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Laurel Brooks
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HS Teacher, CTE Tech Ed, Adobe lately.

I support DEI. I refuse to betray students.

Hold the line.
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I modified this a bit, the hornets holding protest signs instead of pitchforks.
Hornets nest image, hornets holding signs saying go away, our streets, and leave our neighbors alone.
November 16, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Video editing teacher here: this misses a LOT. Many humans (regardless of job) are not comfortable being filmed. In addition to respecting that, we should be aware of how much a camera can change the actual dynamic.
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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A resource Ive been using w my hs students is www.wehaverights.us
We Have Rights
www.wehaverights.us
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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fuk, we have cbp coming to charlotte, is that southern spear?

I hella hope not. But I also feel like we are ready.

Welcome to the hornets nest of rebellion.
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Good lord. There's an answer. WSJ published an article saying Johnny Cash was a loser. Sarah (a Cash fan) quote-posted it w/ a line from Folsom Prison Blues… in quotes "I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die". They decided this was a genuine death threat against the author. From SARAH KENDZIOR?!
I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash. I wish I were joking. In early October, I referenced the "I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die" lyric of "Folsom Prison Blues" in response to a terrible Wall Street Journal article saying that Johnny Cash was uncool. I quote-tweeted the article and everyone understood the reference. There was no outcry. I stand by my assessment that Johnny Cash is cool. I do not like being the subject of so much attention, especially when I cannot see the discussion. But the BlueSky admins are now claiming that I wrote a post saying, out of nowhere, "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die". They are not posting a screenshot of the actual tweet, which shows that I am quote-tweeting an article about Johnny Cash, and that my post is obviously not a threat but a play on "Folsom Prison Blues." BlueSky is lying and saying I posted this line on November 10. I did not. I posted it in early October, when the WSJ article came out. You can see that they are lying about the date from this page showing my last BlueSky tweets: I was not given any explanation for my suspension the first two times I inquired. Later I was told it was for the "Folsom Prison Blues" reference, and I asked for clarification but did not receive it. I thought it might be a prank until a reporter reached out this morning and confirmed it. BlueSky's behavior is bizarre and unwarranted. I have lost access to friends and all my posts and photos. I am incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support here on Substack and also on BlueSky - though I cannot see it, because I am suspended. To quote another Johnny Cash song: "I ain't never done nothin' to nobody/ I ain't never got nothin' from nobody, no time/ And until I get somethin' from somebody, sometime, I don't intend to do nothin' for nobody, no time." As for BlueSky... (photo of Jonny Cash giving the finger)
November 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM