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Breaking News: The Trump administration announced an aggressive plan to continue dismantling the Education Department.
Trump Administration Announces Steps to Dismantle Education Department
Responsibilities for K-12 and college programs, among others, will be moved to other federal agencies.
nyti.ms
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Breaking News: The Trump administration announced an aggressive plan to continue dismantling the Education Department.
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BREAKING: Trump administration unveils plan to try to dismantle Department of Education, writes Shauneen Miranda for @statesnewsroom.com alaskabeacon.com/2025/11/18/r...
BREAKING: Trump administration unveils plan to try to dismantle Department of Education | Alaska Beacon
The administration announced six inter-agency agreements that will transfer the education department's responsibilities to other departments.
alaskabeacon.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
BREAKING: Trump administration unveils plan to try to dismantle Department of Education, writes Shauneen Miranda for @statesnewsroom.com alaskabeacon.com/2025/11/18/r...
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AK's Education Department is a "hands-off landlord." The agency owns nearly half of about 120 rural schools statewide. Inside, I've found failing fire alarms, faulty foundations, toxic leaks & raw sewage. Now the state wants rural districts to own those buildings. www.propublica.org/article/alas...
Alaska Owns Dozens of Deteriorating Schools. Now It Wants Under-Resourced Districts to Take Them On.
Rural school district superintendents are trying to “find the best, most optimal use of very lean resources.” Taking on the state’s unmaintained buildings, they say, will only increase their burden.
www.propublica.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
AK's Education Department is a "hands-off landlord." The agency owns nearly half of about 120 rural schools statewide. Inside, I've found failing fire alarms, faulty foundations, toxic leaks & raw sewage. Now the state wants rural districts to own those buildings. www.propublica.org/article/alas...
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I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
NEW: The DOJ is in settlement talks with Mike Flynn for $50M. They're robbing us blind. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
Happy "How many lanes does Northern Lights Have?" season to all who celebrate.
November 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Happy "How many lanes does Northern Lights Have?" season to all who celebrate.
Ugh
Direct File’s brief stint at the IRS has ended, with taxpayers being pointed towards third-party filing services instead. But what killed the program?
The IRS' Direct File option is dead, though Free File lives on (with limitations)
The Trump administration says the Free File program offered through commercial tax preparation companies is a more effective option.
www.marketplace.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Ugh
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
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Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
Prominent Afrikaners refuse to be 'pawns,' and hit back at Trump's claims about South Africa
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
n.pr
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
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We promise to pay Trump’s government $30 million for the privilege of being shaken down and interfered with in an unprecedented manner.
BREAKING: Cornell caved.
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We promise to pay Trump’s government $30 million for the privilege of being shaken down and interfered with in an unprecedented manner.
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The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
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November 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
reut.rs
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.
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Free Store with the Mutual Aid Network of Anchorage!
Sunday November 2nd 1-4p
AKPIRG 2522 Arctic Blvd
See you there!
@anchoragemutualaid.bsky.social
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Give stuff: airtable.com/appgsVy9Zb62...
#alaskasky
Sunday November 2nd 1-4p
AKPIRG 2522 Arctic Blvd
See you there!
@anchoragemutualaid.bsky.social
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Give stuff: airtable.com/appgsVy9Zb62...
#alaskasky
October 26, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Free Store with the Mutual Aid Network of Anchorage!
Sunday November 2nd 1-4p
AKPIRG 2522 Arctic Blvd
See you there!
@anchoragemutualaid.bsky.social
RSVP: airtable.com/appgsVy9Zb62...
Give stuff: airtable.com/appgsVy9Zb62...
#alaskasky
Sunday November 2nd 1-4p
AKPIRG 2522 Arctic Blvd
See you there!
@anchoragemutualaid.bsky.social
RSVP: airtable.com/appgsVy9Zb62...
Give stuff: airtable.com/appgsVy9Zb62...
#alaskasky
It's not just a matter of food pantries not having the supplies or volunteers. SNAP supports so many people directly and indirectly, there simply is no substitute.
As thousands of Alaskans face the prospect of losing federal food aid this weekend amid the government shutdown, food pantries say there’s no way they can cover the gap if benefits run out.
More than 66,000 Alaskans stare down a November without federal food benefits
Food pantries gearing up to distribute more aid say there’s no way they can cover the gap if SNAP benefits run out.
www.adn.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:22 AM
It's not just a matter of food pantries not having the supplies or volunteers. SNAP supports so many people directly and indirectly, there simply is no substitute.
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note how the messaging has shifting from "we're targeting criminals" to "we're deporting everyone"
Kristi Noem: "We will continue to do this work until there are no longer anybody in our communities that's here illegally."
October 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
note how the messaging has shifting from "we're targeting criminals" to "we're deporting everyone"
I often see suggestions that it is "the Church's" job to feed, clothe, and shelter our neighbors. While not wrong, it's problematic in part because I don't see those same people overwhelming their churches with donations for food, clothing, and shelter.
October 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I often see suggestions that it is "the Church's" job to feed, clothe, and shelter our neighbors. While not wrong, it's problematic in part because I don't see those same people overwhelming their churches with donations for food, clothing, and shelter.
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We are in a timeline in which People Magazine is publishing legit hard-hitting news headlines while CBS and CNN publicly humiliate themselves.
I don’t like this timeline. But I’m loving People Magazine right now.
I don’t like this timeline. But I’m loving People Magazine right now.
October 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
We are in a timeline in which People Magazine is publishing legit hard-hitting news headlines while CBS and CNN publicly humiliate themselves.
I don’t like this timeline. But I’m loving People Magazine right now.
I don’t like this timeline. But I’m loving People Magazine right now.
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This administration is attempting to re-write history to glorify the most brutal & reprehensible acts America has perpetrated.
www.osvnews.com/bishop-jesui...
www.osvnews.com/bishop-jesui...
Bishop, Jesuits reject Hegseth decision to honor soldiers who massacred Lakota at Wounded Knee - OSV News
A South Dakota bishop and a Jesuit community have countered a recent decision to retain awards for soldiers who killed hundreds of Lakota men, women and children at Wounded Knee in 1890.
www.osvnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
This administration is attempting to re-write history to glorify the most brutal & reprehensible acts America has perpetrated.
www.osvnews.com/bishop-jesui...
www.osvnews.com/bishop-jesui...
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Remember when Paul Krugman’s columns were soooo wonky.
“It sounds crazy to say that Republicans are making children go hungry to protect pedophiles, but it’s actually a reasonable interpretation of the situation.” - Paul Krugman
“It sounds crazy to say that Republicans are making children go hungry to protect pedophiles, but it’s actually a reasonable interpretation of the situation.” - Paul Krugman
The Hunger Games Begin
40 million Americans are about to lose food stamps
open.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Remember when Paul Krugman’s columns were soooo wonky.
“It sounds crazy to say that Republicans are making children go hungry to protect pedophiles, but it’s actually a reasonable interpretation of the situation.” - Paul Krugman
“It sounds crazy to say that Republicans are making children go hungry to protect pedophiles, but it’s actually a reasonable interpretation of the situation.” - Paul Krugman
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"I've got a jar of mayonnaise in my refrigerator that's been there longer than Stephen Cox’s been in Alaska.
Stephen Cox of Texas the guy who wants to abolish birthright citizenship on behalf of the State of Alaska.
Stephen Cox of Texas the guy who wants to abolish birthright citizenship on behalf of the State of Alaska.
October 27, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"I've got a jar of mayonnaise in my refrigerator that's been there longer than Stephen Cox’s been in Alaska.
Stephen Cox of Texas the guy who wants to abolish birthright citizenship on behalf of the State of Alaska.
Stephen Cox of Texas the guy who wants to abolish birthright citizenship on behalf of the State of Alaska.
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2/2 It’s easy to point to others & dismiss them as following false stories. The real work is asking: What false stories do I stubbornly hold as true? What teachers do I follow because they keep me comfortable rather than challenging me? How do I embody & share the good teaching of the Good News?
October 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
2/2 It’s easy to point to others & dismiss them as following false stories. The real work is asking: What false stories do I stubbornly hold as true? What teachers do I follow because they keep me comfortable rather than challenging me? How do I embody & share the good teaching of the Good News?
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"For a day will come when people will not listen to good teaching. They will gather around themselves teachers who will tell them what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and believe made-up stories.” 2 Timothy 3: 3,4 (First Nations Version)
"For a day will come when people will not listen to good teaching. They will gather around themselves teachers who will tell them what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and believe made-up stories.” 2 Timothy 3: 3,4 (First Nations Version)
October 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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"For a day will come when people will not listen to good teaching. They will gather around themselves teachers who will tell them what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and believe made-up stories.” 2 Timothy 3: 3,4 (First Nations Version)
"For a day will come when people will not listen to good teaching. They will gather around themselves teachers who will tell them what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and believe made-up stories.” 2 Timothy 3: 3,4 (First Nations Version)
Remember when we used to live there things? What's that called on here?
October 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Remember when we used to live there things? What's that called on here?
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Many soccer fans were excited that the men's World Cup would be coming to the U.S. next year — until they discovered how much FIFA is charging for tickets.
'Absolute madness': Soccer fans are outraged over ticket prices for U.S. World Cup
Many soccer fans were excited that the men's World Cup would be coming to the U.S. next year — until they discovered how much FIFA is charging for tickets.
n.pr
October 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Many soccer fans were excited that the men's World Cup would be coming to the U.S. next year — until they discovered how much FIFA is charging for tickets.