Tamara

Tamara

@tamdoe.bsky.social

25 yrs teaching HS English in VERY RED district in FL. 2 AMAZING daughters. Empty-nester. Passionate about books, bees, & a better world. My dad and I build neighborhood libraries to spread literacy and build community. www.litInspired.com

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Lit Inspired@litinspired.bsky.social

Bluesky friends. I'm pinning this story here to share how this girl & her dad started a neighborhood library business as a direct result of Trump's agenda. I truly appreciate you taking the time to read our story. 💙 #BookSky #ReadBannedBooks #NeighborhoodLibraries #MakeART

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I think it would be good to get some women in charge of the countries that have nuclear weapons. Women talk to each other. Women can be reasonable. Enough with the macho men and swinging dicks.

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THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE 🥹 Presenting the book cover of “I’m So Happy You’re Here: A Celebration of Library Joy,” written by myself and illustrated by my friend Lorraine Nam. Published by Random House Children’s Books 🐧💚 Preorder at bit.ly/ISHYH-Reveal 📖✨

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4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care - Los Angeles Times Don’t ever tell me that Christians support the GOP. There is nothing Christian or Christ-like about this. Just plain old cruelty and callousness:

latimes.com4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical careIn 2023, a Mexican girl, 4, was allowed U.S. entry for lifesaving medical care. She and her parents, who live in Bakersfield, have been told they must leave.

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I have been advocating for Kilmar Abrego Garcia & now it's time to also put our attention onto Andry Hernandez Romero. trump condemned him to CECOT, in El Salvador. He came here as a gay man to seek asylum; he committed no crime in the U.S. and has followed all the steps here to seek asylum.

ebar.comEditorial: We must all advocate for Andry’s releaseGay makeup artist Andry Jose Hernández Romero sits in a notorious prison in El Salvador for no good reason.

Bluesky, please make this go viral. This beloved teacher in my FL district is losing her job for using a student's preferred name. Students are protesting & started these petitions. Please share & sign. (Read my pinned post on @litinspired.bsky.social and see how red and awful this county is.)

Lit Inspired@litinspired.bsky.social

PLEASE READ: This teacher in my district is being targeted--FIRST CASE in Fl but this will become national. If you read my pinned story I shared how our district is one of the reddest & most toxic. This is how. The students are fighting for her. Bluesky--please share. www.change.org/p/reinstate-...

Yes Brevard! Even our super red county…the one that birthed Moms for Liberty cofounder, housed the horrible Randy Fine, and home to countless J6 criminals, showed up! @maddow.msnbc.com

brevarddems.bsky.social@brevarddems.bsky.social

Every corner at FL 520 & US1 is packed with regular Americans saying Hell No! HandsOff our democracy. Hands off our rights. Hands off our Medicaid. Hands of every damn thing Musk & Trump and the gutless GOP is trying to take frrom us! And this in deep red Brevard. #HandsOff

Yesterday I pinned a lengthy post about how I partnered with my dad to start putting neighborhood libraries everywhere. I explained how red my county is. Forgot to even mention, this is where Randy Fine started his political career.🤮Thought Trump was bad? Randy Fine is worse. More vile & vindictive.

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Do you know who laid the foundation for the FDA? President Theodore Roosevelt. Do you know why? Because he read a great piece of literature that exposed the mistreatment of immigrant workers and the disgusting, unsanitary practices in meatpacking plants… The book is called “The Jungle.”

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Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"

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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥

No need to burn them then, I guess.

Jeff Sharlet@jeffsharlet.bsky.social

Learned from a newspaper ad woman in upstate NY and a bookshop owner in Montreal what this trade war could do to words. Much or most newsprint comes from Canada, soon subject to U.S. tariffs. & Canada is putting 25% on U.S. books. Which includes, get this, Handmaid’s Tale.

Ok. In all the daily chaos this one got by me. So, wait, WHAT? Because you f'd up with our hard-working immigrant population, now we want to send our 14 year olds to work overnight shifts on school nights. Makes sense. WTF! I know for a fact I will have students that will have to do this. 🤬

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Hey journalists Take note. She did great at not letting him deflect. She stayed the course.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

KEILAR: Will you investigate? MAST: If they start deleting 30k emails- K: The texts are set to delete M: They're not deleting while under investigation K: You're not investigating M: They're not trying to delete K: How do you know? M: That's what's required K: It was also required of HRC

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So, if they're defunding USAID, VOA, VA, Medicaid, libraries, museums, public education, FEMA. Screwing with ACA, PBS, FDIC, SS, and Medicare or whatever else is on their shortlist. What are we paying taxes for? It's not like they're doing anything to help us, just taking stuff away.

My dad (retired carpenter) & myself (HS Lit teacher) started building neighborhood libraries after the election. Needed to redirect our anger & sadness--wanted to do something positive using our 💙and🤝. We're starting to grow. Today we finished HIS library (he loves Dr. Seuss). Look at this talent.

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If you actively seek to tear down libraries that provide books, internet, and other resources to all people; public schools that provide education to all children; public housing and food for poor people; health care and equal rights for everyone - you are a bad person.

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Walz: "It's so obscene that he would put a mock classroom -- we all know he's never been in one. He wouldn't last for a minute. He's surrounded by people who know nothing about education. They want to make this about bureaucracy and cutting. This is about children."

Fantastic

JustJoe2024@justjoe2024.bsky.social

FL is the 3rd largest taker of federal education funds. FL has no income tax. So blue states have been subsidizing them. Will local FL districts need to raise property taxes to make up the loss? Cant wait to hear what captain ron has planned

Hi #nursesky friends. I asked this a few months ago. Any #travelnurse out there interested in Melbourne Fl? I’m wanting to rent out two rooms in my home starting in Sept and I’m trying to find like-minded folks. I’m on Furnished Finders. If you know of any groups I’d appreciate some info. 😁💙

A real battle. I love my students and they are some pretty smart cookies, but there is SO much they do not know. I am generalizing here but I would guess that most govt & history teachers at our schools (here in FL) are MAGA. As an Eng teacher when I try to teach something outside of "literature" ..

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Walz: I think they hate public education because it’s easier to run an authoritarian government if you don’t have a population that knows.

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So I asked my student: "Did you tell him that decorum was lost years ago, especially when Joe Wilson yelled 'you lie' during Obama's? OR when MTG and Boebert chanted during Biden's?" They said, "No, I didn't know about that." They lack so much background knowledge. Many of them have no idea about

the "grab 'em by the pussy" tape. They are seniors, voting age, and they have no idea. As a teacher, it is overwhelming with where to start. My biggest concern is how they will navigate the oncoming censorship of media landscape. ME telling them about independent journalists will still lean bias.

A real battle. I love my students and they are some pretty smart cookies, but there is SO much they do not know. I am generalizing here but I would guess that most govt & history teachers at our schools (here in FL) are MAGA. As an Eng teacher when I try to teach something outside of "literature" ..

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Walz: I think they hate public education because it’s easier to run an authoritarian government if you don’t have a population that knows.

it is viewed as indoctrinating. 🙄 The other day my students came in so angry that our history teacher was complaining about how Democrats have lost all decorum because of how Green protested during the State of Union. Teacher said "they can't even clap for things that are good for the country."