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@joshuatorres.bsky.social
Will you join me in saving the life of a former student? $5? 15? Match my latest donation of $125? This sweet girl NEEDS A MIRACLE, and you can be part of it.

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Donate to Help Sadie Get Life-Saving IVIG Treatment, organized by Andrea Paradis Hale
Help Save Sadie's Life! I have been blessed to have the opportunity … Andrea Paradis Hale needs your support for Help Sadie Get Life-Saving IVIG Treatment
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March 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
If your partner doesn’t still laugh react to a text you’ve already sent to three other mutual text threads, they’re not the one. 🫶🏻
February 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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🧵Austin politicians are offering rural families a devil’s bargain: $2K to homeschool or watch their public schools slowly die. The voucher bill is hanging by a thread in the Lege & Panhandle communities still have time to fight it before predatory virtual schools swoop in to fill the void.
February 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It’s snowing. A rarity in my city, so I took my 8th graders out for 90 seconds to just experience it and come inside to write poetry. I’ll share some of theirs as they come in, but here’s mine.
February 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I would pay $50 to see the look on my AP’s face when, in the course of conducting backpack inspections, he found a live chihuahua this morning …
February 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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ICYMI — 🚨 💰 “Trump’s tax agenda will add at least $5 Trillion to the debt”👇🏽🤔

AGAIN: They don’t care about the debt, they just want to cut programs for regular folks to make room for tax cuts for the rich.

(As Trump tweets “Balanced budget!” Like we’re all morons)
February 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
@jamestalarico.bsky.social WILL be governor of a blue Texas one day.
February 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I need someone to explain to me which part of DEI specifically they are against: diversity, equity, or inclusion. Specifically which part and why?
February 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
They are exploiting the inherent glacial pace of our judicial system. Overwhelming the courts may in fact be the strategy.
February 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Raye’s Grammy performance was reminiscent of Fiona Apple, Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houston, and even Mariah Carey for a second. She landed like a meteor on that stage and had me wishing it wasn’t the first time I’d heard her. Wishing many hits for her.
February 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Eggs UP
Taxes UP
Gas UP
RX drugs UP
Dow Jones DOWN
Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, ACA, VA all on the chopping block.

Trump was never going to make anyone in America's life easier. In just 2 weeks he's made life harder for everyone except his billionaire friends.
February 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It’s Monday. Don’t have a cow … lift three! Go crush your goals … or the patriarchy … or both!
February 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This week’s meal prep is a delicious combination of air cooked seasoned chicken breast, slow cooked veggies, and a high protein gravy I’m perfecting. 350 calories with 51 grams of protein?? Hell yeah. #mealprep #fitfood
February 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Welp. Looks like I’m headed to Costco tonight.
January 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We have reached the “uh you guys…” number of students absent mixed with the “oh hell no” number of students coughing, sneezing, and resting, so I’m now teaching with the windows open. It’s 65 outside. We’ll be okay. #AtLeastMyThirdRodeo #teaching
January 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Life is hard. Move your body.

Or horses. Whatever.
January 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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BREAKING: 23 Democratic attorneys general file a lawsuit over Trump's federal grants freeze. They argue that the administration's actions violate the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act. More to come.
Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit, Seeks Immediate Court Order to Block Sweeping OMB Directive Freezing up to $3 Trillion in Vital Federal Funding
New OMB directive would pause funding for disaster recovery, as well as public health, education, and public safety programs SACRAMENTO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, along with New Yo...
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January 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I will cherish the years I’ve been able to teach at the same school as my spouse. 😅
January 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I’m old enough to remember when it was the “GLB” community and wise enough to be grateful for the placement of the L in LGBTQ+ who won’t let our BTQ+ members be carved out as “not part of our community.” I fully believe we are better off with the women at the top of the ticket. #strongertogether
January 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I am perpetually torn between frustration and pride when I can tell a student used AI to generate an email to me, their English teacher.
January 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
So … the entire point of “Miss Nelson Is Missing” was to teach a generation of kids to remember that it could always be worse?
January 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Am begging you to share this story. We need a miracle. I know this angel personally, and I am BEGGING for help.

gofund.me/5dec8d48
Donate to Help Sadie Get Life-Saving IVIG Treatment, organized by Andrea Paradis Hale
Help Save Sadie's Life! I have been blessed to have the opportun… Andrea Paradis Hale needs your support for Help Sadie Get Life-Saving IVIG Treatment
gofund.me
January 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
If “colonel” is pronounced “kernel,” should we start talking about the 13 “kernolies” and “kernolizers?”
January 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Update #11 for @skylight.social!

Now we have profile pages!!

Shout out to @authorbreegranado.bsky.social! Thanks for posting such great book content to Bluesky!!
January 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Four days post-Meta and my finger still reflexively swipes toward where the FB app used to be. I moved My Fitness Pal there just now to remind me to log my food and count my steps.
January 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM