Donald Trump now claims Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden created the Epstein Files and says we should stop asking questions and just trust Pam Bondi. He calls the Epstein documents “Radical Left inspired” and says his DOJ should focus on other things.
Long new post from Trump defending Pam Bondi and calling on his MAGA followers to stop going after her. He tells them to “not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein, somebody that nobody cares about.”
A few things are clear from this:1. Trump has lost control of the narrative.2. Trump is panicked about what is in the Epstein files.3. When the files get released, Trump will say they are forgeries.4. Trump is going to target Democrats with political prosecutions.
Today I am overwhelmed with the news, the horrible news from Trump and his tyrannical regime.
If you’re not white, or you have friends or loved ones who aren’t white, or you’re not a total sociopath and therefore care about fellow humans who aren’t white, you need to understand this regime thinks not being white is inherently suspect, and lots of your fellow Americans are fine with that.
🚨🚨🚨 Rep. Wasserman Schultz just toured “Alligator Alcatraz” and came out shaking: “It’s 34 people per cage. They drink, brush, and defecate in the same tiny unit. The photos don’t come close to the stench of it.”We’re packing human beings into kennel conditions, then calling it justice.
"I don’t care if Clinton is in the Epstein files. I don’t care if any Democrats are on the client list. I don’t care if any progressives are on the client list… You know why? Because I'm not in a cult."charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/i-dont-car…
WaPo: purchased and gutted to pump propaganda by an oligarch.LA Times: purchased and gutted to pump propaganda by an oligarch. CNN: gutted and pushing propagandaMSNBC: being actively gutted and spun offCBS News: being purchased by an oligarch's failson and set up to push propaganda.
Never before in American history, has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many of us, while simultaneously preventing others — Congress, the courts, the American people — from having a say or even knowing what he’s going to do next. http://www.rawstory.com/there-s-only...
Your U. S. Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, who sent out a blanket warning to all public school superintendents to stop doing their various programs which help the special needs kids… and teach about civil rights… and use equity in hiring practices… incredible in America in 2025….
But a big bravo to this school super, today’s HOTD, who wrote back to the Secretary … so succinctly and spot on… so worth sharing… In our Gestapo like state right now, s/he has had to stay anonymous for his own and his family’s safety… but the letter is getting viral attention… ❤
April 8, 2025 To Whom It May (Unfortunately) Concern at the U.S. Department of Education:
Thank you for your April 3 memorandum, which I read several times — not because it was legally persuasive, but because I kept checking to see if it was satire. Alas, it appears you are serious.
You’ve asked me, as superintendent of a public school district, to sign a “certification” declaring that we are not violating federal civil rights law — by, apparently, acknowledging that civil rights issues still exist. You cite Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, then proceed to argue that offering targeted support to historically marginalized students is somehow discriminatory.
That’s not just legally incoherent — it’s a philosophical Möbius strip of bad faith. Let me see if I understand your logic: If we acknowledge racial disparities, that’s racism.
If we help English learners catch up, that’s favoritism.
If we give a disabled child a reading aide, we’re denying someone else the chance to struggle equally.
And if we train teachers to understand bias, we’re indoctrinating them — but if we train them to ignore it, we’re “restoring neutrality”?
How convenient that your sudden concern for “equal treatment” seems to apply only when it’s used to silence conversations about race, identity, or inequality.
Let’s talk about our English learners. Would you like us to stop offering translation services during parent-teacher conferences? Should we cancel bilingual support staff to avoid the appearance of “special treatment”? Or would you prefer we just teach all content in English and hope for the best, since acknowledging linguistic barriers now counts as discrimination?
And while we’re at it — what’s your official stance on IEPs? Because last I checked, individualized education plans intentionally give students with disabilities extra support. Should we start removing accommodations to avoid offending the able-bodied majority? Maybe cancel occupational therapy altogether so no one feels left out?
If a student with a learning disability receives extended time on a test, should we now give everyone extended time, even if they don’t need it? Just to keep the playing field sufficiently flat and unthinking?
Your letter paints equity as a threat. But equity is not the threat. It’s the antidote to decades of failure. Equity is what ensures all students have a fair shot. Equity is what makes it possible for a child with a speech impediment to present at the science fair. It’s what helps the nonverbal kindergartner use an AAC device. It’s what gets the newcomer from Ukraine the ESL support she needs without being left behind.
And let’s not skip past the most insulting part of your directive — the ten-day deadline. A national directive sent to thousands of districts with the subtlety of a ransom note, demanding signatures within a week and a half or else you’ll cut funding that supports… wait for it… low-income students, disabled students, and English learners.
Brilliant. Just brilliant. A moral victory for bullies and bureaucrats everywhere.
So no, we will not be signing your “certification.”
We are not interested in joining your theater of compliance.
We are not interested in gutting equity programs that serve actual children in exchange for your political approval.
We are not interested in abandoning our legal, ethical, and educational responsibilities to satisfy your fear of facts.
We are interested in teaching the truth.
We are interested in honoring our students’ identities.
We are interested in building a school system where no child is invisible, and no teacher is punished for caring too much.
And yes — we are prepared to fight this. In the courts. In the press. In the community. In Congress, if need be. Because this district will not be remembered as the one that folded under pressure. We will be remembered as the one that stood its ground — not for politics, but for kids.
Sincerely, District Superintendent Still Teaching. Still Caring. Still Not Signing.
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A detailed and astounding report on ICE’s meteoric rise of funding and hiring and how it is creating an undertrained, overly aggressive massive masked police force. Great work, Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social http://www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
BREAKING: Kristi Noem just had a meltdown on Fox News and flat-out lied about Trump firing 2,000 emergency workers and blamed Democrats for “politicizing” their sloppy and botched response. “Nobody was fired…” BULLSHIT! Alerts failed. Babies drowned. Share to expose her!
The federal government is suing Los Angeles because the city is not helping with immigration enforcement. But under the American system of federalism, LA is under no obligation to do so.bit.ly/44l4kBu
Trump said the Everglades center would house “some of the most vicious people on the planet."But > a third of the detainees have no US criminal charges or convictions.DHS says they are "terrorists, gangsters" but "they just don’t have a rap sheet in the US”www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i…
I went out for drinks tonight with the Progressive Caucus. A ton of young people. Which is great. But when the subject of the July 17 actions came up, NOT ONE of the young people knew who he was or what he did or understood what Good Trouble meant.
Bondi said she'd ask the career ethics person (possibly Tirrell, possibly Weinsheimer) on all her own EGREGIOUS conflicts, such as w/Geo, Pfizer, and Qatar. Ah well, we never believed her bullshit anyway.
Jaime Alanís Garcia's niece said he died on Saturday afternoon.Some people don’t think I should care so much about immigration. But look at the image of Mr. García in the hospital. As a physician, how can I not care about the impact of immigration activities on human beings who become patients?
NEWS: Trump showed up at the FIFA Club World Cup Final and got booed loudly—first during the national anthem when shown on the Jumbotron, then again during the trophy presentation. Some attendees even flipped him off. It did not go well.
The Sky Dancing banner headline uses a snippet from a work by artist Tashi Mannox called 'Rainbow Study'. The work is described as a" study of typical Tibetan rainbow clouds, that feature in Thanka painting, temple decoration and silk brocades". dakinikat was immediately drawn to the image when trying to find stylized Tibetan Clouds to represent Sky Dancing. It is probably because Tashi's practice is similar to her own. His updated take on the clouds that fill the collection of traditional thankas is quite special.
You can find his work at his website by clicking on his logo below. He is also a calligraphy artist that uses important vajrayana syllables. We encourage you to visit his on line studio.
So it has been 40 fucking years…an look where we are today.
Your U. S. Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, who sent out a blanket warning to all public school superintendents to stop doing their various programs which help the special needs kids… and teach about civil rights… and use equity in hiring practices… incredible in America in 2025….
But a big bravo to this school super, today’s HOTD, who wrote back to the Secretary … so succinctly and spot on… so worth sharing… In our Gestapo like state right now, s/he has had to stay anonymous for his own and his family’s safety… but the letter is getting viral attention… ❤
April 8, 2025
To Whom It May (Unfortunately) Concern at the U.S. Department of Education:
Thank you for your April 3 memorandum, which I read several times — not because it was legally persuasive, but because I kept checking to see if it was satire. Alas, it appears you are serious.
You’ve asked me, as superintendent of a public school district, to sign a “certification” declaring that we are not violating federal civil rights law — by, apparently, acknowledging that civil rights issues still exist. You cite Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, then proceed to argue that offering targeted support to historically marginalized students is somehow discriminatory.
That’s not just legally incoherent — it’s a philosophical Möbius strip of bad faith.
Let me see if I understand your logic:
If we acknowledge racial disparities, that’s racism.
If we help English learners catch up, that’s favoritism.
If we give a disabled child a reading aide, we’re denying someone else the chance to struggle equally.
And if we train teachers to understand bias, we’re indoctrinating them — but if we train them to ignore it, we’re “restoring neutrality”?
How convenient that your sudden concern for “equal treatment” seems to apply only when it’s used to silence conversations about race, identity, or inequality.
Let’s talk about our English learners. Would you like us to stop offering translation services during parent-teacher conferences? Should we cancel bilingual support staff to avoid the appearance of “special treatment”? Or would you prefer we just teach all content in English and hope for the best, since acknowledging linguistic barriers now counts as discrimination?
And while we’re at it — what’s your official stance on IEPs? Because last I checked, individualized education plans intentionally give students with disabilities extra support. Should we start removing accommodations to avoid offending the able-bodied majority? Maybe cancel occupational therapy altogether so no one feels left out?
If a student with a learning disability receives extended time on a test, should we now give everyone extended time, even if they don’t need it? Just to keep the playing field sufficiently flat and unthinking?
Your letter paints equity as a threat. But equity is not the threat. It’s the antidote to decades of failure. Equity is what ensures all students have a fair shot. Equity is what makes it possible for a child with a speech impediment to present at the science fair. It’s what helps the nonverbal kindergartner use an AAC device. It’s what gets the newcomer from Ukraine the ESL support she needs without being left behind.
And let’s not skip past the most insulting part of your directive — the ten-day deadline. A national directive sent to thousands of districts with the subtlety of a ransom note, demanding signatures within a week and a half or else you’ll cut funding that supports… wait for it… low-income students, disabled students, and English learners.
Brilliant. Just brilliant. A moral victory for bullies and bureaucrats everywhere.
So no, we will not be signing your “certification.”
We are not interested in joining your theater of compliance.
We are not interested in gutting equity programs that serve actual children in exchange for your political approval.
We are not interested in abandoning our legal, ethical, and educational responsibilities to satisfy your fear of facts.
We are interested in teaching the truth.
We are interested in honoring our students’ identities.
We are interested in building a school system where no child is invisible, and no teacher is punished for caring too much.
And yes — we are prepared to fight this. In the courts. In the press. In the community. In Congress, if need be. Because this district will not be remembered as the one that folded under pressure. We will be remembered as the one that stood its ground — not for politics, but for kids.
Sincerely,
District Superintendent
Still Teaching. Still Caring. Still Not Signing.
Thank you Bruce Levy for the share of this.
Joe Becigneul
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https://amazing.livextop.com/posts/asked-phone-mick-jagger-gave-miracle-quiet-hospital-room-dying-boy-clung-one-last-wish-call-mick-jagger-pt-toan123#google_vignette
Noem really is nasty little piece of work.
https://www.threads.com/@calltoactivism/post/DMDqL8lOh2L
BREAKING: Kristi Noem just had a meltdown on Fox News and flat-out lied about Trump firing 2,000 emergency workers and blamed Democrats for “politicizing” their sloppy and botched response. “Nobody was fired…” BULLSHIT! Alerts failed. Babies drowned. Share to expose her!