Digital Chicken
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I am always amused by the "let's revert to vague groups and claims" style arguments because there is no definite claim to test. You can claim anything you want.
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Education Dept. "cut nearly everyone who works to administer federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act."

Step by step, instead of "America First," we're getting "Young, White, Able-bodied Males First."

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Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
www.usatoday.com
It shapes people's opinions. I would find it hard to believe it works the other way without hard evidence. Umbrellas don't shape rainfall.
"...it is still shaping policy" is delusional.
What took urbanists so long? When I brought this up 10 to 12 years ago, the reactions ranged from dismissal to hostility. Now we are finally discussing it.
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Kid Rock goes on angry Fox News tirade because he placed dead last in the Dennis Weaver look alike contest.
Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.
You keep saying "left" because it's a headless phantom. There is no organization or website or membership or manifesto.
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This must be a "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" situation. No matter, I feel it is soiled now. But I'm not in her shoes so bless her and her strengths in service to the people of her country.
LAUREATE PRAISES TRUMP'S 'DECISIVE SUPPORT FOR OUR CAUSE'
She later said, in an X post in English: "I dedicate the prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!" Trump is a fierce critic of Maduro and the U.S. is one of a number of countries that does not recognise his government's legitimacy.
The White House had earlier criticised the Norwegian Nobel Committee's decision to focus on Venezuela just days after Trump announced a breakthrough in talks to halt the fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
She's made specific statements of support.
Technically the feds didn't do that but I understand your point.
A Tron movie is a great idea. Too bad there isn't a new one.
What are they called in Japanese?
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"Transparency grows
in small steps toward the sun's truth,
never all at once."

The Wheel: Transparency is Not Like Pregnancy www.marksteger.com/2025/10/tran...
Transparency is Not Like Pregnancy
Views from Richardson, Texas
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Build cities for children. Period.
“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.
Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists
The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently
momentummag.com
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Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )
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