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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · 9h

This makes me so angry. These people view all life as training for lifelong servitude/work. There's no room for interest, enjoyment, and culture in their bleak vision of education. At least she'll never be in power to see it through. Though Reform are probably worse.

Badenoch: Curb students taking "rip-off" degrees such as English. The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

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Anne Trubek @atrubek.bsky.social · 1d

B & T going under is terrible but it’s been a slow slide down for years now and as the Readerlink failed deal details made public, they weren’t paying their bills to publishers for a long time.

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Jen Howard @jenhoward.bsky.social · 21h

When it comes to most-challenged books nationally, DC "circulation data from the library shows residents are accessing these titles in varying numbers, from five checkouts to nearly 300."

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Jen Howard @jenhoward.bsky.social · 21h

Proud of my fellow DC library patrons: "In 2025, the DC Public Library received no challenges to books in its collection, even as attempts to remove library materials reached near-record levels nationwide." 📚 #libraries #bannedbooks www.dclibrary.org/news/distric...

District Readers Make Their Own Choices on Challenged Books

Library reports zero challenges in 2025 for Banned Books Week

www.dclibrary.org

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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 1d

Feel free to attribute the following to a former OMB General Counsel: The supposed "new legal analysis" is, to use a technical legal term, horseshit. What the law actually says is that when Congress enacts a law ending a lapse, furloughed employees get paid at the earliest date possible. Period.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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Capital Weather Gang @capitalweather.bsky.social · 2d

So cool! Brennan Gilmore captured this photo of Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) on Saturday about 10 miles east of Charlottesville.

This comet might become visible to the naked eye later this month.

More info at cwg.live

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Lindsay P Cohn @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social · 2d

Folks we are watching the adjudication of some of the most important constitutional issues of federalism, executive discretion, and judicial review since the 19th c

www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Judge issues new broader order barring any National Guard from relocating to Oregon

Judge asked federal government lawyer: 'Do you believe this is an appropriate way to deal with a judge’s order that you disagree with?'

www.oregonlive.com

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 3d

To understand the chaos in Chicago, here are some must-follows:

@unraveledpress.com
@thetriibe.com
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
@chicago.suntimes.com
@katmabu.bsky.social
@bencollins.bsky.social
@dansinker.com
@wttw.bsky.social

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Jen Howard @jenhoward.bsky.social · 3d

Attn! Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freedom across America. alumni.controlshift.app/petitions/tr...

STAND WITH YOUR SCHOOL: Trump attacks 9 universities. Sign the alumni petition now.

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freed...

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 4d

I think we’re really going to have to do a lot more of this. A massive deprogramming so that people can read more than ten words at a time without anxiety.

www.thetimes.com/uk/education...?

Universities teaching literature students how to cope with long novels

Critics blame GCSE English for deterring teenagers from the subject, describing the literature syllabus as boring and repetitive

www.thetimes.com

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Jen Howard @jenhoward.bsky.social · 5d

(Did I work my dog Allie into the lede? Yes, yes I did.)

Jen Howard @jenhoward.bsky.social · 5d

It was a joy for this dog-lover to write about Kate DiCamillo's still-delightful BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE and Holly Goldberg Sloan's FINDING LOST for the NYTBR. [gift link] #BookSky 📚
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/b...

A Canine Classic Turns 25 and a New Novel Joins the Pack

www.nytimes.com

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 5d

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Jen Howard @jenhoward.bsky.social · 6d

!!!

Erik Linstrum @eriklinstrum.bsky.social · 6d

UVA invited to join select group of collaborationist universities

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 6d

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

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Submit a Claim

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Jen Howard @jenhoward.bsky.social · 6d

As they should. "The Post’s poll found significantly more Americans blame President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans for the shutdown than Democrats": wapo.st/4gNK7Zo

We asked 1,000 Americans who is to blame for the shutdown. Here’s what they said.

More Americans blame Trump and Republicans than Democrats for shutdown, poll finds.

wapo.st

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 7d

For as much as some members of Congress say the D.C. government is dysfunctional and should be disbanded, it's worth noting that the D.C. government will open and operate normally tomorrow because elected officials can do stuff like, you know, pass annual budgets.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8d

you know what probably isn't great for military readiness? turning a blind eye to violent hazing, sexual assault and bigotry, while purging leaders on the basis of race and gender.

Hegseth declares an end to 'politically correct' leadership in the US military

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of U.S. military officials to an in-person meeting to announce directives for troops that include “gender-neutral” or “male-level” standards for physic...

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Jen Howard @jenhoward.bsky.social · 8d

"Spiritizing"? Huh.

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Scott R. Anderson @sranderson.bsky.social · 8d

As predicted, here is Judge Lamberth’s order suspending the RIF at USAGM and VOA. He pulls no punches; worth a read:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

storage.courtlistener.com

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Jen Howard @jenhoward.bsky.social · 8d

COVID jab acquired at my local Safeway pharmacy. Thank you, DC, for making it easy to get the shot. I'll feel like crap in about 12 hours, but I've had COVID twice and it was 2 times too many. 💉 #getvaxxed

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Jen Howard @jenhoward.bsky.social · 8d

Agreed. But WHY do they taste better?

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Jason Rhody @jasonrhody.bsky.social · 8d

Join us at 2pm Eastern today (Monday, September 29) for "Supporting Faculty Research in Difficult Times," a free webinar from @modernlanguage.bsky.social.

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Jen Howard @jenhoward.bsky.social · 9d

I'll be at the taping today and will look for you!

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