And yes, that includes arts, humanities and courses/PhDs with titles that you, personally, don't immediately understand or see the point of.

It is absolutely right that university is paid for by people who don't go to university as well as those who do. I don't have kids but I pay for schools because I benefit from having an educated workforce and community. The same is true for all stages and types of education.

7 🏆 and counting ⬆️. i hope to see the fabulous 🦊 🇮🇹 @janniksinnier.bsky.social reunited with Carlos in the next finals! #AustralianOpen2026

I guess "white wealthy British and American grooming gangs" doesn't have the same ring to it

I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.

💥 0.57 m.youtube.com/watch?v=7JEu...

Let’s be clear about what the Trump regime is saying to Minnesota: “We will continue murdering your citizens unless you help us rig your election.”

The past few days have confirmed for me something I’ve long believed: the American political system is terminally fucked, but the American people are not. Most Americans want to live in a democracy in which everyone has a decent life—the fascists in this regime represent a dying minority.

This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit. It's all white supremacy and greed.

Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process. This is one that stands out: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Well well well. He had a permit to carry after all. Murder

#Epstein #EpsteinFiles

We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights. There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us. This is my favorite guide.

If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it? [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]

Tories, actually.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pknk... voice clarity!

The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that woke, for lack of a better word, is good. Woke is right, woke works. Woke clarifies, cuts through and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.

The president -Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries -Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory -Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership -Is talking about canceling elections

Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill: "Trump seems to be trying to incite insurrection so he can then put troops on the streets with the Insurrection Act. This is something that every single American should be concerned about, that we are going live with military troops on the street."

President Trump made an obscene gesture with his middle finger and mouthed “f--- you” twice to a person who can be heard yelling “pedophile protector” at him during a tour of a Ford factory in Michigan — a reaction the White House said was “appropriate.”

This is how you become a writer: just pick one of the things that is deeply wrong with you. Make it a character. Now send it on a self-help journey or try to kill it. Now call it a book.

I'm fully confident literary magazines will survive the AI apocalypse. There is no better time to become a creative writer. You already have an inside track because most people have never even heard of these things that can never die. We will be here with the cockroaches and Taco Bell

Breaking: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are being investigated by the Trump DOJ for allegedly obstructing law enforcement activities, two U.S. officials told WCCO. It's unclear how Walz and Frey allegedly obstructed law enforcement or what they were allegedly obstructing.

crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours. please keep sharing with your networks.

Gov. Walz to MS NOW: "Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system … is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic. "The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her."

I've been obsessively watching shows and movies about Irish independence and the troubles. So much so that I spoke in dialect in a dream last night.

Today is National Thesaurus Day. Personally, we find these made-up holidays contemptible, abhorrent, nauseating, repugnant, and unpalatable.

Palantir was a warning sign. Keir Starmer choosing to hand our data and security to US tech companies is an outrageous failure of judgment. All in the name of "investment." What about national security?

KNOW THE DIFFERENCE: Minnesota National Guard under Gov Walz's command will not be wearing facemasks and will have reflective vests on. This will distinguish them from the people cosplaying for ICE/CBP/DHS.

Putin's Russian Orthodox "Church" tried to prevent the publication of this article, so u know what to do. www.kyivpost.com/post/68182

As Russia bombs Ukraine’s critical infrastructure in the freezing cold, local stores not only share generator power so people can charge their devices, but also open their doors to stray animals, helping them survive 🐶🐱 Its -16°C in the capital right now.

It's the whole world's tragedy. It appears that there are not enough Americans willing to do what is required to force the collapse of the Trump regime. The US appears lost to authoritarianism and, soon, all Americans will likely be regarded just as all Germans were in the 1930s and 1940s.

Those numbers are large enough to keep Trump in power if the rest of Americans are unwilling, or unable, to accept the horrid reality of your situation and actually do something about it.

Mate, embarrassing isn't half of it. If Americans do not stop what the US is doing at home & threatening European democracies with abroad, then all Americans will be labelled responsible just like all Germans were in the 1930s and 40s.

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I have been in Srebrenica marking 30 years since the Bosnian Genocide. There were many international failings that allowed it to happen. Today eyes are rightly on Gaza It doesn't start with Genocide - it starts with political leaders convincing people neighbours are strangers

@danielkebedeneu.bsky.social Daniel, i was a little irked by your interview on Political Thinking. for me, you are not especially ‘political’. i share your perceptions. on nearly every subject. i would contend that you are simply manifesting the values of decency and treating people with ^dignity.

🗞️ Research from the @neunion.bsky.social finds more than 1,000 schools have suffered cumulative real-terms cuts in excess of £1m each. 📌 Read the full article from @theguardian.com here: www.theguardian.com/education/20... @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social

This morning at Labour Party Conference, our panel is looking at the attainment gap and asking why disadvantaged pupils are behind their peers. Chaired by @nickharrison73.bsky.social, we are joined by @sarahsmithlab.bsky.social, @childrenscomm.bsky.social, and @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social

It's now been four weeks since the deadline set by law and they still haven't fully released the Epstein files because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."