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Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege, but the current attacks from the federal government raise a new level of alarm. nyer.cm/u405qvQ
May 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege, but the current attacks from the federal government raise a new level of alarm. nyer.cm/u405qvQ
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ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
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ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
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April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
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Saying it’s ‘about hate,’ Beshear vetoes ban on DEI in Kentucky public higher education kentuckylantern.com/2025/03/20/s...
Saying it's 'about hate,' Beshear vetoes ban on DEI in Kentucky public higher education • Kentucky Lantern
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear issues expected veto of a Republican-backed bn on diversity, equity and inclusion in Kentucky’s public colleges.
kentuckylantern.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Saying it’s ‘about hate,’ Beshear vetoes ban on DEI in Kentucky public higher education kentuckylantern.com/2025/03/20/s...
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DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
February 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
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After that plane literally flipped upside down after smashing into the runway and 100% of people survived, I hope every person who ever said “what’s even the point of seatbelts on a plane” feels like a real doof.
February 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
After that plane literally flipped upside down after smashing into the runway and 100% of people survived, I hope every person who ever said “what’s even the point of seatbelts on a plane” feels like a real doof.
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The core science behind climate change is so basic that it's been understood since the 1850's
daily.jstor.org/how-19th-cen...
archive.org/details/mobo...
daily.jstor.org/how-19th-cen...
archive.org/details/mobo...
February 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The core science behind climate change is so basic that it's been understood since the 1850's
daily.jstor.org/how-19th-cen...
archive.org/details/mobo...
daily.jstor.org/how-19th-cen...
archive.org/details/mobo...
Who could possibly have guessed...? Ah... Right... Pretty much anyone with an oz of sense.
An Oklahoma-based cleaning company has been fined nearly $172,000 after federal investigators found that it had hired nearly a dozen children to work dangerous overnight shifts at an Iowa slaughterhouse.
Children Worked Dangerous Shifts at Iowa Slaughterhouse, Inquiry Finds
Qvest Sanitation was ordered to pay nearly $172,000 after the Labor Department found it had employed 11 children to clean equipment on overnight shifts at a pork processing plant in Sioux City, Iowa.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Who could possibly have guessed...? Ah... Right... Pretty much anyone with an oz of sense.
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Vivek is literally an unelected federal bureaucrat.
December 1, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Vivek is literally an unelected federal bureaucrat.
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and this is why it is an analytical mistake to use “voter without a college degree” to mean “working class voter”
this is a YouGov/Jacobin poll but it is funny that it shows that the strongest affinity for swing voting class voters is for uh.... the petit bourgeois owner
November 24, 2024 at 10:17 PM
and this is why it is an analytical mistake to use “voter without a college degree” to mean “working class voter”
Hoping for a good morning...
November 24, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Hoping for a good morning...
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Evangelicals in November: “Let’s vote against the interests of the worlds most impoverished people.”
Evangelicals in December: “Let’s send them a nice toy and some toothpaste in a shoebox.”
Evangelicals in December: “Let’s send them a nice toy and some toothpaste in a shoebox.”
November 23, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Evangelicals in November: “Let’s vote against the interests of the worlds most impoverished people.”
Evangelicals in December: “Let’s send them a nice toy and some toothpaste in a shoebox.”
Evangelicals in December: “Let’s send them a nice toy and some toothpaste in a shoebox.”
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The party with two people who didn’t attend expensive, elite private universities and worked in public service for almost the entire careers failed to adequately speak to the needs of working people like the campaign of Ivy League multimillionaires funded entirely by a handful of billionaires
November 23, 2024 at 9:46 PM
The party with two people who didn’t attend expensive, elite private universities and worked in public service for almost the entire careers failed to adequately speak to the needs of working people like the campaign of Ivy League multimillionaires funded entirely by a handful of billionaires
I love that so many are finding James Baldwin, but he's so much more than the "We can disagree..." quote.
Pick up some essays and books (preferably at a local book store or reseller, but also libraries)
Pick up some essays and books (preferably at a local book store or reseller, but also libraries)
November 19, 2024 at 10:12 PM
I love that so many are finding James Baldwin, but he's so much more than the "We can disagree..." quote.
Pick up some essays and books (preferably at a local book store or reseller, but also libraries)
Pick up some essays and books (preferably at a local book store or reseller, but also libraries)
I have found curiosity core to growth.
Trevor Barton provides some food for thought in his latest article about his work with Triune Mercy Center 💭
"When I open my eyes and heart each day to the morning light, I ask myself, “How can I be curious and not judgmental?"
goodfaithmedia.org/church-of-en...
"When I open my eyes and heart each day to the morning light, I ask myself, “How can I be curious and not judgmental?"
goodfaithmedia.org/church-of-en...
On Staying Curious
One thing I’m learning is that I have a lot to learn. When I open my eyes and heart each day to the morning light, I ask myself, “How can I be curious and not judgmental.” (Even though I’m a big reade...
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November 19, 2024 at 10:10 PM
I have found curiosity core to growth.
If you're like me, you need a bit of escapism this season that's unrelated to an upcoming transfer of power. I heartily recommend "Hot Frosty" on Netflix: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmi7...
Hot Frosty | Lacey Chabert | Official Trailer | Netflix
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November 15, 2024 at 2:13 PM
If you're like me, you need a bit of escapism this season that's unrelated to an upcoming transfer of power. I heartily recommend "Hot Frosty" on Netflix: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmi7...
Look what just came in the mail! I'm excited to put my friend's book on the top of my TBR pile.
November 14, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Look what just came in the mail! I'm excited to put my friend's book on the top of my TBR pile.