Tara D
@anthro-apologist.bsky.social
Compassionate and frank counselor of students. Shrewd observer of college admissions happenings. Too old to keep my mouth shut for someone else’s convenience. Believe people are good despite abundant evidence to the contrary.
Bonhoeffer’s “theory of stupidity”: We have more to fear from stupid people than evil ones
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Bonhoeffer’s “theory of stupidity”: We have more to fear from stupid people than evil ones
Evil is easy to identify and fight against; not so with stupidity.
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July 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Bonhoeffer’s “theory of stupidity”: We have more to fear from stupid people than evil ones
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A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...
A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award.
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June 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
A White Nationalist Wrote a Law School Paper Promoting Racist Views. It Won Him an Award. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...
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Screening newborns for rare diseases for which treatments are available is not negotiable. Although the diseases are rare, I happen to have two former colleagues with children who have them. Someday your life will be touched. Let screenings prevent tragedies.
Screening newborns for rare diseases for which treatments are available is not negotiable. Although the diseases are rare, I happen to have two former colleagues with children who have them. Someday your life will be touched. Let screenings prevent tragedies.
Her daughter died at 12 of a rare disease. HHS cut the screening program that could’ve saved others
In April, the Deparment of Health and Human Services shuttered the committe that oversaw newborn screenings. Advocates hope it can be reinstated.
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May 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Screening newborns for rare diseases for which treatments are available is not negotiable. Although the diseases are rare, I happen to have two former colleagues with children who have them. Someday your life will be touched. Let screenings prevent tragedies.
Screening newborns for rare diseases for which treatments are available is not negotiable. Although the diseases are rare, I happen to have two former colleagues with children who have them. Someday your life will be touched. Let screenings prevent tragedies.
Brining Americans to their knees is being done financially, logistically, and psychologically. And once the rest of the world turns its back on us, no one will be coming to save us. Helping the weak and vulnerable used to be our job. Now we are the weak and vulnerable. Time to save ourselves.
April 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Brining Americans to their knees is being done financially, logistically, and psychologically. And once the rest of the world turns its back on us, no one will be coming to save us. Helping the weak and vulnerable used to be our job. Now we are the weak and vulnerable. Time to save ourselves.
Battle of the Titans. Harvard stands up for the rule of law, holding its giant purse in its tight fists. Gift article
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Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands (Gift Article)
Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions, among other things. Harvard called the demands unlawful.
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April 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Battle of the Titans. Harvard stands up for the rule of law, holding its giant purse in its tight fists. Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...
Persistently haunted by the feeling that we are living in a simulation and a 17 year-old on shrooms is at the controls.
March 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Persistently haunted by the feeling that we are living in a simulation and a 17 year-old on shrooms is at the controls.
A Dear Colleague Letter from the department of education gave colleges two weeks to eliminate DEI efforts on campus. Today is the deadline. DEI offices/programs support folks based on religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, and race+
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Colleges scramble to meet federal anti-DEI deadline
The Education Department gave colleges two weeks to eliminate race-conscious programs. As the deadline approaches, questions remain about what compliance means and how far the Trump administration wil...
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February 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A Dear Colleague Letter from the department of education gave colleges two weeks to eliminate DEI efforts on campus. Today is the deadline. DEI offices/programs support folks based on religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, and race+
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February 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
List your favorite cognitive bias you see Republicans and Trump voters exhibiting- I’ll start: Halo Effect.
February 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
List your favorite cognitive bias you see Republicans and Trump voters exhibiting- I’ll start: Halo Effect.
Has the run on banks started yet ? I don’t want to miss my window of opportunity.
February 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Has the run on banks started yet ? I don’t want to miss my window of opportunity.
I’ve always been a fan of post-apocalypse fiction. It usually gives me hope that good people will still commit good acts even under terrible circumstances. The Trump-induced apocalypse will test all of us. Who will do good? Who will resist? Who will join in the destruction? What will turn to ash?
February 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I’ve always been a fan of post-apocalypse fiction. It usually gives me hope that good people will still commit good acts even under terrible circumstances. The Trump-induced apocalypse will test all of us. Who will do good? Who will resist? Who will join in the destruction? What will turn to ash?
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The remote work debate was funny because it forced the question "Is a job something valuable you do or is it a place you go to be watched like daycare" and the answer for a lot of them was yeah it's the daycare thing now come on inside recess is over
January 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The remote work debate was funny because it forced the question "Is a job something valuable you do or is it a place you go to be watched like daycare" and the answer for a lot of them was yeah it's the daycare thing now come on inside recess is over
So now he’s decided that FEMA is too expensive to bureaucratic and to inefficient and that the states need to handle their own problems and then the government can just throw some money at them.
January 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
So now he’s decided that FEMA is too expensive to bureaucratic and to inefficient and that the states need to handle their own problems and then the government can just throw some money at them.
Living in “New Gotham” is even worse in person than in the comics. It’s open season for corruption, hate, and tribalism.
January 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Living in “New Gotham” is even worse in person than in the comics. It’s open season for corruption, hate, and tribalism.
“Look- she’s at it again. Will she ever get tired of taking pictures of us?”(Answer is no)
January 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“Look- she’s at it again. Will she ever get tired of taking pictures of us?”(Answer is no)
Sometimes I ask myself: If I knew THEN what I know NOW, what would change. The answer is absolutely nothing and absolutely everything.
January 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Sometimes I ask myself: If I knew THEN what I know NOW, what would change. The answer is absolutely nothing and absolutely everything.
Guiding seniors throughout their final supplemental essays and college application submissions in the final days and hours of 2024: waiting for opportunities to bloom in March and April 2025.
December 30, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Guiding seniors throughout their final supplemental essays and college application submissions in the final days and hours of 2024: waiting for opportunities to bloom in March and April 2025.
When a nosy neighbor or relative inquires about your child’s college plans, it’s up to YOU to step in and say “We will let you know how it turns out in May.” Or “He’s weighing up a lot of options. Pass the gravy.”
Protect your child’s privacy.
Their plans aren’t your prize.
Protect your child’s privacy.
Their plans aren’t your prize.
November 28, 2024 at 2:39 AM
When a nosy neighbor or relative inquires about your child’s college plans, it’s up to YOU to step in and say “We will let you know how it turns out in May.” Or “He’s weighing up a lot of options. Pass the gravy.”
Protect your child’s privacy.
Their plans aren’t your prize.
Protect your child’s privacy.
Their plans aren’t your prize.