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Sannl04

@sannl04.bsky.social

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Educator, educational policy, longtime news consumer andcommenter, Hoosier (not an Indianan), and fan of the disposition of my avi pup (now old, but still bold companion.)

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Sannl04 @sannl04.bsky.social · Nov 13

Trying to connect with my fellow Hoosier twitx-exodusers. I am mostly here to stay informed, let off some snark steam, and add news comments here and there. But also hope to stay connected w/others concerned with ed in Indiana, and more broadly as the sustained attack on public education continues.

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DragonTat2 @dragontat2.bsky.social · 13m

hartmannreport.com/p/are-the-st... Long read, worth the time. We’re in a dark and dangerous time in AmericaLand.
#NoKings

Are the Streets of Chicago Showing Us the Future of American Democracy?

When federal agents turn weapons on citizens, it’s not just a local scandal — it’s a national reckoning.

hartmannreport.com

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Sannl04 @sannl04.bsky.social · 13m

This made me put together 2 items I read yesterday and get a snarky lol. 1) The chat leaks from a group of striving Young Republicans; 2) Altman's announcement of AI "erotica" for adults.

The 1st group might have rl problems finding mates per their aggressive beliefs = a target audience for item 2.

Sannl04 @sannl04.bsky.social · 51m

Very.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1h

It's rare in a case of this high profile that the court gives time to one lawyer from one side, and THREE lawyers from the other side.

*Technically* both sides are supposed to have equal time, so like, the 3 lawyers arguing for racism are supposed to share time. But it doesn't work out that way.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1h

"Here's the Truth About Trump's 'Peace Plan' for Gaza"

The US allowed Netanyahu to create four key loopholes in the deal to ensure Israel can continue its Gaza genocide - regardless of the 'ceasefire' deal.

Read/share/subscribe:

Here's the Truth About Trump's 'Peace Plan' for Gaza

The US allowed Netanyahu to create four key loopholes in the deal to ensure Israel can continue its Gaza genocide – regardless of the 'ceasefire' agreement.

zeteo.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1h

Yes. Very casually turning the SSFA into a determination that any statute addressing race discrimination must be time-bound. Just absolutely untrue. An utter usurpation of Congress’ enforcement power under the 14th & 15th Amendments.

Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 1h

Justice Kavanaugh in the Callais oral argument keeps alluding to some longstanding requirement of strict scrutiny that use of race have a time limit. This is invented.

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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 2h

I have no idea how big this will be but the last one was VERY large despite shitty weather, little media attention, and a Trump administration that had not yet done some of the most horrible things it has done. So I am hopeful.

www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Sannl04 @sannl04.bsky.social · 1h

He was a fine John Adams in 1776. July 4, 2024 I rewatched it with both hope and fear in my heart per our ability to reach our 200th anniversary in tact.

I remembered why I loved the movie as a kid.

I nearly wept a few times.

And I was deeply stirred.

...Is anybody there? Does anybody care?...

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 3h

Here’s the thing. We still have the power (probably) to say that this image must not be what America is. We still have the power to say “fuck no, we refuse to allow this to be what the streets of America look like.” Attend a “No Kings” rally this Saturday. And then vote in 2026.

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Sannl04 @sannl04.bsky.social · 1h

I've seen the still photo, but I've never seen this video. Just ... Wow.

Sannl04 @sannl04.bsky.social · 1h

I can't tell you how much I wish this were an AI image. We can not look away.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2h

ICE GOONS vs East Side Chicago

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h

🔥 @vicmensa.bsky.social : “I see a lot of you still drinking the kool-aid of racial division… The same motherf**kers running detention centers own private prisons (Core Civic & Geo Group). They maxed out Trump’s campaign, and they’re making billions from this, bruh. Be informed.”

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Ahmed Baba @ahmedbaba.bsky.social · 21h

Trump's tariffs are raising prices. His federal purges are surging Black unemployment. His ICE raids are damaging local economies.

Dems don't have to pick between affordability & democracy messaging.

Trump's authoritarianism is a kitchen table issue.

Authoritarianism Has A Cost: How Trump’s Abuses Of Power Are Harming The Economy

Trump's tariffs are raising prices. His federal purges are surging Black unemployment. And his immigration raids are damaging local economies. Trump's authoritarianism is a kitchen table issue.

www.ahmedbaba.news

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 22h

The Assad government carried out a two-year clandestine operation to truck thousands of bodies from one of Syria’s largest known mass graves to a secret location more than an hour away in the remote desert, a Reuters investigation has found.

www.reuters.com/world/middle...

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Sannl04 @sannl04.bsky.social · 21h

I've been scrolling through to find the first reference to this. And she was correct, or at least correct in what would come when this ugliness was popularized and has spread from that atmosphere for nearly a decade.

Sannl04 @sannl04.bsky.social · 22h

We are in an abyss.

Sannl04 @sannl04.bsky.social · 22h

Aka he's prepping the next ABC extortion round.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 22h

“It has become very clear that President Donald Trump is really, really worried about the No Kings protests that are scheduled for October 18. Suddenly, multiple Republicans are all using the same disgusting talking point about the protests …”

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

If Republicans are going to label you a terrorist for peacefully protesting Trump's failing presidency, abuses of power, and treatment of blue America as an enemy nation, let's turn out in even bigger numbers.

On the pod, @jilldlawrence.bsky.social and me on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2016...

MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump

As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.

newrepublic.com

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Sannl04 @sannl04.bsky.social · 22h

I think he just tried to make a joke regarding the dangerous naked Ike riders. But it's hard to tell.

Sannl04 @sannl04.bsky.social · 23h

2 centuries they dumped tea to protest tyranny. We honor those patriots by also protesting tyrannical govt action.

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Kevin 🚀🤠 @astro-cowboy.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow about a third of Perseverance rover staff will be laid off, despite the mission being the penultimate step in a decades long effort to bring samples back from mars.

Reckless, needless budget cuts intended to hinder the pursuit of knowledge.

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Sannl04 @sannl04.bsky.social · 23h

A great irony is that one of the reasons people (esp swing voters) remembered the first Trump administration as economically stable and sound (pre covid) is due to the federal workforce and their expertise keeping things running smoothly.

Sannl04 @sannl04.bsky.social · 23h

I have a new (visual) definition for the word "plastered".

The sheer number of these events are plastered across the map of the country.

Sannl04 @sannl04.bsky.social · 23h

And, I believe these numbers are from before the final purge of the op ed writers, which ended any mere semblance of striving for balance.