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“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
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The Social Security Administration is considering cutting payments to 170,000 people.
The agency is circulating a proposal to ban payments to people without Social Security numbers.
The move would affect thousands of people getting retirement and disability payments.
The agency is circulating a proposal to ban payments to people without Social Security numbers.
The move would affect thousands of people getting retirement and disability payments.
SSA weighs axing payments to 170,000 beneficiaries
The move to cease making payments to people without Social Security numbers would imperil the benefits of thousands of immigrants’ children with disabilities.
www.govexec.com
March 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The Social Security Administration is considering cutting payments to 170,000 people.
The agency is circulating a proposal to ban payments to people without Social Security numbers.
The move would affect thousands of people getting retirement and disability payments.
The agency is circulating a proposal to ban payments to people without Social Security numbers.
The move would affect thousands of people getting retirement and disability payments.
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iknowyouversion 2 with hubydubn out now on all platforms :p
share.amuse.io/track/skabpa...
#music #producer #musicproducer #hiphop
share.amuse.io/track/skabpa...
#music #producer #musicproducer #hiphop
Amuse
Create smart music links that anyone can listen to!
share.amuse.io
November 19, 2024 at 1:10 PM
iknowyouversion 2 with hubydubn out now on all platforms :p
share.amuse.io/track/skabpa...
#music #producer #musicproducer #hiphop
share.amuse.io/track/skabpa...
#music #producer #musicproducer #hiphop
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HOME COOKING ALBUM OUT ON ALL PLATFORMS
share.amuse.io/album/skabpa...
#hiphop #instrumental #dreamy #bluesky #skabpak #music
share.amuse.io/album/skabpa...
#hiphop #instrumental #dreamy #bluesky #skabpak #music
Amuse
Create smart music links that anyone can listen to!
share.amuse.io
March 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
HOME COOKING ALBUM OUT ON ALL PLATFORMS
share.amuse.io/album/skabpa...
#hiphop #instrumental #dreamy #bluesky #skabpak #music
share.amuse.io/album/skabpa...
#hiphop #instrumental #dreamy #bluesky #skabpak #music
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A Friday news day so bad there's nothing left to be dumped
March 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
A Friday news day so bad there's nothing left to be dumped
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He’s gone too far now
idk but this condom tutorial seems to be setting some unrealistic standards
March 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
He’s gone too far now
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Even as a little boy I knew I wanted to expedite the boarding process
March 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Even as a little boy I knew I wanted to expedite the boarding process
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can i unrescue my rescue dog if it is a Narcissist
March 15, 2025 at 4:58 AM
can i unrescue my rescue dog if it is a Narcissist
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Meet Gracie Himes, age 20.
Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines.
On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines.
On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
March 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Meet Gracie Himes, age 20.
Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines.
On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines.
On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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these people are literally trying to destroy america’s future
Meet Gracie Himes, age 20.
Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines.
On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Her goal: Fight cancer by developing new medicines.
On March 3, her dreams were shattered when Trump admin cuts hit West Virginia University, which rescinded her PhD program offer.
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
March 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
these people are literally trying to destroy america’s future
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Also, this is a *perfect example* of the kind of bureaucratic layer that makes actually doing things in government sometimes hard! Do you a VA nurse spending her time providing health care or writing Elon an email about “What I Did Last Week”?
I don’t know how many different ways to say that agency personnel don’t work for Elon. They don’t have to report to Elon. They report to their agency leadership, which reports to the President.
February 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Also, this is a *perfect example* of the kind of bureaucratic layer that makes actually doing things in government sometimes hard! Do you a VA nurse spending her time providing health care or writing Elon an email about “What I Did Last Week”?