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Student loan startup founder found guilty of defrauding JPMorgan Chase of $175m
Student loan startup founder found guilty of defrauding JPMorgan Chase of $175m
Charlie Javice, who appeared in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for starting Frank, faked a list of 4 million customers
Charlie Javice, the charismatic founder of a startup company that claimed to be revolutionizing the way college students apply for financial aid, was convicted on Friday of defrauding one of the largest US banks, JPMorgan Chase, out of $175m by exaggerating her customer base by 10 times.
A jury in New York City returned its verdict after a five-week trial. Javice, 32, faces the possibility of a lengthy prison term. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Student loan startup founder found guilty of defrauding JPMorgan Chase of $175m
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With its gleefully cruel X account, the White House is after something more than just shock value, Charlie Warzel writes.
The Gleeful Cruelty of the White House X Account
Welcome to the 4chan administration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
With its gleefully cruel X account, the White House is after something more than just shock value, Charlie Warzel writes.
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bring woke back www.cnn.com/2025/03/28/u...
Collision warning sounds in cockpit of Delta plane due to close call with Air Force jet near Reagan National Airport | CNN
A close call between a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and a US Air Force T-38 jet, often used by the military for training, sounded alarms in the...
www.cnn.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
bring woke back www.cnn.com/2025/03/28/u...
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Breaking News: The top vaccine official at the FDA abruptly resigned, saying that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “misinformation and lies” were irresponsible.
Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’
Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Breaking News: The top vaccine official at the FDA abruptly resigned, saying that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “misinformation and lies” were irresponsible.
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Share if you agree. 🇨🇦 🇲🇽
March 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Share if you agree. 🇨🇦 🇲🇽
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📌 this one! It is spot on!
November 18, 2024 at 4:26 PM
📌 this one! It is spot on!
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Happy Tuesday, BlueSky.
November 19, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Happy Tuesday, BlueSky.
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About writing
"Whenever you are fed up with life, start writing. Ink is the great cure for all human ills, as I have found out long ago."
- CS Lewis
"Whenever you are fed up with life, start writing. Ink is the great cure for all human ills, as I have found out long ago."
- CS Lewis
November 15, 2024 at 10:35 AM
About writing
"Whenever you are fed up with life, start writing. Ink is the great cure for all human ills, as I have found out long ago."
- CS Lewis
"Whenever you are fed up with life, start writing. Ink is the great cure for all human ills, as I have found out long ago."
- CS Lewis
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This is going to sound bananas, but watching #bluesky replace Twitter so joyfully this week, I can't help thinking about the creation of the world in The Magician's Nephew. Remember the planting of the toffee tree?
(and yes, I'm Jewish, and yes, I love C.S. Lewis. The heart wants what it wants)
(and yes, I'm Jewish, and yes, I love C.S. Lewis. The heart wants what it wants)
November 15, 2024 at 2:48 PM
This is going to sound bananas, but watching #bluesky replace Twitter so joyfully this week, I can't help thinking about the creation of the world in The Magician's Nephew. Remember the planting of the toffee tree?
(and yes, I'm Jewish, and yes, I love C.S. Lewis. The heart wants what it wants)
(and yes, I'm Jewish, and yes, I love C.S. Lewis. The heart wants what it wants)
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Seeing auto execs say cheap EVs are “pointless” (Musk) or that the “market sucks” for affordable cars (Rawlinson) makes me feel even more that we absolutely need to make them face competition from Chinese brands because fuck them if they resist bringing down prices.
The Withering Dream of a Cheap American Electric Car
“That market sucks,” Lucid Chief Executive Peter Rawlinson says, as Elon Musk pivots Tesla to driverless cars.
www.wsj.com
November 16, 2024 at 1:35 PM
Seeing auto execs say cheap EVs are “pointless” (Musk) or that the “market sucks” for affordable cars (Rawlinson) makes me feel even more that we absolutely need to make them face competition from Chinese brands because fuck them if they resist bringing down prices.
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PUBLIC SPEAKING is Fran Lebowitz.
Scorsese forgoes narrative for Fran’s wit and blunt perspective, engaging her incredible ability to wield, understand, and appreciate language to remind viewers that intellectualism and elitism are not to be conflated.
Scorsese forgoes narrative for Fran’s wit and blunt perspective, engaging her incredible ability to wield, understand, and appreciate language to remind viewers that intellectualism and elitism are not to be conflated.
November 13, 2024 at 5:53 PM
PUBLIC SPEAKING is Fran Lebowitz.
Scorsese forgoes narrative for Fran’s wit and blunt perspective, engaging her incredible ability to wield, understand, and appreciate language to remind viewers that intellectualism and elitism are not to be conflated.
Scorsese forgoes narrative for Fran’s wit and blunt perspective, engaging her incredible ability to wield, understand, and appreciate language to remind viewers that intellectualism and elitism are not to be conflated.
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Fran Lebowitz, a few minutes ago: America doesn’t have a culture. America is an idea. And the idea is immigrants. 🖤
November 14, 2024 at 3:06 AM
Fran Lebowitz, a few minutes ago: America doesn’t have a culture. America is an idea. And the idea is immigrants. 🖤
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Fran Lebowitz by Peter Hujar, 1975.
November 17, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Fran Lebowitz by Peter Hujar, 1975.
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I'm assembling examples of art by children in early 20th-c France. Here are some of the drawings I've uncovered. Incredible talent.
1) Joan of Arc and her visions (8 yr old)
2) Artist's brother lying on the carpet (8yo)
3) Paris métro (9.5yo)
4) Mealtime for the seals at the amusement park (5yo)
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1) Joan of Arc and her visions (8 yr old)
2) Artist's brother lying on the carpet (8yo)
3) Paris métro (9.5yo)
4) Mealtime for the seals at the amusement park (5yo)
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September 16, 2024 at 6:25 AM
I'm assembling examples of art by children in early 20th-c France. Here are some of the drawings I've uncovered. Incredible talent.
1) Joan of Arc and her visions (8 yr old)
2) Artist's brother lying on the carpet (8yo)
3) Paris métro (9.5yo)
4) Mealtime for the seals at the amusement park (5yo)
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1) Joan of Arc and her visions (8 yr old)
2) Artist's brother lying on the carpet (8yo)
3) Paris métro (9.5yo)
4) Mealtime for the seals at the amusement park (5yo)
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Your unsolicited anagram of the name of a person born on this day – 27 September – in Prague in 1271 is
Wenceslaus II => Wise Lunacies 🗃️
Wenceslaus II => Wise Lunacies 🗃️
September 27, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Your unsolicited anagram of the name of a person born on this day – 27 September – in Prague in 1271 is
Wenceslaus II => Wise Lunacies 🗃️
Wenceslaus II => Wise Lunacies 🗃️
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My latest article is out in the Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth. If you want a copy but don't have access, let me know #histchild
“There Was no Goodnight Hug or Kiss”: The Foundling Hospital and the Feeling of Family, 1900–1950 muse.jhu.edu/article/938247
“There Was no Goodnight Hug or Kiss”: The Foundling Hospital and the Feeling of Family, 1900–1950 muse.jhu.edu/article/938247
Project MUSE - “There Was no Goodnight Hug or Kiss”: The Foundling Hospital and the Feeling of Family, 1900–1950
muse.jhu.edu
September 30, 2024 at 8:40 AM
My latest article is out in the Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth. If you want a copy but don't have access, let me know #histchild
“There Was no Goodnight Hug or Kiss”: The Foundling Hospital and the Feeling of Family, 1900–1950 muse.jhu.edu/article/938247
“There Was no Goodnight Hug or Kiss”: The Foundling Hospital and the Feeling of Family, 1900–1950 muse.jhu.edu/article/938247
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Voltaire's armchair in carved and gilded beech, with wool velour trim, c.1775 (Musée Carnavalet)
Specially designed for the octogenarian man of letters, the chair's armrests feature movable reading stand and writing desk (with drawers).
Specially designed for the octogenarian man of letters, the chair's armrests feature movable reading stand and writing desk (with drawers).
November 15, 2024 at 4:47 AM
Voltaire's armchair in carved and gilded beech, with wool velour trim, c.1775 (Musée Carnavalet)
Specially designed for the octogenarian man of letters, the chair's armrests feature movable reading stand and writing desk (with drawers).
Specially designed for the octogenarian man of letters, the chair's armrests feature movable reading stand and writing desk (with drawers).
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Exciting new digital resource - Foundling Hospital Archive - half a million records- lives of 27,000 children in the Hospital’s care, their mothers’ circumstances, and the Hospital’s operation and guiding principles coramstory.org.uk/the-foundlin... #skystorians 🗃️
Foundling Hospital Archive - Coram Story
The Foundling Hospital archive contains some half a million documents dating from the 1730s and reveals the lives of the children in its care.
coramstory.org.uk
October 22, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Exciting new digital resource - Foundling Hospital Archive - half a million records- lives of 27,000 children in the Hospital’s care, their mothers’ circumstances, and the Hospital’s operation and guiding principles coramstory.org.uk/the-foundlin... #skystorians 🗃️
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Hello! I've taken it upon myself to create a starter pack for people working in the field of the history of crime in France and the French empire. Please share and let me know if you'd like to be added.
November 18, 2024 at 12:46 AM
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Another day, another design for a ballet costume for a vegetable. This time, a spring onion (pen & ink and watercolour over pencil, V&A)
November 19, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Another day, another design for a ballet costume for a vegetable. This time, a spring onion (pen & ink and watercolour over pencil, V&A)
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Hello! I still don’t quite know what people want to see on here, but surely I can’t go wrong with this late 19th-century design for a ballet costume for a bunch of asparagus (pen and ink and watercolour over pencil, V&A)?
September 19, 2023 at 9:35 AM
Hello! I still don’t quite know what people want to see on here, but surely I can’t go wrong with this late 19th-century design for a ballet costume for a bunch of asparagus (pen and ink and watercolour over pencil, V&A)?