Rochelle Schmidt

Teacher Librarian. Book lover. Knowledge Seeker. Wanna-be runner. Always-kept-on-her-toes boy-mom.

[bonky @shesbonky]

this seems appropriate to share today

#Inauguration2025

[John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz]

Kamala Harris didn't lose, America did.

As a nation, we collectively failed her—and in doing so we failed girls and women, the LGBTQ community, people of color, Muslims, Jewish people, immigrants, the sick, the poor, the elderly, the people of Ukraine, and Gaza, and the planet.

It's unthinkable, that instead of being able to celebrate a beautiful, hopeful new chapter in the story of this nation with a leader who appealed to the best of our natures—we will instead be holding a postmortem for democracy as we enter our 250th year, stewarded by a malevolent sociopath who despises empathy and shuns the law.

I truly thought we were better than this, that our shared humanity would show up. I thought we would reject this hatred and ugliness once and for all.

I hate being wrong about the majority of the people of this nation.

I don't know what's ahead. All I know is that good-hearted human beings are more necessary now than ever.

We did all that we could to avoid this moment, but now that it's here we'll just have to decide who we will be.

There is no way to comprehend or measure how grievous an error this is, but the only thing the decent people of this nation can do is wake up tomorrow and fight like hell for what we still believe is worth the fight, and we will.

I'll be doing that with whoever has the strength to join me.

I'm mourning the country we could have been and the one we apparently are—but I refuse to give up believing that compassion is the right path, that diversity makes us better, and that love is greater than fear.

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

This is Henry. He brings his emotional support duck to his hydrotherapy sessions. They get along swimmingly. 13/10

[Rochelle Schmidt @Rochell_Schmidt]

@heymrsbond Chanea - thank you so much for this! I had my students send their emails this week and the responses from the parents are so great and sweet (from the Ss who need to improve as well). I wish I had done this sooner!

[Senator Chris Larson @SenChrisLarson]

If you don't like gay marriage, don't get gay married
If you don't like gender-affirming care, don't have any
If you don't believe in abortion, don't get one
If you don't think your kid should read a certain book, stop them

But don't tell others how to live their lives.

[Rochelle Schmidt @Rochell_Schmidt]

Here's my school library's September newsletter, if anyone is interested! @SmoreNewsletter https://t.co/NJtBEt0ehm #tlchat #librarynews #library

[Daniel Dale @ddale8]

Trump is wrong that the only jobs created are "bounceback" jobs. The current jobs level is more than 7 million higher than the Feb. 2020 pre-pandemic level.

[Daniel Dale @ddale8]

Tim Walz has not said you can execute babies. Murdering babies is, fact check, illegal throughout the country. (Ooo hey a moderator fact check.)

[Daniel Dale @ddale8]

Trump’s claim that everybody including “every Democrat” wanted Roe overturned is a complete reversal of reality.
Poll after poll has found that more than 80% of Democrats wanted Roe preserved. It’s over 90% in some polls. https://t.co/6Y9Jotoz70

[Daniel Dale @ddale8]

Trump’s claim that every legal scholar wanted Roe v. Wade overturned and abortion policy power returned to the states is not even close to true, which I know in part because multiple legal scholars who did not want Roe overturned have told me directly. https://t.co/omTAC4QhUZ

[The News Literacy Project @NewsLitProject]

🎞 New TikTok: So about that #Beyoncé rumor...
Here's how the false claims about her performing at the #DNC went viral, an important news literacy lesson: https://t.co/tpPetXC300

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Holy shit, Kamala’s ad is narrated by Morgan Freeman.

#KamalaFightsForFreedom

[Rochelle Schmidt @Rochell_Schmidt]

RT @MichelleObama: What an inspiring and historic night — a true representation of what it means to be an American. @KamalaHarris delivered…

[Lea Thompson @LeaKThompson]

#DNCConvention2024
So proud. #Kamala4President2024

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Harris: "Donald Trump hand-picked members of SCOTUS to take away reproductive freedom, and now he brags about it ... simply put, they are out of their minds. And one must ask: Why exactly is it that they don't trust women? Well we trust women."

[Rochelle Schmidt @Rochell_Schmidt]

@heymrsbond I'm not a college prof, but my AP Gov teacher in high school treated his class as one. That's exactly how he taught - outline and lecture. Up to us to figure out what was imp enough to write down. He said he wanted us to think...not copy! 😂

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

here's the entirety of Amanda Gorman's remarks at the DNC

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Donald Trump is like an old boyfriend who you broke up with, but he just won't go away. Bro, we broke up with you for a reason. — Hakeem Jeffries

OMGGGG!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Bill Clinton: I have no idea how more of these I'll be able to come to ... here's what I want you to know. If you vote for this team and get them elected, you'll be proud of it for the rest of your life. Your children will be proud of it, your grandchildren will be proud of it.

[Angry Staffer @Angry_Staffer]

“I have no idea how many more of these I’ll be able to come to… here’s what I want you to know: if you vote for this team — if you get them elected — you’ll be proud of it for the rest of your life. Your children will be proud of it.”

- Bill Clinton