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For the evening crowd interested in student loans policy.
I wrote about how stripping away visuals trackers for IDR not only hurts accountability and transparency to keep the government and servicers honest - it harms borrowers mental health.
@insidehighered.com
I wrote about how stripping away visuals trackers for IDR not only hurts accountability and transparency to keep the government and servicers honest - it harms borrowers mental health.
@insidehighered.com
Haha @robertkelchen.com beat me to my own self promoting. (He wakes up much earlier than I do).
Thanks to funding by @borrowerjustice.bsky.social and @luminafoundation.bsky.social - I'm in a very unique position to talk about this issue.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Thanks to funding by @borrowerjustice.bsky.social and @luminafoundation.bsky.social - I'm in a very unique position to talk about this issue.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
February 17, 2026 at 11:13 PM
For the evening crowd interested in student loans policy.
I wrote about how stripping away visuals trackers for IDR not only hurts accountability and transparency to keep the government and servicers honest - it harms borrowers mental health.
@insidehighered.com
I wrote about how stripping away visuals trackers for IDR not only hurts accountability and transparency to keep the government and servicers honest - it harms borrowers mental health.
@insidehighered.com
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Most R1 English departments, my entire career: *very skeptical of English education*
@manshel.bsky.social: The high school English classroom is the most important literary institution in the United States, and the most overlooked by literary scholars.
Me: 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
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@manshel.bsky.social: The high school English classroom is the most important literary institution in the United States, and the most overlooked by literary scholars.
Me: 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
academic.oup.com/alh/article/...
High School English and the Making of American Readers
Abstract. The high school English classroom is the most influential literary institution in the United States, and the most overlooked by literary scholars
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February 14, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Most R1 English departments, my entire career: *very skeptical of English education*
@manshel.bsky.social: The high school English classroom is the most important literary institution in the United States, and the most overlooked by literary scholars.
Me: 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
academic.oup.com/alh/article/...
@manshel.bsky.social: The high school English classroom is the most important literary institution in the United States, and the most overlooked by literary scholars.
Me: 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
academic.oup.com/alh/article/...
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In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
In 1854, after watching the federal government deploy 2000 federal troops and spend $40,000 sending Anthony Burns back into slavery, Boston's Amos Adams Lawrence said “we went to bed one night old-fashioned, conservative, Compromise Union Whigs and waked up stark mad Abolitionists.”
@wm.edu!?!
On the military blacklist for education benefits:
1/N
American University
Boston College
Boston University
Brown University
Camegie Mellon University
Case Wester Reserve University
Columbia University
College of William and Mary
Cornell University
Duke University
Emory University
1/N
American University
Boston College
Boston University
Brown University
Camegie Mellon University
Case Wester Reserve University
Columbia University
College of William and Mary
Cornell University
Duke University
Emory University
The US DOD has just blacklisted military personnel from taking courses at most of America's top universities and specialist tech and medicine schools, including Harvard, Yale, MIT and Johns Hopkins. Somehow I don't see the PLA making this kind of unforced error.
February 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM
@wm.edu!?!
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Hi attorneys! Want to not be able to get to sleep tonight? Here's Judge Rakoff (probably the single most well-respected judge in SDNY) saying that the use of AI destroys both attorney-client privilege and work-product privilege.
incamera.ai
February 14, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Hi attorneys! Want to not be able to get to sleep tonight? Here's Judge Rakoff (probably the single most well-respected judge in SDNY) saying that the use of AI destroys both attorney-client privilege and work-product privilege.
February 10, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Space Unicorn - Parry Gripp and Brianne Drouhard
YouTube video by ParryGripp
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February 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We need to be worried about our family, friends, and neighbors who volunteer their time to work all day on Election Day. Most workers are 64+ y.o., and what will we do if they stay home or quit volunteering their time to work these elections?
Trump is openly calling for Republicans to “take over” and “nationalize” elections. We should all be worried about his intentions for the midterms.
February 7, 2026 at 3:14 AM
We need to be worried about our family, friends, and neighbors who volunteer their time to work all day on Election Day. Most workers are 64+ y.o., and what will we do if they stay home or quit volunteering their time to work these elections?
Bitcoin ATM fraud rises as FBI reports $333 million stolen in 2025 - Business Insider
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Bitcoin ATM fraud rises as FBI reports $333 million stolen in 2025 — Business Insider
Bitcoin ATM fraud hit $333 million in losses in 2025, the FBI said. Over 10,000 people have fallen victim to bitcoin ATM scams, with older adults being the most affected. Bitcoin ATM fraud losses have...
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February 6, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Bitcoin ATM fraud rises as FBI reports $333 million stolen in 2025 - Business Insider
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Quickly scrolling, and I see this picture. With the black-bar down the middle, my first thought was:
“That’s a strange redaction from the most recent Batch of files released.” 🤷♂️
“That’s a strange redaction from the most recent Batch of files released.” 🤷♂️
🤖 image processing for #JWST 🔭 data (CLG-0451-03). RGB Filters: 444, 277, 115
PI: Furtak, Lukas Jonathan, program 05058. CRVAL: 73.537754, -2.991725
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
PI: Furtak, Lukas Jonathan, program 05058. CRVAL: 73.537754, -2.991725
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
February 4, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Quickly scrolling, and I see this picture. With the black-bar down the middle, my first thought was:
“That’s a strange redaction from the most recent Batch of files released.” 🤷♂️
“That’s a strange redaction from the most recent Batch of files released.” 🤷♂️
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That’s a lot of Virginia flips on that list!
Thought we should check in on the total list of legislative flips during Trump 2.0. The tally so far (including tonight):
Democrats: 26 flips
Republicans: 0 flips
Democrats: 26 flips
Republicans: 0 flips
February 1, 2026 at 7:29 PM
That’s a lot of Virginia flips on that list!
“The agents open the door, which unlocked automatically when she put the gearshift in park, they drag her out and force her to the ground.”
So, unless we can change the settings on the car, I guess the thing to do now is place the gearshift into (N) and use the parking break? 🤔
So, unless we can change the settings on the car, I guess the thing to do now is place the gearshift into (N) and use the parking break? 🤔
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 8:09 PM
“The agents open the door, which unlocked automatically when she put the gearshift in park, they drag her out and force her to the ground.”
So, unless we can change the settings on the car, I guess the thing to do now is place the gearshift into (N) and use the parking break? 🤔
So, unless we can change the settings on the car, I guess the thing to do now is place the gearshift into (N) and use the parking break? 🤔
Maybe this can get “fixed” next year?
@maynivar.com @delciaprice85.bsky.social @lashrecseaird.bsky.social
@maynivar.com @delciaprice85.bsky.social @lashrecseaird.bsky.social
Twice this week I’ve explained that UVA Health employees don’t have things like winter storm hazard pay because in reaction to Black UVA Health employees organizing for better working conditions, in 1947 the General Assembly made collective bargaining illegal for public sector employees in Virginia.
January 30, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Maybe this can get “fixed” next year?
@maynivar.com @delciaprice85.bsky.social @lashrecseaird.bsky.social
@maynivar.com @delciaprice85.bsky.social @lashrecseaird.bsky.social
🧵In August 1965, Daniels and 22 others were arrested for participating in a voter rights demonstration in Fort Deposit, Alabama, and transferred to the county jail in nearby Hayneville….
January 26, 2026 at 1:49 PM
🧵In August 1965, Daniels and 22 others were arrested for participating in a voter rights demonstration in Fort Deposit, Alabama, and transferred to the county jail in nearby Hayneville….
In the opening scene of The Running Man (set in a dystopian future of 10 years ago), Captain Ben Richards is piloting a police helicopter over a food riot in Bakersfield, California, where approximately 1,800 unarmed civilians, including women and children, are protesting.
youtu.be/Cg_CcqfL-dI?...
youtu.be/Cg_CcqfL-dI?...
January 25, 2026 at 9:49 PM
In the opening scene of The Running Man (set in a dystopian future of 10 years ago), Captain Ben Richards is piloting a police helicopter over a food riot in Bakersfield, California, where approximately 1,800 unarmed civilians, including women and children, are protesting.
youtu.be/Cg_CcqfL-dI?...
youtu.be/Cg_CcqfL-dI?...
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From the NY Post. You know they are really scrambling when they are running "The gun was no angel" stories.
January 25, 2026 at 1:53 PM
From the NY Post. You know they are really scrambling when they are running "The gun was no angel" stories.
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If only Erik the Red, exiled from Iceland, had named Greenland as something else to sound less inviting. A name that would discourage people from trying to settle there😕
January 21, 2026 at 2:28 PM
If only Erik the Red, exiled from Iceland, had named Greenland as something else to sound less inviting. A name that would discourage people from trying to settle there😕
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
An interesting paper that addresses the threats faced by the Ideological State Apparatus (ISA) by ĄĮ
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
How AI Destroys Institutions
Civic institutions—the rule of law, universities, and a free press—are the backbone of democratic life. They are the mechanisms through which complex societies
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January 14, 2026 at 4:42 PM
An interesting paper that addresses the threats faced by the Ideological State Apparatus (ISA) by ĄĮ
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
If you want to jerk a knot in their chain, you can cancel your Hilton mebership. Call +1-855-672-1138 option 7 and speak to a representative. It took me 3 tries (first 2 hung up on me) but the third, sighed and after a long pause said” .…okay, I understand.”
January 12, 2026 at 1:57 PM
If you want to jerk a knot in their chain, you can cancel your Hilton mebership. Call +1-855-672-1138 option 7 and speak to a representative. It took me 3 tries (first 2 hung up on me) but the third, sighed and after a long pause said” .…okay, I understand.”
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What they don’t realize is that Bernie is calling Trump’s bluff on a campaign promise he never intended to keep.
November 15, 2024 at 11:35 PM
What they don’t realize is that Bernie is calling Trump’s bluff on a campaign promise he never intended to keep.
It looks like Bluesky is already saying everything that needs to be said about S2:E9 of #Landman, Tyler Sheridan going for all the stereotypes & college life at TCU. But thinking the Admissions Office has anything to do with Resident Life issues & the Office of Student Affairs? It's preposterous!
January 12, 2026 at 3:33 AM
It looks like Bluesky is already saying everything that needs to be said about S2:E9 of #Landman, Tyler Sheridan going for all the stereotypes & college life at TCU. But thinking the Admissions Office has anything to do with Resident Life issues & the Office of Student Affairs? It's preposterous!