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The image shows a social media post by a user named "staceysobelman". The post is on a black background with white text. The post begins with a statement about ICE offering a $45,000 signing bonus plus a $100,000 starting salary. It then compares this to the $55,000 salary of a teacher with a Master's degree in their 8th year. The post argues that the lack of higher pay for teachers is intentional, stating that education has been intentionally defunded for decades because an educated populace is a threat to power. The text is formatted with some words capitalized for emphasis, such as "SIGNING BONUS," "INTENTIONAL," and "TERRIFIED." The post includes a call to action, encouraging readers to "Read the books. Do the work."

#uspol #priorities

#uspol #priorities
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feld
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it's $45,000 now? It was $30,000 previously.... or is the number being inflated???
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Piggo
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Piggo
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@sun @feld > teacher
> can't spell "population"
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Blurry Moon
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Blurry Moon
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@piggo @feld I think the word they wanted was "populace"
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Piggo
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@sun @feld interesting, that's a very subtle difference. If she just said working class, all would be clear
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๐ŸŒด Seph ๐Ÿ’ญ ๐Ÿ‘พ
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@Piggo :verified_horse: @Fish of Rage @feld I think populace is the right word here, right now the rich have the best government money can buy, but what happens when it fully builds out a police force that answers to no one? The rich go on the menu then if'n they don't offer enough fealty to the government.
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Hobart
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@piggo @feld @sun

ยฏ\_(ใƒ„)_/ยฏ She knows how to spell it, and posted a correction, but screenshots don't carry that.

threads.com/@staceysobelman/poโ€ฆ

Stacey Sobelman (@staceysobelman) on Threads

It was voice to text. And Threads doesnโ€™t let you edit posts after the first 15 minutes. Youโ€™re like the tenth person to point it out to me. ๐Ÿซ 
Threads
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Blurry Moon
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@hobart @piggo @feld I wouldn't be so picky if it was just a misspelling wrong with the post, the department of education's existence has no correlation to the quality of education nor does it pay teachers
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craignicol
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craignicol
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as Ban Ki-Moon said "Through hate-filled actions, extremists have shown what frightens them the most: a girl with a book."
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Adam Moe
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So, could a guy sign on, take the bonus, and then do a really bad job? Bad enough that it could be called sabotage?
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relentless_eduardo
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relentless_eduardo
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the wealthy in america have always tried to decrease education funding because it increases their taxes. THAT''S the reason
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Blurry Moon
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@Ergo @feld basically yes teachers will work for dirt cheap because they love being teachers despite complaining about it so they get paid little.
@feld @Ergo
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Pete Zaitcev
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@sun @Ergo @feld Wife of sensei in my dojo retired as (middle school) teacher and went to a "Python bootcamp". She landed a data scientist job and pulls about $90k. I helped them move and they had an individual school desk, covered in signatures and well wishes for her retirement. My point is, teachers escape all the time, if/when they can.
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Pepperbike
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I've always believed that the gutting of education was the most far reaching policy from the right wing. The Repugs love the poorly educated
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Stefan
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Finally, someone using their brain to a certain extent. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Ever wanted to know why people of the USA are viewed as simple or ignorant, even blatantly dumb in a way, in other countries around the world? ๐Ÿ˜
Now you know the answer to it.

That didn't start with Trump but way back. ๐Ÿ™„

Education of citizens is seen as a real threat to those in power, no matter if Republicans or democrats.
@oliver

#uspol #us #education #citizens #USA #threat

#education #uspol #usa #us #threat #citizens @Oliver
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Noel Kelly
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Pretty much embodies why the US is going to lose the AI 'space race'.
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Jasper ๐Ÿ‰
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@gnoll110 lol that'd be ironic. Can't make people replacer because made people too stupid to develop it... Don't bet on it..
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@jasper
Lucky, some of the good Chinese opium is open source.

The oligarchs can sack more worker-customers using other people's opium.

@Jasper ๐Ÿ‰
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Chuck
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I've tried to tell people for years the right's agenda is to 'keep them poor, sick and stupid' because that populace is much easier to control. But they still vote for them because White is more important than anything else.
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๐ŸŒด Seph ๐Ÿ’ญ ๐Ÿ‘พ
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@OddOpinions5 Considering how worthless Google is, I wouldn't put much faith in those results. The starting salary is a little bit of a stretch, but considering the signing bonuses they offer, its not unbelievable:

That's from: dhs.gov/news/2025/07/29/dhs-laโ€ฆ

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A *signing bonus* just shy of the median personal income in the US? They sure do value their stormtroopersโ€ฆ
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Sรธren Krรถger
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Sรธren Krรถger
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many governments are doing stuff just like that.. just take the massive investment in weapons in Europe.. We are cutting down on education of our children etc - but we have plenty of money to buy and build weapons ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ
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