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walkingman

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2. Simple question - what does that have to do with education?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 06:34 PM

Jan 2026

What kind of teachers can you expect to attract? I never heard of Charlie Kirk until I read an article about him handing out t-shirts at UT-Austin. Texas is weird, and not in a good way.

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Another Charlie Kirk post. Sorry. Important. [View all] applegrove Jan 2026 OP

Woah, Fuck Republican Texans in power! electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #1

Simple question - what does that have to do with education? walkingman Jan 2026 #2

They wanted to scapegoat teachers using the death of Kirk applegrove Jan 2026 #3

They don't just want the middle class weak and afraid... Wednesdays Jan 2026 #5

It's Texas. SergeStorms Jan 2026 #32

Jeezus Joinfortmill Jan 2026 #4

If only the teachers had backed a baker Hassler Jan 2026 #6

Holy shit. The Dept. of Ed. actually SEARCHED teachers' social media posts about Kirk?! SunSeeker Jan 2026 #7

WTF! Texas needs to be another country. Perhaps Tex-ass-hole HUD. chouchou Jan 2026 #8

At present Codifer Jan 2026 #17

I understand. I was looking at the State ranking the other day and after looking at Oklahoma.. chouchou Jan 2026 #20

Texas gets this year's Stasi Award! La Coliniere Jan 2026 #9

Fuck them indeed! ShazzieB Jan 2026 #13

Well, the repub majority is working on that. mwmisses4289 Jan 2026 #31

The article linked to does not contain the quote in the post. Ms. Toad Jan 2026 #10

95 complaints still to be investigated. I'll leave it up. applegrove Jan 2026 #11

The number of complaints, investigated or not, has nothing to do with accurately quoting the article. Ms. Toad Jan 2026 #12

Please give the link to that actual quote that your OP's social media post claims was made. Celerity Jan 2026 #24

Get the hell out of Texas if you can paleotn Jan 2026 #14

My neighbor wants to move there... IcyPeas Jan 2026 #16

Isn't much cheaper in Houston anymore paleotn Jan 2026 #28

It's her LANDLORD. AND GREED. AND TARIFFS. BurnDoubt Jan 2026 #36

WTF? Our Constitutional rights are no more? Man, we're in deep shit. Firestorm49 Jan 2026 #15

If you want to understand (maybe you don't) Texas, you need to read Michener's historical novel Texas. flashman13 Jan 2026 #18

My advice to Texans would be to study Aztec culture RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 2026 #19

Texas requires teachers to praise and mourn a hate-filled partisan or be fired? Texas is already an authoritarian state. Martin68 Jan 2026 #21

No. The actual source doesn't say that Kaleva Jan 2026 #26

People were terminated. From the link: applegrove Jan 2026 #29

Your OP makes the false claim that they were terminated for not praising Kirk Kaleva Jan 2026 #34

The next paragraph from the article: applegrove Jan 2026 #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 Jan 8 #38

That's not what it says Betty Boom Jan 2026 #22

Sad to see 120 DUers recommend a lie Kaleva Jan 2026 #23

Maine high school teacher fired for comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination MaineNative Jan 2026 #25

WTF!?!???? Faux pas Jan 2026 #27

Sue them for 1 year's state budget. Old Crank Jan 2026 #30

SO........ BurnDoubt Jan 2026 #33

I don't recognize my country anymore. Emile Jan 2026 #35