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October 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Vouchers were never meant to help poor families.
In the Phoenix metro area, ProPublica found that the poorer the ZIP code, the fewer school vouchers are being used.
One reason? Only 6 of the county’s 200+ private schools are in areas where families earn less than 50% of the county’s median income.
(Published Oct. 2024)
One reason? Only 6 of the county’s 200+ private schools are in areas where families earn less than 50% of the county’s median income.
(Published Oct. 2024)
In a State With School Vouchers for All, Low-Income Families Aren’t Choosing to Use Them
Working-class parents often express interest in vouchers. But in Arizona, the nation’s school choice capital, these families aren’t using them due to the inaccessibility of private schools and the cos...
www.propublica.org
September 16, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Vouchers were never meant to help poor families.
NC has a law against this. You can't ask candidates about their political beliefs. Conservatives wants to have their cake and eat it too.
www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/202...
www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/202...
September 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
NC has a law against this. You can't ask candidates about their political beliefs. Conservatives wants to have their cake and eat it too.
www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/202...
www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/202...
Summer is a great time for fresh green beans! Just ask Holly! #SeniorPupSaturday #GoldenRetriever @weratedogs.com
August 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Summer is a great time for fresh green beans! Just ask Holly! #SeniorPupSaturday #GoldenRetriever @weratedogs.com
@altmadison.bsky.social Happy Friiiiiiiday and happy birthday!!! I hope you celebrate all weekend! 🎂🥳
August 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
@altmadison.bsky.social Happy Friiiiiiiday and happy birthday!!! I hope you celebrate all weekend! 🎂🥳
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It’s official: @roycoopernc.bsky.social has announced his candidacy for US Senate!
July 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It’s official: @roycoopernc.bsky.social has announced his candidacy for US Senate!
I went to high school with Ben. I'm so sad this is happening to him and his family. We were lucky to have him serve our country for so long. I wish he could continue his great work.
"Trans people are some of the most resilient people I've ever met. To ostracize a group of people, ask them to continue to go to work, and then they still go to work and they still perform and they outperform their peers? It's awesome. And I'm so proud of all of them."
www.wunc.org/term/news/20...
www.wunc.org/term/news/20...
'Exceptional' leader among thousands forced out in military transgender ban
Under the Trump Administration's ban on transgender troops, service members are being given the opportunity to self-identify and receive separation benefits, or take the risk of being outed and go thr...
www.wunc.org
July 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I went to high school with Ben. I'm so sad this is happening to him and his family. We were lucky to have him serve our country for so long. I wish he could continue his great work.
The Ballad of Wallis Island is now streaming on Peacock. Please watch it.
June 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The Ballad of Wallis Island is now streaming on Peacock. Please watch it.
Have the weather you voted for??
A National Weather Service office in Kentucky was scrambling to cover the overnight forecast on Friday as severe storms moved through much of the eastern U.S.
The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.
The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.
A Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Have the weather you voted for??
Headline: Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment (gift link)
The federal government funded the research that made this possible. Further R&D could make this treatment available to more Americans with rare genetic diseases.
The federal government funded the research that made this possible. Further R&D could make this treatment available to more Americans with rare genetic diseases.
Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Headline: Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment (gift link)
The federal government funded the research that made this possible. Further R&D could make this treatment available to more Americans with rare genetic diseases.
The federal government funded the research that made this possible. Further R&D could make this treatment available to more Americans with rare genetic diseases.
Golden retrievers can eat ice cream this fast because they don't get brain freeze. 🧠
This is Bruschi. He's 14 and has flagged down this ice cream truck every week for the past decade. Firmly believes a weekly cone is the secret to a long, happy life. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday
April 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Golden retrievers can eat ice cream this fast because they don't get brain freeze. 🧠
Voter SUPPRESSION in NC.
"Griffin also challenges military and overseas voters who did not provide an ID, even though a specific exemption to the rule was approved for those voters. This category only includes voters from counties that lean heavily Democratic." - News & Observer
"Griffin also challenges military and overseas voters who did not provide an ID, even though a specific exemption to the rule was approved for those voters. This category only includes voters from counties that lean heavily Democratic." - News & Observer
NC Court of Appeals gives over 60,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility
The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.
www.newsobserver.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Voter SUPPRESSION in NC.
"Griffin also challenges military and overseas voters who did not provide an ID, even though a specific exemption to the rule was approved for those voters. This category only includes voters from counties that lean heavily Democratic." - News & Observer
"Griffin also challenges military and overseas voters who did not provide an ID, even though a specific exemption to the rule was approved for those voters. This category only includes voters from counties that lean heavily Democratic." - News & Observer
Me in the national security group chat:
March 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Me in the national security group chat:
This Academy Awards ceremony is moving so slowly. #Oscars
a man in a red sweater is talking to another man in a black jacket .
ALT: a man in a red sweater is talking to another man in a black jacket .
media.tenor.com
March 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This Academy Awards ceremony is moving so slowly. #Oscars
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Trump and Musk are “shrinking” government like cutting off limbs and calling it “weight loss”
February 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Trump and Musk are “shrinking” government like cutting off limbs and calling it “weight loss”
I've started watching Dexter and I'm enjoying it. But this show has the worst opening credits I've ever seen. The Paramount+ 'skip intro' doesn't work well either. 🍳
February 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I've started watching Dexter and I'm enjoying it. But this show has the worst opening credits I've ever seen. The Paramount+ 'skip intro' doesn't work well either. 🍳
Reposted by Samantha
One of these days we're gonna have to reckon with the fact that "money that I spend which does not directly benefit me is a waste" is a popular sentiment.
I think we should state plainly that this is selfish on its face.
And stupid when you have awareness which extends beyond your nose.
I think we should state plainly that this is selfish on its face.
And stupid when you have awareness which extends beyond your nose.
February 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
One of these days we're gonna have to reckon with the fact that "money that I spend which does not directly benefit me is a waste" is a popular sentiment.
I think we should state plainly that this is selfish on its face.
And stupid when you have awareness which extends beyond your nose.
I think we should state plainly that this is selfish on its face.
And stupid when you have awareness which extends beyond your nose.
As they say, "I hope you get what you voted for."
Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.
wapo.st
February 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
As they say, "I hope you get what you voted for."
"There’s no budget line item to pay people who are not showing up for work...If you accept that offer and resign, he’ll stiff you.”
The Trump administration has offered roughly two million government employees the option to resign and receive a payout, a move that could significantly reduce the size of the federal work force.
Here's a look at the plan and its possible implications.
Here's a look at the plan and its possible implications.
Trump’s Federal Worker Payout Plan: What to Know
The Office of Personnel Management sought to entice civilian federal employees to resign, as President Trump seeks to reshape the U.S. government. Here are details of the plan.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"There’s no budget line item to pay people who are not showing up for work...If you accept that offer and resign, he’ll stiff you.”
Everyone should be watching what is happening in North Carolina.
NEW: Multiple data analyses show that the voters whose ballots were targeted by a North Carolina Supreme Court candidate are disproportionately Black, Democratic and young.
These are some of those voters’ stories.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
These are some of those voters’ stories.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
They Followed North Carolina Election Rules When They Cast Their Ballots. Now Their Votes Could Be Tossed Anyway.
A Republican judge is trying to overturn his election loss by challenging more than 60,000 ballots. These are some of those voters’ stories.
propub.li
January 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Everyone should be watching what is happening in North Carolina.