Jessica McBride
@jessmcb.bsky.social
she/her
Passionate advocate for public education and human rights.
Obsessed with my cats 😺
Passionate advocate for public education and human rights.
Obsessed with my cats 😺
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Shoutout to Portland Public Schools' bond statement, it's one of the cleanest, easiest to read bond documents I've encountered in a long time. So clear! emma.msrb.org/P11855195-P1...
December 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Shoutout to Portland Public Schools' bond statement, it's one of the cleanest, easiest to read bond documents I've encountered in a long time. So clear! emma.msrb.org/P11855195-P1...
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all i'm saying is that there were better options
December 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
all i'm saying is that there were better options
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"Even the term 'Artificial Intelligence' itself is widely misused, with conceptual unclarity coopted to advance industry agendas ... It is our task to demystify and to challenge 'AI' in our teaching, research and in our engagement with society."
openletter.earth/open-letter-...
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Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
openletter.earth
December 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"Even the term 'Artificial Intelligence' itself is widely misused, with conceptual unclarity coopted to advance industry agendas ... It is our task to demystify and to challenge 'AI' in our teaching, research and in our engagement with society."
openletter.earth/open-letter-...
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We have to listen to bigoted handwringing about how we have to abandon trans people and marginalized communities and immigrants while the clearest election winning message is right there.
"Do the rich have too much political power?"
Yes: 80%
No: 8%
YouGov / Dec 8, 2025
Yes: 80%
No: 8%
YouGov / Dec 8, 2025
December 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
We have to listen to bigoted handwringing about how we have to abandon trans people and marginalized communities and immigrants while the clearest election winning message is right there.
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What’s that saying, hit dog holler
December 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
What’s that saying, hit dog holler
Definitely worth a read. BSD students are incredible.
Even if you followed along the thread from yesterday I highly recommend reading this article to hear more directly from student voices. Every high school in the district participated in the walkout, including a middle school that suspended some of their kids for it.
These students blew me away
These students blew me away
"I know we can’t rely on a bourgeoisie state and its institutions to protect us. We must build a movement fully outside of it that is impossible to be neutered by revisionists and opportunists. We’ve shown our community and our district that we have power, and we’re not stopping.”
Read more here:
Read more here:
December 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Definitely worth a read. BSD students are incredible.
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26 billionaires spent over $22 million to beat Zohran Mamdani.
Why? Because regular people came together around an agenda that prioritized making life easier for more people. It beat big money.
That is how we win.
Why? Because regular people came together around an agenda that prioritized making life easier for more people. It beat big money.
That is how we win.
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
26 billionaires spent over $22 million to beat Zohran Mamdani.
Why? Because regular people came together around an agenda that prioritized making life easier for more people. It beat big money.
That is how we win.
Why? Because regular people came together around an agenda that prioritized making life easier for more people. It beat big money.
That is how we win.
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i don't understand how dan ryan using his public sector email constituent list to tell voters not to vote for the tax levy, a clear breach of the explicit public facing/campaign dichotomy, is somehow less of a scandal than group chat text messages
Dan Ryan using his official city email to send a novel-length email telling people he's voting No on the Parks Levy is a great endorsement for voting Yes on the Parks Levy
October 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
i don't understand how dan ryan using his public sector email constituent list to tell voters not to vote for the tax levy, a clear breach of the explicit public facing/campaign dichotomy, is somehow less of a scandal than group chat text messages
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These teachers are angels.
In Hillsboro, which has seen a surge of ICE arrests in the past week, elementary school staff are spending early mornings on neighborhood watch to ensure families/students feel safe coming to school. By @hbarth.bsky.social:
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
‘This community is not the enemy’: Hillsboro teachers form neighborhood ICE watch
ICE arrested a parent near Eastwood Elementary School last Monday. Teachers and parents have been patrolling the neighborhood every morning since.
www.opb.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
These teachers are angels.
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There’s literally zero room for anti-abortion politicians representing us. Ezra Klein can shove it.
September 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
There’s literally zero room for anti-abortion politicians representing us. Ezra Klein can shove it.
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Two Portlanders described the preparation, motives, and danger of their journey to Gaza with the Global Sumud Flotilla, which departed from Spanish ports on August 31. The boats have faced drone attacks in their quest to circumvent Israel's blockade and deliver aid to Gaza.
Portlanders Join Flotilla Aiming to Break Israel's Blockade of Aid to Gaza
Paul Reid and Stephen, both Portland residents, are among the hundreds of people from around the world who set sail in the Mediterranean Sea late last month. The two Portlanders joined the Global Sumu...
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September 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Two Portlanders described the preparation, motives, and danger of their journey to Gaza with the Global Sumud Flotilla, which departed from Spanish ports on August 31. The boats have faced drone attacks in their quest to circumvent Israel's blockade and deliver aid to Gaza.
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Our back to school finance training was popular, so we’re having a follow up next week! debtcollective.org/event/school...
School Finance School
So many educational justice problems come down to money. Why is the district closing schools? Firing teachers and paras and staff? Shuttering programs? Budget shortfalls, fiscal crises…
debtcollective.org
September 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Our back to school finance training was popular, so we’re having a follow up next week! debtcollective.org/event/school...
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This is happening TOMORROW--still room if you want to sign up!
Doing a BACK TO SCHOOL FINANCE training and made this stitch with @debtcollective.bsky.social ‘s Maddie looking at Oakland schools’ crisis. Sign up for the training (9/5 at 8pm EST online) at the link in my bio or here: debtcollective.org/event/back-t...
September 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This is happening TOMORROW--still room if you want to sign up!
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DC is FORTY-ONE PERCENT Black.
Do you understand?
Do you understand?
August 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
DC is FORTY-ONE PERCENT Black.
Do you understand?
Do you understand?
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business cat is too tired to even answer his phone. he hasn't taken a day off all year. he has the pto, he just doesn't want to make his coworkers do extra work
July 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
business cat is too tired to even answer his phone. he hasn't taken a day off all year. he has the pto, he just doesn't want to make his coworkers do extra work
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It's silly to act like disabled people will be spared from Medicaid work requirements. Many disabled people are on Medicaid solely because they are poor, not because they're on SSI.
May 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It's silly to act like disabled people will be spared from Medicaid work requirements. Many disabled people are on Medicaid solely because they are poor, not because they're on SSI.
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"It is no longer enough to say, 'The other side is really bad, so vote for us because we’re slightly less bad.'"
In this op-ed, Angelita Morillo calls on fellow Democrats to stand up to Trump. ⤵️
In this op-ed, Angelita Morillo calls on fellow Democrats to stand up to Trump. ⤵️
This Young Lawmaker Went Viral on TikTok for Calling Out Dems Voting for Trump’s Agenda
Angelita Morillo wants Democrats to grow a spine.
www.teenvogue.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"It is no longer enough to say, 'The other side is really bad, so vote for us because we’re slightly less bad.'"
In this op-ed, Angelita Morillo calls on fellow Democrats to stand up to Trump. ⤵️
In this op-ed, Angelita Morillo calls on fellow Democrats to stand up to Trump. ⤵️
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If you learn that corporations use immigrant workers to get away with rock bottom wages…and you come away angry with the workers and not the greedy corporations raking in billions…..you’ve taken a wrong turn.
February 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
If you learn that corporations use immigrant workers to get away with rock bottom wages…and you come away angry with the workers and not the greedy corporations raking in billions…..you’ve taken a wrong turn.
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According to DOGE...
$65 for grandma: waste
$8 million for the richest man in the world: not waste
$65 for grandma: waste
$8 million for the richest man in the world: not waste
February 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
According to DOGE...
$65 for grandma: waste
$8 million for the richest man in the world: not waste
$65 for grandma: waste
$8 million for the richest man in the world: not waste
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I'm all for going after waste, fraud, and abuse. The Department of Defense spends $800+ billion a year. It's never passed a single audit. Ever.
USAID was audited three months ago.
Is Elon scared to lose all the defense contract money he pockets from the Pentagon?
USAID was audited three months ago.
Is Elon scared to lose all the defense contract money he pockets from the Pentagon?
February 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I'm all for going after waste, fraud, and abuse. The Department of Defense spends $800+ billion a year. It's never passed a single audit. Ever.
USAID was audited three months ago.
Is Elon scared to lose all the defense contract money he pockets from the Pentagon?
USAID was audited three months ago.
Is Elon scared to lose all the defense contract money he pockets from the Pentagon?
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This is supposed to be my job idk why I went into politics. I’m supposed to be scrapbooking and painting ornate doll furniture.
In Shelley Aldrich’s illustrated tunnel books, imaginative tales unfold in vibrant layers of cut paper.
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/02/shel...
www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/02/shel...
February 5, 2025 at 5:19 AM
This is supposed to be my job idk why I went into politics. I’m supposed to be scrapbooking and painting ornate doll furniture.
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I’m not saying this bill doesn’t matter because it does normalize abortion bans and spread abortion stigma + disinformation.
However, it’s important for folks to know that this particular bill has been introduced by every Congress since 2011.
Unnecessary panic and fear harms abortion seekers.
However, it’s important for folks to know that this particular bill has been introduced by every Congress since 2011.
Unnecessary panic and fear harms abortion seekers.
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The House Introduces Bill to Ban Abortion Nationwide.
Remember when Trump said he wasn’t going to implement a total abortion ban? Yeah, well here’s the bill proposing a nationwide abortion ban.
Just another egregious LIE to add to the long list of lies from this corrupt administration.
The House Introduces Bill to Ban Abortion Nationwide.
Remember when Trump said he wasn’t going to implement a total abortion ban? Yeah, well here’s the bill proposing a nationwide abortion ban.
Just another egregious LIE to add to the long list of lies from this corrupt administration.
January 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I’m not saying this bill doesn’t matter because it does normalize abortion bans and spread abortion stigma + disinformation.
However, it’s important for folks to know that this particular bill has been introduced by every Congress since 2011.
Unnecessary panic and fear harms abortion seekers.
However, it’s important for folks to know that this particular bill has been introduced by every Congress since 2011.
Unnecessary panic and fear harms abortion seekers.
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So when are we gonna talk about how Oregon Democrat congresswoman Janelle Bynum voted yes on the Laken Riley Act that allows the federal government to deport undocumented immigrants who have been accused of a crime with no trial?
Trump signed it into law today. I’m asked to be demure.
Trump signed it into law today. I’m asked to be demure.
January 30, 2025 at 2:19 AM
So when are we gonna talk about how Oregon Democrat congresswoman Janelle Bynum voted yes on the Laken Riley Act that allows the federal government to deport undocumented immigrants who have been accused of a crime with no trial?
Trump signed it into law today. I’m asked to be demure.
Trump signed it into law today. I’m asked to be demure.