@jgmteach.bsky.social
No Obedience in Advance! Innovative high school teacher - educational AI enthusiast-Michigan Alum- fan of all things Detroit and State of Michigan. Co-owner Klutina Salmon Charters, Copper Center, AK
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All I can say this morning is look for the helpers, like Ahmed.
“Seven News reported the bystander was a 43-year-old fruit shop owner from the Sutherland Shire named Ahmed.”
“Seven News reported the bystander was a 43-year-old fruit shop owner from the Sutherland Shire named Ahmed.”
Bystander tackles and wrestles gun from alleged gunman during Bondi beach mass shooting
Bystander tackles and wrestles gun from alleged gunman during Bondi beach mass shooting
Video shows the man rushing one of the alleged gunmen who shot dozens of people on Sunday evening in Australia
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Bondi beach shooting live updates
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Bondi terror attack: full report
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What we know so far about the shooting in Australia
A bystander tackled and wrestled a gun from one of the two alleged gunman during the Bondi beach mass shooting in which at least 12 people were killed, footage shows.
Video of the scene shows the alleged gunman standing on a footpath between a grassy area and parking lot holding a shotgun and firing into the distance. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
All I can say this morning is look for the helpers, like Ahmed.
“Seven News reported the bystander was a 43-year-old fruit shop owner from the Sutherland Shire named Ahmed.”
“Seven News reported the bystander was a 43-year-old fruit shop owner from the Sutherland Shire named Ahmed.”
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ICYMI: @scarletteharris.bsky.social on harsh demands of mothering in Christmas movies.
"Holidays add weight...decorating, cooking, throwing parties for which various presents need to be procured, wrangling excitable children who just won’t go the fuck to sleep in anticipation of Santa Claus..."
"Holidays add weight...decorating, cooking, throwing parties for which various presents need to be procured, wrangling excitable children who just won’t go the fuck to sleep in anticipation of Santa Claus..."
Bad (White) Moms Dominate Christmas Movies
It's Christmas movie season. Why do so many feature bad moms?
the-flytrap.ghost.io
December 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
ICYMI: @scarletteharris.bsky.social on harsh demands of mothering in Christmas movies.
"Holidays add weight...decorating, cooking, throwing parties for which various presents need to be procured, wrangling excitable children who just won’t go the fuck to sleep in anticipation of Santa Claus..."
"Holidays add weight...decorating, cooking, throwing parties for which various presents need to be procured, wrangling excitable children who just won’t go the fuck to sleep in anticipation of Santa Claus..."
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Fields like nursing and education are critically important to society, and policymakers should be making it easier and more affordable for students to advance in these essential professions, not putting up barriers. protectborrowers.org/what-is-all-...
What is All the Buzz About Nursing No Longer Being Designated as a Professional Program? - Protect Borrowers
Here is what students and borrowers need to know about the U.S. Department of Education’s new proposed definition of professional degrees and what YOU could do to push back.
protectborrowers.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Fields like nursing and education are critically important to society, and policymakers should be making it easier and more affordable for students to advance in these essential professions, not putting up barriers. protectborrowers.org/what-is-all-...
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This is too much.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This is too much.
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Michigan wheat exports fell 89%. Soybeans fell 46% Trump's tariffs are wreaking havoc on Michigan farmers and our state's economy.
www.crainsdetroit.com/agriculture/...
www.crainsdetroit.com/agriculture/...
Michigan farm exports collapse in fallout from Trump tariffs
State officials blame Trump administration tariffs and the resulting trade war for a stunning collapse in agricultural exports.
www.crainsdetroit.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Michigan wheat exports fell 89%. Soybeans fell 46% Trump's tariffs are wreaking havoc on Michigan farmers and our state's economy.
www.crainsdetroit.com/agriculture/...
www.crainsdetroit.com/agriculture/...
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Read Qasim's article. Go. Now.
The first time terrorists used planes to attack Americans wasn’t on 9/11 or at Pearl Harbor. It was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 when white supremacists flew a dozen planes to drop turpentine or nitroglycerin bombs on Black Americans.
Viola Fletcher was there.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/viola-flet...
Viola Fletcher was there.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/viola-flet...
Viola Fletcher, Among Last Known Survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
Mother Fletcher's legacy will live on as the epitome of honor, courage, strength, and resilience in the face of violent terrorism, white supremacy, and cowardice
www.qasimrashid.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Read Qasim's article. Go. Now.
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24 November 1859: 'On the Origin of Species', Charles Darwin's groundbreaking book, was published.
Darwin's magnum opus is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology and is undoubtedly one among the most important books in the history of science.
🧪 #science #histsci #Darwin
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Darwin's magnum opus is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology and is undoubtedly one among the most important books in the history of science.
🧪 #science #histsci #Darwin
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November 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Let’s be clear: The Trump Administration has the resources and the legal authority to fully fund SNAP benefits. Not only do they have the ability, but they have also been ordered by a court to do so. And they are still choosing not to.
House Democrats Respond to Trump's Illegal SNAP Cuts
YouTube video by House Democrats
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Let’s be clear: The Trump Administration has the resources and the legal authority to fully fund SNAP benefits. Not only do they have the ability, but they have also been ordered by a court to do so. And they are still choosing not to.
My subtle anti-Trump kit arrived today.
October 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
My subtle anti-Trump kit arrived today.
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THIS is how you reject a faulty premise. Don’t rush past the facts to argue with a straw man. Remind everyone of the facts first!
October 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
THIS is how you reject a faulty premise. Don’t rush past the facts to argue with a straw man. Remind everyone of the facts first!
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Photos: Capuchin Soup Kitchen provides food assistance during government shutdown and holidays
Capuchin Soup Kitchen provides food assistance during government shutdown and holidays
Detroit residents look for different food items inside Capuchin Soup Kitchen in Detroit on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025.
bit.ly
October 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Photos: Capuchin Soup Kitchen provides food assistance during government shutdown and holidays
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The Trump administration is adamant that people not take or share photos of the White House destruction, so please keep this photo amongst us.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
October 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The Trump administration is adamant that people not take or share photos of the White House destruction, so please keep this photo amongst us.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Where are you Michigan?
15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
October 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Where are you Michigan?
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In our Intel Briefing this week:
An update on the govt shutdown and the stories I'm getting from Michiganders on the health care premium increases they’re being told about.
I go deep on Trump's playbook to declare secret wars against secret enemies and label Americans as domestic terrorists.
An update on the govt shutdown and the stories I'm getting from Michiganders on the health care premium increases they’re being told about.
I go deep on Trump's playbook to declare secret wars against secret enemies and label Americans as domestic terrorists.
Intel Briefing: Shutdown update, health care stories from Michiganders and Trump's secret wars
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
In our Intel Briefing this week:
An update on the govt shutdown and the stories I'm getting from Michiganders on the health care premium increases they’re being told about.
I go deep on Trump's playbook to declare secret wars against secret enemies and label Americans as domestic terrorists.
An update on the govt shutdown and the stories I'm getting from Michiganders on the health care premium increases they’re being told about.
I go deep on Trump's playbook to declare secret wars against secret enemies and label Americans as domestic terrorists.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Barbie Anderson is trying to conserve the milk her three young children drink in case she doesn’t get her WIC benefits on October 15 as scheduled.
Millions of moms and young kids could lose WIC food assistance within two weeks amid shutdown | CNN Politics
www.cnn.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Barbie Anderson is trying to conserve the milk her three young children drink in case she doesn’t get her WIC benefits on October 15 as scheduled.
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Disgusting
"Rodrick Johnson, 67, is one of many residents who were detained by federal agents during the South Shore raid. A U.S. citizen, he said agents broke through his door and dragged him out in zip ties."
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Disgusting
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Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
October 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
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"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday
Jimmy Kimmel will return to late night on Tuesday
variety.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
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David Letterman on Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension:
“You can’t go around firing somebody because you’re fearful, or because you’re trying to suck up to an authoritarian— a criminal—administration in the Oval Office.
“You can’t go around firing somebody because you’re fearful, or because you’re trying to suck up to an authoritarian— a criminal—administration in the Oval Office.
September 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
David Letterman on Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension:
“You can’t go around firing somebody because you’re fearful, or because you’re trying to suck up to an authoritarian— a criminal—administration in the Oval Office.
“You can’t go around firing somebody because you’re fearful, or because you’re trying to suck up to an authoritarian— a criminal—administration in the Oval Office.
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This is what courage looks like.
This is what leadership looks like.
This is what leadership looks like.
AOC: We should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was. A man who believed that the civil rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake… His rhetoric and beliefs were ignorant, uneducated, and sought to disenfranchise millions of Americans.
September 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This is what courage looks like.
This is what leadership looks like.
This is what leadership looks like.
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I am having a hard time reconciling "Charlie Kirk was a fierce advocate of open dialogue and free expression" with "we must identify and persecute everyone who is insufficiently mournful"
After Charlie Kirk's death, teachers and professors nationwide fired or disciplined over social media posts
At least a dozen faculty and staff have faced fallout over insensitive comments online.
www.nbcnews.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I am having a hard time reconciling "Charlie Kirk was a fierce advocate of open dialogue and free expression" with "we must identify and persecute everyone who is insufficiently mournful"