Stephanie DeSilva Mandeville

NEA Rhode Island is built to last: founded in 1845, still running strong in 1926, and flooring it for worker power in 2025!

#happyfriday

NEARI staff pictured: Alex Lucini and his 1926 Studebaker, Mary Barden, Onelissa Martinez, Sam Howard, Bridget Almon, and Stephanie Mandeville

Cranston man builds backyard Fenway Park for dad who can't attend games due to health A Cranston man whose dad is unable to make trips to Fenway Park anymore to watch the Red Sox play has brought the park to him.

What a great story - @redsox.com & @nyyankeesofficial.bsky.social should visit these gentlemen!
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Jamelle Bouie writes beautifully about some ugly truths.

This will keep happening to non-trans girls and women who aren't perceived as sufficiently feminine to fucking weirdos.

Bigoted betrayal of Americans serving our nation. Just disgusting.

You're in my neighborhood! Rolfe Square has so much potential, we need leaders to pay it more attention. I wish we still had the end-of-summer block party when they would close the street. Stop at Cafe Ava for an amazing coffee if you're still here!🚌

hi there, I am using this rare footage capturing the moment of a journalist being born as a ploy to get you to read a thread about what I do at WIRED as director of multiplatform video ↓↓↓↓↓

We’ve had PBS Passport for years and it IS worth every penny - we doubled our contribution earlier this year.

The one or two times a year I find myself in a situation where I have to make new friends of a big group of strangers makes me so appreciate kids and what we ask of them socially.

“…with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”

Happy birthday to the republic, “if you can keep it.” 🇺🇸

How many times do we have to say it?

Working families need health care more than billionaires, giant corporations and greedy CEOs need another tax break.

Teachers at The Met School vote to unionize with NEARI "This vote was our way of standing together and saying: we love this place, and we believe it can be even better.”

Teachers at The Met School vote to unionize with NEARI

"This vote was our way of standing together and saying: we love this place, and we believe it can be even better.”

steveahlquist.substack.com/p/teachers-a...

This was a fantastic speech in person. Check it out online here

With the tragic assassination of a Minnesota Democratic leader, I’m going to underline this point again.

Especially if you're on the fence about it, protest today. Fascism is isolating and lonely. Its very goal is to make you feel like you're the only person unwilling to accept a cult of personality. On days like today you fully realize there are more of us than there are them. You will feel better.

“I’m Senator Alex Padilla.”

NEA Defends Inclusive Education and Wins – What you Need to Know | NEA Three court rulings uphold schools' rights to continue to provide an inclusive curriculum, teach the full history, and support students in accordance with their needs.

🙌 VICTORY: The infamous "End DEI portal", which was built to intimidate teachers who didn't agree with the Trump administration's anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion positions, has been shut down.

Learn more about this and two other recent victories for inclusive education:

Bicentennial newspaper from 1976

Found this bicentennial @providencejournal.bsky.social in my dad’s basement. Increasing my expectations for the 250th, ProJo!

This young lady was so impressive - Howard U is fortunate to have Mariah joining their school community!

NEARI Executive Director Mary Barden released the following statement on the passing of R.I. Senate President Dominick Ruggerio: “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Senate President Dominick Ruggerio. Throughout his distinguished career, President Ruggerio was a steadfast advocate for public education, from early childhood through higher education, ensuring that students and educators alike had the tools and support necessary to thrive. He was a tireless champion of working families, committed to advancing fair wages, strong benefits, and a government that serves the people. His leadership left an enduring mark on our state, and he served the Senate with great pride and integrity. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and his esteemed colleagues in the chamber he so faithfully led.”

NEARI Executive Director Mary Barden released the following statement on the passing of R.I. Senate President Dominick Ruggerio:
www.neari.org/about-neari/...

Thank you Senator

Powerful testimony.

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Tufts University student details poor conditions in ICE detention ahead of Monday hearing | CNN A federal judge in Vermont will hear arguments Monday on the legality of Rümeysa Öztürk’s detention at a Louisiana facility the Tufts University PhD student described as “unsanitary, unsafe, and inhum...

Rumeysa has a hearing today after a State Dept. reports found no terrorism links. The unidentified ICE officers who abducted her less than 60mi away said, “We are not monsters, we do what the government tells us.” Events like this should chill you to the bone. www.cnn.com/2025/04/14/u...

RI casino workers have fought for a smoking ban for years. Why they might win this time. House Speaker Shekarchi has joined the push to ban smoking at RI's two casinos, a perennial issue that pits state revenue vs. workplace safety.

“I’ve been with Bally’s for 12 years," Bally’s casino employee Phil Farinelli, said. "I survived stage 3 neck and head cancer and stage 1 lung at the same time. Maybe that’s one of the reasons I’m here – to say we shouldn’t be subjected to this ... [while] helping the state earn revenue."

OMG. IYKYK.

Print Media to Mass Protests: “Please Turn to Page 18” Here’s how newspapers across America minimized one of the largest demonstrations since Trump’s return to power.

When hundreds of thousands of people coordinate across an entire nation to protest governmental policies, that’s not a page 18 story. That’s not a “see more in section B” situation. That’s front-page news. Period.

a lesson for every college, law firm, business, etc. — if these chodes demand you do something, your first response should be some form of "make me"

@bostonglobe.com: three pages on historic #handsoff rallies from Saturday. @providencejournal.bsky.social: zero. When does ProJo go to bed, on Thursdays?

Congratulations to all the 14 yr old Floridians & Arkansans whose governors want them to drop out of school & work 13 hour shifts to screw in tiny screws on iPhones so the tech/crypto bros in the govt can have the newest iPhones to react with a fire emoji to the classified intel in the group chat