Michael Lotfi
@MichaelLotfi
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Persian Redneck,⛷️, Business/Political Consultant, Kate's Husband, Real Estate. Tweets don't reflect client/employer opinions- obviously. Deputy Director @AFPTN
Nashville, TN
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He's not wrong.
@MichaelLotfi
@robbystarbuck
@Campbell4TN
This Lofti dude obviously had a learning problem. And a cultural misfit.
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Yall. 2024 elections are too wild. Candidates, please don't use AI for your campaign photos. People will see you in the wild lol. 💀
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Nikki Haley catching real momentum! More than 1k people packed her rally in Exeter, NH tonite. Was my 1st time hearing her stump live. Fantastic candidate. Stopped multiple times mid-speech to say "bless you" to people sneezing in the crowd. Shows she's paying attention to the
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I'll say it. This is how Republicans lose the suburbs, & quite frankly, deserve to. It's pathetic and disgusting. We must work together towards a society where people of all backgrounds & colors are able to self-actualize & live the American Dream. For a long time, I was guilty
BREAKING: Franklin candidate Gabrielle
@HansonforMayor
shares posts from hate group, saying her opponent is “connected to Antifa.” Among the group’s messages that she shared: “You don’t want us showing up” and “remember there is no political solution.” 1/2
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@mcuban
@ClayTravis
This is a bad look for you, Cuban. Like, seriously bad. Just admit your self interests far exceed your virtue signaling. It's the honorable thing to do & would actually win you a lot more respect than this song and dance.
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Universal school choice passes TN Senate Education Committee with only 1 no vote!
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From Downtown Nashville, to small town Englewood- all across TN,
@AFPTN
's billboards to support School Choice are going up! It's time to put parents back in control over where & how their kids are educated! Tell your lawmakers to support school choice now @
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Universal school choice just passed with overwhelming support out of k-12 sub in the House! It's happening!
@AFPTN
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@aridutilh
@MKBHD
How to else will they sell you the "new & improved version with 1 hr additional battery life" every year for the next 8 years?
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By time the clock strikes 7PM CST this evening, Tennessee will elect our first woman,
@VoteMarsha
, to statewide office. She’ll also be the most conservative statewide office holder our state has yet seen. Couldn’t be more proud to be a Tennessean today!
#GoVoteTN
#TNsen
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The anti-school choice movement keeps saying, "Why don't you put it on the ballot?!?" That's exactly what Texas did last night.
@TexasAFP
is going to bring home a victory for parents, students, & teachers when they get school choice passed with this new slate of lawmakers willing
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In Iowa with
@AFPAction
for the Caucus during a blizzard asking voters to stand with
@NikkiHaley
!
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Big shout out to all the unions who came to the Capitol today to lobby against school choice. Y'all did
@AFPTN
a huge favor in helping lawmakers see exactly why we need school choice! Where do I send my check for the in-kind contribution?
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@ClayTravis
From the network literally supporting actual Nazis on college campuses. Yeah. You seem so sincere.
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Just did some statewide polling on
@VoteMarsha
vs
@PhilBredesen
among independent voters who are likely to vote. Spoiler- Marsha’s opening a can of bless your heart up on Phil. Details in 48 hrs.
#TNSen
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Certificate of Need repeal in TN has officially passed the House & Senate and is on to the Governor!
@AFPTN
has got some more clean up to do in the coming years, but this is a massive move in the right direction to end healthcare monopolies in TN! Thankful for the bipartisan
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We're excited to announce our baby girl, Tennessee Wilder Lotfi, is due to arrive the first week of August! Katie has been through so much over the last few years to get to this point, please keep her and all the expecting mothers out there in your prayers.
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Gotta love when a candidate who brags about being a teacher for 30+ years in failing public schools decides to run for office (against a candidate who supports a parent's right to take their child out of that school) can't manage to spell basic words on their campaign website.
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Senator, you say it's "'not the case" that you would oppose school choice even if it was only for the poor stuck in the worst schools, yet that's exactly what you did not even 12 months ago when you voted against this bill to expand school choice to only those who could not
@nick_craige
@afquillen
Excuse me? That's not the case- school choice is a conversation worth having, but not when we don't fully support public schools and not when it's a grift- and that's what this is.
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Anti school choice creeps are harassing my pregnant wife today. Threatening & "warning" her I may rape our unborn daughter. And they wonder why they're losing?
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The notion that Gloria Johnson's campaign against
@VoteMarsha
is anything more than a grift campaign is just silly. Marsha body slammed Dem's best first round pick in more than a decade back in 2018- Bredesen. The idea that 2024 will be any different is just clickbait. Many Dems
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Returning moral agency to parents is imperative for a free society. School choice accomplishes that. A few weak-kneed politicians who feel they know better than individual parents what's best for their children bowed to unions & institutions. They've chosen their side. We won't
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Big News! TN House Education passes school choice bill 12-7! Both chambers are now moving to finance!
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Our friends at
@TexasAFP
are holding lawmakers accountable for killing school choice for parents, students, & teachers during the special session called by Gov.
@GregAbbott_TX
. Every single one of them now has a primary challenger.
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More than 200 ppl in rural Northeast Tennessee showed up for
@AFPTN
tonite to hear
@RepHarshbarger
,
@SenFrankNiceley
,
@JeremyFaison4TN
,
@TimothyHillTN3
, Rep. Bud Hulsey & others talk about Reigniting The American Dream!
@AFPhq
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Couldn't have planned a better day if I tried. Got to see our baby girl today.
She has 10 fingers and 10 toes! I'm so in love with her already. ❤️
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FACT: 84% of rural Republican voters are more likely to vote for a candidate that supports school choice in Tennessee! >
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My take on this is simple. If you're going to make yourself the litmus test, you'd best not live in a glass house. 1) Running to Twitter because you didn't get your way in order to make yourself the center of attention isn't in line with AFP's values of humility. 2) A truly
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Those who oppose school choice continue to scream about how Republicans haven't "fully funded" public education. I'm not sure what that means other than "give us a blank check", but I do know TN's GOP majority &
@GovBillLee
have appropriated more $ to public schools & teachers
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Same dude who threw hot coffee/tea on a retired grandmother, is accused of covering up sexual assault, incited a violent riot, etc. now wants to play the victim. This act is so 🥱 & people are finally catching on that Jones' only intent is to serve himself. He doesn't even show
Today Republicans passed a bill to arm teachers after silencing debate.
Despite Rep. Chris Todd physically assaulting me on the House floor, my Republican colleagues voted to ban me from speaking for the next two days for “recording” on the floor.
A dark day for our democracy.
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@mehdirhasan
Yeah no, us "brown folk" had parents that sacrificed everything and came here legally. Quit acting like you speak for us because you're featured on the worst rated show on a dying technology.
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If I had to guess, it's gonna be a rough GOP primary election cycle for these 21.
Here are the 21 Texas House "Republicans" who joined the Democrats to kill school choice today.
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Trenton, TN Schools Superintendent
@TimHaneyTSSD
wants to talk about "grifters" while he makes ~$120k a year leading a failing school system he's been a part of for FORTY YEARS. In Tim's schools, 62% of grades 3-5, 64% of grades 6-8, & 74% of grads 9-12 FAIL to meet basic
@MichaelLotfi
Garbage tweet. Coach Cobb is fine man. Had a distinguished career in an excellent school district. Disparaging him over a couples of typos (we’ve all done it) is standard operating procedure for grifters.
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We've got volunteers from across the state of Tennessee on the
@AFPTN
bus making their way to the Capitol this AM to support universal, state-wide school choice!
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House & Senate Republicans must come together on this incredibly important issue. Too much is at stake to let all the hard word go to waste just so we can end up right back here fighting the same fight next year. And I promise you- that's exactly where we will be.
@AFPTN
won't
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@Campbell4TN
You don't have to be pro-union to be pro-teacher, but okay. Many teachers refuse to join the union. Does that make them anti-teacher?
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@mattyglesias
It's also true that the feds have been aggressively hiking rates since then. Which one actually reduced inflation? A bill that put billions more into the economy- inflating spending, or the most aggressive rate hikes in modern history making it absurdly expensive to buy homes,
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Coming to a mailbox near you! On Monday,
@AFPTN
will begin launching an extensive mail campaign across the state encouraging lawmakers to stand with parents, students, & teachers in support
@GovBillLee
's universal school choice bill!
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@TEA_teachers
Parents are taking back control of their children's education. Whether this union likes it or not.
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FACT: 70.4% of rural TN Republican voters support
@GovBillLee
's school choice legislation that empowers parents, students & teachers!
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Spending the weekend getting ready to be a girl dad. Nursery ✅
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We're here! The Iowa Caucus is upon us. The high temperature for Monday is -4 degrees Fahrenheit, with a low of -16. Those are real temps- NOT wind chills. Oh, and we're under blizzard warning with 10 new inches of snow forecasted to fall.
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Please send up a prayer for baby and momma today. Katie is going to see a cardiologist after having some issues since becoming pregnant.
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BREAKING NEWS!
@NikkiHaley
will have the full weight and scope of AFP Action’s unmatched grassroots army and resources to help her earn the support of Americans to become the next President of the United States of America!
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Just got home- did anyone else get this in the mail from
@Campbell4TN
? I mean, I know you refuse to send your kid to the majority black public school y'all are zoned for because of "culture differences", but you didn't have to rub it in with a Valentine card.
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FBI says indictment likely, CNN, ABC, MSNBC, etc. say absolutely nothing about it. Total blackout.
@JasonMillerinDC
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Well, this is unfortunate. I emailed
@Campbell4TN
yesterday during her radio interview to tell her how much I appreciate her. Today, we're "anti-teacher" bullies? No.
@AFPhq
is very much so pro-teacher. That's why we support school choice... so teachers can have more competition
The vilification of teachers via the voucher scam is repulsive-was with a MAGA talk-radio host yelling about the 'evil teacher's unions'. I challenge anyone to find a more under-paid, under-appreciated, worthy, highly-respected profession.Shame on bullies
@DeAngelisCorey
@AFPhq
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#Ferguson
Reports of cops saying "Let's get ready to rumble" over police scanners.
#FergusonDecision
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When people say AFP is "establishment" I cannot help but lol. Those who levy this platitude have obviously never been in the trenches with us fighting against corporate welfare, union bosses, reckless spending, shadowy back room deals, etc. That said, a mentor once told me,
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Ever wanted to be involved in the political process but couldn't afford to walk away from your current job? We're hiring! $20+/hr, part or full time, benefits, & potential for promotion! Email me at mlotfi
@afphq
.org if interested in helping to promote lower taxes, school choice &
If someone knocks on your door on behalf of
@AFPTN
- to try to pressure your lawmakers to vote for school vouchers - ask if they are truly a volunteer or just an hourly worker who “needs a job.”
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It's amazing how now that all the consultants are gone, DeSantis has been firing on 💯. Cute videos with his kids, looking & talking like a real human, speaking directly to voters. Where was this guy?
Can the federal government defy the law and force a state to allow a foreign invasion. James Madison didn’t think so…
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Pathetic, shameful & disgusting behavior from
@ascenstthomas
trying to enforce a healthcare monopoly in Rutherford County so they can pay healthcare workers less, charge patients more/force them to wait longer for healthcare. This is exactly why
@AFPTN
is fighting so hard for a
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@nedryun
@realDonaldTrump
Not sure it’s about re-election when you’re sending these types of emails out. “You can do better”? Heads should roll.
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Plain & simple,
@scottwgilmer
is one of the truest non-elected statesmen to walk the halls of
#TNleg
. His institutional knowledge and steadfast loyalty will surely be missed by all who had the privilege to work at his side. Wishing him the best of luck in his next chapter!
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Woof.
A political earthquake in Texas.
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@gmsdk12
This you? Perhaps your students would be more successful if you weren't squandering so much of the district's resources.
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@jmpalmieri
@blakehounshell
Yeah. Intelligence agents who are Clinton's BFFs, like AG Lynch. No one trusts your government sources.
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Bravo,
@dtoneil
@AfpOhio
! Another anti-school choice lawmaker defeated! It's turning out to be a really bad year to oppose parents' rights!
Jon Cross was the most vocal GOP opponent of school choice and he has gone down to a historic defeat.
@AfpOhio
was proud to highlight this issue for voters last year and to support the far superior candidate in this race, Ty Mathews.
@DeAngelisCorey
#SchoolChoiceWins
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The most badass thing about Ukraine? Its leaders actually fight in the wars. Truth is, they don't belong in NATO. They're too badass to sit at a table with such weak leaders who literally would not be caught dead fighting in their own wars.
#UkraineRussia
#UkraineUnderAttack
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You're literally @'ing a Middle Eastern guy. Derp. If you want to ask questions about race, maybe ask Sen.
@Campbell4TN
why she refuses to send her kids to the majority black public school she is zoned for because of "culture differences". While you're at it, ask her why she
Lol…someone really needs to talk to media consultant. Don’t you have a friend that has a friend that has a black or Hispanic friend?
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How we treat others when they’re experiencing moments of weakness speaks equally to our own character flaws. Especially knowing we all live in glass houses. If you experience joy kicking someone when they’re down, you’ll find yourself on the ground soon enough. Grace over karma.
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Hi there. I'm one of those "radical dark money groups". Still waiting on Sen.
@Campbell4TN
to accept my invitation for public debate on the virtues of
#TNschoolchoice
. As someone who went to private school and refused to send her own kids to Nashville's public schools, I suspect
“The radical, dark money groups lobbying to end public education as we know it have zero credibility when it comes to the best interests of students,” Sen. Heidi Campbell tells
@TNLookout
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The pearl clutching from Dem lawmakers over school choice advocates saying lawmakers who vote against parents, students & teachers by opposing school choice will be held accountable at the ballot box is so silly. As if they don't meet every single year to try & overthrow their
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Yeah becuase guns are the problem. Not young men being raised without fathers, not a complete and utter disrespect for life, not lack of control and discipline, not the absence of faith, not a culture that glorifies violence & idiocy... just guns.
I've struggled with what to say about the Orange Mound mass shooting. It is expected for us to make a statement when these things happen. And...I'm still struggling with making a statement because I am truly at a loss for words. If we use fiery words like, "they will be brought
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@gmsdk12
Another failing TN school superintendent, Jason Manuel, fighting
@GovBillLee
's efforts to allow children a path out of Jason's failing public schools. Jason is responsible for
@gmsdk12
- here's his record: 29% of students in grades 3-5, 45% of grades 6-8, & 50% of grades 9-12
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.
@AFPTN
is polling Republicans & Independents all across rural Tennessee. It's very clear- they overwhelmingly want school choice & they overwhelmingly want it to be universally applied. Looking forward to releasing these polls next week!
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From my back deck overlooking the Cumberland River in Ashland City! What a treat.
#NorthernLights
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@SpenceRogers
@MattWalshBlog
I'm a political consultant. Have won dozens of races on local, state and federal level. Lost several as well. Matt's advice is 100% exactly what I would've recommended, especially after having lost many races where we tried to force the candidate to be someone/thing they weren't.
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The chorus of right wing pundits slamming
@NikkiHaley
's comments about being picked on for being brown in grade school represent some of the worst voices in GOP politics. Despite having a white mother and not having to Americanize my name, I was taken out of public schools for a
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Huge congrats to Tennessee House Speaker-elect,
@GlenCasada
! The House couldn’t be in better hands.
#TNleg
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Big news! Gov.
@BillLeeTN
has just endorsed
@AronMaberry
,
@JasonEmert
, &
@LeeReevesTN
for State Representative!
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No offense to Phil, but this wasn't a "secret" recording. We knew damn good & well Rep. Warner was recording this conversation- as he records all conversations. In fact, people often say things to Rep. Warner for the explicit purpose that we know he'll share it with media- as was
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Former President
@realDonaldTrump
is right. Tennessee is getting extremely close to passing school choice. And nothing
@tennesseestands
,
@TEA_teachers
, or other liberal groups do will stop us from empowering parents, students & teachers!
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Senator, you also voted against giving school choice to children with severe learning disabilities & special needs. Which part of the statement was untrue that you'd oppose school choice even if it were extremely limited in scope and only benefited those who are in most beed?
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Having the support of
@CSexton25
on universal school choice in Tennessee is huge! Cannot thank him enough for his leadership on this!
#TNschoolchoice
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There's a blatant & obvious difference between the two sides of the
#TNschoolchoice
debate. The "pro" side is using stats, peer reviewed studies, & asking for open debate. The "anti" side is using logical fallacies, foul language, personal attacks- anything & everything but
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#TNSen
poll of likely Independent voters shows
@VoteMarsha
with a commanding lead over
@PhilBredesen
. Our poll closely mirrors the results from the
@CBS
@YouGov
Oct. 2-5 poll. A good validator.
#TNsenDebate
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First, there isn't even a voucher program being proposed. You'd think a "Director of Schools" would know what he's actually trying to talk about. Second, 25% of his third graders cannot even read at grade level, 40% of his students failed to meet ELA standards, & 44% of his
The voucher program will destroy Public Education in TN. The loss of funds for public schools will be tremendous. When funding is lost, the first things to go will be jobs and student extracurricular opportunities. It hasn’t worked anywhere else! It’s an “Economic Resegregation”
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Mayor
@freddieoconnell
has gone above and beyond to present a smarter alternative for Nashville transit compared to what previous admins had proposed.
@AFPTN
will not oppose it and leave it up to the voters. We appreciate the Mayor's partnership & look forward to seeing what else
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What leadership looks like!
The universal school choice bill passed 71 to 32.
This is the way, Louisiana.
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Sure I do. I got a federal Pell Grant when I was in college and spent it at Belmont University.
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Who is actually trying to dumb down the electorate here? Dems wanting to force children into failing public schools where only 40% of 3rd graders read a grade level, or GOP leaders wanting to allow all children access to the best schools in TN? Also, Community Notes for the win
Corey is just doing his job here- he's paid by big oil to promote this plan bc the dumbing down of the electorate is advantageous for his greedy donors. If you want to know who's telling the truth a surefire tell would be to compare his paycheck to mine.
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Bravo!
Tennessee School Board Member ARON MABERRY: "We should fund children, not specific systems."
This is the way.
#tnleg
(Clarksville-Montgomery County School District)
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At the end of the day, the
#TNschoolchoice
debate really just boils down to two opposing views: One side believes parents should be empowered to spend their education tax dollars to educate their kids as they see fit. The other side believes government bureaucrats know what's
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So I've been in and out of the hospital a couple times over the last week. Apparently I had a small left ventricle infarction (heart attack) at some point. I then thought I was having a stroke the other night (I didn't). Today I was at the hospital for about 8 hours having all
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Man. I’m so grateful all of our friends in Germantown & East Nashville are safe. Cannot believe how close this was to so many of them. God is good.
#nashvilletornado
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Another failing TN school superintendent, Jason Manuel, fighting
@GovBillLee
's efforts to allow children a path out of Jason's failing public schools. Jason is responsible for
@gmsdk12
- here's his record: 29% of students in grades 3-5, 45% of grades 6-8, & 50% of grades 9-12
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.
@JasonLPowell
wins.
@schelzig
@AndyHolt4TN
@JeremyFaison4TN
@WWE
. Heck, even
@carigervin
can get in on it.
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@RadioTodd13
@MrAndyNgo
It's been confirmed by the Nashville Police Department. Of course, it doesn't fit your narrative- so continue to deflect.
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Here's how TN Democrats are responding to school choice in TN. Seems like they're finally showing their true intentions. Many parents would argue if you want your kids to learn about these things, you should just leave them in public school.
With the governors voucher plan it’s a good idea for us to start brainstorming some private schools to start and be eligible for that sweet unregulated voucher money
1. Drag Queen Story Academy
2. THE Satanic Temple
3. Democratic Party Prep
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Temps in the high teens & sunshine in NH with
@AFPAction
talking to voters about our best chance to win back the White House AND Congress!
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NEW: AFP-TN Polling Shows School Choice Is Wildly Popular with Rural Tennessee Republican Voters. It's time for
@tngop
lawmakers to stand with
@GovBillLee
, parents, students & teachers across the state and say YES to school choice!
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Already dropping like flies.
Texas Rep. Kyle Kacal ("R") now says he is no longer seeking reelection after announcing his reelection campaign in September.
Since then, he voted against school choice and Governor Abbott endorsed 58 House Republicans who supported school choice.
Kacal was not included.
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