Phalana
@phalana.bsky.social
Designing, building and testing social innovations in lifelong learning, workforce development and job quality. 🛠️🪚📝🗳✊🏽
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“Since June, the share of adults who say the country is on the wrong track increased 13 percentage points from 62% to 75%. The shift occurred primarily among Republicans.”
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September 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
“Since June, the share of adults who say the country is on the wrong track increased 13 percentage points from 62% to 75%. The shift occurred primarily among Republicans.”
apnorc.org/projects/pes...
apnorc.org/projects/pes...
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First they came for the immigrants
And I did not speak out
Because I was not an immigrant
Then they came for the transgendered
And I did not speak out
Because I was not transgendered...
...And then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
And I did not speak out
Because I was not an immigrant
Then they came for the transgendered
And I did not speak out
Because I was not transgendered...
...And then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
The FBI is preparing to label transgender people as “violent extremists” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...
FBI Readies New War on Trans People
“We’re looking at the entire web”
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
First they came for the immigrants
And I did not speak out
Because I was not an immigrant
Then they came for the transgendered
And I did not speak out
Because I was not transgendered...
...And then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
And I did not speak out
Because I was not an immigrant
Then they came for the transgendered
And I did not speak out
Because I was not transgendered...
...And then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me
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According to the “Global Terrorism Database (GTD)—arguably the most widely-used dataset in the study of political violence—anti-abortion activists constitute the single most common perpetrators of terrorist attacks in the United States.”
Source: jkertzer.sites.fas.harvard.edu/Research_fil...
Source: jkertzer.sites.fas.harvard.edu/Research_fil...
September 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
According to the “Global Terrorism Database (GTD)—arguably the most widely-used dataset in the study of political violence—anti-abortion activists constitute the single most common perpetrators of terrorist attacks in the United States.”
Source: jkertzer.sites.fas.harvard.edu/Research_fil...
Source: jkertzer.sites.fas.harvard.edu/Research_fil...
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I have a list of things we can do to change this tempo of tragedy
The proposals are based on real data
They have had signals of efficacy
It may feel hopeless today but:
I refuse to give up.
Because - Our babies & our communities deserve better than a rolling litany of horrors.
The proposals are based on real data
They have had signals of efficacy
It may feel hopeless today but:
I refuse to give up.
Because - Our babies & our communities deserve better than a rolling litany of horrors.
BREAKING: Two children were killed and 17 people injured in a shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school, police said. The shooter is also dead.
Minnesota governor says a shooting has occurred at a Minneapolis school
Authorities say a shooting has erupted during the first week of classes at a Minneapolis Catholic school. There was no immediate information on any injuries. Gov.
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August 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I have a list of things we can do to change this tempo of tragedy
The proposals are based on real data
They have had signals of efficacy
It may feel hopeless today but:
I refuse to give up.
Because - Our babies & our communities deserve better than a rolling litany of horrors.
The proposals are based on real data
They have had signals of efficacy
It may feel hopeless today but:
I refuse to give up.
Because - Our babies & our communities deserve better than a rolling litany of horrors.
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Bringing up solutions to mass shootings like gun control, when no one wants to talk about them otherwise, isn't "politicization" anymore than "thoughts and prayers" is if you believe they actually help.
August 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Bringing up solutions to mass shootings like gun control, when no one wants to talk about them otherwise, isn't "politicization" anymore than "thoughts and prayers" is if you believe they actually help.
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A must-read, must-share piece - clearly deconstructing the shoddy science of the Geiers (who are inexplicably in charge of studies at HHS).
Consider this an early warning for what lies ahead. 🛟🩺🧪
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Consider this an early warning for what lies ahead. 🛟🩺🧪
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism (Gift Article)
Data can easily be manipulated to show a causation that doesn’t exist.
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
A must-read, must-share piece - clearly deconstructing the shoddy science of the Geiers (who are inexplicably in charge of studies at HHS).
Consider this an early warning for what lies ahead. 🛟🩺🧪
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Consider this an early warning for what lies ahead. 🛟🩺🧪
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I think this is one of the best conversations we'd had in a while. Check it out! YouTube link here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=trOd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=trOd...
July 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I think this is one of the best conversations we'd had in a while. Check it out! YouTube link here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=trOd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=trOd...
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This is exactly why AI is so dangerous.
It's not designed to be reliable or accurate per se and yet people treat it as the source of definitive information due to both cognitive laziness and a fundamental misunderstanding of what LLMs do.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
It's not designed to be reliable or accurate per se and yet people treat it as the source of definitive information due to both cognitive laziness and a fundamental misunderstanding of what LLMs do.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Google users are less likely to click on links when an AI summary appears in the results
In a March 2025 analysis, Google users who encountered an AI summary were less likely to click on links to other websites than users who did not see one.
www.pewresearch.org
July 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This is exactly why AI is so dangerous.
It's not designed to be reliable or accurate per se and yet people treat it as the source of definitive information due to both cognitive laziness and a fundamental misunderstanding of what LLMs do.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
It's not designed to be reliable or accurate per se and yet people treat it as the source of definitive information due to both cognitive laziness and a fundamental misunderstanding of what LLMs do.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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Yesterday, @robbwiller.bsky.social and I published an opinion essay making the case for the power of nonviolent protest. I’m proud of our work but also think we could have done more to “steel man” case *against* nonviolence. Here’s essay. Some counterarguments in 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/o...
Opinion | This Is What Makes Protests Successful
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Yesterday, @robbwiller.bsky.social and I published an opinion essay making the case for the power of nonviolent protest. I’m proud of our work but also think we could have done more to “steel man” case *against* nonviolence. Here’s essay. Some counterarguments in 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/o...
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I’ve been studying civil rights protests for 20 years. With new mobilization against Trump’s agenda, I’m sharing a thread summarizing my research on how nonviolent & violent actions by 1960s activists and police influenced media, elites, public opinion & voters. 1/ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
February 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I’ve been studying civil rights protests for 20 years. With new mobilization against Trump’s agenda, I’m sharing a thread summarizing my research on how nonviolent & violent actions by 1960s activists and police influenced media, elites, public opinion & voters. 1/ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump admin must facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a SMART Local 100 apprentice.
Write your member of Congress and demand he is returned to his family.
Bring our union brother home.
Write your member of Congress and demand he is returned to his family.
Bring our union brother home.
Bring Our Local 100 Brother Home
Please take a few minutes to send a pre-written letter to your representative and senator: Tell them to demand SMART apprentice Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia's return to the United States! Background ...
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April 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump admin must facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a SMART Local 100 apprentice.
Write your member of Congress and demand he is returned to his family.
Bring our union brother home.
Write your member of Congress and demand he is returned to his family.
Bring our union brother home.
A favorite teen is outraged by the EO seeking to remove content & programs across the Smithsonian that celebrate America's diversity. So she put her energy into a petition standing up for the histories of all Americans. Please take a second to support and share! 💕✊🏼🇺🇸🌈🌎
chng.it/XKXpT5mhK5
chng.it/XKXpT5mhK5
This campaign needs you now
Stand up for the history of all Americans; save the Smithsonian!
chng.it
April 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
A favorite teen is outraged by the EO seeking to remove content & programs across the Smithsonian that celebrate America's diversity. So she put her energy into a petition standing up for the histories of all Americans. Please take a second to support and share! 💕✊🏼🇺🇸🌈🌎
chng.it/XKXpT5mhK5
chng.it/XKXpT5mhK5
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When you ask yourself, "what can I do?," you can always look to Georgia for an example.
This is what standing up for democracy looks like.
This is what standing up for democracy looks like.
124 days of the non-stop mass protests in Georgia. Stronger than ever. Those who yearn for justice, liberty, and democracy never surrender. #GeorgiaProtests #TerrorInGeorgia (📹 @nuka21.bsky.social )
April 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
When you ask yourself, "what can I do?," you can always look to Georgia for an example.
This is what standing up for democracy looks like.
This is what standing up for democracy looks like.
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Everything is so unbelievably stupid right now.
March 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Everything is so unbelievably stupid right now.
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Our Dakota Dream Career Exploration Camps are free, five-day camps for 7th and 8th graders in South Dakota that offer hands-on career-connected learning experiences, visits to local businesses, and exposure to a vast array of career options. #careerexploration
Learn more: bit.ly/3Xja3DY
Learn more: bit.ly/3Xja3DY
Career Exploration Camps Offer South Dakota Students a Path to Success
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} Rising 7th and 8th graders in South Dakota have a unique opportunity to explore various career paths through the Our Dakota Dreams Career Exploration Camps. These
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February 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Our Dakota Dream Career Exploration Camps are free, five-day camps for 7th and 8th graders in South Dakota that offer hands-on career-connected learning experiences, visits to local businesses, and exposure to a vast array of career options. #careerexploration
Learn more: bit.ly/3Xja3DY
Learn more: bit.ly/3Xja3DY
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Join us on Feb. 14th, Frederick Douglass’s chosen bday, for a day of collective love for Black history! You can join thousands of others to help make American history accessible for everyone by transcribing fascinating historical records! #DouglassDay @douglassday.bsky.social
This year's Douglass Day theme, "You Make History," emphasizes the power of communities in shaping the past, present, and future through storytelling, and the celebration of Black excellence. Join us on Douglass Day, February 14th, to honor this legacy and make history together!
#DouglassDay
#DouglassDay
February 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Join us on Feb. 14th, Frederick Douglass’s chosen bday, for a day of collective love for Black history! You can join thousands of others to help make American history accessible for everyone by transcribing fascinating historical records! #DouglassDay @douglassday.bsky.social
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Are you interested in hosting your own Douglass Day event? 🥰 Our team has put together an organizing kit to guide you through the process.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out or scan our QR code for more details.
#douglassday #blackhistory #douglassdayorganizingkit
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out or scan our QR code for more details.
#douglassday #blackhistory #douglassdayorganizingkit
January 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Are you interested in hosting your own Douglass Day event? 🥰 Our team has put together an organizing kit to guide you through the process.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out or scan our QR code for more details.
#douglassday #blackhistory #douglassdayorganizingkit
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out or scan our QR code for more details.
#douglassday #blackhistory #douglassdayorganizingkit
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If you work in the federal government (particularly civil rights at DOJ) or state or local agencies that get federal funding, and have info about new anti-DEI and anti-civil rights mandates, please reach out to me on signal at nhannahjones.67.
January 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
If you work in the federal government (particularly civil rights at DOJ) or state or local agencies that get federal funding, and have info about new anti-DEI and anti-civil rights mandates, please reach out to me on signal at nhannahjones.67.
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📽️ WATCH: At ProPublica, we’ll be devoting a significant part of our staff to detailing the second Trump administration.
If you are a federal employee and have tips, documents, data or stories you can share that the public should know about, reach out: www.propublica.org/tips/
If you are a federal employee and have tips, documents, data or stories you can share that the public should know about, reach out: www.propublica.org/tips/
Do You Work for the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
propub.li
January 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
📽️ WATCH: At ProPublica, we’ll be devoting a significant part of our staff to detailing the second Trump administration.
If you are a federal employee and have tips, documents, data or stories you can share that the public should know about, reach out: www.propublica.org/tips/
If you are a federal employee and have tips, documents, data or stories you can share that the public should know about, reach out: www.propublica.org/tips/
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Hi! For a @motherjones.com piece, looking to briefly talk to someone who receives care through Home Based Community Services Waiver–including any concerns you have on the program due to changes to Medicaid. My email to get in touch is jmetraux@motherjones.com (or Dm me!). Reposts appreciated.
January 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Hi! For a @motherjones.com piece, looking to briefly talk to someone who receives care through Home Based Community Services Waiver–including any concerns you have on the program due to changes to Medicaid. My email to get in touch is jmetraux@motherjones.com (or Dm me!). Reposts appreciated.
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NEW: Wildfire survivors are able to apply for federal assistance TODAY.
Visit CA.gov/LAfires to access resources and information detailing how to apply.
California is laser-focused on fighting the LA fires and protecting lives and property.
Visit CA.gov/LAfires to access resources and information detailing how to apply.
California is laser-focused on fighting the LA fires and protecting lives and property.
January 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
NEW: Wildfire survivors are able to apply for federal assistance TODAY.
Visit CA.gov/LAfires to access resources and information detailing how to apply.
California is laser-focused on fighting the LA fires and protecting lives and property.
Visit CA.gov/LAfires to access resources and information detailing how to apply.
California is laser-focused on fighting the LA fires and protecting lives and property.
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MAGAs suddenly abandoning claims of voter fraud once Trump won and liberals now embracing BlueAnon/Starlink theories is a great illustration of how motivated reasoning dictates belief as well as a commentary on just what people mean when they claim to believe something and how tenuous that can be.
November 15, 2024 at 4:50 PM
MAGAs suddenly abandoning claims of voter fraud once Trump won and liberals now embracing BlueAnon/Starlink theories is a great illustration of how motivated reasoning dictates belief as well as a commentary on just what people mean when they claim to believe something and how tenuous that can be.