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Teacher, mother, firefighter wife. My dogs follow me everywhere. Scatter kindness and listen to Pearl Jam. Nerds are cool. Read books. M. Ed. Opinions my own.

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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · Nov 17

“I can’t believe you’re willing to cut people off because of who they voted for,” said a family member.

Sweetie, I’m cutting you off because of 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 you voted for.

You voted against my daughter, my career, this country, the climate crisis, and for fascism.

Believe it.

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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 31m

Vouchers hurt public schools. Eliminating oversight over millions of IDEA dollars hurts public schools. That’s the whole point.

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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 38m

This is Project 2025 in action.

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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 41m

www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...

Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

www.npr.org

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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 41m

Firing the people responsible for making sure states comply with IDEA doesn’t eliminate special education funding.

But, if you think all states will spend that money properly on those who need it, ask yourself why federal oversight was created in the first place.

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Rebekah is Pro-Choice @rebekahwriter.bsky.social · 5h

“Don’t get me wrong,” Vance said with a puckish grin, “We do like hurting federal workers. But we REALLY wanted to hurt regular Americans by raising their health insurance costs. Democrats won’t let us have that fun, so we’re punishing people who work for the Department of Education instead.”

“The longer this goes on, the deeper the cuts are going to be,” Vance said on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.” “To be clear, some of these cuts are going to be painful. This is not a situation that we relish. This is not something that we’re looking forward to, but the Democrats have dealt us a pretty difficult set of cards.”

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 21h

CBP agents knocked on an El Paso home at 7:15 a.m.

The owner asked to secure his Rottweiler, Chop, in the bathroom.

While he got his ID, agents opened the door and shot Chop.

The family tried to save him as he bled out on the kitchen floor.

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Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 23h

We’ve had to suffer through Carrie Underwood screeching every Sunday night since 2013. They can handle Bad Bunny for a 30 minute halftime show.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 1d

Sunday reading:

I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.

This week’s piece:

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 1d

Seen in Chicago

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Ty Ross @cooltxchick.bsky.social · 2d

If you’re in El Paso, home to Ft. Bliss and Biggs Field, and need food assistance, the Mustard Seed Cafe (where I volunteered) provides hot fresh food Wed-Friday. No questions asked. It’s main purpose was providing meals in a restaurant and dignified setting for unhoused, but is now for all… free.

SaltyBitchables @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 2d

It’s heartbreaking that the richest country in the world needs food banks to feed its people but it’s unbelievable that our billionaire politicians have forced our military to feed themselves and their families from food banks.

#Pinks #ProudBlue #Military
www.military.com/daily-news/2...

Food Pantry Visits From Military Families Climb Over 30% Since Government Shutdown Began

Military families are being encouraged to seek out food, other resources as the government shutdown has surpassed one week with no end in sight.

www.military.com

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 2d

“President Trump then took a call from King Charles, who admitted the Queen should have chosen him to ascend the Throne.”

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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 2d

Then Santa Claus called and said saying Merry Christmas would have been banned had it not been for Trump.

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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 2d

I thought I saw her at the last meeting, but that may have been a rumor.

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Tin Knocker @metalman80.bsky.social · 2d

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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 2d

So fucking dangerous

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Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 2d

Napoleon Donaparte wants his Arc de Trumphe…

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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 2d

There is no leader of Antifa.
There is no girlfriend of the leader of Antifa.

They are creating imaginary people so they can justify going after real people.

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Maggie 🇺🇸⚾️ @lacentrist.bsky.social · 2d

All part of Project 2025 to permanently lay-off thousands of government employees. They are shrinking the government to a point where there are no services and they are consolidating power into one office. Trump’s office.

This is really bad for all of us.

www.rawstory.com/government-l...