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Al Franken had a conversation with Anne Nelson, and you’ve got to hear it. Then, if you want to complain about Democratic leadership, you’ll have to make some ethical choices. She paints a disturbing portrait of the Shadow Network (the name of her 2015...
by Timbrad
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on Tue Jun 28, 2022 at 05:38 PM PDT
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Welcome to Thursday! A lot is going on as the Republican Party tries its darnedest to talk out of both sides of its mouth. The Biden administration continues its two-pronged mandate to fix what was ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu May 20, 2021 at 07:30 PM PDT
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Here’s the CNN story. Here’s the WaPo story. Says, in her letter to Trump, “There is no mistaking the impact your rhetoric had on the situation, and it is the inflection point for me.” Go figure. Please do comment, because I really am not sure what to...
by MidRoadArmadillo
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on Thu Jan 07, 2021 at 06:30 PM PST
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One of the many good things about a new president is that most, if not all, of the people one associates with the last president leave office. That includes the secretary of education, Betsy DeVos. DeVos came into her position, like most of...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Dec 02, 2020 at 10:37 AM PST
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In just a matter of weeks, one of the most controversial presidential appointees will be out of a job. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, a wealthy Republican donor who had zero experience in public education before assuming her role, obtained her...
by Carolyn Copeland
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on Mon Nov 23, 2020 at 02:09 PM PST
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Byron Donalds and the war against America’s schools The Paradise Progressive Analysis September 16, 2020 22 Minutes
by Silmedia2
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on Mon Sep 21, 2020 at 02:47 PM PDT
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After having defeated the Coronavirus, completing the wall that Mexico paid for, rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure, reinvigorating American heavy industry, stopping California forest fires and the threat of global warming, and unifying a racially...
by Alan Singer
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on Sun Sep 13, 2020 at 03:37 PM PDT
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With his last name, it is amazing the things one can do with it and have it all rhyme. I took a break from being offense and going after his majesty…. That is when a buddy and mine went over a concept. A little ditty to proclaim the dilemma we face...
by marroyo66
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on Sat Sep 12, 2020 at 04:43 AM PDT
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There was greatness in the beginning, and then...President Trump and Friends. That was it right there. So many had high hopes and I can even recall when I worked at a call center and the older white ...
by marroyo66
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on Thu Sep 10, 2020 at 12:04 AM PDT
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Get back to school, not all of you will die, assures withered Angel of Death Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
by laloalcaraz
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on Thu Aug 27, 2020 at 07:54 AM PDT
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If there was any doubt just how indifferent this administration actually is towards American citizens, Secretary of Education Elisabeth Dee (“Betsy”) DeVos dispelled all those doubts Wednesday on Fox News. DeVos used her camera time...
by Dartagnan
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on Thu Aug 13, 2020 at 09:10 AM PDT
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Vice President Mike Pence has been touring around with Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in recent weeks in the hopes of promoting the Trump administration’s rush to reopen the country, using children and teachers as the guinea pigs for this process....
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Jul 29, 2020 at 04:08 PM PDT
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I hear plenty of people saying, meh, covid, hoax, or no big deal. Especially the President and Sec DeVos who think the schools should open in Texas. And yet our conservative GOP Trump supporting governor (ah states rights!!!) has delayed the school...
by iarnstein
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on Sat Jul 18, 2020 at 01:13 AM PDT
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Let me be clear upfront: I do not have a single child. I do know many and all attend public schools. I also know teachers and staff. Many adults, be they parents, staff, or teachers, are afraid for themselves and for the children given Trump’s attempt...
by Sassine
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on Tue Jul 14, 2020 at 03:40 PM PDT
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Los Angeles Unified School District and San Diego Unified School District released a joint statement on the upcoming school year Monday afternoon. Both districts, which educate hundreds of thousands of students in California, will be returning for...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Jul 13, 2020 at 03:55 PM PDT
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Did Tucker Carlson have an unhappy childhood? Is that how we might explain him wanting to take it out on today’s kids? File them back into schools before it’s safe as a form of ‘tough love’ (more like, ‘tough luck’ as in, ‘you caught the virus from a...
by andyboerger
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on Sun Jul 12, 2020 at 11:28 PM PDT
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I'm @realDonaldTrump and I approve this message. Education must be FAIR. History books must stop Radical Left indoctrination! Stalin? Great guy, died early! Hitler? Big ideas, BAD execution (I'd have done WAY better.) Roy Cohn / Joe McCarthy? AMERICAN...
by Burtfrombrooklyn
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on Fri Jul 10, 2020 at 12:36 PM PDT
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Cartoon dubious rich person Betsy DeVos issued a new rule on Thursday that will require public schools to share more of the CARES Act relief funds—meant for public schools—with private schools. Specifically, DeVos’ rule will cut into the already low...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Fri Jun 26, 2020 at 09:20 AM PDT
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by brooklynpaul
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on Fri May 15, 2020 at 06:09 PM PDT
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Today’s NY TImes must read story by education reporter Erica Green www.nytimes.com/...features an expose of Betsy DeVos, the Secretary of Education, who has quietly been using “discretion” provided to her in the CARES act, to achieve some of her long...
by ARodinFan
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on Fri May 15, 2020 at 04:59 AM PDT
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- This is the best news of the day. As Dark Brandon might say, trashing an over-the-horizon radar is a big fucking deal. Is that the silhouette of Ammo Dump Jesus in the ball of flame blessing the bavovna? Run away! Run away! Russians try an assault with...46 comments 181 Recs
- With righteous outrage and humor, Rep. Jared Moskowitz calls out MTG as Putin's envoy to US CongressBack in 1954, when Republican Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s anticommunist campaign was at its peak, the Wisconsin senator picked a fight with the U.S. Army, claiming there was lax security at a top-secret army facility. The U.S. Army hired Boston lawyer...13 comments 46 Recs
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- Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, my heart has been heavy at the suffering of so many innocent people in Ukraine. War is always a tragedy, but this war is particularly touching to me because of its David vs. Goliath, good vs evil quality. The bravery...141 comments 282 Recs
- I’m hoping Mark Sumner will be up with a live blog but there’s a load of stuff already happening: All from WaPo Liveblog: Justice Juan Merchan dismissed Juror No. 2, a nurse who said she had concerns after people she knew identified her as a juror and...367 comments 321 Recs
- Today should be an interesting day in Judge Merchan’s court room.� Donald Trump reposted an attack by Fox’s Jesse Watters on the jury members selected for Trump’s current trial in NYC on ...212 comments 429 Recs
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- GET OUT THE VOTE BIG TIME! HERE ARE THE RESOURCES YOU NEED TO DO THAT! Hope Springs from Field PAC (background in this DKos story). Voters of Tomorrow (younger voters) led by Santiago Mayer Leaders We Deserve (younger voters) led by David Hogg The...10 comments 78 Recs
- I am no fan of religion but will acknowledge there are some benefits to churchlife. My Mom loved church music and looked forward to choir practice and Sunday mornings I was always taken to Sunday school. Dad prefered the Church of the 18 holes when...151 comments 106 Recs
- Fed Chair Jerome Powell reveals the cause of persistent inflation - economy is becoming uninsurable.Jerome Powell, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, was nominated by Donald Trump in 2018 and confirmed by the US Senate. President Joe Biden renominated him when he entered office in January of 2021. The job of the Fed...188 comments 491 Recs
- Jewish Space Lasers redux The Republican House is trying to pass a bill giving supplemental aid to Israel for the rest of fiscal 2024. Rep. MT Greene (R-GA) has problems with it. And has offered an amendment, the sole purpose of which is to throw sand...22 comments 44 Recs
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