Jen Gumbel

Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money. An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...

NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.

By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social

Los Angeles residents were outraged after dozens of federal agents marched through MacArthur Park, in one of the city’s most immigrant-heavy neighborhoods. Homeland Security officials said it was an immigration enforcement operation, though it was unclear if anyone had been arrested. trib.al/JYW5IsU

My German-American heritage taught me this.

There is no more radical political acts than loving your neighbor and loving your enemy.

And that is the only view of politics a Christian may have.

When Leaving the House to Your Heirs Backfires More people are having to decide whether to sell a home that has soared in value and pay a big capital-gains tax bill, or hold on to it to give to their children tax-free after they die.

I was quoted in the Wall Street Journal about transfer on death deeds. They list a beneficiary, but have had issues.

Understanding your plan and strategizing with a knowledgeable professional offers protection cheap forms can't provide.

www.wsj.com/personal-fin...

Apparently Stephen Miller floated suspending habeas corpus today.

Something to never once to take for granted.

Democracy if you can keep it, indeed.

But that, for most of my childhood and for decades prior - a half a century prior to my birth - was under the cloud of tyranny.

Something very visceral to me even as a child is the reality that freedom, prosperity and even safety, is a fragile thing.

I stumbled upon a picture of the Brandenburg gate this weekend. On the East Side.

A picture of a commemoration this weekend of 80 years since the fall of the N--- horror.

This is a spot that I've had the distinct blessing to stand on and cross multiple times in my early adulthood.

RUDY CAN'T FAIL!

As foretold by The Clash.

The “Two Words” NBA playoffs liturgy has been replaced.

Now it’s “100 men or 1 gorilla”?

Response: “Neither. 12 Timberwolves.”

How... exactly how much am I cheating myself by not extricating myself from GenX cynicism?

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Left over ham/Miracle Whip/Hawaiian roll sandwiches.
Deviled eggs.
Wild blueberry gallette.
Half a bottle of Riesling.**
Is a top girl* dinner.

*dinner for a family of six + daughters +1.
**the bottle of Riesling was reserved for me alone.

The tributes to Pope Francis is thawing even this old crusty Lutheran heart.

Is there any better tribute for a Christian life than spurring the rest of us to love the marginalized?

Good legacy is something entirely other than what the world speaks of legacy.

If you need to understand me, know that only twice did I engage in "bad" behavior in high school.

I shut down a class project after a classmate threw a racial slur against Native women.

When a classmate asked if I was a Na-- because I spoke German, I slapped him.

Zero regrets.

I f——- hate death.

It’s a g—- d——- dirty thief.

I love Holy Week.

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I'll be d----- that Hannah Waddington trick works.

Apropos of nothing but recent social media firestorms.🚀

Checking off bucket list items has nothing to do with legacy.

The rule is that if you're from Minnesota, you RT this fact every time you see it

What radicalized you?

My LCMS congregation teaching it's Sunday School kids about Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Murdered by Nazis 80 years ago today.

Met the Savior on the same date.

Trump asks Supreme Court to block order returning deportee from El Salvador Judge Paula Xinis gave the Trump administration until midnight Monday to return Kilmar Abrego García, who was deported despite a court order forbidding it.

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to block a lower court order requiring officials to bring back a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador.

I had the thought that that Back in Chicago song is a banger at the same time of the thought that I should check out Steve from Stranger Things band for months but like, never put it together until today.

Exclusive | Ousted Vaccine Chief Says RFK Jr.’s Team Sought Data to Justify Anti-Science Stance Dr. Peter Marks says the new health secretary’s team wants to show vaccines aren’t safe while promoting dangerous and unproven treatments.

“Kennedy’s team requested that Marks turn over data on cases of brain swelling and deaths caused by the measles vaccine—data that Marks said doesn’t exist because there have been no such confirmed cases in the U.S.” www.wsj.com/health/healt...

Judge demands answers from immigration officials over U student’s detention A federal judge in St. Paul on Wednesday ordered immigration officials to say why they’re detaining a University of Minnesota graduate student. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Doğu...

According to the lawsuit, Günaydin “was left waiting for hours on end without access to his family, friends or attorney” after officers stripped him of his phone and belongings and took him to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in St. Paul.

What does it feel like to face Jokić on a 61-point night? 'Bruh, oh my God'

How the Timberwolves banded together to battle a 284-pound Serbian bear and lived to tell about it.

Craziest game of the year.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...

Jailed University of Minnesota student from Turkey asks court to free him, restore visa Doğukan Günaydin was apprehended outside his St. Paul home by ICE agents following the revocation of his visa over a drunken driving offense. He’s suing in federal court.

A jailed University of Minnesota student from Turkey alleges in a court petition that federal agents illegally arrested him last week and stripped him of his student visa.

The introspection. The lack of demonization. The appeal to our better natures and the ideals that make America great. ❤️ Thank you
@booker.senate.gov

Trump administration admits Maryland man sent to El Salvador prison by mistake This latest case, in which lawyers argue their client had no proven links to MS-13, adds to the growing judicial and public scrutiny about the deportations to El Salvador's notorious mega-prison.

This latest case, in which lawyers argue their client had no proven links to MS-13, adds to the growing judicial and public scrutiny about the deportations to El Salvador's notorious mega-prison.

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May it ever be for all the right reasons.

It's how you use wealth to move others forward.

If you're running over people in the quest for wealth... well, you're wasting your time.

How can you use your wealth to move others foward?

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