Art of Natasha Simms
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Reading this made me incredibly grateful I was in a Montessori school until 3rd grade.
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 12, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Reading this made me incredibly grateful I was in a Montessori school until 3rd grade.
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A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.
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If Masayoshi Son, the most credulous investor on planet Earth, is pulling out of an infinite money scam, you have truly lost the grifter's Mandate of Heaven
Japanese giant SoftBank said Tuesday it has sold its entire stake in tech giant Nvidia for $5.83 billion.
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
Click here to read more: https://cnb.cx/49LCIs8
November 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
If Masayoshi Son, the most credulous investor on planet Earth, is pulling out of an infinite money scam, you have truly lost the grifter's Mandate of Heaven
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Utrecht (city of 377k population) receives €562 million (NZ $1.1 billion) from the government to build tramlines to Merwede.
As the council says; “because without a tram line the city would be one massive traffic jam”.
As the council says; “because without a tram line the city would be one massive traffic jam”.
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Utrecht (city of 377k population) receives €562 million (NZ $1.1 billion) from the government to build tramlines to Merwede.
As the council says; “because without a tram line the city would be one massive traffic jam”.
As the council says; “because without a tram line the city would be one massive traffic jam”.
It's really frustrating dealing with employment agencies who do all these tests for what do you want to do as a job and what are you good at and then go on to say why are you still trying when the answer is sell cannabis. Like if you had a predetermined idea why bother doing all the setup.
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
It's really frustrating dealing with employment agencies who do all these tests for what do you want to do as a job and what are you good at and then go on to say why are you still trying when the answer is sell cannabis. Like if you had a predetermined idea why bother doing all the setup.
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These are violations of international law as well as of our constitutional separation of powers. More importantly, it is morally repugnant to murder people without trial based solely on speculation. Particularly when the speculation comes from an administration of known fabulists and liars.
Awful: Pentagon officials told lawmakers Trump now claims authority to bomb people merely “affiliated” with “narco-terrorist" groups, Rep Adam Smith tells me. But under questioning, they wouldn't say what “affiliated” even means!
Lots of fresh info in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
Lots of fresh info in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2025...
November 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
These are violations of international law as well as of our constitutional separation of powers. More importantly, it is morally repugnant to murder people without trial based solely on speculation. Particularly when the speculation comes from an administration of known fabulists and liars.
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The US funds the bulk of biomedical research globally by far. It's not like other countries can simply take up the slack. The more likely: people leave research, new people don't become researchers. There is no happy ending. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...
www.pbs.org
November 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The US funds the bulk of biomedical research globally by far. It's not like other countries can simply take up the slack. The more likely: people leave research, new people don't become researchers. There is no happy ending. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Would have loved to see this before a monster was elected into office.
November 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Would have loved to see this before a monster was elected into office.
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BOO!-lean.
October 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BOO!-lean.
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One political party holds all of our federal government and tomorrow our federal government will stop providing food assistance.
As someone who appreciates nuance, I really don't think anything else really matters here.
Presiding over a hungry populace rarely ends well for the ones in power.
As someone who appreciates nuance, I really don't think anything else really matters here.
Presiding over a hungry populace rarely ends well for the ones in power.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
One political party holds all of our federal government and tomorrow our federal government will stop providing food assistance.
As someone who appreciates nuance, I really don't think anything else really matters here.
Presiding over a hungry populace rarely ends well for the ones in power.
As someone who appreciates nuance, I really don't think anything else really matters here.
Presiding over a hungry populace rarely ends well for the ones in power.
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a new(ish) flyer made by a friend. atm it’s at $100. anything helps. thank u to everyone who’s been helping out these last months 🩷 #helpsky #mutualaid #transcrowdfund #bipocMA
October 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
a new(ish) flyer made by a friend. atm it’s at $100. anything helps. thank u to everyone who’s been helping out these last months 🩷 #helpsky #mutualaid #transcrowdfund #bipocMA
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KOSA dropping duty of care is great but this article buries a very important lede:
A bill package will be introduced once the govt reopens that is a collection of multiple bad "child safety" bills, COPPA 2.0, the Sammy Act, and the App Store Accountability Act [age verification]
CALL YOUR REPS
A bill package will be introduced once the govt reopens that is a collection of multiple bad "child safety" bills, COPPA 2.0, the Sammy Act, and the App Store Accountability Act [age verification]
CALL YOUR REPS
A contentious kids safety bill might be getting gutted — and nobody’s happy
A contentious kids safety bill might be getting gutted — and nobody’s happy
It’s expected to be introduced with a package of kids online safety bills.
buff.ly
October 31, 2025 at 3:40 PM
KOSA dropping duty of care is great but this article buries a very important lede:
A bill package will be introduced once the govt reopens that is a collection of multiple bad "child safety" bills, COPPA 2.0, the Sammy Act, and the App Store Accountability Act [age verification]
CALL YOUR REPS
A bill package will be introduced once the govt reopens that is a collection of multiple bad "child safety" bills, COPPA 2.0, the Sammy Act, and the App Store Accountability Act [age verification]
CALL YOUR REPS
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they buy themselves treats because they know without drastic structural changes, those will be the only treats they get
the era of delayed gratification is over: the billionaires stole the gratification part, all they’re left with is delay
the era of delayed gratification is over: the billionaires stole the gratification part, all they’re left with is delay
“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”
archive.ph/2TI8J
archive.ph/2TI8J
October 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
they buy themselves treats because they know without drastic structural changes, those will be the only treats they get
the era of delayed gratification is over: the billionaires stole the gratification part, all they’re left with is delay
the era of delayed gratification is over: the billionaires stole the gratification part, all they’re left with is delay
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Things everyone should have:
-A recipe that is easy for you but impressive to everyone else
-A niche and mid or even bad game that you love with a passion
-A hobby you're content with being bad at
-A cat, probably
-A recipe that is easy for you but impressive to everyone else
-A niche and mid or even bad game that you love with a passion
-A hobby you're content with being bad at
-A cat, probably
October 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Things everyone should have:
-A recipe that is easy for you but impressive to everyone else
-A niche and mid or even bad game that you love with a passion
-A hobby you're content with being bad at
-A cat, probably
-A recipe that is easy for you but impressive to everyone else
-A niche and mid or even bad game that you love with a passion
-A hobby you're content with being bad at
-A cat, probably
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Just so we're clear: This administration's blatant, unapologetic choice to deny food to 42 million people—to have the money sitting there and say, "No, we'll let them go hungry"—is simply a more overt display of why homelessness and poverty keep worsening in this country.
Because it's *decided.*
Because it's *decided.*
Judge Skeptical Over Trump Administration Decision to Suspend Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Just so we're clear: This administration's blatant, unapologetic choice to deny food to 42 million people—to have the money sitting there and say, "No, we'll let them go hungry"—is simply a more overt display of why homelessness and poverty keep worsening in this country.
Because it's *decided.*
Because it's *decided.*
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Let's remember that earlier this year, the Trump administration canceled 94 million pounds of aid that was supposed to go to food banks.
Soon after, the USDA abruptly ended its 27-year practice of collecting national data on hunger.
Again, there's nothing "accidental" about the suffering to come.
Soon after, the USDA abruptly ended its 27-year practice of collecting national data on hunger.
Again, there's nothing "accidental" about the suffering to come.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Let's remember that earlier this year, the Trump administration canceled 94 million pounds of aid that was supposed to go to food banks.
Soon after, the USDA abruptly ended its 27-year practice of collecting national data on hunger.
Again, there's nothing "accidental" about the suffering to come.
Soon after, the USDA abruptly ended its 27-year practice of collecting national data on hunger.
Again, there's nothing "accidental" about the suffering to come.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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wait, the technology that doesn’t work very well doesn’t work very well?? And is really expensive???
South Korea blows $850m on failed AI school textbooks
‘The overall quality was poor, and it was clear it had been hastily put together’
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIUU... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20251019-sou... - podcast
time: 4 min 36 sec
‘The overall quality was poor, and it was clear it had been hastily put together’
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIUU... - video
pivottoai.libsyn.com/20251019-sou... - podcast
time: 4 min 36 sec
October 20, 2025 at 10:34 AM
wait, the technology that doesn’t work very well doesn’t work very well?? And is really expensive???
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Rolling back clean energy policies to “save” European industry will backfire. It may seem attractive in the short term, but it’s poor industrial policy in the long run.
Standing still on climate policy undermines competitiveness. Industry needs stability and long-term direction, not uncertainty.
Standing still on climate policy undermines competitiveness. Industry needs stability and long-term direction, not uncertainty.
October 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Rolling back clean energy policies to “save” European industry will backfire. It may seem attractive in the short term, but it’s poor industrial policy in the long run.
Standing still on climate policy undermines competitiveness. Industry needs stability and long-term direction, not uncertainty.
Standing still on climate policy undermines competitiveness. Industry needs stability and long-term direction, not uncertainty.
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i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
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The fact that some prominent Democrats defend a Maine Senate primary candidate’s Nazi tattoo while he isn’t even leading in polls, but not defend a NYC mayor primary winner from false smears even as he’s leading general election polls says a lot.
That doesn’t seem driven by voter preference.
That doesn’t seem driven by voter preference.
October 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The fact that some prominent Democrats defend a Maine Senate primary candidate’s Nazi tattoo while he isn’t even leading in polls, but not defend a NYC mayor primary winner from false smears even as he’s leading general election polls says a lot.
That doesn’t seem driven by voter preference.
That doesn’t seem driven by voter preference.
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What's frustrating is that as I read this, I knew exactly the thought process Jamie Oliver had... "What's Korean food famous for? Oh yeah, Korean BBQ! I'll whack some BBQ sauce in there, that'll make it Korean."
Good time to enjoy Anthony Bourdain reading that twat Oliver for filth.
Good time to enjoy Anthony Bourdain reading that twat Oliver for filth.
October 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
What's frustrating is that as I read this, I knew exactly the thought process Jamie Oliver had... "What's Korean food famous for? Oh yeah, Korean BBQ! I'll whack some BBQ sauce in there, that'll make it Korean."
Good time to enjoy Anthony Bourdain reading that twat Oliver for filth.
Good time to enjoy Anthony Bourdain reading that twat Oliver for filth.