Accessible self directed education as the gateway to the collaborative, sustainable and just future we so desire. she/her

New York City
Joined August 2008
It's awful when your child is miserable in school. Recently multiple friends have told me that school is not working for their child. Don't rule out unschooling or a self directed education school. Kids' sense of self returns when the school vice grip is released. #trustchildren
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People of #Maui #MauiFires I can not reach my Uncle. His name is Mark Stefl. He’s the only 7 foot dude on the island. He’s a well known tile contractor, avid bike rider and just an overall good human. Please help me find him.
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Spoutible has more features than all of the Twitter alternatives, and it is the only app with anti-abuse tools, enhanced blocking, and collaborative threading. Stop settling for media-hyped apps with basic features. Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d… iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/spouti…
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Ok, i'm over my pity party over a failed 16th birthday. One thing for sure though I refuse to wait until i'm 17 years old to hit my goal of $1M on my filter. So my goal for this week is to hit $750k which I am about $20k to this goal. gofund.me/01e73102 Let's make my birthday wish come true even if its still after my bday, one step at a time. Maybe we can hit the goal before the year ends.
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If you left your almost-full journal and a copy of Aurelius’ “Meditations” on the Q train, DM me so I can send them back to you. I know I’d be heartbroken if I lost my diary.
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Mercer Carlin retweeted
1. Tennessee House Speaker @CSexton25 led the charge to expel two elected members for violating "rules of decorum." But a Popular Information investigation has uncovered evidence Sexton is violating a more fundamental rule: THE STATE CONSTITUTION Follow along if interested 🧵
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Mercer Carlin retweeted
Climate. Justice. Race. Health. Safety. Values. Education. Mass incarceration. Judges. Hypocrisy. Everything. Truly everything. newrepublic.com/article/1716…
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DeSantis tried to destroy my reputation, undermine my credentials and work, intimidate me by ordering an armed raid on my home, silence me by jailing me, and threaten me with prison for refusing to drop my whistleblower case. He failed every time. It's been three weeks since we filed our lawsuit against the state. Last night, they arrested my son for non- threatening snapchat memes. The officer said it was the state's call. That corrupt, fascist pig is about to find out that the runway people gave him to defame and attack me isn't there when you kidnap and charge 13 year old autistic kids whose parents happen to be your 'worst nightmare' with felony threats of terrorism for sharing snapchat memes. I have been through this media circus before. I'm not the 30-year-old naive scientist that I was when this all started. I'm going to take every ounce of pain, fear and helplessness I'm feeling right now into saving my son and making sure you never escape what you've done.
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Her son was arrested for posting messages threatening violence: "I want to shoot up the school." "If I get a gun I’m gonna shoot up hnms lol." pnj.com/story/news/cri… "I’m feeling so silly I might shoot up a building full of people." miamiherald.com/news/politics-…
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Mercer Carlin retweeted
What might it look like if instead of spending all her energy & Bloomberg's money to lie about bail reform, Gov. Hochul instead slammed the GOP for playing politics w/ lives & tax dollars? Explained how much discretion judges already have to set bail, and how often they do it?
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I’m sick right now about what’s going on in NY. Every single politician knows how successful bail reform has been so far. They’ve seen years worth of evidence. But, right now, they’re again considering completely gutting the law bc of “public opinion” they’ve refused to educate.
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Conservative NY Gov. Kathy Hochul (masquerading as a Democrat) has been lying to the NY public, then citing polls based on these created misperceptions, to quench her thirst for more tragedies like this one. Needlessly. Shamelessly. Contrary to all facts & reason. An abomination.
She spent 3 YEARS on Rikers Island awaiting trial because she couldn't post bail. 3yrs later she was released, never convicted of any crime. Rikers was torture, where she spent months in solitary confinement. This is why we must protect Bail Reform.
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You didn’t hear about this. The cruelest NYC Mayor in history—Eric Adams—just cut Medicare for 250k retirees in NY. His next target—in partnership w/ MAGA Republicans & NY’s new conservative Governor (masquerading as a Democrat)—repealing bail reform. Don’t buy what he’s selling.
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BREAKING: dozens of tenants and homeless New Yorkers are blocking the entrance to @GovKathyHochul’s office for 78 minutes — for the 78,000 New Yorkers currently homeless. We need #GoodCause and #HAVP IN THE BUDGET.
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Well, the mask is off, if it was ever really on. As I predicted, the TikTok ban has evolved into blatant censorship of the internet. Let's talk about it. Big rant incoming, but if you enjoy continuing to have even some semblance of personal freedom, you're gonna wanna listen 🧵
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Mercer Carlin retweeted
The Los Angeles Police Department posted and then deleted this poll when they realized that it wasn’t going the way they expected.
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In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies a “Housing First” concept. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and counselling – without any preconditions. And: This policy is cheaper than accepting homelessness.
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Hi! I’m a grad student doing a project on race/surveillance/school discipline and could use some help. In 1970, June Jordan and Terri Bush collected poetry from 25 brown and black children living in Brooklyn. If you have any leads on the whereabouts of these people, please DM me!
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The situation in New York is incredibly grim right now. Eric Adams is trying to cut $14 million from our libraries, $13 million from public colleges, and millions from health, homeless services, and schools. All while there’s a $2 billion surplus and the NYPD gets $11 BILLION.
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Tonight It’s Going Down, Aaron Rupar, and Mastadon have been suspended. So anarchists, liberals, and his business competition. As far from free speech as you could possibly get.
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Mercer Carlin retweeted
Hey folx, anyone know of any small student led, teacher led, Black led or people of color led organizations doing amazing work in education that are looking for funding? Please @ them and send them my way. Donors choose projects are great too. Thanks!
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