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applegrove

(130,314 posts) Tue Jan 6, 2026, 05:25 PM Tuesday

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Another Charlie Kirk post. Sorry. Important. [View all]

Texas teachers union sues state education agency for investigating social media posts about Charlie Kirk www.texastribune.org/2026/01/06/t... #ProudBlue Texas educators who did not â€œproperly praise Charlie Kirk and mourn his deathâ€ were to be reported to the state. Over 350 were. Some were fired.
— Marty Taylor (@realmartyt7.bsky.social) 2026-01-06T19:50:48.001Z

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Another Charlie Kirk post. Sorry. Important. [View all] applegrove Tuesday OP

Woah, Fuck Republican Texans in power! electric_blue68 Tuesday #1

Simple question - what does that have to do with education? walkingman Tuesday #2

They wanted to scapegoat teachers using the death of Kirk applegrove Tuesday #3

They don't just want the middle class weak and afraid... Wednesdays Tuesday #5

It's Texas. SergeStorms Wednesday #32

Jeezus Joinfortmill Tuesday #4

If only the teachers had backed a baker Hassler Tuesday #6

Holy shit. The Dept. of Ed. actually SEARCHED teachers' social media posts about Kirk?! SunSeeker Tuesday #7

WTF! Texas needs to be another country. Perhaps Tex-ass-hole HUD. chouchou Tuesday #8

At present Codifer Tuesday #17

I understand. I was looking at the State ranking the other day and after looking at Oklahoma.. chouchou Wednesday #20

Texas gets this year's Stasi Award! La Coliniere Tuesday #9

Fuck them indeed! ShazzieB Tuesday #13

Well, the repub majority is working on that. mwmisses4289 Wednesday #31

The article linked to does not contain the quote in the post. Ms. Toad Tuesday #10

95 complaints still to be investigated. I'll leave it up. applegrove Tuesday #11

The number of complaints, investigated or not, has nothing to do with accurately quoting the article. Ms. Toad Tuesday #12

Please give the link to that actual quote that your OP's social media post claims was made. Celerity Wednesday #24

Get the hell out of Texas if you can paleotn Tuesday #14

My neighbor wants to move there... IcyPeas Tuesday #16

Isn't much cheaper in Houston anymore paleotn Wednesday #28

It's her LANDLORD. AND GREED. AND TARIFFS. BurnDoubt Wednesday #36

WTF? Our Constitutional rights are no more? Man, we're in deep shit. Firestorm49 Tuesday #15

If you want to understand (maybe you don't) Texas, you need to read Michener's historical novel Texas. flashman13 Tuesday #18

My advice to Texans would be to study Aztec culture RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Tuesday #19

Texas requires teachers to praise and mourn a hate-filled partisan or be fired? Texas is already an authoritarian state. Martin68 Wednesday #21

No. The actual source doesn't say that Kaleva Wednesday #26

People were terminated. From the link: applegrove Wednesday #29

Your OP makes the false claim that they were terminated for not praising Kirk Kaleva Wednesday #34

The next paragraph from the article: applegrove Wednesday #37

I read the article, and I am aware that Texas did not state that a failure to praise or mourn Kirk was the reason for Martin68 Thursday #38

That's not what it says Betty Boom Wednesday #22

Sad to see 120 DUers recommend a lie Kaleva Wednesday #23

Maine high school teacher fired for comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination MaineNative Wednesday #25

WTF!?!???? Faux pas Wednesday #27

Sue them for 1 year's state budget. Old Crank Wednesday #30

SO........ BurnDoubt Wednesday #33

I don't recognize my country anymore. Emile Wednesday #35