@mattgresick
K-12 Social Studies Educator. Union Leader. Podcaster. ❤️ my fam. “Don’t fight back, fight forward.” Views=Own #MarylandEduSky https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brick-and-mortar-education-from-the-inside-out/id1684799409 mattgresick.org
So far the war on Iran has cost $9.4 billion.
That's $1 billion per day.
$41,666,667 per hour.
$11,574 per second.
Thousands of lives lost.
People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.
Some of the same people claiming to care about closed schools during COVID are going to spend all week defending Trump’s right to draft the COVID generation into his war
Sent you a message. We can chat more as well because I have some stories.
@sanders.senate.gov on the opportunity cost of war: "All over this country, people are sleeping out on the street, can't afford housing, can't afford healthcare. We are the richest country in the history of the world... We need to provide a decent standard of living for every man, woman and child."
the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none.
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the biggest "public humanities" project out there is public k12 education
I always thought there should be a nonprofit social media platform. An algorithm that favors positive facts, connections, nuance, & problem solving.
But alas I’m just a humble educator with no seed capital for such an endeavor.
In Texas @scottbraddock.bsky.social is reporting that 76% of school voucher applicants are already in private school.
A year ago this upcoming Wednesday I warned the Texas legislature about this👇
Islam, as a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion, is just as "Western" as Christianity.
The U.S. has evacuated diplomats in the Middle East and closed several embassies as war in Iran intensifies. And, what to expect from the Senate races in the North Carolina and Texas primary elections. n.pr/4r86E6O
You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America.
And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency.
Days or weeks from now a parent watching Trump here today might get the worst call of their life and he’s talking about it like a traffic jam on the way home from a ballgame
Ever have the feeling that you should apologize to generations that have not been born yet….
The next Big Lie is to taking shape right in front of us. Donald Trump will try to use this to assert illegal and unconstitutional powers over the 2026 elections.
Is your family safer today than they were a year ago?
In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair." n.pr/3N9Foa8
The Ohio EPA released a draft for a new permit that would allow data centers to release untreated wastewater directly into rivers and streams.
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Every senator who voted to confirm RFK Jr owns this tragedy. Every single one.
BREAKING: JD Vance announces that the Trump administration has decided to “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota.
It should also end any discussion of whether parallels to authoritarian regimes are entirely appropriate at this stage
We're back in court seeking an emergency order to stop unlawful ICE activity at and around Minnesota public schools.
The presence of armed, masked agents patrolling near schools and bus stops is devastating attendance, draining school resources, and traumatizing children.
On his first day in office, President Trump stripped schools of Biden-era protections from immigration enforcement.
Republicans claim they "haven't heard anything about this." 🙄 Educators are at the Capitol today to remind them & to advocate for legislation keeping ICE away from our schools. #mnleg
Alysa Liu, a U.S. Olympic figure skating gold medalist from an immigrant family, says immigrants deserve rights and is using her platform to speak out.
The Trump administration just announced they are suing the University of California for not complying with their demand to pay them $1 billion.
The move would defund programs to help cure cancer, treat heart disease, and prevent Alzheimer’s.
Hear about the true state of our union tonight, from @neapresident.bsky.social, @moveon.org, and more.
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Strong teaching and learning depend on educators who are valued, respected, and paid as such.
NEA Today’s special edition Salary Issue breaks down the data and what it takes to win better pay and working conditions for educators. #PSW26
We know that the state of the union is chaos and cruelty. And we will not tolerate it.
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I’m bringing Carroll County resident Michael Zabetakis to the #SOTU.
After GOP leadership & Trump allowed ACA tax credits to expire, his health insurance jumped from $500 to $1.5K a month.
He represents millions of Americans who did everything right yet now face crushing health care costs.
The SAVE America Act would make it harder for working people who don’t have passports and can’t afford international vacations to vote.
The Senate must protect our democracy and our ability to make our voices heard at the ballot box. We urge senators to reject this bill.
