By Mindy Fischer on March 15, 2018
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Activism, Donald Trump, education, gun control, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Resist, Trump administration, Trump family, Trump lies, Uncategorized, Washington, Women's issues

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 February 22, 2018
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education, Firearms, gun control, kids, NRA, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Resist, Right wing lies, Trump lies, Uncategorized, Women's issues

“I’ve been shot in combat. And as a veteran, I’m telling you: allowing teachers to be armed is an asinine idea.” On Tuesday, CharlotteFive.com published a great piece written by an Army combat veteran, who says that arming teachers is a very bad idea. Matt Martin was shot in combat. And he believes that giving […]
By Mindy Fischer on August 9, 2017
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education, Firearms, gun control, kids, NRA

This is almost too disgusting to believe it’s true. But tragically, it is. According to Everytown For Gun Safety, there have been 233 school shootings in the United States since 2013. And that doesn’t include plots that didn’t come to fruition. School shootings are a major problem in this country. So you would think that […]
By Mindy Fischer on July 27, 2017
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Donald Trump, education, kids, Politics, Trump lies, Uncategorized

Trump has put the Boy Scouts in a terrible position because of his disgusting speech at their annual jamboree. Parents across the country are furious. And now the Boy Scouts of America has had to issue an apology because of the President. On Monday night, Donald Trump joined in a decades-old tradition of a sitting […]
By Mindy Fischer on February 1, 2017
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Conservatives, Donald Trump, education, Partisan Politics and Policy, Politics, Religion, Trump supporters

Trump and his team seem determined to transform the nation’s education system into an Evangelical Christian institution. On Tuesday night Jerry Falwell, Jr.’s Evangelical Liberty University informed NBC News that Falwell has been asked to lead Trump’s new Higher Education Task Force. Liberty University spokesman Len Stevens told NBC that Falwell will focus the task force […]
By Mindy Fischer on January 6, 2017
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education, Michelle Obama, Politics

“Being your First Lady has been the greatest honor of my life, and I hope I’ve made you proud.” For many of us, saying goodbye to President and Michelle Obama is a sad prospect. But we’re not the only ones who are emotional about saying farewell. It’s bittersweet for the First Family too. On Friday […]
By Mindy Fischer on May 11, 2016
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Barack Obama, education, Politics, Republicans
Since the day that President Obama was sworn into office, Conservatives have been tripping all over themselves trying to convince the American people that every Obama policy is an attempt to destroy the country. They’ve called him a Marxist, a Communist, a Socialist, a Kenyan, a Muslim, an Anti-Colonialist, an Extremist, a Dictator, and an […]
By Mindy Fischer on November 23, 2015
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Activism, education, Elections, Elections 2016, environment, Healthcare, LGBT, Politics, Uncategorized

If taking one good look at the Clown Car doesn’t give you a big enough reason to vote in 2016, here’s 8 more reasons why you can’t afford to sit this one out… As we watch the Republican party fall further and further into the dark abyss of insanity, it is important to remember that […]
By Mindy Fischer on May 6, 2015
education, sex, STDs, videos
education, Health and Fitness, Politics, Videos

I realize that for most rational minded people this will come as no surprise, but if we, as a nation, really want to reduce the number of teen pregnancies and STDs, the research overwhelmingly shows us that we must prepare our youth with fact based sex education. And yet, for some inexplicable reason, there are […]
By Mindy Fischer on January 12, 2015
cap and trade, education, Obamacare, republican ideas
Congress, Right Wing Hatred, Uncategorized

Since the day that President Obama was sworn into office, Conservatives have been tripping all over themselves trying to convince the American people that every Obama policy is an attempt to destroy the country. They’ve called him a Marxist, a Communist, a Socialist, a Kenyan, a Muslim, an Anti-Colonialist, an Extremist, a Dictator, and an […]