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Several Department of Education employees told ProPublica they were directed not to contact students and schools about their pending civil rights cases.
“We’ve been essentially muzzled,” an attorney said.
By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social and @jodiscohen.bsky.social
“We’ve been essentially muzzled,” an attorney said.
By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social and @jodiscohen.bsky.social
“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump
Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, placing more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and…
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February 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Several Department of Education employees told ProPublica they were directed not to contact students and schools about their pending civil rights cases.
“We’ve been essentially muzzled,” an attorney said.
By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social and @jodiscohen.bsky.social
“We’ve been essentially muzzled,” an attorney said.
By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social and @jodiscohen.bsky.social
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February 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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February 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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I tried to watch some "West Wing" last night thinking it would be a nice escape from the current reality, but it took 5 minutes for it to feel more like it was taunting and mocking me from the past.
February 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I tried to watch some "West Wing" last night thinking it would be a nice escape from the current reality, but it took 5 minutes for it to feel more like it was taunting and mocking me from the past.
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"At the heart of it, we’re glorified movers, trying to help people get where they want to go, and out of traumatic situations."
Finding my trans community changed my life. Now I help others find theirs.
“Remember the fallen, fight like hell for the living.”
www.motherjones.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"At the heart of it, we’re glorified movers, trying to help people get where they want to go, and out of traumatic situations."
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“I have come to wonder whether these expressions of despair and surrender are really masking an irrational longing for a magical way out of this nightmare - a hope that some deus ex machina will swoop down and spare us what we are facing.”
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?
Yes. And You Can Too.
open.substack.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
“I have come to wonder whether these expressions of despair and surrender are really masking an irrational longing for a magical way out of this nightmare - a hope that some deus ex machina will swoop down and spare us what we are facing.”
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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I don’t know who need to hear this, but the House goes on recess for a week starting this Friday. Back at home. In district offices. At public events. And @indivisible.org has some ideas. More soon.
February 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I don’t know who need to hear this, but the House goes on recess for a week starting this Friday. Back at home. In district offices. At public events. And @indivisible.org has some ideas. More soon.
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Home organizing has become a multibillion-dollar business. What can the people who handle our excess stuff teach us about how we live our lives?
What Professional Organizers Know About Our Lives
Overwhelmed by too much stuff, we hire experts to help us sort things out. But what’s really behind all the clutter?
nyer.cm
February 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Home organizing has become a multibillion-dollar business. What can the people who handle our excess stuff teach us about how we live our lives?
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Furious about what Trump and Elon Musk are doing to our country? Looking for specific ways that you can fight back? Here are some specific ideas on how to channel your anger into meaningful action:
www.messageboxnews.com/p/how-to-cha...
www.messageboxnews.com/p/how-to-cha...
How to Channel Your Anger at Trump into Meaningful Action
There are ways you can fight back right now
www.messageboxnews.com
February 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Furious about what Trump and Elon Musk are doing to our country? Looking for specific ways that you can fight back? Here are some specific ideas on how to channel your anger into meaningful action:
www.messageboxnews.com/p/how-to-cha...
www.messageboxnews.com/p/how-to-cha...
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Odds are good that someone in your life has received vital care at a university-affiliated hospital near you.
Trump and Musk want to destroy them. Call your reps and demand they push back -- especially if they're Republicans.
www.house.gov/representati...
Trump and Musk want to destroy them. Call your reps and demand they push back -- especially if they're Republicans.
www.house.gov/representati...
February 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Odds are good that someone in your life has received vital care at a university-affiliated hospital near you.
Trump and Musk want to destroy them. Call your reps and demand they push back -- especially if they're Republicans.
www.house.gov/representati...
Trump and Musk want to destroy them. Call your reps and demand they push back -- especially if they're Republicans.
www.house.gov/representati...
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Isaac Chotiner speaks with the Democratic senator Brian Schatz about the Party’s plan to oppose Donald Trump, what he is and isn’t freaking out over, and how to understand Elon Musk’s power grabs.
Do Democrats Have a Plan?
Senator Brian Schatz on how the Party should be responding to Donald Trump’s breakneck assault on the government.
www.newyorker.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Isaac Chotiner speaks with the Democratic senator Brian Schatz about the Party’s plan to oppose Donald Trump, what he is and isn’t freaking out over, and how to understand Elon Musk’s power grabs.
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The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
So National Strike or what? When are we doing that? @rbreich.bsky.social @marcelias.bsky.social @elienyc.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
So National Strike or what? When are we doing that? @rbreich.bsky.social @marcelias.bsky.social @elienyc.bsky.social
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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Striving for a peaceful Thursday…
Probably not going to happen, but it’s good to have goals.
Probably not going to happen, but it’s good to have goals.
January 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Striving for a peaceful Thursday…
Probably not going to happen, but it’s good to have goals.
Probably not going to happen, but it’s good to have goals.
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They want to ban the teaching of the unpleasant facts of American history because people might conclude injustices in the past that contribute to inequalities in the present should be rectified, instead of their belief, which is that some groups of people are inherently superior to others
January 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
They want to ban the teaching of the unpleasant facts of American history because people might conclude injustices in the past that contribute to inequalities in the present should be rectified, instead of their belief, which is that some groups of people are inherently superior to others
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...check up on yo strong friends...
January 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
...check up on yo strong friends...
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We’ve been on the phone with multiple agencies/orgs. They’ve been completely cut off from federal money. We’re talking housing, homeless services, public safety, etc.
I’m calling a press conference today to explain how this could have drastic local impacts to our constituents.
I’m calling a press conference today to explain how this could have drastic local impacts to our constituents.
January 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We’ve been on the phone with multiple agencies/orgs. They’ve been completely cut off from federal money. We’re talking housing, homeless services, public safety, etc.
I’m calling a press conference today to explain how this could have drastic local impacts to our constituents.
I’m calling a press conference today to explain how this could have drastic local impacts to our constituents.
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List of ALL 100 U.S. Senators DC Contact Information:
Alabama
Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124
Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744
Alaska
Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004
Arizona
Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235
Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521
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Alabama
Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124
Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744
Alaska
Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004
Arizona
Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235
Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521
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January 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
List of ALL 100 U.S. Senators DC Contact Information:
Alabama
Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124
Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744
Alaska
Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004
Arizona
Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235
Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521
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Alabama
Senator Tommy Tuberville 202-224-4124
Senator Katie Boyd Britt 202-224-5744
Alaska
Senator Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Senator Dan Sullivan 202-224-3004
Arizona
Senator Mark Kelly 202-224-2235
Senator Ruben Gallego 202-224-4521
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I’m proud to call the amazing cartoonist Ed Wexler a friend.
January 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I’m proud to call the amazing cartoonist Ed Wexler a friend.