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Illinois has virtually no regulations on homeschooling, allowing parents to pull vulnerable children from public schools and then not provide any education for them. Officials call them "no schoolers."
With Capitol News Illinois (published June 2024)
With Capitol News Illinois (published June 2024)
His Parents Said They Would Homeschool Him. Lax State Oversight Kept His Abuse Hidden.
At 9 years old, L.J. started missing school. His parents said they would homeschool him. It took two years — during which he was beaten and denied food — for anyone to notice he wasn’t learning.
propub.li
January 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Illinois has virtually no regulations on homeschooling, allowing parents to pull vulnerable children from public schools and then not provide any education for them. Officials call them "no schoolers."
With Capitol News Illinois (published June 2024)
With Capitol News Illinois (published June 2024)
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This is an excellent longer read that shows the power of university boards and the way a few key people can change the direction of an entire institution and their local area
www.teenvogue.com/story/north-...
www.teenvogue.com/story/north-...
What Happened When the Far-Right Took Over This Community College
The takeover of North Idaho College reveals the Far-Right’s blueprint for destroying higher education.
www.teenvogue.com
January 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This is an excellent longer read that shows the power of university boards and the way a few key people can change the direction of an entire institution and their local area
www.teenvogue.com/story/north-...
www.teenvogue.com/story/north-...
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Joe Biden is right. There is an oligarchy forming in America
January 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Joe Biden is right. There is an oligarchy forming in America
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Dear MAGA,
With Trump inviting the TIKTOK CEO, you can now shut up about China. It is clear Trump is absolutely NOT concerned with China and their spying
With Trump inviting the TIKTOK CEO, you can now shut up about China. It is clear Trump is absolutely NOT concerned with China and their spying
January 17, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Dear MAGA,
With Trump inviting the TIKTOK CEO, you can now shut up about China. It is clear Trump is absolutely NOT concerned with China and their spying
With Trump inviting the TIKTOK CEO, you can now shut up about China. It is clear Trump is absolutely NOT concerned with China and their spying
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Food for thought.
January 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Food for thought.
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"Even the story of his near-murder, his tragi-farcical trials, and his ordeal in the penal colony is told with humor—and humanity." Navalny's refusal to knuckle under is permanent, now that he's dead, and is still a threat to Putin's regime. www.thebulwark.com/p/even-in-de...
Even in Death, Navalny Still Threatens the Putin Regime
The opposition leader’s posthumous memoir is a chronicle of a death foretold.
www.thebulwark.com
January 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"Even the story of his near-murder, his tragi-farcical trials, and his ordeal in the penal colony is told with humor—and humanity." Navalny's refusal to knuckle under is permanent, now that he's dead, and is still a threat to Putin's regime. www.thebulwark.com/p/even-in-de...
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With really weird things happening to journalism, I see people turning to substacks or other newsletters (often paid). But I can't find anyone talking about how libraries can provide access to (or preserve) these resources. Anyone having these discussions?
January 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
With really weird things happening to journalism, I see people turning to substacks or other newsletters (often paid). But I can't find anyone talking about how libraries can provide access to (or preserve) these resources. Anyone having these discussions?
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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
www.eff.org
January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
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this man would have killed like 15 million people if he could www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/h...
RFK Jr. Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the F.D.A. to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand and considered life-saving.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
this man would have killed like 15 million people if he could www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/h...