Keira Ballantyne
@keiraballantyne.bsky.social
Educational linguist and lover of languages. Views are my own.
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From @ms.now: "DoorDash customers across the country now know what the company thinks the democratic rights of 700,000 Washingtonians are worth: about 20 cents." #DeleteDoorDash www.ms.now/opinion/door...
Opinion | DoorDash is selling out D.C. over a 20-cent delivery tax
The food delivery platform backed legislation that would strip Washington, D.C., residents of power over their own taxes.
www.ms.now
July 27, 2026 at 9:15 PM
From @ms.now: "DoorDash customers across the country now know what the company thinks the democratic rights of 700,000 Washingtonians are worth: about 20 cents." #DeleteDoorDash www.ms.now/opinion/door...
Today I walked past the school in our neighborhood that is running summer camp for little kids and there were a half dozen or so counselors that were cheering for each kid as they arrived and I asked them if I could get a cheer for going to work so that's how I'm starting my Monday off right.
July 27, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Today I walked past the school in our neighborhood that is running summer camp for little kids and there were a half dozen or so counselors that were cheering for each kid as they arrived and I asked them if I could get a cheer for going to work so that's how I'm starting my Monday off right.
Do you have congressional representation? Do you support public education? Today, the House Education and Workforce Committee introduced a package of ten different bills that would carve up the US Department of Education for parts.
July 13, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Do you have congressional representation? Do you support public education? Today, the House Education and Workforce Committee introduced a package of ten different bills that would carve up the US Department of Education for parts.
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“Ten separate small bills, not one. That is a designed decision to avoid the scrutiny of what one sweeping bill would get.”
The House Ed and Workforce Committee released ten sweeping bills aimed to dismantle the Dept. of Ed.
All4Ed CEO @amyloyd.bsky.social weighs in.
🎥 https://bit.ly/44rTatY
The House Ed and Workforce Committee released ten sweeping bills aimed to dismantle the Dept. of Ed.
All4Ed CEO @amyloyd.bsky.social weighs in.
🎥 https://bit.ly/44rTatY
July 13, 2026 at 10:05 PM
“Ten separate small bills, not one. That is a designed decision to avoid the scrutiny of what one sweeping bill would get.”
The House Ed and Workforce Committee released ten sweeping bills aimed to dismantle the Dept. of Ed.
All4Ed CEO @amyloyd.bsky.social weighs in.
🎥 https://bit.ly/44rTatY
The House Ed and Workforce Committee released ten sweeping bills aimed to dismantle the Dept. of Ed.
All4Ed CEO @amyloyd.bsky.social weighs in.
🎥 https://bit.ly/44rTatY
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On the anniversary of #PlylerVDoe, we honor the López family who stood up for their children’s right to learn.
Their courage created generational impact & protected access to public education for millions of students nationwide.
@natnewcomerntwk.bsky.social @letkidsthrive.bsky.social @nilc.org
Their courage created generational impact & protected access to public education for millions of students nationwide.
@natnewcomerntwk.bsky.social @letkidsthrive.bsky.social @nilc.org
June 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
On the anniversary of #PlylerVDoe, we honor the López family who stood up for their children’s right to learn.
Their courage created generational impact & protected access to public education for millions of students nationwide.
@natnewcomerntwk.bsky.social @letkidsthrive.bsky.social @nilc.org
Their courage created generational impact & protected access to public education for millions of students nationwide.
@natnewcomerntwk.bsky.social @letkidsthrive.bsky.social @nilc.org
I too am a member of the Cool Aunts Club, but when your shirt is partially obscured and the kerning is just right, the Cool ?unts Club is more ambiguous than you might prefer.
May 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I too am a member of the Cool Aunts Club, but when your shirt is partially obscured and the kerning is just right, the Cool ?unts Club is more ambiguous than you might prefer.
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A fictional scene.
King Charles: "Why do these D.C. license plates say 'End Taxation Without Representation'?"
Guide: "Well, your majesty, it's because they're taxed and unrepresented."
Charles: "Wait, like we did to America before it broke free?"
Guide: "Yes."
Charles: "Ironic, no?"
King Charles: "Why do these D.C. license plates say 'End Taxation Without Representation'?"
Guide: "Well, your majesty, it's because they're taxed and unrepresented."
Charles: "Wait, like we did to America before it broke free?"
Guide: "Yes."
Charles: "Ironic, no?"
April 28, 2026 at 8:35 PM
A fictional scene.
King Charles: "Why do these D.C. license plates say 'End Taxation Without Representation'?"
Guide: "Well, your majesty, it's because they're taxed and unrepresented."
Charles: "Wait, like we did to America before it broke free?"
Guide: "Yes."
Charles: "Ironic, no?"
King Charles: "Why do these D.C. license plates say 'End Taxation Without Representation'?"
Guide: "Well, your majesty, it's because they're taxed and unrepresented."
Charles: "Wait, like we did to America before it broke free?"
Guide: "Yes."
Charles: "Ironic, no?"
They are selling Snyder's On Tyranny with the impulse buys at the counter of the airport bookstore and I don't know if that's a beacon of light or a straight -up capitalist cooptation.
April 11, 2026 at 5:01 PM
They are selling Snyder's On Tyranny with the impulse buys at the counter of the airport bookstore and I don't know if that's a beacon of light or a straight -up capitalist cooptation.
Fankled. Definitely a word, Spelling Bee.
April 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Fankled. Definitely a word, Spelling Bee.
Front page of the LA Times. www.latimes.com/california/l...
LAPD arrests several protesters following clashes near federal prison
LAPD issued a tactical alert across the city due to "incidents" near the Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal prison.
www.latimes.com
March 29, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Front page of the LA Times. www.latimes.com/california/l...
This is one of the most useful things I've read in ages and I so appreciate Kaz Cooke. I read her books as a young woman and she always gave such solid advice.
Secret tricks to get much better results out of the very dreadful 'Google search' these days, plus other search engines for specific things. Statospherically useful for researchers. open.substack.com/pub/cardcata...
Google Has a Secret Reference Desk. Here's How to Use It.
40 Google features to find exactly what you need, the alternative search engines that do things Google won't, and the reference desk framework underneath all of it.
open.substack.com
March 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM
This is one of the most useful things I've read in ages and I so appreciate Kaz Cooke. I read her books as a young woman and she always gave such solid advice.
An urgent request to reach out to your representatives to prevent ICE actions in sensitive locations like schools and churches. Children cannot learn in fear. secure.everyaction.com/Laz-BgRDN0y8...
Act NOW to Protect Schools!
secure.everyaction.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:23 PM
An urgent request to reach out to your representatives to prevent ICE actions in sensitive locations like schools and churches. Children cannot learn in fear. secure.everyaction.com/Laz-BgRDN0y8...
Thinking about arts and crafts and their place in resistance ... and about whose art is recognized right away as "art" and when it is dismissed or contested. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Rage knitting’ against the machine: the hobbyists putting anti-ICE messages into crafts
Makers take a stand through ‘Melt the ICE’ red knit caps and sparkly nails – all while raising funds for those affected by immigration raids
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Thinking about arts and crafts and their place in resistance ... and about whose art is recognized right away as "art" and when it is dismissed or contested. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Know Your Rights: English Learner Students -- now available in 10 languages, courtesy of Asian Americans Advancing Justice. www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/publication/...
Fact Sheets: The Rights of Students Who are English Learners
Printable FAQs for Educators, Students, Family Members, and Community Leaeders
www.advancingjustice-aajc.org
December 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Know Your Rights: English Learner Students -- now available in 10 languages, courtesy of Asian Americans Advancing Justice. www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/publication/...
@clairegcoleman.bsky.social Heya old friend - looked you up & trying to connect! Heading to your part of this spinning orb at the end of the year - shoot me a message if you are around?
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
@clairegcoleman.bsky.social Heya old friend - looked you up & trying to connect! Heading to your part of this spinning orb at the end of the year - shoot me a message if you are around?
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Dismantling the Department of Education is nothing less than an abandonment of the future of our country. That's why AFT has joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop its unlawful actions that will hurt students and schools.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
School Groups Sue to Stop Dismantling of the Education Department
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Dismantling the Department of Education is nothing less than an abandonment of the future of our country. That's why AFT has joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop its unlawful actions that will hurt students and schools.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
From New America - impacts of the carve-up of the Education Department will (surprise!) hit disadvantaged students the most www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Damage to Come From Dismembering the U.S. Dept. of Ed
Moving education programs around, while adding in the back-and-forth communication and red ink required by complicated new partnerships, will create unnecessary confusion and delay for states and loca...
www.newamerica.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
From New America - impacts of the carve-up of the Education Department will (surprise!) hit disadvantaged students the most www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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NEWS: Lawmakers Launch Master ICE Tracker
Historic congressional data tool documents abuse and systemic violence in federal immigration enforcement.
migrantinsider.com/p/news-lawma...
Historic congressional data tool documents abuse and systemic violence in federal immigration enforcement.
migrantinsider.com/p/news-lawma...
NEWS: Democrats Launch Master ICE Tracker
Historic congressional data tool documents abuse and systemic violence in federal immigration enforcement.
migrantinsider.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
NEWS: Lawmakers Launch Master ICE Tracker
Historic congressional data tool documents abuse and systemic violence in federal immigration enforcement.
migrantinsider.com/p/news-lawma...
Historic congressional data tool documents abuse and systemic violence in federal immigration enforcement.
migrantinsider.com/p/news-lawma...
An ode to the spot where this immigrant learned about what a diner is. youtu.be/OZsmgXuqYp0?...
Wailana Coffee House
YouTube video by Jae Dubya - Topic
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November 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
An ode to the spot where this immigrant learned about what a diner is. youtu.be/OZsmgXuqYp0?...
Trappings of authoritarianism getting you down? Put on a chicken suit, grab your rainbow umbrella, and dance with a few thousand of your neighbors. Joy and solidarity.
October 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Trappings of authoritarianism getting you down? Put on a chicken suit, grab your rainbow umbrella, and dance with a few thousand of your neighbors. Joy and solidarity.
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Most amazing thing today happened even before the #NoKings
After we got on the Metro in DC the driver announced the following in his beautiful voice
(Note: this is what I remember, so not verbatim)
After we got on the Metro in DC the driver announced the following in his beautiful voice
(Note: this is what I remember, so not verbatim)
October 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Most amazing thing today happened even before the #NoKings
After we got on the Metro in DC the driver announced the following in his beautiful voice
(Note: this is what I remember, so not verbatim)
After we got on the Metro in DC the driver announced the following in his beautiful voice
(Note: this is what I remember, so not verbatim)
Love some multimodal math expression. Don't need to be proficient in English to understand this video!
Learning this relationship this way blew my mind.
Pythagorean theorem water demo
YouTube video by 00000000130
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September 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Love some multimodal math expression. Don't need to be proficient in English to understand this video!