Mark Brugger

Tech, Telecom, Edtech, Marketing/PR, startup, dyslexia, literacy, disadvantaged youth advocate, Autism, neurodiversity, learning disabilities,#ldanj, #ddnj12

[Made By Dyslexia @MadeByDyslexia]

Here are 5 ways #DyslexicThinking helps you in the workplace 👇

Take An Hour to Empower Dyslexia here: https://t.co/RS7l3M9TRo

#Dyslexia #DyslexiaAwareness

[L. Louise Lucas @SenLouiseLucas]

VIRGINIA- We have until 7 p.m. on Tuesday to spread the word and turn out the vote to save our Commonwealth. List to what Speaker-Emerita Pelosi and I said today- and RETWEET this so every Virginian hears our message before the polls close.

[Boston Smalls @smalls2672]

All day you'll hear how blue states and cities are destroying america. Taking away freedoms and not tough on crime.

Conservatives want family values and blame liberals for the destruction of the family.

Which is interesting because the state where most ppl stayed married is Massachusetts

States w/ highest divorce rate - red states or also known as the Bible belt.

Teenage/out of wedlock pregnancies - red states or otherwise known as the Bible belt.

Only presidents to be divorced, Republicans.

What else do red states lead the country in?

- domestic violence/spousal abuse
- obesity
- smoking
- teen pregnancy
- STD's
- abortion
- bankruptcy and poverty
- homicide and suicide
- infant mortality
- maternal mortality
- forcible rape
- robbery & aggravated assault
- drop outs in h.s.
- divorce
- contaminated air and water
- opiate addiction and death
- unskilled workers
- parasite infections
- income wealth inequality
- covid deaths from unvaccinated
- subsidies to states/state welfare
- people on welfare
- child poverty
- homelessness
- spousal murder
- unemployment
- death from auto accidents
- people on disability

Idk about you but I'm all set with Republican policies that have turned women into 2nd class citizens while making everyone dumb and poor.

The GOP is a cancer.

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

Mike Johnson is a hateful little bigot, an insurrectionist, and a Putin apologist.

Pass it on.

[Hillel Fuld @HilzFuld]

Hey #FreePalestine folks, since you care so much about the Palestinians and how Israel has been oppressing them for so long, mind clearing up some things for me?

I am just not very knowledgeable about this so I’d appreciate some help.

- Who was the prime minister of the Arab Palestinian state before Israel was established in 1948?

- What was the national anthem?

- Was there any Arab terror against Jews before this occupation you speak of? In fact, was there Arab terror against Jews before Israel was even established?

- How did Israel occupy Gaza since 2005? Did Jews live in Gaza or did Israel evacuate it completely?

- What do you want to free Palestine from?

- Any thoughts about Egypt or Jordan taking in Palestinians? Why not?

- How did Hamas become the ruling government in Gaza? Who voted for them?

- When the terrorist Yasser Arafat established the PLO, what was his declared objective? Have you read the charter? Why not?

- Do the Palestinians want a state? If so, have they had a chance to have one? How did they respond?

Just some basic questions. Ya know since you’re marching in the streets, yelling free Palestine.

Also, what does “From the river to the sea” mean? Go grab a map. It means no Israel. We cool with wiping Israel off the map and killing all Israelis?

Asking for a friend.

[Hillel Fuld @HilzFuld]

A list of things exactly zero people said on 9/12/2001:

- “America must retaliate proportionally.”

- “Both sides need to show restraint.”

- “America is responsible for humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.”

- “Where’s the proof of all the dead bodies?”

- “America was asking for it. What did you expect?”

- “Not all afghans are al-Qaeda.”

“America needs to provide water and electricity to Afghanistan.”

- “It’s an unfair war. America is stronger and therefore needs to show restraint.”

- “Free Afghanistan.”

- “Let’s send millions of dollars to Afghanistan even though we know 100% that al-Qaeda will steal that money.”

- “You are oversimplifying. There is context about the conflict you’re ignoring .”

What did I forget?

[Stephen Parker @ParkerPhonics]

Since this editorial posted (https://t.co/u8TcSLjhQe), Columbia’s press office has been eager to make the point that Lucy Callkins is NOT a Columbia prof, but rather a Teachers College one, and to insist that closing the Reading and Writing Project (@TCRWP) was entirely the decision of Teachers College, a separate institution from Columbia.

Whatever the arrangement was between @Columbia University, @TeachersCollege, @TCRWP and @LucyCalkins, the partnership caused untold suffering for millions of children who never learned to become proficient readers.

Shame on the whole lot of you.

[Mark Brugger @Markbrugger1]

@SXMProgress @MSignorile @lizskalka @HuffPost

[Harry Sisson @harryjsisson]

🚨Since Republicans continue to lie about President Biden’s response to the Hawaii wildfires, he’s a new updated list of what his administration has done via the White House:

•As of Saturday, August 19, there are more than 1,000 federal personnel on the ground in Maui assisting residents in their greatest time of need, including more than 450 search and rescue team members.

•To date, the Biden-Harris Administration has approved nearly $7 million in assistance to nearly 2,200 households, including nearly $3 million in initial rental assistance. 

•FEMA has made available more than 50,000 meals, 75,000 liters of water, 5,000 cots and 10,000 blankets and shelter supplies to the county government for distribution.

• The number of survivors in congregate shelters was reduced by 50% on Thursday. The Red Cross expects to move all survivors who are still in shelters into hotel rooms by next week.

•On Wednesday, President Biden made additional disaster funding available to the state of Hawaii.

•More than 600 personnel from the Department of Defense and 140 members of the Coast Guard are actively participating in the coordinated response to the Western Maui Wildfire. 

•The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has deployed 54 responders, 16 remote personnel, and 41 contractors who are assisting with public works and engineering support.

•The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has deployed 47 responders to Maui following the Hawaii wildfires and has a full incident command team on the ground working closely with FEMA and other federal, state, and local partners.

•The Department of Energy has deployed emergency responders to support the Federal response to the wildfires in Maui.

•The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) deployed 85 responders from ASPR, including experts from the National Disaster Medical System’s Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team and a Victim Identification Center team to assist Maui County with victim identification.

•The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has more than 30 staff on the ground in Hawaii and are phasing in more. Survivors and businesses who register for FEMA assistance, will also be eligible for low-interest disaster loans.

•The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service approved waivers, which will allow SNAP households in Hawaii, including on Maui, to purchase hot foods with SNAP benefits through September 14; allow package size flexibility for those using the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program through October 31 so they have more options to purchase what is available; and allow parents or guardians to pick up meals for children at grab ‘n go sites.

•The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing a 90-day relief from foreclosures of Federal Housing Administration-insured mortgages and home equity conversion mortgages.

•The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has created a disaster and emergencies guide to handling finances, including resources to help impacted residents recover, such as tackling housing issues, protecting your finances, dealing with property damage, managing your bills, and asking for help from financial companies like banks, credit cards and other lenders.

•The U.S. Department of Transportation currently has three temporary flight restrictions in place to help facilitate search and rescue missions and has worked with major U.S. airlines that serve Kahului Airport to promote flexible travel policies.

•The Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF), a partnership between FEMA and Smithsonian Institution, is in contact with the National Heritage Responders: Hawaii cultural heritage emergency network.

Thank you, President Biden.

[Kareem J. Weaver @KJWinEducation]

People with Dyslexia have the Right to Read. It is a Civil Rights Issue. Here's the NAACP's national resolution, in 2014, on the matter.

https://t.co/LD9sz5fTaq
@naacp @OaklandNAACP @CaliforniaNAACP @cahinaacp

[George Takei @GeorgeTakei]

Young people: The GOP is floating an amendment to raise the voting age from 18 to 25. Vivek Ramaswamy is openly promoting it. They’re scared of your votes and want to silence you. Act appropriately in 2024.

[Made By Dyslexia @MadeByDyslexia]

#BarbieTheMovie is out today!

But when it comes to Barbies, we have to say our favourite is #MadeByDyslexia Ambassador, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, who was named a Barbie Role Model for promoting science careers to girls 🌟 🔭

https://t.co/eNprIrAc1F

[Laura McKenna, PhD @laura11D]

Only 19% of all 3rd graders in Newark can read on grade level. In some schools, only 3 or 4 percent can read on grade level.

This tragedy is way more important than admissions procedures at Harvard. Harvard educates 1,965 freshman. Newark educates 40,423 students.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Legendary musician Jack White of the White Stripes rips into some of his fellow celebrities by name for buddying up to Donald Trump in public at a UFC fight in Las Vegas over the weekend.

Trump was spotted glad-handing and chatting with Joe Rogan, Guy Fieri, Mark Wahlberg, and noted antisemite Mel Gibson. Jack White took to Instagram to tear into the traitor-loving celebs—

"Anybody who ‘normalizes’ or treats this disgusting fascist, racist, con man, disgusting piece of shit Trump with any level of respect is ALSO disgusting in my book," wrote White beneath photos of the people at the event.

"That’s you Joe Rogan, you Mel Gibson, you Mark Wahlberg, you Guy Fieri. This is a statement from me, not a discussion/debate. -Jack White III," he went on, pulling no punches.

White absolutely nailed it. This kind of behavior cannot be tolerated by a country that wants to survive.

This display of friendliness towards a fascist failed ex-president — a man who literally tried to overthrow our democracy — is a potent reminder that the super rich are insulated from the effects of destructive MAGA policies. They share class interests and will sell us all down the river if it gets them more tax cuts.

Kudos to Jack White for taking a stand.

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[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

I’ve long taught that reading Harlan’s Plessy dissent in full reveals not an egalitarian but a racist, one who embraced a colorblind Constitution to preserve a hierarchical and unequal society, not to overcome it. Jamelle Bouie spells it out here:

https://t.co/b69jjosMlp

[Made By Dyslexia @MadeByDyslexia]

Why do dyslexics make such good spies? 🕵️

@Kate_Griggs asked Former Director of @GCHQ, Jeremy Fleming at this year's World Dyslexia Assembly.

See if you can guess the correct answer(s) below 👇

PLUS hear more about why dyslexics make great spies at https://t.co/juCUzoPg3c.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

.@GlennYoungkin is hoping you won't notice that he caved to the Daily Wire and secretly eliminated suicide prevention resources for LGBTQ youth.

You should DEFINITELY not retweet this so others know as well. https://t.co/mJ010XTcru

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

Pretty much sums up the situation.
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