Brad Alter

Keep the RESPECT check bill on track! Our paraprofessional legislation has overwhelming support in the New York City Council, but we need it brought to committee and then put forward for a vote. City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams has the...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING (NOT): This holiday season, @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social wants you to know that she's NOT thinking about Paraprofessionals. In fact, she's spending her last few weeks in office actively working AGAINST Paras by single-handedly blocking legislation that would raise Para salaries.

Couldn’t agree more! @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

Thank you for continuing to support what our teachers need – there will be more progress ahead once you’re in Gracie Mansion!

#UFTVotes

Today, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, met with labor allies for a “reverse town hall” – hearing from union NYers about affordability.

Of course, @uftnyc.bsky.social made sure to make our priorities known, including getting our Paras the support they need!

#ParaRESPECT

Democracy, as we have learned the hard way, is much more fragile than any of us could have imagined. Chaos, cruelty & corruption have replaced decency & dignity, and in the process allowed fascism to firmly take root. As a union of educators, our members are not only seeing it play out...

Do you know about how Norway's teachers stood up to Nazis? I talk about it in my new book, Why Fascists Fear Teachers. You can preorder here: www.WhyFascistsFearTeachers.com

From day one, the Trump administration has attacked public education. Now it’s unlawfully blocking $5B in funding already approved by Congress. I’m proud our AFT affiliates are fighting back to protect students and schools. www.aft.org/press-releas...

As a candidate Eric Adams promised to dedicate 1% of the city budget to NYC parks.

As mayor he screwed over the parks department and the workers that run it for 3 years straight.

Adam Ganser from @ny4p.bsky.social on how we can win back the green spaces NYers deserve.
#EricAdams #CareNotCuts

The Pentagon Won’t Track Troops Deployed on U.S. Soil. So We Will. Pentagon press releases say 20,000 federal troops have deployed to support ICE across the country. The real number may be markedly higher.

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As a teacher, I’m heartbroken and furious about the Supreme Court’s ruling in Mahmoud v. McKnight, which gives parents the right to opt their kids out of any lesson or story that mentions LGBTQ people. 1/

Will the Democrats learn from Zohran Mamdani’s victory? | Bernie Sanders Too many Democratic party leaders would rather be the captains on a sinking Titanic than change course

Will the Democrats learn from Zohran Mamdani’s victory? | Bernie Sanders www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Whelp looks like I’m eating crow for dinner tonight. This Fox coverage is making me miss Apple. Serves me right for posting snarky dig in the first place. 🤷

Oh I’ve missed hating on Apple+ MLB coverage

This is depravity

If you have a few hours of excel in your future I highly recommend listening to some City Pop.

MARCH AGAINST CUTS! The Trump administration, together with Republicans in Congress, is working to make deep cuts to Medicaid, food assistance and other safety-net programs in order to finance $4.1 trillion in tax cuts for the rich. But not on our watch! #StoptheCuts

Want to fix the teacher shortage? How about New York fixes Tier 5 and 6.

Join me in the fight for pension equity: FixTier6.org

Teachers work hard every single day to make classrooms safe and welcoming to every student. Trump's lies about schools and LGBTQ students hurt everyone. Shame on him.

NYC knows that we do not need another harassing egomaniac bully in office.
We know he stands up only for himself and not us, not women and not the elders who he left to die while grandstanding.
#hellNoCuomo

Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE Twenty-one civil service employees have resigned from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, saying they're refusing to use their technical expertise to “dismantle critical public services.”

Good apnews.com/article/doge...

Third one of these I’ve received this school year…

Hockey Wins Tonight!!!!

Is Your City Councilmember Passing Green Legislation? Look Them Up Here The New York League of Conservation Voters ranks city councilmembers, whose seats are up for grabs in their year’s elections, based on how they voted on key environmental bills. You can look up their ...

My council member @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social got 💯!

The New York League of Conservation Voters ranks city councilmembers, whose seats are up for grabs in their year’s elections, based on how they voted on key environmental bills. You can look up their scores here. citylimits.org/2025/01/29/i...

Billionaires got their money from the federal government that issued dollars into the economy. And the billionaires figured out how to hoard it for themselves and then cry scarcity so they can cut programs for us - leaving working people desperate and begging for work. #OurMoney

The Caps protested a Corey Perry goal due to nachos on the ice. It counted. (h/t @wyshynski.bsky.social)

"... whoever saves one life, it is as if they had saved the whole of mankind"- Quran 5:32

"if one destroys a single life, it’s as if they destroyed an entire world, while if one saves a single life, it’s as if they saved an entire world..." Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5

Sports so often are a mirror of where this country goes and I think the first real warning sign we had looming about this was when the NHL abolished all warm-up practice jerseys including the Pride ones because a few dipshits got uncomfortable and Gary Bettman and co. caved immediately

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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Support Striking Amazon Teamsters

#AmazonTeamsters are on strike across the country today fighting for the right to join a union & collectively bargain.

In addition to #Amazon refusing to recognize workers as @teamsters.bsky.social; in NYC they're also siccing the NYPD's SRG unit on them to brutalize striking workers. SHAME!

Breaking: The indictment of Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Mayor Adams' chief adviser, her son and 2 businessmen has been unsealed. Charges include conspiracy, bribery, bribe receiving & money laundering.

We are waiting on Manhattan DA Bragg to discuss the charges.
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…100K for your adult kid to buy a Porsche…