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Jerry Washington Ed.D
@jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social
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My brain is currently occupied with a three-way debate between the potential of superintelligence, the latest political headlines, and whether USC will ever have a decent defense again.
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · 7h
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Beyond Happiness
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Beyond Happiness
A New Framework for Your Next Chapter
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · 18d
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · 23d
People say “We’re a republic.” I took that claim at face value and tested today’s politics against the Framers’ standards: representation, rule of law, checks & balances, accepting losses. Read: medium.com/the-polis/we... #DemocraticRepublic #RuleOfLaw #Constitution
“We’re a Republic”
What That Really Means and Why Trump’s Brand of Politics Isn’t It
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Sep 12
Just published in The Polis: why Trump’s take on the Smithsonian misses the point. Patriotism is telling the full record—achievements and injustices—with rigor and receipts. Read: medium.com/the-polis/tr... #Smithsonian #HistoryMatters #PublicMemory #Museums
Trump is wrong about the Smithsonian
A response to Anthony J. Constantini’s critique of the Smithsonian
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Sep 12
I joined Dr. C on The Life Podcast to talk about misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation—why it matters, how it spreads, and what we can do to fight back.

🎙️ Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2528209/epis...

#MediaLiteracy #CriticalThinking #Disinformation #Podcast
Lies, Scams, and Bad Advice - LIFE Podcast
Your social media feed is a minefield of bad health advice, wellness scams, and deliberate lies (Disinformation). It's designed to confuse and exhaust you. This episode is your guide to navigating it ...
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Cara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social · Sep 5
What an embarrassing waste of resources 🤦‍♀️

Pentagon changes ‘Secretary of Defense’ signage to ‘Secretary of War’ | PBS News share.google/aQD4SWQX1hQm...
WATCH: Pentagon changes 'Secretary of Defense' signage to 'Secretary of War'
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War — a long-telegraphed move aimed at projecting American military toughness around the...
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Sep 5
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Less Denial, More Memory
MLK, progress, and what we choose to remember now
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Sep 5
Sept 4, 1957—the Little Rock Nine arrived at Central High. We remember so we don’t repeat.

From a piece I wrote (link in replies): “Two truths at once: we’ve come far—and some are working to turn those gains into a mistake.”

www.thv11.com/article/news...

#LittleRockNine #HistoryMatters
68 years ago, the Little Rock Nine arrived to integrate into Central High
It was 68 years ago today that Central High School made national headlines when the Little Rock Nine arrived to integrate into the school.
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Sep 4
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RFK Jr.’s Victory Lap
The health secretary is showing this week what he’s willing to do with his power.
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Sep 4
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West Coast states will issue their own vaccine schedule, breaking with CDC - Stocktonia News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Health and Human Services Department has already taken steps to limit vaccine availability.
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Sep 4
CA/OR/WA’s West Coast Health Alliance makes sense right now. If the CDC is being bent (ACIP overhaul, senior exits, muddled measles messaging), states need guardrails. Tie guidance to AAP/ACOG and protect no-cost access so coverage follows evidence, not politics. #PublicHealth #SciencePolicy
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Sep 4
Yes, institutions can earn trust.
No, they can’t do our thinking.
Epistemic responsibility has always belonged to the individual.
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Aug 31
Progress is the greatness. So why pretend the struggle didn’t happen? MLK, the Smithsonian, and the push to prune our history—if we’ve grown, let it count: medium.com/@jerrywash/l...
Less Denial, More Memory
MLK, progress, and what we choose to remember now
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Aug 25
The past is not past, it’s policy in the present tense.

New essay: medium.com/@jerrywash/r...
#Veterans #RacialJustice
Rank, Degree, and the Weight I Carry
You do not have to be born into an era to carry its weight. You only have to live inside what that era built.
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Aug 16
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When “All Media Lies”
How Trust in News Has Collapsed
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Aug 13
Framing Whose America?

Truth matters. History deserves complexity, not control. #CulturalMemory #MuseumPolitics #HistoryMatters

Read more ↓
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Framing Whose America?
Smithsonian Review, Political Power, and the Battle for America’s Story
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Jul 26
Nope, but let me know if you do.
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Jul 23
Call it what it is. Pattern spotted. Accountability overdue.

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The Administration Wants Military Women to Know Their Place
Pete Hegseth seems to be on a mission to erase women from the top ranks of the U.S. armed forces.
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Cara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social · Jul 21
‘Back to the Dark Ages’: Education Research Staggered by Trump Cuts

With contracts severed and grants rescinded, experts say Washington’s hit to K–12 research will set back the field for years. @the74.bsky.social

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‘Back to the Dark Ages’: Education Research Staggered by Trump Cuts
With contracts severed and grants rescinded, experts say Washington’s hit to K–12 research will set back the field for years.
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Jul 21
Why do I write? Because erasure is silent until we shout.
Intersectionality, social capital, & narrative power collide in one place: the public square of words.
Read, drop a forgotten story, and help crowd-source the history gatekeepers keep trimming. ⬇️
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#PublicWriting
Why Public Writing Matters
Erasure, Power, and How We Know
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Jul 19
This @TexasTribune piece hits hard.

Black farmers in East Texas are being quietly gutted by DEI funding cuts.

“Equality,” or bureaucratic suffocation?

www.texastribune.org/2025/07/17/e...

#BlackFarmers #DEI #TexasPolitics #USDA
Federal DEI funding cuts threaten the work of the few remaining Black farmers in East Texas
Trump’s rollback is another example of the federal government’s lackluster efforts at giving Black farmers a boost in recent years.
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Jul 18
“We’re a Republic, NOT a Democracy!” ← Heard it again. So I wrote the receipts piece: how the U.S. is a constitutional republic AND a representative democracy by design. No, ‘51% mob rule’ isn’t in the founding docs. Read before quoting Madison at me.
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“Democracy” vs “Republic”
Debunking Aaron Russo’s Misconceptions About American Democracy
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Jul 13
Superman’s been an undocumented refugee since 1938—but now “woke” is the meltdown trigger? 🤔 Eight decades of adoption papers, IRS audits & INS run-ins say otherwise. Kindness isn’t new; your outrage is.
#Superman #Immigration #ComicsHistory
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Jerry Washington Ed.D @jerrywashingtonedd.bsky.social · Jul 12
Airplane over his head...

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Why Joe Rogan’s ‘Conspiracy’ Shout-Out Misses the Science
Joe Thinks He’s Woke, But Science Says He’s Just Asleep at the Wheel
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