Phil
@drphildowns.com
Prof in the Franks School of Education at Trine University. Retired Public School Superintendent and History Teacher.
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Opinions herein are mine, not yours, nor theirs.
Fan of #plaidurday, Detroit sports, #COYS, and Purdue, the #CradleOfSuperintendents
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Phil
@drphildowns.com
· Nov 30
In Phaedrus, Plato shares Socrates’ fear that the written word would weaken the minds of the youth: they would lose the capacity to memorize due to laziness. Well, after countless books, I still have the whole Lamb Lies Down on Broadway album memorized! Eat it Socrates!
Happy Christmas, everyone.
James Martin SJ on Instagram: ""Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody's business. What we are asked ...
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December 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Happy Christmas, everyone.
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In 3 years, a Democratic President will release all Epstein files and prosecute those who obstructed justice.
December 23, 2025 at 4:14 AM
In 3 years, a Democratic President will release all Epstein files and prosecute those who obstructed justice.
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Now CBS will look even more unctuous by frantically trying to stop this from being aired EVERYWHERE. Hey, Ellisons, pro tip: The Internet is written in indelible ink and it won’t work.
CBS furiously trying to take down the 60 Minutes segment about human rights abuses at the El Salvadoran prison that Bari Weiss spiked
December 23, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Now CBS will look even more unctuous by frantically trying to stop this from being aired EVERYWHERE. Hey, Ellisons, pro tip: The Internet is written in indelible ink and it won’t work.
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Years of disinvestment from public schools created a crisis. Candidates who make renewing and improving public schools a key part of their platform win all over the country.
I’m here for anyone willing to stake that claim and get shit done when it comes to building world-class public education.
I’m here for anyone willing to stake that claim and get shit done when it comes to building world-class public education.
In Ohio, crumbling schools and higher property taxes ARE state policy…
Crisis: When The Wheels Come Off a State’s Public School System
A Case Study of a Systemic Underfunding Crisis
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December 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Years of disinvestment from public schools created a crisis. Candidates who make renewing and improving public schools a key part of their platform win all over the country.
I’m here for anyone willing to stake that claim and get shit done when it comes to building world-class public education.
I’m here for anyone willing to stake that claim and get shit done when it comes to building world-class public education.
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The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
December 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
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Current issue of @theonion.com nails it again.
December 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Current issue of @theonion.com nails it again.
Happy Solstice everyone!
December 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Happy Solstice everyone!
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And may every day be another wonderful secret.
December 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
And may every day be another wonderful secret.
This year’s school finance summary is up. The most interesting thing to me is that if the voucher program did not exist AND each student was funded at the 2009-10 inflation adjusted level, public schools would have more money and Indiana would save money.
2025-2026 Indiana Education and Voucher Funding Summary – Dr. Phil Downs
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December 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This year’s school finance summary is up. The most interesting thing to me is that if the voucher program did not exist AND each student was funded at the 2009-10 inflation adjusted level, public schools would have more money and Indiana would save money.
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Most weak-kneed phrase in journalism right now?
“Critics say…”
“Critics say…”
December 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Most weak-kneed phrase in journalism right now?
“Critics say…”
“Critics say…”
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Remember, the only thing that'll bring grocery prices down is being a total asshole to trans folks you don't know.
December 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Remember, the only thing that'll bring grocery prices down is being a total asshole to trans folks you don't know.
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Bravo 💥🥊 Jack Smith
December 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Bravo 💥🥊 Jack Smith
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BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
December 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
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I know this graphic doesn't contain the robust casual evidence that say, RFK, jr's HHS demands, but it is almost like something tangible happened last April that has sent the US economy into a moribund state.
I wonder what it could've possibly been?
I wonder what it could've possibly been?
December 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I know this graphic doesn't contain the robust casual evidence that say, RFK, jr's HHS demands, but it is almost like something tangible happened last April that has sent the US economy into a moribund state.
I wonder what it could've possibly been?
I wonder what it could've possibly been?
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I think the President has Trump Derangement Syndrome
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I think the President has Trump Derangement Syndrome
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December 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Beginning of Winter (2022)
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
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December 15, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Beginning of Winter (2022)
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
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Undecided voter: “How can someone like you convince me that my vote matters”
James Talarico: “They wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting if your vote didn't matter — Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. That is by design”
James Talarico: “They wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting if your vote didn't matter — Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. That is by design”
December 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Undecided voter: “How can someone like you convince me that my vote matters”
James Talarico: “They wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting if your vote didn't matter — Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. That is by design”
James Talarico: “They wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting if your vote didn't matter — Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. That is by design”
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OMG! Thank you to every Senator who our constituents over politics, principles over threats!
And Rod Bray is a Profile in Courage!
And Rod Bray is a Profile in Courage!
December 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
OMG! Thank you to every Senator who our constituents over politics, principles over threats!
And Rod Bray is a Profile in Courage!
And Rod Bray is a Profile in Courage!
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Rewatched some Star Trek tonight.
Still wild how a show about warp drives and weird nebulae ends up teaching the cleanest lessons about being human.
Every episode says the same thing in its own way:
‘Be curious. Be brave.
…Try not to fire phasers unless you really have to.”
Still wild how a show about warp drives and weird nebulae ends up teaching the cleanest lessons about being human.
Every episode says the same thing in its own way:
‘Be curious. Be brave.
…Try not to fire phasers unless you really have to.”
December 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Rewatched some Star Trek tonight.
Still wild how a show about warp drives and weird nebulae ends up teaching the cleanest lessons about being human.
Every episode says the same thing in its own way:
‘Be curious. Be brave.
…Try not to fire phasers unless you really have to.”
Still wild how a show about warp drives and weird nebulae ends up teaching the cleanest lessons about being human.
Every episode says the same thing in its own way:
‘Be curious. Be brave.
…Try not to fire phasers unless you really have to.”
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Here's a pro tip to the marginal R +5 Congressman/Senator: read the fucking room.
Miami + Georgia last night again confirmed you will be extinct if you dont wake up, dump Trump, and get on board today with preserving health care affordability (for a start)
Miami + Georgia last night again confirmed you will be extinct if you dont wake up, dump Trump, and get on board today with preserving health care affordability (for a start)
December 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Here's a pro tip to the marginal R +5 Congressman/Senator: read the fucking room.
Miami + Georgia last night again confirmed you will be extinct if you dont wake up, dump Trump, and get on board today with preserving health care affordability (for a start)
Miami + Georgia last night again confirmed you will be extinct if you dont wake up, dump Trump, and get on board today with preserving health care affordability (for a start)
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Reader, he is, in fact, making this stuff up
Kudlow is just lying to his viewers: "Unemployment is at rock bottom. These are real facts. I'm not making this stuff up. Unemployment claims are as low as they're ever going to get."
December 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Reader, he is, in fact, making this stuff up
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Mark Kelly: "They are not silencing me. I'm still speaking out. I still am going to do my job every single day regardless of whether this president wants to kill me, hang me, execute me, or shut me up. I'm not gonna shut up."
December 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Mark Kelly: "They are not silencing me. I'm still speaking out. I still am going to do my job every single day regardless of whether this president wants to kill me, hang me, execute me, or shut me up. I'm not gonna shut up."