Polly Franklin
@profefranklin1616.bsky.social
#Spanish #educator #teacher #Boilermaker #IUN #MasterLiberalArts #languages #edtech #ADD #disability #LGTBQAI+ #advocate I just hope that we can all be #kind
A Hispanic chef, who worked at a Michelin restaurant, came to our school and talked about Mexican food and its history. Our 3 Honors & AP students listened to him respectfully. thepitchforkpress.com/1173/news/hi...
Hispanic Cooking Shocks Spanish Students
On November 18th, 2025, the Spanish III Honors and Advanced Placement Spanish classes took an in-house field trip in the Lowell High School auditorium to see a guest speaker. Professional chef Jonatha...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
A Hispanic chef, who worked at a Michelin restaurant, came to our school and talked about Mexican food and its history. Our 3 Honors & AP students listened to him respectfully. thepitchforkpress.com/1173/news/hi...
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He doesn't want anyone to speak out against him.
He doesn't want anyone to speak out against him.
Elon Musk calls for elimination of civil rights group
There’s a popular saying about a pot and a kettle, but it doesn’t seem like Elon Musk has heard it.�
The Tesla CEO took to his social media kingdom, X, on Thursday to smear the Southern Poverty ...
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October 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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He doesn't want anyone to speak out against him.
He doesn't want anyone to speak out against him.
Post from the American Library Association
Sat, Oct 11, Let Freedom Read Day.
uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-...
take at least 1 action to help defend books from censorship & stand up for the library staff, educators, writers, publishers, & booksellers!
#LetFreedomReadDay #BannedBooksWeek!
Sat, Oct 11, Let Freedom Read Day.
uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-...
take at least 1 action to help defend books from censorship & stand up for the library staff, educators, writers, publishers, & booksellers!
#LetFreedomReadDay #BannedBooksWeek!
October 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Post from the American Library Association
Sat, Oct 11, Let Freedom Read Day.
uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-...
take at least 1 action to help defend books from censorship & stand up for the library staff, educators, writers, publishers, & booksellers!
#LetFreedomReadDay #BannedBooksWeek!
Sat, Oct 11, Let Freedom Read Day.
uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-...
take at least 1 action to help defend books from censorship & stand up for the library staff, educators, writers, publishers, & booksellers!
#LetFreedomReadDay #BannedBooksWeek!
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Sign the petition against book bans at www.bookbanpetition.us
September 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Sign the petition against book bans at www.bookbanpetition.us
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Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
September 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
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You were sufficiently warned. She live-streamed this speech for 90 days straight.
Why didn't America listen to her?
The white patriarchy has turned everybody into fools, with no sense and no judgment.
Why didn't America listen to her?
The white patriarchy has turned everybody into fools, with no sense and no judgment.
September 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
You were sufficiently warned. She live-streamed this speech for 90 days straight.
Why didn't America listen to her?
The white patriarchy has turned everybody into fools, with no sense and no judgment.
Why didn't America listen to her?
The white patriarchy has turned everybody into fools, with no sense and no judgment.
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School shooters never act alone; they're assisted by 53 Republican Senators, 220 Republican House members, the president & the NRA.
September 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
School shooters never act alone; they're assisted by 53 Republican Senators, 220 Republican House members, the president & the NRA.
Disgraceful.
September 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Disgraceful.
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Are you someone who has been or could be affected by imminent ICE raids in Chicago?
Do you have friends, family members or neighbors who have been or could be?
If you have information you can share, please reach out to @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.
Do you have friends, family members or neighbors who have been or could be?
If you have information you can share, please reach out to @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.
September 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Are you someone who has been or could be affected by imminent ICE raids in Chicago?
Do you have friends, family members or neighbors who have been or could be?
If you have information you can share, please reach out to @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.
Do you have friends, family members or neighbors who have been or could be?
If you have information you can share, please reach out to @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.
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Only someone who avoided the draft would want to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War.
September 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Only someone who avoided the draft would want to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War.
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Ossoff: He never should have been confirmed by the senate and he needs to resign. It is one thing to be a skeptic or a reformer. It is quite another to be a fool…
September 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Ossoff: He never should have been confirmed by the senate and he needs to resign. It is one thing to be a skeptic or a reformer. It is quite another to be a fool…
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Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"
August 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Neil deGrass Tyson: "How sad it must be believing that scientists, historians, scholars, economists, journalists devoted their entire lives to deceiving you, but a reality-TV star proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth & honesty"
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there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns
“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”
www.advocate.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
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Chicago keeping art alive:
August 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Chicago keeping art alive:
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Christopher Webb: 'This powerful message: “I did the research and found out I was wrong.”
I’m not going to say much more except please take the time to watch. Then send it around to family and friends, no matter their political persuasion.'
Part I (Accessible)
#Subtitles #Español
I’m not going to say much more except please take the time to watch. Then send it around to family and friends, no matter their political persuasion.'
Part I (Accessible)
#Subtitles #Español
July 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Christopher Webb: 'This powerful message: “I did the research and found out I was wrong.”
I’m not going to say much more except please take the time to watch. Then send it around to family and friends, no matter their political persuasion.'
Part I (Accessible)
#Subtitles #Español
I’m not going to say much more except please take the time to watch. Then send it around to family and friends, no matter their political persuasion.'
Part I (Accessible)
#Subtitles #Español
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This lady told me she had some things to say to Spanish speakers who voted for Trump. If you need a translation, you'll have to look it up yourself. #Taos #NewMexico #NoKings #SpanishLanguage
April 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This lady told me she had some things to say to Spanish speakers who voted for Trump. If you need a translation, you'll have to look it up yourself. #Taos #NewMexico #NoKings #SpanishLanguage
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Song translation: “Las Maravillas de la Vida” (The Miracles of Life) by Los Ángeles Azules, ft. Carla Morrison. Cumbia love song telling a partner to take it slow so the relationship has time to mature. #SpanishLanguage songlations.com/2024/11/16/l...
“Las Maravillas de la Vida” (The Miracles of Life) by Los Ángeles Azules, ft. Carla Morrison, English translation of lyrics
Cumbia love song telling a partner to take it slow so the relationship has time to mature.
songlations.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Song translation: “Las Maravillas de la Vida” (The Miracles of Life) by Los Ángeles Azules, ft. Carla Morrison. Cumbia love song telling a partner to take it slow so the relationship has time to mature. #SpanishLanguage songlations.com/2024/11/16/l...
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#langsky #languages
Map showing where "voseo" is found in Spanish-speaking Latin America. "Voseo" is the use of "vos" instead of "tú" for the informal second person singular, which is most common in the Southern Cone.
Map from Reddit.
#Spanish #Spanishlanguage
Map showing where "voseo" is found in Spanish-speaking Latin America. "Voseo" is the use of "vos" instead of "tú" for the informal second person singular, which is most common in the Southern Cone.
Map from Reddit.
#Spanish #Spanishlanguage
June 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
#langsky #languages
Map showing where "voseo" is found in Spanish-speaking Latin America. "Voseo" is the use of "vos" instead of "tú" for the informal second person singular, which is most common in the Southern Cone.
Map from Reddit.
#Spanish #Spanishlanguage
Map showing where "voseo" is found in Spanish-speaking Latin America. "Voseo" is the use of "vos" instead of "tú" for the informal second person singular, which is most common in the Southern Cone.
Map from Reddit.
#Spanish #Spanishlanguage
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“Any time you think some other language is strange…”
#LanguageLearning #EduSky #MFLBluesky #MFL #langchat #quote #bilingual
#LanguageLearning #EduSky #MFLBluesky #MFL #langchat #quote #bilingual
July 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
“Any time you think some other language is strange…”
#LanguageLearning #EduSky #MFLBluesky #MFL #langchat #quote #bilingual
#LanguageLearning #EduSky #MFLBluesky #MFL #langchat #quote #bilingual
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On Wednesday, ICE GOONS arrested a mother in the school drop-off line at Inzunza Camarina Elementary in Chula Vista, leaving her two children in the car.
August 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
On Wednesday, ICE GOONS arrested a mother in the school drop-off line at Inzunza Camarina Elementary in Chula Vista, leaving her two children in the car.
Indiana is not talking about redistricting. There is no reason for this. Let's wait until the 2030 Census. act.commoncause.org/petitions/te...
TELL SPEAKER HUSTON AND PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE BRAY TO SAY NO TO MID-CYCLE REDISTRICTING
Vice President J.D. Vance is attempting to silence Hoosier voters by convincing Speaker of the House Todd Huston and President Tempore Rodric Bray to hold a special session to redraw our voting maps! ...
act.commoncause.org
August 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Indiana is not talking about redistricting. There is no reason for this. Let's wait until the 2030 Census. act.commoncause.org/petitions/te...
We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition to demand they reverse their decision and keep Colbert on air! sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...
Keep Colbert on Air!
We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition t...
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July 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition to demand they reverse their decision and keep Colbert on air! sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...
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Stop the Everglades Detention Camp!
Everglades National Park is in a High-Velocity Hurricane Zone—meaning buildings should be constructed to withstand winds of 180 miles per hour. But the Everglades Detention Camp is made up of flimsy t...
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July 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...