Laura Roop
@LauraRoop
Former Director, Western Pennsylvania Writing Project, University of Pittsburgh. Professional resources, personal perspectives
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It’s a sad day when a judge has to order the President of the United States to feed vulnerable families and hungry children with funds already designated for that very purpose.
Leaning into our individual humanity and focusing on authentic writing are the most powerful tools available to us as teachers in the age of AI. metawriting.deannamascle.com/centering-huma…
How is this not a huge news story???!!!
The Trump administration has frozen or cut $27 billion in funding in Democrat districts, compared to $739 million in Republican districts. There are open abuses of power occurring daily that would’ve been unthinkable under any other administration.
The last government shutdown was when Donald Trump was President. It cost the American people $11 BILLION. Almost like there’s a pattern here.
RETWEET if you stand with Taylor Swift against Donald Trump!
Wow! What an incredible waste--and frankly, it didn't interfere with the Epstein survivors' clear statements!
There have been five different heads of the IRS this year alone: Doug O'Donnell (Jan. 20th thru Feb. 28th) Melanie Krause (Feb. 28th thru April 16th) Gary Shapley (April 16th thru April 18th) Michael Faulkender (April 18th thru June 16th) Billy Long (June 16th thru today)
Breaking News: President Trump is removing the head of the IRS from his job, according to four people familiar with the matter. nyti.ms/47kRhla
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Trump Is Removing I.R.S. Chief 2 Months After He Was Confirmed
Billy Long, a former Republican congressman, will no longer serve as the tax agency’s head. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will oversee the agency as acting commissioner.
Emphasizing a hopeful mindset over a cynical one is an empirically wiser parenting choice, argues Jamil Zaki, director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab. The Benefits of Raising Hopeful Kids in Cynical Times kqed.org/mindshift/6488…
It seems DNI Gabbard is unaware that the years-long Russia investigation carried out by the Senate Intelligence Committee reaffirmed that ‘the Russian government directed extensive activity against U.S. election infrastructure’ ahead of the 2016 election, and that it ‘used social…
ICE detained a veteran and U.S. citizen for three days. They didn’t let him contact his family or a lawyer. They didn’t let him change or shower. They didn’t give him a reason for his detention. Under this regime, no one is safe. apnews.com/article/us-arm…
Local grocery price check: Starbucks coffee now $14.50, up from $8.99. Yogurt now $7.69 a four-pack, up from about $5.50. Are we great yet?
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Today, Russia, shelled Odesa city, injuring 11 people and damaging a stable. This is the owner of the stable saying good bye to a horse #KilledByRussia
1) Biggest wealth transfer in American history. 2) Kills solar industry, raising prices 3) almost a trillion dollar cut to Medicaid 4) nursing homes shutting down 5) energy shortages 6) 4.5 trillion in NEW DEBT. — I promise you this bill is worse than you think.
Your daily reminder that Trump still has 4,946 troops sitting around LA doing nothing. Meanwhile, he has weakened our border safety operations -- slashing the National Guard's fentanyl and drug interdiction force by 32 PERCENT. He is actively endangering our communities by…
AOC graduated cum laude from Boston University with a degree in International Relations and Economics, and brings receipts in every hearing. Trump bragged about passing a dementia test because he thought it was an IQ test, and stared directly into a solar eclipse.
Hearing from one of our civil rights leaders that a 2 year old, a pregnant woman, an entire family, were being held in the fed’l building without enough water to drink, without enough diapers and milk because they were coming to an appointment. Why wouldn’t we protest that?!
@mayawiley said it brilliantly here, '"When people's rights are being violated, there's no question that we have to peacefully protest." This is not just about immigration policies, this is about how people are being treated and the humanity of our country.
Joe Biden was working his ass off and TACO just doesn't work and no one cares
Watch as this elderly former Naval Line Officer completely tears into Donald Trump and Joni Ernst in a town hall last night. "This has been like a Nazi blitzkrieg and you folks have sat and done nothing. Are you afraid of Trump? Are you corrupt like Trump? Or are you just at…
Making babies go hungry and kicking new moms off their health care so billionaires can buy more rocketships. 19thnews.org/2025/05/trump-…
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