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When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education.
We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1
Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
trib.al
September 28, 2026 at 11:19 PM
When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education.
We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.
Before I scrolled to the second post in this thread I thought “huh interesting, this reminds me of what I have been thinking about Taylor Swift recently. Politically she may not be a Republican but lately, artistically, she is.” Then I scrolled and saw that exact point in the next post 😂
The GOP is an opposition party even when it's in power, the idea that they are the perpetual underdog is central to their internal mythology and can't be disturbed by facts or the results of elections. It's also why they're bad at, you know, governing.
September 28, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Before I scrolled to the second post in this thread I thought “huh interesting, this reminds me of what I have been thinking about Taylor Swift recently. Politically she may not be a Republican but lately, artistically, she is.” Then I scrolled and saw that exact point in the next post 😂
While the trans sports panic was manufactured it’s also true that it’s fueled by sports becoming expensive and therefore high stakes instead of just an affordable way to get your kid exercise and teach them teamwork and discipline. The best thing to do for kids sports is ban travel leagues!
Outside the obvious timebomb of selling out trans kids to appeal to ~16 bigots in deep Ohio, an underplayed part of the whole "trans kids in youth sports" stuff is making the most psycho Little League parents the most important political demo in America. They're joy vampires for the kids themselves!
September 22, 2026 at 4:40 PM
While the trans sports panic was manufactured it’s also true that it’s fueled by sports becoming expensive and therefore high stakes instead of just an affordable way to get your kid exercise and teach them teamwork and discipline. The best thing to do for kids sports is ban travel leagues!
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there are good and complicated reasons "quality of life" issues became the domain of the right, but the left's great failure since the '70s has been operating under the assumption that results matter less than righteous intent, despite arguing for a material politics
September 22, 2026 at 11:28 AM
there are good and complicated reasons "quality of life" issues became the domain of the right, but the left's great failure since the '70s has been operating under the assumption that results matter less than righteous intent, despite arguing for a material politics
I agree 1000% with this. I would like to add, as a former undergrad advisor, that to really excel at parenting you should let your high schooler fail. It feels high stakes when they fail because you’re thinking about college admissions but…
Oh my dear god, let your college kids fail. Let them fail courses. Let them fail paying rent. Let them fail doing their laundry. Let them fail basic hygiene. Let them fail and experience consequences.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/w...
Worried About Your College Kid? Now You Can Hire a Local Mom. (Gift Article)
At some universities, parents can pay to make sure their children are cared for, the way they were back home.
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I agree 1000% with this. I would like to add, as a former undergrad advisor, that to really excel at parenting you should let your high schooler fail. It feels high stakes when they fail because you’re thinking about college admissions but…
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The number one reason the administration puts conventionally attractive white women in positions of influence is because they know they can pull the "How dare you criticize this young girl" card and many people, including on the left, will fall for it. Natalie Harp does not deserve your sympathy
August 22, 2026 at 11:39 AM
The number one reason the administration puts conventionally attractive white women in positions of influence is because they know they can pull the "How dare you criticize this young girl" card and many people, including on the left, will fall for it. Natalie Harp does not deserve your sympathy
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say what you will about the myriad valid concerns with current LLMs but I personally will never get over the fact that Aaron Swartz was prosecuted to his literal death for downloading JSTOR and then a decade later, they downloaded & ingested the entire world and our IP laws just went ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
August 21, 2026 at 1:17 PM
say what you will about the myriad valid concerns with current LLMs but I personally will never get over the fact that Aaron Swartz was prosecuted to his literal death for downloading JSTOR and then a decade later, they downloaded & ingested the entire world and our IP laws just went ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
There’s actually a secret feature with these glasses - if the person wearing them doesn’t stop recording on request, you can disable the recording function by taking your school issued iPad out of your backpack and, holding it firmly in both hands, slam it as hard as possible across his face
NEW: Teen boys are using smart glasses — mainly Meta's AI Glasses — to film themselves harassing classmates at school, following girls around and "rizzing" them or "ragebaiting" them w/ insults.
In several videos we reviewed, girls plead w/ the poster to stop filming.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
In several videos we reviewed, girls plead w/ the poster to stop filming.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Harass and Bully Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools
Teen boys are using Meta's AI glasses to harass and bully victims -- overwhelmingly girls -- at middle schools and high schools.
futurism.com
August 19, 2026 at 7:46 PM
There’s actually a secret feature with these glasses - if the person wearing them doesn’t stop recording on request, you can disable the recording function by taking your school issued iPad out of your backpack and, holding it firmly in both hands, slam it as hard as possible across his face
You can try this novella for free or you can take my word for it and just buy the whole series box set right now. You won’t regret it. Probably my favorite series and one that arguably changed my life for the better!
The start of the acclaimed Brothers Sinister series. Free just about everywhere!
/jb
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Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...
Kobo: http://store.koboboo...
#HistoricalRomance #Romance #Romancelandia #HEA #BrothersSinister
/jb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Gover...
Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/...
Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...
Kobo: http://store.koboboo...
#HistoricalRomance #Romance #Romancelandia #HEA #BrothersSinister
August 18, 2026 at 9:24 PM
You can try this novella for free or you can take my word for it and just buy the whole series box set right now. You won’t regret it. Probably my favorite series and one that arguably changed my life for the better!
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There are four overlapping scandals here:
1. Fundraising spam tactics are hallmarks of elder financial exploitation
2. The Dem establishment is in on it
3. Most of what is raised goes to fundraising consultants
4. Capitulation to legal threats by NYT and The Bulwark on a fully vetted story
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1. Fundraising spam tactics are hallmarks of elder financial exploitation
2. The Dem establishment is in on it
3. Most of what is raised goes to fundraising consultants
4. Capitulation to legal threats by NYT and The Bulwark on a fully vetted story
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Hook and Squeeze
How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.
data4democracy.substack.com
August 16, 2026 at 9:40 PM
There are four overlapping scandals here:
1. Fundraising spam tactics are hallmarks of elder financial exploitation
2. The Dem establishment is in on it
3. Most of what is raised goes to fundraising consultants
4. Capitulation to legal threats by NYT and The Bulwark on a fully vetted story
🧵👇
1. Fundraising spam tactics are hallmarks of elder financial exploitation
2. The Dem establishment is in on it
3. Most of what is raised goes to fundraising consultants
4. Capitulation to legal threats by NYT and The Bulwark on a fully vetted story
🧵👇
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if i were a dem politician asked about hasan piker i would simply say “i will answer your question about the twitch streamer no one has heard of but first i would like to point out the president was best friends with the worlds most notorious child rapist and yall stopped asking him about that”
August 11, 2026 at 10:36 AM
if i were a dem politician asked about hasan piker i would simply say “i will answer your question about the twitch streamer no one has heard of but first i would like to point out the president was best friends with the worlds most notorious child rapist and yall stopped asking him about that”
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Crazy how People is the remaining publication that just goes for the jugular.
Mitch McConnell Was Rolled into Ambulance with ‘No Urgency,’ According to Eyewitness Who Filmed Him Lying Still Under Blanket
A video reportedly depicting Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, who has been hospitalized for nearly a month, being placed in an ambulance on a stretcher in mid-June has been published by CNN
people.com
July 10, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Crazy how People is the remaining publication that just goes for the jugular.
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can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool
June 24, 2026 at 2:45 PM
can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool
A beautifully clear and informative thread about the reflecting pool algae bloom, why it’s happening, and how to fix it… from an OFMD fan account. Sometimes, I love the internet.
Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it.
People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter
June 19, 2026 at 11:06 AM
A beautifully clear and informative thread about the reflecting pool algae bloom, why it’s happening, and how to fix it… from an OFMD fan account. Sometimes, I love the internet.
Glad to see some recognition of the importance of identifying good baseball names
neither of these names can be real. major league baseball created them in a lab designed to make perfect baseball names that otherwise cannot exist in nature
June 5, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Glad to see some recognition of the importance of identifying good baseball names
Almost literally Purdue 😂😂😂
US universities genuinely are like “welcome to Tennessee Agricultural College in Bumfuck Nowheresville. We invented the modern potato and our facilities include a particle accelerator, nuclear reactor, and TOP500 supercomputer. Tuition is $12,000 for instate students and we have 40,000 of them”
May 14, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Almost literally Purdue 😂😂😂
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Hi! I'm a farmer!
This NYT article is sweet, saccharine bullshit.
Farmers knew Trump was going to hurt our business. Because he already did a trade war in his 1st term.
I even did a video on why so many farmers support Trump, WHILE knowing he'd hurt our farms.
This NYT article is sweet, saccharine bullshit.
Farmers knew Trump was going to hurt our business. Because he already did a trade war in his 1st term.
I even did a video on why so many farmers support Trump, WHILE knowing he'd hurt our farms.
May 4, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Hi! I'm a farmer!
This NYT article is sweet, saccharine bullshit.
Farmers knew Trump was going to hurt our business. Because he already did a trade war in his 1st term.
I even did a video on why so many farmers support Trump, WHILE knowing he'd hurt our farms.
This NYT article is sweet, saccharine bullshit.
Farmers knew Trump was going to hurt our business. Because he already did a trade war in his 1st term.
I even did a video on why so many farmers support Trump, WHILE knowing he'd hurt our farms.
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Pour one out for the Hilton staff who are working perhaps the worst shift in food service history rn.
April 26, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Pour one out for the Hilton staff who are working perhaps the worst shift in food service history rn.
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I saw someone on here arguing the other day that you don’t own a book, you only own a license to the book and the book itself is a token of the license. I assure you, I own my books. I can lend them out. I can read them aloud to my child. I can sell them to other people. I can hit you with them
April 17, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I saw someone on here arguing the other day that you don’t own a book, you only own a license to the book and the book itself is a token of the license. I assure you, I own my books. I can lend them out. I can read them aloud to my child. I can sell them to other people. I can hit you with them
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In a sick, violent way, they have more faith in the possibility of a new world than a lot of people on the other side. They are willing to reimagine all of it. Many of us cannot imagine getting rid of payday loans and they’re like eff it, let’s see if the Pope’s still got the juice.
April 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
In a sick, violent way, they have more faith in the possibility of a new world than a lot of people on the other side. They are willing to reimagine all of it. Many of us cannot imagine getting rid of payday loans and they’re like eff it, let’s see if the Pope’s still got the juice.
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The Moon: oh wow you guys decided to come back
Artemis II crew: earth’s haunted
Artemis II crew: earth’s haunted
April 7, 2026 at 3:24 PM
The Moon: oh wow you guys decided to come back
Artemis II crew: earth’s haunted
Artemis II crew: earth’s haunted
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What if we just went back to reading a bunch of books and thinking about them together, and that was the class? With syllabi no longer than three pages.
April 1, 2026 at 3:05 PM
What if we just went back to reading a bunch of books and thinking about them together, and that was the class? With syllabi no longer than three pages.
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Sup chat this is Slouching Towards Bethlehem with your boy The Rough Beast, and it looks like today’s stream could be a big one, as some of you might’ve already seen there are rumors going around social media that the hour has come round at last, so we’re gonna get right into it
February 28, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Sup chat this is Slouching Towards Bethlehem with your boy The Rough Beast, and it looks like today’s stream could be a big one, as some of you might’ve already seen there are rumors going around social media that the hour has come round at last, so we’re gonna get right into it
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Seriously, @people.com has been meeting the moment better than 90% of publications with direct reporting and crystal clear headlines.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
What America will read this weekend while in line at the grocery checkout:
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
January 22, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Seriously, @people.com has been meeting the moment better than 90% of publications with direct reporting and crystal clear headlines.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
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One of the things I’m really struggling with about what’s going on in Minnesota is that if you describe what’s going on in plain, factual ways to someone who’s not paying close attention you sound completely, bugfuck crazy
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 1:03 AM
One of the things I’m really struggling with about what’s going on in Minnesota is that if you describe what’s going on in plain, factual ways to someone who’s not paying close attention you sound completely, bugfuck crazy