BY THE WAY, we're opening up a new middle school in Clifton Heights *on time*, the first major infrastructure upgrade for that borough in decades. Huge win for Delco and the Philly burbs.
Ryan Bohl
@ryanbohl.bsky.social
Girl dad. Dog friend. Chicken wrangler. Some Middle Eastern geopolitics. Upper Darby School Board member. Views (especially politics) my own; follow me on X/Linkedin for professional MENA analysis.
Meanwhile if we *are* going to do Dark Woke, or Woke 2, we need to be a lot smarter than college activist-style rhetoric. There is so much to redress with the Trump 2 era, and we will not have much time to do it; two years, *maybe*, and probably just one.
The last night takeaways from WI aren't huge: turns out Hong wasn't seen as electable, and in the Midwest that matters. Woke 1 was often crazy, and the Midwest base is wary of rewarding that era. Me personally? I like economic but not cultural populism. Let's hope Casey delivers.
ACCORDING TO IRAN'S SUPREME NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY MOHSEN REZAI, THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ WILL STAY CLOSED UNLESS THE U.S. ALTERS ITS CONDUCT AND MEETS TEHRAN'S CONDITIONS - SOURCES
This is obviously a huge structural deal -- GOP can cheat and gerrymander and Democrats can't. Democrats have to get better at changing their own state rules to counter what the GOP has been doing for decades.
CNN@cnn.com · 4mo agoVirginia Supreme Court blocks state's referendum to redraw US House map to give Democrats a better chance at four more House seats https://cnn.it/4nnB9pk
Me, over the weekend: "The one key takeaway for Democrats right now: In every state where the filing deadline has not passed, make sure to get someone on the ballot in Every. Single. Contest." goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/10-midterm...
eric gonzalez juenke@egojunk.bsky.social · 4mo agoGeniuely curious where all the Gaza war voices have gone; anyone seen evidence of them re-directing now towards Iran?
I see the Left is big mad they can't get a protest the size of No Kings.
QATAR'S INTERIOR MINISTER SAYS STRATEGIC WATER RESERVES SUFFICIENT FOR FOUR MONTHS, FOOD SECURITY RESERVES FOR 18 MONTHS
Basically all of the bad economic news this term is because the president deliberately decided to do something moronic. He is much more personally responsible for this than most presidents are for the downturns in their administration.
My Republican colleagues should vote YES on the war powers resolution tomorrow! Anonymous quotes like these won't stop this reckless war of choice:
Alrighty, my partisan post about Iran, which belongs over here rather than X. This will be a thread, since it has multiple parts. First, this is a dumb war; not just from a Democratic position, but from an American one.
Authorities in Dubai confirm that sounds heard in various areas across the city were the result of air defence interception operations. The relevant Dubai teams continue to closely monitor the situation and are taking all necessary measures to ensure public safety.-Dubai Media Office
This is not our war. Left or right, liberal or conservative, there is no spin to justify this except that Trump is embarrassed by his failed Iran policy over the past decade.
Appears wave is over, hit the wall for today. Thanks for everyone’s time today. I’m going to rack out for a bit, but I’ll be back in the morning to keep passing updates. We’re still likely looking at days to weeks of this, and hopefully the end state is a free Iran.
Someone needs to tell Democratic leadership that war with Iran is not just a bad idea, but the public wants them to stop it.
ICE raids around our schools are throwing attendance levels into chaos and making it impossible to guarantee education for all our kids. ICE's clear unprofessionalism means they must be Congressionally barred from operating near such places. www.cbsnews.com/news/new-jer...
"We were all scared," says child who ran as ICE operation unfolded near New Jersey school bus stop
Dylan, who is a U.S. citizen, told CBS News the day seemed normal — until he heard his classmates suddenly start shouting "ICE."
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where are we at with getting ICE away from schools in the DHS shutdown?
NY FED: Consumers pay 90% of tariffs. CBO: Consumers pay *95%* of tariffs. www.crfb.org/papers/cbos-...
We now have data from Trump's first full year in office. Let's review the performance of Trump and the two parties since 1989 and a new age of globalization began. However you cut the data Trump continues to have worst jobs record of last six Presidents. 1/
The whole COVID-era "Keep the schools open" crowd seems VERY quiet when ICE raids cause student walkouts and mass absenteeism.
Last night, I joined the the Upper Darby School Board voted 8-0 calling on Congress to restore the protections of sensitive locations, like schools, from ICE raids. It isn't enough to trust DHS to go back to the status quo; schools must be safe from ICE. go.boarddocs.com/pa/udar/Boar...
go.boarddocs.com
We're working on a resolution at Upper Darby School Board calling for Congress to ban ICE at schools and other sensitive places. If you've got good contacts to share this message, please let me know! We do not have much time to signal how important this is to our communities.
Upper Darby school board is pushing for a resolution to demand Congress legislate ICE can't come to our schools. Our students carried out a large, peaceful protest yesterday -- with admin backing. ICE raids are hurting attendence, spreading fear, and distracting schools. 6abc.com/post/upper-d...
Upper Darby High School students walk out to protest ICE enforcement
Hundreds of students at Upper Darby High School walked out Thursday afternoon to protest ICE and support students from immigrant families.
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This is incredibly short-sighted, btw -- the MENA team was great and provided insights you couldn't find anywhere else.
Leah McElrath@leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 7mo agoWaPo laying off entire Middle East team
From the American Conservative -- not one of these bullshit claims is true. Americans will not work hard, low wage jobs; immigrants do not overwhelm services but contribute to them; and national cohesion is undermined by right-wing racists trying to build a caste system.
