Morgan
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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my heart wants a beautiful, neatly arranged home like the ones featured in architectural digest. but my spirit wants to adopt as many cats and dogs as my living space humanely allows. very difficult dilemma.
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
my heart wants a beautiful, neatly arranged home like the ones featured in architectural digest. but my spirit wants to adopt as many cats and dogs as my living space humanely allows. very difficult dilemma.
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Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Every time someone’s like “put that in the louvre,” my head now goes “and then steal it from the louvre, the security password is louvre”
It seems safe to admit now, but half the time when I see “Rob the Louvre” my brain autocorrects to “Rob Lowe”
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It seems safe to admit now, but half the time when I see “Rob the Louvre” my brain autocorrects to “Rob Lowe”
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Zohran Mamdani, a New York State Assembly member and Democratic Socialist, has won the New York City mayoral election, per Decision Desk HQ.
Mamdani is expected to win decisively, and Decision Desk called the race just three minutes after the polls closed.
Mamdani is expected to win decisively, and Decision Desk called the race just three minutes after the polls closed.
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Zohran Mamdani, a New York State Assembly member and Democratic Socialist, has won the New York City mayoral election, per Decision Desk HQ.
Mamdani is expected to win decisively, and Decision Desk called the race just three minutes after the polls closed.
Mamdani is expected to win decisively, and Decision Desk called the race just three minutes after the polls closed.
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Results coming in: Zohran Mamdani leading Gov. Andrew Cuomo by 12 percentage points in the early-voting period.
gothamist.com/news/nyc-may...
gothamist.com/news/nyc-may...
Zohran Mamdani jumps out to early lead as votes for next NYC mayor are counted
Mamdani picked up 52% of the more than 800,000 ballots cast before Election Day, according to unofficial results.
gothamist.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Results coming in: Zohran Mamdani leading Gov. Andrew Cuomo by 12 percentage points in the early-voting period.
gothamist.com/news/nyc-may...
gothamist.com/news/nyc-may...
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A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.
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Abigail Spanberger has won the Virginia governor’s race! Governor-Elect Spanberger has been relentlessly focused on making Virginians’ lives more affordable, and has a plan to expand renewable energy and stop energy bills from going up more. We’re looking forward to her leadership in Richmond!
November 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Abigail Spanberger has won the Virginia governor’s race! Governor-Elect Spanberger has been relentlessly focused on making Virginians’ lives more affordable, and has a plan to expand renewable energy and stop energy bills from going up more. We’re looking forward to her leadership in Richmond!
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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The only excuse Lois Lane has for why her interviewing Superman isn't unethical, despite their romantic entanglement, is that it would be even more unethical for the paper's other top reporter, who is Superman, to interview himself, yet she cannot say this. This dilemma should be taught in J-school.
October 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The only excuse Lois Lane has for why her interviewing Superman isn't unethical, despite their romantic entanglement, is that it would be even more unethical for the paper's other top reporter, who is Superman, to interview himself, yet she cannot say this. This dilemma should be taught in J-school.
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Good news for sewists: the paper pattern company feared lost to bankruptcy has been saved as an independent company.
craftindustryalliance.org/sewing-patte...
craftindustryalliance.org/sewing-patte...
Sewing Patterns Rise from DGA Bankruptcy Ashes - Craft Industry Alliance
The “Big 4” sewing patterns are saved. Simplicity, McCall’s, Vogue & Butterick get new life under Rubelmann Capital.
craftindustryalliance.org
October 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Good news for sewists: the paper pattern company feared lost to bankruptcy has been saved as an independent company.
craftindustryalliance.org/sewing-patte...
craftindustryalliance.org/sewing-patte...
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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In lieu of sleep, I've decided to travel to a small logging town & investigate a series of strange disappearances.
August 6, 2023 at 3:20 AM
In lieu of sleep, I've decided to travel to a small logging town & investigate a series of strange disappearances.
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The monthly jobs report will not be released today after the Trump administration reportedly furloughed nearly every BLS employee for the shutdown
Monthly Jobs Reports Will Not Be Released During Shutdown
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October 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The monthly jobs report will not be released today after the Trump administration reportedly furloughed nearly every BLS employee for the shutdown
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Cookie Monster quietly unwrapping a package of cookies during his murder trial
December 7, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Cookie Monster quietly unwrapping a package of cookies during his murder trial
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i'm tired of being told to stop doomscrolling. i'm just scrolling, it's not my fault there's doom on there
January 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
i'm tired of being told to stop doomscrolling. i'm just scrolling, it's not my fault there's doom on there
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History Student: (500 years from now) I don’t understand why their society collapsed. They had just invented 3D Doritos, everything was going fine
Professor: Some think the fall was caused by 3D Doritos
Professor: Some think the fall was caused by 3D Doritos
September 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
History Student: (500 years from now) I don’t understand why their society collapsed. They had just invented 3D Doritos, everything was going fine
Professor: Some think the fall was caused by 3D Doritos
Professor: Some think the fall was caused by 3D Doritos
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That we stopped making electronics with colorful translucent casings. Most tech is black and white and boring now.
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
September 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
That we stopped making electronics with colorful translucent casings. Most tech is black and white and boring now.
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Me: Can I have one of those blue milkshakes that symbolizes Grimace’s blood?
McDonalds Cashier: (offended) We believe every beverage symbolizes Grimace’s blood
McDonalds Cashier: (offended) We believe every beverage symbolizes Grimace’s blood
September 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Me: Can I have one of those blue milkshakes that symbolizes Grimace’s blood?
McDonalds Cashier: (offended) We believe every beverage symbolizes Grimace’s blood
McDonalds Cashier: (offended) We believe every beverage symbolizes Grimace’s blood
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We need real antitrust law to prevent mergers like this that increasingly conglomerate our media environment.
September 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We need real antitrust law to prevent mergers like this that increasingly conglomerate our media environment.
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Some of you all need a little Ted Lasso reminder that doing the right thing is never the wrong thing.
September 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Some of you all need a little Ted Lasso reminder that doing the right thing is never the wrong thing.
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Trump Moves to Scrap Biden Rule That Protected Public Lands
Trump Moves to Scrap Biden Rule That Protected Public Lands
The proposal from the Bureau of Land Management would prioritize the use of public lands for oil and gas drilling, coal mining and other industrial activities.
www.nytimes.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Trump Moves to Scrap Biden Rule That Protected Public Lands
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settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
September 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
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just watched the first episode of Girls and got so viscerally angry at the 2012 innocence of it all, I had to turn the TV off. like they have no idea who Pete Hegseth is.
September 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
just watched the first episode of Girls and got so viscerally angry at the 2012 innocence of it all, I had to turn the TV off. like they have no idea who Pete Hegseth is.
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I’m seeing reports that they have settled at $3,000 per work, and if so, I need to see the settlement amount
Filing: Anthropic will pay $1.5B to resolve an authors' copyright lawsuit over the company's downloading of millions of pirated books (Bloomberg)
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September 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I’m seeing reports that they have settled at $3,000 per work, and if so, I need to see the settlement amount