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AND THEN THERE ARE THE FACTS: About That ‘Historic Learning Loss” of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (opens the original)
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So here we go again with former Oklahoma resident-turned-Harvard professor-turned-U.S. senator putting something up on X that bears only the slightest resemblance to the truth:“Among other agencies, Trump has gutted the Department of Education, weakened food safety protections, and hollowed out the IRS. The result? Historic learning loss in our schools. More food safety crises. And tax cheats getting away with skirting the bill.”<p clas
AND THEN THERE ARE THE FACTS: About That ‘Historic Learning Loss” of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (opens the original)
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So here we go again with former Oklahoma resident-turned-Harvard professor-turned-U.S. senator putting something up on X that bears only the slightest resemblance to the truth:<div class="fake-
We Can Thank Democrat AND Republican Presidents, Congresses for America’s $40 Trillion National Debt (opens the original)
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Tracting reactions in the American political establishment to announcement that the U.S. National Debt has reached $40 Trillion suggests the disturbing reality - they don’t really care.Earlier this morning, I checked the Legistorm compilation of all congressional news releases issued between August 17 and today regarding the “$40 Trillion National Debt.” Only six entries showed up. By comparison, there were 46 when the searched subject was “ICE.”To its credit, there was one congressional group,
No, Tevi Troy, Reagan’s Finest Speech Began in 1964 and He Finished it in 1989 (opens the original)
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Before digging into the details foreshadowed by the title and subtitle above, I should preface them with a heart-spoken confession that I am perhaps incapable of looking back on the Reagan era without bursting in pride and shedding some tears.You see, one October night in 1964 when I was just 14 years old and wanted more than anything to become shortstop for the New York Yankees, I happened to be watching (black-and-white) TV with my family when the host of a horse opera of that time appeared on
Can AI Ever Be Trusted? (opens the original)
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