DamageReport
5/26/25
curieosity。
7 most likely successors to Trump in 2028
7 most likely successors to Trump in 2028
curieosity。
While President Trump says it’s too soon to back a successor for his party’s 2028 presidential nod, the jockeying and tea-leaf reading has begun in the search for the next GOP leader.
curieosity。
https://apnews.com/...
NPR sues Trump administration over executive order for funding cuts to public news media
A Grinning DM
Of course Trump isn’t saying who he wants, he wants it to be him
little prince
If this means that the stupidest man in the Senate is no longer in the Senate, I won’t be particularly sad about it.
little prince
little prince
US, Argentina launching new ‘alternative’ to WHO
little prince
Cool. Two pariah states in the Western Hemisphere, both ruled by conspiracy theorists, are going to promote an “alternative” WHO.
little prince
AI Cheating is So Out of Hand In America’s Schools That the Blue Books Are Coming Back
little prince
As a former public school English teacher, I saw: it’s about fucking time. I’m glad. Students need to be able to synthesize information on their own without AI doing it for them.
Platinum
Also, being able to write things longform is a good skill to have.

now if only they'd teach that in grade school.
𝕊𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝔸𝕔𝕖
The blue books?
cacopheny
paper booklets for writing essays in class
cacopheny
they were always a pale blue color
Platinum
Cost, like, eighty cents.
Platinum
https://images.plurk.com/7CsVXHf5dx58iOpjB1pBrR.jpg
Platinum
(also really useful RP tools, but that's neither here nor there atm.)
𝕊𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝔸𝕔𝕖
Hunh... I don't think we ever had those. Composition books, yes, but no blue books.
cacopheny
I don't think ours actually were called "blue books" back in the day, but they were just blue XD
cacopheny
but I used them back in like. the 1990s, so
Platinum
I used them about seven years ago for some classes.
Jay
they called them blue books in the 80s when I was in HS and college
Jay
... and law school, for that matter
FluffyFaeCat
I remember those! I'm fairly sure my teachers dreaded reading my stuff because my writing is horrible but eh. Good practice
curieosity。
sounds like a good development. if nothing else, it also gives students an excuse to have to improve their handwriting skills.
curieosity。
(my handwriting was not the best, at least partly because I am a lefty)
papermint tiger
i don't think i had those, but either way making kids write stuff out will be beneficial in many ways
papermint tiger
reduce cheating, improve literacy, make them actually learn shit...
Jay
absolutely
little prince
Trump administration halting student visa appointments ahead of "expanded social media vetting"
little prince
“Constitutionally-guaranteed rights for me and not for thee.”
curieosity。
https://apnews.com/...
Senator Booker is releasing a book about his 25hr speech in November
A Grinning DM
Hell I still used blue books in some exams in grad school in the early 2010’s
Jay
my kids did in jc and UCs in the 20-teens
Jay
as well*
curieosity。
US trade court rules Trump overstepped his authority...
Court of International Trade rules that Trump overstepped his authority wrt global tariffs
curieosity。
https://apnews.com/...
what the international trade court ruling means for those tariffs
little prince
U.S. Will ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas of Chinese Students, Rubio Says
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the students who will have their visas canceled include people with ties to the Chinese Communist Party and those studying in “critical fields.”
curieosity。
Trump tariff ruling completely changes the global tr...
The BBC gives some choice input on that same tariff ruling
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