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Christine (she/ella)
@tine9625.bsky.social
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covid conscious, fat, feminist, teacher & union organizer | Baltimore aka Unceded Piscataway land
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The winter months are heavy with loss for me so I think I'll be making my grief more of a priority in this space.

It's been more than 14 years since my surrogate father died of lung cancer.

Heres 2 of the only photos I have with him

I wonder about what he would think of adult me
Photo of a physical picture. Two people sit on white plastic outdoor chairs in front of a yard full of tall trees with green leaves. Christine, in the left chair, is about 10 years old. Her brown hair is pulled back and she is smiling with her hand under her chin and the elbow of that arm resting on the arm of her chair. She wears a coral tank top and jean shorts. Mike, in the right chair, is a middle aged white man tan from work outside. His face is serious. Mike has short brown and grey hair, a moustache, and a closely cropped beard. His right leg is crossed over is left, ankle resting on opposite knee. He is wearing a blue polo and blue shorts. A photo of 3 generations at a dining room table. The grandparents are in the middle, the grandfather seated in front of the standing grandmother. To the left, a young father smiles holding a toddler aged boy. To the right, an uncle stands behind his father, mother, and niece. He has his arm around his brother and his neice. The niece is holding her grandgathers left hand.
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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You know I had to make one in Spanish
Sign on cardboard that reads "Fuera ICE, Fuera Avelo". There is a picture of an ice block and an airplane in the middle with a "no" sign around them
October 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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"Anybody that comes after children has to come through you [educators]. Anybody that comes after you [educators] has to come through me first" - Gov Wes Moore at the Maryland State Education Association's Representative Assembly
Governor Wes Moore, tall African American man in a black suit with a red tie, stands at the podium on a stage. He is also projected on the screen in the background. The backs of the heads of a few audience members are in the foreground as well as a sign that says "Harford"
October 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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I did it! Took an oral profiency test online in Spanish today and they already graded it

Score in 2018 - intermediate high

Score in 2025 - ADVANCED HIGH

All 8 Spanish classses actually did something!

One more box to check on my National Board journey
Certificate from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Certifies the Christine earned advanced high
October 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Did I just spend 2 hrs organizing my bookshelf so that my new books could fit on it? Yes, yes i did.

Could I have spent this time on more pressing projects? Also yes.
Picture of dark wood bookcase with 3 shelves. Theres a pile of books to the left of the bookcase and a few decorations on top. All 3 shelves are full except the bottom one. It has room for 4 or 5 more books on the right side.
October 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Took 2 student days off last week to visit a friend in Puerto Rico. Did not take my work computer. Im now so behind on grading that i spent 4 hours grading for 1 class (of 6) last night
Landscape photo of a Puerto Rican beach. The yellow brown sand takes up the bottom half of the photo with 1 short palm tree on the left and a few tufts of grass. The very cloudy sky takes up most of the top half of the image broken up bu the waves hitting the shore and the tree lined coast on the right. There are 3 people on the beach in the distance
October 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Benito says hi
Russian blue curled up in brown blanket on a couch
September 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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8th day of school but I finally put up the last 5 flags
View of trailer classroom from the door. There are desks and chairs. Flags from different Latin American countries hang from the ceiling over the fluorescent lights. Theres a teacher desk and supply shelf in the back of the room. A door and a vocabulary bulletin board are also visible.
September 4, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Much better
View of backyard of Baltimore row home. There is a patio in the foreground, fence on the right side and in the background and a cement driveway to the left. The grass has just been cut and the fenceline de-ivied and weeded. Rowhomes can be seen in the background
August 31, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Tackling the backyard today after 8 weeks of not.... send good vibes
Rowhome backyard. Rowhomes on the other side of the alley are visible in the background. Theres a push mower on a patio in the foreground. The yard is very overgrown.
August 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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There were a lot of good sunsets in Vermont... this one is my favorite
View of the sunset in Vermont. The middle of the photo is the tree line at the end of a field that has recently been mowed. The mostly pink and purple sunset makes the two saplings in the middle stand out. Beyond the tree line there is another field and mountains in the distance
August 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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In 5 days I wont be allowed to read in English so I read a romance novel in 2.5 hrs yesterday and Ive picked this up again
A book lays on a colorful quilt with a black bookshelf in the backgroud. The book is Medgar & Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story that Awakened America
June 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Y'all I get to see Audra in real life
Playbill of Gypsy with the interior of the Majestic theater in the background
June 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Yesterday the Teachers Association of Baltimore County (TABCO) and our allies held a rally at the Board of Ed. It was the largest rally we have had since I started teaching in 2018.
They delayed the start of the board meeting because we were so loud.
Union power!
The lawn in front of the Board of Education's campus. There are about 25 protestors scattered on the hill behind 5 large, red, wooden letters that spell out TABCO. A view of the protesters along Charles Street. Nearly all of the protesters are wearing red. A driveway cuts through the gras. Theres a large crowd above the driveway and an even bigger one below the driveway. Protesters stand on a grassy hill. Nearly of them are wearing red and are holding signs.
June 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Found this lil guy along the NCR trail in White Hall
A fawn (baby deer) in the middle of vegetation on the opposite bank of a stream.
June 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Went to Cromwell Valley Park to find a Baltimore Oriole on Saturday, but i found a scarlet tanager instead. Wasnt quick enough to snap a photo, but the meadow is very pretty
A lush green meadow is in the foregrojnd with a home and pine trees in the background and blue skies with a few dluffy white clouds
May 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Rally, my best friends dog, passed away this morning

He was the goodest doggo
Rally, a black lab mutt with white paws and a white tummy stands on a patio on a sunny day. His tongue is hanging out and hes wearing a yellow collar.
May 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Union proud.

I was teary when we made the turn onto Pratt.

So much hard work went into making Bmoremayday.org happen.

BALTIMORE DID THAT
View of march for worker justice blocking Pratt street near the Hilton. Marching band is in front wearing red and black. Wall of signs and union members is right underneath a stoplight Picture of March for Worker Justice rally at Camden yards before we marched. The warehouse and oriole park scoreboard are in the background. People wearing their union colors and holding signs are in the foreground. Approximately 200 people are visible
May 2, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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3 more wake ups until May Day!

Over 50 Baltimore area organziations say hell no to Trump disappearing our neighbors, our rights, our voices, our healthcare, and our jobs!

Which feeder march will you join?

I'll be at the March for Worker Justice

More info (and graphics) @ bmoremayday.org
Flyer on gradient background. From top to bottom- blue fades to green into yellow. There is an opaque city scape filled with protesters at the very bottim of the flyer. Headline in black text on white background: May 1 Baltimore New line same colors: Stop the Billionaire Takeover! Subheading in white with no background: National day of protest. On the left side of the flyer underneath the headline there is information about the feeder marches. In white type on a black background: Feeder Marches. Underneath in smaller black type on no background: March to the main rally with a group. The list of marches starts with a watermelon image next to "March for Palestine 4:00pm @McKeldin Plaza". Below the watermelon is an image of a woman protesting next to "Hands Off Our Students and Faculty! 4:00pm @ Penn Station". There is a yellow 99% below the image of the woman. It says "99 v 1 March 4:00pm @ City Hall. An image of books on a shelf is next to "March for cultural workers 4:00pm @ Enoch Pratt Central." Next to an image of a monarch butterfly it says "March for Migrant Justice 4:30pm @ Columbus Park". An image of a pink protest sign is next to "Family & Kids March for Justice 4:30pm @ Rash Field." The final feeder march image is 3 raised fists next to "March for Worker Justice 4:30pm @ Camden Yards (Eutaw St entry)." On the right side there is information about the main rally. "Main Rally" is in large white font on a black background. Below in smaller black font on a white background "5:30pm". Underneath in the same format but smaller font "@McKeldin Plaza." In the smaller font, same format, "Pratt & Light St." Aligned right in smallest font "bmoremayday.org". At the very bottom of the flyer there are 53 logos of Baltimore area organziations including trade unions like Unite Here Local 7, Teachers Association of Baltimore County, 1199 SEIU, Metro Baltimore Council AFL-CIO, Baltimore Teachers Union. There are also non labor organziations like CAIR (Council on American-…
April 29, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Spent some time in the desert over break. Would recommend
Photo of Arizona desert scene. Theres a mountain range in the background and three large saguaro cacti are made more prominent by the fluffy white clouds in a very blue sky
April 23, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Join the March for Migrant Justice on May 1 starting @4:30PM in Columbus Park!

March will join the Stop the Billionaire Takeover Rally @ McKeldin Square
Lime green graphic with 4 butterflies. Headline- March for Migrant Justice. Sub headline - May 1 -4:30pm Columbus Park, 300 S. President St. In the center of the graphic - Bolded: We cannot guarantee your safery from federal agencies. Non bolded: Those at risk of being targeted are strongly advised to take caution if attending. Masks will be available on site. In the bottom left corner there is an image of a picket dign that says "ICE out of Baltimore". In the bottom right corner there is a white banner that ends in a circular logo. The banner says, "March will arrive at 5:30PM Stop the Billionaire Takeover Rally @ McKeldin Square. The circular logo says "May 1: Stop the Billionaire Takeover". At the very bottom in white writing there is a link to bmoremayday.org
April 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Join Unite Here Local 7, SEIU 1199, The Teachers Association of Baltimore County, the Federal Unionists Network and many other workers on May 1 @4:30PM to defend unions, social security, healthcare & public services! Visit bmoremayday.org for more info!
Black background. Bottom left has 3 fists raised of different skin tones. Headline- Labor March to Stop the Billionaire Takeover. Sub headline- Defend our unions, our social security, our healthcare & our public services. May 1st 5:30pm @ Camden Yards Entrance corner of Camden & Eutaw Street. Middle right of graphic, there are logos of 11 sponsoring organizations including Unite Here Local 7, SEIU 1199, and the Teachers Association of Baltimore County. At the bottom of the graphic, it says march will arrive at the 5:30PM Stop the Billionaire Takeover Rally @ McKeldin Square. The march logo is in the bottom right corner. It's a circle thats green and yellow and says May 1 Stop the Billionaire Takeover. Web address bmoremayday.org is on the very bottom.
April 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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On May 1st, join a coaliton of Baltimore-area orgs are hosting a mass protest against the billionaire takeover of the US.

Trump wants to disappear our neighbors, our rights, our healthcare, our Social Security, and our jobs. Baltimore says hell no!

More info: bit.ly/bmoremayday
Protest flyer. Heading: May 1. Baltimore. Stop the Billionaire Takeover! National Day of Protest. Subheading Left of center - Feeder Marches: 4/4:30 PM Multiple Locations - Marches coming from across the city will join up at the main rally. More info coming soon! Subheading right of center - Main Rally: 5:30 PM @ McKeldin Square - Pratt & Light Street Bottom of flyer features organizations sponsoring main rally. From left to right - Unite Here Local 7, Teachers Association of Baltimore County, Baltimore Rapid Response Network, Organizing Black, Maryland Office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Teachers and Researchers United: The JHU Graduate Workers Union The very bottom has a link bit.ly/bmoremayday
April 15, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Baltimore is pretty cool
Photo of Patterson Park in Baltimore. Foreground has a blooming cherry blossom tree. The background is new growth green grass and a few trees. The sky is mostly big fluffy clouds with a bit of blue peeking out from behind the cherry blossoms.
April 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Here's my cat sitting on my newly washed towel
Photo of bed with 4 piles of towels. Russian blue sits on a blue towel.
March 23, 2025 at 4:37 AM