Smartypants: ‘A teacher’s love’
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Teachers as heroes-again. Teacher used her body to shield students as OK tornado strikes.
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RosY (@RosalyndDoneghy) May 20, 2025Teachers lay on top of kids to keep them safe. Teachers, y'all, are so awesome.
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(@txvoodoo) May 20, 2025
Chat away
President Obama presents the 2013 National Teacher of the Year award to Jeff Charbonneau, a high school science teacher from Zillah, Washington, during a Rose Garden event at the White House
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Line of the day? Charles Pierce on Max Baucus: “…. the pestilential trout-mask replica from Montana…”
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Greenwald’s hero ‘Rand Paul Thinks It’s OK To Kill US Citizens With Drones On American Soil’ maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/04/… youtube.com/watch?v=EmOGeB…
— TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) April 23, 2025
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Steve Benen: ….. I’d like the folks holding Obama responsible [for gun reform] to consider a look at the recent past. In 2009 and 2010, the White House and Congress successfully approved the Recovery Act, a health care reform law 100 years in the making, Wall Street reform, DADT repeal, student loan reform, New START ratification, credit card reforms, and food-safety reforms. Are those inclined to blame Obama for gun reform’s failure prepared to argue that the president simply forgot how to twist arms in 2011? That he knew how to persuade lawmakers before, but the skill suddenly vanished?
Or is it more likely that congressional Republicans changed the game after the 2010 midterms?
I also believe there’s an ongoing reluctance among many to appreciate the scope of Republican radicalization. For many, especially in media, there’s an assumption that there are two major, mainstream political parties — one center-left, the other center-right — and an effective president can govern through competent bipartisan outreach.
Those assumptions are wrong….
Full post here
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Toronto’s Muslim community led police to terror suspects thkpr.gs/ZGh26B
— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) April 23, 2025
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Random teaching photo - hey, any excuse.
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2:15: The President honors the 2013 National Teacher of the Year
White House live * CBS * CNN
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Today
1:0: The President departs Chicago
2:45: Arrives Joint Base Andrews
2:50: Departs Andrews en route Camp David
Sunday
11:30: Arrives at the White House
4:30: Hosts a reception for the Ford’s Theatre (Closed Press)
Monday: PBO will travel to New York City where he will attend campaign events before returning to Washington, DC at night
Tuesday: Attends meetings at the White House
Wednesday: Travels to San Francisco and Los Angeles to attend campaign events. He will spend the night in Los Angeles
Thursday: Travels to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for an official event. Returns to Washington, DC in the evening
Friday: Welcomes President Benigno Aquino of the Philippines to the White House for a bilateral meeting. Later, the President will welcome the Super Bowl XLVI Champion New York Giants to the White House.
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Morning everyone ;-)
President Obama with the 2012 National Teacher of the Year Rebecca Mieliwocki, a 7th-grade English teacher in California’s Luther Burbank High School
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“No rabbit ears”
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President Obama walks along the Colonnade as he heads to the Oval Office before heading out of town
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President Obama walks with U.S. Air Force Col. Ken Rizer from Marine One to Board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base en route to North Carolina
President Barack Obama stands with the 2011 National Teacher of the Year Michelle Shearer from Urbana High School in Ijamsville, Md., during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, May 3
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive at Sidwell Friends School for a parent-teacher conference for their 9-year-old daughter, Sasha. The first couple arrived at 7:25 a.m. and stayed for about half an hour
First Lady Michelle Obama returns to the White House
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