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Michelle Magnusson
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Probably pondering:
1. how history, religion, education, civic engagement shape society and/or
2. sustainable community building, biking, walking, transit, trees, urban design #okc #cargobike #bikebus #mobilitycommissioner
And then they pull these shenanigans. Come on
September 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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This is a very DC story. The comms person for organization that created Project 2025, and wife of a lead architect of Project 2025, is then brought out that telling female summer interns they have lower IQs on average is just statistics!
This just proves that Antoni is qualified to lead BLS!
September 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
When people quote them in isolation I am this gif personified, trying to sort them out. Also a lot of overlap in their topics of interest!
a close up of a woman 's face with a triangle and a mathematical equation on it .
ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with a triangle and a mathematical equation on it .
media.tenor.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
👋 waves from Oklahoma, where this is now enshrined in our state standards 🫠
August 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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I decided to turn this 🧵 into a full blog post. Please share. kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/stop-refer...
Stop Referring to the Confederate Monument in Arlington National Cemetery as a "Reconciliation Monument"
Secretary Hegseth has announced his intention to reinstall the monument in 2027.
kevinmlevin.substack.com
August 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Fingers crossed I can make all the pieces line up!
July 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Watching this play out as Oklahoma'd public school system gets dismantled.
July 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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But why do Americans care so much about winning? And care so much more than people in many other high-income countries?

Research shows that it's *because* we're so unequal. And because our policies make us that way.

academic.oup.com/ser/article/...
The paradox of inequality: income inequality and belief in meritocracy go hand in hand
Abstract. Inequality is on the rise: gains have been concentrated with a small elite, while most have seen their fortunes stagnate or fall. Despite what sc
academic.oup.com
July 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Instead, these cross-national differences in parenting are at least partly a function of differences in policies and the inequalities that result.

Essentially, weaker safety nets make it riskier to be at the top of the social ladder, because there's less to catch you and further to fall. 5/
July 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Student journalism folks.
July 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM