Laurie Stowell

Trying something new in the classroom is both the most exciting and scary thing. This is such a great reflection of that pedagogical process! #TeacherSky

I wish there was a "PD opportunity" where English teachers met in groups of 5-6 + each brought a passage from a book that they find meaningful in craft as well as substance to share with others, explaining why it moves them.

Each gets a turn—then you walk away with 4-5 new passages to play with.

Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets Sarah Lungwitz has fretted over feeding not just her two teenage daughters with SNAP payments disrupted, but her family's cat and two dogs. Help has arrived for now, she says, after an Illinois nonpr...

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Remember the last innocent, joyful thing that happened on Twitter before Twitter became irredeemable? To me, it was the time the Library of Congress hooked Lizzo up with James Madison's crystal flute.

I co-wrote this article about the instrument and fought a battle about the definition of twerking.

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Excessive force. PERIOD!

They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.

📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.

Open enrollment for ACA healthcare plans has started, and enrollees are seeing what their premium costs will be next year.

Without subsidies, one couple will see their monthly costs increase from $495 to $2,168 — a 300% increase.

This is what Democrats are fighting to prevent.

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
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“Why would Lockheed Martin build a ballroom? That ain’t making sense to me… Why would Palantir want to help build a ballroom? That ain’t makin sense to me… Turns out Trump has the exact same plan…”
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(over an image of protesters at a No Kings event) WHAT’S THE PLAN? with Leah Greenberg & Ezra Levin

TOMORROW: Join our co-founders to dive into the election results, discuss what they mean for the future leadership of the Democratic Party, and talk about how we build on the momentum as we gear up for the midterms. Plus, Leah and Ezra will answer your questions: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Easily several hundred people have packed into this plaza in Chicago's North Center tonight in response to ICE abducting a daycare worker early this morning.

This is a neighborhood that has largely been spared until now from the "Midway Blitz" terror campaign. But everyone knows someone affected.

Ohhhhh glory! 💙 This is the cherry on top!

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The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.

Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.

Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.

But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.

Remember this.

Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."

Weeeeeeaaaaalllpp!
I guess we now understand that the CBS “settlement” was really just an illegal campaign donation in disguise.

Fighting fire with 🔥🔥🔥 — Gov Newsom is sending monitors to monitor the monitors.

‘This Is Voter Intimidation’: Outrage Erupts as Trump Admin Sends ICE to Polling Locations With millions geared up to vote in a key off-year election, including a hotly watched redistricting measure in California, the Donald Trump administration has ignited fierce backlash by deploying fede...

Outrage Erupts as Trump Sends ICE to Polling Locations

With millions geared up to vote in a key off-year election, including a hotly watched redistricting measure in CA, Trump has ignited fierce backlash by deploying federal election monitors—sparking accusations of “blatant voter intimidation."

NEWS: A federal judge in Rhode Island has released her written order demanding the Trump admin use emergency funds to pay SNAP food benefits. The court gave the gov until Nov 4 to ensure payments are made and says if the contingency fund runs out, they must continue to fund SNAP via other means.

Trump is deliberately starving 42 million Americans

He could’ve directed the USDA to release the emergency funds and finance the program

He refused

Now-despite the fact that a federal judge ORDERED the administration to pay for SNAP

He STILL said no

Then held a party for his billionaire donors

THOU SHALT SET THY CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR. ONE SHALL BE THE NUMBER OF HOURS FOR THY CLOCKS TO BE SET BACK, NOT MORE THAN ONE, NOR LESS THAN ONE. THY CLOCKS SHALL NOT BE SET BACK TWO HOURS, NOR SHALL THEY BE SET FORWARD OR BE LEFT UNCHANGED.

Don't forget that clocks roll back one hour tonight.
It is known.

Here’s an idea and you want to help people in you area, turn your itty bitty book library 📚 into a tiny food pantry.

Again, please repost.

Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth live on "Generals' Row" at Fort McNair. Kristi Noem moved into housing typically reserved for the Coast Guard commandant on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling. Hegseth's home underwent more than $137,000 in renovations before he moved in. Your tax dollars hard at work.

Kristi Noem is a liar and a dog killer.

Zoom In, Zoom Out instructions

Zoom In, Zoom Out example

New writing activity we're trying out: Zoom In, Zoom Out

(Another way to capture their thinking on a reading before arriving in class to discuss!)

Black Friday was never about deals. It was about control.

Black Friday made them billions.
Let’s make this year cost them.

💥 Mass Blackout. Nov 25–Dec 2 💥

As we talk Of Mice and Men Chapter 6 today, I can think of so many different "Hope is a thing with _______" options...

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"I have learned how to be a good teacher, and as with any relationship, I have learned how to give and take, even when I give more than I should."

Talk about a stretch of writing for teachers to read to begin the week... 🙏 @mrneibauer.bsky.social

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Washpost Opinion (not News) has done a stealth edit of its pro-ballroom editorial.

The original (left) failed to mention that Amazon (whose founder, Jeff Bezos, owns the Post) is a donor to Trump's project.

The new version (right) has it.

No clarification or correction appended to the piece.

Three Days In Chicago: A City on the Brink Groups are finding new ways to stand up to ICE in Chicago. Here are their stories.

"My reason for being there wasn’t just to see them confront ICE: It was to better understand how a community defends its vulnerable neighbors, parents of schoolchildren, and fellow churchgoers." @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social on the ground in Chicago: www.thebulwark.com/p/three-days...