Arlington School Board candidates

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Anonymous wrote:I know the crazies on here love to speculate that Chen is the APE sleeper candidate. I asked someone very involved in APE who they were supporting. They said Kathleen Clark and undecided on #2.

I think the crazies on here don’t understand how elections work.

+1 If trashing candidates on DCUM could sway the caucus, Miranda would never have gotten elected.

She only got it because she was the only adult running. She would have lost big time this year - just like the first time she ran.

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Was Larry the vocal STEM teacher during covid?

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Anonymous wrote:I know the crazies on here love to speculate that Chen is the APE sleeper candidate. I asked someone very involved in APE who they were supporting. They said Kathleen Clark and undecided on #2.

I think the crazies on here don’t understand how elections work.

+1 If trashing candidates on DCUM could sway the caucus, Miranda would never have gotten elected.

To be fair, the ONLY reason Miranda got elected was because her opponent was even worse. And if the ACDC didn’t rule all, an independent who had even Zuraya’s or Chen’s level of experience would have trounced her in the general.

No one likes her except APE. I have accepted that only four school board members truly serve me and my children.

#1. And that last paragraph. 😓 Same.

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Anonymous wrote:I know the crazies on here love to speculate that Chen is the APE sleeper candidate. I asked someone very involved in APE who they were supporting. They said Kathleen Clark and undecided on #2.

I think the crazies on here don’t understand how elections work.

+1 If trashing candidates on DCUM could sway the caucus, Miranda would never have gotten elected.

To be fair, the ONLY reason Miranda got elected was because her opponent was even worse. And if the ACDC didn’t rule all, an independent who had even Zuraya’s or Chen’s level of experience would have trounced her in the general.

No one likes her except APE. I have accepted that only four school board members truly serve me and my children.

4 more years! 4 more years! I love triggering the snowflakes on DCUM.

Everyone else has moved on but DCUM be like WWII soldiers stranded on deserted islands.

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Anonymous wrote:I know the crazies on here love to speculate that Chen is the APE sleeper candidate. I asked someone very involved in APE who they were supporting. They said Kathleen Clark and undecided on #2.

I think the crazies on here don’t understand how elections work.

+1 If trashing candidates on DCUM could sway the caucus, Miranda would never have gotten elected.

To be fair, the ONLY reason Miranda got elected was because her opponent was even worse. And if the ACDC didn’t rule all, an independent who had even Zuraya’s or Chen’s level of experience would have trounced her in the general.

No one likes her except APE. I have accepted that only four school board members truly serve me and my children.

4 more years! 4 more years! I love triggering the snowflakes on DCUM.

Everyone else has moved on but DCUM be like WWII soldiers stranded on deserted islands.

Once APE stops talking about "learning loss" and the pandemic, I'll know that they moved on too.

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Anonymous wrote:I know the crazies on here love to speculate that Chen is the APE sleeper candidate. I asked someone very involved in APE who they were supporting. They said Kathleen Clark and undecided on #2.

I think the crazies on here don’t understand how elections work.

+1 If trashing candidates on DCUM could sway the caucus, Miranda would never have gotten elected.

To be fair, the ONLY reason Miranda got elected was because her opponent was even worse. And if the ACDC didn’t rule all, an independent who had even Zuraya’s or Chen’s level of experience would have trounced her in the general.

No one likes her except APE. I have accepted that only four school board members truly serve me and my children.

This whole post hurt because it's true. Miranda has no business being on the school board. But neither does Zuraya, Chen and Larry. I wish we had better choices, but here we are. At least Kathleen will win.

Everybody better spend the next year begging Mary to run again.

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I just decided not to vote for Zuraya because her endorsements are getting obnoxious. Sierra Club. For real???

#2 is very reluctantly going to Larry. I'm not ranking anyone else.

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Anonymous wrote:I know the crazies on here love to speculate that Chen is the APE sleeper candidate. I asked someone very involved in APE who they were supporting. They said Kathleen Clark and undecided on #2.

I think the crazies on here don’t understand how elections work.

+1 If trashing candidates on DCUM could sway the caucus, Miranda would never have gotten elected.

To be fair, the ONLY reason Miranda got elected was because her opponent was even worse. And if the ACDC didn’t rule all, an independent who had even Zuraya’s or Chen’s level of experience would have trounced her in the general.

No one likes her except APE. I have accepted that only four school board members truly serve me and my children.

4 more years! 4 more years! I love triggering the snowflakes on DCUM.

Everyone else has moved on but DCUM be like WWII soldiers stranded on deserted islands.

Clearly YOU have not moved on if you are referring to those who didn't vote for Miranda as snowflakes. This makes it very, very clear that Miranda doesn't represent anyone other than her APE base. Everyone else is just dismissed as a snowflake to you people.

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Anonymous wrote:I just decided not to vote for Zuraya because her endorsements are getting obnoxious. Sierra Club. For real???

#2 is very reluctantly going to Larry. I'm not ranking anyone else.

There are only three endorsements that should matter in Arlington's SB races: AEA - which I'm still side-eyeing why Kathleen didn't get an endorsement. ASHPA - have they even weighed in yet? If there was any endorsement Zuraya should have gotten, it's them. But they're pretty quiet. Hmmm. And finally Equality Arlington - they are pretty quiet too this round.

The rest is just noise. Sierra Club is laughable. What do they do for APS and public schools in general?

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Anonymous wrote:I just decided not to vote for Zuraya because her endorsements are getting obnoxious. Sierra Club. For real???

#2 is very reluctantly going to Larry. I'm not ranking anyone else.

There are only three endorsements that should matter in Arlington's SB races: AEA - which I'm still side-eyeing why Kathleen didn't get an endorsement. ASHPA - have they even weighed in yet? If there was any endorsement Zuraya should have gotten, it's them. But they're pretty quiet. Hmmm. And finally Equality Arlington - they are pretty quiet too this round.

The rest is just noise. Sierra Club is laughable. What do they do for APS and public schools in general?

+100 Especially the AEA side-eye

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Anonymous wrote:I know the crazies on here love to speculate that Chen is the APE sleeper candidate. I asked someone very involved in APE who they were supporting. They said Kathleen Clark and undecided on #2.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day

Seems like more and more people have to say that about APE. Maybe the clock is fixed?

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Anonymous wrote:Chen has served on zero advisory committees and voted to approve zero minutes. We have crappy candidates apart from Kathleen, so there’s the watermark, I guess.

He’s not trying to inflate his credentials either. Since she already has all the endorsements, Zuraya should just be honest she doesn’t have much experience.

But Zuraya does have experience, she worked at Meta, the parent company of FB and Instagram.

“Meta the company that owns Facebook and Instagram has for years relied on both social media platforms to keep children and teenagers engaged for as long as possible in order to gather personal data and sell it to advertisers, a group of state prosecutors alleged in a recently unsealed complaint.

Attorneys general in 33 states filed a federal lawsuit against Meta in October, although the details at the time were not immediately released. The complaint, unsealed Wednesday, unveils more specifics, such as allegations from state prosecutors that Meta harmed young users on Facebook and Instagram through the use of highly manipulative algorithms and technological tools. that was accused by attorney generals in 33 states for creating addictive technology for youth to keep them hooked “

This is ridiculous. I’m voting for Kathleen and Chen but don’t need to drag Zuraya through the mud.

And we’re surprised no one more qualified wants to run for school board.

What did Zuraya do at Meta? She's a lobbyist right?

+1

DP, not a Zuraya fan or booster.

I’m actually okay with lobbyists running for SB. APS could use some help in that department down in Richmond rn.

And let’s not pretend that some of you Arlington parents aren’t federal/state lobbyists too. APE seems to have a lot of them spreading tears about “learning loss”

APE itself is a lobbying org now (anti-education).

Can you explain how APE is anti education? I don't like them, just wasn't aware that this is their new thing.

Republican plan:
1. defund public schools (Hi Youngkin! How’s that budget?)
2. crap on then relentlessly to lower public opinion and overwhelm the school district (APE, etc)
3. Push for vouchers to subsidize private school for their kids

APE seems to have a lot of their kids in private schools, but still complain and engage on public school issues in very negative ways. They can't say one good thing about APS, just finding fault in everything. Their platform is not so different from IWF, PDE and Moms for Liberty, but without the culture wars because they are actually smart and know that Arlington would kick them out if they started to talk about banning books and discriminating against trans kids. But trust, many in their "tent" feel that way. Some of their first members already work for these organizations, and I wouldn't be surprised if APE coordinates with those extremist organizations already on the down low.

They just want to cause enough chaos at APS to defund us too so that they can get that voucher to send their kids to schools they're already going to. Or want to and just don't have the money to do so.

Exactly.

At a minimum, they engaged with many of them on social media.

They are dangerous because they are smart and are playing the long game.

This is why I don't think Chen is an APE plant. They're smart enough to know how to push him through a school board caucus with 2 open seats. He barely has signs out. He doesn't have their endorsement or donations from their members. Nothing telling their members to vote for him, nothing from Miranda.

Miranda’s house has multiple KC signs. She must be an APE plant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know the crazies on here love to speculate that Chen is the APE sleeper candidate. I asked someone very involved in APE who they were supporting. They said Kathleen Clark and undecided on #2.

I think the crazies on here don’t understand how elections work.

+1 If trashing candidates on DCUM could sway the caucus, Miranda would never have gotten elected.

To be fair, the ONLY reason Miranda got elected was because her opponent was even worse. And if the ACDC didn’t rule all, an independent who had even Zuraya’s or Chen’s level of experience would have trounced her in the general.

No one likes her except APE. I have accepted that only four school board members truly serve me and my children.

4 more years! 4 more years! I love triggering the snowflakes on DCUM.

Everyone else has moved on but DCUM be like WWII soldiers stranded on deserted islands.

Once APE stops talking about "learning loss" and the pandemic, I'll know that they moved on too.

+1

Once they all stop pushing their crap in committees and the SB then the rest of us can move on.

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Anonymous wrote:I know the crazies on here love to speculate that Chen is the APE sleeper candidate. I asked someone very involved in APE who they were supporting. They said Kathleen Clark and undecided on #2.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day

Seems like more and more people have to say that about APE. Maybe the clock is fixed?

That's how these snakes work. They throw out some freebies to try to build a little credibility and embed themselves in the community.

They push RWNJ propaganda.
https://www.baconsrebellion.com/wp/san-franciscos-algebra-for-none-policy-and-how-virginia-avoided-a-similar-fate/

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Anonymous wrote:Voted online yesterday. Super fast and easy.

Kathleen #1

Larry #2 (not terribly impressed with him but at least he has some quals and actual positions on issues based on engagement and experience in APS)

This is how I'm voting, except swap them! My only concern is Kathleen seems a little one-dimensional (she knows A LOT about special education but seems a little loose on the some other stuff). She definitely deserves to be on the board though.