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Sara Gaiser

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Sarah T Roberts, PhD @ubiquity75.xyz · 01/10/2026
Finally, UCL and UC are fighting back, somewhat, against the Feds, asking for the DoJ bogus Title VI lawsuits to be thrown out. This comes after two years of faculty litigation led by @cucfa.org and @aaup.org members with no help from either institution. Their reasoning doesn’t instill confidence.
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U.C.L.A. Says Justice Department is ‘Weaponizing’ Civil Rights Laws
The fiery language came months after the Justice Department accused the university of abetting antisemitism against students.
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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case
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Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case (Gift Article)
Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the New York State attorney general to investigate allegations by a former Cornell University student that several men sexually assaulted her.
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Tommy Beer @tommybeernba.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
MSG has operated as an extraordinarily profitable private enterprise while continuing to collect a property-tax exemption granted by the city in 1982. The exemption had originally been justified as a means of keeping the Knicks and Rangers from leaving NYC.
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
trump going on an emergency 17 state media tour to support republican candidates before the midterms and he is going with “nobody knows that dumb has a b on the end”
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Elizabeth Picciuto @epicciuto.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
At no point while reading this sentence did I correctly predict what was coming next.
Twitter screenshot: New: Kyrsten Sinema's ex-boyfriend and former bodyguard said he threw her paintings into her swimming pool in part because he felt disillusioned by her relationship with a major
U.S. Artificial Intelligence software developer amid the war in Gaza
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
TIME: You said you might annihilate Iran TRUMP: Yeah, I would do that. It's possible. TIME: How can the president of peace be calling for annihilation of an entire people? TRUMP: Bc by annihilating Iran, we've created peace in the world. With Iran, I don't think you could ever have peace.
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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration illegally changed a form used by overseas voters to register and request mail ballots just weeks before the midterms, Democrats argue in a new lawsuit filed Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit says
The change is part of a Republican plan to make it more difficult to vote or outright disenfranchise a bloc of voters viewed as more inclined to vote Democratic, the DNC lawsuit argues.
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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 01/10/2026
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s termination of the court-appointed US attorney in Seattle, ordering the Justice Department to restore his appointment in response to a first-of-its-kind lawsuit.
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Judge Invalidates Trump’s Firing of Seattle US Attorney For Now
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s termination of the court-appointed US attorney in Seattle, ordering the Justice Department to restore his appointment in response to a first-of-its-kind lawsuit.
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UC Berkeley Law @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"The @hrcberkeley.bsky.social has published a multiyear investigation documenting the deaths of 337 journalists and human rights activists in Mexico under the tenure of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador." Read more via @dailycal.bsky.social: bit.ly/4ysGCzS
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Hundreds of Mexican journalists, human rights defenders died under former president, UC Berkeley Human Rights Center finds
The Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley School of Law has published a multiyear investigation documenting the deaths of 337 journalists and human rights activists in Mexico under the tenure
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Georgia’s Republican-controlled election board invited the Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday to declare the state’s voting system unlawful before the upcoming midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegal
The request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW: The Georgia State Election board is requesting Justice Department "intervention" ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The board sent request letters to Todd Blanche, Harmeet Dhillon, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. Docs obtained by @lawfaremedia.org: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Formal Request for DOJ Intervention to Todd Blanche
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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 02/10/2026
The New Mexico Attorney General asked a state court judge at a hearing Tuesday to issue up to $40 billion in civil penalties against Meta Platforms Inc. after the social media company lost a historic jury trial last week.
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New Mexico Seeks $40 Billion Penalty From Meta in Historic Trial
The New Mexico Attorney General asked a state court judge at a hearing Tuesday to issue up to $40 billion in civil penalties against Meta Platforms Inc. after the social media company lost a historic jury trial last week.
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 02/10/2026
Here's the crux of the ruling blocking Trump from firing court-appointed US Attorney Roger Rogoff in Seattle: Allowing it would "upend" the constitutional order. Trump's tried to end-run Senate confirmation for US Attorneys in five states and failed. Now, he's gunning for the judiciary's power.
Allowing the President to fire a court-appointed U.S. Attorney would upend
the framework created by the Constitution and the statutory framework, which together balances the President’s right to appoint and the Senate’s right to confirm. Allowing the President to fire a court-appointed U.S. Attorney also eliminates the incentive to nominate a candidate that can be conferred by the Senate—in other words, bypassing the requirement that the Executive and Legislative branches work together to nominate and confirm the U.S. Attorney.
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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Public anger comes for John Roberts The chief justice’s summer retreat in Maine used to be one of boating, potluck dinners, touch football and easy friendships. Locals called him “John.” Now a swirl of anger has been rising at him, transforming his getaways. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
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John Roberts Retreated to His Island. Supreme Court Critics Found Him. (Gift Article)
After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever.
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Sara Gaiser @akrazia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The closure of HomeRise, a housing provider that has received almost a quarter-billion dollars in public funds over a recent four-year period, means city officials must transition operations and supportive services at 17 complexes for more than 1,500 residents to new providers.
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Sara Gaiser @akrazia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
An S.F. school is ground zero for chaos in the Mission. Parents say they’re ‘screaming into a void’ www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s...
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An S.F. school is ground zero for chaos in the Mission. Parents say they’re ‘screaming into a void’
Parents and staff of Marshall Elementary in the Mission District and the area’s supervisor said street conditions have worsened since school started. They’re asking for more help.
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Sara Gaiser @akrazia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Exclusive: City College of S.F. trustees launch investigation into chancellor’s finances www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/c...
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Exclusive: City College of S.F. trustees launch investigation into chancellor’s finances
City College of San Francisco trustees are investigating allegations that Chancellor Kimberlee Messina padded her $350,000 salary with unapproved stipends, cash and vacation days.
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Sara Gaiser @akrazia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The new law means that, by July 2027, an independent medical examiner will be responsible for determining how and why unnatural deaths occur in Riverside County, where roughly 2.5 million people live and more than 370 people have died in sheriff’s custody since 2005 — 151 of them under Bianco.
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Newsom signs bill stripping MAGA sheriff of his coroner title
In what amounts to a laser-focused rebuke to a Republican sheriff who has dismissed concerns about deaths inside his jails, California has stripped Sheriff Chad Bianco of his duties as coroner.
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Knicks owner Jim Dolan built himself a private surveillance state. Now he's spending millions to give New York a governor who supports Flock, ICE, and AI data centers. My latest in @wired.com ... www.wired.com/story/madiso...
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Madison Square Garden’s James Dolan Is Spending Big on New York’s Governor Race
James Dolan has put surveillance at the center of his sports and entertainment empire. Now he’s getting involved in GOP politics by backing a candidate who supports Flock, ICE, and AI data centers.
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Vauhini Vara @vauhinivara.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I visited this school as part of my reporting last year for a Businessweek story, which also revealed that Alpha is actually a subsidiary of the tech company Trilogy. Here's what I found.
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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 01/10/2026
Group Argues Civil Discourse Push Is Conservative, Pro-Israel A group of scholars has released another report arguing that efforts to promote constructive dialogue and similar concepts are actually targeting progressive activism. Those named in the report take issue. bit.ly/4xWnYPA
Police and pro-Palestinian protesters face off
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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"no beardos, no weirdos"
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NPR @npr.org · 01/10/2026
Counter to what a local prosecutor has claimed, the alleged victim of a 2024 gang rape at Cornell University clearly said in her police statement that she was sexually assaulted, her attorney told NPR. trib.al/Je1VsMK
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Cornell Jane Doe's attorney says she told police in 2024: 'I was raped'
Counter to what a local prosecutor has claimed, the alleged victim of a 2024 gang rape at Cornell University clearly said in her police statement that she was sexually assaulted, her attorney told NPR.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 01/10/2026
“There are always people who profit from war or government policies. The difference is that the people profiting should not be the people making the decisions to make that policy. And that is what is happening here.” trib.al/yiEUFkk
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Jonah Owen Lamb @jonahowenlamb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Breaking: Lurie withdraws Yekutiel endorsement sfstandard.com/2026/10/01/m...
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Lurie withdraws Yekutiel endorsement, others say he should drop from supervisor race
With ballots dropping soon, key officials abandon the District 8 candidate after additional accusers came forward in The Standard.
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Sara Gaiser @akrazia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Garbo who was famously private? That's pretty awful.
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KQED News @kqednews.kqed.org · 01/10/2026
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Experts Urge Federal Lawmakers to Regulate AI. Will Anyone Heed Their Alarm?
At a Senate subcommittee hearing, safety advocates decried the lack of federal action to protect Americans from fast evolving AI-enabled threats.
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The Economist @economist.com · 01/10/2026
“It is no coincidence that authoritarians the world over have targeted mayors,” writes the broadcaster. In a guest essay, he explains why populists run into a brick wall when they try to capture local government bit.ly/4dNIivl Illustration: Dan Williams
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 01/10/2026
A California river has dried up. Critics say the state should do more to protect its salmon
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A California river has dried up. Critics say the state should do more to protect its salmon
Portions of Northern California's Scott River have dried up. Critics say state regulators should do more to keep the river flowing for salmon.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
1. On Tuesday, Texas PAC — a super PAC created by Senate GOP leadership — launched an outlandish new attack ad against James Talarico. The ad falsely accusing Talarico of wanting to incarcerate parents “if they do not support surgically transitioning their children.” This is a real ad:
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The Oaklandside @oaklandside.org · 01/10/2026
A new law requires stringent environmental review and mitigation measures for the controversial fossil fuel export project.
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Newsom and Bonta create new hurdle for Trump-backed Oakland coal terminal
A new law requires stringent environmental review and mitigation measures for the controversial fossil fuel export project.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026
The Trump administration’s abandonment of climate rules at the nation’s most polluting power plants is being challenged by 21 states, D.C. and three major cities in a federal lawsuit that accuses the EPA of brazenly shirking a legal obligation.
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States sue to stop Trump’s retreat on power plant emissions
The Trump administration’s abandonment of climate rules at the nation’s most polluting power plants is being challenged in federal court by 21 states, the District of Columbia and three major cities i...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 01/10/2026
California attorney general issues investigative subpoena to OpenAI reut.rs/4jxwUay
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California attorney general issues investigative subpoena to OpenAI
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued an ​investigative subpoena to OpenAI, starting a probe ‌into the startup as part of a broader inquiry into potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities and incidents related to its ​AI models, his office said on ​Thursday.
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Good news California! You can now install plug-in solar panels without permission from your utility. Your gas company is also required to offer you thousands of dollars to install electric appliances instead of replacing your gas line. Lots more here: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/newsom-cle...
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Breaking: Newsom green-lights balcony solar
The governor finished strong on clean energy — with one big exception.
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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The question presented here couldn't be more consequential. Answering "yes" would require the detention--without any possibility of a bond hearing--of millions of immigrants currently residing in the United States.
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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is a good thing, because you absolutely do not want this Court to weigh in on the due process rights of ICE detainees if there is a clear and powerful statutory argument that you can lead with.
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Ryan Arnold @rmarn710.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In Tennessee, a doctor is involved, which is horrifying in its own right. The same doctor was involved in their failed executions of Christa Pike and Tony Carruthers. From NPR earlier this week:
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Tennessee's failed execution ignites a medical ethics debate
After a botched lethal injection in May, dozens of Tennessee medical professionals told the governor that healthcare professionals shouldn't help with executions, ever. No matter the method.
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Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
People assume trained professionals with expertise are administering and injecting a drug cocktail that has been extensively researched. The reality is neither doctors nor nurses are involved and it's just random prison employees winging it.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
John Yoo on Christa Pike, who survived a botched execution: "Why not use the firing squad? So I think what's gonna have to happen is Tennessee is gonna have to go back and try again."
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why not.
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Daphne Keller @daphnek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wow. Alabama's new settlement with TikTok has *so* much in common with the Meta settlement. It also tries to extend the rules to other companies, and it's the same list: Meta, TikTok, Snap, YouTube and NEW competitors who come along and get big in the future. www.alabamaag.gov/wp-content/u...
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Florida county discovers mysterious Flock cameras with no obvious owner
Officials say they don’t know who installed the controversial cameras or how the data was being used. Residents are unnerved.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026
President Trump said the attendees of a National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration at the White House would be among the first people to walk the floor of his White House ballroom. “Don’t fall over the edge because it’s a long way down,” Trump said.
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Trump says ‘only Hispanic’ could survive fall at ballroom site
Trump invited attendees of a Hispanic Heritage Month to be among the first to walk on his ballroom floor.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026
As one of the Colorado River’s worst water years on record comes to a close today, experts warn that the disputed waterway is approaching a critical threshold that could set the stage for a prolonged legal fight.
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The Colorado River nears a worrisome threshold. These farmers are worried.
Experts expect flows to soon drop to a level that could upend the byzantine “Law of the River” that has governed the river for more than a century.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026
The Senate voted to confirm Keith Sonderling as labor secretary Wednesday night, elevating President Trump’s latest replacement in his Cabinet after several high-profile firings and resignations. wapo.st/4AFbrTi
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Senate confirms Keith Sonderling, a business ally, as labor secretary
The vote came shortly before senators planned to recess late Wednesday to campaign ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026
Breaking news: The Supreme Court will review the legality of the Trump administration’s policy of denying bond hearings to immigrants swept up in its crackdown. The case promises to be among the most consequential of the term, which begins next week.
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Supreme Court agrees to review mandatory ICE detention policy for immigrants
The case promises to be among the most consequential of the Supreme Court term that officially begins next week.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026
Breaking news: The family of Renée Good has sued the U.S. and officials for her death. “Renee’s death was not an accident,” lawyers for Good’s family said, adding its aim was to “silence anyone who dared to raise their voice in protest.”
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Renée Good’s family sues Trump officials, saying death was ‘not an accident’
The death of the mother of three sparked protests and scrutiny over how federal officers are using force against both immigrants and protesters.
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Washington Post Data Team @wpdatateam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Since President Trump took over the Kennedy Center, the institution has borrowed everything its bank would lend it, dipped into money donors had given on the condition it never be spent and written off pledges from supporters who stopped paying. By @federicacocco.bsky.social & @naemas.bsky.social:
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The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.
The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026
The Trump administration has taken a major step toward launching the nation’s first federally funded school voucher program, set to steer billions of tax dollars to private schools — but also, perhaps, to public school students.
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Treasury releases rules for nation’s first federal school voucher program
With the arrival of the long-awaited rules, Democratic governors are under more pressure to say whether they will opt in.
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