Michelle K.
@mimieliza.bsky.social
Mother, teacher, musician, pet parent. I teach grades 4-5-6 in an intensive day treatment program. Occasionally I play the horn.
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This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
April 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
How do I get any engagement on Bluesky? It’s like talking into the void.
March 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
How do I get any engagement on Bluesky? It’s like talking into the void.
March 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Thank you to our one true bastion of local media for actually reporting on this!
Oregon’s congressional delegation faces growing pressure as thousands pack town halls from La Grande to Hillsboro, with some gatherings so large that people were turned away. Protesters of all ages are rising against Trump’s policies and what they call an unconstitutional power grab with Elon Musk.
Trump’s first month sparks protests, packed town halls across Oregon
Oregonians are protesting the Trump administration and filling town halls with members of Congress on a regular basis. And the frustration with both parties is clear.
www.opb.org
February 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Thank you to our one true bastion of local media for actually reporting on this!
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Are you ready?
February 25, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Are you ready?
This baddie right here… Antonio “The Red Priest” Vivaldi
February 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This baddie right here… Antonio “The Red Priest” Vivaldi
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Brianna Keilar: Do you think that calling Elon Musk a dick is effective messaging?
Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.
Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.
February 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Brianna Keilar: Do you think that calling Elon Musk a dick is effective messaging?
Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.
Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.
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Do we have any sway with representatives and senators that are not from our district/state? I’m so fucking tired of the sad impotence from Schumer/Durbin/et al.
February 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Do we have any sway with representatives and senators that are not from our district/state? I’m so fucking tired of the sad impotence from Schumer/Durbin/et al.
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I haven’t read Beloved since I was a teenager in a survey of American Lit class! I’m so excited and nervous to read it with you all and @marcusluther.bsky.social. Join us here to discuss, laugh, cry, wonder, and share!
January 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I haven’t read Beloved since I was a teenager in a survey of American Lit class! I’m so excited and nervous to read it with you all and @marcusluther.bsky.social. Join us here to discuss, laugh, cry, wonder, and share!
Never mind my previous post. I’m with Buttigieg - it’s Trump’s fault.
January 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Never mind my previous post. I’m with Buttigieg - it’s Trump’s fault.
I’m not blaming Trump for what seems to be years of understaffing, but I am saying it was an exceptionally stressful week for federal employees.
“Staffing at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic,” according to an internal preliminary Federal Aviation Administration safety report about the collision that was reviewed by The New York Times.”
Staffing was ‘not normal’ at airport tower, according to a preliminary F.A.A. report.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I’m not blaming Trump for what seems to be years of understaffing, but I am saying it was an exceptionally stressful week for federal employees.
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We were promised that this time around, the fascism would be far more competent! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
White House: You’re going to have to die for a second while we clarify our funding freeze
Two vague memos, a sidestepping new press secretary, and real-life consequences.
www.motherjones.com
January 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We were promised that this time around, the fascism would be far more competent! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I teach children with serious mental health needs. My job is funded through Medicaid. #omb #impoundment #medicaid #teachertok
January 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I teach children with serious mental health needs. My job is funded through Medicaid. #omb #impoundment #medicaid #teachertok
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this this this more of this
"What happened last night is the most direct assault on the authority of Congress, I believe, in the history of the United States. It is blatantly unconstitutional," Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) says of Trump's OMB halting all federal grants.
"If this stands, then Congress may as well adjourn."
"If this stands, then Congress may as well adjourn."
January 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
this this this more of this
DUDE. SAME.
hey boss can i call in "panicked"
January 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
DUDE. SAME.
I need recommendations for a chapter book by an African-American author. Grades 4-6, Lexile under 1000. Something fun/funny, but not a graphic novel. #kidlit #teachertok
January 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I need recommendations for a chapter book by an African-American author. Grades 4-6, Lexile under 1000. Something fun/funny, but not a graphic novel. #kidlit #teachertok
I love this story.
In email to X staff, Musk says "user growth is stagnant, revenue is unimpressive, and we're barely breaking even"; sources: banks plan to sell their debt in X (Wall Street Journal)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I love this story.
I don’t know what to make of this article. It’s a little too “both sides” about a Nazi salute for my taste. #elonmusk
What Elon Musk’s Salute Was All About
A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I don’t know what to make of this article. It’s a little too “both sides” about a Nazi salute for my taste. #elonmusk
It’s hard to launch a child into adulthood - choosing a college, and a major, thinking about what job they’d like to have in four years - when we don’t even know if we will still have a country in four years. #college
January 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It’s hard to launch a child into adulthood - choosing a college, and a major, thinking about what job they’d like to have in four years - when we don’t even know if we will still have a country in four years. #college
My 14yo son has a genetic condition called #ectodermaldysplasia. Because of this he is missing 16 permanent teeth. We are traveling 2000 miles in March to visit his oral surgeon to start planning bone grafts in his jaw. I can’t begin to explain the insurance nightmare this is. #denydefenddepose
January 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
My 14yo son has a genetic condition called #ectodermaldysplasia. Because of this he is missing 16 permanent teeth. We are traveling 2000 miles in March to visit his oral surgeon to start planning bone grafts in his jaw. I can’t begin to explain the insurance nightmare this is. #denydefenddepose
Some show 15 years ago where couples leave their baby with a teenager for a week… baby won’t eat his baby food, and the teen rolls her eyes and says “Fine then, starve.” We still say this to our kids and each other.
Streaming has killed one of the oldest, proudest, and most time honored traditions: watching a weird reality tv show with your family precisely one time and then referencing it constantly for the rest of your lives
January 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Some show 15 years ago where couples leave their baby with a teenager for a week… baby won’t eat his baby food, and the teen rolls her eyes and says “Fine then, starve.” We still say this to our kids and each other.
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"Okay, get some snaps of that Mangione character, but you better not pull any bullshit where he looks like the subject in a 16th century painting called 'Christ taken at the Garden of Gethsemane'."
"Okay, now don't be mad but..."
"Okay, now don't be mad but..."
December 19, 2024 at 9:25 PM
"Okay, get some snaps of that Mangione character, but you better not pull any bullshit where he looks like the subject in a 16th century painting called 'Christ taken at the Garden of Gethsemane'."
"Okay, now don't be mad but..."
"Okay, now don't be mad but..."
I’m depressed about the impending TikTok ban. Free speech concerns, yes. Out-of-touch politicians, yes. But what really sucks is that my teens and I bond over TT. Sitting together and laughing over each other’s saved TTs… Sometimes out of the blue they send me a TT that made them think of me. 🥺
A recent ruling that upholds the government’s TikTok ban is stunning and worrisome, writes @evelyndouek.bsky.social:
“Courts should be very wary of letting amorphous claims of ‘national security’ interests by the government become a loophole in the First Amendment.”
“Courts should be very wary of letting amorphous claims of ‘national security’ interests by the government become a loophole in the First Amendment.”
The Government’s Disturbing Rationale for Banning TikTok
Vague national-security concerns don’t justify shutting down the popular Chinese-owned app.
www.theatlantic.com
December 14, 2024 at 7:00 PM
I’m depressed about the impending TikTok ban. Free speech concerns, yes. Out-of-touch politicians, yes. But what really sucks is that my teens and I bond over TT. Sitting together and laughing over each other’s saved TTs… Sometimes out of the blue they send me a TT that made them think of me. 🥺