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Aug 23, 2018 • 7 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
So, @BetsyDeVos is considering allowing states to use federal funding to purchase guns for educators.

Here’s what that money would be taken away from: 

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#NoRA #BooksNotGuns
Title IV, Part A, is the mechanism through which community schools, 21st century and afterschool programs are funded.  Authorized at $1.6 billion in FY 2018, Title IV a block grant with 3 basic activities.

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•Providing students with a well-rounded education (e.g., college and career counseling, STEM, music and arts, civics, IB/AP, computer science)

#NoRA #BooksNotGuns 3/7
•Supporting safe and healthy students (e.g., comprehensive school mental health, drug and violence prevention, training on trauma-informed practices, health and physical education) and...

#NoRA #BooksNotGuns 4/7
•Supporting the effective use of technology (e.g., professional development, blended and personalized learning, and devices).

#NoRA #BooksNotGuns 5/7
Title IV also covers school safety, but this money could be used on mental health programs, etc. 

Any money diverted to buying guns is coming directly from finite resources that are and should be allocated for some of our neediest students. 

#NoRA #BooksNotGuns 6/7
Please make your objections as parents, students, activists and concerned citizens. Tell @BetsyDeVos we demand #BooksNotGuns.

#NoRA 7/7

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Oct 7, 2018
ENOUGH BEING SAD.

LET’S GET TO WORK!!

There are six Republican incumbents running for Senate re-election.

All six of them voted to confirm Kavanaugh.

Here's how to support their opponents (THREAD):
1. Mississippi Special Election VOTE FOR: @espyforsenate
DONATE: secure.actblue.com/donate/espy

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Oct 6, 2018
My thoughts on this sad day for America (a thread):

Right-wing & corporate special interests selected this nominee and propped up his nomination with tens of millions of dollars in dark money.

We need to prioritize protecting our courts, which starts with retaking the Senate.
They picked Kavanaugh because they know he is a reliable vote; he is a lifelong foot soldier for these interests, a political operative who became one of the most partisan ideological judges in the country.
That they supported Kavanaugh despite his obvious and disqualifying flaws - temperament, dishonesty, rabid partisanship, credible accusations of sexual assault - speaks to how beholden they are to these special interest powers, and how critical the Court is in their plan.
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Sep 11, 2018
Even as hundreds of separated children remain terrified & alone in detention, the Trump Administration is moving to try & replace family separation with indefinite family incarceration in an unacceptable bid to jail children indefinitely and subject them to more trauma and abuse.
To move this plan forward, the Trump Administration is trying to strip away existing safeguards and protections for children through a new regulation to allow for the long-term imprisonment of children in facilities with well-documented abusive conditions.
The number one priority of the Flores Settlement Agreement is that children not be incarcerated. This foundational principle, which the government agreed to in the settlement, recognizes that the best way to ensure a child’s wellbeing is to keep them out of jail.
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Sep 7, 2018
A summary of just a few critical moments that should TERRIFY YOU from Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing.

(SCREAMING-AT-THE-TOP-OF-MY-LUNGS- THREAD)

#StopKavanaugh
JUDGE KAVANAUGH REFUSED TO SAY HE WOULD UPHOLD WOMEN’S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS UNDER ROE V. WADE.

#StopKavanaugh
JUDGE KAVANAUGH REFUSED TO SAY IT WAS WRONG TO FIRE SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR STATE AN OPINION ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY.

#StopKavanaugh
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Sep 6, 2018
America! Take note! What happened today was an act of patriotism by Senator Booker for the people. But maybe it’s what happened next was most outstanding—the entire @SenateDems in the judiciary committee stood with Booker and therefore stood with the American people. 1/5
The @GOP wants you to believe that they are the party for the people. The way they want you to believe this is by just repeating the words over and over. Words are just words. What actionable items have the Republicans done for the American people? 2/5
Weren’t we taught actions speak louder than words? Think about which party fights for your right to healthcare and equality — which party fights for your right to live out the American Dream by giving those willing to work hard for it, every possibility to achieve it. 3/5
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Aug 11, 2018
Heather Heyer was tragically killed one year ago in an act of domestic terrorism in Charlottesville, Virginia.

She was protesting the bigotry of neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klan members and other white nationalists when she was plowed down by a car. She was 32 years old.

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Heather was in Charlottesville that day because she felt an innate pull to defend our country from the infestation of racism and hatred.

She was our representation--of good. Of peace. Of light.
Wake up America. Talk about race with your children. Especially now. Raise a fearless Heather in all her strength and glory.

Be brave for humanity.
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