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New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are lagging compared to before the pandemic. n.pr/473xAwC
In reading, the nation's students are still stuck in a pandemic slump
New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are lagging compared to before the pandemic.
n.pr
October 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Whoa.
September 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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It's the first Nation's Report Card since the Trump administration began making cuts to the U.S. Education Department. The scores reflect the state of student achievement in early 2024.
A new Nation's Report Card shows drops in science, math and reading scores
It's the first Nation's Report Card since the Trump administration began making cuts to the U.S. Education Department. The scores reflect the state of student achievement in early 2024.
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September 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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“Why the fuck are you talking to the president about me? Fuck you. I’m gonna punch you in your fucking face... I’m going to fucking beat your ass."

-- Our Treasury Secretary, speaking to our Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency

www.politico.com/news/magazin...
‘I’m Gonna Punch You in Your F---ing Face’: Scott Bessent Threatens an Administration Rival
The Treasury secretary's quiet tensions with housing finance chief Bill Pulte exploded at a private dinner last week.
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September 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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"I was at the bottom of my class. I started doing heroin, and I went to the top of my class. Suddenly I could sit still and I could read."

We’re not doctors but it kinda seem like this should’ve been disqualifying 🤷🏻‍♂️
September 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Blumenthal: They’ve exhausted the 120 days for Alina Habba, and so they’ve tried to make her acting US Attorney. But the statutes simply don’t authorize that. A judge has concluded she is without authority for any of the actions she’s taken. Everything she’s done could be challenged.
September 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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September 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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This Labor Day, I urge you to join a Workers Over Billionaires protest.

We must continue standing together to show Trump that we, the people, have the power – not his billionaire buddies and corporate cronies. bit.ly/4lMgKaR
August 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Sorry, not sorry. 45 million for a military parade? I don’t care what the occasion is, this is a BIG WASTE of OUR money! Or didn’t anyone tell Donnie boy that the money is ours? 😡
May 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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"Under the annual appropriations act, lawmakers are permitted to enter 'any facility operated by or for DHS used to detain or otherwise house aliens.'

The law is clear that members of Congress are not required 'to provide prior notice of intent to enter a facility'..."

www.cnn.com/2025/05/10/p...
Homeland Security Dept. accuses lawmakers of ‘storming’ an ICE facility despite oversight laws saying they could be there | CNN Politics
The battle over immigration came to a dramatic head Friday afternoon when Democratic lawmakers faced off with Homeland Security Department officers as they tried to visit a Newark, New Jersey Immigrat...
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May 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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April 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Deeply concerning: US citizen lawyer getting detained and his phone searched on reentering the U.S. at Customs. www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Lawyer for U-M protester detained at airport after spring break trip with family
Dearborn lawyer says feds tried to seize his cellphone at Detroit Metro Airport as he returned from spring break trip with his family.
www.freep.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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a friend sent me this one
April 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Eagle Scout Age Limit Eliminated for the Disabled www.nytimes.com/1978/05/06/a...

I have been an advocate for those with disabilities all my life. I specialize in providing Augmentative & Alternative Communication for those like Greg Wittine. Will they be able to do the same in our current time?
Eagle Scout Age Limit Eliminated for the Disabled (Published 1978)
Wittine gets badge as Scouting Natl Exec Com drops restrictions for severely handicapped; decision makes 8 others eligible; Wittine por (S)
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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The Poisoning of the American Mind: How Fox News Conditioned A Nation for Tyranny

🚨In this video, we expose how Fox News conditioned millions to accept authoritarianism. Through fear and repetition, it eroded trust in democracy and normalized lawlessness.
youtu.be/9fonZx8ai1g
The Poisoning of the American Mind: How Fox News Conditioned A Nation for Tyranny
YouTube video by The Intellectualist
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March 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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March 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Hi John!

You found me! Great! Hope you and Linda are surviving the chaos
🥴 Take Care!
Linda
March 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
We cannot allow the indefensible actions of our government to eclipse our overwhelming solidarity with the Ukrainian people. sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...
To President Zelenskyy, From Embarrassed Americans
Over the past two years, everyday people have been showing up in support of Ukraine in both big demonstrations and small acts—including displaying the Ukrainian flag, publicly advocating for peace and...
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March 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
bsky.app/profile/donm...

Always get the facts before you believe what ANYBODY says. 🥴
Undocumented immigrants paid about $26 billion per year into Social Security, even though they will get nothing out of it.

They subsidize citizens to an extraordinary degree. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/b...
February 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Overwhelm… Overreach… Overthrown.
open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...

Yup…
Overwhelm… Overreach… Overthrown.
How Trump Is Cooking His Own Goose.
open.substack.com
February 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM