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This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
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1/ A more serious MLK Jr. Day post: The article shows the bureaucratic absurdities associated with the administration’s request to collect admission data desegregated by test score race, and gender; it also reveals that the intent is to segregate higher education. hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
Trump's admissions data collection strains college administrators
Universities must report student demographics, grades and test scores by March 18
hechingerreport.org
January 19, 2026 at 2:57 PM
1/ A more serious MLK Jr. Day post: The article shows the bureaucratic absurdities associated with the administration’s request to collect admission data desegregated by test score race, and gender; it also reveals that the intent is to segregate higher education. hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
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This is quite a study (results are specific to the PRC)
People of dubious character are more likely to enter public service
A new study shows that customs and tax officials are the dodgiest
www.economist.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:18 AM
This is quite a study (results are specific to the PRC)
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The Atlantic is Fox News but for high SES liberals worried their kids spot at a UC will be taken by some Latino kid from the Central Valley.
"Rich kids are gaming disability accommodations to gain an unfair advantage" is actually very different from "America has an extra-time-on-tests problem" — and the author hasn't proved that either! Rich kids might just be more likely to be diagnosed.
December 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The Atlantic is Fox News but for high SES liberals worried their kids spot at a UC will be taken by some Latino kid from the Central Valley.
Thanks to @seanwhitten.bsky.social I just added SMU's first black student, Paula Elaine Jones, to my database of first black undergraduates.
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First Black Graduate
Since about 2022, as the SFFA case was gaining steam, I decided to take a look at the when colleges that considered legacy status in admissions graduated their first black student. I started the pr…
akilbello.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Thanks to @seanwhitten.bsky.social I just added SMU's first black student, Paula Elaine Jones, to my database of first black undergraduates.
akilbello.com/2025/03/04/f...
akilbello.com/2025/03/04/f...
If you're looking for your first great read of 2026 start with Miracle Children by Katie Benner and Erica Green
akilbello.com/2026/01/14/b...
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January 19, 2026 at 3:13 AM
If you're looking for your first great read of 2026 start with Miracle Children by Katie Benner and Erica Green
akilbello.com/2026/01/14/b...
akilbello.com/2026/01/14/b...
#DearApplicant Please, for the love of god, customize your resume–not just your cover letter–for the job!
January 19, 2026 at 12:13 AM
#DearApplicant Please, for the love of god, customize your resume–not just your cover letter–for the job!
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