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Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers' tuition that it's now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects.

School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.www.propublica.org Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...

For some reason, I have a bunch of new followers. "This is highly illogical, Captain," to quote a pointy-eared dude from a TV show I never intentionally watched. So anyway, if I offend anyone it's likely me, uh, not talk good, and, so, uh, just let me know. Sorry in advance! "Peace and love." -Ringo

@conductress.bsky.social TTRPG Update -everyone has been given 10,000 crypto, which can only be used in the game, and as you know, can basically just buy a Coke, but hey, it's something 1/3

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Fucking unbelievable that the big publications are running with this as the lead story after the Supreme Court just promised to install a convicted felon rapist insurrectionist as Emperor for Life.

IMO this is a straight-up ageist and ableist image, no?

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Alito lied about the reason the flag was up because he didn’t know the couple had text messages establishing the date of when the incident took place. They were supporting the insurrection. www.nytimes.com/2024/05/28/u...

Everyone's going on about AI, but over 30 years ago... "Hell jars, howard yoyo?" gocomics.com/doonesbury/1993/08/24

Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 24, 1993 | GoComics.comgocomics.com August 24, 1993

He's here for a while. He knows it. Maximum sulk.

Our granddog is staying with us for a while. The air vent is in the corner behind him.

The May neaToday magazine arrived and it quotes a new survey: "Pro-censorship groups do not represent the vast majority of parents or guardians in their beliefs about librarians, reading, education, and civil society." 1/5

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Yesterday, the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a final rule that strengthens the HIPAA medical privacy rule for people from states that ban abortions who seek reproductive health care in states that permit them. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Once again, Republicans are hurting children to avoid any chance of Biden looking good: msn.com/en-us/news/p...

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@jordansbrock.bsky.social meanwhile over on the other site:

The solution to the cryptoquote puzzle today was "When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace becomes a circus." This is an old Turkish proverb. Wow. How accurate is that for 2017-2021?

#igivearod awaic.org

HOME - AWAICawaic.org AWAIC provides 24/7 support for abused women looking for help. We provide womens shelters and rooms as well as routine care for those in need.

#igivearod Home | Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living (iacnvl.org)

Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Livingiacnvl.org IAC provides programs to intervene and prevent domestic violence, sexual assault, suicide, and other violent crimes that negatively impact our community and the surrounding interior villages.

#igivearod Tundra Women's Coalition – Crisis Line- 1-800-478-7799 or 907-543-3456 – Nonprofit organization serving people affected by domestic violence and sexual assault in Bethel, Alaska (tundrapeace.org)

Tundra Women's Coalition – Crisis Line- 1-800-478-7799 or 907-543-3456 – Nonprofit organization serving people affected by domestic violence and sexual assault in Bethel, Alaskatundrapeace.org

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President Joe Biden took a jab at Fox journalist Peter Doocy during heated remarks Thursday. “How bad is your memory and can you continue as president?” Doocy asked Biden Thursday. “My memory is so bad that I let you speak,” Biden responded. HuffPost

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Remember, the Holocaust didn’t start with gas chambers. It started with politicians dividing the people with “us vs. them”. It started with intolerance and hate speech. It started when people stopped caring, became desensitized, and turned a blind eye. Remember.

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Claudine Gay pens an essay about her resignation. Everyone should read and absorb this paragraph. Because it encapsulates everything that the next year is going to be. From the election to culture, education, culture, you name it. www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/o...

The so-called Holidays are coming. It's going to be OK: Nobody panic.

For a distraction, you may enjoy following along with Heather's posts in November (from Alaska): www.heatherlende.com/november-wal...

November Walks | Heather Lendewww.heatherlende.com

Very nice weather today. Lots of people out in nature. And so... I got to pet FOUR DOGS!

There is a GoFundMe for Dan and Kristie Lent. gofund.me/ce521f71 #uglydogs

Please help Kristie and Daniel Lent, organized by Mary Murraygofund.me I’m Mary Murray, a member of the Twitter community known as #Uglydogs. We are a famil… Mary Murray needs your support for Please help Kristie and Daniel Lent

Many thanks to @CatsofYore for the BlueSky life line!

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