Anna Shoup
@annashoup.bsky.social
Public school teacher. Former journalist. Love your Mother Earth and support your local economy.
I pay for the New York Times because they are still publishing stories like this. Legacy media has a big role in our democracy.
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I pay for the New York Times because they are still publishing stories like this. Legacy media has a big role in our democracy.
Child care can be free and universal ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/13/r...
Child care can be free and universal • Ohio Capital Journal
New Mexico is now expanding its free, high-quality child care program so that all families can access it. Families will save an average of $12,000 per year with this program. It’s the first of its kin...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Child care can be free and universal ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/13/r...
Voted! I took my 4 year old and visited my mom who was working at the polls. This should be a national holiday.
#proudblue
#proudblue
November 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Voted! I took my 4 year old and visited my mom who was working at the polls. This should be a national holiday.
#proudblue
#proudblue
We're doing Plastic Free Lunch day on corn dog day this month!! So excited to ditch the straws and plastic forks.
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Plastic Free Lunch Day - Cafeteria Culture
Eliminate all single-use plastic for one day or start with just one plastic-free action. Next Plastic Free Lunch Day – November 17th – 21st, 2025! Please join Cafeteria Culture for the sixth biannual...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
We're doing Plastic Free Lunch day on corn dog day this month!! So excited to ditch the straws and plastic forks.
cafeteriaculture.org/initiative/p...
cafeteriaculture.org/initiative/p...
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Out now, in the leafy wilds of Northwest DC, another new yarnbomb, and WE LOVE THIS SO MUCH 💝💝💝.
#FreeDC #yarnbomb #knitsky
Want to knit one and send to us? Mailing address in pattern: bit.ly/FDCyarnbomb
#FreeDC #yarnbomb #knitsky
Want to knit one and send to us? Mailing address in pattern: bit.ly/FDCyarnbomb
October 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Out now, in the leafy wilds of Northwest DC, another new yarnbomb, and WE LOVE THIS SO MUCH 💝💝💝.
#FreeDC #yarnbomb #knitsky
Want to knit one and send to us? Mailing address in pattern: bit.ly/FDCyarnbomb
#FreeDC #yarnbomb #knitsky
Want to knit one and send to us? Mailing address in pattern: bit.ly/FDCyarnbomb
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The President’s priorities are gilded ballrooms and marble bathrooms, while the American people are trying to figure out how to afford health care and put food on the table.
November 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The President’s priorities are gilded ballrooms and marble bathrooms, while the American people are trying to figure out how to afford health care and put food on the table.
Reposted by Anna Shoup
Ohio’s Redistricting Commission gerrymandered our state, again. With Republican politicians holding the cards, they carved up communities to find the voters they need to hold on to power. This is not how democracy works.
Full statement available here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1ERm...
#CareForOhio
Full statement available here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1ERm...
#CareForOhio
Redirecting...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Ohio’s Redistricting Commission gerrymandered our state, again. With Republican politicians holding the cards, they carved up communities to find the voters they need to hold on to power. This is not how democracy works.
Full statement available here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1ERm...
#CareForOhio
Full statement available here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1ERm...
#CareForOhio
I deleted Spotify from my devices but don’t have the pleasure of cancelling because my MAGA brother in law has the account. But, at least I can explain to my kids why we need to use something else to play K-pop.
October 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I deleted Spotify from my devices but don’t have the pleasure of cancelling because my MAGA brother in law has the account. But, at least I can explain to my kids why we need to use something else to play K-pop.
Bring it on - Ohio will fight for fair maps!
We need to hold Ohio legislators accountable to the people in their districts!
#Whereisthemap?
We need to hold Ohio legislators accountable to the people in their districts!
#Whereisthemap?
Clash over Ohio's congressional map could lead to ballot box battle next year
If a bipartisan congressional map isn’t adopted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission by Friday, state lawmakers could adopt a map without a single Democratic vote.
www.statenews.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Bring it on - Ohio will fight for fair maps!
We need to hold Ohio legislators accountable to the people in their districts!
#Whereisthemap?
We need to hold Ohio legislators accountable to the people in their districts!
#Whereisthemap?
"Data centers require large amounts of electricity and 56 % of that energy will be from fossil fuels."
I'd much rather see an array of solar panels taking up our landscape. Also, I'm realizing that AI is also an environmental threat. STOP using it. Your brain on AI is mush.
I'd much rather see an array of solar panels taking up our landscape. Also, I'm realizing that AI is also an environmental threat. STOP using it. Your brain on AI is mush.
Ohio’s data centers will impact many Ohioans • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio’s Appalachian region is no longer a bucolic setting of small rural communities; it is an industrial zone littered with fracking operations. Soon, central Ohio will experience the same degradation...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"Data centers require large amounts of electricity and 56 % of that energy will be from fossil fuels."
I'd much rather see an array of solar panels taking up our landscape. Also, I'm realizing that AI is also an environmental threat. STOP using it. Your brain on AI is mush.
I'd much rather see an array of solar panels taking up our landscape. Also, I'm realizing that AI is also an environmental threat. STOP using it. Your brain on AI is mush.
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Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
October 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
List of donors for the $300 million ballroom. This money could be put to much better use elsewhere for sure. Almost anywhere else actually. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
White House List of Donors for President Trump’s $300 Million Ballroom
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
List of donors for the $300 million ballroom. This money could be put to much better use elsewhere for sure. Almost anywhere else actually. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
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He makes cuts to educate our children but then spends $200 million on a new ballroom? Something doesn’t add up.
#publicschools
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
#publicschools
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Part of White House Is Reduced to Rubble. Trump’s Ballroom Will Rise in Its Place.
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
He makes cuts to educate our children but then spends $200 million on a new ballroom? Something doesn’t add up.
#publicschools
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
#publicschools
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
I just donated to @ohiocapitaljournal.com because they have become a critical source of news as I try to follow the Ohio legislature, redistricting and other news in Ohio. I also appreciate their thoughtful commentary.
Support great journalism!
Support great journalism!
October 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I just donated to @ohiocapitaljournal.com because they have become a critical source of news as I try to follow the Ohio legislature, redistricting and other news in Ohio. I also appreciate their thoughtful commentary.
Support great journalism!
Support great journalism!
Awesome tool from the National Education Association @neatoday.bsky.social allows you to create a past due invoice to send to your rep to tell them to fully fund the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). My district's funding gap is $1,202,883.
#publicschools #publiceducationmatters
#publicschools #publiceducationmatters
www.nea.org
October 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Awesome tool from the National Education Association @neatoday.bsky.social allows you to create a past due invoice to send to your rep to tell them to fully fund the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). My district's funding gap is $1,202,883.
#publicschools #publiceducationmatters
#publicschools #publiceducationmatters
At the last protest I stood next to a union leader yelling "He lied to you" through a bullhorn as cars drove past heading to Walmart.
These events make you feel less alone. Everyone stand up and be as brave as you can!
These events make you feel less alone. Everyone stand up and be as brave as you can!
NO KINGS Athens OH · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
www.mobilize.us
October 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
At the last protest I stood next to a union leader yelling "He lied to you" through a bullhorn as cars drove past heading to Walmart.
These events make you feel less alone. Everyone stand up and be as brave as you can!
These events make you feel less alone. Everyone stand up and be as brave as you can!
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The world’s #wind and #solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system, according to research www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The world’s #wind and #solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system, according to research www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fair maps are part of our democracy. Districts with a mix of voices will make sure that our legislators are accountable to the voters who elect them.
Take Action: Write a letter tonight, right now, just do it: actionnetwork.org/letters/show...
Take Action: Write a letter tonight, right now, just do it: actionnetwork.org/letters/show...
Show Us The Maps
Demand Fair Maps Now
Ohioans deserve a transparent, fair redistricting process. The state legislature has until September 30 to pass a new bipartisan congressional map but they still haven’t release...
actionnetwork.org
October 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Fair maps are part of our democracy. Districts with a mix of voices will make sure that our legislators are accountable to the voters who elect them.
Take Action: Write a letter tonight, right now, just do it: actionnetwork.org/letters/show...
Take Action: Write a letter tonight, right now, just do it: actionnetwork.org/letters/show...
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Opinion by Thomas Suddes
Ohio homeowners are staggering under ever-higher property taxes not because of runaway school boards but because the General Assembly has slashed the state’s share of public school costs.
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025...
Ohio homeowners are staggering under ever-higher property taxes not because of runaway school boards but because the General Assembly has slashed the state’s share of public school costs.
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025...
What lawmakers aren’t telling you about how they’re forcing school districts to the ballot: Thomas Suddes
Statehouse flim-flam, coupled with huge legislative subsidies for “vouchers,” which help pay private school tuition for K-12 pupils, leave school boards no choice but to repeatedly ask voters for levi...
www.cleveland.com
October 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Opinion by Thomas Suddes
Ohio homeowners are staggering under ever-higher property taxes not because of runaway school boards but because the General Assembly has slashed the state’s share of public school costs.
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025...
Ohio homeowners are staggering under ever-higher property taxes not because of runaway school boards but because the General Assembly has slashed the state’s share of public school costs.
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025...
The shutdown is about healthcare and making sure that people can still afford it. Keep up the pressure Democrats!
Also, using federal agency websites for partisan messaging upsets me. Check out the USDA:
Also, using federal agency websites for partisan messaging upsets me. Check out the USDA:
www.usda.gov
October 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The shutdown is about healthcare and making sure that people can still afford it. Keep up the pressure Democrats!
Also, using federal agency websites for partisan messaging upsets me. Check out the USDA:
Also, using federal agency websites for partisan messaging upsets me. Check out the USDA:
Ohio Sen. Chavez "represents" Athens. He does not represent my interests. He sits on the Energy Committee in the Ohio Senate and has ties to fracking companies. Thanks for calling this out @athensindy.bsky.social
ODNR using old rules on new injection wells tied to state senator • Ohio Capital Journal
After issues with toxic fracking waste, the state has established new rules to protect human health and the environment. Those rules haven’t been applied to multiple applications for new southeast Ohi...
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October 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Ohio Sen. Chavez "represents" Athens. He does not represent my interests. He sits on the Energy Committee in the Ohio Senate and has ties to fracking companies. Thanks for calling this out @athensindy.bsky.social
Finally, something we can celebrate!
A 12-foot statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein frolicking and holding hands appeared on the National Mall in Washington, DC on Tuesday, September 23.
A plaque under the statue states that it has been erected “In Honor of Friendship Month."
A plaque under the statue states that it has been erected “In Honor of Friendship Month."
September 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Finally, something we can celebrate!
Congressman Balderson (R-Ohio) emailed to ask me what I think of his "energy comeback bill." I told him this is a step back for our country.
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/ap...
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/ap...
Paving the way for America’s energy comeback
President Donald Trump’s return to the White House marked a long-overdue course correction for American energy policy.
www.washingtontimes.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Congressman Balderson (R-Ohio) emailed to ask me what I think of his "energy comeback bill." I told him this is a step back for our country.
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/ap...
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/ap...