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Sue Hemberger @smhemberger.bsky.social · 6h

Only if you consider “aggressively pursuing the illegal use of pocket recissions” as hard-hitting/stirring rhetoric. Just who do they think their audience is (and why)?

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Sue Hemberger @smhemberger.bsky.social · 7h

And yes, I know impeachments start in the House and the Democrats won’t win right now, but think of this both as a civic education campaign and as a way to build a stronger base. Help people keep track of what’s going on and create a nationally-shared narrative.

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Sue Hemberger @smhemberger.bsky.social · 7h

Presumably Vought is impeachable. (I suspect Miller doesn’t qualify as a civil officer of the US). Start making the case publicly. And do so for every relevant Cabinet Member as well. The idea that these folks would resign (because Democratic Senators asked them to, lol) is ridiculous.

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Sue Hemberger @smhemberger.bsky.social · 1d

Or a plague, depending on who sent them, lol!

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Sue Hemberger @smhemberger.bsky.social · 1d

As a former prof who also taught secondary school teachers (subject matter — not pedagogy) and who, on a dare, ended up volunteering in 8th grade classrooms, my experience has been that conversations between HS teachers & college profs can be very productive. For all concerned (including students).

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Sue Hemberger @smhemberger.bsky.social · 1d

If you don’t want to go full frog, hats are pretty easy to find or make….

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Sue Hemberger @smhemberger.bsky.social · 1d

See if your library offers Kanopy — it’s great. And free!

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Sue Hemberger @smhemberger.bsky.social · 2d

Now would be even better (and part of how we get to the other side)!

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Sue Hemberger @smhemberger.bsky.social · 2d

I think they/we should adopt “plague” as their collective noun!

Sue Hemberger @smhemberger.bsky.social · 2d

At the Zoo

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Sue Hemberger @smhemberger.bsky.social · 4d

Similar reaction. Though the easy answer/better frame might have been “I don’t need Trump voters to win, but not all Republican voters are Trump voters and I have a good track record running in a purple district.

Sue Hemberger @smhemberger.bsky.social · 4d

I’m local (and retired), so honestly the stakes are pretty low. But my escape from “all this” has now become part of “all this” and that’s just demoralizing.

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Sue Hemberger @smhemberger.bsky.social · 4d

National Guard members chowing down on Voodoo Donuts.

Sue Hemberger @smhemberger.bsky.social · 4d

And it’s not as if Portland hasn’t created its own donut-themed protest images in the past week:

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Sue Hemberger @smhemberger.bsky.social · 5d

IIRC, I met my husband then, lol! (Not sure when orientation ended and freshman year officially began).

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Sue Hemberger @smhemberger.bsky.social · 5d

Waiting for Library of Congress to reopen and wondering whether I’ll have to re-request everything they’ve pulled for me. Was so eager (post-vacation and vaccination) to get into a weekly groove, but my timing sucked!