NEW STUDY: Vouchers are helping wealthy families whose kids are mainly already in (religious) private schools. Imagine that! If only that had been entirely foreseeable. Clearly @GovBillLee’s goal all along. reachcentered.org/publications...
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Ryan Walters, the guy forcing Oklahoma schools to teach the Bible caught watching porn in his office. Not a drag queen, just another garden variety MAGA right-wing, "Christian' Nationalist, extremist terrorist. oklahomavoice.com/2025/07/25/p...
Probe underway after reports of nude women on Oklahoma state superintendent’s office TV • Oklahoma Voice
Oklahoma’s House Speaker urged State Superintendent Ryan Walters on Friday to “turn over all relevant devices” and cooperate with an investigation after two board members reported that they saw naked ...
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Zohran: rips “Trump’s unconstitutional military action Cuomo: *joined Netanyahu’s defense team*
"Palestine Is Really the Center of the World": Angela Davis on Gaza, Black-Jewish Solidarity & Trump
“Palestine Is Really the Center of the World”: Angela Davis on Gaza, Black-Jewish Solidarity & Trump
More than 100 days into President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, we speak with the renowned abolitionist, author and activist Angela Davis, who discusses Gaza, Trump and more. Davis, who...
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Every single western pundit, politician, person on this site, pro Israel group, who mindlessly chanted for 18 months, ‘if Hamas released the hostages the war would be over’… should hang their heads in shame, & spend the rest of their lives apologizing, especially for being played by Netanyahu!
A ProPublica analysis revealed a stark pattern across the Deep South, where about 200 majority-Black public school districts educate 1.3 million students. Alongside those districts are private academies filled almost entirely with white students. (Published Dec. 2024)
The Story of One Mississippi County Shows How Private Schools Are Exacerbating Segregation
A new ProPublica analysis shows a stark pattern across states in the Deep South: Alongside majority-Black public school districts, a separate web of private academies are filled almost entirely with…
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I wrote about the modern intellectual poison of “knowningness,” in which people who don’t know something are a) convinced they do know; and b) are utterly incurious about seeking information that may correct their view. www.forkingpaths.co/p/knowingnes...
"Knowingness" and the Politics of Ignorance
Much ink has been spilled about "polarization." Most of it ignores a major cause: the widespread, misplaced faith that we already know that which we do not know.
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This is surreal... archive.org/details/Albe... #freePalestine
Albert Einstein Letter to The New York Times. December 4, 1948 New Palestine Party. Visit of Menachen Begin and Aims of Political Movement Discussed : Albert Einstein, Hannah Arendt, Sidney Hook, et.a...
New Palestine Party. Visit of Menachen Begin and Aims of Political Movement Discussed. A letter to The New York Times. Saturday December 4, 1948 by Albert...
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Discrimination and attacks against American Muslims and Arabs rose by 7.4% in 2024 due to heightened Islamophobia caused by US ally Israel's war in Gaza and the resulting college campus protests, a Muslim advocacy group said reut.rs/43zsPuu
Israel-Gaza war behind record high US anti-Muslim incidents, advocacy group says
Discrimination and attacks against American Muslims and Arabs rose by 7.4% in 2024 due to heightened Islamophobia caused by U.S. ally Israel's war in Gaza and the resulting college campus protests, a Muslim advocacy group said on Tuesday.
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The last time Missouri took control of St. Louis’ police force, the Civil War was underway and the state’s secessionist-leaning leaders were trying to protect slavery and prevent officers from taking up arms against the Confederacy. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Missouri GOP’s Effort to Take Over St. Louis Police Hearkens Back to Civil War
City officials say the state’s plan to wrest back control of the police department is an attempt by white conservatives to weaken Black political influence. It’s part of a broader pattern of Missouri…
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AP headline about “No Other Land” winning an Oscar VS Politico headline for the *very same AP story* about “No Other Land” Absolutely shameful
‘No Other Land,’ a film about Israeli displacement of a Palestinian community, won the documentary feature film Oscar, and its directors appealed to the world to help end the conflict and accused the United States of blocking a solution reut.rs/41oltqZ #Oscars2025
Israeli-Palestinian film wins Oscar, directors assail US, global political stances
"No Other Land," a film about Israeli displacement of a Palestinian community, won the documentary feature film Oscar on Sunday, and its directors appealed to the world to help end the conflict and accused the United States of blocking a solution.
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Elon Musk told federal workers they needed to justify themselves—or else. Then the administration changed its mind, Isaac Stanley-Becker and @jonlemire.bsky.social report. theatln.tc/l3RY79mU
Elon Musk’s Empty Ultimatum
The billionaire Trump enforcer told federal workers they needed to justify themselves—or else. Then the administration changed its mind.
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The DC police last week sought to arrest a sitting member of Congress, a Florida Republican, for physically assaulting a woman in DC. But the US attorney’s office didn’t sign off on it. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/f...
Florida congressman investigated for alleged DC assault as police probe their own handling
D.C. police confirm they are investigating an alleged assault by Florida Rep. Cory Mills, a Republican representing a district northeast of Orlando, calling it an active criminal investigation.
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