When I cast my vote for President Biden, I wasn't expecting much. I just wanted trump out of office.
I knew he was old.
I knew he had a stutter.
I knew he had a rep for "gaffes."
I didn't care. Just wanted trump gone.
Four years later, things are different.
I wasn't expecting that President Biden would be the most legislatively successful President in my lifetime.
I wasn't expecting him to help expand NATO.
I wasn't expecting him to lower insulin & inhalers.
I wasn't expecting him to create & recover 15m jobs.
I wasn't expecting him to bring manufacturing back.
I wasn't expecting him to forgive student debt.
But he did ALL those things, and more.
He surpassed my expectations by a lot.
And he has more planned for 2025-2028.
He's not a master orator,
He doesn't move so smoothly
But neither did FDR from his wheelchair.
Meanwhile, trump is STILL a threat.
He wants to be a dictator.
He wants to stay out of prison.
He wants revenge on his enemies.
He wants to take away from the poor and middle class and give to the ultra wealthy.
His Project 2025 will enable a national abortion ban to criminalize women seeking safe and legal abortions.
His Project 2025 will take away the rights of our LGBTQ family and friends.
His Project 2025 will transform the government into a loyalty pledge, not to America but to him ALONE.
We might never have another free election.
THAT is what is at stake in this election.
We can continue to progress with Biden policies, or we can let trump destroy democracy as we know it.
If you're looking for someone who's young and athletic, go watch a fucking movie.
I'll take the old guy who needs a nap while saving democracy over the old guy trying to overthrow democracy who needs a legal team.
If we really care about student success, we would:
* Have a shorter school day
* Have more Arts, Physical Ed.
* Include more recess and unstructured play
* include more focus on strengths
* more divergent learning, i.e., innovation and creativity.
* celebrate successes more
Some fun facts after a sweep. The Giants have leapfrogged the Dodgers. They have the second-best run differential in the National League. And since April 22 they have the best record in the Majors. https://t.co/BHWwgriMQd
Giants W% over the last...
7 days: 1.000 (1st in MLB)
30 days: .667 (1st in MLB)
45 days: .634 (1st in MLB)
60 days: .611 (3rd in MLB)
HOW HAS THIS TEAM NOT BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED IN ANY OF MLB'S POWER RANKINGS???? @MLB
We've always had SEL in schools. It was called recess, play, & classes like Music, Art, Physical Education.But they have been taken away or reduced to spend more time on testing, & then we wonder why students lack social/ emotional skills & misbehavior that comes with lack of it.
School libraries and librarians can help. It is time for this state to prioritize school libraries and make sure they are properly funded. @MtDiabloUSD lead the way. @TonyThurmond@MDUSDLib
Teachers don't leave because it's hard. Teachers are some of the hardest working professionals I know. They leave because the amount of work no longer is comparable to pay, respect, support, and value that they deserve for the workload.
A state of emergency has been declared in four Bay Area counties and 17 other counties around the state as a powerful atmospheric river heads across California. https://t.co/IP7ashWiFd