James Horn, PhD
@schools-matter24.bsky.social
writer, musician, retired ed foundations professor, SJ activist, blogger, sailor. Author of WORK HARD, BE HARD: JOURNEYS THROUGH “NO EXCUSES” TEACHING and co-author of THE MISMEASURE OF EDUCATION.
I block anyone who puts up Trump posts.
I block anyone who puts up Trump posts.
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I didn’t want to overreact, and took time to read this. Having done so, I’m adding Northwestern to the list of places I won’t visit or speak. The concessions re: international students and gender-affirming care are not merely symbolic.
Here’s the text of the Northwestern settlement with the DoJ, which includes a $75 million financial component / payoff (cc @profmarkovic.bsky.social):
November 29, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I didn’t want to overreact, and took time to read this. Having done so, I’m adding Northwestern to the list of places I won’t visit or speak. The concessions re: international students and gender-affirming care are not merely symbolic.
Felon-in-Chief continues campaign to kill all remaining support of his inhumanity.
www.huffpost.com/entry/indian...
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Indiana Republican A 'No' On Redistricting After Trump Uses Disability Slur
Michael Bohacek, whose daughter has Down syndrome, said Trump needs to "convince voters that his policies and behavior deserve a congressional majority."
www.huffpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Felon-in-Chief continues campaign to kill all remaining support of his inhumanity.
www.huffpost.com/entry/indian...
www.huffpost.com/entry/indian...
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🇺🇸💙🥹 Go Aftyn Behn for Tennessee!
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
TURN TENNESSEE BLUE‼️💙💙💙💙
VOTE AFTYN BEHN @aftynbehn.bsky.social
VOTE AFTYN BEHN @aftynbehn.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🇺🇸💙🥹 Go Aftyn Behn for Tennessee!
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
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A polling thread:
- Support for Trump and the GOP has collapsed over the past few months
- He is now regularly polling in the mid 30s
- Attacking Venezuela more unpopular than his handing of inflation
- Consent of the governed has been withdrawn, regime may be facing a legitimacy crisis 👇
- Support for Trump and the GOP has collapsed over the past few months
- He is now regularly polling in the mid 30s
- Attacking Venezuela more unpopular than his handing of inflation
- Consent of the governed has been withdrawn, regime may be facing a legitimacy crisis 👇
Trump drops 11 points - 11 points! - in the past month in Gallup. Just a staggering decline. 1/
Gallup poll | 11/3-11/25
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
November 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A polling thread:
- Support for Trump and the GOP has collapsed over the past few months
- He is now regularly polling in the mid 30s
- Attacking Venezuela more unpopular than his handing of inflation
- Consent of the governed has been withdrawn, regime may be facing a legitimacy crisis 👇
- Support for Trump and the GOP has collapsed over the past few months
- He is now regularly polling in the mid 30s
- Attacking Venezuela more unpopular than his handing of inflation
- Consent of the governed has been withdrawn, regime may be facing a legitimacy crisis 👇
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@aftynbehn.bsky.social seen on i40 at Briley yesterday.
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
@aftynbehn.bsky.social seen on i40 at Briley yesterday.
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Aftyn Behn has actually gone up in the polls since Republicans began attacking her as “radical.” Behn, a Tennessee Democrat with down-home style and a focus on affordability, fairness and clarity in a time of chaos, has cut through the noise of the attack ads by speaking directly to voters.
Can Aftyn Behn Stun the GOP in Tennessee Next Week?
The Democrat has a real chance to flip a deep-red congressional seat. In an exclusive interview, she explains why her bid is shaking up the politics of 2025 (and maybe 2026).
www.thenation.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Aftyn Behn has actually gone up in the polls since Republicans began attacking her as “radical.” Behn, a Tennessee Democrat with down-home style and a focus on affordability, fairness and clarity in a time of chaos, has cut through the noise of the attack ads by speaking directly to voters.
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You can do it, TN! Blue tsunami for @aftynbehn.bsky.social 💙🩵💙🩵
November 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
You can do it, TN! Blue tsunami for @aftynbehn.bsky.social 💙🩵💙🩵
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Early voting turnout has positioned @aftynbehn.bsky.social for an historic victory but we can’t stop now - next Tuesday seals the deal so let’s do all we can to GOTV on Dec. 2!! 🗳️✊💙🇺🇸 substack.com/@aftynbehn/n...
Rep. Aftyn Behn (@aftynbehn)
TWO POINT RACE!!!!! help us get across the finish line!!
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/aftyn-behn-website/
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November 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Early voting turnout has positioned @aftynbehn.bsky.social for an historic victory but we can’t stop now - next Tuesday seals the deal so let’s do all we can to GOTV on Dec. 2!! 🗳️✊💙🇺🇸 substack.com/@aftynbehn/n...
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It’s not that complicated, people.
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It’s not that complicated, people.
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Aftyn Behn (@aftynbehn.bsky.social) within margin of error in TN-7 in new right-leaning Emerson poll. Incredible!
Watch my new interview her and donate to her remarkable campaign here: www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/new-conver...
One week to go. Let's help her close strong!
Aftyn Behn (@aftynbehn.bsky.social) within margin of error in TN-7 in new right-leaning Emerson poll. Incredible!
Watch my new interview her and donate to her remarkable campaign here: www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/new-conver...
One week to go. Let's help her close strong!
Emerson poll | 11/22-11/24 LV
Tennessee’s 7th congressional special election (Trump +22)
(Leaners pushed)
🟥Matt Van Epps 49.4%
🟦Aftyn Behn 47.0%
Others 3.5%
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Tennessee’s 7th congressional special election (Trump +22)
(Leaners pushed)
🟥Matt Van Epps 49.4%
🟦Aftyn Behn 47.0%
Others 3.5%
emersoncollegepolling.com/tennessee-7t...
Tennessee 7th District 2025 Special Election Poll: Republican Van Epps and Democrat Behn Locked In Tight Race - Emerson Polling
Voters Split on Trump’s Job Performance as Economic Issues Top Voters’ Concerns A new Emerson…Full Release & Results
emersoncollegepolling.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Aftyn Behn (@aftynbehn.bsky.social) within margin of error in TN-7 in new right-leaning Emerson poll. Incredible!
Watch my new interview her and donate to her remarkable campaign here: www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/new-conver...
One week to go. Let's help her close strong!
Aftyn Behn (@aftynbehn.bsky.social) within margin of error in TN-7 in new right-leaning Emerson poll. Incredible!
Watch my new interview her and donate to her remarkable campaign here: www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/new-conver...
One week to go. Let's help her close strong!
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A Campbell's Soup exec on a recording: “We have sh*t for f**king poor people. Who buys our sh*t? . . . It’s not healthy now that I know what the f**ks in it . . . bioengineered meat, I don’t wanna eat a piece of chicken that came from a 3D printer.” Oops!
www.thecampbellscompany.com/newsroom/new...
www.thecampbellscompany.com/newsroom/new...
Company statement on the Garza Lawsuit and alleged audio recording - The Campbell's Company
We want to make sure you know the facts. Robert Garza, a former Campbell’s employee, recently released an alleged audio recording of him speaking with Campbell’s VP of Information Technology, Martin B...
www.thecampbellscompany.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A Campbell's Soup exec on a recording: “We have sh*t for f**king poor people. Who buys our sh*t? . . . It’s not healthy now that I know what the f**ks in it . . . bioengineered meat, I don’t wanna eat a piece of chicken that came from a 3D printer.” Oops!
www.thecampbellscompany.com/newsroom/new...
www.thecampbellscompany.com/newsroom/new...
Looks like a winner to me.
BEHN: “I serve in the Tennessee legislature, one of the most hostile political environments in 🇺🇸, so I know exactly what I’m signing up for.” #TN7
Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social tells @janecoaston.bsky.social how Sexton and the TN GOP supermajority silence dissent.
Full: youtu.be/3nGjko-TSMc?...
Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social tells @janecoaston.bsky.social how Sexton and the TN GOP supermajority silence dissent.
Full: youtu.be/3nGjko-TSMc?...
November 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Looks like a winner to me.
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BEHN: “I serve in the Tennessee legislature, one of the most hostile political environments in 🇺🇸, so I know exactly what I’m signing up for.” #TN7
Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social tells @janecoaston.bsky.social how Sexton and the TN GOP supermajority silence dissent.
Full: youtu.be/3nGjko-TSMc?...
Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social tells @janecoaston.bsky.social how Sexton and the TN GOP supermajority silence dissent.
Full: youtu.be/3nGjko-TSMc?...
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
BEHN: “I serve in the Tennessee legislature, one of the most hostile political environments in 🇺🇸, so I know exactly what I’m signing up for.” #TN7
Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social tells @janecoaston.bsky.social how Sexton and the TN GOP supermajority silence dissent.
Full: youtu.be/3nGjko-TSMc?...
Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social tells @janecoaston.bsky.social how Sexton and the TN GOP supermajority silence dissent.
Full: youtu.be/3nGjko-TSMc?...
"Alan Dershowitz, the 87-year-old former lawyer and friend of deceased sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, is apparently the type of “charismatic” thought leader who should be elevated on CBS News’ airwaves, according to the network’s newly installed editor-in-chief."
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss mocked for suggesting CBS needs ‘charismatic’ voices like Alan Dershowitz
‘As you’re watching this, consider that she likely made this exact pitch to David Ellison and he said, yes, precisely, here is $150 million and the top job at CBS News,” Drop Site News’ Ryan Grim obse...
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"Alan Dershowitz, the 87-year-old former lawyer and friend of deceased sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, is apparently the type of “charismatic” thought leader who should be elevated on CBS News’ airwaves, according to the network’s newly installed editor-in-chief."
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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181 public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after TN Secretary of State Tre Hargett ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes or characters
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via @juddlegum.bsky.social
cc: @thetnholler.bsky.social
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via @juddlegum.bsky.social
cc: @thetnholler.bsky.social
Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge
One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes or...
popular.info
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
181 public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after TN Secretary of State Tre Hargett ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes or characters
popular.info/p/tennessee-...
via @juddlegum.bsky.social
cc: @thetnholler.bsky.social
popular.info/p/tennessee-...
via @juddlegum.bsky.social
cc: @thetnholler.bsky.social
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The Surreal Madness of the AI Boom talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s... via @TPM
The Surreal Madness of the AI Boom
TPM Reader EB emailed today to tell me something that hadn’t come...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The Surreal Madness of the AI Boom talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s... via @TPM
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AOC is in New York, distributing turkeys and food supplies to assist families in need this Thanksgiving. This initiative is made possible through generous donations.
November 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
AOC is in New York, distributing turkeys and food supplies to assist families in need this Thanksgiving. This initiative is made possible through generous donations.
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Does the BBC think it's improper for a speaker to state their opinion that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history?
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Does the BBC think it's improper for a speaker to state their opinion that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history?
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
Begin your New Year’s celebration early—vote for Aftyn to send a message that we WILL have leaders who are as good as the people they serve.
Good morning TN-07. Did you hear? TWO MORE DAYS OF EARLY VOTING!!!
We are so close, and this race could come down to a couple of votes. Can I count on you to vote for me within the next two days?
For polling locations and times, check out the link in bio!
#VoteEarlyVoteAftyn
We are so close, and this race could come down to a couple of votes. Can I count on you to vote for me within the next two days?
For polling locations and times, check out the link in bio!
#VoteEarlyVoteAftyn
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Begin your New Year’s celebration early—vote for Aftyn to send a message that we WILL have leaders who are as good as the people they serve.
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Things online are often not as they appear.
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Things online are often not as they appear.