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GPV's JournalApril 19th rallies?
Hands off made it easy to find rallies. Not seeing anything much for Maine this time, though there's one that's going to be at the fed bldg in Bangor, which I found out by accident. 
Save the Dept of Education!!
Just finished a powerful zoom with the NEA and AFT about the future of the DOE. Both teachers union presidents were passionate in calling on us to organize wherever we are, however we can.
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Governor Pritzker brought the state view and discussed the impact of the loss of funding for his schools, and pointed out that some states will not be able to make up the shortfall as well as his might.
NY AG James was clear that it is illegal for Trump to demolish the DOE by executive order. She's filed against him over 100 times during her tenure and is ready to do it again for our kids. Additionally, she said that the Disabilities Act and Individuaized Educational Plans would still be law and must be met, even if federal funding is pulled.
Rep. Jahana Hayes, a former teacher, left a call with the Democratic AGs and Governors, to join her fellow educators to fill us in on what she needs. She was extremely emotional, said she needs us to provide the wind at her back because she's getting worn down from this difficult fight.
Every speaker was powerful. They were angry, and they didn't mince words. Called the administration an autocracy-in-the-making. Called them out for lying. For stealing–from children!
The takeaway was this: Get the facts.
What the DOE does: https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/how-dismantling-department-education-would-harm-students
Find out how the demolition of the DOE will affect your state:
https://www.nea.org/resource-library/federal-education-funding-selected-programs-state-and-program
Go to school board meetings and local town halls. Make sure attendees understand the double-edged sword of taxes possibly going up while services available shrink, should the DOE disappear.
Be visible! Rallies. Sit-ins. Walk-ins and walk-outs. Write letters to the editor for local and state publications. Don't let the Administration say that no one cares because they haven't seen and heard us.
And finally, get in direct touch with your representatives who are the only folks who can turn this around.
Email Congress:
https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/action-center/take-action/tell-congress-stop-destruction-department-education
Call Congress:
House DC: https://www.house.gov/representatives
Senate DC: https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
X-post: Teachers unions, Gov Pritzker, AG Letitia James, and Rep. Jahana Hayes are fighting for our kids!
Just finished a powerful zoom with the NEA and AFT about the future of the DOE. Both teachers union presidents were passionate in calling on us to organize wherever we are, however we can.
.
Governor Pritzker brought the state view and discussed the impact of the loss of funding for his schools, and pointed out that some states will not be able to make up the shortfall as well as his might.
NY AG James was clear that it is illegal for Trump to demolish the DOE by executive order. She's filed against him over 100 times during her tenure and is ready to do it again for our kids. Additionally, she said that the Disabilities Act and Individuaized Educational Plans would still be law and must be met, even if federal funding is pulled.
Rep. Jahana Hayes, a former teacher, left a call with the Democratic AGs and Governors, to join her fellow educators to fill us in on what she needs. She was extremely emotional, said she needs us to provide the wind at her back because she's getting worn down from this difficult fight.
Every speaker was powerful. They were angry, and they didn't mince words. Called the administration an autocracy-in-the-making. Called them out for lying. For stealing–from children!
The takeaway was this: Get the facts.
What the DOE does: https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/how-dismantling-department-education-would-harm-students
Find out how the demolition of the DOE will affect your state:
https://www.nea.org/resource-library/federal-education-funding-selected-programs-state-and-program
Go to school board meetings and local town halls. Make sure attendees understand the double-edged sword of taxes possibly going up while services available shrink, should the DOE disappear.
Be visible! Rallies. Sit-ins. Walk-ins and walk-outs. Write letters to the editor for local and state publications. Don't let the Administration say that no one cares because they haven't seen and heard us.
And finally, get in direct touch with your representatives who are the only folks who can turn this around.
Email Congress:
https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/action-center/take-action/tell-congress-stop-destruction-department-education
Call Congress:
House DC: https://www.house.gov/representatives
Senate DC: https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
Help teachers unions, AG Letitia James, Gov Pritzker, and Rep. Jahana Hayes fight for our kids!
Just finished a powerful zoom with the NEA and AFT about the future of the DOE. Both teachers union presidents were passionate in calling on us to organize wherever we are, however we can.
.
Governor Pritzker brought the state view and discussed the impact of the loss of funding for his schools, and pointed out that some states will not be able to make up the shortfall as well as his might.
NY AG James was clear that it is illegal for Trump to demolish the DOE by executive order. She's filed against him over 100 times during her tenure and is ready to do it again for our kids. Additionally, she said that the Disabilities Act and Individuaized Educational Plans would still be law and must be met, even if federal funding is pulled.
Rep. Jahana Hayes, a former teacher, left a call with the Democratic AGs and Governors, to join her fellow educators to fill us in on what she needs. She was extremely emotional, said she needs us to provide the wind at her back because she's getting worn down from this difficult fight.
Every speaker was powerful. They were angry, and they didn't mince words. Called the administration an autocracy-in-the-making. Called them out for lying. For stealing–from children!
The takeaway was this: Get the facts.
What the DOE does: https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/how-dismantling-department-education-would-harm-students
Find out how the demolition of the DOE will affect your state:
https://www.nea.org/resource-library/federal-education-funding-selected-programs-state-and-program
Go to school board meetings and local town halls. Make sure attendees understand the double-edged sword of taxes possibly going up while services available shrink, should the DOE disappear.
Be visible! Rallies. Sit-ins. Walk-ins and walk-outs. Write letters to the editor for local and state publications. Don't let the Administration say that no one cares because they haven't seen and heard us.
And finally, get in direct touch with your representatives who are the only folks who can turn this around.
Email Congress:
https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/action-center/take-action/tell-congress-stop-destruction-department-education
Call Congress:
House DC: https://www.house.gov/representatives
Senate DC: https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
NEA town hall tonight (3/13, 8pm EST) on the destruction of the DOE
and potential fallout.
https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/action-center/take-action/town-hall-protect-our-students-and-families
Finish this thought: "MAGA is Jack from "Jack and the Beanstalk," only the magic beans he traded away their cow for
won't lead to riches. Instead, all they'll get is ___________________!"
"Are the very rich taking over American politics?"
Here’s what we found:
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For my part, this is why I backed Nader and Bernie. Can people on the left be rich and good political reps? Of course! But by and large the greedy will always outnumber them, and those miscreants will only work to improve their own lives, not everyday folks.
If you feel a strong urge to blister me over my beliefs, go ahead. But I've argued those things to death around here for the last 20 years, and rehashing them now is a waste of time. Nader and Bernie may have talked about massively restructuring government, but never like this.
Playlist for screaming into the void. What should we add?
IFL Science where we'll be in 30 years. Here are my thoughts.
Well, the oligarchs will continue to try to climate-change-proof their safe haven compounds with the money they've been looting from us the past 5 decades. Angry, powerless religious nuts and bigots will go on clinging to their pointless beliefs as the quality of life goes down. No more insurance for anything. No disaster funding. Peasants need not survive past useful labor-providing age. We'll watch America join Russia and N. Korea as the new axis for WWWIII. However I think the Eugenics war will be part of this, not a separate future war. (Sorry Star Trek writers. You were so close!) I fully expect my boys to be drafted or conscripted. Mass migration, abandoned coastlines, food shortages beyond comprehension.
Beyond 30 years, eventually we'll have two groups gathered near or at the poles. The oceans will be close to dead. Many aquifers tainted with salt. If there aren't enough knowledgeable people or resources, only the Amish are prepared to survive, and even that is limited if they can't produce all their own necessary goods, such as livestock, seed stock, or steel tools. And the elites underground will also lose the ability to repair things and keep going. So, yeah. Small groups of highly inbred people will become the last of the human race.
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