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“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
August 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
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A win! A federal judge has just blocked part of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” that aimed to restrict Medicaid funding. Judge Indira Talwani, ruling from the District of Massachusetts, ordered the Trump administration to continue Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood health centers.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from cutting off Planned Parenthood funding
Planned Parenthood sued the administration Monday, alleging that a provision of Trump's "big, beautiful bill" is unconstitutional and will cause irreparable harm.
www.nbcnews.com
July 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
A win! A federal judge has just blocked part of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” that aimed to restrict Medicaid funding. Judge Indira Talwani, ruling from the District of Massachusetts, ordered the Trump administration to continue Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood health centers.
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Cannot emphasize this enough.
On the whole, police don’t solve crimes for shit, and they don’t prevent crimes for shit. They are actively bad at both. The average Law & Order fan would be stunned to tears after following around real cops for a day.
On the whole, police don’t solve crimes for shit, and they don’t prevent crimes for shit. They are actively bad at both. The average Law & Order fan would be stunned to tears after following around real cops for a day.
July 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Cannot emphasize this enough.
On the whole, police don’t solve crimes for shit, and they don’t prevent crimes for shit. They are actively bad at both. The average Law & Order fan would be stunned to tears after following around real cops for a day.
On the whole, police don’t solve crimes for shit, and they don’t prevent crimes for shit. They are actively bad at both. The average Law & Order fan would be stunned to tears after following around real cops for a day.
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100 years ago this week, we defended John Scopes in the Scopes "Monkey Trial" after he was charged with teaching evolution, which was banned under Tennessee law.
Today, we're still fighting to keep religious doctrine out of public education.
Today, we're still fighting to keep religious doctrine out of public education.
100 years after evolution went on trial, the Scopes case still reverberates
One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage for one of the most sensational trials in American history, over the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution.
www.npr.org
July 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
100 years ago this week, we defended John Scopes in the Scopes "Monkey Trial" after he was charged with teaching evolution, which was banned under Tennessee law.
Today, we're still fighting to keep religious doctrine out of public education.
Today, we're still fighting to keep religious doctrine out of public education.
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Cutting FEMA is cutting the core purpose of government—helping people when disaster strikes.
July 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Cutting FEMA is cutting the core purpose of government—helping people when disaster strikes.
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This one hit me in the feels today
June 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This one hit me in the feels today
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The Librarians is a must-see documentary about the recent history of book banning in the US
April 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The Librarians is a must-see documentary about the recent history of book banning in the US
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Trump is engaging the full power of the presidency to settle scores,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. “The White House was not meant for petty tyrants on revenge tours. In the biggest job in the world, Trump seems like a very small man.”
“Trump is engaging the full power of the presidency to settle scores,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. “The White House was not meant for petty tyrants on revenge tours. In the biggest job in the world, Trump seems like a very small man.”
Opinion | A Lot About Trump Doesn’t Add Up
A very petty man in a very powerful job.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Trump is engaging the full power of the presidency to settle scores,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. “The White House was not meant for petty tyrants on revenge tours. In the biggest job in the world, Trump seems like a very small man.”
“Trump is engaging the full power of the presidency to settle scores,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. “The White House was not meant for petty tyrants on revenge tours. In the biggest job in the world, Trump seems like a very small man.”
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Don’t overthink this.
He’s asking for bribes.
He’s asking for bribes.
April 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Don’t overthink this.
He’s asking for bribes.
He’s asking for bribes.
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There are 32m small businesses in the USA
April 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
There are 32m small businesses in the USA
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“Harvard now faces one of the most consequential choices in its history: Submit to extortion and make itself complicit in the most profound assault on academic freedom and constitutional governance of our time—or go to court. The stakes are high, but the choice should not be difficult.” (Fixed link)
Harvard’s moment of truth - The Boston Globe
The stakes are high, but the choice should not be difficult.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
“Harvard now faces one of the most consequential choices in its history: Submit to extortion and make itself complicit in the most profound assault on academic freedom and constitutional governance of our time—or go to court. The stakes are high, but the choice should not be difficult.” (Fixed link)