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@julieruble.bsky.social
writer of willow bird baking, a food+stories blog. progressive educational leader with anti-racist, accessible, equitable, liberatory education as the goal. former educator, current administrator. she/her. all opinions are my own.
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If you follow me because I bake cake & can't also deal with the fact that I support the liberation of all people, pls do show yourself out.
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NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
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Folks forget that the ACA *was* the compromise position. It was never full on heal reform so much as health insurance reform, but it was what the political reality of the time permitted.
That said, Medicare for all, and let the shareholders answer to God.
That said, Medicare for all, and let the shareholders answer to God.
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Folks forget that the ACA *was* the compromise position. It was never full on heal reform so much as health insurance reform, but it was what the political reality of the time permitted.
That said, Medicare for all, and let the shareholders answer to God.
That said, Medicare for all, and let the shareholders answer to God.
people who think teaching can be done via video or ai or worksheet or packet or whatever have literally no idea what teaching is.
one reason I don’t think teachers can be replaced by AI videos & quizzes is so much of teaching is inherently social
sometimes you’ll say something to a student one-on-one & it’ll literally be the exact thing you told the class, the exact words, but it doesn’t click until you say it to them alone
sometimes you’ll say something to a student one-on-one & it’ll literally be the exact thing you told the class, the exact words, but it doesn’t click until you say it to them alone
November 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
people who think teaching can be done via video or ai or worksheet or packet or whatever have literally no idea what teaching is.
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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NEW: Since the start of this year, more than 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
NEW: Since the start of this year, more than 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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This is…brilliant.
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is…brilliant.
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WATCH: We reviewed months of Fox News’ coverage and over 700 videos posted on social media by protesters, counterprotesters and others.
Here's how Fox News and the Trump administration provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland: https://propub.li/4a4TaE4
Here's how Fox News and the Trump administration provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland: https://propub.li/4a4TaE4
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
WATCH: We reviewed months of Fox News’ coverage and over 700 videos posted on social media by protesters, counterprotesters and others.
Here's how Fox News and the Trump administration provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland: https://propub.li/4a4TaE4
Here's how Fox News and the Trump administration provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland: https://propub.li/4a4TaE4
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West Contra Costa teachers deserve a fair contract!
My family and I have been rallying with teachers every Friday for the past two months at Madera Elementary.
Negotiations have stalled and teachers on the verge of a strike. It was so heartening to see the biggest turnout of families yet today!
My family and I have been rallying with teachers every Friday for the past two months at Madera Elementary.
Negotiations have stalled and teachers on the verge of a strike. It was so heartening to see the biggest turnout of families yet today!
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
West Contra Costa teachers deserve a fair contract!
My family and I have been rallying with teachers every Friday for the past two months at Madera Elementary.
Negotiations have stalled and teachers on the verge of a strike. It was so heartening to see the biggest turnout of families yet today!
My family and I have been rallying with teachers every Friday for the past two months at Madera Elementary.
Negotiations have stalled and teachers on the verge of a strike. It was so heartening to see the biggest turnout of families yet today!
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NEW: Sean Duffy frequently calls safety his “top priority” as transportation secretary. But I spent months wading through regulatory notices and found something far different: that USDOT has been delaying, weakening and killing dozens of safety rules, many opposed by the transportation industry.🧵
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
NEW: Sean Duffy frequently calls safety his “top priority” as transportation secretary. But I spent months wading through regulatory notices and found something far different: that USDOT has been delaying, weakening and killing dozens of safety rules, many opposed by the transportation industry.🧵
Yes. But/and … i do think a shit-ton of medical doctors are invalidating and awful at their job and that (plus obv the capitalist takeover of medicine) has contributed to a deep mistrust of healthcare in particular.
So medical doctors can keep hearing and taking this advice pls.
So medical doctors can keep hearing and taking this advice pls.
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Yes. But/and … i do think a shit-ton of medical doctors are invalidating and awful at their job and that (plus obv the capitalist takeover of medicine) has contributed to a deep mistrust of healthcare in particular.
So medical doctors can keep hearing and taking this advice pls.
So medical doctors can keep hearing and taking this advice pls.
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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I really can't stress how important it is for progressive and leftists to contend for school, library, water, etc etc boards. Hyper local involvement in our communities where we can actually influence lives.
Following the recent election, leadership will be changing in many districts where conservative values previously dominated school board meetings and community actions.
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Voters shift school boards toward LGBTQ+ inclusion across PA and N.J. - Philadelphia Gay News
School boards in PA and NJ are shifting fast—LGBTQ+ leaders are winning, conservatives are losing, and policy battles are heating up.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I really can't stress how important it is for progressive and leftists to contend for school, library, water, etc etc boards. Hyper local involvement in our communities where we can actually influence lives.
like… a swamp?
The White House dinner last night for MBS was a coterie of corruption & back channel access that has become synonymous with the #Trump regime—
Notable Attendees: Elon Musk, Tim Cook, David Ellison, Marc Benioff, Michael Dell, David Sacks, Charles Schwab, Stephen Wynn and many more..
Notable Attendees: Elon Musk, Tim Cook, David Ellison, Marc Benioff, Michael Dell, David Sacks, Charles Schwab, Stephen Wynn and many more..
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 AM
like… a swamp?
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If you are a white person and your first impulse on seeing a person of color saying something critical of white people's actions is to defend white people by holding that person of color to a higher moral standard than you hold the white people around you to, you are choosing to be the oppressor.
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 AM
If you are a white person and your first impulse on seeing a person of color saying something critical of white people's actions is to defend white people by holding that person of color to a higher moral standard than you hold the white people around you to, you are choosing to be the oppressor.
So here for my friend calling out her cheating ex-husband by name WITH A TAG. I need more of this energy and less acting like someone else’s toxicity should be kept private to protect them.
November 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
So here for my friend calling out her cheating ex-husband by name WITH A TAG. I need more of this energy and less acting like someone else’s toxicity should be kept private to protect them.
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NEW: Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak.
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
How ProPublica Investigated a Bird Flu Outbreak in America’s Heartland
Early this year, bird flu ripped through 80 farms in Ohio and Indiana. Using genetic markers, wind simulations, satellite imagery, property records and more, we found that the virus could’ve been airb...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. The USDA didn’t test the theory after a disastrous Midwestern outbreak.
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
Here’s how we did.
By @natlash.bsky.social
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Charlotte reels as immigration raids bring North Carolina city to a ‘standstill’
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Charlotte reels as immigration raids bring North Carolina city to a ‘standstill’
Thriving business districts in North Carolina city now at a ‘standstill’ after at least 81 were arrested over the weekend
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Charlotte reels as immigration raids bring North Carolina city to a ‘standstill’
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@us.theguardian.com
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Elizabeth Warren has urged Harvard to oust Larry Summers after revelations that he solicited advice from Jeffrey Epstein on how to abuse his position and coerce his mentee to have sex with him.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Urges Harvard to Cut Ties With Summers After Epstein Emails Surface | News | The Harvard Crimson
Sen. Elizabeth A. Warren (D-Mass.) urged Harvard to cut ties with former University President Lawrence Summers after newly released emails revealed years of personal correspondence between Summers and...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Elizabeth Warren has urged Harvard to oust Larry Summers after revelations that he solicited advice from Jeffrey Epstein on how to abuse his position and coerce his mentee to have sex with him.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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China has banned calling your car self-driving when it isn't, a ban on slick door handles that don't work in emergencies is in the works, and now it's coming for rapid 0-60 times, as it seeks to destroy every last one of Tesla's "innovations."
carnewschina.com/2025/11/13/c...
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China proposes 5-second 0-100 km/h acceleration limit on vehicles to enhance road safety
China moves to curb "too fast" cars with new 5-second acceleration requirement.
carnewschina.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
China has banned calling your car self-driving when it isn't, a ban on slick door handles that don't work in emergencies is in the works, and now it's coming for rapid 0-60 times, as it seeks to destroy every last one of Tesla's "innovations."
carnewschina.com/2025/11/13/c...
carnewschina.com/2025/11/13/c...
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No one knows how many people die in Mississippi's jails, in part, because many of the state’s hundreds of local law enforcement agencies find reporting requirements burdensome, state officials say
No One Knows How Many People Die in Mississippi’s Jails. Here’s Why.
From medical neglect to suicide, the lack of information on jail deaths can allow the same deadly problems to lead to more deaths.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
No one knows how many people die in Mississippi's jails, in part, because many of the state’s hundreds of local law enforcement agencies find reporting requirements burdensome, state officials say
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Charlotte Area: This is the link for the Carolina Migrant Network
carolinamigrantnetwork.org
Now is a good time to keep their information handy. Donating to them, if you can, is another good thing you could do.
carolinamigrantnetwork.org
Now is a good time to keep their information handy. Donating to them, if you can, is another good thing you could do.
Carolina Migrant Network – Representing Immigrants in Removal Proceedings
carolinamigrantnetwork.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Charlotte Area: This is the link for the Carolina Migrant Network
carolinamigrantnetwork.org
Now is a good time to keep their information handy. Donating to them, if you can, is another good thing you could do.
carolinamigrantnetwork.org
Now is a good time to keep their information handy. Donating to them, if you can, is another good thing you could do.
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15% of ALL CMS STUDENTS (it’s a huge district — that’s 21,000 students) were absent from school today. Families are too afraid to send kids to school.
Many communities in Charlotte, North Carolina, were reeling after federal Customs and Border Protection teams descended on the city at the weekend and arrested at least 81 people.
Charlotte, North Carolina reels as 81 people arrested in immigration raids
Thriving business districts in North Carolina city now at a ‘standstill’ after at least 81 were arrested over the weekend
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:04 AM
15% of ALL CMS STUDENTS (it’s a huge district — that’s 21,000 students) were absent from school today. Families are too afraid to send kids to school.