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The New School owns about a billion dollars worth of art, most of which is not on display. They could sell the two Warhols they own and raise $100 million tomorrow. But they’d rather close academic departments.
New School “administrators have started to implement a plan to close, overhaul or merge about 30 academic programs or majors; pause nearly all admissions to doctoral programs; and offer buyouts or early retirement to what professors say is about 40 percent of the full-time faculty.”
Falling Enrollment, Money Woes: The New School Seeks a Path to Survival
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The New School owns about a billion dollars worth of art, most of which is not on display. They could sell the two Warhols they own and raise $100 million tomorrow. But they’d rather close academic departments.
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Your cable and streaming prices could go up.
How? Nexstar is trying to buy a competitor, Tegna. And the Trump admin could give it the greenlight.
Nexstar-Tegna would control TV stations reaching 80% of TV households. 80%!
With one company dominating, they could raise prices.
How? Nexstar is trying to buy a competitor, Tegna. And the Trump admin could give it the greenlight.
Nexstar-Tegna would control TV stations reaching 80% of TV households. 80%!
With one company dominating, they could raise prices.
Elizabeth Warren, Congressional Democrats Push FCC and DOJ to Scrutinize Nexstar-Tegna Deal (Exclusive)
The politicians argue that the deal will "increase costs, drive job losses, and harm local journalism" in a letter to Brendan Carr and Gail Slater.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Your cable and streaming prices could go up.
How? Nexstar is trying to buy a competitor, Tegna. And the Trump admin could give it the greenlight.
Nexstar-Tegna would control TV stations reaching 80% of TV households. 80%!
With one company dominating, they could raise prices.
How? Nexstar is trying to buy a competitor, Tegna. And the Trump admin could give it the greenlight.
Nexstar-Tegna would control TV stations reaching 80% of TV households. 80%!
With one company dominating, they could raise prices.
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I missed all the “your best predictions” requests this year because I’m on leave and truly in the middle of Life(tm) but in brief:
Pay-to-play accreditation for all but the elites with massive endowments and political patronage with Thiel.
Contracts for all faculty.
Pay-to-play accreditation for all but the elites with massive endowments and political patronage with Thiel.
Contracts for all faculty.
December 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I missed all the “your best predictions” requests this year because I’m on leave and truly in the middle of Life(tm) but in brief:
Pay-to-play accreditation for all but the elites with massive endowments and political patronage with Thiel.
Contracts for all faculty.
Pay-to-play accreditation for all but the elites with massive endowments and political patronage with Thiel.
Contracts for all faculty.
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Each semester I go in my classroom and I try to figure out what we would use to block the doors, if it would be safe to crawl out the windows, where we could hide if there was a mass shooter in campus. It’s such an indictment of this country how we have normalized these preventable tragedies.
December 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Each semester I go in my classroom and I try to figure out what we would use to block the doors, if it would be safe to crawl out the windows, where we could hide if there was a mass shooter in campus. It’s such an indictment of this country how we have normalized these preventable tragedies.
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Citing Trump's anti-DEI orders, a University of Alabama official told students "you can understand why as a public institution we might not be able to support magazines that are based on demographics like these two magazines are" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
U. of Alabama Suspends Black and Female Student Magazines, Citing D.E.I. Guidance
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Citing Trump's anti-DEI orders, a University of Alabama official told students "you can understand why as a public institution we might not be able to support magazines that are based on demographics like these two magazines are" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Auckland Uni has responded to my OIA request re consultancy spending in 2024-2025
$600k to PWC and $500k to Nous Group for "strategic design, organisational change, transformation
services" etc
This is roughly what our whole faculty of science spent on internally funded postdocs in the same years
$600k to PWC and $500k to Nous Group for "strategic design, organisational change, transformation
services" etc
This is roughly what our whole faculty of science spent on internally funded postdocs in the same years
What consulting companies is Auckland Uni working with and how much are the companies being paid? - a Official Information Act request to University of Auckland
Could you please provide a list of contracts the University entered into, in 2024 and 2025, with external consulting firms; the topic of the work undertaken (e.g., strategic planning); and the total c...
fyi.org.nz
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Auckland Uni has responded to my OIA request re consultancy spending in 2024-2025
$600k to PWC and $500k to Nous Group for "strategic design, organisational change, transformation
services" etc
This is roughly what our whole faculty of science spent on internally funded postdocs in the same years
$600k to PWC and $500k to Nous Group for "strategic design, organisational change, transformation
services" etc
This is roughly what our whole faculty of science spent on internally funded postdocs in the same years
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College football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series “Last Chance U,” has died after being shot on campus, the Oakland Police Department said Friday, and a suspect has been arrested. https://to.pbs.org/43ZzopG
John Beam, college football coach in 'Last Chance U,' has died after being shot, police say
College football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series “Last Chance U,” has died after being shot on campus, the Oakland Police Department said Friday, and a suspect has been arreste...
www.pbs.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
College football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series “Last Chance U,” has died after being shot on campus, the Oakland Police Department said Friday, and a suspect has been arrested. https://to.pbs.org/43ZzopG
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Community health centers provide care for 1 in 10 Americans, but funding cuts threaten their survival
Community health centers provide care for 1 in 10 Americans, but funding cuts threaten their survival
Millions of Americans rely on this network of federally funded health clinics for their primary care.
buff.ly
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Community health centers provide care for 1 in 10 Americans, but funding cuts threaten their survival
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i can't believe the government shutdown is going to end before the disney-youtube tv standoff smh
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
i can't believe the government shutdown is going to end before the disney-youtube tv standoff smh
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Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on charges they took bribes to give bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they'd throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes.
MLB pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with taking bribes to rig pitches
Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on charges they took bribes to give bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they'd throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes.
n.pr
November 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Two Major League Baseball pitchers have been indicted on charges they took bribes to give bettors advance notice of the types of pitches they'd throw and intentionally tossed balls instead of strikes.
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They do not have a plan, they’ve never had a plan. They’ve also never had the votes to repeal the ACA which is *OVERWHELMINGLY* popular, nor have they been able to get the Supreme Court to overturn it, so instead they’ve just shut down the entire government to try forcing Dems to stop funding it.
November 9, 2025 at 1:53 AM
They do not have a plan, they’ve never had a plan. They’ve also never had the votes to repeal the ACA which is *OVERWHELMINGLY* popular, nor have they been able to get the Supreme Court to overturn it, so instead they’ve just shut down the entire government to try forcing Dems to stop funding it.
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The new British competitive knitting show hosted by Olympic diver Tom Daley has been denounced by the knitting community of the Shetland islands for its imprecise portrayal of fair isle knitting and negative attitude toward a technique known as steeking
Shetland knitting group ‘shocked and saddened’ by representation in Channel 4 show
A GROUP protecting Shetland’s knitting heritage has criticised a new Channel 4 show for spreading “negative misconceptions about Fair Isle knitting...
www.shetnews.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The new British competitive knitting show hosted by Olympic diver Tom Daley has been denounced by the knitting community of the Shetland islands for its imprecise portrayal of fair isle knitting and negative attitude toward a technique known as steeking
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Billionaire Marc Rowan wrote Trump's "Academic Compact" loyalty oath in order to, in his words, destroy universities the way seen in Europe in the 30's and 40's.
His private equity firm Apollo also owns the University of Phoenix, the country's biggest creator of student debt.
His private equity firm Apollo also owns the University of Phoenix, the country's biggest creator of student debt.
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Billionaire Marc Rowan wrote Trump's "Academic Compact" loyalty oath in order to, in his words, destroy universities the way seen in Europe in the 30's and 40's.
His private equity firm Apollo also owns the University of Phoenix, the country's biggest creator of student debt.
His private equity firm Apollo also owns the University of Phoenix, the country's biggest creator of student debt.
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NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals. n.pr/47uKYeQ
The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds
NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.
n.pr
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals. n.pr/47uKYeQ
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I hate to say it but reducing the cost of semaglutides is actually a smart political calculation.
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I hate to say it but reducing the cost of semaglutides is actually a smart political calculation.
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“This case, ladies and gentleman of the jury, is about a sandwich.”
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“This case, ladies and gentleman of the jury, is about a sandwich.”
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.
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“.. Nearly half of young men have an active gambling account. .. Less than 5% of gamblers withdraw more money from their apps than they deposit.
“.. as the NBA’s dustup shows, this experiment is turning out to be a terrible bet.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
“.. as the NBA’s dustup shows, this experiment is turning out to be a terrible bet.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
November 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“.. Nearly half of young men have an active gambling account. .. Less than 5% of gamblers withdraw more money from their apps than they deposit.
“.. as the NBA’s dustup shows, this experiment is turning out to be a terrible bet.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
“.. as the NBA’s dustup shows, this experiment is turning out to be a terrible bet.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Young people in NYC absolutely showed out and there should be 1000 articles and profiles about this. Because we have had to put up with 1000 MAGA diner stories for years now.
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Young people in NYC absolutely showed out and there should be 1000 articles and profiles about this. Because we have had to put up with 1000 MAGA diner stories for years now.
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A Colorado judge on Monday rejected the plea agreement of a funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 190 decaying bodies in a bug-infested building after family members of the deceased argued that the agreement’s 15- to 20-year sentence was too lenient. https://to.pbs.org/4nxvivT
Judge rejects plea deal for funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 190 decaying bodies
The judge ruled Monday after family members of the deceased said the deal’s 15- to 20-year sentence for Carie Hallford was too lenient.
www.pbs.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A Colorado judge on Monday rejected the plea agreement of a funeral home owner accused of stashing nearly 190 decaying bodies in a bug-infested building after family members of the deceased argued that the agreement’s 15- to 20-year sentence was too lenient. https://to.pbs.org/4nxvivT
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GOP-led states are blocking college students from registering to vote with campus addresses.
In the context of broader attacks on vote-by-mail and early voting, these efforts will systematically disenfranchise young people across the US.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
In the context of broader attacks on vote-by-mail and early voting, these efforts will systematically disenfranchise young people across the US.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
NAACP sues Virginia officials, accusing them of disenfranchising student voters
The NAACP has sued Virginia state election officials, accusing them of disenfranchising students by rejecting voter registration forms from students that do not include details like dormitory names, room numbers and campus mailbox information.
www.reuters.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
GOP-led states are blocking college students from registering to vote with campus addresses.
In the context of broader attacks on vote-by-mail and early voting, these efforts will systematically disenfranchise young people across the US.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
In the context of broader attacks on vote-by-mail and early voting, these efforts will systematically disenfranchise young people across the US.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Teaching a child to swim reduces drowning risk by up to 88%. The CDC's drowning prevention program reached 22,000 children in 2024 at $110 per child before being eliminated by the Trump administration.
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CDC’s ability to prevent injuries like drowning, traumatic brain injury and falls is severely compromised by Trump cuts
Preventable injuries and deaths kill more Americans in the first half of life than any other cause, including cancer. Yet the programs aimed at addressing them have been gutted by CDC layoffs.
theconversation.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Teaching a child to swim reduces drowning risk by up to 88%. The CDC's drowning prevention program reached 22,000 children in 2024 at $110 per child before being eliminated by the Trump administration.
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz on Wednesday questioned the legitimacy of Affordable Care Act coverage for many Americans, saying that “half” of the people enrolled in the subsidized health insurance plans “filed no claims last year.” https://to.pbs.org/4okcYaQ
WATCH: Dr. Oz questions legitimacy of ACA coverage for millions of Americans
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz on Wednesday questioned the legitimacy of Affordable Care Act coverage for many Americans, saying that “half” of the people enrol...
www.pbs.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz on Wednesday questioned the legitimacy of Affordable Care Act coverage for many Americans, saying that “half” of the people enrolled in the subsidized health insurance plans “filed no claims last year.” https://to.pbs.org/4okcYaQ
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Fifth-grade Douglas County teacher detained by ICE and sent to Texas
School was part of lawsuit against Trump administration over $100,000 H-1B visas
www.cpr.org/2025/10/28/c...
#EDUSky #teachers #ICE
School was part of lawsuit against Trump administration over $100,000 H-1B visas
www.cpr.org/2025/10/28/c...
#EDUSky #teachers #ICE
Fifth-grade Douglas County teacher detained by ICE and sent to Texas
The teacher did have legal authorization to work in the U.S., according to school officials.
www.cpr.org
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Fifth-grade Douglas County teacher detained by ICE and sent to Texas
School was part of lawsuit against Trump administration over $100,000 H-1B visas
www.cpr.org/2025/10/28/c...
#EDUSky #teachers #ICE
School was part of lawsuit against Trump administration over $100,000 H-1B visas
www.cpr.org/2025/10/28/c...
#EDUSky #teachers #ICE
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Colorado Head Start’s funding is the latest loss as the federal shutdown continues
www.cpr.org/2025/10/29/c...
@natlheadstart.bsky.social #EDUSky #HeadStart #preschool #federalshutdown #governmentshutdown
www.cpr.org/2025/10/29/c...
@natlheadstart.bsky.social #EDUSky #HeadStart #preschool #federalshutdown #governmentshutdown
Colorado Head Start’s funding is the latest loss as the federal shutdown continues
The next deposit is set for Nov. 1, but child care centers don’t expect payment, leaving services for thousands of kids and families in limbo.
www.cpr.org
October 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Colorado Head Start’s funding is the latest loss as the federal shutdown continues
www.cpr.org/2025/10/29/c...
@natlheadstart.bsky.social #EDUSky #HeadStart #preschool #federalshutdown #governmentshutdown
www.cpr.org/2025/10/29/c...
@natlheadstart.bsky.social #EDUSky #HeadStart #preschool #federalshutdown #governmentshutdown
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Anxiety and uncertainty loom for 300,000 Coloradans who buy health insurance on their own
Anxiety and uncertainty loom for 300,000 Coloradans who buy health insurance on their own
Health insurance for 300,000 Coloradans could see big price increases in 2026 if Congress does not extended enhanced premium subsidies.
coloradosun.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Anxiety and uncertainty loom for 300,000 Coloradans who buy health insurance on their own