We want students successful, right? What if there was a way to raise scores that is immediate & inexpensive?

There are studies that show that improving indoor classroom air is extremely beneficial and can be done for <$100 per room.

1/13
@kprather88

https://twitter.com/kprather88/status/1563641146240184320?s=20&t=PEjOOQsWEBQZUX3hTe8tqA

Our highest poverty schools have achievement gaps. These schools are also found in regions with high levels of air pollution.

Camden, NJ is one of the worst in the nation, but it is not unique.

(@Sunkensie gets a chef's kiss🤌 for this thread) 2/13

https://twitter.com/Sunkensie/status/1114615676851953670?s=20&t=PEjOOQsWEBQZUX3hTe8tqA

Enough looking at the broken places. This Independence Day I am noticing the truth speakers & lovers of democracy.

@January6thCmte

https://twitter.com/january6thcmte/status/1543672422565482497?s=21

The loudmouths do not represent the majority, not even in their own party.

There is such thing as a bridge too far. The GOP extremists are testing limits, and with every mile they take, they will lose a few more of their own.

Look to the helpers

@RepLizCheney
@RepKinzinger

https://twitter.com/RawStory/status/1543678965683867649

Filtering the air we breathe is potentially life-saving, because #COVIDisAirborne

Portable air filters reduce Covid aerosols. Large 20”x20” #corsirosenthalbox filters are inexpensive DIY for classrooms & offices. Bedrooms & desks benefit from 10”x10”

texairfilters.com/a-mini-corsi-r… Watch the first minute of this video from the place this clip starts and think about the air you breathe & who else you share that air with. #COVIDisAirborne

We assembled 100 Corsi-Rosenthal filter boxes.

Let’s do the math: 100 x 30 students per classroom = more than 3,000 students who will have another layer of protection when they attend school. Every layer matters. Every layer helps reduce exposure which may save lives.

Vaccines
Masks
Distancing
#corsirosenthalbox

Minnesota is often chilly, but the courts cast a terrible frost over elections. Ballots received after Nov 3 may not be counted. Minnesotans are accustomed to hostile conditions, so let’s get those votes cast! #MeetChaosWithAction
#VoteBlue2020 You have options!
#WalkItIn

This is hard:
-Resisting the GOP's broad swaths of damage;
-Feeling isolated and afraid about their damage to democracy;
-Russia's covert propaganda attacks
-Being isolated by COVID

I'm trying to compartmentalize & focus, going to rooms in my mind to be productive. Here's how: These mind-rooms include politics, environment, home, gardens, health, relationships and a few others.

Inside each mind-room are the resources I have:
time, money, stuff I own, talents.

It's not crazy. Really. I'll show you.
Let's go into the politics room:

This morning I reviewed my calendar & journal. It has made me angry. Not just irritated but 🤬🤬🤬 livid angry at people who treat politics like a game. Politics is life, and lives are literally the price when not taken seriously. I started following COVID19 on Jan 25. By mid-Feb I had started stocking up on essentials & sharing a spreadsheet to encourage others to also stock up.

Candidates are interviewing for a job. While contentious moments at the debates stress us, they show how candidates fare under pressure. Watch for non-verbals.

This #WPCM thread will help you discern differences between Dem candidates by looking at the last debate 1/10

#DemCast How to Choose the Best Candidate?
Who can walk the walk, not just talk?
What is character & integrity? How do we see these?

This article is a grounding exercise before watching interviews & debates & before casting your primary vote.
2/
demcastusa.com/2020/02/06/how… #DemCast #WPCM

Election security is the first step if election integrity is to be maintained. From Russian hacking & gerrymandering to DFL-only support for legislation, it’s obvious that all must support this cornerstone of democracy.

Candidate views on election security in threads
1/11
#WPCM Isn’t election security a problem of the past?

Not according to an intel report that warns that the Russians are still at it. Yet the GOP says this is an attempt by Dems to seek an advantage.

"Russia's cyber operations have been successful...”
2/11

salon.com/2020/02/13/sen…

There is a lot of noise to get through when deciding which #PresidentialCandidates to vote for. Polls make primaries feel like a horse race.

Analyst @RachelBitecofer reminds us that our electorate is more moderate than many of our candidates.
#DemCast #WPCM
1/13 Polls get attention. Are you also paying attention to endorsements? Polls measure the general population while endorsements from newspaper editorial boards & unions affect voter turnout. Those from individuals? Not so much.

Who’s cleaning up endorsements?
projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-endorseme…

Franklin Graham is in a dither over JLo & gets unmercifully ratioed for his hypocrisy in the comments 😂

Of course he’s only crying crocodile tears to create talking points for Fox. He knows Fox viewers won’t hear the #RestOfTheStory They are cut off from context.

#DemCast
1/6 Franklin Graham’s tweet makes it obvious that this is a performance.

Fox has effectively isolated a swath of Americans from the #RestOfTheStory.

Fox viewers won’t ever hear the reminders of Melania’s nude photos or any of the rest of the ratio. 🙄
#DemCast
2/6

Dems know that an America where many win is a stronger nation than one where very few win. We know that wealth is built where infrastructure is strong & a social contact means giving back. Learn about candidate's ideas to create more winners & less disparity in this thread #WPCM We've had a few winners and many losers in this “game” of economic well-being. #WCPM #DemCast #wealthgap
2/13

https://twitter.com/bkphilanthropy/status/1224160041869160448

Foreign Policy is this week’s topic for the Presidential Candidate Moment. While foreign policy is a national not party concern, it is helpful to know both where the candidates stand and how that comports with the Democratic Party Platform.
This thread is always a group effort😙

https://twitter.com/bkphilanthropy/status/1215734036422975489

Joe Biden
#WPCM #DemCast #PresidentialCandidates2020

https://twitter.com/marciebp/status/1215002697213992960

The news of Iran’s retaliation is everything we have dreaded. We fear even worse news. How do we function with this emotional weight?

I’m going to share my take, which I hope will spread comfort & perspective.

#DemCast
1/ Do your usual living tonight & tomorrow. Maybe even eat on the good china & drink the fine wine. Verbalize your gratitudes. Live life fully.

We have every reason to be grateful for this minute, which is a level of gratitude we would do well to realize daily.

2/

Trump's show, "Chaos," is pretty simple. The producers draw from only a couple buckets, over and over.

Bucket 1: Undermine rule of law and government as we know it. Use the courts. Stack the courts. Dismantle programs. Install foxes.

#VoteBlue

-1/4 Bucket 2: Predation & greed.
DeVos, Acosta, Mnuchin, Sessions, Kavanaugh, Barr, Price, Carson, Pruitt are just a few of the foxes appointed as department heads for departments they should protect, but will undermine and dismantle. Acosta is only the most recent blatant example.