garnered 20,000 signatures.
The ink was still drying on the school board’s ruling when students began planning a walkout via social media. By Thursday, April 9, Satellite administrators knew they had a problem on their hands.
www.change.org/p/reinstate-...
The ink was still drying on the school board’s ruling when students began planning a walkout via social media. By Thursday, April 9, Satellite administrators knew they had a problem on their hands.
www.change.org/p/reinstate-...
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We are just fucked beyond belief.
NEW: Info gathered from Musk's 5 accomplishments email is expected to be run through an AI system to determine whether or not someone's work is mission-critical, according to three sources with knowledge of the system
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DOGE will use AI to assess the responses from federal workers who were told to justify their jobs via email
The revelation comes as federal workers face a midnight deadline to respond to an email from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
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February 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
We are just fucked beyond belief.
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It’s Monday morning. Ahead lies another week of devastating news, terrifying images, and stories where the richest among us are attacking the weakest.
The cure for despair is advocacy.
Start here. Do it today. www.defenseofdemocracy.org/orientation
The cure for despair is advocacy.
Start here. Do it today. www.defenseofdemocracy.org/orientation
ORIENTATION - DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACY
ADVOCATES - ALLIES - AMERICANS
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February 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
It’s Monday morning. Ahead lies another week of devastating news, terrifying images, and stories where the richest among us are attacking the weakest.
The cure for despair is advocacy.
Start here. Do it today. www.defenseofdemocracy.org/orientation
The cure for despair is advocacy.
Start here. Do it today. www.defenseofdemocracy.org/orientation
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Just sitting here on the right side of history. How 'bout you?
February 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Just sitting here on the right side of history. How 'bout you?
Imagine cheering for the richest man on earth to take from the most vulnerable. America needs to get a f *king grip.
February 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Imagine cheering for the richest man on earth to take from the most vulnerable. America needs to get a f *king grip.
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February 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We are the anti moms for “liberty”. Join the resistance ✊