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Alex Madlinger

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Teacher; writer; lover of science fiction, public education, and the Achaemenid Empire. Based out of Richmond, VA.

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Why you should care about the Kennedy Center board The arts β€” in whatever form they take β€” play an important role in all societies. In fact, archeologists often look to the artistic and cultural remnants of a society to understand what it valued and b...

The Neofascists war for the control of art has come to America in full force.

baptistnews.com/article/why-...

14.02.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Vows to End Education Department. DOGE Has Already Started Elon Musk's budget-slashing team is auditing contracts and grant programs, including the federal student loan portfolio, in search of spending cuts.

Scoop: Ed Dept is prohibiting new contracts over $25,000 for anything deemed not "mission-critical," including things "that exceed minimum needs."
And a VC investor is now a DOGE member auditing the federal student loan portfolio www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

13.02.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 10

This is good news!

11.02.2025 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Y'all, NYT has a dedicated food section (just like it's got a dedicated sports section) and the writers for that section are still going to do their jobs. These comments are goofy.

11.02.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This man is facing more consequences than the far right billionaire who performed a Nazi salute at the president's inauguration.

11.02.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is an important first step. The real test will come when Donald Trump is held in contempt. To me, this is the step that's most likely to trigger a genuine constitutional crisis.

11.02.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge Rules That Trump Administration Defied Order to Unfreeze Billions in Federal Grants The federal judge in Rhode Island said the Trump administration had failed to comply with his order unfreezing billions of dollars in federal grants.

Breaking News: A judge declared for the first time that the Trump White House had defied a judicial mandate by ignoring his order to release billions in grants.

10.02.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2328    πŸ” 560    πŸ’¬ 174    πŸ“Œ 100
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Trump Says He Could Cut Aid to Jordan and Egypt Over Gaza Development Plan The president turned up the pressure on the two nations to agree to his plan for them to house the Palestinian population of Gaza and said the Palestinians would not have the right to return to the te...

The President of the United States is actively pursuing the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...

11.02.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Justice Dept. Tells Prosecutors to Drop Eric Adams Corruption Case: Live Updates The dismissal of the charges would, for now, end the case against New York City’s mayor, and raise questions about the administration of justice under President Trump.

The oligarchs don't think they have to hide anymore.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

11.02.2025 00:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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