saldowell901
@saldowell.bsky.social
Mother and first grade teacher. Produced by and teaching for Memphis Shelby County Schools. Dogs, composting, board games, jigsaw puzzles, libraries, public education, environmental justice. she/her
October 19, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Mike Johnson called us back from July 4 recess on 7/3 so he could gut Americans’ healthcare in the Big Ugly bill. Since then, he has only had the House in session for 19 of the subsequent 104 days. That’s how we ended up here.
October 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Mike Johnson called us back from July 4 recess on 7/3 so he could gut Americans’ healthcare in the Big Ugly bill. Since then, he has only had the House in session for 19 of the subsequent 104 days. That’s how we ended up here.
I'm blessed to be a teacher in an air-conditioned school. Everyday for the past few months, I've seen and heard workers in the blazing sun working to replace our roof and reattach HVAC systems. I don't have the patience, perseverance or humility to do what they do. You first, Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
FOX: I think American citizens are willing to do the jobs that illegal immigrants are willing to do.
LORI CHAVEZ-DeREMER: Americans *are* willing to do the job. What we have to give them is the opportunity to have those jobs.
LORI CHAVEZ-DeREMER: Americans *are* willing to do the job. What we have to give them is the opportunity to have those jobs.
July 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I'm blessed to be a teacher in an air-conditioned school. Everyday for the past few months, I've seen and heard workers in the blazing sun working to replace our roof and reattach HVAC systems. I don't have the patience, perseverance or humility to do what they do. You first, Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
This is one of my favorite signs. That's the best handwriting of any adult white male ever.
June 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
This is one of my favorite signs. That's the best handwriting of any adult white male ever.
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Memphis” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
June 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Memphis” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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:“Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army or the Air Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.”
The Posse Comitatus Act Explained
The law generally prevents the president from using the military as a domestic police force.
t.co
June 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
:“Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army or the Air Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.”
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Let's all take a moment to read the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878. It's only one sentence.
June 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Let's all take a moment to read the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878. It's only one sentence.
Would you like to see this group of MSCS educators paddle down the Wolf River? Please help us earn our paddle trip by donating to Wolf River Conservancy here: discoverthegreenway.raceroster.com/pledge/team?... #edusky #eduwell
June 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Would you like to see this group of MSCS educators paddle down the Wolf River? Please help us earn our paddle trip by donating to Wolf River Conservancy here: discoverthegreenway.raceroster.com/pledge/team?... #edusky #eduwell
June 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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If you are stopped by Trump's ICE goons, or any other kind of cops:
I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.
Memorize it.
And don't let ICE in without a JUDICIAL warrant. No, administrative warrants don't count.
I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.
Memorize it.
And don't let ICE in without a JUDICIAL warrant. No, administrative warrants don't count.
May 13, 2025 at 12:52 AM
If you are stopped by Trump's ICE goons, or any other kind of cops:
I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.
Memorize it.
And don't let ICE in without a JUDICIAL warrant. No, administrative warrants don't count.
I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT.
Memorize it.
And don't let ICE in without a JUDICIAL warrant. No, administrative warrants don't count.
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Come learn why people should be concerned about xAI and the impact on our surroundings.
April 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Come learn why people should be concerned about xAI and the impact on our surroundings.
Student on day 154: "My mom forgot to write my name on my homework." (Day 155's lesson will be DO YOUR OWN HOMEWORK!)
April 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Student on day 154: "My mom forgot to write my name on my homework." (Day 155's lesson will be DO YOUR OWN HOMEWORK!)
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A fed employee shared this on Reddit:
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my f*cking firing. I make $50K a yr & work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my f*cking firing. I make $50K a yr & work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
February 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
A fed employee shared this on Reddit:
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my f*cking firing. I make $50K a yr & work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my f*cking firing. I make $50K a yr & work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”
Good Morning, Teacher Friends. You are enough. You have enough. You have done enough. Your students are showing up for you. Make today great. #edusky
February 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Good Morning, Teacher Friends. You are enough. You have enough. You have done enough. Your students are showing up for you. Make today great. #edusky
It's the guns. There's not a lack of school resource officers. It's the guns. Kids have easy access to guns.
January 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
It's the guns. There's not a lack of school resource officers. It's the guns. Kids have easy access to guns.
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There are 3000 counties in US and ~500 of them are blue. They house half the population and generate 72% of American wealth. They are the hubs for innovation and economic activity. If you want to live in a backwater, that’s fine, but drop the piety.
January 12, 2025 at 5:35 AM
There are 3000 counties in US and ~500 of them are blue. They house half the population and generate 72% of American wealth. They are the hubs for innovation and economic activity. If you want to live in a backwater, that’s fine, but drop the piety.
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“Everything falls on the teachers,” she adds. “We are stuck in a no-win situation in the middle of a societal crisis" www.upworthy.com/why-teachers... #EduSky #iTeachMath
I asked dozens of teachers why they're quitting. Their answers are heartbreaking.
These are teachers who love kids and love teaching. We need to listen to them.
www.upworthy.com
January 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
“Everything falls on the teachers,” she adds. “We are stuck in a no-win situation in the middle of a societal crisis" www.upworthy.com/why-teachers... #EduSky #iTeachMath
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Remember the countless beautiful and loving things that happen every day that never get reported.
Bad news events aren't the only reality. We can pay attention without having our vision skewed to seeing only the negative.
Bad news events aren't the only reality. We can pay attention without having our vision skewed to seeing only the negative.
January 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Remember the countless beautiful and loving things that happen every day that never get reported.
Bad news events aren't the only reality. We can pay attention without having our vision skewed to seeing only the negative.
Bad news events aren't the only reality. We can pay attention without having our vision skewed to seeing only the negative.
January 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Introduce yourself as a TV character.
a woman is sitting at a desk in front of a clock that says 1816
ALT: a woman is sitting at a desk in front of a clock that says 1816
media.tenor.com
December 27, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Introduce yourself as a TV character.
Worth rewatching.
Matt Damon: “A teacher wants to teach.”
The son of a public school teacher, he defends teachers as heroes we should be grateful for rather than villains we should be threatening to punish — as pro-privatization forces would have us believe.
The son of a public school teacher, he defends teachers as heroes we should be grateful for rather than villains we should be threatening to punish — as pro-privatization forces would have us believe.
December 24, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Worth rewatching.
I thought I left my arrival/dismissal walkie on, but I found out electronic, talking Christmas sweaters are a thing. What an exciting time to hang out with 21 six-year-olds in a tiny, enclosed space!
December 19, 2024 at 10:31 AM
I thought I left my arrival/dismissal walkie on, but I found out electronic, talking Christmas sweaters are a thing. What an exciting time to hang out with 21 six-year-olds in a tiny, enclosed space!