Train Ticket 2
@trainticket2.bsky.social
Asst Professor, mom + partner, critical teacher educator. NYC.
The moment we choose to love we begin to move towards freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others. {bell hooks, 1994}
The moment we choose to love we begin to move towards freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others. {bell hooks, 1994}
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"We know the University would collapse without you. You’re the ones making sure homework is graded and uploaded, preventing panicked students from descending into a total crashout."
Thank you Spectrum 🥹💗
www.columbiaspectator.com/spectrum/202...
Thank you Spectrum 🥹💗
www.columbiaspectator.com/spectrum/202...
Love letter to teaching assistants - Columbia Spectator
To the lovely teaching assistants:
www.columbiaspectator.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"We know the University would collapse without you. You’re the ones making sure homework is graded and uploaded, preventing panicked students from descending into a total crashout."
Thank you Spectrum 🥹💗
www.columbiaspectator.com/spectrum/202...
Thank you Spectrum 🥹💗
www.columbiaspectator.com/spectrum/202...
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Guess what? You can take 30 seconds to send a letter to your City council member to support @nycplan.org's demand to increase and stabilize funding for our public libraries.
actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
City Council, we demand half a percent of the overall city budget for libraries!
In response to the NYC FY2026 Budget, adopted this June, the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library, and the Queens Public Library released a joint statement thanking City Leaders for in...
actionnetwork.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Guess what? You can take 30 seconds to send a letter to your City council member to support @nycplan.org's demand to increase and stabilize funding for our public libraries.
actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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NCTE honors the legacy of Dr. Sheridan Blau, a Past NCTE President and beloved colleague whose profound contributions to the literacy field are widely celebrated in and well beyond our community.
https://ncte.org/blog/2025/11/remembering-sheridan-blau/
https://ncte.org/blog/2025/11/remembering-sheridan-blau/
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
NCTE honors the legacy of Dr. Sheridan Blau, a Past NCTE President and beloved colleague whose profound contributions to the literacy field are widely celebrated in and well beyond our community.
https://ncte.org/blog/2025/11/remembering-sheridan-blau/
https://ncte.org/blog/2025/11/remembering-sheridan-blau/
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
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If establishment Democrats want any unity from me on anything, that starts with removing the betraying clown who orchestrated this surrender.
Chuck Schumer snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. He watched his side win decisive victories a week ago and decided the only way forward was to cave.
Chuck Schumer snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. He watched his side win decisive victories a week ago and decided the only way forward was to cave.
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
If establishment Democrats want any unity from me on anything, that starts with removing the betraying clown who orchestrated this surrender.
Chuck Schumer snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. He watched his side win decisive victories a week ago and decided the only way forward was to cave.
Chuck Schumer snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. He watched his side win decisive victories a week ago and decided the only way forward was to cave.
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you could call your democratic senators and ask them to replace schumer as minority leader
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
you could call your democratic senators and ask them to replace schumer as minority leader
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Whichever high profile Dem announces a primary challenge to Schumer first has the advantage.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Whichever high profile Dem announces a primary challenge to Schumer first has the advantage.
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This is a bad deal for Americans.
Voters turned out in record numbers last wk to elect Democrats believing they would fight for working families.
We urge Senate Dems to vote NO on the reported GOP budget package, which fails to address the devastating health care crisis.
Voters turned out in record numbers last wk to elect Democrats believing they would fight for working families.
We urge Senate Dems to vote NO on the reported GOP budget package, which fails to address the devastating health care crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
This is a bad deal for Americans.
Voters turned out in record numbers last wk to elect Democrats believing they would fight for working families.
We urge Senate Dems to vote NO on the reported GOP budget package, which fails to address the devastating health care crisis.
Voters turned out in record numbers last wk to elect Democrats believing they would fight for working families.
We urge Senate Dems to vote NO on the reported GOP budget package, which fails to address the devastating health care crisis.
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It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
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New statement from Chuck Schumer:
“Despite not doing anything useful, and in fact being actively harmful to the process in a number of ways, I am here to take credit for other people’s hard work and risks.”
“Despite not doing anything useful, and in fact being actively harmful to the process in a number of ways, I am here to take credit for other people’s hard work and risks.”
New statement from Chuck Schumer: "Tonight’s results are a repudiation of the Trump agenda. The cruelty, chaos, and greed that define MAGA radicalism and are skyrocketing costs were firmly rejected by the American people." Calls it "a good night for Democrats and our fight to lower costs."
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
New statement from Chuck Schumer:
“Despite not doing anything useful, and in fact being actively harmful to the process in a number of ways, I am here to take credit for other people’s hard work and risks.”
“Despite not doing anything useful, and in fact being actively harmful to the process in a number of ways, I am here to take credit for other people’s hard work and risks.”
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here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
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this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028
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Now comes the even harder work. But for tonight, let's celebrate.
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Now comes the even harder work. But for tonight, let's celebrate.
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Someone give Lex $2 million so they can launch a politics version of Teen Vogue. Do it now. No strings attached.
November 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Someone give Lex $2 million so they can launch a politics version of Teen Vogue. Do it now. No strings attached.
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It’s not a truce when they keep killing.
October 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
It’s not a truce when they keep killing.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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I'm honored to have the support of AQE — their first ever in a mayoral race.
For a quarter century, they have organized for the full and equitable funding of our public schools, going to toe-to-toe against former Gov. Cuomo's austerity agenda. Proud to be in this fight alongside them.
For a quarter century, they have organized for the full and equitable funding of our public schools, going to toe-to-toe against former Gov. Cuomo's austerity agenda. Proud to be in this fight alongside them.
AQE is proud to endorse @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for Mayor of the City of New York!
October 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I'm honored to have the support of AQE — their first ever in a mayoral race.
For a quarter century, they have organized for the full and equitable funding of our public schools, going to toe-to-toe against former Gov. Cuomo's austerity agenda. Proud to be in this fight alongside them.
For a quarter century, they have organized for the full and equitable funding of our public schools, going to toe-to-toe against former Gov. Cuomo's austerity agenda. Proud to be in this fight alongside them.
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centrists will tell you to your face that we all need to abandon identity issues, and focus on kitchen table issues instead and yet when a leftist candidate runs a generational campaign based on kitchen table issues, it's the centrists weaponizing identity politics to smear the leftist.
October 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
centrists will tell you to your face that we all need to abandon identity issues, and focus on kitchen table issues instead and yet when a leftist candidate runs a generational campaign based on kitchen table issues, it's the centrists weaponizing identity politics to smear the leftist.
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I wish people defended smeared victims of sexual violence the way they defend problematic male candidates for office
October 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I wish people defended smeared victims of sexual violence the way they defend problematic male candidates for office
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How many strikes against a candidate will it take for people to say "maybe this guy's not the guy" ?
How many strikes would it take if he weren't a white man
How many strikes would it take if he weren't a white man
October 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
How many strikes against a candidate will it take for people to say "maybe this guy's not the guy" ?
How many strikes would it take if he weren't a white man
How many strikes would it take if he weren't a white man
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The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
October 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
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What I learned from Miss Major was persistence and also keeping a sense of humor. I was lucky to see her work in various organizing meetings over the years. She was a model of how to be a good elder. Truly grateful for everything she did to make the world better. Time for the rest of us to continue.
October 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
What I learned from Miss Major was persistence and also keeping a sense of humor. I was lucky to see her work in various organizing meetings over the years. She was a model of how to be a good elder. Truly grateful for everything she did to make the world better. Time for the rest of us to continue.
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"Courage is resistance to fear."
October 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
"Courage is resistance to fear."