K. Ryan Shearer
@shearer12.bsky.social
Social Studies Teacher. Union leader.
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When I talk to our members, I hear about the rising cost of healthcare, energy and groceries. Trump promised to bring down prices & create jobs but, as the Conference Board survey shows, worries over inflation and the job market persist. abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...
US consumer confidence declines again as Americans fret over prices, job market
U.S. consumer confidence declined again in September as Americans’ pessimism over inflation and the weakening job market grew again
abcnews.go.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
When I talk to our members, I hear about the rising cost of healthcare, energy and groceries. Trump promised to bring down prices & create jobs but, as the Conference Board survey shows, worries over inflation and the job market persist. abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...
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Connecting the dots, our new resource shows the scope and impact of the current administration’s unprecedented attempts to undermine the country’s elections — threatening the 2026 midterms. Learn more: bit.ly/4l1lUPP
The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election
The executive branch is interfering in U.S. elections in unprecedented ways.
www.brennancenter.org
August 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Connecting the dots, our new resource shows the scope and impact of the current administration’s unprecedented attempts to undermine the country’s elections — threatening the 2026 midterms. Learn more: bit.ly/4l1lUPP
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School districts plan weeks and months in advance. Withholding education funding disrupts educators’ planning and hurts students who benefit from literacy programs, after-school programming, and so much more. This is a really important win. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Trump Abruptly Unfreezes All of the Education Funds He Had Withheld
More than $5 billion in previously-frozen federal funds will start flowing next week.
www.edweek.org
July 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
School districts plan weeks and months in advance. Withholding education funding disrupts educators’ planning and hurts students who benefit from literacy programs, after-school programming, and so much more. This is a really important win. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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This was really great news to share in person with 2,000 educators who dedicate their careers to providing all students with safe, welcoming, engaging and relevant schools for all. bsky.app/profile/aft....
Getting that education funding back is a big win for kids and communities. A great moment with @rweingarten.bsky.social @hirono.senate.gov at the AFT TEACH Conference. #ProtectOurKids
July 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This was really great news to share in person with 2,000 educators who dedicate their careers to providing all students with safe, welcoming, engaging and relevant schools for all. bsky.app/profile/aft....
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ICE detained a veteran and U.S. citizen for three days.
They didn’t let him contact his family or a lawyer. They didn’t let him change or shower. They didn’t give him a reason for his detention.
Under this regime, no one is safe. apnews.com/article/us-a...
They didn’t let him contact his family or a lawyer. They didn’t let him change or shower. They didn’t give him a reason for his detention.
Under this regime, no one is safe. apnews.com/article/us-a...
Army veteran and US citizen arrested in California immigration raid warns it could happen to anyone
A U.S. Army veteran arrested during an immigration raid at a California marijuana farm says he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray before being dragged from his vehicle on his way to work.
apnews.com
July 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
ICE detained a veteran and U.S. citizen for three days.
They didn’t let him contact his family or a lawyer. They didn’t let him change or shower. They didn’t give him a reason for his detention.
Under this regime, no one is safe. apnews.com/article/us-a...
They didn’t let him contact his family or a lawyer. They didn’t let him change or shower. They didn’t give him a reason for his detention.
Under this regime, no one is safe. apnews.com/article/us-a...
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This should go under the radar: Trump’s Department of Labor is dismantling decades of key workplace protections www.epi.org/blog/trumps-...
Trump’s Department of Labor is dismantling key workplace protections
Congress has failed workers for decades. Policymakers have not raised the minimum wage in nearly 20 years. They have not passed legislation to fix our nation’s broken labor law, leaving the National L...
www.epi.org
July 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This should go under the radar: Trump’s Department of Labor is dismantling decades of key workplace protections www.epi.org/blog/trumps-...
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News: It's a requirement that at least 7 percent of employees of federal contractors have a disability. The Department of Labor is trying to get rid of this through federal rulemaking. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Modifications to the Regulations Implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended
The U.S. Department of Labor proposes to revise its implementing regulations for Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. The proposed revisions will better align the regulations wit...
www.federalregister.gov
July 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
News: It's a requirement that at least 7 percent of employees of federal contractors have a disability. The Department of Labor is trying to get rid of this through federal rulemaking. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Trump's Labor Department is gutting more than 60 regulations, including:
-Minimum wage & overtime pay for in-home care workers
-Organizing rights for migrant farmworkers
-Penalties for companies that don’t maintain a safe workplace
The “pro-worker” president strikes again.
-Minimum wage & overtime pay for in-home care workers
-Organizing rights for migrant farmworkers
-Penalties for companies that don’t maintain a safe workplace
The “pro-worker” president strikes again.
July 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Trump's Labor Department is gutting more than 60 regulations, including:
-Minimum wage & overtime pay for in-home care workers
-Organizing rights for migrant farmworkers
-Penalties for companies that don’t maintain a safe workplace
The “pro-worker” president strikes again.
-Minimum wage & overtime pay for in-home care workers
-Organizing rights for migrant farmworkers
-Penalties for companies that don’t maintain a safe workplace
The “pro-worker” president strikes again.
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Ohio educators are speaking out after Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law that would remove their voices from the retired teachers' pension fund, calling the move "undemocratic" ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/10/o...
Ohio educators speak out against 'undemocratic' removals on retired teachers' pension fund board • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio educators are speaking out after Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law that would remove their voices from the retired teachers' pension fund, calling the move "undemocratic."
ohiocapitaljournal.com
July 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Ohio educators are speaking out after Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law that would remove their voices from the retired teachers' pension fund, calling the move "undemocratic" ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/10/o...
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The Trump administration has chosen not just to trivialize the danger presented by climate change, but to revoke funding for the very data collection and research that would help the country better understand and prepare for this moment.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
The Texas Flash Flood Is a Preview of the Chaos to Come
Climate change is making disasters more common, more deadly and far more costly, even as the federal government is running away from the policies that might begin to protect the nation.
www.propublica.org
July 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Trump administration has chosen not just to trivialize the danger presented by climate change, but to revoke funding for the very data collection and research that would help the country better understand and prepare for this moment.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
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Friends, we need to see the FY2026 budget, the one Congress is putting together now, as a major opportunity to make the Rs own all the crazy and dangerous shit they are doing to the country. We all need to get very, very loud and make them own it all (and hopefully block some of it too).
Climate change is fueling catastrophic floods, but Trump's administration is cutting the tools we need to fight back.
NOAA labs, NASA satellites, FEMA grants & local warning systems are on the chopping block.
Result? Communities will be caught unprepared when disaster strikes.
zurl.co/vUw4Z
NOAA labs, NASA satellites, FEMA grants & local warning systems are on the chopping block.
Result? Communities will be caught unprepared when disaster strikes.
zurl.co/vUw4Z
Why Texas’ floods are a warning for the rest of the country
The disaster that unfolded in Kerr County, Texas, shows how many communities will struggle to prepare for extreme weather as the federal government pulls back.
zurl.co
July 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Friends, we need to see the FY2026 budget, the one Congress is putting together now, as a major opportunity to make the Rs own all the crazy and dangerous shit they are doing to the country. We all need to get very, very loud and make them own it all (and hopefully block some of it too).
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The Epstein List went from "sitting on [Pam Bondi's] desk right now" to "there is no list" in just a few months!
July 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The Epstein List went from "sitting on [Pam Bondi's] desk right now" to "there is no list" in just a few months!
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Lots of tax breaks hidden in the big ugly bill while funding for children’s healthcare and nutrition was slashed.
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
GOP megabill littered with special tax breaks
GOP lawmakers said the provisions provided needed economic relief for some industries, while they took fire from deficit hawks.
www.politico.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Lots of tax breaks hidden in the big ugly bill while funding for children’s healthcare and nutrition was slashed.
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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A reminder for this Fourth of July and every other day of the year: Democracies do not function without dissent.
July 4, 2025 at 11:35 AM
A reminder for this Fourth of July and every other day of the year: Democracies do not function without dissent.
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Letter to the Editor
Ohio finds $600 million for a Browns stadium but not for Cincinnati Public Schools.
All I see is priority being given to those who have the most.
What has happened to our values and our priorities?
William Joiner, Finneytown
www.cincinnati.com/story/opinio...
Ohio finds $600 million for a Browns stadium but not for Cincinnati Public Schools.
All I see is priority being given to those who have the most.
What has happened to our values and our priorities?
William Joiner, Finneytown
www.cincinnati.com/story/opinio...
Letters | Ohio finds $600 million for a Browns stadium but not for CPS
Opinion: When our state cares more about pleasing billionaires than educating kids, our priorities and values are out of whack.
www.cincinnati.com
July 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Letter to the Editor
Ohio finds $600 million for a Browns stadium but not for Cincinnati Public Schools.
All I see is priority being given to those who have the most.
What has happened to our values and our priorities?
William Joiner, Finneytown
www.cincinnati.com/story/opinio...
Ohio finds $600 million for a Browns stadium but not for Cincinnati Public Schools.
All I see is priority being given to those who have the most.
What has happened to our values and our priorities?
William Joiner, Finneytown
www.cincinnati.com/story/opinio...
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With spending cuts poised to hit medical providers, Medicaid recipients and Affordable Care Act enrollees, here's how the bill will affect health care access for millions in the U.S.
5 ways Trump's tax bill will limit health care access
With spending cuts poised to hit medical providers, Medicaid recipients and Affordable Care Act enrollees, here's how the bill will affect health care access for millions in the U.S.
n.pr
July 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
With spending cuts poised to hit medical providers, Medicaid recipients and Affordable Care Act enrollees, here's how the bill will affect health care access for millions in the U.S.
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Here's how anti-union extremists reacted to passing a budget that will take 20 million people off their health care, gut food support for millions and slash 1.2 million jobs: With applause.
July 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Here's how anti-union extremists reacted to passing a budget that will take 20 million people off their health care, gut food support for millions and slash 1.2 million jobs: With applause.
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Thanks to Medicaid, Dan’s daughter Claire is able to get the at-home care she requires without their family worrying about hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills.
This is who the Big Beautiful Betrayal will hurt the most.
This is who the Big Beautiful Betrayal will hurt the most.
July 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Thanks to Medicaid, Dan’s daughter Claire is able to get the at-home care she requires without their family worrying about hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills.
This is who the Big Beautiful Betrayal will hurt the most.
This is who the Big Beautiful Betrayal will hurt the most.
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"Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men.” -John Adams
July 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of the people; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men.” -John Adams
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Get this: Republicans voted NO to protect Medicaid funding for addiction treatment.
If you’re battling addiction, Republicans are happy to throw you under the bus in order to give a billionaire another tax break.
It’s shameful.
If you’re battling addiction, Republicans are happy to throw you under the bus in order to give a billionaire another tax break.
It’s shameful.
July 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Get this: Republicans voted NO to protect Medicaid funding for addiction treatment.
If you’re battling addiction, Republicans are happy to throw you under the bus in order to give a billionaire another tax break.
It’s shameful.
If you’re battling addiction, Republicans are happy to throw you under the bus in order to give a billionaire another tax break.
It’s shameful.
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Republicans just voted to DEFUND health clinics and deny women basic health care.
@murray.senate.gov forced a vote to try and protect that critical funding.
Republicans voted NO.
@murray.senate.gov forced a vote to try and protect that critical funding.
Republicans voted NO.
June 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Republicans just voted to DEFUND health clinics and deny women basic health care.
@murray.senate.gov forced a vote to try and protect that critical funding.
Republicans voted NO.
@murray.senate.gov forced a vote to try and protect that critical funding.
Republicans voted NO.
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BREAKING: Republicans just blocked my amendment to ensure Veterans, foster kids and the homeless aren’t denied SNAP benefits.
There is no one Republicans won’t betray to ram through tax cuts for their billionaire buddies.
There is no one Republicans won’t betray to ram through tax cuts for their billionaire buddies.
July 1, 2025 at 2:35 AM
BREAKING: Republicans just blocked my amendment to ensure Veterans, foster kids and the homeless aren’t denied SNAP benefits.
There is no one Republicans won’t betray to ram through tax cuts for their billionaire buddies.
There is no one Republicans won’t betray to ram through tax cuts for their billionaire buddies.
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It shouldn't get lost that just today, Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans.
July 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
It shouldn't get lost that just today, Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans.
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What’s happening in Ohio re the teachers pension is a case study: when everyday Americans get closer to power and control, those in power change the rules and even cancel elections to maintain power:
WATCH:
WATCH:
July 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
What’s happening in Ohio re the teachers pension is a case study: when everyday Americans get closer to power and control, those in power change the rules and even cancel elections to maintain power:
WATCH:
WATCH: