Sardispar
@sardispar.bsky.social
Part rest, part resistance
I read for fun.
I read for fun.
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This isn't even really the schools' fault; they're just taking money the state is handing to them. This is happening because, in 2024, the New Hampshire legislature was quietly taken over by an extremist group called the Free Staters, and the destruction of public ed is one of their little projects.
I know there's a lot going on, but over here in my weird little state, our already criminally low public schools budget is being drained by a handful of wealthy private Christian schools, and I think that sucks.
7 Religious Schools Collect More than $1M Each in 4 Years from Education Freedom Accounts
Seven private religious schools have received over $1 million each from the Education Freedom Account program over its first four years.
indepthnh.org
January 4, 2026 at 12:57 PM
This isn't even really the schools' fault; they're just taking money the state is handing to them. This is happening because, in 2024, the New Hampshire legislature was quietly taken over by an extremist group called the Free Staters, and the destruction of public ed is one of their little projects.
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I know there's a lot going on, but over here in my weird little state, our already criminally low public schools budget is being drained by a handful of wealthy private Christian schools, and I think that sucks.
7 Religious Schools Collect More than $1M Each in 4 Years from Education Freedom Accounts
Seven private religious schools have received over $1 million each from the Education Freedom Account program over its first four years.
indepthnh.org
January 4, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I know there's a lot going on, but over here in my weird little state, our already criminally low public schools budget is being drained by a handful of wealthy private Christian schools, and I think that sucks.
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You can reach your Senators at the Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Tell them that Congress must stop this war and impeach this out-of-control president who has no respect for our Constitution or laws.
Your calls make a real difference.
Tell them that Congress must stop this war and impeach this out-of-control president who has no respect for our Constitution or laws.
Your calls make a real difference.
January 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
You can reach your Senators at the Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Tell them that Congress must stop this war and impeach this out-of-control president who has no respect for our Constitution or laws.
Your calls make a real difference.
Tell them that Congress must stop this war and impeach this out-of-control president who has no respect for our Constitution or laws.
Your calls make a real difference.
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Crush Canned Curriculum! Let Teachers Teach! Not read corporate drivel like it's good for kids.
December 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Crush Canned Curriculum! Let Teachers Teach! Not read corporate drivel like it's good for kids.
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The fascist moment is global. Models self on Trump, reveres Pinochet, is a gender nationalist. Oh and his dad was a Nazi. Literally. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Far-right José Antonio Kast favored to win as Chile votes in presidential runoff
Trump-inspired former congressman expected to succeed Gabriel Boric but compulsory voting could create volatility
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The fascist moment is global. Models self on Trump, reveres Pinochet, is a gender nationalist. Oh and his dad was a Nazi. Literally. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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It's not just schools being starved, either. It's the children themselves. Hungry children can't learn.
November 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It's not just schools being starved, either. It's the children themselves. Hungry children can't learn.
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Call on your federal representatives to oppose Rep. Mast's bill described here:
"Free speech advocates are sounding the alarm about a bill in the US House of Representatives that they fear could allow Secretary of State Marco Rubio to strip US citizens of their passports based purely on political speech."
New Bill Would Allow Rubio to Strip US Citizens’ Passports Over Political Speech
The legislation would allow the Secretary of State to strip anyone’s US passport with no legal due process.
truthout.org
September 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Call on your federal representatives to oppose Rep. Mast's bill described here:
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A reminder on this Labor Day: Slavery still exists in the form of incarcerated labor.
It’s long overdue to end forced labor in prisons.
It’s long overdue to end forced labor in prisons.
September 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A reminder on this Labor Day: Slavery still exists in the form of incarcerated labor.
It’s long overdue to end forced labor in prisons.
It’s long overdue to end forced labor in prisons.
Being anti-expertise is consistent with being anti-education and is another illustration of how all the threads are connected.
The inconsistent part of course is that we are all supposed to trust RFK Jr to make these decisions for us all.
The inconsistent part of course is that we are all supposed to trust RFK Jr to make these decisions for us all.
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
August 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Being anti-expertise is consistent with being anti-education and is another illustration of how all the threads are connected.
The inconsistent part of course is that we are all supposed to trust RFK Jr to make these decisions for us all.
The inconsistent part of course is that we are all supposed to trust RFK Jr to make these decisions for us all.
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If you accept the premise that "illegal Migration" is a serious issue, then you are part of the problem. This is a moral panic and every time you affirm it as an issue you play into the signification spiral. Progressives/left must reject the issue itself not just the "solutions" of the right.
August 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
If you accept the premise that "illegal Migration" is a serious issue, then you are part of the problem. This is a moral panic and every time you affirm it as an issue you play into the signification spiral. Progressives/left must reject the issue itself not just the "solutions" of the right.
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I know Democrats are overwhelmed (or rudderless, if you are less charitable) by the sheer volume of Trump authoritarian moves, but I’d like to see them unified behind specific goals like “RFK Jr is a threat to public health and needs to go.”
August 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I know Democrats are overwhelmed (or rudderless, if you are less charitable) by the sheer volume of Trump authoritarian moves, but I’d like to see them unified behind specific goals like “RFK Jr is a threat to public health and needs to go.”
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LGBTQ people and our history will never be erased, and the lives taken at Pulse will never be forgotten.
In the dead of night, Ron DeSantis ordered the rainbow crosswalk at the Pulse memorial painted over — defacing a sacred space in the heart of Orlando that honors the 49 lives stolen in one of the deadliest massacres in U.S. history.
August 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
LGBTQ people and our history will never be erased, and the lives taken at Pulse will never be forgotten.
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Endless testing doesn’t truly measure learning – and doesn’t allow teachers to truly teach.
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August 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Endless testing doesn’t truly measure learning – and doesn’t allow teachers to truly teach.
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In an aging state that spends less on higher education than any other state in the country, ineffectual and unneeded business tax cuts and showering subsidies on wealthy families who send their kids to private schools is costing NH its future. #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/08/14/n...
New Hampshire is paying a long-term price for the high cost of a college education • New Hampshire Bulletin
August is an anxious month for parents preparing to drop off their young adults at the University of New Hampshire.
newhampshirebulletin.com
August 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
In an aging state that spends less on higher education than any other state in the country, ineffectual and unneeded business tax cuts and showering subsidies on wealthy families who send their kids to private schools is costing NH its future. #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/08/14/n...
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A federal judge in Maryland struck down Education Department orders from Trump that threatened to withhold federal funding from school districts unless they removed lessons on race and dismantled student support programs serving particular communities.
Federal Court Blocks Trump’s Effort to Censor Schools, End Equity Programs
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A federal judge in Maryland struck down Education Department orders from Trump that threatened to withhold federal funding from school districts unless they removed lessons on race and dismantled student support programs serving particular communities.
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Hunger should have no place in our schools, but MAGA Republicans’ budget bill will take healthy breakfasts and lunches away from millions of kids. We should be expanding, not cutting, school meals if we want our children to learn, grow, and be healthy.
August 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Hunger should have no place in our schools, but MAGA Republicans’ budget bill will take healthy breakfasts and lunches away from millions of kids. We should be expanding, not cutting, school meals if we want our children to learn, grow, and be healthy.
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Gov. Ayotte and State House Republicans essentially ZEROED OUT arts funding for OUR cities and towns. 🎭 Programs + jobs across NH are on the chopping block. Repost if you care about the arts in YOUR community.
www.unionleader.com/nh/arts_and_... #NHPolitics
www.unionleader.com/nh/arts_and_... #NHPolitics
NH arts organizations reeling from state funding cuts, eyeing uncertain future
For 50 years, Revels North has brought traditional singing, dancing and performance to the Upper Valley, with events throughout the year and a Christmas show that featured heavily in arts
www.unionleader.com
August 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Gov. Ayotte and State House Republicans essentially ZEROED OUT arts funding for OUR cities and towns. 🎭 Programs + jobs across NH are on the chopping block. Repost if you care about the arts in YOUR community.
www.unionleader.com/nh/arts_and_... #NHPolitics
www.unionleader.com/nh/arts_and_... #NHPolitics
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August 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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This is amazing: From April 1990, four months after FLOOD was released, here’s @tmbg.bsky.social performing on The Tonight Show with guest host Jay Leno. They do BIRDHOUSE IN YOUR SOUL and ISTANBUL (NOT CONSTANTINOPLE), and yes, Doc and the orchestra play along. Inceedible. youtu.be/2AQ9nSbWJHI?...
They Might Be Giants on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - stereo
YouTube video by miscellaneous publication #15
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August 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This is amazing: From April 1990, four months after FLOOD was released, here’s @tmbg.bsky.social performing on The Tonight Show with guest host Jay Leno. They do BIRDHOUSE IN YOUR SOUL and ISTANBUL (NOT CONSTANTINOPLE), and yes, Doc and the orchestra play along. Inceedible. youtu.be/2AQ9nSbWJHI?...
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The anti vax movement is not just a radicalization funnel for the broader fascist movement it is also a networked stochastic violence vector that appears to be causing more and more open violence against governmental officials and those seen as a threat.
RFK Jr. et al seem to have bred stochastic terrorism. MN political assassin tells Glenn Beck's outlet his plan was "citizen arrests" of lawmakers responsible deaths from taking the Covid vaccine.
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Exclusive: Assassination suspect Vance Boelter tells STUNNING inside story about shooting | Blaze Media
Vance Luther Boelter told Blaze News he shot at Sen. John Hoffman and his wife only after they laid hands on him and his shooting arm.
www.theblaze.com
August 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The anti vax movement is not just a radicalization funnel for the broader fascist movement it is also a networked stochastic violence vector that appears to be causing more and more open violence against governmental officials and those seen as a threat.
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The public was growing impatient with mitigations and Bhattacharya and the Great Barrington folks were tapping into growing resentments about protecting others. It was ugly stuff, and that's the ugliness running HHS right now.
August 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The public was growing impatient with mitigations and Bhattacharya and the Great Barrington folks were tapping into growing resentments about protecting others. It was ugly stuff, and that's the ugliness running HHS right now.
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I cannot emphasize enough that the playbook being used against mRNA vaccines (and vaccines in general) is IDENTICAL to the playbook used to restrict voting rights after the 2020 election: actively sow public distrust, then cite the distrust you sowed as an independent reason for your desired policy
Opinion | Jay Bhattacharya: Why the NIH is pivoting away from mRNA vaccines
As a vaccine for broad public use, mRNA technology has failed to earn the public’s trust.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I cannot emphasize enough that the playbook being used against mRNA vaccines (and vaccines in general) is IDENTICAL to the playbook used to restrict voting rights after the 2020 election: actively sow public distrust, then cite the distrust you sowed as an independent reason for your desired policy
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The New Hampshire government just made libraries a lot less safe for everyone, but particularly for kids
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New law to make New Hampshire library records available to parents • New Hampshire Bulletin
Borrowing records at public libraries have long been confidential under New Hampshire state law, even for the parents of a child borrower. A new law changes that.
newhampshirebulletin.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The New Hampshire government just made libraries a lot less safe for everyone, but particularly for kids
newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/new-l...
newhampshirebulletin.com/briefs/new-l...
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UPDATE: HB 377 and HB 712, two bills that could restrict gender-affirming care for trans youth in the Granite State, are now on Governor Ayotte’s desk. #nhpolitics action.aclu.org/send-message...
Tell Gov. Ayotte: Protect Trans Health Care
Please take action!
action.aclu.org
July 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
UPDATE: HB 377 and HB 712, two bills that could restrict gender-affirming care for trans youth in the Granite State, are now on Governor Ayotte’s desk. #nhpolitics action.aclu.org/send-message...