It's stunning how ignorant the DOGE bros were who were sent into agencies. Justin Fox cannot even articulate in his own words what his "present understanding of DEI" is: he can't even formulate a coherent sentence about it. I wouldn't hire him for basic tech support. #NEH
youtu.be/jomaMvItnew?...
Good speech. Most US press got bamboozled by Bill Barr's scheme. Trump's collusion with Russia was always real, continues to be. www.youtube.com/live/ylvTFvJ...
And we are all along for the ride.
The richest man owns X.
The second and third richest men control Google.
The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.
And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
Ellison: I’ve been hearing a lot about paying rappers/influencers, offering them pardons, and not disclosing that they’re being compensated.
They don’t even need to say, “Vote for Trump.” What they can say is, “None of these elections really matter anyway.” That kind of talk can swing an election.
When you put it like this, a $75 million bribe to Melania and gutting the Washington Post seems like a small price to pay.
Will it be national news? Will it cause performative outrage? Will he be censured?
Nope. Forgotten by tomorrow.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
MAHA: Eating a giant steak cooked in butter alongside beef tallow fries and washing it down with coffee spiked with butter
Not MAHA: Clean air, clean water, health insurance, vaccines, disease monitoring, scientific research, food assistance, food safety, bike lanes
"There are people who are genuinely good souls."
School board creates policy
Between his crypto ventures, real estate deals, and licensing agreements, Trump and his family have profited off the presidency to the tune of $3.4 billion.
The grifter-in-chief knows no bounds.
We must not become numb to this.
As we head into the school year, I’m as grateful as ever for our nation’s hard-working educators. If you agree, please let the teachers & homeschoolers in your life know about Rick Steves Classroom Europe—a free & ad-free library of 600 video clips covering history, art, music, culture & geography.
US BUDGET DEFICIT SOARS
The deficit jumped 19% to $291B in July. This is despite $21B collected from Americans due to higher import taxes, which led to higher costs on goods like furniture, footwear, and auto parts.
The deficit for 2025 is already $1.63 trillion, up 7% from the last year.
the magic Zohran Sickos picture that nets him five more points every time I post it
On the news of Trump calling to lend help to Cuomo, it is imperative and perfunctory I post this just in case.
The main thing you need to know about the "Russia hoax"? It's not a hoax
from @dgraham.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
"Nearly half of white students admitted to Harvard between 2009 and 2014 were legacy students or Dean’s Interest List—a list of applicants whose relatives have donated to Harvard, the existence of which only became public knowledge in 2018"
75% of them would not have been admitted otherwise
I used to show Nell and cover the full frontal with a folder!
Let’s see if we can work it out, I’d be happy to lend any insight that I might have.
Ohio's biennial budget continues the Republican Party's tradition of starving social services and transferring wealth to the ultra-rich.
But Gov. DeWine showed a streak of compassion that his contemporaries lack by going beast mode with the veto pen.
www.rooster.info/p/mike-dewin...
I teach in a school district in Ohio which has enacted a more onerous “opt-in” policy. I can attest to the impact upon educators who are tasked with ensuring that no curriculum, or materials, cross over the arbitrary line surrounding sexual content. Seems to be an attack on empathetic understanding.
Rob Sand, Dem candidate running for Governor in Iowa on school choice.
"The problem with the polling and all the emphasis on data in contemporary politics is that it does not take into account that the electorate doesn’t really exist until election day, and the politician and his or her campaign are actively creating that electorate."
It’s the Ohio model!
“Viewpoint diversity”: Promoting white nationalists, banning ideas white nationalists don’t like
“Viewpoint discrimination”: Holding white nationalists to basic standards of evidence and logic
“Free speech”: If white nationalists speak, others are obligated to listen, treat it as worthy of respect
Melissa Hortman was only 55 years old. She had a lot more to do. It is so bitter and so sad that her life was taken - assassinated for fighting for what she believed in.
It will now be up to us to carry on these fights.
ICE crossed a line in LA
Los Angeles school worker shares frustration over parents having to leave their children’s graduation ceremony because ICE raided an elementary school’s graduation today
lol
AP US Gov is crazy now!
