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Shelly Jones
@shellyjones111.bsky.social
Progressive educator. Writer. Appalachian expat. Religious trauma survivor. Mom. Fierce defender of and member of the lgbtqia+ community. Spiritual being having a human experience. (Ask me a question, l’ll tell you a story.) Dogs > cats. Coffee = tea.
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February 9, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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The erasure of the Jan. 6 records comes while the administration is also seeking to whitewash the teaching of U.S. history, threatening to withhold funds from schools that teach about America’s troubled history of racial and gender discrimination.

By @alecmac.bsky.social
Memory-Holing Jan. 6: What Happens When You Try to Make History Vanish?
The Trump administration’s decision to delete a DOJ database of cases against Capitol riot defendants places those who seek to preserve the historical record in direct opposition to their own…
propub.li
February 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Here's what the decision by America's favorite sports league tells us about "anticipatory obedience."
The NFL is removing 'End Racism' from its Super Bowl end zone
Here's what the decision by America's favorite sports league tells us about "anticipatory obedience."
www.npr.org
February 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.

Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”

globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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As educators, we are united in supporting every student—no matter the language they speak or their place of birth—and ensuring they have access to safe, welcoming public schools.

Here is guidance from NEA's Office of General Counsel that may be helpful.
Guidance on Immigration Issues | NEA
The second Trump Administration will have a large impact on immigration policies affecting students, schools, and communities. Here's what you need to know to prepare.
buff.ly
January 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Attention Jan. 6th rioters:

The Pearly Gates do not recognize pardons granted by convicted felons.

Regards,

God
January 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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The Trump administration abruptly canceled flights for thousands of refugees already approved to fly to the U.S.
Trump Administration Cancels Flights for Refugees Already Approved for Travel
The decision leaves refugees who have completed a lengthy process stranded abroad and facing extended separation from loved ones already in the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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I believe the general internet tradition on these kinds of things is well known.

techcrunch.com/2023/04/21/m...
January 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Yesterday they renamed it the Gulf of America. Today it's snowing on the Gulf Coast. I'm not saying I did it... but I'm also not saying I didn't.
January 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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January 23, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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The Washington Post editorial this morning essentially equating Biden's questionable pardons with Trump's outrageous Jan. 6 pardons was unconscionable. The newspaper I've been part of for 48 years has utterly lost its soul.
January 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Hi, my name is Tia Levings and I recognize more than two genders.

If you’re interested in resisting fundamentalism and polarizing binaries that limit society and progress, come sit at my table. There’s room here for you.
January 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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The Resistance is strong!
#Resist
January 22, 2025 at 7:53 AM