Justin Parmenter

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 repugnant… #ncpol

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” 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 When ICE officers in Minneapolis detained a 5-year-old boy and his father last month and sent them to a Texas detention center, many Americans were alarmed.

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 “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capabilities eight months ago… 🤷‍♂️

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WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules.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, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

‘We all have to be brave’: Meet the woman whose video of Alex Pretti’s killing contradicted the administration’s claims | CNN Stella Carlson had no way of knowing Saturday that she would soon watch a man die — or that her video of that fatal incident would serve as a crucial counter to the Trump administration’s initial effo...

‘We all have to be brave’: Meet the woman whose video of Alex Pretti’s killing contradicted the administration’s claims
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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.

Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded (Gift Article) A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.

Video contradicts the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the event, which the agency said began after the victim approached the federal agents with a handgun and the intent to “massacre” them. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters

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.

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Judge rules federal agents can't arrest or use pepper spray on peaceful protesters in Minneapolis A Minnesota judge put limits Friday on the tactics that federal law enforcement are permitted to use in their handling of protests over the Trump administration's surge of immigration resources to Min...

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.

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Here is my wish for your 2026:

𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞.

Sometimes they see a version of you that you haven’t met yet.

Here’s 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 can’t imagine my life without all the many benefits it brings me. #nced

How Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Is Shaking Up Health Care in N.C. Some people on the private market are already seeing higher health insurance premiums, and thousands who rely on Medicaid could lose coverage.

How Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ 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

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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. 🙏

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 Carolina’s measles outbreak shows chilling effect of vaccine misinformation | CNN As South Carolina tries to contain its measles outbreak, public health officials across the nation are concerned that the highly contagious virus is making a major comeback.

South Carolina’s measles outbreak shows chilling effect of vaccine misinformation

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Manolo Betancur: Part baker, part community builder - SouthPark Magazine A nationally acclaimed documentary spotlights Charlotte baker, change agent and nonprofit founder Manolo Betancur.

“I feel a responsibility to show the good things immigrants bring to this country,” Betancur says. “To 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.”

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Justin Parmenter - More Than My Curriculum - CMS Foundation Justin Parmenter

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.

Lots of leftover Halloween candy (and three slightly squished mini donuts) changed hands, and many students made crafts and encouraging notes for their peers.

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.

If you don’t think three squashed mini donuts can make someone’s day, you don’t know middle school. #nced

Heidi Stevens: After Trump’s ‘Quiet, piggy’ moment, we’re done asking why survivors don’t come forward, right? If we’re going to become a nation that truly protects children and women, we have to stop giving a pass to sexual abusers, writes Heidi Stevens.

After Trump’s ‘Quiet, piggy’ moment, we’re done asking why survivors don’t come forward, right?

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Trump says Ukraine has ‘zero gratitude’ for peace plan amid international talks US president appears to roll back from demand Zelenskyy sign by Thursday amid claims Russia authored the text

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? That’s weird 🤔

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Senators Launch Inquiry After a White House Official Intervened on Behalf of Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation In letters to the White House and DHS, Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Gary Peters called the intervention a “brazen interference with a federal investigation.”

NEW: After ProPublica reported that the White House intervened on behalf of Andrew Tate, two senators say the behavior “raises grave questions regarding the independence and impartiality of federal law enforcement operations.

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‘It’s Very Bleak’ As the Border Patrol’s Charlotte operation continued—or ended?—the city’s Latino businesses began to assess the damage done.

‘It’s Very Bleak’

As the Border Patrol’s Charlotte operation continued—or ended?—the city’s Latino businesses began to assess the damage done.

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With honking horns and locked doors, here’s how one Charlotte community faced the immigration enforcement crackdown | CNN In the heart of this immigrant business community in North Carolina, stark black-and-white signs posted outside most businesses warn: “ICE is not welcome here.”

With honking horns and locked doors, here’s how one Charlotte community faced the immigration enforcement crackdown
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ACLU says Border Patrol agents violated NC mask ban, racially profiled residents U.S. Border Patrol agents have left Charlotte after a five-day operation, leaving behind a swirl of legal questions. In an interview with WFAE, the ACLU of North Carolina says agents repeatedly violat...

ACLU says Border Patrol agents violated NC mask ban, racially profiled residents

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ICE raids are driving Charlotte students out of the classroom - Notes from the Chalkboard *this opinion piece was first published by the Charlotte Observer Monday morning I stood outside my school to greet students as they got off the bus.  Our school counselor and a couple of other teache...

ICE raids are driving Charlotte students out of the classroom. More than 20% stayed home this week. #nced

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