@benroffman

SpEd teacher. Writer. One of my students told me that I smell like a JCPenney.

 Chicago, IL
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Joined July 2008
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If you like movies and podcasts, I host a movie podcast, Movie Club Presents, with two of my best pals. Check it out (or don’t): movieclubpresents.com or wherever you get your pods.

Movie Club Presents

Three rascals yappin' about movies. Hollywood, you're on notice.

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.@jk_rowling I’m divorced now so fuck you for that. Also, are there any trans people at Hogwarts? You’re the worst. You preach inclusivity while spreading hate. Kids look up to you, idiot.
Ben@benroffman16 Dec 2014
Replying to @jk_rowling
@jk_rowling my wife said there are no Jews at Hogwarts. I’m a Jew so I assume she said it to be the only magical 1 in the family. Thoughts?
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To clarify: 1. I don’t blame JK Rowling for my divorce . . . I blame John Grisham. 2. My ex wasn’t antisemitic. We were just one of those normal, healthy couples that didn’t like each other. 3. If I’m being honest, I don’t really know what a Hogwarts is. Sounds spooky though.
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Also, here’s a good thread on the idiot.
Bad Writing Takes 🖊️🏳️‍🌈@BadWritingTakes13 Mar 2024
This is a bizarre but incredibly important interaction for understanding how JK Rowling's mind works post-radicalisation, and how cult movements and extremist groups are able to function in conflict with seemingly undeniable reality. A small thread 🧵
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Is this a good tweet?
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Replying to @Koslofskyspeaks
This guy as Hestu
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Coworker just said he should be live action Link and now I’m losing my mind
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@NPR12 Apr 2023
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If tonight is proof of anything, it’s proof that anything is possible. It’s proof that we can build a Chicago as big and generous as its promise. And it’s proof that City Hall can truly belong to the people. Tonight is just the beginning. Thank you, Chicago. Let’s go. 💪🏿
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Our movement made it into the run-off! Brandon Johnson will build a #ChicagoForTheMany! This moment is only possible b/c of our multiracial working class movement with a bold, progressive vision for Chicago & we need you to help keep the momentum going! brandonforchicago.com/get-in…
Craig Wall ABC 7@craigrwall1 Mar 2023
BREAKING: Lori Lightfoot has conceded to Brandon Johnson in the race for second place. @ABC7Chicago
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I will continue to speak for the families who are seeking justice around the world— whether they are displaced in refugee camps or hiding under their bed somewhere like I was. I didn’t come to Congress to be silent. I came to Congress to be their voice.
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@MSNOWNews2 Feb 2023
Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks ahead of the vote to oust her from the Foreign Affairs Committee: "My leadership and voice will not be diminished if I'm not on this committee for one term. My voice will get louder and stronger...take your vote or not. I am here to stay."
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I joined some of our unhoused neighbors this morning as the city threatened to sweep their tents on the Northwest Side. Those with few resources have to fight so hard for the bare minimum in Chicago. It shouldn't be this way. Housing is a human right. Leaders need to act like it.
Christine Flores@CFlores_tv31 Jan 2023
A protest is being held to stop the removal of a homeless encampment underneath the viaduct at Hirsch and Monticello in #Chicago. @CDRosa @Brandon4Chicago @AnthonyJQuezada gathered with others. More on the @WGNNews midday.
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Today’s Winter Assembly was nothing short of amazing! Students: Sam on vocals (just came to this country last year), Dorian on piano, Davion on drums & Hayford on Sax. Staff also accompanying. What a way to kick start the Holidays. This is NLC! 🎷🥁@network14cps @ChiPubSchools
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Naomi Watts’ character in The Ring really doesn’t seem to vibe with her son. I love this scene where it’s like they are exes who have just run into each other
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Every time I take a bath I feel like the female lead in a thriller.
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i can’t tell y’all how many boys i’ve had balling their eyes out in my office when i gave them permission to feel anything but anger. this is why i really don’t play about kids. they deserve to be protected. they deserve space to feel. to be full human beings.
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For Yaritzel Zavala, the day of Northside Learning Center High School's prom was a tad bittersweet. “We get to be in our comfort zone here. Everybody in this whole school, we consider each other family. And we have to support each other as we grow up.” bit.ly/3aBJEf5

Hair spray, Cinderella dresses and sleepless nights of anticipation mark prom at CPS special needs...

“This is the motivator for positive behavior for the whole year so students can get to prom,” Northside Learning Center High School Assistant Principal Elizabeth Mourtokokis said.

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I mean, I call my 7th graders my little lambs and my 8th graders my baby birds which has the benefit of being gender neutral AND they absolutely hate it. 💛
Dr Jo Hartland 🏳️‍⚧️🍉@drjohartland28 Apr 2022
Question from a pronoun frustrated educator: “But what is a gender neutral way of greeting a room of students?” Me: “Hello everyone” 🫠
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Heck yeah. My favorite show right now.
Variety
@Variety6 Apr 2022
‘Severance’ Renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV Plus variety.com/2022/tv/news/sev…

‘Severance’ Renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV Plus

Crank up the defiant jazz: "Severance" has been renewed for Season 2 at Apple TV Plus.

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@WTOP24 Mar 2022
BREAKING: Federal judge rules in favor of 12 immunocompromised students claiming Virginia's new mask-optional law violates their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act. wtop.com/virginia/2022/03/ju…

Judge rules in favor of immunocompromised students, but masking still optional in Virginia – WTOP...

A federal judge ruled in favor of the families of 12 immunocompromised students, who filed a lawsuit claiming that Virginia's new mask-optional law violates the

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