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Opinion | The reading wars are ending. Phonics won.

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Dustin @dustin.bsky.social · 24m

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Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 23m

This piece is directionally correct re: the science, but gives CA too much credit. The law it passed isn't particularly strong on pushing research-based literacy instruction. wapo.st/47m1X2B

California belatedly follows Southern states in abandoning a failed teaching method.

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circlelady.bsky.social @circlelady.bsky.social · 22m

Anne Applebaum's articles are always excellent but this one is a 10/10.

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The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.

Israel kills several Palestinians in Gaza strikes

Daily Rotation @dailyrotation.bsky.social · 8m

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leischa.bsky.social @leischa.bsky.social · 18m

Israel has never understood the concept of "ceasefire". That's something other people should abide by, not them.

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Attack on Gazans inspecting homes comes days after fragile ceasefire goes into effect

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rayctwo.bsky.social @rayctwo.bsky.social · 16m

Pete Buttigieg on Rebuilding America After Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/o...

What a great message to start the day with!

Opinion | Pete Buttigieg on Rebuilding America After Trump

The Rules of Investing Are Being Loosened. Could It Lead to the Next 1929?

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 17m

"The pattern is familiar, stretching back to 1929: Whenever access expands faster than safeguards, charlatans rush in and ordinary investors are often left holding the bag."

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North Carolina Republicans Plan to Redraw Congressional Map to Add a Seat

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Heather LaGarde @heatherlagarde.bsky.social · 13h

North Carolina’s Gerrymandering Republicans Plan to Redraw our Congressional Map to add a Seat and try to make your vote moot. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/u...

Opinion | Why the Gaza ceasefire won’t lead to lasting peace

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Linda-Loves-NatGeo 🌾 @artstudio322.bsky.social · 13h

Max Boot “Netanyahu refuses to release Marwan Barghouti, the most popular Palestinian leader—and the one most likely to bring about a two-state solution. Hamas refuses to disarm. The two enemies are united in opposition to a two-state solution. That makes lasting peace unlikely.” wapo.st/3W5yhAx

“A new Middle East” will require sacrifices that Israelis and Palestinians show no sign of making.

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 13h

Grifting, grifting, grifting.
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Exclusive | Trump Allies Sold Sponsorships to What Appeared to Be a Treasury Event. It Wasn’t.

The Treasury said it didn’t approve a marketing pitch for a private Oct. 21 event about AI that is headlined by Scott Bessent.

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SansSouci @1hime.bsky.social · 13h

A longtime scientist who received the email with
“Rescission of Previous Notice of Reduction in Force”
in the subject line said her short-lived firing “felt like the culmination of eight months of abuse” under the Trump administration.”
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You’re Fired. Just Kidding!

How much more whiplash can the CDC withstand?

Every semester, I ask students a series of questions to learn more about them and how to tailor my pedagogy. I usually ask them if they are…

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Silas Lapham @silaslapham.bsky.social · 13h

Tell my students this all the time. Treat it like going to the gym. Most of my students say they wish they read more.

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I Wish I Read More

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Abby Jane 🌙 🏳️‍⚧️ @abbyjane.cloverdalelane.com · 13h

Jesus.

Fragments of 2003 Cable Detail Torture in a Secret C.I.A. Prison

America’s Soybean Farmers Are Panicking Over the Loss of Chinese Buyers

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Angry Blue Man @angryblueman.bsky.social · 13h

I hope they're completely freaked.
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China hasn’t booked any U.S. soybean purchases in months. Farmers warn of a “bloodbath.”

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DonkeyHotey @donkeyhotey.com · 13h

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/a...

Marc Maron on the End of His Landmark Podcast

Per the agreement, the remaining living hostages, and some of the dead, are back in Israel. At the same time, the Palestinian prisoners are…

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Nick Anthony @nick-anthony.bsky.social · 13h

“We are in the same situation we were in on October six, albeit with ruins. And the priority from HAMAS is not to rebuild. It never was. It is to destroy Israel and to kill every Jew globally. And to pretend otherwise is to bury your head in the sand.”

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Israel and Hamas

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 13h

"Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things"
- Peter Drucker

You’re Fired. Just Kidding!

How much more whiplash can the CDC withstand?

Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump

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Randy Paul @randinho.bsky.social · 13h

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...

What the Founders Would Say Now

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 13h

Things Stephen Miller would rather you not know:
"In 1790, only about 60 percent of white Americans were of English ancestry. Most of the rest were Irish, German, Scottish, French, Dutch, or Swedish."
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They might be surprised that the republic exists at all.

Some of the Web’s Sketchiest Sites Share an Address in Iceland (Published 2024)

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Steve Holley @steveholley.bsky.social · 13h

You can read the full story here (gift article):
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