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Jason (alias Macedonia)My man Manny Faces of Hip-Hop Can Save America dropped a manifesto earlier this month. Definitely worth a half hour of your time."...Prager University’s expansion into classrooms are all part of a long-planned, orchestrated plan to thoroughly control what kids learn and how they think. This video breaks down how PragerU operates and how Hip Hop culture offers proven lessons and tactics on how to counter these efforts."<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0_jDHrETns" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0_jDHrETns</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hiphop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiphop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publiceducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publiceducation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prageru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#prageru</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hiphoped" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiphoped</a>

leastactionAll politics is local. The far right organizes to try to take over the public school board in Calgary while steadfastly denying that they are doing so. <a href="https://www.sprawlcalgary.com/cbe-election-trustees-western-impact?mc_cid=7f0be89342" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sprawlcalgary.com/cbe-election-trustees-western-impact?mc_cid=7f0be89342</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alberta</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/publiceducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publiceducation</a>

BongolianRandi Weingarten (president of the American Federation of Teachers) & Jennifer Rubin: Public <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#education</a> in the face of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#fascism</a>: Randi Weingarten in conversation. “I want people to use my <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/book" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#book</a> (Why Fascists Fear Teachers), to think about all the craziness, the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#censorship</a>, the basically erasing of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#history</a>, and I want us to be clever and engaged and teacherish in terms of what we do.” <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheContrarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TheContrarian</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#union</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/teachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#teachers</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AFT</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/publiceducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#publiceducation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/public-education-in-the-face-of-fascism" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://contrarian.substack.com/p/public-education-in-the-face-of-fascism</a>

Ned YeungHope I'm not too late for this Friday reminder to wear red on Fridays and Bargaining days in support of Public Education in Alberta. Go <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Red4EdAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Red4EdAB</a><a href="https://beige.party/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#abpoli</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#union</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#solidarity</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/unionstrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unionstrong</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/publiceducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publiceducation</a>

Black White Blue in the SouthSubscribe, download and listen today! <a href="https://linktr.ee/bwabits" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/bwabits</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthCarolina</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SCPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCPol</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SCPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCPolitics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PlannedParentood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlannedParentood</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReproductiveRights</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ReproductiveHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReproductiveHealth</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AbortionRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AbortionRights</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WomensRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WomensRights</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Contraception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Contraception</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CharlieKirk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CharlieKirk</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PoliticalViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PoliticalViolence</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicEducation</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EllenWeaver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EllenWeaver</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SylviaWright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SylviaWright</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LisaEllis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LisaEllis</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/JamesTalarico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JamesTalarico</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DUI</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DrunkDriving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DrunkDriving</a>

Black White Blue in the SouthIn Episode 70, Bill and Jumelle watch as SC State Senator and Congressional Candidate Wes Climer brags that his kids' schools don't use electronic devices.Subscribe, download and listen today! <a href="https://linktr.ee/bwabits" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/bwabits</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthCarolina</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SCPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCPolitics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WesClimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WesClimer</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicEducation</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Abacus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Abacus</a> <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/ahfLhl0Zn60" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/shorts/ahfLhl0Zn60</a>

Black White Blue in the SouthBill and Jumelle deliver the second half of our episode from last week, this time focusing on Sen Wes Climer (candidate for SC Governor) and Artificial Intelligence!Subscribe, download and listen today! <a href="https://linktr.ee/bwabits" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/bwabits</a><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthCarolina</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SCPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCPol</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SCPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCPolitics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WesClimer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WesClimer</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/scgovernor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scgovernor</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicEducation</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SchoolVouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SchoolVouchers</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PrivateSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PrivateSchools</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ReligiousSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ReligiousSchools</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NotebookLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NotebookLM</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/chatbots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chatbots</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/consciousness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#consciousness</a>

The USA PotatoAuthoritarian Wave in US Shows Democracy’s Fragility, South African Scholar Says The racist upswell in the US looks “clearer from the outside,” says South African philosopher Nuraan Davids. <a href="https://murica.website/2025/09/authoritarian-wave-in-us-shows-democracys-fragility-south-african-scholar-says/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://murica.website/2025/09/authoritarian-wave-in-us-shows-democracys-fragility-south-african-scholar-says/</a>

Sojourner00Democrats vs. MAGA <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minimumwage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#minimumwage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/childcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#childcare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#infrastructure</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cleanenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cleanenergy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workerrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#workerrights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unions</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drugcosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#drugcosts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foodcosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foodcosts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homecosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homecosts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#medicaid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#medicare</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/guncontrol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#guncontrol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publiceducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publiceducation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gerrymandering</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigration</a>

OUR COMMON GROUNDGeesus , what have we unleashed?DeSantis evil and his ignorant pet lizard, FL Surgeon Gen. Dr. Joseph Ladapo."Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced the move during a press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 3, comparing the mandates to “slavery.”“Every last one of them is wrong and drips with disdain and slavery,” Ladapo said."<a href="https://dailyvoice.com/connecticut/fairfield/florida-ends-vaccine-mandates-calling-them-slavery-experts-decry-decision/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://dailyvoice.com/connecticut/fairfield/florida-ends-vaccine-mandates-calling-them-slavery-experts-decry-decision/</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FL</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DeSantis" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#DeSantis</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lepado" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Lepado</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Public" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Public</a> Health <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/publiceducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#publiceducation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#USpol</a>

Black White Blue in the SouthIn Episode 60, Bill & Jumelle interviewed Sylvia Wright, candidate for SC Superintendent of Education.Subscribe, download and listen today! <a href="https://linktr.ee/bwabits" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/bwabits</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthCarolina</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SCPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCPol</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SCPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCPolitics</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Teaching</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicEducation</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SCEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SCEducation</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EllenWeaver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EllenWeaver</a> <a href="https://www.wright2026sc.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wright2026sc.com/</a>

Houston Public MediaRep. Alma Allen, D-Houston, announced she would not seek reelection after 20 years in the Texas House and endorsed her son, former State Board of Education member Lawrence Allen, Jr., to succeed her.<a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/03/529935/rep-alma-allen-longtime-houston-democratic-lawmaker-to-retire-from-texas-house/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/03/529935/rep-alma-allen-longtime-houston-democratic-lawmaker-to-retire-from-texas-house/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Houston</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Local</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicEducation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepAlmaAllen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepAlmaAllen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateBoardOfEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StateBoardOfEducation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateLawmaker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StateLawmaker</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TexasHouse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TexasLegislature</a>

LM Little<a href="https://mstdn.ca/@dyckron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dyckron</a> Everything the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UCP</a> touches is a disaster for the Commons and the Common Good. Like every Con govt in the country, the UCP tries to blame their anti-democratic, anti-citizen actions on others. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alberta</a> must take these clowns down! Where are you Nenshi?<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookbans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookbans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publicEducation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#abpoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abLeg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#abLeg</a>

Preston MacDougall<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@briankrebs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@briankrebs</a> Hey kids, the current state of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> is what happens when your country becomes a <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kakistocracy</a>.So <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#resist</a> while you can! And make sure that the global ranking of your <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicEducation</a> system isn’t ‘in the toilet’!

Wittgenstein's MonsterWhile we’re talking about education—and it being free— let’s remember Thurgood Marshall.On this day in 1967, he became the first Black Supreme Court Justice. He fought for education not as a commodity, but as a cornerstone of justice.“Education is not the teaching of three R’s. Education is teaching of the overall citizenship—to learn, to live together with fellow citizens…”<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThurgoodMarshall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ThurgoodMarshall</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicEducation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EducationForAll</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OnThisDay</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JusticeForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JusticeForAll</a>

Algernon D'AmmassaCheck out this cool autism center in Lovington, New Mexico, in a school district that made a big investment in its kiddos *and* its staff. <a href="https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_1acc819d-7e39-4675-81a8-e7dd842451ae.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_1acc819d-7e39-4675-81a8-e7dd842451ae.html</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewMexico</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/LovingtonNM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LovingtonNM</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#autism</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/specialeducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#specialeducation</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/publiceducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publiceducation</a>

Chery (Great Australian Pods)<a href="https://mastodon.social/@IndyMediaAus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@IndyMediaAus</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicEducation</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Australia</a>

Democracy LabsHow to really ruin your children's future: What happens politics trumps education <a href="https://thedemlabs.org/2025/08/19/ryan-walters-republicans-ruin-public-education-when-politics-trumps-education/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thedemlabs.org/2025/08/19/ryan-walters-republicans-ruin-public-education-when-politics-trumps-education/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publiceducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publiceducation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ryanwalters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ryanwalters</a>

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