By Mindy Fischer on April 11, 2018
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We are bombarded with so much bad news these days. I love stories that put a smile on my face, and this is one of them. While it’s incredibly sad that these kids are homeless. It’s wonderful that they can still participate in Girl Scouts. On Wednesday, ABC7 in New York reported that the country’s […]
By Mindy Fischer on March 26, 2018
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This is bat-shit-crazy….even for the evangelicals. On Monday, televangelist Francis Swaggart, the wife of Jimmy Swaggart, said that the students who participated in Saturday’s March for our Lives were like “demonic Nazis” who want to “rape” gun owners. During the program Frances and Friends, Swaggart said, “People have got to address the fact that […]
By Mindy Fischer on March 24, 2018
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Come on Pennsylvania. This is just insane. A Pennsylvania school district thinks they have found the solution to combat gun violence in their schools. They’re giving the students rocks. Yes, rocks. According to the superintendent of the Blue Mountain School District in Schuylkill County Pennsylvania, David Helsel, buckets of river stones have been placed in […]
By Mindy Fischer on March 23, 2018
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I’m not even a Patriots fan, but this is super cool. On Friday, the Boston Globe reported that students and families from Parkland, Florida were flown to D.C. to take part in the March for our Lives on the official team plane of the New England Patriots. Patriots team owner Robert Kraft sent the plane […]
By Mindy Fischer on March 21, 2018
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Barack and Michelle Obama just sent a beautiful handwritten letter to the student survivors-turned-activists in Parkland, Florida. “You’ve helped awaken the conscience of the nation.” On Wednesday, Mic published a great letter written by former President Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama. The letter was written on March 10th and was sent to the […]
By Mindy Fischer on March 16, 2018
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Some schools are now punishing students who participated in the walk-out for gun control on Wednesday. One school is even using corporal punishment. On Wednesday, students at thousands of schools across the country walked out of their classes to protest gun violence and demand common sense gun control. The protest marked the one month point […]
By Mindy Fischer on March 15, 2018
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I’ve been wondering why reporters haven’t been asking Trump and Sarah Huckabee Sanders whether or not Barron’s school agreed with arming teachers. Now we know. They definitely do NOT support Trump’s plan. On Wednesday, the private school that Donald Trump’s son attends joined with other area schools to push the Trump administration to do something […]
By Mindy Fischer on March 15, 2018
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These Trump-loving women live streamed on Facebook while they were in the mosque spewing hatred toward Muslims. The worst part of this disgusting story is that these women brought their children along to teach them how to be “patriots.” Two Arizona women now face charges of trespassing after they took their children to a local […]
By Mindy Fischer on March 14, 2018
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Students across the country walked out of their schools on Wednesday to protest for gun control. These kids are not messing around. And it’s incredibly inspiring watching them lead the way to a better future. The students in this country have had enough of gun violence. And now they’re doing something about it. On Wednesday, […]
By Mindy Fischer on March 7, 2018
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“I thought that she would at least give us her ‘thoughts and prayers,’ but she refused to even meet/speak with students. I don’t understand the point of her being here.” This entire administration is completely tone-deaf. On Wednesday, the Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, visited Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the site of a mass […]