'Texas A&M philosophy professor Martin Peterson is leaving the university after administrators told him in January that he couldn’t teach Plato’s Symposium in his philosophy class; they said the ancient Greek philosopher’s work violated the system’s restrictions on gender and sexuality content.' 1/3
A clip from The New York Times reads: "But only the entities that officially paid the tariffs are eligible to recover that money. That means that the fuller universe of people affected by Mr. Trump’s policies — including millions of Americans who paid higher prices for the products they bought — are not able to apply for direct relief. The extent to which consumers realize any gain hinges on whether businesses share the proceeds, something that few have publicly committed to do. Some have started to band together in class-action lawsuits in the hopes of receiving a payout."
The average American family paid $1,700 in tariffs last year, according to the bipartisan Congressional Joint Economic Committee. Few will ever see any of that money back. The refunds will go to companies, if doled out at all. What a joke.
I’m from Shreveport. I wrote about the tragic murders of these kiddos.
www.thecut.com/_pages/cmo7c...
It’s 2026 and this still looks like the future.
"the colleges that dominate the headlines are not the colleges that most Americans attend
their core mission: to serve students from all backgrounds, at a price families can actually afford, prepare graduates for real careers and meaningful lives."
www.geneseo.edu/enrollment-m...
my job is laptop but I don't fully understand laptop so my daily life is full of small mysteries and this keeps me beautifully naive as like a foal
beyond the general horror a specific point here: they bought Flavor Aid, which was a cheap knock-off of Kool-Aid, as a regular drink for the commune because they were in dire financial straits, then the media transformed it back to Kool-Aid because the brand was better known.
Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more. www.wired.com/story/madiso...
this is incredible content
"A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess."
A. Philip Randolph, born on this day in 1889
DOGE turbocharged the deficit.
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Dilley is evil and must be closed. It's a goddamn concentration camp. A moral abomination. People are going to Hell over this.
honestly i am constantly thinking things like "where are the fathers" these days
no one should feel economic sympathy for someone who has a second home worth $5 million or more
never underestimate the power and confidence of a goodlooking "everyman" who knows people will not forget their face even if the only words spoken were "have a nice day"
60 Minutes Australia picking a guy who has very obviously always been the best looking guy in the room save if a Hemsworth brother is in it was just chef's kiss
pulitzer grade journalism to assign the clavicular interview to a man who looks like that lmao
The red line shows homicides between 2018 and 2025. The blue line, the number of local government employees. They are mirror images. The blue line trends w/ARPA, a $350B investment in local government. The red line trends down as 1 million teachers, counselors, and clinicians enter the workforce.
All that self-destruction just to look like a 6. Imagine!
She reportedly parted ways with Bezos with a jaw-dropping $38.3 billion in Amazon stock. Their divorce settlement included a 4 % stake in the online retail giant or 19.7 million shares. Under the agreement, Bezos kept 75% of the couple's Amazon stock, along with voting control of her shares. Jan 11, 2023
MacKenzie Scott has given away over $19 billion in the last 5 years and experts say she's 'changed entire fie... MacKenzie Scott acknowledged another $2 billion in donations as 2024 comes to a close.
MacKenzie Scott, worth $41.1 billion, is on a philanthropic tear and has donated an estimated 46% of her net worth.
Just to give a sense of the insane scale of billions of dollars…MacKenzie Scott got about $38 billion after divorcing Bezos in 2019. She has become the world’s most generous philanthropist, giving away over $19 billion…and she’s currently wealthier than she started.
Just. Tax. Them.
A photograph of the black silk ensemble by Daniel Roseberry with gold embroidered horses and chariot motifs
A photograph of a model wearing the black silk 2022 ensemble on the runway
A photograph of the original 1938 black silk cape with the lavish gold embroidered horses and chariot motif
The recent collections of Daniel Roseberry for #Schiaparelli feature in the V&A exhibition, dramatically lit. Here his 2022 homage to the 1938 Apollo of Versailles cape, embroidered lavishly in gold on black silk #V&A #thekyotocostumeinstitute
If you see a doctor with an accent and think getting rid of that doctor will somehow bring you one without an accent, you are mistaken. The real choice is often a doctor with an accent or no doctor at all. Choose.
Going back in time and beating Jefferson with a shovel while I scream this at him
did he just call the pope weak on crime lksjlkdjfkldjf
It is good to be reminded this is why Trump fears elections and polls: he knows they are real and he knows people know they are real
Orban’s defeat also removes a major part of the far-right populist infrastructure worldwide, which I wrote about this fall: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
GUARDIAN: "Viktor Orbán is now speaking at Fidesz’s election night and he says the election result is “clear” as he concedes defeat." www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
My metric for being comfortably middle-classed is when you can buy groceries without looking hard at the receipt
When you are buying groceries on your credit card because you have to do so, then you are economically precarious.
Space is cool and we shouldn’t hand it over to billionaires who want to turn it into a new Epstein island