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Middle School Social Studies teacher, moonlighting as an education policy expert specializing in pre-k. SocDem working for a strong welfare state. Husband, father, Giants fan. Writing at https://bobrhoades.substack.com

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No Kings protest today in Kansas City.

18.10.2025 21:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fred Warner might be the best player in the entire NFL. And that is not hyperbole. What a brutal injury for one of the classiest men I've ever had the privilege of covering in this game.

12.10.2025 20:57 πŸ‘ 155 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 4

I'll be there. Will you?

12.10.2025 19:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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charlie brown is smiling and holding a piece of paper in a field of leaves . Alt: charlie brown is smiling and holding a piece of paper in a field of leaves .

Watching 'It's a great pumpkin, Charlie Brown' with my kids for the first time. Still holds up.

12.10.2025 14:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He was the closing keynote for AACRAO a few years ago and was very good.

25.06.2025 01:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Another example of how disastrous the "big beautiful bill" is: we could lose as many as 2 million home health care jobs because of the cuts to Medicaid.

www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

16.06.2025 18:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DSS proposes 10% cut to program for needy families SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– The Department of Social Services (DSS) has proposed a 10% cut to their Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program. TANF is a needs-based program for fami…

South Dakota plans to cut TANF funds by 10%. Guess all of those poor families were living too well?

16.06.2025 16:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beloved by K-12 Leaders, The Four-Day School Week Fails to Deliver, Study Finds Research from Missouri reveals that dropping a day of instruction doesn’t improve teacher retention.

Apparently, 4-day school weeks don't lead to better teacher retention. What are those districts going to do now?

16.06.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#NoKings in KC today. Got to take my daughter to her first rally and she had a blast!

14.06.2025 21:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Verstappen and Russell on the front row tomorrow? Let's see if George can tempt Max into a penalty point on turn 1.

#F1 #CanadianGP

14.06.2025 21:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
King Crimson - The Court Of The Crimson King
King Crimson - The Court Of The Crimson King YouTube video by King Crimson

King Crimson, obviously.

youtu.be/ukgraQ-xkp4?...

14.06.2025 18:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This might be the worst umpire I've ever seen.

#SFGiants

14.06.2025 03:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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University of Michigan, MSU face huge funding cuts under House Republican budget The budget from Michigan House Republicans would cut about $828 million in direct funding across all 15 public universities in the state.

Michigan's House proposed budget is an absolute disaster:

13.06.2025 22:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Social Security cost-of-living adjustment may be 2.5% in 2026, new estimate shows Social Security's 2026 cost-of-living adjustment may be 2.5%, a new estimate shows. But COLA could still get a boost if tariffs push up inflation.

Trump's tariffs are pushing 2026 social security payments higher and higher:

13.06.2025 20:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The right-wing attack against the working-class will continue until profits improve.

www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...

13.06.2025 18:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This past weekend my family fostered a dog from KC Pet Project and we made it our mission to try and get him adopted.

If you know anyone in the Kansas City area, I'd love it if shared this short video with them. Shutter is a great doggo who deserves a #foreverhome

13.06.2025 17:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Texas STAAR results came out:

"We see some persisting gaps that exist across every one of the subjects and until we can close those gaps, we're going to continue to see a lack of opportunity for certain students across the state along the lines of income and race"

www.kvue.com/article/news...

13.06.2025 16:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's some good news this morning:

finance.yahoo.com/news/early-c...

13.06.2025 14:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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www.cleveland.com/metro/2025/0...

12.06.2025 22:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cruelty is the point.

www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

12.06.2025 20:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Republicans are trying to make it more difficult to claim the Earned Income Tax Credit:

www.cnbc.com/2025/06/10/t...

12.06.2025 18:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This might be one of the worst responses to a "what would you do to improve schools" question that I've ever heard.

www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2025/...

12.06.2025 16:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Michigan students caught in tug-of-war between state and federal government Students would lose state scholarships if higher education doesn’t implement DEI programs under Senate bill

College students in Michigan are at risk of losing their financial aid:

12.06.2025 14:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?

12.06.2025 04:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Crazy idea. Stick with me.

Law, but for rich people.

30.05.2025 03:12 πŸ‘ 117 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Wowowow. They just don't give up.

#SFGiants

12.06.2025 02:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She should see a psychologist about this.

12.06.2025 02:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Giants playing the long game. Making sure the Rockies look competitive enough to not get contracted.

#SFGiants

12.06.2025 01:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

21st century scrip!

12.06.2025 01:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hearing from sources that a new NYC mayoral race poll is about to drop showing Zohran Mamdani clinching the No. 1 spot from Andrew Cuomo for the first time.

11.06.2025 23:45 πŸ‘ 2967 πŸ” 330 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 141