tidderuuf

@tidderuuf@lemmy.world · Joined ⁨Aug⁩ ⁨2025⁩

Replying to @⁨LillyPip@lemmy.ca⁩

It’s weird living in a super majority Blue state, you’d think education would be a priority for Democrat legislature but apparently they haven’t fully funded it since like 2019 and that was only because of a court order.

Btw incumbents for WA state legislature are anticipated to win by landslide once again.

Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionReykdal: Budget Proposals Confirm Legislature does not Intend to Fully Fund K–12 EducationYesterday, leadership in the State House and Senate released their 2026 budget proposals. Below is State Superintendent Chris Reykdal’s statement. OLYMPIA—February 23, 2026—The House and Senate have released their 2026 budget proposals. Despite the state’s continued underfunding of public education, both proposals double down on Governor Ferguson’s recommended cuts to education. With significant cuts to early learning, dual credit, and the ability for communities with lower property values to provide students with supplemental learning supports, these budgets continue a disturbing trend of cutting the K–12 system to balance the state budget. Further, they make substantial cuts to higher education, starving students of future opportunities. While the budget proposals would devastate critical education programs with a direct impact on students and families, they add billions in new investments across other sectors. This isn’t a question about whether the resources are available; it’s a q

Replying to @⁨sanitation@lemmy.today⁩

Let me get this straight. The dude worked with customer relations (LE) and likely saw the presentations and documentation that instructed LEOs how to lie about this system in order to trick public officials into buying it… He was also around well into the days Flock knowingly gave ICE and CBP data to track down anyone who is brown or protesting fascism… He also was around as it was revealed that Flock was fine with LEOs using the data to track down those getting abortions and ex girlfriends across state lines (both illegal btw).

But it was when locals protested that this fuck felt like things were going to far?

Holy shit people in corporate America really are indoctrinated.