Michael S Barber

dad, partner, teacher, researcher, designer of learning environments, poetry collector, canoeing enthusiast

[Pod Save America @PodSaveAmerica]

For there is always light,

If only we're brave enough to see it.

If only we're brave enough to be it.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Nice tweet Sen. Cruz! Quick question: do you also believe the Geneva Convention was about the views of the citizens of Geneva?

Asking for everyone who believes US Senators should be competent and not undermine our elections to incite insurrection against the United States

[Michael S Barber @this_clay_jug]

https://t.co/tqZUTka7yk

[Michael S Barber @this_clay_jug]

So, I decided to try out Medium, just because... https://t.co/i4pLa444VN

[Michael S Barber @this_clay_jug]

Cameron, thanks for sharing about what it's like to be in college right now. Both your presence of mind and open-heartedness in times like these--indeed in all times--are what we all need in order to connect, relate, and get things done together that make a difference for us all.

[DePaul University @DePaulU]

“Connection has been a bit of a challenge. For now, I've been FaceTiming a lot of my friends. I FaceTime at least three or four people a day. Just for my mental health, you know, but also for them. I want to make sure they're doing OK.” https://t.co/54v0ubanyJ

[Michael S Barber @this_clay_jug]

@DePaulU Cameron, thanks for sharing about what it's like to be in college right now. Both your presence of mind and open-heartedness in times like these--indeed in all times--are what we all need in order to connect, relate, and get things done together that make a difference for us all.

[Michael S Barber @this_clay_jug]

@BenBo370 I recently read Persepolis, a graphic novel about a young girl growing up during the Iranian revolutions, and I really enjoyed it.

[Pod Save America @PodSaveAmerica]

"When you're thinking about the presidency...a lot of it is, 'What's their basic character? Are they people who instinctively care about the underdog? Are they people who are able to see the world through somebody else's eyes?' And that is who Joe is." - @BarackObama on @JoeBiden

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

The fact is that Donald Trump has no plan for this.

@JoeBiden does.

https://t.co/JSx3WOS9sB

[Ady Barkan @AdyBarkan]

This ad - from @BeAHeroTeam & @DataProgress - moves Trump voters SIX POINTS (!!)

Help us get it on air in SC - and other versions on air in NC, IA, ME, and AZ. Six points a state is more than enough to help us win the Senate.

Lend a hand. RT and donate below.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

So what IS the Green New Deal, anyway?

[Michael S Barber @this_clay_jug]

https://t.co/xCH0sogZU7
Community connections + mentorship + belief in young people + design + doing something for those we love and what we care about = this is where and how learning that matters happens!

[Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin]

"My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed."
- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

I’m with RBG.  RT if you are too.

[Michael S Barber @this_clay_jug]

https://t.co/hVSGtCehjr
I've also been imagining what a reimagination of school curricula could include...and what uncovering important histories and relationships and enactments of justice and peace can help us learn to cultivate for today and tomorrow.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Aggressive, overreaching wealth redistribution *does* happen in the United States, it just happens in the opposite direction conservatives scream about: our system takes money away from everyday people and siphons it towards the profanely wealthy. ⬇️

[Michael S Barber @this_clay_jug]

It is not patriotic to admire foreign dictators. It is not patriotic to cite Russian propaganda at rallies…The point is not that Russia and America must be enemies. The point is that patriotism requires serving your own country.” – Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny, #19

[Michael S Barber @this_clay_jug]

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Coming from a patriot?

[Michael S Barber @this_clay_jug]

It is not patriotic to ask those working, taxpaying American families to finance one’s own presidential campaign, and then to spend their contributions in one’s own companies.

[Michael S Barber @this_clay_jug]

https://t.co/5O9GsEqQVM
This, I feel, America.