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... and again: www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
High-profile Jan. 6 defendant facing charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting woman
John Banuelos' case was unique among Capitol riot prosecutions because he was the only defendant accused of pulling and firing a gun while on Capitol grounds.
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
... and again: www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
Correct, Trump is dumb as shit, I’m just pointing out that a bunch of non-Black people attend HBCUs, which I did not know until today! 😆
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Correct, Trump is dumb as shit, I’m just pointing out that a bunch of non-Black people attend HBCUs, which I did not know until today! 😆
People think that *only* Africans Americans attend HBCUs… as evidenced by… every reply! 😂
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
People think that *only* Africans Americans attend HBCUs… as evidenced by… every reply! 😂
And obviously many you *also* didn’t know that!
It’s good to learn new things!
It’s good to learn new things!
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
And obviously many you *also* didn’t know that!
It’s good to learn new things!
It’s good to learn new things!
That they *do* exist!
I did not know that until… 10 mins ago!
I did not know that until… 10 mins ago!
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
That they *do* exist!
I did not know that until… 10 mins ago!
I did not know that until… 10 mins ago!
Opinion | Palantir C.E.O. Alex Karp Finds a Safe Space With Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"Shares in the software company, co-founded by billionaire Peter Thiel, have risen more than 145% this year, boosted by govts embracing AI.
Palantir 's tools are used for everything from vaccine distribution to building nuclear reactors to aiding deportations."
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Palantir 's tools are used for everything from vaccine distribution to building nuclear reactors to aiding deportations."
www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Palantir might be the most overvalued firm of all time
What would make it worth buying?
www.economist.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
“there are foreign/international students at HBCUs, and thus it is quite plausible that some are Chinese nationals.
A research brief found that during the 2015-16 academic year, HBCUs collectively enrolled 9,361 international students.”
2019:
hechingerreport.org/hbcus-open-t...
A research brief found that during the 2015-16 academic year, HBCUs collectively enrolled 9,361 international students.”
2019:
hechingerreport.org/hbcus-open-t...
HBCUs open doors wider to international students
HBCUs are stepping up recruitment efforts in other countries and benefiting from the full-freight tuition that HBCU international students often pay
hechingerreport.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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“there are foreign/international students at HBCUs, and thus it is quite plausible that some are Chinese nationals.
A research brief found that during the 2015-16 academic year, HBCUs collectively enrolled 9,361 international students.”
2019:
hechingerreport.org/hbcus-open-t...
A research brief found that during the 2015-16 academic year, HBCUs collectively enrolled 9,361 international students.”
2019:
hechingerreport.org/hbcus-open-t...
HBCUs open doors wider to international students
HBCUs are stepping up recruitment efforts in other countries and benefiting from the full-freight tuition that HBCU international students often pay
hechingerreport.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“there are foreign/international students at HBCUs, and thus it is quite plausible that some are Chinese nationals.
A research brief found that during the 2015-16 academic year, HBCUs collectively enrolled 9,361 international students.”
2019:
hechingerreport.org/hbcus-open-t...
A research brief found that during the 2015-16 academic year, HBCUs collectively enrolled 9,361 international students.”
2019:
hechingerreport.org/hbcus-open-t...
“there are foreign/international students at HBCUs, and thus it is quite plausible that some are Chinese nationals.
A research brief found that during the 2015-16 academic year, HBCUs collectively enrolled 9,361 international students.”
2019:
hechingerreport.org/hbcus-open-t...
A research brief found that during the 2015-16 academic year, HBCUs collectively enrolled 9,361 international students.”
2019:
hechingerreport.org/hbcus-open-t...
HBCUs open doors wider to international students
HBCUs are stepping up recruitment efforts in other countries and benefiting from the full-freight tuition that HBCU international students often pay
hechingerreport.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“there are foreign/international students at HBCUs, and thus it is quite plausible that some are Chinese nationals.
A research brief found that during the 2015-16 academic year, HBCUs collectively enrolled 9,361 international students.”
2019:
hechingerreport.org/hbcus-open-t...
A research brief found that during the 2015-16 academic year, HBCUs collectively enrolled 9,361 international students.”
2019:
hechingerreport.org/hbcus-open-t...
“As of 2009, there exist approximately 105 HBCUs that range in scope, size, organization, and orientation.
Under the Education Act of 1965, Congress officially defined an HBCU as "an institution whose principal missions were and are the education of Black Americans".
Under the Education Act of 1965, Congress officially defined an HBCU as "an institution whose principal missions were and are the education of Black Americans".
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
“As of 2009, there exist approximately 105 HBCUs that range in scope, size, organization, and orientation.
Under the Education Act of 1965, Congress officially defined an HBCU as "an institution whose principal missions were and are the education of Black Americans".
Under the Education Act of 1965, Congress officially defined an HBCU as "an institution whose principal missions were and are the education of Black Americans".
“Examples of HBCUs include Howard University, St. Augustine's College, Fisk University, Johnson C. Smith University, Clark Atlanta University, Dillard University, Shaw University, Virginia Union University, and Tougaloo College).”
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
“Examples of HBCUs include Howard University, St. Augustine's College, Fisk University, Johnson C. Smith University, Clark Atlanta University, Dillard University, Shaw University, Virginia Union University, and Tougaloo College).”
“Under the direction and sponsorship of the Bureau, together w/ American Missionary Association in many cases, from approx 1866 until its termination in 1872, an estimated 25 institutions of higher learning for black youth were established.“
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
“Under the direction and sponsorship of the Bureau, together w/ American Missionary Association in many cases, from approx 1866 until its termination in 1872, an estimated 25 institutions of higher learning for black youth were established.“
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Reminder:
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were first created because, before and for many decades after the Civil War, Black Americans were largely denied access to higher education at predominantly white institutions due to segregation laws and racial discrimination.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were first created because, before and for many decades after the Civil War, Black Americans were largely denied access to higher education at predominantly white institutions due to segregation laws and racial discrimination.
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Reminder:
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were first created because, before and for many decades after the Civil War, Black Americans were largely denied access to higher education at predominantly white institutions due to segregation laws and racial discrimination.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were first created because, before and for many decades after the Civil War, Black Americans were largely denied access to higher education at predominantly white institutions due to segregation laws and racial discrimination.
The earliest HBCUs were established by religious groups & abolitionist societies to educate freed Black people and formerly enslaved individuals.
After emancipation, the federal govt (through Freedmen’s Bureau) and various missionary orgs founded new schools to train Black teachers, ministers etc.
After emancipation, the federal govt (through Freedmen’s Bureau) and various missionary orgs founded new schools to train Black teachers, ministers etc.
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The earliest HBCUs were established by religious groups & abolitionist societies to educate freed Black people and formerly enslaved individuals.
After emancipation, the federal govt (through Freedmen’s Bureau) and various missionary orgs founded new schools to train Black teachers, ministers etc.
After emancipation, the federal govt (through Freedmen’s Bureau) and various missionary orgs founded new schools to train Black teachers, ministers etc.
Reminder:
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were first created because, before and for many decades after the Civil War, Black Americans were largely denied access to higher education at predominantly white institutions due to segregation laws and racial discrimination.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were first created because, before and for many decades after the Civil War, Black Americans were largely denied access to higher education at predominantly white institutions due to segregation laws and racial discrimination.
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Reminder:
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were first created because, before and for many decades after the Civil War, Black Americans were largely denied access to higher education at predominantly white institutions due to segregation laws and racial discrimination.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were first created because, before and for many decades after the Civil War, Black Americans were largely denied access to higher education at predominantly white institutions due to segregation laws and racial discrimination.
"Germany hedged its bets:
It kept Nord Stream 1 open but didn’t certify Nord Stream 2, which was then ready to go online.
The bombings, in September 2022, rendered the debate moot."
It kept Nord Stream 1 open but didn’t certify Nord Stream 2, which was then ready to go online.
The bombings, in September 2022, rendered the debate moot."
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"German police, prosecutors, and other people familiar with the intricacies of the case instead developed what they said is a clear picture of how an elite Ukrainian military unit carried out the attacks under the direct supervision of Ukraine’s then-supreme commander, Gen. Valeriy Zaluzhniy."
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
"German police, prosecutors, and other people familiar with the intricacies of the case instead developed what they said is a clear picture of how an elite Ukrainian military unit carried out the attacks under the direct supervision of Ukraine’s then-supreme commander, Gen. Valeriy Zaluzhniy."
"As vast amounts of methane fizzed into the Baltic, the single largest man-made release of greenhouse gas on record, some U.S. and German officials accused Russia of engineering the blasts.
The Kremlin claimed that the U.S. and U.K. were behind the attack."
The Kremlin claimed that the U.S. and U.K. were behind the attack."
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
"As vast amounts of methane fizzed into the Baltic, the single largest man-made release of greenhouse gas on record, some U.S. and German officials accused Russia of engineering the blasts.
The Kremlin claimed that the U.S. and U.K. were behind the attack."
The Kremlin claimed that the U.S. and U.K. were behind the attack."
"Germany hedged its bets:
It kept Nord Stream 1 open but didn’t certify Nord Stream 2, which was then ready to go online.
The bombings, in September 2022, rendered the debate moot."
It kept Nord Stream 1 open but didn’t certify Nord Stream 2, which was then ready to go online.
The bombings, in September 2022, rendered the debate moot."
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
"Germany hedged its bets:
It kept Nord Stream 1 open but didn’t certify Nord Stream 2, which was then ready to go online.
The bombings, in September 2022, rendered the debate moot."
It kept Nord Stream 1 open but didn’t certify Nord Stream 2, which was then ready to go online.
The bombings, in September 2022, rendered the debate moot."
"Some countries argued for turning off the pipelines and removing an easy supply of hard currency for Russia.
Others relied heavily on cheap Russian fuel and argued that cutting supplies would damage their economies."
Others relied heavily on cheap Russian fuel and argued that cutting supplies would damage their economies."
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
"Some countries argued for turning off the pipelines and removing an easy supply of hard currency for Russia.
Others relied heavily on cheap Russian fuel and argued that cutting supplies would damage their economies."
Others relied heavily on cheap Russian fuel and argued that cutting supplies would damage their economies."
"The longest of the pipelines ran for 760 miles under the Baltic Sea, shipping Russian natural gas to its largest customer, Germany, and the rest of Europe.
After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the project quickly became a focal point in discussions on how the West should respond."
After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the project quickly became a focal point in discussions on how the West should respond."
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
"The longest of the pipelines ran for 760 miles under the Baltic Sea, shipping Russian natural gas to its largest customer, Germany, and the rest of Europe.
After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the project quickly became a focal point in discussions on how the West should respond."
After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the project quickly became a focal point in discussions on how the West should respond."
Apparently, some Americans[!] are VERY SERIOUS about their pasta 😆
"Effect of die material on engineering properties of dried pasta"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Effect of die material on engineering properties of dried pasta"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Apparently, some Americans[!] are VERY SERIOUS about their pasta 😆
"Effect of die material on engineering properties of dried pasta"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Effect of die material on engineering properties of dried pasta"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...