Jen
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Making Texas higher education great again.
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"getting outside your bubble" is an admirable thing when it means trying a new hobby or introducing yourself to your neighbor or watching an art film but people only want to apply it to "being a little more racist just to see how it feels"
January 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM
"getting outside your bubble" is an admirable thing when it means trying a new hobby or introducing yourself to your neighbor or watching an art film but people only want to apply it to "being a little more racist just to see how it feels"
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One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
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it would get them out of Minneapolis (but not Minnesota) but pretty much nowhere else they've been causing harm — 2/3 of all Americans live within the border zone
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
it would get them out of Minneapolis (but not Minnesota) but pretty much nowhere else they've been causing harm — 2/3 of all Americans live within the border zone
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Not here to tell protesters what to do, but I think regularly blasting some Les Mis at protests would really rile Trump up, and I would find that amusing.
January 27, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Not here to tell protesters what to do, but I think regularly blasting some Les Mis at protests would really rile Trump up, and I would find that amusing.
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Turns out that Bari Weiss's all hands at CBS today is to announce she's bringing on some anti-vax guys and Niall Ferguson. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/b...
January 27, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Turns out that Bari Weiss's all hands at CBS today is to announce she's bringing on some anti-vax guys and Niall Ferguson. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/b...
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the aspiring academic to angry weightlifter pipeline is looking pretty active rn
January 27, 2026 at 1:45 AM
the aspiring academic to angry weightlifter pipeline is looking pretty active rn
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we are witnessing historic backpedaling here
January 27, 2026 at 1:15 AM
we are witnessing historic backpedaling here
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There's been a lot of discussion about the echoes of the civil rights movement in the protests today, with people obviously drawing comparisons between the strategies, tactics and coalitions that were vital then and are still vital now.
But this post has me thinking about a different echo ...
But this post has me thinking about a different echo ...
I suspect right now Stephen Miller and the other nazis are meeting to discuss how a place not as “nice" or "peaceful” as Minnesota will provide better oxygen for their lies and goals of martial law.
January 27, 2026 at 12:31 AM
There's been a lot of discussion about the echoes of the civil rights movement in the protests today, with people obviously drawing comparisons between the strategies, tactics and coalitions that were vital then and are still vital now.
But this post has me thinking about a different echo ...
But this post has me thinking about a different echo ...
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The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced the Democrats have to push their hand immediately. The parallels with the delays and subsequent failures after January 6th are blaring warning signs about what will happen if they don’t go after the issues with ICE and CBP at the root RIGHT NOW.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced the Democrats have to push their hand immediately. The parallels with the delays and subsequent failures after January 6th are blaring warning signs about what will happen if they don’t go after the issues with ICE and CBP at the root RIGHT NOW.
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“Alex Pretti was executed in the street because Minnesota won’t let us kidnap people out of jail” is the Trump administration’s actual excuse.
Blanche: "Remember, what we all saw in that 10 or second video is not the full story. Every American should know that. The story goes way beyond that. It starts with the fact that literally for months we have received 0 assistance from the state of Minnesota."
January 26, 2026 at 2:21 PM
“Alex Pretti was executed in the street because Minnesota won’t let us kidnap people out of jail” is the Trump administration’s actual excuse.
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Chasing the readers who don’t like you never, ever works.
News: The Washington Post is preparing to slash upwards of 300 staffers, incl sports, metro and foreign desks @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports.
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
Post Parting Depression
Looming cuts at The Washington Post threaten to decimate key coverage areas as staffers question the motives and commitment of billionaire owner Jeff Bezos.
www.status.news
January 26, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Chasing the readers who don’t like you never, ever works.
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Imagine being part of something where nobody will do it with you unless you pay them, and being completely flummoxed by what happens when people organize and help because they care for their neighbors.
Like, I feel like there's a whole section of this book they say is very important to them ...
Like, I feel like there's a whole section of this book they say is very important to them ...
January 26, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Imagine being part of something where nobody will do it with you unless you pay them, and being completely flummoxed by what happens when people organize and help because they care for their neighbors.
Like, I feel like there's a whole section of this book they say is very important to them ...
Like, I feel like there's a whole section of this book they say is very important to them ...
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Pope Leo's mosaic portrait added to the papal gallery in San Paolo fuori le Mura, #Roma
www.romereports.com/en/2026/01/1...
www.romereports.com/en/2026/01/1...
The big reveal: 15,000-piece mosaic of Pope Leo XIV for the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls - Rome Reports
Even if you don't have a chance to see Pope Leo at St. Peter's, there will soon be the opportunity to see him during opening hours of any day at the Basilica
www.romereports.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Pope Leo's mosaic portrait added to the papal gallery in San Paolo fuori le Mura, #Roma
www.romereports.com/en/2026/01/1...
www.romereports.com/en/2026/01/1...
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Let me try to articulate what I think the central economic issue of the current moment really is.
Wolfers: This is the most interventionist government of my lifetime. It’s the least conservative government of my lifetime. When you are the richest country in the world, maybe you are not the ones who should be tearing down your existing institutions. But that’s exactly what this president is doing
January 25, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Let me try to articulate what I think the central economic issue of the current moment really is.
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Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Alex Pretti
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Alex Pretti
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This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
!["The temperature in Minneapolis is dangerously high. There is an urgent need for the federal agents deployed to the city to step back and take a breath before more Americans are hurt or killed. [Highlighted]: Those protesting the Trump administration have an equal obligation to avoid violence.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zknk3rjsatent75sdbbopown/bafkreid6g5bmlf3gyxj2egzcy33hkwiaqgrzuoh3yhbpenmvdmvyyobfq4@jpeg)
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM
This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
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the entire UNC system, including Chapel Hill, now accepts the Classic Learning Test for admissions
January 25, 2026 at 6:20 PM
the entire UNC system, including Chapel Hill, now accepts the Classic Learning Test for admissions
And there went my power in Austin, TX. FFS.
January 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
And there went my power in Austin, TX. FFS.
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Things are so bad that the Minnesota prison system has had to launch a website specifically to combat DHS lies. The first major release from DOC officials suggests Gregory Bovino outright lied about the target of the Border Patrol operation during which agents shot and killed Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Things are so bad that the Minnesota prison system has had to launch a website specifically to combat DHS lies. The first major release from DOC officials suggests Gregory Bovino outright lied about the target of the Border Patrol operation during which agents shot and killed Alex Pretti.
Yup.
Blistering piece on ed tech in @economist.com.
‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’
economist.com/united-state...
‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’
economist.com/united-state...
Ed tech is profitable. It is also mostly useless
Independent research identifies few learning gains
economist.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Yup.
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The storm passed and it’s sunny now, but there’s so much ice on the roads that both UT and Austin public schools are closed until Tuesday.
Home
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January 25, 2026 at 5:17 PM
The storm passed and it’s sunny now, but there’s so much ice on the roads that both UT and Austin public schools are closed until Tuesday.
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WELKER: Part of the outrage people are expressing is they feel like you're asking them to believe something they don't see. Is that was the administration is asking?
BLANCHE: You shouldn't try to gaslight the administration about what happened. That was not a peaceful protest.
BLANCHE: You shouldn't try to gaslight the administration about what happened. That was not a peaceful protest.
January 25, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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Throwing undercooked spaghetti at a wall.
Bessent: "It's a tragedy when anyone dies, but the situation on the ground there is being stirred up by Gov. Walz. I was out there 2 weeks ago. Gov. Walz declined to provide a security detail for me to go into the Minnesota Capitol. So he's fomenting chaos ... there are a lot of paid agitators"
January 25, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Throwing undercooked spaghetti at a wall.
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"If the black revolt does not succeed... Americans are going to discover what it is like to live as the black man has been living all these years, in constant terror of violence from the mob & from the police, never certain what rights he can exercise under the law & under the Constitution."
November 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"If the black revolt does not succeed... Americans are going to discover what it is like to live as the black man has been living all these years, in constant terror of violence from the mob & from the police, never certain what rights he can exercise under the law & under the Constitution."
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The media should cover sport the way they cover the state murder of civilians:
‘Jannik Sinner appeared to win the French Open yesterday after what supporters say was a comeback from being two sets down.’
‘Jannik Sinner appeared to win the French Open yesterday after what supporters say was a comeback from being two sets down.’
January 25, 2026 at 1:57 PM
The media should cover sport the way they cover the state murder of civilians:
‘Jannik Sinner appeared to win the French Open yesterday after what supporters say was a comeback from being two sets down.’
‘Jannik Sinner appeared to win the French Open yesterday after what supporters say was a comeback from being two sets down.’