Diagnosed at 47, one year in and I’m finally starting to understand myself.
Diagnosed at 47, one year in and I’m finally starting to understand myself.
This is definitely the same thing that happens to mothers of children diagnosed with #Dyslexia. Our kids are treated as a behavior until they break & then mom says “THEY CANT READ! WHAT PART OF HE IS DYSLEXIC DID YOU MISS” It is statistically impossible not to have a dyslexic in your family.
Bernie could have put a stop to this in 2016, 2020 & all the years in-between & since. But he has not. He could change the course of history, right now, & say, "We must all work together to defeat fascism." But he doesn't do that. Instead, he trashes the one path we have: The Democratic party.
4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care - Los Angeles Times
Don’t ever tell me that Christians support the GOP. There is nothing Christian or Christ-like about this. Just plain old cruelty and callousness:
Imagine knowing the head of your religion was like “I would rather die than talk to this loser” and then doing it. How do you even recover from that?
Pete Hegseth won’t see your posts mocking his drinking, but your friends who can’t stop texting the wrong people highly classified national security information will
Image of children reading with text that says: "Tomorrow's kids will read because of today's science...but now the science of reading is in danger. Swipe to find out why, and what you can do to protect it.
A screenshot of a post from the Department of Education terminated 89 contracts worth $881mm. Text above it reads: What's Happening? In February, the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) announced cuts to contracts at the Institute of Educations Sciences (IES)
Image of blocks spellings out the word "RISK" and the text above reads: "Many advocates for the Science of Reading (SOR) were stunned, because IES is critical to the research that provides the foundation of what we know as SOR.
Image of a report card. Text reads: What is IES? IES funds and review educational research, keeps educational statistics, and administers the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), aka "the Nation's Report Card."
This is a week of action to Stand Up For Reading Research. We hope you'll join us. Swipe through for details and how to get started. #SaveIES #SoR #ReadingResearch. More in the comments.
#NiagaraFalls #WNY #readingrecovery is still being used while other states have banned it’s used because studies have shown students who receive this “intervention” end up behind those that receive NO intervention. #dyslexia #parentsforreadingjustice
Jessica: When I hear Republicans out there talking about their plan for education in America, I don't hear them talking about making sure disabled kids have access to a public education.
Greg: Because we're against it.
Mister Rogers and Big Bird on the set of Sesame Street. Photo courtesy: Muppet History.
Today is Mister Rogers' birthday.
Today is Big Bird's birthday.
And spring has officially sprung.
A beautiful day in the neighborhood, indeed.
The collective infectious disease community anytime RFK shares a new strategy
Another excellent example of MAGA HYPOCRISY. FOX rantor Jesse Watters complains about the possible impact of the DOGE cuts on his sister who works at John Hopkins University.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Walz unbound truly is something to behold. His talents were wasted by an over-cautious campaign.
Disgusting
Yuck
The Education Department’s civil rights office has been among the hardest hit by layoffs, with the Trump administration shuttering seven of its 12 regional offices and laying off nearly half of its staff.
I’m pretty sure this is going to affect everyone.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I hope the MAGA federal workers he laid off hear this.
Termination notices sent to V.A. contractors. Effective immediately
“You shall not be paid for any work performed or costs incured which reasonably could have been avoided … You remain liable to your subcontractors & suppliers for costs arising because of the termination of subcontracts or orders”
September 2024, John’s Hopkins to use restraint with political statements
2025: they are laying off staff after losing 800 million dollars in cuts
How did that work out for them?
A federal judge in New York City has ordered that a Palestinian activist who led protests at Columbia University not be deported while the court considers the lawsuit challenging his detention. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
This is great news but what has he even been charged with??
Both federal and state law allows NYS certified school psychologists to diagnose dyslexia. Additionally, at the federal level, the law and guidance memos from the OSERS allows and encourages NYS school psychologists to identify dyslexia, share it with stakeholders, write it in IEPs documents.
DOGE earmarked the freedom riders museum in Alabama to be sold. The museum displays have already been cleared out.
Trump: Gutting National Parks—And Hiding the Evidence
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
He either wants to steal it like he stole a bunch of other shit at the end of his first term, or he wants to give it to Vladimir Putin the way Robert Kraft "gave" a Super Bowl ring to Putin.
www.yahoo.com/news/trump-a...