Ryan Pigman 🐖
@ryanpigman.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Special Education in The Patton College of Education at Ohio University | views are my own | he/him | #Inclusion | #Equity | #AntiAbleism | #TeacherEducation |
“Unstable Man Uses Propaganda to Try to Fool Americans” would be a more accurate headline.
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Still Fuming Over a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Finds Some Numbers He Likes
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August 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
“Unstable Man Uses Propaganda to Try to Fool Americans” would be a more accurate headline.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/u...
Trump’s plan will have more low-income disabled or elderly people experience homelessness or need institutional care. We are going backwards. This is harmful and outrageous.
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Trump Administration Poised to Cut SSI Benefits for Nearly 400,000 Low-Income Disabled and Older People | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The average annual savings from these benefit cuts would barely pay for a single day of the massive tax cuts for the wealthy that are part of the Republican megabill enacted in July.
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August 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Trump’s plan will have more low-income disabled or elderly people experience homelessness or need institutional care. We are going backwards. This is harmful and outrageous.
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
June 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
May 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
LFG!!!
Scoop: Democrats have introduced an official inquiry into the decision to closure of the Administration for Community Living, which helps disabled and aging adults remain independent. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Democrats launch inquiry into dismantling of Administration for Community Living
RFK Jr. moved shutter the agency, which serves disabled and aging adults, in March.
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April 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
LFG!!!
“To be fully funded based on statistics…from 2021, schools would need $666 million. The proposed budget only gives them about $226 million. Based on 2025 numbers and inflation, the amount…would be closer to $800 million…”
#OhioEducation
#OhioSchools
#IHateOhio
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#OhioEducation
#OhioSchools
#IHateOhio
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Ohio House GOP budget proposal slashes public school funding • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio House Republicans have announced their version of the state budget, dramatically slashing K-12 public school funding after months of uncertainty. The Fair School Funding Plan calls for a $666 mil...
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April 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“To be fully funded based on statistics…from 2021, schools would need $666 million. The proposed budget only gives them about $226 million. Based on 2025 numbers and inflation, the amount…would be closer to $800 million…”
#OhioEducation
#OhioSchools
#IHateOhio
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#OhioEducation
#OhioSchools
#IHateOhio
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Thinking this is the new theme song for the United States.
What's that crashing sound, follows us around?
That's the sound of all things good breaking.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=GCd5...
What's that crashing sound, follows us around?
That's the sound of all things good breaking.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=GCd5...
Everything Is Awful
YouTube video by The Decemberists - Topic
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March 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Thinking this is the new theme song for the United States.
What's that crashing sound, follows us around?
That's the sound of all things good breaking.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=GCd5...
What's that crashing sound, follows us around?
That's the sound of all things good breaking.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=GCd5...
Some good news coming out of southeast Ohio:
www.ohiose.com/life-here/wh...
#hhgc #HockingHillsGarmentCenter #SoutheastOhio #AthensCountyOhio
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#hhgc #HockingHillsGarmentCenter #SoutheastOhio #AthensCountyOhio
Ohio Southeast
Hocking Hills Garment Center, LLC, today announced an investment of over $140,000 in its Buchtel Village facility, creating 20 new jobs. This investment is supported by a $50,000 JobsOhio Small Busine...
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March 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Some good news coming out of southeast Ohio:
www.ohiose.com/life-here/wh...
#hhgc #HockingHillsGarmentCenter #SoutheastOhio #AthensCountyOhio
www.ohiose.com/life-here/wh...
#hhgc #HockingHillsGarmentCenter #SoutheastOhio #AthensCountyOhio
I fucking hate Ohio.
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/03/19/o...
#Ohio #SB1 #DEI #HigherEducation #DiversityEquityAndInclusion #OhioPublicUniversities
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#Ohio #SB1 #DEI #HigherEducation #DiversityEquityAndInclusion #OhioPublicUniversities
Ohio House Republicans pass higher education overhaul to ban diversity efforts and faculty strikes • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio House Republican lawmakers voted to pass a massive higher education overhaul bill Wednesday that would ban diversity and inclusion efforts and prevent faculty from striking.
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March 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A great explanation of what USDOE actually does and how current cuts may affect their work moving forward: www.slowboring.com/p/what-the-d... #SpecialEducation #IDEA
What the Department of Education actually does
America’s least understood and most efficient agency, explained
www.slowboring.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
A great explanation of what USDOE actually does and how current cuts may affect their work moving forward: www.slowboring.com/p/what-the-d... #SpecialEducation #IDEA
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Up to 169 IES contracts have been canceled, threatening critical education research. This is a major setback for educators & children with disabilities who rely on evidence-based practices. Urge Congress to protect IES research! #4SpecialEducation
exceptionalchildren.org/takeaction?v...
exceptionalchildren.org/takeaction?v...
February 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Up to 169 IES contracts have been canceled, threatening critical education research. This is a major setback for educators & children with disabilities who rely on evidence-based practices. Urge Congress to protect IES research! #4SpecialEducation
exceptionalchildren.org/takeaction?v...
exceptionalchildren.org/takeaction?v...
Currently converting everything from Bb to Canvas. I feel like a dinosaur. 🦕 #AcademicSky
January 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Currently converting everything from Bb to Canvas. I feel like a dinosaur. 🦕 #AcademicSky
