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Terry Kalb

@teka21.bsky.social

Union and public ed activist, retired teacher, mom, nana, theater lover, bread baker and Mets fan. National Admin of the Badass Teachers Association. Cat mama to Kasha and Knish.

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Total Morons Sean Duffy And RFK Jr Do Pull-ups At Airport The Trump admin wants you to wear a suit to work out at the airport.

You donโ€™t have to be God to know that Americans donโ€™t want to work out at the airport.

09.12.2025 21:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 828    ๐Ÿ” 108    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 82    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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Ossoff: "She's gonna have to give up her insurance in the middle of chemotherapy while she's fighting breast cancer. What are people supposed to do when they lose health insurance in the middle of a cancer battle? ... this is life or death"

09.12.2025 20:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6600    ๐Ÿ” 2492    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 251    ๐Ÿ“Œ 131
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Public Health Needs a New Motto: No Apologies, No Surrender It's time we stopped flinching at the assaults of the far rightโ€”and started fighting back.

โ€œPublic Health Needs a New Motto: No Apologies, No Surrender." Itโ€™s time we stopped flinching at the assaults of the far rightโ€”and started fighting back.โ€ By @gregggonsalves.bsky.social

09.12.2025 12:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 884    ๐Ÿ” 276    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. Iโ€™ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an โ€œauraโ€ around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks โ€” Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to โ€œaceโ€ this Examination and, in fact,

There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. Iโ€™ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an โ€œauraโ€ around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks โ€” Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to โ€œaceโ€ this Examination and, in fact,

most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am โ€œslowing up,โ€ am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am โ€œslowing up,โ€ but itโ€™s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe itโ€™s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean  โ€œTHE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.โ€ They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful โ€œsourceโ€ of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am โ€œslowing up,โ€ am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am โ€œslowing up,โ€ but itโ€™s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe itโ€™s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean โ€œTHE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.โ€ They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful โ€œsourceโ€ of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.

10.12.2025 02:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8546    ๐Ÿ” 2385    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1054    ๐Ÿ“Œ 726
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Law barring immigration enforcement in courthouses signed by Pritzker The new state law also allows residents to sue federal agents over alleged constitutional violations, but could face court challenges.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday that bars civil immigration arrests from being made in or near courthouses, and gives residents more leeway to sue federal agents over alleged civil rights violations.

10.12.2025 01:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 476    ๐Ÿ” 106    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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The R Slur Must Never be Normalized Last week Trump called Walz the 'R slur', and now his base is using it regularly. We must all speak out against this. It's a term that pushes a eugenicist agenda and feeds directly into fascism.

Last week Trump called Tim Walz the โ€œR slurโ€ and now his base are using it regularly.

Theyโ€™re driving past the Walz house & shouting it at the family.

Itโ€™s not ok.

The disability community has worked for decades to remove that word from the public vernacular.

This is ableism at its most vile:

10.12.2025 00:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 116    ๐Ÿ” 43    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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An important opinion piece, because it lays out the facts.
www.mediaite.com/opinion/trum...

09.12.2025 21:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 409    ๐Ÿ” 220    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
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#EduSky @melindajperson.bsky.social @nysut.bsky.social @badassteachersbats.bsky.social

10.12.2025 03:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Holy shit! Cuban voters are abandoning Republicans in Little Havana in droves!!!

10.12.2025 02:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 757    ๐Ÿ” 182    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 46    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Trump is an infirm, sundowning grifter owned by a collection of notorious criminals and it's not even a secret. If this were a functioning country we would have already ended this.

09.12.2025 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1497    ๐Ÿ” 325    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 61    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
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I think this is actually a threatโ€ฆ.dont you?

09.12.2025 23:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1680    ๐Ÿ” 512    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 439    ๐Ÿ“Œ 105

Democrat Governors.

10.12.2025 01:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The change would affect visitors eligible for the visa waiver program, which allows people from 42 countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa as long as they first obtain electronic travel authorization.

In a document filed on Tuesday in the Federal Register, C.B.P. said it plans to ask applicants for a long list of personal data including social media, email addresses from the last decade, and the names, birth dates, places of residence and birthplaces of parents, spouses, siblings and children.

Under the current system, applicants from visa waiver countries must enroll in the Electronic System for Travel Authorization program. They pay $40 and submit an email address, home address, phone number and emergency contact information. The authorization is good for two years.

Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The change would affect visitors eligible for the visa waiver program, which allows people from 42 countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa as long as they first obtain electronic travel authorization. In a document filed on Tuesday in the Federal Register, C.B.P. said it plans to ask applicants for a long list of personal data including social media, email addresses from the last decade, and the names, birth dates, places of residence and birthplaces of parents, spouses, siblings and children. Under the current system, applicants from visa waiver countries must enroll in the Electronic System for Travel Authorization program. They pay $40 and submit an email address, home address, phone number and emergency contact information. The authorization is good for two years.

This is INSANE www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...

and these are our closest allies!

10.12.2025 01:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5076    ๐Ÿ” 1977    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 583    ๐Ÿ“Œ 712

Excellent point re Donald Trump.

10.12.2025 01:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 595    ๐Ÿ” 171    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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The Democrat in Miami just defeated the Republican ICE cheerleader for mayor. Turns out even in Florida, people are tired of cruelty masquerading as leadership. Republicans had held this seat for the last three decades. Let thatโ€ฆsink in.

10.12.2025 00:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1677    ๐Ÿ” 432    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 66    ๐Ÿ“Œ 40
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The first family corruption continues.

09.12.2025 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4443    ๐Ÿ” 2039    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 212    ๐Ÿ“Œ 76
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We Asked Interior Designers To Explain Trump's 'Garish' White House Redesign โ€” And They Had THOUGHTS Experts weigh in on the president's gold-soaked makeover of the Oval Office and more.

Trumpโ€™s redesign turns America's house into a personal palace where the public no longer has a place.
"The White House was never meant to glorify one person. Its architecture was built to outlast them.โ€

Trump covered the beauty of its design with gold filagree bought in bulk from "Despots R Us"

09.12.2025 12:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Rand Paul: "It has not been the history of the US to kill people who are out of combat. Even if there is a war, which most of us dispute -- that a bunch of people who are unarmed allegedly running drugs is a war -- we still don't kill people when they're incapacitated ... it's illegal and immoral."

09.12.2025 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6728    ๐Ÿ” 1703    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 288    ๐Ÿ“Œ 118

The other reporters in the White House press corps are apparently waiting until the president actually takes a swing at one of their female colleagues before they say anything

09.12.2025 12:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4348    ๐Ÿ” 847    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 344    ๐Ÿ“Œ 76
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US civic health rating downgraded after year of โ€˜restrictiveโ€˜ Trump actions Civicus, a non-profit that monitors global civic freedoms, moved the US from the โ€˜narrowedโ€™ to โ€˜obstructedโ€™ category

US civic health rating downgraded after year of โ€˜restrictiveโ€˜ Trump actions:

Civicus, a non-profit that monitors global civic freedoms, moved the US from the โ€˜narrowedโ€™ to โ€˜obstructedโ€™ category.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

09.12.2025 13:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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I would love to get rid of the phrase โ€œvaccine skepticismโ€, which sounds entirely rational. Scientists are by nature skeptics. Approved vaccines go through the skepticism of clinical trials. So called โ€œvaccine skepticsโ€ are really conspiracy theorists.

09.12.2025 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My late grandmother said she cried with joy when the polio vaccine came out, because she knew her children could be protected. Imagine allowing your children to be crippled or killed by polio because an IG influencer "did her own research."

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That's called a Dictatorship.

09.12.2025 02:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6299    ๐Ÿ” 1720    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1086    ๐Ÿ“Œ 304
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Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."

09.12.2025 13:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15608    ๐Ÿ” 4258    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 771    ๐Ÿ“Œ 366
Small-scale model of Gracie Mansion and train tracks surrounded by vegetation

Small-scale model of Gracie Mansion and train tracks surrounded by vegetation

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Went to the NY Botanical Gardenโ€™s train show last week, and saw our new home!

08.12.2025 14:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3555    ๐Ÿ” 265    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 73    ๐Ÿ“Œ 34
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When the hood fits, JD.

09.12.2025 01:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Go Bernie !! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

08.12.2025 23:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 752    ๐Ÿ” 229    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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"The woman, a U.S. citizen who was born in Edina Minnesota, was zip-tied when she was detained near Nicollet Mall..."

www.fox9.com/news/u-s-cit...

08.12.2025 18:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2247    ๐Ÿ” 1059    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 95    ๐Ÿ“Œ 39

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