Jennifer Dines Writes

My latest essay…on my family’s #MentalHealth journey on Another Jane Pratt Thing open.substack.com/pub/janepratt/…

A Boston teacher shares the reality of students facing deportation under Trump’s cruel policies. currentaffairs.org/news/teaching-…

@lguisbond Thank you @mprodrig for reading and sharing this piece. I am so glad that this is resonating with union members and advocates. I appreciate you.

Please read this. This is what our teachers are coping with, on top of everything else. "Teaching in a ‘Sanctuary City’ Under Siege" currentaffairs.org/news/teaching-…

@lguisbond Thank you so much for sharing this @lguisbond . I appreciate that this resonated with you.

@MIRACoalition Thank you so much for sharing; your Know Your Rights presentation was so informative, and it was essential to include in this essay. <3

Teaching in a ‘Sanctuary City’ Under Siege currentaffairs.org/news/teaching-…

@DinesJennifer Thank you for writing it, and for all you do for our students!

@BrilliantBenN Thank you so much for reading and sharing 💕

Teaching in a ‘Sanctuary City’ Under Siege currentaffairs.org/news/teaching-…

@Mass_CPS Thank you so much for your sharing and understanding. 🙏

Please read this. This is what our teachers are coping with, on top of everything else. "Teaching in a ‘Sanctuary City’ Under Siege" currentaffairs.org/news/teaching-…

Thank you @CatMintler for sharing my story from @curaffairs . I so appreciate you reading this, as it makes our community seen, heard, and validated. <3

@lefty_md Love you @lefty_md <3 ...your encouragement and skill made this all come together.

Everyone should read @DinesJennifer 's excellent piece about teaching immigrant students and what the times require of us to be in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors. currentaffairs.org/news/teaching-…

Thank you to @curaffairs for publishing my essay about my work as a #teacher of #immigrant children. Thank you to my colleagues in @BTU66 as well as the @MIRACoalition and so many others in our #boston community. #RESIST

A very #personal #essay #amandapalmer #neilgaiman #nymag #boston #allston #sexualassault #metoo teacherwellnessdiary.substack.com/p/amanda-palme…

@curaffairs Where is this money going anyway right now? Asking for real.

Do not give them money lol

@anonresister @NathanJRobinson @abughazalehkat We should lower BELOW their level.

@DinesJennifer @NathanJRobinson @abughazalehkat How can one ever win a game win your opponent doesn’t have to follow the rules, but you do? Not saying we should lower ourselves to their level, but that is what we’re up against. We do need to be more aggressive in our messaging and play offense instead of defense all the time.

My analysis of the election: a massive failure by Democratic leadership to understand the electorate, completely inexcusable given that the exact same thing happened in 2016 and we leftists warned them before both that calamity and this one: currentaffairs.org/news/once-agai…

@anonresister @NathanJRobinson @abughazalehkat As a woman and a victim of sexual violence, it is not maddening to me. It is actually the status quo. The police, the courts, etc...they are quite often celebrating these behaviors. Let's not forget Bill Clinton and Clarence Thomas. They got away with it too.

@DinesJennifer @NathanJRobinson @abughazalehkat It is maddening that Trump never has to play by the rules, is never held to account for his firehose of falsehood lies, extensive lawbreaking, attempted coup, and the press and American public just gives him a pass. Entire R party plays dirty too, one set of rules for them vs Ds.

@anonresister @NathanJRobinson @abughazalehkat I recommend that Dems play dirtier. Put Dirt Bag Left in the Center. Have a strategy that really gets people's attention. Highlight the stakes and not "oh, I'm a good qualified person doing the right thing". That is LOVELY. But it is not persuasive. Reality Check.

@NathanJRobinson @abughazalehkat So what do you recommend? That Democrats join in the race baiting, xenophobic fear mongering that fueled Trump’s victory? It was the heart of his campaign and is the heart of all right wing media messaging.

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