Grant Boulanger
@grantboulanger.bsky.social
nationally recognized veteran world language teacher and trainer. Part-time potter. Pots available at http://thegrandhand.com.
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This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
That Puerto Rican grandma with her daughter and granddaughter really are scary
Homan: "I don't sleep well at night because I'm afraid of the people that are walking the streets."
February 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
That Puerto Rican grandma with her daughter and granddaughter really are scary
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He's not a "kid." He's an adult, with an important govt job.
The posts weren't "stupid." They were hatefully racist.
His life isn't "ruined." He lost a job.
Holding a govt employee accountable is not a "reward" for a journalist. The reporter doesn't get a cookie.
The posts weren't "stupid." They were hatefully racist.
His life isn't "ruined." He lost a job.
Holding a govt employee accountable is not a "reward" for a journalist. The reporter doesn't get a cookie.
February 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
He's not a "kid." He's an adult, with an important govt job.
The posts weren't "stupid." They were hatefully racist.
His life isn't "ruined." He lost a job.
Holding a govt employee accountable is not a "reward" for a journalist. The reporter doesn't get a cookie.
The posts weren't "stupid." They were hatefully racist.
His life isn't "ruined." He lost a job.
Holding a govt employee accountable is not a "reward" for a journalist. The reporter doesn't get a cookie.
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ust reviewed the coverage of Carl Nichols' decision enjoining Trump's shutdown of USAID. Only Politico (and my own post) note that Nichols specifically said that DOJ presented no evidence of fraud or corruption.
EVERY OUTLET should emphasize this.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
EVERY OUTLET should emphasize this.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
February 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
ust reviewed the coverage of Carl Nichols' decision enjoining Trump's shutdown of USAID. Only Politico (and my own post) note that Nichols specifically said that DOJ presented no evidence of fraud or corruption.
EVERY OUTLET should emphasize this.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
EVERY OUTLET should emphasize this.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
In response to JD excusing extremely racist teen’s tweets…
February 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
In response to JD excusing extremely racist teen’s tweets…
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I linked DOGE staffer Marko Elez to a deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a “eugenic immigration policy,” and wrote, “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity."
He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts
A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge on Thursday has links to a deleted social-media account that...
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I linked DOGE staffer Marko Elez to a deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a “eugenic immigration policy,” and wrote, “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity."
He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
I’m sending 15 fresh wood fires mugs off to the Grand Hand Gallery in St Paul for their March Mug Madness
February 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I’m sending 15 fresh wood fires mugs off to the Grand Hand Gallery in St Paul for their March Mug Madness
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Hi all, I'm a WIRED journalist on the science desk. If you're a government scientist or federally funded researcher with info to share about the Trump transition, please feel free to contact me securely on Signal: emullin.06
February 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Hi all, I'm a WIRED journalist on the science desk. If you're a government scientist or federally funded researcher with info to share about the Trump transition, please feel free to contact me securely on Signal: emullin.06
@agellison.bsky.social where r you?!???
Breaking news: State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise Trump's EO banning trans care is unlawful, hospitals should provide care.
Big counter salvo!
Big counter salvo!
Attorney General Neronha and 14 attorneys general issue joint statement on protecting access to gender-affirming care | Rhode Island Attorney General's Office
riag.ri.gov
February 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
@agellison.bsky.social where r you?!???
@agellison.bsky.social why is Minnesota not listed here?!?!?Get on board! riag.ri.gov/press-releas...
Attorney General Neronha and 14 attorneys general issue joint statement on protecting access to gender-affirming care | Rhode Island Attorney General's Office
riag.ri.gov
February 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
@agellison.bsky.social why is Minnesota not listed here?!?!?Get on board! riag.ri.gov/press-releas...
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NEW: I'm hearing from federal employees that they're being told to file a FOIA request if they want their employee records. Meaning they've been locked out of their records and have to file a Freedom of Information Act Request to get them. If you got this email, please contact me. Signal in bio.
February 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
NEW: I'm hearing from federal employees that they're being told to file a FOIA request if they want their employee records. Meaning they've been locked out of their records and have to file a Freedom of Information Act Request to get them. If you got this email, please contact me. Signal in bio.
I heard @hcrichardson.bsky.social refer to DOGE as “doggy” and I think that’s good messaging.
Immediately infantilizes the man boys in charge of it and reinforces the frame that they are not legitimate.
I hope others will follow suit.
Immediately infantilizes the man boys in charge of it and reinforces the frame that they are not legitimate.
I hope others will follow suit.
February 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I heard @hcrichardson.bsky.social refer to DOGE as “doggy” and I think that’s good messaging.
Immediately infantilizes the man boys in charge of it and reinforces the frame that they are not legitimate.
I hope others will follow suit.
Immediately infantilizes the man boys in charge of it and reinforces the frame that they are not legitimate.
I hope others will follow suit.
Email from inside USAID: Shows head of Employee and Labor Relations division claiming to have been put on administrative leave for refusing to carry out illegal firings ordered by DOGE and political appointees. Source: Dylan Matthews writer at Vox
January 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Email from inside USAID: Shows head of Employee and Labor Relations division claiming to have been put on administrative leave for refusing to carry out illegal firings ordered by DOGE and political appointees. Source: Dylan Matthews writer at Vox
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I started a tracker to help people monitor company policy changes that may not align with their values (and those that do!): docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Company Policy Tracker for Consumers
docs.google.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I started a tracker to help people monitor company policy changes that may not align with their values (and those that do!): docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Pay attention to each sip.
January 24, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Pay attention to each sip.
Thread showing nothing less than how compelling, comprehension-based language teaching can change the world.
Today, I showed a music video in class that depicted mass protests in Germany against a far-right German political party. I described that their statements approached Holocaust denial, and that they intended to mass deport migrants in Germany. A student's hand shot up immediately...
January 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Thread showing nothing less than how compelling, comprehension-based language teaching can change the world.
First share direct from insta is it viewable? www.instagram.com/reel/DFLftDz...
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January 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
First share direct from insta is it viewable? www.instagram.com/reel/DFLftDz...
Writing. Sending. Sharing.
Like or share if you will too.
Like or share if you will too.
January 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Writing. Sending. Sharing.
Like or share if you will too.
Like or share if you will too.
Figures. Right before the inauguration. SMH.
January 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Figures. Right before the inauguration. SMH.
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I asked Liv, the Meta-Ai created “queer momma” why her creators didn’t actually draw from black queer people.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
January 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I asked Liv, the Meta-Ai created “queer momma” why her creators didn’t actually draw from black queer people.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
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“IF THE BIDEN-TO-HARRIS HANDOFF had been a mistake, the VoteCast table would show it. You’d see a net loss for the Democratic ticket among people who made their voting decision after he stepped out and she stepped in. Instead, what you see is a big net gain.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/biden-worl...
www.thebulwark.com/p/biden-worl...
Biden World Thinks He Should Have Stayed in the Race. What Are They Smoking?
The question is not whether he should have dropped out. It’s why he didn’t do so earlier.
www.thebulwark.com
December 31, 2024 at 12:38 AM
“IF THE BIDEN-TO-HARRIS HANDOFF had been a mistake, the VoteCast table would show it. You’d see a net loss for the Democratic ticket among people who made their voting decision after he stepped out and she stepped in. Instead, what you see is a big net gain.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/biden-worl...
www.thebulwark.com/p/biden-worl...
I want to see a map that shows me each US Rep and Sen alongside how many children have been killed in their jurisdictions by legally purchased assault weapons.
Show me that map.
Show me that map.
December 31, 2024 at 3:28 AM
I want to see a map that shows me each US Rep and Sen alongside how many children have been killed in their jurisdictions by legally purchased assault weapons.
Show me that map.
Show me that map.