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SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
![After President Trump's inauguration last month, he has steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep these education promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology extremism, and discrimination in admissions. President Trump has also been focused on eliminating wasteful bureaucracy and harmful programs in the federal government. To that end, today he signed [Executive Order XYZ, entitled "Eliminating the Department of Education,] which has given us a clear and final mission.
We are to identify which of the Department's functions, programs, and offices are not mandated by statute, and eliminate them. This reorganization will impact staff, budgets, reporting, and more —and in coming months, we will determine how it can be accomplished with minimal delay and disruption. The President further tasked us with creating a plan to reallocate and reassign functions of the Department of Education that would be more effectively managed by other agencies. This plan will offer Congress a road map toward fulfilling the expectations of the President and the American people.
The new vision—which I hope each of you will embrace going forward—can be expressed as four main convictions:
Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education.
Students deserve to be protected from physical violence, racial discrimination, medical tyranny, and gender extremism ideology on campus.
Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs.
Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning: proficiency in math, reading, and core subjects, and patriotism in American history and civics.
As we move to reduce the Department's middleman role in education, these four convictions must guide us toward conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals
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March 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
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I want to talk about my move from Substack to Ghost for a second, and what it's been like working with a nonprofit tech company that actually lives its values.
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
Ghost: Independent technology for modern publishing
Beautiful, modern publishing with newsletters and premium subscriptions built-in. Used by Sky, 404Media, Lever News, Tangle, The Browser, and thousands more.
ghost.org
March 14, 2024 at 4:52 PM
I want to talk about my move from Substack to Ghost for a second, and what it's been like working with a nonprofit tech company that actually lives its values.
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
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NEW: A group known as the 'puppygirl hacker polycule' has leaked thousands of police training & policy manuals from departments across the country www.dailydot.com/debug/lexipo...
EXCLUSIVE: Hackers leak cop manuals for departments nationwide after breaching major provider
Critics accuse the company of wielding outsized private influence on public policing.
www.dailydot.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
NEW: A group known as the 'puppygirl hacker polycule' has leaked thousands of police training & policy manuals from departments across the country www.dailydot.com/debug/lexipo...
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People who don’t include disability liberation in their understanding of social justice will never make sense to me.
Like what do you MEAN you oppose sexism, racism, and classism, but the minute the lived reality of that oppression starts showing up physically, all your energy just evaporates?
Like what do you MEAN you oppose sexism, racism, and classism, but the minute the lived reality of that oppression starts showing up physically, all your energy just evaporates?
January 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
People who don’t include disability liberation in their understanding of social justice will never make sense to me.
Like what do you MEAN you oppose sexism, racism, and classism, but the minute the lived reality of that oppression starts showing up physically, all your energy just evaporates?
Like what do you MEAN you oppose sexism, racism, and classism, but the minute the lived reality of that oppression starts showing up physically, all your energy just evaporates?
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NEW: Archived tweets for Gavin Kriger, Musk's 20-something DOGE employee wreaking havoc inside USAID, shows that Kriger has retweeted multiple neo-Nazis including Nick Fuentes, leader of the so-called Groyper movement, and another popular explicit Nazi account recently unmasked by @travisbrown.dev
Gavin Kliger, Elon's DOGE hitler youth shutting down USAID, is now indirectly responsible for the deaths of thousands of children. His Instagram appears to be @gkliger. He's scrubbing his online footprint.
Here's an archived copy of Kliger's resume: web.archive.org/web/20240418...
Here's an archived copy of Kliger's resume: web.archive.org/web/20240418...
February 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
NEW: Archived tweets for Gavin Kriger, Musk's 20-something DOGE employee wreaking havoc inside USAID, shows that Kriger has retweeted multiple neo-Nazis including Nick Fuentes, leader of the so-called Groyper movement, and another popular explicit Nazi account recently unmasked by @travisbrown.dev
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I can't wait for these #Calcifer -looking Hand-held flames to be released AAAAAAAAHHHHH 🔥❤️🔥
#ibloom #mooosh #squishy #squishies #cute #kawaii #ghibli #howlsmovingcastle
#ibloom #mooosh #squishy #squishies #cute #kawaii #ghibli #howlsmovingcastle
February 4, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I can't wait for these #Calcifer -looking Hand-held flames to be released AAAAAAAAHHHHH 🔥❤️🔥
#ibloom #mooosh #squishy #squishies #cute #kawaii #ghibli #howlsmovingcastle
#ibloom #mooosh #squishy #squishies #cute #kawaii #ghibli #howlsmovingcastle
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I don't think I need to clarify my stance on the topic but these soccer folks summed it up
January 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I don't think I need to clarify my stance on the topic but these soccer folks summed it up
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Listen, I was shopping for N95 masks and @originalshena2.bsky.social recommended Bona Fide Masks cuz they're having a sale, but I forgot to use the discount code when I checked out.
I e-mailed, explained the situation and asked if I could have the discount anyway... (1/2)
I e-mailed, explained the situation and asked if I could have the discount anyway... (1/2)
Face Masks | PPE | Face Coverings | Bona Fide Masks
Bona Fide Medical Masks™, part of Ball Chain Mfg. Co., Inc.'s LogoTags division, has one main objective: to help alleviate the shortage of masks and PPE.
bonafidemasks.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Listen, I was shopping for N95 masks and @originalshena2.bsky.social recommended Bona Fide Masks cuz they're having a sale, but I forgot to use the discount code when I checked out.
I e-mailed, explained the situation and asked if I could have the discount anyway... (1/2)
I e-mailed, explained the situation and asked if I could have the discount anyway... (1/2)
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You cannot tell people for half a decade that they should carry on with their lives sick and infecting others and then expect them to stay home when a different illness crops up. You’re not putting that ship back in the bottle, which is why we shouldn’t have smashed it to begin with.
@FluTrackers
Canada: "The measles outbreak in Quebec could continue to grow. Rather than remain isolated, a person in contact with a case chose to go shopping at Carrefour Laval, potentially exposing thousands of people to the virus." flutrackers.com/forum/forum/...
www.lapresse.ca/actualites/s...
Éclosion de rougeole | La santé publique anticipe une hausse des cas
L’éclosion de rougeole au Québec pourrait continuer de prendre de l’ampleur. Plutôt que de rester isolée, une personne en contact avec un cas a choisi d’aller magasiner au Carrefour Laval, exposant po...
www.lapresse.ca
January 15, 2025 at 5:33 AM
You cannot tell people for half a decade that they should carry on with their lives sick and infecting others and then expect them to stay home when a different illness crops up. You’re not putting that ship back in the bottle, which is why we shouldn’t have smashed it to begin with.
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What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
It's not just local media, all journalism is catastrophically threatened right now. We never found a business model to replace print ads and classified ads. No one is making a profit, including many of the biggest fish.
It's not just local media, all journalism is catastrophically threatened right now. We never found a business model to replace print ads and classified ads. No one is making a profit, including many of the biggest fish.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Food systems are the #2 contributor to climate change, the #1 driver of deforestation, the #1 driver of biodiversity loss on land, and the #1 user of freshwater.
(It follows that food systems contain many solutions to these problems.)
Food systems are the #2 contributor to climate change, the #1 driver of deforestation, the #1 driver of biodiversity loss on land, and the #1 user of freshwater.
(It follows that food systems contain many solutions to these problems.)
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
There is a new species of shark or shark relative (skate, ray, or chimera) discovered approximately every two weeks.
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There is a new species of shark or shark relative (skate, ray, or chimera) discovered approximately every two weeks.
🧪🦑🌎
November 20, 2024 at 12:48 PM
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
It's not just local media, all journalism is catastrophically threatened right now. We never found a business model to replace print ads and classified ads. No one is making a profit, including many of the biggest fish.
It's not just local media, all journalism is catastrophically threatened right now. We never found a business model to replace print ads and classified ads. No one is making a profit, including many of the biggest fish.
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As large newsrooms buckle to power, independent reporting is more important than ever. Help us continue to produce great content about Japanese news, culture, history, and travel by supporting the UJ Journalism Fund today (details below).
November 19, 2024 at 11:10 PM
As large newsrooms buckle to power, independent reporting is more important than ever. Help us continue to produce great content about Japanese news, culture, history, and travel by supporting the UJ Journalism Fund today (details below).