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The rules governing early decision in college admissions “forces 17- and 18-year-olds to make life-altering decisions without comparing options,” Daniel Currell writes. “It reinforces a cynical, transactional approach to higher education that cheapens both students and institutions.”
Opinion | The Early Decision Option Is a Racket. Shut It Down.
Colleges should not be allowed to squeeze applicants in a vice.
nyti.ms
December 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The rules governing early decision in college admissions “forces 17- and 18-year-olds to make life-altering decisions without comparing options,” Daniel Currell writes. “It reinforces a cynical, transactional approach to higher education that cheapens both students and institutions.”
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“This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fundamentally transform legislative power.”
Downballot Democrats are gearing up for “2010 in reverse.”
Downballot Democrats are gearing up for “2010 in reverse.”
Downballot Democrats are gearing up for “2010 in reverse”
The DLCC plans to spend $50 million targeting races in 27 states.
www.motherjones.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
“This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fundamentally transform legislative power.”
Downballot Democrats are gearing up for “2010 in reverse.”
Downballot Democrats are gearing up for “2010 in reverse.”
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The fight for human rights is ALL our fight. ✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼
Every LGBTQ+ person deserves to live in a world free from discrimination.
This Human Rights Day, share this post to show your support for protecting the dignity & advancing the freedom of all LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV.
Every LGBTQ+ person deserves to live in a world free from discrimination.
This Human Rights Day, share this post to show your support for protecting the dignity & advancing the freedom of all LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV.
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The fight for human rights is ALL our fight. ✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼
Every LGBTQ+ person deserves to live in a world free from discrimination.
This Human Rights Day, share this post to show your support for protecting the dignity & advancing the freedom of all LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV.
Every LGBTQ+ person deserves to live in a world free from discrimination.
This Human Rights Day, share this post to show your support for protecting the dignity & advancing the freedom of all LGBTQ+ people and everyone living with HIV.
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Trump is weakened. MAGA is at its lowest point of popularity. They’ve seen defeat after defeat electorally. And some of the staunchest supporters are fleeing the ship. Not only is the regime beatable, but we’re beating it.
Georgia Democrat flips a state House seat in district Trump won by double digits, CNN projects | CNN Politics
Democrats continued their run of successes in special elections by flipping a state House seat in Georgia Tuesday, according to a projection from the CNN Decision Desk.
www.cnn.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Trump is weakened. MAGA is at its lowest point of popularity. They’ve seen defeat after defeat electorally. And some of the staunchest supporters are fleeing the ship. Not only is the regime beatable, but we’re beating it.
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Trump Administration Plans to Check Five Years of Social Media for Visitors
Trump administration plans to check 5 years of social media for visitors
The proposal would require tourists to disclose up to five years of their social media history before they can travel to the U.S.
www.newsweek.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Trump Administration Plans to Check Five Years of Social Media for Visitors
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His every utterance is a cognitive test result.
December 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
His every utterance is a cognitive test result.
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YES!! The @aclu.org is suing the Trump administration to release the secret memo they claim justifies their illegal strikes on civilians at sea.
The Trump administration has killed nearly 90 civilians at sea and is refusing to release its legal justification for these illegal and immoral strikes.
We are demanding answers — transparency can’t wait while more people are murdered by our government.
We are demanding answers — transparency can’t wait while more people are murdered by our government.
Advocacy groups sue Trump administration seeking release of legal memo justifying boat strikes
Advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking the release of the memo justifiying U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
YES!! The @aclu.org is suing the Trump administration to release the secret memo they claim justifies their illegal strikes on civilians at sea.
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Federal agents are arresting American citizens.
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Federal agents are arresting American citizens.
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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Waste. Fraud. Abuse.
December 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Waste. Fraud. Abuse.
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BREAKING: We're joining a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from accessing Rhode Island’s entire voter file as part of their effort to create a national voter database.
This puts our sensitive information at risk and could be used to try to disenfranchise voters.
This puts our sensitive information at risk and could be used to try to disenfranchise voters.
December 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
BREAKING: We're joining a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from accessing Rhode Island’s entire voter file as part of their effort to create a national voter database.
This puts our sensitive information at risk and could be used to try to disenfranchise voters.
This puts our sensitive information at risk and could be used to try to disenfranchise voters.
get your next best friend!!!
Fact: All December, adoption fees will be waived for qualified adopters who wear an ugly holiday sweater. Also a fact: Your new dog will not judge you and your questionable fashion sense.
December 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
get your next best friend!!!
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The LA County Board of Supervisors voted today to approve the mask ordinance, requiring law enforcement — including federal agents — to show their faces and visible identification during most public encounters.
Whether the measure can be enforced is now expected to be decided by the courts.
Whether the measure can be enforced is now expected to be decided by the courts.
December 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The LA County Board of Supervisors voted today to approve the mask ordinance, requiring law enforcement — including federal agents — to show their faces and visible identification during most public encounters.
Whether the measure can be enforced is now expected to be decided by the courts.
Whether the measure can be enforced is now expected to be decided by the courts.
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When I asked Chase CEO Jamie Dimon how a minimum wage worker could make ends meet, he said “I don’t know.”
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
When I asked Chase CEO Jamie Dimon how a minimum wage worker could make ends meet, he said “I don’t know.”
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Jana Sanchez, a co-founder of G.T.F.O. Tours—which helps aggrieved U.S. citizens start new lives in the Netherlands—describes herself as an “escaping-fascism doula.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
How to Leave the U.S.A.
In the wake of President Trump’s reëlection, the number of aggrieved Americans seeking a new life abroad appears to be rising. The Netherlands offers one way out.
www.newyorker.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Jana Sanchez, a co-founder of G.T.F.O. Tours—which helps aggrieved U.S. citizens start new lives in the Netherlands—describes herself as an “escaping-fascism doula.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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The downturn in book reading, and its relationship to our online habits, might be more complicated than we think. www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...
If You Quit Social Media, Will You Read More Books?
Books are inefficient, and the internet is training us to expect optimized experiences.
www.newyorker.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The downturn in book reading, and its relationship to our online habits, might be more complicated than we think. www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...
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Nothing to see here!
It’s all under control!
It’s all under control!
December 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Nothing to see here!
It’s all under control!
It’s all under control!
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damages if those officers violate constitutional rights while carrying out immigration-related operations. Pritzker also finalized a previously passed measure that prohibits immigration enforcement from taking place outside court proceedings.
Gov. JB Pritzker signs bills protecting Illinois immigrants from federal immigration enforcement
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a slate of legislation Tuesday morning to protect immigrants from "unjust" federal immigration enforcement actions.
www.cbsnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
damages if those officers violate constitutional rights while carrying out immigration-related operations. Pritzker also finalized a previously passed measure that prohibits immigration enforcement from taking place outside court proceedings.
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If you’ve got some of your own, come through to our last town hall of the month this Monday, 12/15, at the Glen Park Rec Center. Doors open at 6:30pm.
Glen Park Neighborhood Town Hall with Saikat Chakrabarti · Luma
Join the Saikat For Congress Campaign for a Glen Park Neighborhood Town Hall!
Come talk with Saikat Chakrabarti, Democrat for Congress!
We’re excited to host…
luma.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If you’ve got some of your own, come through to our last town hall of the month this Monday, 12/15, at the Glen Park Rec Center. Doors open at 6:30pm.
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Only ten more days until Trump has to release the Epstein files.
December 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Only ten more days until Trump has to release the Epstein files.
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Tom Cotton would not even be in Congress, were it not for the huge defense contractors supporting him from the beginning and keeping him flush with cash.
December 8, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Tom Cotton would not even be in Congress, were it not for the huge defense contractors supporting him from the beginning and keeping him flush with cash.
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not sure how to square ‘no one person can be reasonably expected to pay for every media subscription’ with ‘sorely underpaid writers need to make a living’ but my inclination is not to locate that problem with any of the broke ass people on either end of the complaint
December 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
not sure how to square ‘no one person can be reasonably expected to pay for every media subscription’ with ‘sorely underpaid writers need to make a living’ but my inclination is not to locate that problem with any of the broke ass people on either end of the complaint
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It's impressive that Big Tech was like: We aren't douchy enough. What if we made asshole intelligence and burned up some of the earth's power and water faster?
December 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It's impressive that Big Tech was like: We aren't douchy enough. What if we made asshole intelligence and burned up some of the earth's power and water faster?
heavens to betsy!
December 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
heavens to betsy!