Ric Doringo
@rdoringo.bsky.social
Teacher of history, economics and human rights. Amateur nature photographer.
This "man" is a disgrace. After denying the clear case of Israeli genocide in Palestine, made possible by US weaponry, he completely fabricates a story of white genocide in S. Africa. An embarrassment.
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Trump’s evidence of South Africa ‘white genocide’ contains images from Democratic Republic of Congo
Other images displayed by Trump during meeting with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa were false or misleading
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May 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This "man" is a disgrace. After denying the clear case of Israeli genocide in Palestine, made possible by US weaponry, he completely fabricates a story of white genocide in S. Africa. An embarrassment.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
José ‘Pepe’ Mujica, former guerrilla and ex-president of Uruguay, dies aged 89
May 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
José ‘Pepe’ Mujica, former guerrilla and ex-president of Uruguay, dies aged 89
Thx for the showmanship. How about doing something that saves our democracy?
Senate Democrats to mark Trump’s ‘100 days from hell’ with marathon speeches
Senate Democrats to mark Trump’s ‘100 days from hell’ with marathon speeches
April 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Thx for the showmanship. How about doing something that saves our democracy?
Senate Democrats to mark Trump’s ‘100 days from hell’ with marathon speeches
Senate Democrats to mark Trump’s ‘100 days from hell’ with marathon speeches
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Several Dayton area schools have expanded free breakfast & lunch options, according to Ohio Dept of Education & Workforce.
Research shows that nutritious school meals help students pay more attention in school and helps improve their memories
by Eileen McClory
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Research shows that nutritious school meals help students pay more attention in school and helps improve their memories
by Eileen McClory
www.daytondailynews.com/local/local-...
Local schools expand free breakfast and lunch options, say more students are eating healthy meals
Local schools have expanded free breakfast and lunch options, according to both the local school districts and the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.
www.daytondailynews.com
April 6, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Several Dayton area schools have expanded free breakfast & lunch options, according to Ohio Dept of Education & Workforce.
Research shows that nutritious school meals help students pay more attention in school and helps improve their memories
by Eileen McClory
www.daytondailynews.com/local/local-...
Research shows that nutritious school meals help students pay more attention in school and helps improve their memories
by Eileen McClory
www.daytondailynews.com/local/local-...
“Two flames have always been burning in the human heart, the flame of anger against injustice and the flame of hope that you can build a better world—and those two flames are really material by which we make progress.” Tony Benn
April 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“Two flames have always been burning in the human heart, the flame of anger against injustice and the flame of hope that you can build a better world—and those two flames are really material by which we make progress.” Tony Benn
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Hard to believe millions see this guy as a hero.
Here he is today, deeply concerned about economic hardship caused by his tariff scheme.
April 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Hard to believe millions see this guy as a hero.
Politicians actually held accountable for their crimes? What's going on in France?
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Analysis: Le Pen verdict fuels debate that Europe’s ‘rule of law’ is throttling the ‘will of the people’ | CNN
The cases of France’s Marine Le Pen and Romania’s Calin Georgescu have stoked fury among Europe’s right-wing nationalists and many members of the Trump administration, who see voters’ demands being th...
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April 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Politicians actually held accountable for their crimes? What's going on in France?
www.cnn.com/2025/04/05/e...
www.cnn.com/2025/04/05/e...
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Rather than focusing on the actual harms Republicans are inflicting on the American working class, Democrats are using the Signal group chat leak to obsess over violations of norms and protocols.
This strategy is doomed to fail: jacobin.com/2025/03/sign...
This strategy is doomed to fail: jacobin.com/2025/03/sign...
March 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Rather than focusing on the actual harms Republicans are inflicting on the American working class, Democrats are using the Signal group chat leak to obsess over violations of norms and protocols.
This strategy is doomed to fail: jacobin.com/2025/03/sign...
This strategy is doomed to fail: jacobin.com/2025/03/sign...
4% of the federal discretionary budget goes to education. 60% to the military. But there is NEVER any discussion cutting funding to the war machine.
March 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
4% of the federal discretionary budget goes to education. 60% to the military. But there is NEVER any discussion cutting funding to the war machine.
The war on kindness continues. What does the D of Ed spend $ on: federal student aid, anti-discrimination, special education funding.
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Trump signs executive order to dismantle US Department of Education
Order calls for teardown of department as Trump seemingly tries to circumvent need to obtain congressional approval
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The war on kindness continues. What does the D of Ed spend $ on: federal student aid, anti-discrimination, special education funding.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Order calls for teardown of department as Trump seemingly tries to circumvent need to obtain congressional approval
* US politics live – latest updates
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that instructs the US education secretary, Linda McMahon, to start dismantling the…
* US politics live – latest updates
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that instructs the US education secretary, Linda McMahon, to start dismantling the…
Trump signs executive order to dismantle US Department of Education
Order calls for teardown of department as Trump seemingly tries to circumvent need to obtain congressional approval
* US politics live – latest updates
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that instructs the US education secretary, Linda McMahon, to start dismantling the Department of Education, seemingly attempting to circumvent the need to obtain congressional approval to formally close a federal department.
The administration may eventually pursue an effort to get Congress to shut down the agency, Trump said at a signing ceremony at the White House on Thursday, because its budget had more than doubled in size but national test scores had not improved. Continue reading...
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March 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Order calls for teardown of department as Trump seemingly tries to circumvent need to obtain congressional approval
* US politics live – latest updates
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that instructs the US education secretary, Linda McMahon, to start dismantling the…
* US politics live – latest updates
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that instructs the US education secretary, Linda McMahon, to start dismantling the…
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — State data shows nearly 90% of students enrolled in Ohio’s voucher program this year are not low-income qualified, a dramatic turnabout from the program’s stated initial purpose.
by Katie Millard
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by Katie Millard
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Ohio voucher program: Data shows nearly 90% of participants are not low-income
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — State data shows nearly 90% of students enrolled in Ohio’s voucher program this year are not low-income qualified, a dramatic turnabout from the program’s …
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March 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
COLUMBUS, Ohio — State data shows nearly 90% of students enrolled in Ohio’s voucher program this year are not low-income qualified, a dramatic turnabout from the program’s stated initial purpose.
by Katie Millard
www.nbc4i.com/news/politic...
by Katie Millard
www.nbc4i.com/news/politic...
Trump’s tariffs will be paid by the poor – while his tax cuts help the rich
March 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Trump’s tariffs will be paid by the poor – while his tax cuts help the rich
Inez Milholland: Labor lawyer, suffragist, early opponent of the death penalty.
March 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Inez Milholland: Labor lawyer, suffragist, early opponent of the death penalty.
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Opinion by Thomas Suddes
Ohio’s current statewide private school vouchers are political subsidies for voters who can already afford private school tuition.
The General Assembly’s subsidy of nonpublic schools with public money is flat-out unconstitutional.
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025...
Ohio’s current statewide private school vouchers are political subsidies for voters who can already afford private school tuition.
The General Assembly’s subsidy of nonpublic schools with public money is flat-out unconstitutional.
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025...
GOP school vouchers are benefiting better-off suburban voters: Thomas Suddes
Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman, a Lima Republican, ardently supports vouchers, as does Gov. Mike DeWine. That suggests that the misspending (to use a polite word) of taxpayers’ money that should go t...
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March 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Opinion by Thomas Suddes
Ohio’s current statewide private school vouchers are political subsidies for voters who can already afford private school tuition.
The General Assembly’s subsidy of nonpublic schools with public money is flat-out unconstitutional.
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025...
Ohio’s current statewide private school vouchers are political subsidies for voters who can already afford private school tuition.
The General Assembly’s subsidy of nonpublic schools with public money is flat-out unconstitutional.
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025...
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March 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Congratulations, Utah! First state poised to ban fluoride from water. Nice to see you're looking out for your kids!
February 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Congratulations, Utah! First state poised to ban fluoride from water. Nice to see you're looking out for your kids!
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Cancelling @joyannreid.bsky.social means the door she held open for the next generation of Black voices will slam shut. Without her, the next her, won't get platformed by white media. That, of course, is why white media pushed her out.
My latest in @thenation.com
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My latest in @thenation.com
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The Value of Joy
By canceling Joy Reid’s cable news show, MSNBC has not only silenced a brilliant host: It’s silenced the next Black voice you haven’t yet heard.
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February 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Cancelling @joyannreid.bsky.social means the door she held open for the next generation of Black voices will slam shut. Without her, the next her, won't get platformed by white media. That, of course, is why white media pushed her out.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...