Karin Vanoppen
@belindiam.bsky.social
Born in 🇧🇪, married 🇮🇳 and made a child in 🇺🇸)and I ❤️ 🚴🏽♀️📰⚽📚🚍🚇🏒Ⓜ️🚆🚄 (not necessarily every day in that order.) ICE detainees shouldn't be a thing. We need universal healthcare. I used to film stuff. Hussif by trade.
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NJ Assembly approves bill to eliminate a high school graduation exam newjerseymonitor.com/2025/12/08/n...
NJ Assembly approves bill to eliminate a high school graduation exam • New Jersey Monitor
Supporters say the bill would eliminate just one of many tests students take to gauge their proficiency. Critics say it would lower standards.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
NJ Assembly approves bill to eliminate a high school graduation exam newjerseymonitor.com/2025/12/08/n...
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Federal policy change could increase homelessness in NJ, critics warn newjerseymonitor.com/2025/12/08/h...
Federal policy change could increase homelessness in NJ, critics warn • New Jersey Monitor
Federal officials say they'll withhold funds from states, like NJ, that use a housing-first approach to cutting homelessness.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Federal policy change could increase homelessness in NJ, critics warn newjerseymonitor.com/2025/12/08/h...
It took me 20 years, I can imagine the devastation. The cruelty is intentionally
December 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It took me 20 years, I can imagine the devastation. The cruelty is intentionally
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Critics oppose plan for new e-bike regulations in NJ newjerseymonitor.com/2025/12/04/n...
Critics oppose plan for new e-bike regulations in NJ • New Jersey Monitor
Bike enthusiasts oppose a bill that would do away with the state's three-tier system for classifying electric and motorized bikes.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Critics oppose plan for new e-bike regulations in NJ newjerseymonitor.com/2025/12/04/n...
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Judge denies Rep. LaMonica McIver’s bid to dismiss federal assault charges newjerseymonitor.com/2025/11/13/l...
Judge denies Rep. LaMonica McIver's bid to dismiss federal assault charges • New Jersey Monitor
The judge dismissed Rep. LaMonica McIver's claims that legislative immunity shields her from most of the charges she faces.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Judge denies Rep. LaMonica McIver’s bid to dismiss federal assault charges newjerseymonitor.com/2025/11/13/l...
If you haven't already, please sign actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
Save Christ Hospital. Stop the Land Grab.
It is critical that we save Heights University Hospital, previously known as Christ Hospital, from being
taken apart and replaced with luxury housing. Hudson Regional Health (HRH), the
new owner of HU...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Seven running in crowded campaign to become Jersey City’s new mayor newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/30/s...
Seven running in crowded campaign to become Jersey City's new mayor • New Jersey Monitor
Steve Fulop is stepping down as Jersey City mayor after his failed bid for governor. Seven are vying to succeed him.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Seven running in crowded campaign to become Jersey City’s new mayor newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/30/s...
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Rates on NJ health insurance marketplace to skyrocket, state regulator warns newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/28/n...
Rates on NJ health insurance marketplace to skyrocket, state regulator warns • New Jersey Monitor
The expiration of federal subsidies for health insurance plans, at the center of D.C. fight, is to blame for the coming increase, state says.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Rates on NJ health insurance marketplace to skyrocket, state regulator warns newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/28/n...
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NJ joins lawsuit against Trump over withholding food aid funding newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/28/r...
NJ joins lawsuit against Trump over withholding food aid funding • New Jersey Monitor
A coalition of Democratic state officials sued the Trump administration Tuesday, asking a federal judge to force the release of food assistance funds for 42 million people that the U.S. Department of ...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
NJ joins lawsuit against Trump over withholding food aid funding newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/28/r...
About time www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...
Hakeem Jeffries Gives Mamdani Last-Minute Endorsement for N.Y.C. Mayor
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October 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
About time www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...
This guy would set us back decades on all fronts
GOP candidate for governor wants NJ out of carbon tax program newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/24/n...
GOP candidate for governor wants NJ out of carbon tax program • New Jersey Monitor
Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R) says leaving the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is key to lowering electric bills.
newjerseymonitor.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This guy would set us back decades on all fronts
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
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Commentary: The absurd case against Rep. LaMonica McIver boils down to contact that wouldn't make anyone blink on a crowded boardwalk on the Fourth of July newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/22/n...
'Supposed assault' at center of charges against NJ congresswoman • New Jersey Monitor
The absurd case against Rep. LaMonica McIver boils down to contact that wouldn't make anyone blink on a crowded boardwalk on the 4th of July.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Commentary: The absurd case against Rep. LaMonica McIver boils down to contact that wouldn't make anyone blink on a crowded boardwalk on the Fourth of July newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/22/n...
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“She understands that perhaps people aren’t excited to vote for her, but they will crawl over broken glass to vote against Donald Trump. ..."Cassino said
She does get me it seems
She does get me it seems
Dem lawmakers come to Mikie Sherrill’s aid in her bid to become NJ governor newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/20/n...
Dem lawmakers come to Mikie Sherrill's aid in her bid to become NJ governor • New Jersey Monitor
Rep. Sherrill has enlisted prominent national Democratic lawmakers to boost her bid for governor, a strategy her GOP rival has not adopted.
newjerseymonitor.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“She understands that perhaps people aren’t excited to vote for her, but they will crawl over broken glass to vote against Donald Trump. ..."Cassino said
She does get me it seems
She does get me it seems
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NJ voter registration deadline is Tuesday newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/nj-vo...
NJ voter registration deadline is Tuesday • New Jersey Monitor
Eligible New Jersey residents who want to cast ballots for the state's next governor must register by Tuesday.
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October 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
NJ voter registration deadline is Tuesday newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/nj-vo...
"Experts disagree on the root causes of the growth in suicides, but they see a wave of untreated depression" newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/02/r...
Suicide claims more Gen Z lives than previous generation • New Jersey Monitor
For Gen Z adults, the oldest of whom are now reaching their late 20s, suicide is taking more lives than 10 years ago when millennials were the same age.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"Experts disagree on the root causes of the growth in suicides, but they see a wave of untreated depression" newjerseymonitor.com/2025/10/02/r...
"Just because it has the name of Christ, doesn't mean it has the way of Christ"
October 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
"Just because it has the name of Christ, doesn't mean it has the way of Christ"
Does the UN have an orchestra like the Oscars? It should start playing now because this is beyond embarrassing
September 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Does the UN have an orchestra like the Oscars? It should start playing now because this is beyond embarrassing
Trump still being mad at the UN for not going with him as a developer for a refurbishment - "I promised marble "- decades ago is so in character
September 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Trump still being mad at the UN for not going with him as a developer for a refurbishment - "I promised marble "- decades ago is so in character
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Anyway, seems like the white community should really do something about all this white-on-white crime.
a man stands in front of a wall that says nba finals on it
Alt: A black man walks away
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September 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Anyway, seems like the white community should really do something about all this white-on-white crime.
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rarely have I more acutely felt the dynamic by which Dems are held responsible for the rhetoric of every random left-leaning person on the internet and Republicans are not even asked to answer for their own personal words
September 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
rarely have I more acutely felt the dynamic by which Dems are held responsible for the rhetoric of every random left-leaning person on the internet and Republicans are not even asked to answer for their own personal words
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With “adaptive testing,” a computer program selects test questions based on a student’s previous responses.
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Major Changes Coming to Student Testing this School Year
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) recently announced that several New Jersey state assessments will soon be administered using “adaptive testing” — a format in which a computer program…
jcitytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
With “adaptive testing,” a computer program selects test questions based on a student’s previous responses.
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Grateful as a viewer for the Women‘s Euro.
In an era of cynical promotion, a competition that needed no added hype or claims to be anything except what it was.
A tournament to determine European football champions, held in a country that made it easy for fans to attend.
Leaner often better.
In an era of cynical promotion, a competition that needed no added hype or claims to be anything except what it was.
A tournament to determine European football champions, held in a country that made it easy for fans to attend.
Leaner often better.
July 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Grateful as a viewer for the Women‘s Euro.
In an era of cynical promotion, a competition that needed no added hype or claims to be anything except what it was.
A tournament to determine European football champions, held in a country that made it easy for fans to attend.
Leaner often better.
In an era of cynical promotion, a competition that needed no added hype or claims to be anything except what it was.
A tournament to determine European football champions, held in a country that made it easy for fans to attend.
Leaner often better.
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Democrats oppose move to house immigrant detainees at Fort Dix newjerseymonitor.com/2025/07/18/d...
Democrats oppose move to house immigrant detainees at Fort Dix • New Jersey Monitor
Critics of the new Trump administration plan call it an “inappropriate use of our national defense system and military resources.”
newjerseymonitor.com
July 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Democrats oppose move to house immigrant detainees at Fort Dix newjerseymonitor.com/2025/07/18/d...