KH
@kayhied.bsky.social
M.Ed. #HigherEd #Admissions #Sociology. Longhorn by way of Philly and A2. Will travel for food.
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· Apr 23
If you’re in the Dallas area, visit one of the two locations for Venezuelan Treats (Lewisville and North Dallas). Well worth the visit and support for business owner Enrique, who is doing everything he can to free Neri Alvarado and return him to his family in Venezuela.
Don’t forget Neri.
Don’t forget Neri.
"Queen of Katwe" music video star Zohran Mamdani (a.k.a. Young Cardamom) met with Donald J. Trump of "Home Alone" franchise fame today in the Oval Office. Where is the "cameos by New Yorkers turned famous politicians" collection on Disney+ when you need it?
November 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
"Queen of Katwe" music video star Zohran Mamdani (a.k.a. Young Cardamom) met with Donald J. Trump of "Home Alone" franchise fame today in the Oval Office. Where is the "cameos by New Yorkers turned famous politicians" collection on Disney+ when you need it?
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If you haven't read this yet and study education, I would strongly recommend that you do. The treatment of students is appalling and I need to see these test scores (and information on the sample that took them) before I believe any of their claims.
www.wired.com/story/ai-tea...
www.wired.com/story/ai-tea...
Parents Fell in Love With Alpha School’s Promise. Then They Wanted Out
In Brownsville, Texas, some families found a buzzy new school’s methods—surveillance of kids, software in lieu of teachers—to be an education in and of itself.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
If you haven't read this yet and study education, I would strongly recommend that you do. The treatment of students is appalling and I need to see these test scores (and information on the sample that took them) before I believe any of their claims.
www.wired.com/story/ai-tea...
www.wired.com/story/ai-tea...
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
The Deseret News profiled Uriel David, who was detained at a border checkpoint in Aug '24. He's now living with a relative in Venezuela after being freed from CECOT. His family's legal status is now in limbo, and their Utahn neighbors are united in support of them.
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
How one Utah neighborhood became the epicenter of Trump’s deportation debate
Is immigration good for Utah? This community answered through its actions.
www.deseret.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The Deseret News profiled Uriel David, who was detained at a border checkpoint in Aug '24. He's now living with a relative in Venezuela after being freed from CECOT. His family's legal status is now in limbo, and their Utahn neighbors are united in support of them.
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
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“There’s no family here, there are no lawyers here, nobody exists here.”
For four months, Neri Alvarado, Julio Zambrano, and so many others wondered if they were ever going to leave CECOT alive. Now, they want to clear their names and justice for what they had to endure. With @nlanard.bsky.social:
For four months, Neri Alvarado, Julio Zambrano, and so many others wondered if they were ever going to leave CECOT alive. Now, they want to clear their names and justice for what they had to endure. With @nlanard.bsky.social:
“What they did there was torture us”
Now free, the Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to El Salvador want the world to know what they lived through.
www.motherjones.com
August 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“There’s no family here, there are no lawyers here, nobody exists here.”
For four months, Neri Alvarado, Julio Zambrano, and so many others wondered if they were ever going to leave CECOT alive. Now, they want to clear their names and justice for what they had to endure. With @nlanard.bsky.social:
For four months, Neri Alvarado, Julio Zambrano, and so many others wondered if they were ever going to leave CECOT alive. Now, they want to clear their names and justice for what they had to endure. With @nlanard.bsky.social:
"I left my home with a suitcase full of dreams, of dreams helping my town, of helping my family, but unfortunately that suitcase of dreams turned into a suitcase of nightmares, a nightmare that I thought would never end." -Andry Hernández
www.elnacional.com/2025/07/vene...
www.elnacional.com/2025/07/vene...
Venezolanos que estuvieron presos en El Salvador se reencuentran con sus familias
El maquillador y estilista Andry Hernández llegó el miércoles a su pueblo en los Andes tras permanecer cuatro meses preso en la cárcel para pandilleros de El Salvador
www.elnacional.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"I left my home with a suitcase full of dreams, of dreams helping my town, of helping my family, but unfortunately that suitcase of dreams turned into a suitcase of nightmares, a nightmare that I thought would never end." -Andry Hernández
www.elnacional.com/2025/07/vene...
www.elnacional.com/2025/07/vene...
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NEW: Story from @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social and me based on interviews with families of the men returned to Venezuela tonight after Trump disappeared them to El Salvador in March.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"We were kidnapped"
On Friday, more than 200 Venezuelans disappeared to a megaprison in El Salvador returned home. The horror stories are already emerging.
www.motherjones.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
NEW: Story from @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social and me based on interviews with families of the men returned to Venezuela tonight after Trump disappeared them to El Salvador in March.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Sorry, RFK Jr. says it causes acne
“A new type of vaccine developed by researchers at U Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) has shown in lab that it can reverse #autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and type 1 #diabetes— without shutting down the rest of the immune system. pme.uchicago.edu/news/inverse...
“Inverse vaccine” shows potential to treat multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases
Pritzker Molecular Engineering researchers led by Prof. Jeffrey Hubbell showed that their compound can eliminate the autoimmune reaction associated with multiple sclerosis in a laboratory setting.
pme.uchicago.edu
May 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Sorry, RFK Jr. says it causes acne
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Challenges to #diversity initiatives in #highered should not deter institutions from pursuing #equity, writes Carlotta A. Berry. There is a need for targeted strategies to engage underrepresented communities in #STEM. She shares key influencing factors: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/what-...
What I needed as a Black woman in STEM
Factors that influence the success of Black women in STEM, including community building, EDI responsibilities and invisible labour – and how to provide support
www.timeshighereducation.com
May 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Challenges to #diversity initiatives in #highered should not deter institutions from pursuing #equity, writes Carlotta A. Berry. There is a need for targeted strategies to engage underrepresented communities in #STEM. She shares key influencing factors: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/what-...
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Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion.
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked…
www.propublica.org
May 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion.
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
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AOC: We need to be talking about ICE agents and the cowardly policy of covering their faces — and, in many cases, their identification… The idea that we’re going to allow a paramilitary force to bloom, one that isn’t accountable to the Constitution… we’ve got another thing coming.
May 11, 2025 at 3:44 AM
AOC: We need to be talking about ICE agents and the cowardly policy of covering their faces — and, in many cases, their identification… The idea that we’re going to allow a paramilitary force to bloom, one that isn’t accountable to the Constitution… we’ve got another thing coming.
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My guess: The US-UK almost-a-deal may have reduced the average tariff rate Britain charges on American exports from 1% to 0.8%.
And the UK is only 3% of US trade.
"So if this sounds like small potatoes to you, that's because these aren't potatoes. These are tiny little peas."
And the UK is only 3% of US trade.
"So if this sounds like small potatoes to you, that's because these aren't potatoes. These are tiny little peas."
May 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
My guess: The US-UK almost-a-deal may have reduced the average tariff rate Britain charges on American exports from 1% to 0.8%.
And the UK is only 3% of US trade.
"So if this sounds like small potatoes to you, that's because these aren't potatoes. These are tiny little peas."
And the UK is only 3% of US trade.
"So if this sounds like small potatoes to you, that's because these aren't potatoes. These are tiny little peas."
Domenico Grasso is U-M’s interim president.
May 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Domenico Grasso is U-M’s interim president.
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The 200+ orders halting Trump administration policies were a mix of short-term pauses -- reflecting judges' baseline concern about the speed US officials are moving -- and longer-term blocks finding challengers were likely to prevail arguing actions violated US laws
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
May 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The 200+ orders halting Trump administration policies were a mix of short-term pauses -- reflecting judges' baseline concern about the speed US officials are moving -- and longer-term blocks finding challengers were likely to prevail arguing actions violated US laws
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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New from @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social:
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
www.propublica.org
May 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
New from @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social:
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.
Back in my Michigan days, I correctly predicted that Elon Musk was a fraud and horrible human.
But the last two U-M presidents have thrown me. 1) Schlissel appeared smart but boring before he became the juicy gossip. 2) Ono started w/ strong social media presence & was well liked. What happened?
But the last two U-M presidents have thrown me. 1) Schlissel appeared smart but boring before he became the juicy gossip. 2) Ono started w/ strong social media presence & was well liked. What happened?
May 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Back in my Michigan days, I correctly predicted that Elon Musk was a fraud and horrible human.
But the last two U-M presidents have thrown me. 1) Schlissel appeared smart but boring before he became the juicy gossip. 2) Ono started w/ strong social media presence & was well liked. What happened?
But the last two U-M presidents have thrown me. 1) Schlissel appeared smart but boring before he became the juicy gossip. 2) Ono started w/ strong social media presence & was well liked. What happened?
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There are people I know in the national security community who are terrified that the US government is sleepwalking into a 9/11-level catastrophe. Focusing finite resources on nonsense like this instead of credible threats -- that is the reason they're so worried. www.wsj.com/world/greenl...
Exclusive | U.S. Orders Intelligence Agencies to Step Up Spying on Greenland
The push underscores the seriousness of President Trump’s intent to acquire the island from Denmark.
www.wsj.com
May 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
There are people I know in the national security community who are terrified that the US government is sleepwalking into a 9/11-level catastrophe. Focusing finite resources on nonsense like this instead of credible threats -- that is the reason they're so worried. www.wsj.com/world/greenl...
My 10yo spent tonight describing the town he will build one day. He imagines 50 residences made of stone, brick, & mud in a mineral rich part of Texas, so that mining them will fund the town. Well water, no power, monthly $100 taxes, one schoolhouse, “job school” instead of college, no medical care.
May 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
My 10yo spent tonight describing the town he will build one day. He imagines 50 residences made of stone, brick, & mud in a mineral rich part of Texas, so that mining them will fund the town. Well water, no power, monthly $100 taxes, one schoolhouse, “job school” instead of college, no medical care.
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IMPORTANT new story in Bolts: Texas Republicans made a show of dropping language that criminalizes pregnant women from a bill they're pushing through the legislature.
But Bolts reports that the language still exists in another bill that's passing through the legislature.
But Bolts reports that the language still exists in another bill that's passing through the legislature.
“A Backdoor Effort” to Revive Texas’ Century-Old Abortion Law - Bolts
Abortion legislation moving through the Texas Legislature gives the attorney general power to enforce a pre-Roe law that could criminalize pregnant people.
boltsmag.org
May 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
IMPORTANT new story in Bolts: Texas Republicans made a show of dropping language that criminalizes pregnant women from a bill they're pushing through the legislature.
But Bolts reports that the language still exists in another bill that's passing through the legislature.
But Bolts reports that the language still exists in another bill that's passing through the legislature.
Sometimes it’s scary what the unconscious invents. Dreamed that I was on a boat taking a video on my phone as we passed by a large city. Think Las Vegas. I captioned my video but every time I hit post, my caption was replaced with an AI version, marketing the different events that week in the city /
May 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Sometimes it’s scary what the unconscious invents. Dreamed that I was on a boat taking a video on my phone as we passed by a large city. Think Las Vegas. I captioned my video but every time I hit post, my caption was replaced with an AI version, marketing the different events that week in the city /
I haven’t seen nationwide trend data yet, but our top 20 grad program saw a 30% drop in intl student apps in our last round for Fall 2025, compared to the same round last year.
May 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I haven’t seen nationwide trend data yet, but our top 20 grad program saw a 30% drop in intl student apps in our last round for Fall 2025, compared to the same round last year.
I’m of the thought that 90% of baby items on the market aren’t necessary, but strollers arguably are in the 10%. I spent more time researching what stroller to buy than the crib. Also, even mid-level single strollers were $$$ in 2015 when I last bought one.
Trump: "When you say strollers are going up -- what kind of a thing? I'm saying that gasoline is going down. Gasoline is thousands of times more important than a stroller someplace ... you don't need to have 35 dolls. You can have 2, 3, 4, and save a lot of money. We don't need to feed the beast."
May 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I’m of the thought that 90% of baby items on the market aren’t necessary, but strollers arguably are in the 10%. I spent more time researching what stroller to buy than the crib. Also, even mid-level single strollers were $$$ in 2015 when I last bought one.
What if Democrats ride motorcycles in the desert to collect evidence and schmooze the staffers that they think can flip instead of making packets?
May 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
What if Democrats ride motorcycles in the desert to collect evidence and schmooze the staffers that they think can flip instead of making packets?
To mark completing 1/3 of 2025, I’m pausing to recognize that the little sprinkles of hope *make a difference* in breaking up days of otherwise despondent news.
Every small triumph. Every act of resistance. Every ounce of compassion. They all *matter.*
Every success that brings a grin *matters.*
Every small triumph. Every act of resistance. Every ounce of compassion. They all *matter.*
Every success that brings a grin *matters.*
a stuffed snowman with a sad look on his face is standing on a wooden floor in a restaurant .
Alt: An animated talking snowman with a sad look on his face is standing on a wooden floor in a restaurant, then he turns and smiles from ear to ear.
media.tenor.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
To mark completing 1/3 of 2025, I’m pausing to recognize that the little sprinkles of hope *make a difference* in breaking up days of otherwise despondent news.
Every small triumph. Every act of resistance. Every ounce of compassion. They all *matter.*
Every success that brings a grin *matters.*
Every small triumph. Every act of resistance. Every ounce of compassion. They all *matter.*
Every success that brings a grin *matters.*