Being a teacher in Texas and watching Republican-voting coworkers lose their shit over the voucher issue is both highly entertaining and extremely infuriating.
People talk about voter apathy in Texas like gerrymandering and things like this have no effect on voter morale.
Yeah...hell would be punishment for him. His being here is punishment for us.
They went out of their way to tell us they voted for him because "he means what he says," then told us "he didn't really mean it" when we pointed out something he said that was especially heinous.
Well, my kiddo is on a plane back to Lubbock. π₯
Itβs terrorism only when the rich and powerful are scared.
This whole conversation around using ableist language against MAGA/bigots/etc is EXACTLY why I do not believe in the concept of allies. Everyone wanna be an ally until they're told that they need to modify their default behavior. "How can I be an effective communicator without slurs?" is absurd.
Every single school should have a library & a librarian, to help every single child find the books that will make them readers, and give them all the lifelong benefits of literacy. Libraries & librarians change children's lives FOREVER!
#literacy #libraries #librarians
So true. π―
Not even a little bit
Truth be told, it does seem kind of silly to have the FBI do background checks on presidential appointees when the president is a convicted criminal and an adjudicated digital rapist.
They are. Saying otherwise means you either don't read or think the term "political" only applies when politicians are mentioned. #addtoblacksky