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As we begin 2026, a new development threatens to further undermine voting by mail. A recent rule change at the U.S. Postal Service means that postmarks will no longer reflect the date a piece of mail was deposited at a local post office. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/how-...
How new USPS rules put the right to vote at risk
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
As we begin 2026, a new development threatens to further undermine voting by mail. A recent rule change at the U.S. Postal Service means that postmarks will no longer reflect the date a piece of mail was deposited at a local post office. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/how-...
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The cynics think today's attack on Venezuela is staged and transactional. Maduro is allied with Putin, but in 2019 Putin offered Trump a swap: Russia cedes Venezuela and gets Ukraine. (See Fiona Hill's testimony in Trump's first impeachment trial, h/t @davetroy.com). Even Maduro may be in on it. 2/
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The cynics think today's attack on Venezuela is staged and transactional. Maduro is allied with Putin, but in 2019 Putin offered Trump a swap: Russia cedes Venezuela and gets Ukraine. (See Fiona Hill's testimony in Trump's first impeachment trial, h/t @davetroy.com). Even Maduro may be in on it. 2/
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ICYMI: Hope You're Ready Edition (12/21) - Peter Greene's weekly education article roundup. curmudgucation.substack.com/p/icymi-hope... #EducationMatters
ICYMI: Hope You're Ready Edition (12/21)
It feels like there are a couple of days yet, but there really aren’t-- especially if we hold onto our reserve not to enrich Bezos this year.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
ICYMI: Hope You're Ready Edition (12/21) - Peter Greene's weekly education article roundup. curmudgucation.substack.com/p/icymi-hope... #EducationMatters
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🚨BREAKING: On behalf of Common Power, my law firm has filed to intervene against DOJ’s lawsuit seeking to compel Washington to provide its complete voter registration lists.
We are now defending voters in 10 states against DOJ scheme to access voter records. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...
We are now defending voters in 10 states against DOJ scheme to access voter records. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...
🚨 United States of America v. Hobbs
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🚨BREAKING: On behalf of Common Power, my law firm has filed to intervene against DOJ’s lawsuit seeking to compel Washington to provide its complete voter registration lists.
We are now defending voters in 10 states against DOJ scheme to access voter records. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...
We are now defending voters in 10 states against DOJ scheme to access voter records. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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There is no research indicating that a child’s brain has evolved to the point where they need a learning environment more difficult than in the past. nancyebailey.com/2015/01/13/a...
Are Today’s Children Developmentally Different from Children in the Past? - Nancy Bailey's Education Website
Does research show us that young children have evolved to where they can learn faster? Are they smarter than they used to be? No! There is no research to indicate that a child’s brain has evolved over...
nancyebailey.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
There is no research indicating that a child’s brain has evolved to the point where they need a learning environment more difficult than in the past. nancyebailey.com/2015/01/13/a...
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If this evidence ever sees the light of day, I want prosecutors, judges, and juries to see it, but I have absolutely no interest in viewing any of it.
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If this evidence ever sees the light of day, I want prosecutors, judges, and juries to see it, but I have absolutely no interest in viewing any of it.
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Will this be available on streaming?
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Will this be available on streaming?
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This is an excellent idea!!!
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is an excellent idea!!!
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TAPPER: Do you agree that the US is at risk of a recession?
BESSENT: I believe we are in a transition period here. I think we're in good shape, but there are sectors of the economy that are in recession
BESSENT: I believe we are in a transition period here. I think we're in good shape, but there are sectors of the economy that are in recession
November 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
TAPPER: Do you agree that the US is at risk of a recession?
BESSENT: I believe we are in a transition period here. I think we're in good shape, but there are sectors of the economy that are in recession
BESSENT: I believe we are in a transition period here. I think we're in good shape, but there are sectors of the economy that are in recession
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A new episode of my podcast, Kohn's Zone, just dropped -- "Making Kids Work a Second Shift": Is it time to stop focusing on how much homework kids are assigned and take a step back to ask whether research, logic, and values support requiring any homework at all?
www.alfiekohn.org/podcasts/
www.alfiekohn.org/podcasts/
Podcast
The Work Of Alfie Kohn
www.alfiekohn.org
November 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A new episode of my podcast, Kohn's Zone, just dropped -- "Making Kids Work a Second Shift": Is it time to stop focusing on how much homework kids are assigned and take a step back to ask whether research, logic, and values support requiring any homework at all?
www.alfiekohn.org/podcasts/
www.alfiekohn.org/podcasts/
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DST is why most Americans wake by alarm in darkness. Permanent Standard Time would let us sleep longer and awaken naturally to sunlight, for health!
October 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
DST is why most Americans wake by alarm in darkness. Permanent Standard Time would let us sleep longer and awaken naturally to sunlight, for health!
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Former chair of the Tennessee libertarian party 👇🏽
October 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Former chair of the Tennessee libertarian party 👇🏽
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October 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
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When you give everything you've got all your life, you hope there will be some help from the system you paid into.
When you give everything you've got all your life, you hope there will be some help from the system you paid into.
October 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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When you give everything you've got all your life, you hope there will be some help from the system you paid into.
When you give everything you've got all your life, you hope there will be some help from the system you paid into.
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This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
October 6, 2025 at 1:44 AM
This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
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More people should be talking about this.
September 26, 2025 at 5:29 AM
More people should be talking about this.
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Outrageous.
September 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Outrageous.
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To “celebrate” Trump’s UK visit this week, protesters revealed what is thought to be the biggest picture of Trump and Epstein in the world.
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September 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
To “celebrate” Trump’s UK visit this week, protesters revealed what is thought to be the biggest picture of Trump and Epstein in the world.
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When discussing how to handle the unhoused and mentally ill populations, Brian Kilmeade of Fox & Friends recommended to “just kill them” using “involuntary lethal injection.”
This is how the Trump regime and its propagandists can normalize and bring about the mass murder of vulnerable populations.
This is how the Trump regime and its propagandists can normalize and bring about the mass murder of vulnerable populations.
September 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
When discussing how to handle the unhoused and mentally ill populations, Brian Kilmeade of Fox & Friends recommended to “just kill them” using “involuntary lethal injection.”
This is how the Trump regime and its propagandists can normalize and bring about the mass murder of vulnerable populations.
This is how the Trump regime and its propagandists can normalize and bring about the mass murder of vulnerable populations.
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Texas: Some of the Worst-Performing Charters have Some of the Highest-Paid Superintendents - Charter schools are getting worse and they were never close to being as good as their advertising. dianeravitch.net/2025/09/12/t... via @dianeravitch #Privatization
Texas: Some of the Worst-Performing Charters have Some of the Highest-Paid Superintendents
ProPublica has been working with The Texas Tribune to cover politics–but especially education–in the Lone Star State. In their latest report, they discovered that three charter district…
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September 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Texas: Some of the Worst-Performing Charters have Some of the Highest-Paid Superintendents - Charter schools are getting worse and they were never close to being as good as their advertising. dianeravitch.net/2025/09/12/t... via @dianeravitch #Privatization
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Holy Cannoli
Wait, we were told that the tariffs were bringing in trillions of zillions of dollars. Could that, possibly, have been a lie?
September 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Holy Cannoli