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Jeremy Long
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Concerned citizen, HS English teacher, autism dad. Not a fan of tyranny and authoritarianism.
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“The people are what matter to government, and a government should aim to give all the people under its jurisdiction the best possible life.”

Words from Frances Perkins, FDR's labor secretary and an architect of Social Security.

Remember this as the program is under attack.
March 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Thank you all for the overwhelming response to @contrariannews.bsky.social !! We are hearing from so many of you including content creators pls l check out and subscribe. open.substack.com/pub/contrarian

@normeisen.bsky.social and I will be on @jenpsaki.bsky.social tonight to discuss!
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January 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Have been reading Robert Greene's The Daily Laws and today's reading was a fine one.
December 23, 2024 at 12:45 AM
"We must employ strategies to help us to recognise and resist political manipulations, indoctrination and brainwashing, from maintaining complex and multidimensional world views, staying true to our core moral values and using multiple sources[.]"
www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2023/01/27/a...
Abuse of political power is the abuse of people. When are we going to stop re-electing dictators? - Transforming Society
Elena Cherepanov looks at the similarities between authoritarian leaders and abusers and explains how we can escape from the trap of electing dictators.
www.transformingsociety.co.uk
December 4, 2024 at 3:45 PM
"Strongman rule is a fantasy. Essential to it is the idea that a strongman will be your strongman. He won't."
The Strongman Fantasy (updated 11/24)
And dictatorship in real life
snyder.substack.com
November 30, 2024 at 3:26 AM
November 19, 2024 at 9:18 PM
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🆘 Friends: I need your help! STOP EDUCATION CUTS!

Did you know Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee approved cuts to education, slashing support for students and teachers?

JOIN ME AND TAKE ACTION! Send a letter opposing education cuts: thevirtualcitizen.com/stopeducatio...
StopEducationCuts | The Virtual Citizen
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November 19, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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“But what really upsets the radical right is that the Department of Education is in charge of prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race and sex in schools that get federal funding, a policy Congress set in 1975...” @hcrichardson.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 16, 2024
One of President-elect Trump’s campaign pledges was to eliminate the Department of Education.
open.substack.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Hot on the heels of a potential destruction of the Department of Education (thus ending federal guidelines and requirements for special needs education and the students it benefits) comes this:
November 15, 2024 at 4:30 AM