[APS] Who is funding newly-incorporated APE

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:APE is almost certainly going to endorse Youngkin because of the school closure angle. But that doesn't mean it is R leaning. This is just an odd year. APE is solidly Dem in most respects that matter and don't peddle GOP talking points at all. Name a single one. They're not talking election integrity, cRT or any of that nonsense. Youngkin is likely to win because he doesn't need nova, he just needs to peel off enough Dems b/c school closures. Just because APE aligns with that doesn't mean they are GOP, they're just anti-closure, which is a solidly bi-partisan or non-partisan issue. AGain, it's just an unusual year.

Lol, stop acting like you know anything. You don’t.

It's obvious APE is leaning in that direction. They're not trying to hide it or anything. And there's nothing wrong with taking politics out of education. The closures became way too political. This would help right the ship in important ways, and APE is helping with that.

Lol. We already have a mandate.

It’s 100% the GOP trying to stir up an “issue”.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APE is almost certainly going to endorse Youngkin because of the school closure angle. But that doesn't mean it is R leaning. This is just an odd year. APE is solidly Dem in most respects that matter and don't peddle GOP talking points at all. Name a single one. They're not talking election integrity, cRT or any of that nonsense. Youngkin is likely to win because he doesn't need nova, he just needs to peel off enough Dems b/c school closures. Just because APE aligns with that doesn't mean they are GOP, they're just anti-closure, which is a solidly bi-partisan or non-partisan issue. AGain, it's just an unusual year.

Oh my, this is hilarious. Do you really think a critical mass of Dems will vote for an anti-vax, Trump-supporting, anti-abortion Republican out of spite, even though public schools are open full time statewide because our current Democratic governor made it so?

I’m going to Not out of spite but bc of a lack of trust and concern or what could happen in the future

Yup. That is the GOP “concern” machine in action.

Bathrooms!
CRT!
Math!
School closures!

Go peddle your nonsense somewhere else. Bathrooms and CRT are GOP, for sure. But concern about math excellence for gifted student and keeping the schools open are solidly Dem issue.

And we have APE trying to slip a couple of those in there…interesting.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APE is almost certainly going to endorse Youngkin because of the school closure angle. But that doesn't mean it is R leaning. This is just an odd year. APE is solidly Dem in most respects that matter and don't peddle GOP talking points at all. Name a single one. They're not talking election integrity, cRT or any of that nonsense. Youngkin is likely to win because he doesn't need nova, he just needs to peel off enough Dems b/c school closures. Just because APE aligns with that doesn't mean they are GOP, they're just anti-closure, which is a solidly bi-partisan or non-partisan issue. AGain, it's just an unusual year.

Oh my, this is hilarious. Do you really think a critical mass of Dems will vote for an anti-vax, Trump-supporting, anti-abortion Republican out of spite, even though public schools are open full time statewide because our current Democratic governor made it so?

I’m going to Not out of spite but bc of a lack of trust and concern or what could happen in the future

Really? Interesting. Because I don’t know any Democrats who are voting for a Republican who would actually implement all sorts of anti-Democratic priorities- abortion bans, prohibitions on vaccine or mask mandates, tax cuts for rich people, etc - on the fear that a Dem governor might maybe allow school closures, despite his Dem successor requiring school reopenings even before vaccines are authorized for elementary age kids. Because that makes no sense.

Stop misstating Youngkin's positions. He's pretty moderate, with some exceptions, and is drawing Dem support even in nova.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APE is almost certainly going to endorse Youngkin because of the school closure angle. But that doesn't mean it is R leaning. This is just an odd year. APE is solidly Dem in most respects that matter and don't peddle GOP talking points at all. Name a single one. They're not talking election integrity, cRT or any of that nonsense. Youngkin is likely to win because he doesn't need nova, he just needs to peel off enough Dems b/c school closures. Just because APE aligns with that doesn't mean they are GOP, they're just anti-closure, which is a solidly bi-partisan or non-partisan issue. AGain, it's just an unusual year.

Oh my, this is hilarious. Do you really think a critical mass of Dems will vote for an anti-vax, Trump-supporting, anti-abortion Republican out of spite, even though public schools are open full time statewide because our current Democratic governor made it so?

I’m going to Not out of spite but bc of a lack of trust and concern or what could happen in the future

Yup. That is the GOP “concern” machine in action.

Bathrooms!
CRT!
Math!
School closures!

Go peddle your nonsense somewhere else. Bathrooms and CRT are GOP, for sure. But concern about math excellence for gifted student and keeping the schools open are solidly Dem issue.

And we have APE trying to slip a couple of those in there…interesting.

How are school openings an actual “issue” if we have a state mandate, tons of people are vaccinated, Delta is starting to wind down, **and** kids can be vaccinated within the next few months.

How is math an “issue”? Are people really that opposed to blending algebra and geometry content together, as they do in other countries with better math scores? APS already slowed down acceleration a few years ago and VDOE has already said that schools can continue to offer advanced/accelerated paths.

FAUX ISSUES.

[Anonymous]

There is a thread on metro political forum if you want to discuss how Youngkin supports The Big Lie and hates women.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stop misstating Youngkin's positions. He's pretty moderate, with some exceptions, and is drawing Dem support even in nova.

Literally no part of that response is correct.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Stop misstating Youngkin's positions. He's pretty moderate, with some exceptions, and is drawing Dem support even in nova.

Literally no part of that response is correct.

Definitively not a moderate! I have little faith in the neoliberal politics of Arlington democrats, but I would vote for any dem in a heartbeat over a republican who is creating a manufactured crisis around CRT, closing schools, vouches or whatever nonsense Fox News and co are floating. All of this is a distraction and OP is playing into it.

Some of you have no shame about spinning politics and misinformation. But to what end?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APE is almost certainly going to endorse Youngkin because of the school closure angle. But that doesn't mean it is R leaning. This is just an odd year. APE is solidly Dem in most respects that matter and don't peddle GOP talking points at all. Name a single one. They're not talking election integrity, cRT or any of that nonsense. Youngkin is likely to win because he doesn't need nova, he just needs to peel off enough Dems b/c school closures. Just because APE aligns with that doesn't mean they are GOP, they're just anti-closure, which is a solidly bi-partisan or non-partisan issue. AGain, it's just an unusual year.

Oh my, this is hilarious. Do you really think a critical mass of Dems will vote for an anti-vax, Trump-supporting, anti-abortion Republican out of spite, even though public schools are open full time statewide because our current Democratic governor made it so?

I’m going to Not out of spite but bc of a lack of trust and concern or what could happen in the future

Really? Interesting. Because I don’t know any Democrats who are voting for a Republican who would actually implement all sorts of anti-Democratic priorities- abortion bans, prohibitions on vaccine or mask mandates, tax cuts for rich people, etc - on the fear that a Dem governor might maybe allow school closures, despite his Dem successor requiring school reopenings even before vaccines are authorized for elementary age kids. Because that makes no sense.

Stop misstating Youngkin's positions. He's pretty moderate, with some exceptions, and is drawing Dem support even in nova.

You sweet, sweet summer child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop misstating Youngkin's positions. He's pretty moderate, with some exceptions, and is drawing Dem support even in nova.

Literally no part of that response is correct.

Definitively not a moderate! I have little faith in the neoliberal politics of Arlington democrats, but I would vote for any dem in a heartbeat over a republican who is creating a manufactured crisis around CRT, closing schools, vouches or whatever nonsense Fox News and co are floating. All of this is a distraction and OP is playing into it.

Some of you have no shame about spinning politics and misinformation. But to what end?

I’ve considered this. I don’t want to validate or further amplify these “issues” by opening them up for more discussion.

But I do think it’s important to call it out for what it is so people are informed.

I’m going to continue to post facts that illustrate how these “issues” are GOP manipulations.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain to me the relationship between APE and the lawsuit that was filed a bit ago trying to compel APS to hold in person instruction? A lot of my opinion about APE and its right-wing roots stems from what I saw on the Twitter feed (relating to January 6) of one of the men pursuing that lawsuit. If he and his efforts are not part of APE, I would be interested in knowing that.

This was covered extensively at the time. The man who filed the lawsuit is/was a member of APE, but APE specifically declined to participate in or support the lawsuit, in part because much of APE’s leadership specifically disagreed with his lawsuit.

The man who filed the lawsuit was/is a member of APE, he fundraised for his lawsuit extensively on APE and a lot of APE members donated to it. And yes, he also tweeted his support for the Jan 6th insurrectionists.

APE "officially" wasn't involved in the lawsuit and they stated that. Basically they wanted to have it both ways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop misstating Youngkin's positions. He's pretty moderate, with some exceptions, and is drawing Dem support even in nova.

Literally no part of that response is correct.

Definitively not a moderate! I have little faith in the neoliberal politics of Arlington democrats, but I would vote for any dem in a heartbeat over a republican who is creating a manufactured crisis around CRT, closing schools, vouches or whatever nonsense Fox News and co are floating. All of this is a distraction and OP is playing into it.

Some of you have no shame about spinning politics and misinformation. But to what end?

I don't want Virginia to ban masks in schools or crazy sh*t like that if Youngkin is elected. Let's stay sane please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APE is almost certainly going to endorse Youngkin because of the school closure angle. But that doesn't mean it is R leaning. This is just an odd year. APE is solidly Dem in most respects that matter and don't peddle GOP talking points at all. Name a single one. They're not talking election integrity, cRT or any of that nonsense. Youngkin is likely to win because he doesn't need nova, he just needs to peel off enough Dems b/c school closures. Just because APE aligns with that doesn't mean they are GOP, they're just anti-closure, which is a solidly bi-partisan or non-partisan issue. AGain, it's just an unusual year.

Oh my, this is hilarious. Do you really think a critical mass of Dems will vote for an anti-vax, Trump-supporting, anti-abortion Republican out of spite, even though public schools are open full time statewide because our current Democratic governor made it so?

I’m going to Not out of spite but bc of a lack of trust and concern or what could happen in the future

Yup. That is the GOP “concern” machine in action.

Bathrooms!
CRT!
Math!
School closures!

And we have APE trying to slip a couple of those in there…interesting.

This is such a silly post. Are you really trying to equate the debate over math curriculum with CRT and use of bathrooms by transgender students? It borders on offensive that you would trivialize bigotry toward black and transgender students like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:APE was a big tent last year by necessity because they faced such long odds on reopening the closed schools. Can't fault them for that. APE tolerated some of the RW crazies (lawsuit guy) and one person floated a balloon about recall (like other similar nova groups). They probably would have given lawsuit guy the boot earlier if they could do it all over again, and the group never seriously considered an effort to recall Dems. Why would they? Their leader is a longstanding Dem, and most of the members are Dems. There's no there there on the whole R angle for APE. No more big tent that accommodates crazies. They're solidly Dem/leaning bipartisan now coming up with independent ideas very much in the Vihstadt mold. APE is focused mostly on issues that most parents care about it. They're very engaged, and appropriately so.
Everyone should move on. APE did. They're looking to the future.

But APE DID consider an effort to recall Dem School Board candidates. That absolutely did happen. They abandoned it when their efforts leaked out and they looked horrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:APE is almost certainly going to endorse Youngkin because of the school closure angle. But that doesn't mean it is R leaning. This is just an odd year. APE is solidly Dem in most respects that matter and don't peddle GOP talking points at all. Name a single one. They're not talking election integrity, cRT or any of that nonsense. Youngkin is likely to win because he doesn't need nova, he just needs to peel off enough Dems b/c school closures. Just because APE aligns with that doesn't mean they are GOP, they're just anti-closure, which is a solidly bi-partisan or non-partisan issue. AGain, it's just an unusual year.

Oh my, this is hilarious. Do you really think a critical mass of Dems will vote for an anti-vax, Trump-supporting, anti-abortion Republican out of spite, even though public schools are open full time statewide because our current Democratic governor made it so?

I’m going to Not out of spite but bc of a lack of trust and concern or what could happen in the future

Really? Interesting. Because I don’t know any Democrats who are voting for a Republican who would actually implement all sorts of anti-Democratic priorities- abortion bans, prohibitions on vaccine or mask mandates, tax cuts for rich people, etc - on the fear that a Dem governor might maybe allow school closures, despite his Dem successor requiring school reopenings even before vaccines are authorized for elementary age kids. Because that makes no sense.

Right, just APE. While claiming they are not an astroturf group.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop misstating Youngkin's positions. He's pretty moderate, with some exceptions, and is drawing Dem support even in nova.

Literally no part of that response is correct.

Definitively not a moderate! I have little faith in the neoliberal politics of Arlington democrats, but I would vote for any dem in a heartbeat over a republican who is creating a manufactured crisis around CRT, closing schools, vouches or whatever nonsense Fox News and co are floating. All of this is a distraction and OP is playing into it.

Some of you have no shame about spinning politics and misinformation. But to what end?

I don't want Virginia to ban masks in schools or crazy sh*t like that if Youngkin is elected. Let's stay sane please.

Exactly! And masks are the least of my concerns (and I believe in masks) in comparison to abortion rights and LGBTQ rights. Let’s focus on getting the election and then worry about who funds APE.

APE might be polemic in Arlington County, but let’s make sure we don’t elect anothera fascist!!!