Alex Wright

This absolutely insane letter is just begging for a response along the lines of the Cleveland Stadium Letter

THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION WASHINGTON, DC 20202 May 5, 2025 Dr. Alan Garber Office of the President Harvard University Massachusetts Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 Dr. Garber, The Federal Government has a sacred responsibility to be a wise and important steward of American taxpayer dollars. Harvard University, despite amassing a largely tax-free $53.2 billion dollar endowment (larger than the GDP of 100 countries), receives billions of dollars of taxpayer largess each year. Receiving such taxpayer funds is a privilege, not a right. Yet instead of using these funds to advance the education of its students, Harvard is engaging in a systemic pattern of violating federal law. Where do many of these "students" come from, who are they, how do they get into Harvard, or even into our country—and why is there so much HATE? These are questions that must be answered, among many more, but the biggest question of all is, why will Harvard not give straightforward answers to the American public? Harvard University has made a mockery of this country's higher education system. It has invited foreign students, who engage in violent behavior and show contempt for the United States of America, to its campus. In every way, Harvard has failed to abide by its legal obligations, its ethical and fiduciary duties, its transparency responsibilities, and any semblance of academic rigor. It had scrapped standardized testing requirements and a normalized grading system. This year Harvard was forced to adopt an embarrassing "remedial math" program for undergraduates. Why is it, we ask, that Harvard has to teach simple and basic mathematics, when it is supposedly so hard to get into this "acclaimed university"? Who is getting in under such a low standard when others, with fabulous grades and a great understanding of the highest levels of mathematics, are being rejected? Harvard has even been embroiled in humiliating plagiarism scandals, exposed clearly and plainly in the media, with respect to your then…

running the institution in a totally chaotic way. Harvard alumnus and highly successful hedge fund manager Bill Ackman noted that, under her leadership, Harvard has become "a political advocacy organization for one party." Ackman has called for the resignation of Pritzker, concluding that the "[t)he mismanagement here is Penny Pritzker" and noting that any serious corporation would have removed her after a litany of recent failings and the fact that, incredibly, "Harvard is not in a good financial position." According to Ackman, one of the world's foremost finance experts, Harvard's so-called S53 billion endowment is "massively overstated as far as what it's really worth," and Harvard has irresponsibly taken out $8 billion in debt. If this is true, it is concerning evidence of Harvard's disastrous mismanagement, indicating an urgent need for massive reform-not continued taxpayer investment. If Harvard prefers not to change, then Harvard should have no problem using its overflowing endowment to fund its bloated bureaucracy. At its best, a university should fulfill the highest ideals of our Nation, and enlighten the thousands of hopeful students who walk through its magnificent gates. But Harvard has betrayed this ideal. Perhaps most alarmingly, Harvard has failed to abide by the United States Supreme Court's ruling demanding that it end its racial preferencing, and continues to engage in ugly racism in its undergraduate and graduate schools, and even within the Harvard Law Review itself. Our universities should be bastions of merit that reward and celebrate excellence and achievement. They should not be incubators of discrimination that encourage resentment and instill grievance and racism into our wonderful young Americans. The above concerns are only a fraction of the long list of Harvard's consistent violations of its own legal duties. Given these and other concerning allegations, this letter is to inform you that Harvard should no longer seek GRANTS from the fede…

Federal Agencies. The Administration's priorities have not changed and today's letter marks the end of new grants for the University. These requests will advance the best interests of Harvard University, so it can reclaim its status as a respected educational institution for the future leaders of America. Thank you for your attention to this matter! Sincerely, Linda E. McMahon Secretary of Education

🚨🚨 Deranged letter from Education Secretary Linda McMahon to Harvard’s president, cutting off federal funding for any new grants.

Worth reading in full. It is NUTS.

Thanks for that. Will have a look.

I have a boy turning 21 soon and want to get him 21 fiction/ non fiction books. He was an avid reader, now attached to a phone.All recommendations welcome!

Mother,
Formed from the depths beneath your heart,
You know us from the inside out.
No deeds or seas or others
Could ever erase that.

Blessing For a Mother
by John O’Donohue
#mothersday2025 #sunrise #sundayvibes

Photo of the entrance to the megalithic passge tomb at Bru an Boinne, Newgrange, Co Meath, Ireland. The large entrance stone is decorated in craved large and small swirls.

Morning Bluesky! This is the #speirgorm blue sky at Newgrange, (Brú na Bóinne) Co Meath, with the entrance to the megalithic passage tomb. Newgrange is older than the Pyramids at Giza and the attention-grabbing Stonehenge. Photo credit Ailbhe/OPW. heritageireland.ie/places-to-vi...

Opinion: Watching Conor McGregor in The White House was dystopian and disturbing Head of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, Rachel Morrogh, says it’s important now that everyone stands with survivors of sexual violence.

A very important opinion piece, certainly something worth discussing in the senior cycle class #edchatie thanks @aisjclery.bsky.social for bringing it to my attention www.thejournal.ie/readme/conor...

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YouTube video by Senator Marco Rubio Rubio Delivers Senate Floor Speech On The Crisis in Ukraine

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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

It is not Zelensky and Ukraine that should be thanking the West.

It is the West that should be thanking Zelensky and Ukraine.

European leaders are stepping forward to tonight to show their support for President Zelensky 👏

Dictator vs. Democracy. The stark contrast could not be any greater. 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦

The idea that JD Vance—who has never been to Ukaine and chalks up his knowledge to shit he read on the internet—believes he knows more about the situation in Ukraine than the man who has led it for the past 5.5 years is a perfect encapsulation of the havoc this administration is wreaking worldwide

The last crop of Robber Barons gave back to the country in the form of philanthropy. I am reminded of the Carnegie libraries. This current crop of billionaires give nothing back. But in fact want more. Their insatiable greed is appalling.

Zelensky is a Hero

A tough day for humanity, but this too will pass.
Resist division.
Build community.
Build resilience.
Build relationships.
Show your neighbour you care, and show those who have lost their hearts to anger and darkness that there is a better way.
No pasaràn.
Not now.
Not ever.
🇺🇦🇮🇪🇸🇪❤️

Mae Jemison was the first black woman to reach outer space on the Endeavour shuttle in 1992. The next year she was invited to join the crew of the Enterprise C 🖖

She turned to the sunlight
and shook her #yellow head,
And whispered to her neighbour:
“Winter is dead.”

~ A.A. Milne

#Daffodils 🌿💛🌿
#Cork #Ireland

Let there be light. Let there be hope. #AGrandStretch #Speirgorm

Did the training with Susan, and another member of staff is lined up to do the next course. The room went down a treat with inspectors.

I’m so glad you agree. Have a bit of a fight on my hands trying to convince staff of its value and retention.

I have to mention before we finish that it is a scandal that the recent guidelines have not referenced the SENCO role. It needs to be recognised, standardised, formalised and supported. The current system is too onerous and the level of support for AEN teams varies from school to school! #edchatie

We have been lucky to have had a nurture room for 2 years now. Has helped prevent behaviour issues in classrooms for the reasons you stated above. Therapy dog has been a godsend. #edchatie

Nurture room. Trauma informed practices. Building relationships. Low arousal approaches. Making connections. Starting from where the child is at. Seeking to understand. Co-regulation leading to self regulation. #edchatie

Wow! What a great cover!

a picture of an ostrich in the desert was animated by dunker k billiha Alt: a picture of an ostrich in the desert was animated by dunker k billiha

"Fascism always fails" is beginning to sound like the 2025 version of "it'll be over by Christmas".

Horrified by what happened to that mum and family. Have contributed-hopefully, they will get more support.