Kate
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Very sad to see professors (and journalists) falling for the argument that this policy is a real effort to remove "advocacy" or "ideology" from the classroom, and debating that point. That's like when they said they oppose affirmative action because it's racist. They. Are. Lying.
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Very sad to see professors (and journalists) falling for the argument that this policy is a real effort to remove "advocacy" or "ideology" from the classroom, and debating that point. That's like when they said they oppose affirmative action because it's racist. They. Are. Lying.
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Let me fix that for you:
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Let me fix that for you:
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
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The Boston Planning & Development Agency approved a massive plan to transform 36 acres on Dorchester’s Columbia Point — adding 21 new buildings, a new street network, and nearly 2,000 apartments (20% affordable).
November 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The Boston Planning & Development Agency approved a massive plan to transform 36 acres on Dorchester’s Columbia Point — adding 21 new buildings, a new street network, and nearly 2,000 apartments (20% affordable).
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this has been a common refrain among the New Right on X, despite the fact that it makes absolutely no sense when you think about it
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
this has been a common refrain among the New Right on X, despite the fact that it makes absolutely no sense when you think about it
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I am excited to announce that Jane Haseldine new novel, "Everyone is Perfect Here," has found a home at
@severnhouse.bsky.social and will be published April 7, 2026. You can pre-order the book now. #writingcommunity #writerslift #booksky #bluesky #readers #bookboost #mystery
@severnhouse.bsky.social and will be published April 7, 2026. You can pre-order the book now. #writingcommunity #writerslift #booksky #bluesky #readers #bookboost #mystery
Everyone Is Perfect Here|Hardcover
A woman's life is upended when her past comes back to mess with her mind in this psychological thriller full of twists and turns.There’s no such thing as perfect.It’s been fifteen years si...
www.barnesandnoble.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I am excited to announce that Jane Haseldine new novel, "Everyone is Perfect Here," has found a home at
@severnhouse.bsky.social and will be published April 7, 2026. You can pre-order the book now. #writingcommunity #writerslift #booksky #bluesky #readers #bookboost #mystery
@severnhouse.bsky.social and will be published April 7, 2026. You can pre-order the book now. #writingcommunity #writerslift #booksky #bluesky #readers #bookboost #mystery
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Today at the Historic New England Summit, we announced a design competition for a new public restroom at Gropius House in Lincoln, MA. In recognition of the Bauhaus centennial, we’re seeking site-sensitive proposals. Submissions due Feb. 6, 2026.
Learn more → gropiuscompetition.info
Learn more → gropiuscompetition.info
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Today at the Historic New England Summit, we announced a design competition for a new public restroom at Gropius House in Lincoln, MA. In recognition of the Bauhaus centennial, we’re seeking site-sensitive proposals. Submissions due Feb. 6, 2026.
Learn more → gropiuscompetition.info
Learn more → gropiuscompetition.info
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At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
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this is significantly fewer than the average number of americans who die each month, and administrative updates take to work through the system, absent substantially more context, this is meaningless
Brooke Rollins: "SNAP is a broken program. SNAP is full of corruption. We found 186,000 dead people."
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
this is significantly fewer than the average number of americans who die each month, and administrative updates take to work through the system, absent substantially more context, this is meaningless
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See, I told you. I TOLD YOU that the freaking filibuster is why the Democrats caved in and gave Republicans everything they wanted!
Democrats sold out the country for an institutional privilege that doesn't even help them.
Democrats sold out the country for an institutional privilege that doesn't even help them.
November 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
See, I told you. I TOLD YOU that the freaking filibuster is why the Democrats caved in and gave Republicans everything they wanted!
Democrats sold out the country for an institutional privilege that doesn't even help them.
Democrats sold out the country for an institutional privilege that doesn't even help them.
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NEW: A 12-foot-tall, faux bronze statue of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein skipping and holding hands has magically reappeared in downtown D.C. this morning.
A day after Dems released bombshell emails suggesting Trump knew about Epstein's child sex trafficking ring. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
A day after Dems released bombshell emails suggesting Trump knew about Epstein's child sex trafficking ring. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump-Epstein ‘Best Friends Forever’ Statue Reappears In DC After Bombshell Emails
Anonymous activists are back with their statue, which the Trump administration previously damaged, to satirically honor the men's "long-lasting bond."
www.huffpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
NEW: A 12-foot-tall, faux bronze statue of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein skipping and holding hands has magically reappeared in downtown D.C. this morning.
A day after Dems released bombshell emails suggesting Trump knew about Epstein's child sex trafficking ring. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
A day after Dems released bombshell emails suggesting Trump knew about Epstein's child sex trafficking ring. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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After months of reckless cuts to the NEA, NEH and IMLS, the Administration’s disastrous impacts on America’s museums are starting to come into focus.
1/3 of museums surveyed have lost a grant or contract. Many reported having to cancel programs—including those for certain marginalized communities.
1/3 of museums surveyed have lost a grant or contract. Many reported having to cancel programs—including those for certain marginalized communities.
Trump Cuts and Orders Have Broad Impact on American Museums, Report Finds
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
After months of reckless cuts to the NEA, NEH and IMLS, the Administration’s disastrous impacts on America’s museums are starting to come into focus.
1/3 of museums surveyed have lost a grant or contract. Many reported having to cancel programs—including those for certain marginalized communities.
1/3 of museums surveyed have lost a grant or contract. Many reported having to cancel programs—including those for certain marginalized communities.
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The woman whom the House Ethics Committee determined Matt Gaetz paid for sex when she was 17 years old was living in a homeless shelter, working at McDonald's, and needed the money for braces www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The woman whom the House Ethics Committee determined Matt Gaetz paid for sex when she was 17 years old was living in a homeless shelter, working at McDonald's, and needed the money for braces www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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An absolute powerhouse of a @propublica.org team has done what U.S. officials refuse to do: identify the men and women swept up in that midnight raid in Chicago. Life in the building was not perfect, but reporters found little evidence to back up government claims: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
An absolute powerhouse of a @propublica.org team has done what U.S. officials refuse to do: identify the men and women swept up in that midnight raid in Chicago. Life in the building was not perfect, but reporters found little evidence to back up government claims: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Of course there's a difference, and it's reflected in many state laws.
But . . . that isn't the point. Middle-aged men coercing sexually mature but underage girls into sex is still illegal, exploitative, and vile. "But they weren't 8-year-olds!" is a really weird thing to say.
But . . . that isn't the point. Middle-aged men coercing sexually mature but underage girls into sex is still illegal, exploitative, and vile. "But they weren't 8-year-olds!" is a really weird thing to say.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Of course there's a difference, and it's reflected in many state laws.
But . . . that isn't the point. Middle-aged men coercing sexually mature but underage girls into sex is still illegal, exploitative, and vile. "But they weren't 8-year-olds!" is a really weird thing to say.
But . . . that isn't the point. Middle-aged men coercing sexually mature but underage girls into sex is still illegal, exploitative, and vile. "But they weren't 8-year-olds!" is a really weird thing to say.
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Journalists who cover race, gender and inequality are often the first to go in layoffs, raising deeper questions about who gets to tell the news.
Teen Vogue changed how a generation saw politics and inclusion. That era could be over.
Journalists who cover race, gender and inequality are often the first to go, raising deeper questions about who gets to tell the news.
19thnews.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Journalists who cover race, gender and inequality are often the first to go in layoffs, raising deeper questions about who gets to tell the news.
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In *2015* NYT reporter Landon Thomas Jr. had emails from Epstein alleging he had dirt on Donald--photos and accounts of him canoodling with and ogling young girls.
Given all that's transpired in the last decade, it seems like journalistic malpractice that we're only seeing this now.
Given all that's transpired in the last decade, it seems like journalistic malpractice that we're only seeing this now.
![Epstein then replied to Thomas in a series of emails over the next two hours -- in his typical error-ridden style -- first suggesting that Thomas look into Trump's finances before pivoting to more personal subjects.
In one email, Epstein writes: "would you like photso [sic] of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen." Thomas replied, "Yes!!"
It's unclear whether Epstein possessed such photos or if he ever sent the reporter any photos.
In another email, Epstein suggested that reporters "ask my houseman about donad [sic] almost walking through the door leaving his nose print on the glass as young women were swimming in the pool and he was so focused he walked straight into the door."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dtgy62tymnpbnzozbpgnov56/bafkreiaxx24shcy7fkivtfrumy3fs6p4dbcl4s5o4idxahtukxma5yvgeq@jpeg)
November 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In *2015* NYT reporter Landon Thomas Jr. had emails from Epstein alleging he had dirt on Donald--photos and accounts of him canoodling with and ogling young girls.
Given all that's transpired in the last decade, it seems like journalistic malpractice that we're only seeing this now.
Given all that's transpired in the last decade, it seems like journalistic malpractice that we're only seeing this now.
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#AdoorableThursday
Doors/not doors in frescos all round the atrium of luxurious #Roman Villa A / Oplontis near Pompeii.
Also called Villa Poppea as it may have belonged to Poppea, second wife of Emperor Nero or her family.
🏺 #archaeology
Doors/not doors in frescos all round the atrium of luxurious #Roman Villa A / Oplontis near Pompeii.
Also called Villa Poppea as it may have belonged to Poppea, second wife of Emperor Nero or her family.
🏺 #archaeology
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
#AdoorableThursday
Doors/not doors in frescos all round the atrium of luxurious #Roman Villa A / Oplontis near Pompeii.
Also called Villa Poppea as it may have belonged to Poppea, second wife of Emperor Nero or her family.
🏺 #archaeology
Doors/not doors in frescos all round the atrium of luxurious #Roman Villa A / Oplontis near Pompeii.
Also called Villa Poppea as it may have belonged to Poppea, second wife of Emperor Nero or her family.
🏺 #archaeology
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Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
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The American penny died on Wednesday in Philadelphia. It was 232. The cause was irrelevance and expensiveness, the Treasury Department said. Nothing could be bought any more with a penny, as the cost to mint the penny had risen to more than 3 cents. nyti.ms/48bFd5K
November 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The American penny died on Wednesday in Philadelphia. It was 232. The cause was irrelevance and expensiveness, the Treasury Department said. Nothing could be bought any more with a penny, as the cost to mint the penny had risen to more than 3 cents. nyti.ms/48bFd5K
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Can we just take a minute and acknowledge that our POTUS is right OUT IN THE OPEN lobbying Congressional members to vote against releasing the Epstein files?! Like... what the fuck else does anyone even need to know?
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Can we just take a minute and acknowledge that our POTUS is right OUT IN THE OPEN lobbying Congressional members to vote against releasing the Epstein files?! Like... what the fuck else does anyone even need to know?
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The ADA is over thirty-five years old, and even a hyper-wealthy inner-ring city like mine can’t / won’t comply in the public realm.
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The ADA is over thirty-five years old, and even a hyper-wealthy inner-ring city like mine can’t / won’t comply in the public realm.
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This is the best takedown of Musk I’ve ever read. From a beloved author around my age no less, Joyce Carol Oates.
November 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This is the best takedown of Musk I’ve ever read. From a beloved author around my age no less, Joyce Carol Oates.
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The American penny will pass away later today after a prolonged illness. It was 238 years old. https://cnn.it/4oYYE7q
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The American penny will pass away later today after a prolonged illness. It was 238 years old. https://cnn.it/4oYYE7q