Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, appears to have been a registered nurse, an athlete, a son and a brother, with ties to Colorado and Wisconsin.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
NEW: Federal agents have detailed a Spokane 10-year-old and her father.
They remain in a Texas immigration detention center.
The judge that is set to oversee the case has a 90%+ denial rate for asylum claims. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
Over the last 20 years, looking at all vaccines administered domestically, there have been 9,933 actual vaccine injuries out of roughly 6.5 billion vaccines administered. That’s just 0.015 percent of all vaccines that result in injuries over 20 years. An estimate 4.2 million lives have been saved.
FYI: I survived back-to-school shopping with 4 high school freshmen. I'm ready to receive my award and free coffee.
Sharing in solidarity as a fellow cancer mom.
A former “Alligator Alcatraz” worker says detainees are subject to “inhumane” conditions — packed by the hundreds into cages without sunlight, with overflowing toilets and limited access to showers.
The stories we tell matter. I know this not from watching but from memory. I was just a child, held behind barbed wire in a U.S. internment camp, when an atomic bomb obliterated Hiroshima—killing members of my family.
Some doctors worry that massive cuts to Medicaid will leave pregnant people needing to drive hundreds of miles for prenatal care and delivery services.
Medicaid enables us to live in a society where kids, seniors, people with disabilities, foster care kids, pregnant people, & people with TB, cancer or HIV/AIDS have healthcare. That benefits us ALL. Fight to protect Medicaid!
Thanks so much!
Hi! I teach 6th & 8th History/SS in WA. Our community has lots of diverse needs and multilingual students, and this year we are looking at class sizes of 35 due to budget cuts. Thanks for supporting teachers! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
I'd love to be added! I teach 6th & 8th History/SS in WA. Our community has lots of diverse needs and multilingual students, and this year we are looking at class sizes of 35 due to budget cuts. Thanks for supporting teachers! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
I'm not sure who sent me all these markers for my classroom, but thank you, Diversity Fairy, whoever you are!
Former President @barackobama.bsky.social is spot on: Having a diverse community around you is essential for expanding your own world views and creating safe and inclusive spaces for all.
Thank you!
some thoughts i’ve been having about the recent funding cuts to public radio entities in rural alaska
Right? I have barely been away from my classroom for a month (ok, I've had to go back in twice for meetings), and I feel like I need to hit the sales NOW but I also want to avoid them like the plague and enjoy the last few weeks of summer.
Hi! I teach 6th & 8th History with hard truths, lots of fun projects, & centering student identities in our work. Our school has many diverse needs & multilingual students. This year we're looking at class sizes of 35 due to budget cuts! Thanks for supporting teachers! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
I am SO lucky to teach in a district where we get to share this book with our 8th grade students. It is SO powerful. Be sure to read the sequel if you haven't already.
On this May 4th let’s remember
“Rebellions are built on hope.” – Rogue One
Resist!✊
In Star Wars, the Resistance isn’t made up of heroes with perfect answers. It’s full of people who’ve lost, failed, been oh so underestimated—and still choose to fight for something bigger.
Proud of this little act of resistance inspired by #seattletroublemakers and made with care in Seattle by an all-volunteer cast & crew. Big thanks to @alexwinter.com for the most excellent narration! And @laceyleavittgray.bsky.social for asking me to direct! 🙏 #teslaregretsyndrome #crewtopia
Just came back from a trip down to OR with my readaholic kids and as they are reading their new stacks from @powells.bsky.social, I hear one child insult the other with "You're not a bookworm, you're a booksnail." #JoysOfParenting #RaisingReaders #NoBookBans
I have become known at my middle school for always having one available. One of my favorite inventions ever!
After laying off nearly 50 percent of the Education Department’s workforce last night, Trump’s education secretary confirmed that the layoffs are a first step in closing the department, which plays a critical role in preventing gun violence in our schools. 🧵
"This is what opened my eyes to what lynching really was. An excuse to get rid of Negroes who were acquiring wealth & property & thus keep the race terrorized & keep them down." -- Ida B. Wells after People's Grocery lynching in Memphis #tdih 1892. Read ⬇️ 🧵
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PBS is in the BlueSky house!!
feeling seen
