Fully endorse!
Fully endorse!
I would highly recommend a duplicate of Scruffy Dog safely tucked away somewhere! We had to devise an elaborate travel backstory for the reappearance of Harris the hippo on our doorstep. π
NEA Rhode Island is built to last: founded in 1845, still running strong in 1926, and flooring it for worker power in 2025!
#happyfriday
NEARI staff pictured: Alex Lucini and his 1926 Studebaker, Mary Barden, Onelissa Martinez, Sam Howard, Bridget Almon, and Stephanie Mandeville
What a great story - @redsox.com & @nyyankeesofficial.bsky.social should visit these gentlemen!
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Jamelle Bouie writes beautifully about some ugly truths.
This will keep happening to non-trans girls and women who aren't perceived as sufficiently feminine to fucking weirdos.
Bigoted betrayal of Americans serving our nation. Just disgusting.
You're in my neighborhood! Rolfe Square has so much potential, we need leaders to pay it more attention. I wish we still had the end-of-summer block party when they would close the street. Stop at Cafe Ava for an amazing coffee if you're still here!π
hi there, I am using this rare footage capturing the moment of a journalist being born as a ploy to get you to read a thread about what I do at WIRED as director of multiplatform video βββββ
Weβve had PBS Passport for years and it IS worth every penny - we doubled our contribution earlier this year.
The one or two times a year I find myself in a situation where I have to make new friends of a big group of strangers makes me so appreciate kids and what we ask of them socially.
ββ¦with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.β
Happy birthday to the republic, βif you can keep it.β πΊπΈ
How many times do we have to say it?
Working families need health care more than billionaires, giant corporations and greedy CEOs need another tax break.
Teachers at The Met School vote to unionize with NEARI
"This vote was our way of standing together and saying: we love this place, and we believe it can be even better.β
steveahlquist.substack.com/p/teachers-a...
This was a fantastic speech in person. Check it out online here
With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, Iβm going to underline this point again.
Especially if you're on the fence about it, protest today. Fascism is isolating and lonely. Its very goal is to make you feel like you're the only person unwilling to accept a cult of personality. On days like today you fully realize there are more of us than there are them. You will feel better.
βIβm Senator Alex Padilla.β
π VICTORY: The infamous "End DEI portal", which was built to intimidate teachers who didn't agree with the Trump administration's anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion positions, has been shut down.
Learn more about this and two other recent victories for inclusive education:
Bicentennial newspaper from 1976
Found this bicentennial @providencejournal.bsky.social in my dadβs basement. Increasing my expectations for the 250th, ProJo!
This young lady was so impressive - Howard U is fortunate to have Mariah joining their school community!
NEARI Executive Director Mary Barden released the following statement on the passing of R.I. Senate President Dominick Ruggerio: βWe are deeply saddened by the passing of Senate President Dominick Ruggerio. Throughout his distinguished career, President Ruggerio was a steadfast advocate for public education, from early childhood through higher education, ensuring that students and educators alike had the tools and support necessary to thrive. He was a tireless champion of working families, committed to advancing fair wages, strong benefits, and a government that serves the people. His leadership left an enduring mark on our state, and he served the Senate with great pride and integrity. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and his esteemed colleagues in the chamber he so faithfully led.β
NEARI Executive Director Mary Barden released the following statement on the passing of R.I. Senate President Dominick Ruggerio:
www.neari.org/about-neari/...
Thank you Senator
Powerful testimony.
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Rumeysa has a hearing today after a State Dept. reports found no terrorism links. The unidentified ICE officers who abducted her less than 60mi away said, βWe are not monsters, we do what the government tells us.β Events like this should chill you to the bone. www.cnn.com/2025/04/14/u...
βIβve been with Ballyβs for 12 years," Ballyβs casino employee Phil Farinelli, said. "I survived stage 3 neck and head cancer and stage 1 lung at the same time. Maybe thatβs one of the reasons Iβm here β to say we shouldnβt be subjected to this ... [while] helping the state earn revenue."
OMG. IYKYK.
When hundreds of thousands of people coordinate across an entire nation to protest governmental policies, thatβs not a page 18 story. Thatβs not a βsee more in section Bβ situation. Thatβs front-page news. Period.
a lesson for every college, law firm, business, etc. β if these chodes demand you do something, your first response should be some form of "make me"