Powerful piece on the NPE blog: networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content...

"What looks like an increase in real wages in aggregate might not be an increase for some, because poor people dollars don’t go as far as rich people dollars." The Boomcession: Why Americans Hate What Looks Like an Economic Boom open.substack.com/pub/mattstol...

"But other reasons for older people to be vaccinated are also emerging. They are known, in doctor-speak, as off-target benefits, meaning that the shots do good things beyond preventing the diseases they were designed to avert." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/h...

Is Now the Time to Demand a Clawback of the ICE BBB Slush Fund? open.substack.com/pub/muellers...

A Man Was Lynched Yesterday open.substack.com/pub/ourmoral...

This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk. Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared. Well, here’s a link: georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...

"Trump is proving the wisdom of [James] Madison’s words. Any legal or political system built around trust in the integrity of the president is doomed to failure. ...a bad and corrupt one ... will wield every tool, power and prerogative [for] oppression and greed." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...

New College (Florida) reaches a new low: jaxtoday.org/2026/01/04/o...

Damn, #Jaguars, where has this been the last 20 years? You know who I credit for the turnaround? #TonyBoselli

"Real education is the process of helping young humans find a way to become their own best selves as they try to understand what it means to be fully human in the world." open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...

Going to be a fun flight home.

There was one moment during Trump's address when he couldn't pronounce the word on the teleprompter and he skipped it. Did you catch that moment?

So where's the Democrat response? Or is that another practice the legacy media is tossing in the trash to placate the toddler.

First thought: Why is Trump yelling at us? Second thought: If everything he claims is true, prepare for massive deflation. Talk to an economist if you don't know how bad that can be.

M.A.D. D.A.D.S., the community advocacy group known for fighting against crime in Jacksonville for more than 20 years, announced its dissolution on Monday, leaving some members blindsided by the decision.

"But increasingly, the public is realizing that pricing is political. And they don’t want to be cheated anymore." Secret Documents Show Pepsi and Walmart Colluded to Raise Food Prices Across the Economy open.substack.com/pub/mattstol...

Disney has hiked prices and laid off hundreds of workers this year. Yet Disney paid its CEO $41B in 2024. It just reported a 36% increase in net profits for parks and streaming. And it plans to double stock buybacks next year. Remember this as Disney turns to AI.

Very interesting. You don't have to create an account or sign in; you can search for your username.

If you've ever had a parent or elderly relative who has or had dementia, you recognize the signs. youtu.be/9OtO-cypKmY?...

This is the second source I've seen reporting that all SNAP recipients must reapply for benefits.

Trump ought to rethink that loyalty over competence decision he made when staffing his second administration.

Rep. Grijalva has signed the discharge petition re: Epstein files. House Rs have pooh-poohed the act saying they already are releasing the material, to wit, the 23,000 files this morning.

Now it's the Dems turn to give hell to the Rs. This pingponging will go on for an hour as a debate. Just pass the bill, dammit, and leave the rest for the campaign trail. Just how many people do they think are watching C-Span like kooky me?

Debate begins on the CR. Let the blame games begin! At the moment, an R is lambasting the Ds.

Now it's stand around and talk time, which the House does a lot of. Honestly, if they took that time and used it well, they could get twice the work done in half the time.

(Finally!) Rep. Grijalva from Arizona has been sworn in as a member of the House of Representatives.

If only it were really true: Trump Orders ICE Agents to Pick Crops Unharvested by Deported Immigrants open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

Charlotte Joyce shows that she has no leadership to offer as chair of DCPS school board when she pulls a stunt like calling the other board members who voted with her, but did not call the board members who opposed her re: hiring an attorney. www.jacksonville.com/story/news/l...

China Forces Scott Bessent to Embrace Anti-Monopoly Tactics open.substack.com/pub/mattstol...

Prince Andrew Announces He Will Move to America Where Government Protects Pedophiles #SussexSquad (This is by an American satirist.) #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

Don't use plastic containers to heat or transport hot food/drinks. wapo.st/46Zw1Qd

"Great civilizations, history shows, do not end by fate or old age. They end — or revive — by choice, ..." Johan Norberg. wapo.st/4nNMnCX

“We’ve known for months that he’s been sick, but the words radiation and treatment hit differently. They landed in a place I didn’t expect. Because it feels like more than just one man enduring. It feels like a reflection of all of us.” open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

Trump Rallies Angry Supporters Outside Nobel HQ in Oslo open.substack.com/pub/borowitz... (Humor alert! This is Borowitz.)

Bad Bunny, the Super Bowl, and Why People are Really Nervous cloakinginequity.com/2025/10/04/b...

Perspective from us old farts about the housing supply. wapo.st/4mTbEKD

When the orchestra stops playing, The musicians are not paid; When the conductor stops conducting The instruments down are laid. When the music stops its harmony, The concert hall closes its doors; When the orchestra stops playing, The music is no more. (1/3)

BTJ seems to be in the sophomore slump. #Jaguars

Colbert, Kimmel, who's next? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/b...

Free Speech and Me Speech: "Free speakers, I think, see the problem with me speakers. Free speakers will not need cults or oligarchs. They will want facts and ideas." open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

The devices don't diagnose concussions, but they report when a player was hit hard enough to possibly have one.

Lightning can strike from 30 miles away, the proverbial bolt from the blue. Best 2025 officiating call hands down to suspend the game until the weather moves out of the area. The game will resume as it looks clear to the west. #NFL #Jaguars

House GOP leaders are forging ahead toward a second major domestic policy package. But hopes of getting it done by the end of the year are dwindling.

NEW: SCOTUS' unwillingness to explain itself while handing Trump a slew of far-reaching legal victories has drawn a flood of criticism from legal experts. Federal judges are fed up with it now, too. Here’s what they have to say👇

About those cellphone bans--it seems students have found library books to be an acceptable substitute.

The Legal Doctrine That Says Censorship Is a First Amendment Right open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...

NYT has a new game to play, thereby adding to the time suck we experience daily. Pips #3 Hard 🔴 4:17

Jaguars gonna jag ha ha ha ha ha. 😆

Sad state of affairs when the purple category is purple (hardest to get), but the green (second easiest) is green. Connections Puzzle #798 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩