This North Carolinian remembers Tillis voting to confirm Noem to this position despite her clear lack of qualifications and her dog killing history which Tillis all of a sudden finds repugnantโฆ #ncpol
This North Carolinian remembers Tillis voting to confirm Noem to this position despite her clear lack of qualifications and her dog killing history which Tillis all of a sudden finds repugnantโฆ #ncpol
U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for โArmageddon,โ Return of Jesus
Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military
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Worms in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in Texas detention center
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The thing about the U.S. and Israel is that both of their leaders are trying to stay out of prison.
While Operation Epstein Diversion unfolds, the White House still claims air strikes โobliteratedโ Iranโs nuclear capabilities eight months agoโฆ ๐คทโโ๏ธ
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, weโll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate changeโall so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
โWe all have to be braveโ: Meet the woman whose video of Alex Prettiโs killing contradicted the administrationโs claims
www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
Video contradicts the Department of Homeland Securityโs account of the event, which the agency said began after the victim approached the federal agents with a handgun and the intent to โmassacreโ them. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
Legal and criminal justice experts said a ruling by a federal judge last week revealed conduct by immigration agents that evokes the civil rights era.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez blocked federal agents who are deployed to Minnesota as part of the Trump administration's immigration operations from using pepper spray or nonlethal munitions on, or arresting, peaceful protesters.
www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-r...
Here is my wish for your 2026:
๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ณ๐จ๐ง๐.
Sometimes they see a version of you that you havenโt met yet.
Hereโs to a healthy and rewarding 2026! Happy New Year everyone!!
After three decades off, I started running again a few years ago for one reason: My 10 year-old son needed a partner and asked me to join him.
I didn't choose this path for myself, he nudged me onto it. Now, I canโt imagine my life without all the many benefits it brings me. #nced
How Trumpโs โBig Beautiful Billโ Is Shaking Up Health Care in N.C.
Some people on the private market are already seeing higher insurance premiums for 2026, and thousands who rely on Medicaid could lose coverage. #ncpol
www.theassemblync.com/news/health/...
Just like the last two ten-year cycles, I'm extremely grateful to the CMS NBCT support program which through many years of thick and thin has consistently been a huge help for many local educators navigating this complicated and often stressful process. ๐
So happy and relieved to log in this morning and learn that I have successfully renewed my National Board certificate for another five years through 2031. That means a quarter century as a National Board Certified Teacher!! #nced
South Carolinaโs measles outbreak shows chilling effect of vaccine misinformation
www.cnn.com/2025/11/27/h...
โI feel a responsibility to show the good things immigrants bring to this country,โ Betancur says. โTo show we love and suffer and care about this nation and are so grateful to be here. Our children are the future of this country.โ
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Middle school is not always a kind place, and we're doing our part to change that.
If you'd like to learn more about the evolution of this assignment, I gave a CMS Teacher Talk about it a few years ago: cms-foundation.org/teacher-talk...
Mission reports showed many felt motivated to keep the kindness going after seeing how a simple act could change someone's whole day for the better.๏ฟผ
Lots of leftover Halloween candy (and three slightly squished mini donuts) changed hands, and many students made crafts and encouraging notes for their peers.๏ฟผ
This month my seventh-grade students drew random classmates' names and had a month to do something kind for the other person. Then they explained what they had done and reflected on how it impacted the other student and themselves.๏ฟผ
If you donโt think three squashed mini donuts can make someoneโs day, you donโt know middle school. #nced
After Trumpโs โQuiet, piggyโ moment, weโre done asking why survivors donโt come forward, right?
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/19/h...
Zero gratitude for a Russia-authored plan which gives the invader 20% of Ukraine, reduces the size of its army and bars it from ever joining NATO? Thatโs weird ๐ค
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
NEW: After ProPublica reported that the White House intervened on behalf of Andrew Tate, two senators say the behavior โraises grave questions regarding the independence and impartiality of federal law enforcement operations.
By Avi Asher-Schapiro and @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
โItโs Very Bleakโ
As the Border Patrolโs Charlotte operation continuedโor ended?โthe cityโs Latino businesses began to assess the damage done.
www.theassemblync.com/news/busines...
With honking horns and locked doors, hereโs how one Charlotte community faced the immigration enforcement crackdown
www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/u...
ACLU says Border Patrol agents violated NC mask ban, racially profiled residents
www.wfae.org/crime-justic...
ICE raids are driving Charlotte students out of the classroom. More than 20% stayed home this week. #nced
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