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Melissa Daar Carvajal

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SF Excelsior mom, Schott Foundation communications director. Dancer and thinker. Public education is my beat - culture is my inspiration. Posts are my own.

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Six years ago today, 26-year-old Breonna Taylor was shot six times and killed by police officers who forced entry into her Louisville, KY apartment. Her death sparked nationwide outrage and calls for an end to police brutality and gun violence against Black people. #SayHerName #BlackLivesMatter

13.03.2026 12:15 πŸ‘ 180 πŸ” 104 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 7

Those 20 academies, all founded in the 1960s and 1970s, brought in more than $20 million from the state in the past three years alone. None reflected the demographics of their communities. Few even came close.

23.02.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Four Big Tech Companies Avoid $51 Billion in Taxes in Wake of One Big Beautiful Bill Act Four of the corporations whose CEOs flanked President Trump at his 2025 inauguration ceremony have now disclosed that they collectively received $51 billion in federal tax breaks in 2025, much of that...

New reporting shows Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla collectively received $51 billion in tax breaks following last year’s corporate tax cuts β€” paying an effective federal tax rate of just 4.9%.

TAX THE RICH FAIRLY! https://seiu.co/4qRJulh

22.02.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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The most disturbing part is knowing ICE left a little girl alone and didn’t care.

Annabella was six years old when her dad was detained by ICE while he was picking up their food order. She stayed inside, waiting.

He never returned to her that day.

1/2

22.02.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 8968 πŸ” 4514 πŸ’¬ 482 πŸ“Œ 353

The harsher the laws, the more scared elites are.

Exhibit B: in the 1800s, GA already had a brutal law against Black education. But the leaders of Augusta passed an even more brutal one--penalizing even white landowners if anyone held a clandestine school on their lots.

16.02.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed. Another teacher spouse, sharing a story of the San Francisco teachers strike. Shouldn’t have been a surprise that parents and student support the teachers.

14.02.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€˜The bill dies today.’ Senate committee kills House school choice measure - Mississippi Today Senate leaders have made clear they are opposed to voucher programs that siphon money away from public schools β€” so opposed that there was no discussion when the bill was considered by the committee.

For rural communities, public schools are home β€” and they’re not giving up their tax dollars to private schools outside it. (You can also check out a bilingual video for rural communities pinned at the top of my profile.)

mississippitoday.org/2026/02/03/s...

11.02.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Salesforce Workers Circulate Open Letter Urging CEO Marc Benioff to Denounce ICE β€” WIRED The letter comes after Benioff joked at a company event on Monday that ICE was monitoring international employees in attendance, sparking immediate backlash.

Good for Salesforce employees!!!! apple.news/Ar9XDYYUGRdy...

11.02.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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How TrumpRx drug prices compare to generic alternatives Patients could save more buying non-branded copycat drugs, even if they don't have insurance.

More than half the drugs on the TrumpRx siteΒ have a cheaper generic version on the market.

Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.

A generic version is on GoodRxΒ for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugsΒ for $16.65.

08.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 6494 πŸ” 3222 πŸ’¬ 524 πŸ“Œ 326
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My almost 105 year old abuelita-in-law is VERY excited for Bad Bunny. She came from the island, and for her entire life, she’s been an American citizen! Voted for FDR! πŸ‡΅πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

08.02.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 8630 πŸ” 1116 πŸ’¬ 175 πŸ“Œ 78
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San Francisco parents react to teachers strike decision β€œWhatever they are asking for, I am completely 100% behind them,” said one Clarendon Elementary School mom.

With strike looming, SF parents’ loyalties are with teachers β€” for now sfstandard.com/2026/02/05/p...

07.02.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UPDATE: Dublin Unified School District teachers vote to authorize strike The latest education news updates from EdSource.

Union members said the district has refused to address issues such as special education caseload, class size and health care for educators.

06.02.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Billionaires profit from locking up immigrants while we fight for our kids. My teacher husband works 8 AM to 7 PM, weekends too, supporting 150 students. The issue isn’t just the district or unionsβ€”it’s that our schools get crumbs while our communities are targeted. For SFUSD parents, summary below.

05.02.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As strike looms, SFUSD is already undermining immigrant students Newcomer students and families say they've been blindsided by school district's moves. Now they're speaking out.

missionlocal.org/2026/01/sfus...

04.02.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Leaders like Manuela Arciniegas remind me why more durable, flexible support for grantees, is especially critical for racial justice organizations. She has championed sustainable grantmaking and boldly volunteered her foundation to be benchmarked with full transparency.

03.02.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Inland Empire students walk out to protest ICE operations across U.S. About 200 from Riverside’s Poly High School leave campus Thursday morning, Jan. 29.

www.pressenterprise.com/2026/01/29/i...

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From high school to the Capitol: Sacramento students protest ICE Thousands of students from Sacramento high schools left school to protest ICE at the Capitol and the John E. Moss Federal Building in downtown.

www.capradio.org/articles/202...

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'We want a change to happen.' L.A. County students walk out over ICE raids Middle and high schoolers walked out of classrooms across L.A., Long Beach and Pasadena districts to protest the Trump administration's ICE crackdowns. UCLA, USC, Cal State and other college campuses ...

www.latimes.com/california/s...

01.02.2026 02:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fresno protests, student walkouts and business closures mark nationwide strike against ICE A nationwide strike brought protests, student walkouts and business closures to Fresno as demonstrators voiced opposition to the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown.

abc30.com/post/fresno-...

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bsky.app/profile/midn...

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Thousands of students walk out of Arizona schools to protest ICE Thousands of Phoenix-area students walked out of class Friday as part of a nationwide β€œICE OUT” protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

www.azfamily.com/2026/01/30/d...

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Students walk out as SF joins national protest against ICE Thousands of students and teachers walked out of classrooms across San Francisco on Thursday and converged at Dolores Park in solidarity with Minnesota.

eltecolote.org/content/en/i...

31.01.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Students walk out as SF joins national protest against ICE Thousands of students and teachers walked out of classrooms across San Francisco on Thursday and converged at Dolores Park in solidarity with Minnesota.

eltecolote.org/content/en/i...

31.01.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Read or listen to the full story at haussamen.com.

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Beyond the Headlines - SNL
Beyond the Headlines - SNL YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

I’ve noticed a divide among the people I talk to in my life and at work. And this piece exactly defines it. What’s interesting is who has more faith in accomplishing change.

youtu.be/pUsWF70IS9Y?...

25.01.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

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Where is philanthropy’s response? Where is our program of offering $100k to any ice agent who is willing to leave their position and take a one day civil rights seminar. Billion of dollars in DAFs! Where is the foundation that’s gonna start this program?

bsky.app/profile/bill...

25.01.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh was this sort of thing not covered in the initial training

24.01.2026 05:21 πŸ‘ 973 πŸ” 150 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 0

Where is philanthropy’s response? Where is our program of offering $100k to any ice agent who is willing to leave their position and take a one day civil rights seminar. Billion of dollars in DAFs! Where is the foundation that’s gonna start this program?

25.01.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Verge headline: It doesn't matter if Alex Pretty had a gun
by Sarah Jeong

Photo by Steven Garcia depicts several masked law enforcement agents soaked in red light at night

Verge headline: It doesn't matter if Alex Pretty had a gun by Sarah Jeong Photo by Steven Garcia depicts several masked law enforcement agents soaked in red light at night

"Why is it so normal for law enforcement β€” those who are supposed to be keepers of law and order β€” to kill Americans? And why is the only question at the end of the day how much their victims deserved to die?"

Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...

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