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@bethmhg

Illinois housewife. I have 2 kids, one with autism. Love to knit and listen to audiobooks and podcasts.

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Alexander Brothers Found Guilty of All Counts in Sex-Trafficking Trial

Throw away the key.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/n...

09.03.2026 23:03 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

So my prediction that he would declare victory tonight was half right!

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If you’re a teacher, parent, or student, we want to hear from you about homework. Is it worth it? bit.ly/4bhxeVa

09.03.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How much homework is too much or too little? Chalkbeat wants to hear from teachers, parents, and students. Are assignments helping kids learn β€” or just adding stress? Take our short survey and share what you’re seeing in classrooms and at home.

Is homework helping kids learn β€” or just adding stress? Share what you’re seeing in classrooms and at home.

09.03.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t do this anymore

06.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 2326 πŸ” 274 πŸ’¬ 94 πŸ“Œ 14
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When Larry Ellison Was Worth Only $6 Billionβ€”and Planned to Take Over Apple In 1997, Larry Ellison was a Silicon Valley playboy who had one goal: to bring down Bill Gates.

www.vanityfair.com/news/1997/06...

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Adieu, CNN

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Social Security's trust fund is nearing insolvency, and the borrowing binge that may follow will rip through debt markets, economist warns | Fortune β€œInflation may not wait for debt to pile up. It can arrive the moment Congress commits to that debt-ridden path.”

fortune.com/2026/02/15/s...

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Fewer foreign students, fewer dollars: U.S. colleges feel the pinch DePaul University has told faculty it will immediately reduce spending following a 30% decline in international enrollment this fall. The move is the latest by U.S. colleges to cope with the disruptive education and immigration policies of President Donald Trump.

DePaul University is latest to announce spending reductions

Visa issues, research cuts deter students from abroad

Steepest drops seen in international graduate enrollment.
www.reuters.com/world/us/few...

05.10.2025 13:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fewer foreign students, fewer dollars: U.S. colleges feel the pinch DePaul University has told faculty it will immediately reduce spending following a 30% decline in international enrollment this fall. The move is the latest by U.S. colleges to cope with the disruptive education and immigration policies of President Donald Trump.

Visa delays. Budget cuts. Fewer students. DePaul is the latest U.S. university hit hard by Trump administration policies reshaping higher ed. www.reuters.com/world/us/few...

02.10.2025 18:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fewer foreign students, fewer dollars: U.S. colleges feel the pinch DePaul University cuts spending due to a 30% drop in international enrollment, highlighting impacts of Trump's education and immigration policies.

DePaul University cuts spending due to a 30% drop in international enrollment, highlighting impacts of Trump's education and immigration policies.

02.10.2025 17:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nearly blind refugee abandoned by US border patrol found dead in Buffalo | USΒ immigration A nearly blind Burmese refugee who was abandoned by border patrol agents has been found dead in Buffalo, New York, city officials confirmed. Nurul Amin Shah Alam, 56, had been missing since 19 February, when he was dropped off by border patrol following his release from Erie county holding center, according to the Investigative Post. A city hall spokesperson, Ian Ott, told the Investigative Post that homicide detectives are β€œinvestigating the circumstances and timeframe of events leading up to his death, following his release from custody”.

Nearly blind refugee abandoned by US border patrol found dead in Buffalo | USΒ immigration

A nearly blind Burmese refugee who was abandoned by border patrol agents has been found dead in Buffalo, New York, city officials confirmed. Nurul Amin Shah Alam, 56, had been missing since 19 February, when…

25.02.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump may force banks to demand your papers. Survivors of abuse will pay. The White House is reportedly eyeing rules that advocates say β€œwill make getting a bank account nearly impossible" for many survivors, citizens or not.

The administration could require proof of legal status to bankβ€”which many survivors, documented or not, won't have.

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Blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol dies in Buffalo. A nearly blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol miles from his home dies in Buffalo after having been missing for nearly a week.

Our federal government killed a disabled genocide survivor and is covering up for a child rapist. And that is just today’s news. It is just unconscionable to be treating this as normal or acceptable in any way.
www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/b...

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A digital illustration in a colored pencil style. A drawing of a Polaroid SX-70, a foldable instant camera that some would say is one of the best cameras ever in history. It is silver and black with patches of brown fake leather on some of the body panels. It is unfolded into its characteristic mass of unlikely angles. The camera is set against a background rectangle filled with the colors filled with the colors of the Polaroid packaging rainbow. A photo is protruding from the camera and has developed to reveal only white letters on black reading β€˜Maybe it’ll happen today’.

A digital illustration in a colored pencil style. A drawing of a Polaroid SX-70, a foldable instant camera that some would say is one of the best cameras ever in history. It is silver and black with patches of brown fake leather on some of the body panels. It is unfolded into its characteristic mass of unlikely angles. The camera is set against a background rectangle filled with the colors filled with the colors of the Polaroid packaging rainbow. A photo is protruding from the camera and has developed to reveal only white letters on black reading β€˜Maybe it’ll happen today’.

07.05.2025 13:31 πŸ‘ 771 πŸ” 165 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 10

THERE'S A NEW COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO???????

25.02.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Count of Monte Cristo: Everything We Know About the TV Adaptation Get ready for The Count of Monte Cristo TV adaptation starring Sam Claflin and Jeremy Irons coming to MASTERPIECE on PBS Sunday, March 22, 2026, 10/9c.

one thing about me, I will always watch a Count of Monte Cristo.

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β€˜Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, β€˜If it can happen to me, i...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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A safe space for girls who've faced sexual violence The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeing a significant increase in acts of sexual violence against girls and young women. A support center offers a sanctuary for treatment β€” and to be heard.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeing a significant increase in acts of sexual violence against girls and young women. A support center offers a sanctuary for treatment β€” and to be heard. n.pr/4rGG1Hv

17.02.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 181 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Bari Weiss built her career in part by whining about how the left was supposedly censoring conservatives. β€œThe Free Press” - the unironic title of her publication - ran numerous pieces about a β€œcensorship-industrial complex.”

Now, under her watch, we get to see real censorship - and hypocrisy.

17.02.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 1657 πŸ” 426 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 8
On January 10, 2026, while driving back to work after getting lunch with his father
and cousin, a car quickly passed O., sped up, then stopped in front of him. (Id. ΒΆ 3.) A
few men in civilian clothes stepped out of the car and asked for his identification. (Id.)
The men threatened O.β€”if he did not get out of the car, they would force him out. (Id.)
O. exited the car and was told he was under arrest. (Id.) The men handcuffed him and did
not allow him to bring his phone. (Id.) O. felt like he was being kidnapped. (Id.)
The men detained O., his father, and his cousin, taking them all to Whipple. (Id.
ΒΆ 4.) At Whipple, there was β€œfood scattered on the floor, the floor was sticky with mud,
and everything stuck to your shoes.” (Id. ΒΆ 5.) The space was so cramped that sometimes
there was no space to sit on the floor. (Id.)

On January 10, 2026, while driving back to work after getting lunch with his father and cousin, a car quickly passed O., sped up, then stopped in front of him. (Id. ΒΆ 3.) A few men in civilian clothes stepped out of the car and asked for his identification. (Id.) The men threatened O.β€”if he did not get out of the car, they would force him out. (Id.) O. exited the car and was told he was under arrest. (Id.) The men handcuffed him and did not allow him to bring his phone. (Id.) O. felt like he was being kidnapped. (Id.) The men detained O., his father, and his cousin, taking them all to Whipple. (Id. ΒΆ 4.) At Whipple, there was β€œfood scattered on the floor, the floor was sticky with mud, and everything stuck to your shoes.” (Id. ΒΆ 5.) The space was so cramped that sometimes there was no space to sit on the floor. (Id.)

The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...

17.02.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 5636 πŸ” 2802 πŸ’¬ 100 πŸ“Œ 111

They raided the jailed children to steal their letters.

The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.

17.02.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 4009 πŸ” 2010 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 48

This is infuriating. American Studies programs produce some of the most innovative and compelling work out there.

Which is, of course, why it must go. 🀬

16.02.2026 12:35 πŸ‘ 131 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

RIP to a storied newspaper for which many great journalists have worked over the years. You had a great run but your editor has decided you’re done.

16.02.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 549 πŸ” 94 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1
Brooke Harrington o @ebharrington.bsky.social

We're seeing adult men claiming to speak for the interests of teens, but they're revealing their own adult preoccupations.

Brooke Harrington o @ebharrington.bsky.social We're seeing adult men claiming to speak for the interests of teens, but they're revealing their own adult preoccupations.

scott galloway

08.02.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ah. well there you go.

talkingpointsmemo.com/news/meet-th...

12.02.2026 02:44 πŸ‘ 3995 πŸ” 736 πŸ’¬ 449 πŸ“Œ 124
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Job Growth Was Overstated, New Data Shows Annual revisions show that employers added far fewer jobs in 2024 and 2025 than previously estimated.

Job growth over the past two years was far weaker than previously believed. U.S. employers added just 181,000 jobs last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Wednesday. That was 69% fewer jobs than its initial estimate. The agency also lowered its estimate of job growth in 2024 by nearly 28%.

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11.02.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 8252 πŸ” 1115 πŸ’¬ 428 πŸ“Œ 145

I think all leaders should be around the average age of a country’s workforce

11.02.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 4666 πŸ” 448 πŸ’¬ 315 πŸ“Œ 40

Net-Approval For Renaming (X) After Trump:

Kennedy Center: -48%
Dulles Airport: -51%

YouGov / Feb 9, 2026

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