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The rules governing early decision in college admissions “forces 17- and 18-year-olds to make life-altering decisions without comparing options,” Daniel Currell writes. “It reinforces a cynical, transactional approach to higher education that cheapens both students and institutions.”
Opinion | The Early Decision Option Is a Racket. Shut It Down.
Colleges should not be allowed to squeeze applicants in a vice.
nyti.ms
December 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The rules governing early decision in college admissions “forces 17- and 18-year-olds to make life-altering decisions without comparing options,” Daniel Currell writes. “It reinforces a cynical, transactional approach to higher education that cheapens both students and institutions.”
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I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
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After Fox News’ pollsters found that Trump’s job approval had plummeted, the network buried the results while puffing up the president as the “ultimate dealmaker” who is doing “incredible things” and promising that “the whole world” will soon “come kiss the ring of the king.”
Fox News hid its brutal Trump job approval number from viewers — while showering him with praise
www.mediamatters.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
After Fox News’ pollsters found that Trump’s job approval had plummeted, the network buried the results while puffing up the president as the “ultimate dealmaker” who is doing “incredible things” and promising that “the whole world” will soon “come kiss the ring of the king.”
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Wow.
Here’s a clip of the Zach Bryan song that has MAGA furious.
October 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Wow.
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Fed governor Lisa Cook listed contested home as vacation property on.ft.com/46hiIu7
Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook listed contested home as vacation property
Documents appear to contradict White House allegation that she committed mortgage fraud
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September 13, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Fed governor Lisa Cook listed contested home as vacation property on.ft.com/46hiIu7
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How delightfully selective bodily autonomy applies to vaccines but not wombs. Apparently the Constitution protects your right to spread measles but not to choose motherhood. One can only admire such principled inconsistency. Freedom means infecting babies, tyranny means reproductive choice.
September 5, 2025 at 2:21 AM
How delightfully selective bodily autonomy applies to vaccines but not wombs. Apparently the Constitution protects your right to spread measles but not to choose motherhood. One can only admire such principled inconsistency. Freedom means infecting babies, tyranny means reproductive choice.
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Prolonged smartphone use on the toilet could be linked to a higher risk of hemorrhoids, not because of increased straining, but because of how much longer people sit, according to new research. https://wapo.st/4mNq8wp
September 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Prolonged smartphone use on the toilet could be linked to a higher risk of hemorrhoids, not because of increased straining, but because of how much longer people sit, according to new research. https://wapo.st/4mNq8wp
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If Nixon tarnished the office of the presidency, Trump is melting it down for scrap.
The Worst People Have the Most Power
The CDC shooting reveals who is worth of admiration—and who is not.
www.thebulwark.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If Nixon tarnished the office of the presidency, Trump is melting it down for scrap.
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Since Monday, Fox News has spent an hour and 25 minutes covering an American Eagle commercial in which Sydney Sweeney talks about her “good jeans,” and just 3 minutes of coverage to developments in the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein saga.
Fox News since Monday: 85 minutes talking about Sydney Sweeney, 3 minutes talking about Epstein
Since Monday, Fox News has spent an hour and 25 minutes covering an American Eagle commercial in which Sydney Sweeney talks about her “good jeans,” devoting over 20 segments to the story. In compariso...
www.mediamatters.org
July 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Since Monday, Fox News has spent an hour and 25 minutes covering an American Eagle commercial in which Sydney Sweeney talks about her “good jeans,” and just 3 minutes of coverage to developments in the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein saga.
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Exclusive: One of the new vaccine advisers picked by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has earned thousands of dollars as an expert witness in litigation against Merck’s Gardasil vaccine, court records show reut.rs/4mYupNX
Exclusive: Kennedy's new vaccine adviser was expert witness against Merck vaccine
One of the new vaccine advisers picked by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has earned thousands of dollars as an expert witness in litigation against Merck’s Gardasil vaccine, court records show.
reut.rs
June 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Exclusive: One of the new vaccine advisers picked by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has earned thousands of dollars as an expert witness in litigation against Merck’s Gardasil vaccine, court records show reut.rs/4mYupNX
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"Everything points to an effort to effectively destroy U.S. science — not gradually as part of a long-term plan, but over the next year or two." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/nobody-exp...
Nobody Expected the MAGA Inquisition
But it’s here, and will destroy American science
paulkrugman.substack.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"Everything points to an effort to effectively destroy U.S. science — not gradually as part of a long-term plan, but over the next year or two." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/nobody-exp...
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Some of the citations in the White House’s sweeping “MAHA Report” appear to have been generated using artificial intelligence, resulting in numerous garbled scientific references and invented studies, AI experts said Thursday.
White House MAHA Report may have garbled science by using AI, experts say
The report, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was intended to address the reasons for the decline in Americans’ life expectancy.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Some of the citations in the White House’s sweeping “MAHA Report” appear to have been generated using artificial intelligence, resulting in numerous garbled scientific references and invented studies, AI experts said Thursday.
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A few weeks ago, President Trump’s meme coin looked moribund, its price tumbling toward zero. Then it was suddenly imbued with something of real value: access to the president.
‘An Ethics Nightmare.’ Trump’s Memecoin Dinner to Draw Crypto High Rollers
An eclectic group of crypto luminaries, MAGA fans and speculators bought enough $TRUMP to win entry to a May 22 gala.
buff.ly
May 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A few weeks ago, President Trump’s meme coin looked moribund, its price tumbling toward zero. Then it was suddenly imbued with something of real value: access to the president.
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RFK Jr. Encourages Americans To Do Their Own Research About Dragons
RFK Jr. Encourages Americans To Do Their Own Research About Dragons
WASHINGTON—Claiming the fantastical creatures were “way too cool” to leave their investigation to a handful of so-called experts, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issued a sta...
theonion.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
RFK Jr. Encourages Americans To Do Their Own Research About Dragons
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Today on the pod: David Brooks. Listen/watch/subscribe: link.chtbl.com/ProfGPod?sid...
May 1, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Today on the pod: David Brooks. Listen/watch/subscribe: link.chtbl.com/ProfGPod?sid...
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Poll Finds Most Americans Would Swap Democracy For $100 Best Buy Gift Card
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March 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Poll Finds Most Americans Would Swap Democracy For $100 Best Buy Gift Card
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March 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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What To Know About NOAA
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March 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
SILVER SPRING, MD—As mass firings of career experts and scientists continued to roil the federal government, officials confirmed Friday that cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
theonion.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes
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Exclusive: Over the years, Elon Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits, often at critical moments, helping seed the growth that has made him the world’s richest person.
Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding
Government infusions at key moments helped Tesla and SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth.
wapo.st
February 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Exclusive: Over the years, Elon Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits, often at critical moments, helping seed the growth that has made him the world’s richest person.
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Many of Donald Trump’s actions appear senseless to onlookers, writes Jonathan Rauch. But there is a political strategy that explains exactly why he does what he does: patrimonialism. theatln.tc/ZLzRyGHe
February 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Many of Donald Trump’s actions appear senseless to onlookers, writes Jonathan Rauch. But there is a political strategy that explains exactly why he does what he does: patrimonialism. theatln.tc/ZLzRyGHe
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Many of Donald Trump’s actions appear senseless to onlookers, writes @jonrauch.bsky.social. They have left many asking, “What exactly is Donald Trump doing?” The answer is simple. It’s corruption:
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
www.theatlantic.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Many of Donald Trump’s actions appear senseless to onlookers, writes @jonrauch.bsky.social. They have left many asking, “What exactly is Donald Trump doing?” The answer is simple. It’s corruption:
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“For his part, Musk claims that he purchased Trump outright by spending nearly $300 million on his 2024 campaign.” - @borowitzreport.bsky.social
Putin Agrees to Negotiate with Musk over Ownership of Trump
The negotiations are proving contentious.
open.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“For his part, Musk claims that he purchased Trump outright by spending nearly $300 million on his 2024 campaign.” - @borowitzreport.bsky.social