Louise Yarnall

Teaching civics using AI Asking ChatGPT to compare current and historical policies and events

Are there ways to improve #civic_education and #media_literacy using AI? open.substack.com/pub/lou5ise/...

The Republicans seek money to deport even law-abiding immigrants who contribute to our economy. See the programs they plan to cut to pay for this kind of mass deportation.

Anyone notice that inflation is up? Yup. Ironic, right? Hey, I don’t blame anyone because inflation is not controlled by one guy. It’s supply and demand, stuff like bird flu killing the hens that lay eggs, tariffs, and offering money to lots of people recovering from a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic.

The House Republican budget confirms what we've long known to be true – they are stealing your taxpayer dollars to reward billionaires and corporations.

Their budget takes healthcare away from millions of Americans while folks like Elon Musk get new tax breaks worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

A little perspective on executive decision orders. Trump has issued more of these in three weeks (49 as of yesterday). See how that compares to previous administration rates.

Opinion | Tenderness as an Act of Resistance (Gift Article) They are trying to overwhelm us and force us to look away. But we must not.

A beautiful column on grief as America’s so-called leaders practice cruelty: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/o...

Thank you, senators @chrismurphyct.bsky.social, Brian Schatz & @chrisvanhollen.bsky.social & reps @raskin.house.gov & @connolly.house.gov, Judge Loren L. AliKhan for standing up to recklessness. Also to my rep, Jimmy Panetta, who is taking action to preserve our government.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on Immigration in Trump’s Second Term: What Will Happen? Podcast Episode · Conversations with Bill Kristol · 01/15/2025 · 1h 30m

Deciding how to focus your attention? It will take some homework! To get up to speed on current #immigration policy and predict next likely moves, see useful primer here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Humpty Dumpty?

I just cannot look at his face. But agree with the sentiment.

I will be washing my hair

I’m trying out this new platform in the hope that it is normal.