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The Shawshank Department Of Education Will Be Harder To Undo Than It Seems. Plus, The Pandemic Haunts Us And Sweet Virginia…

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July 7, 2026

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A lot below: Accountability debates in Virginia, dismantling the Department of Education, Ross Weiner’s op-ed, the national voucher tax credit, and child protective services. Plus – when Starlee Coleman attacks and Natalie Wexler on history standards. ICYMI I enjoyed talking AI with Alex Kotran, who is leading some really interesting work in the sector. You Continue reading The Shawshank Department Of Education Will Be Harder To Undo Than It Seems. Plus, The Pandemic Haunts Us And Sweet Virginia

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Independent Journal Review

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· Jun 25, 2026

Republican Senator Needs New Socks After Aligning With Elizabeth Warren

Americans are about to get a crash course in the financial disaster that is Social Security . It’s not going to be an easy A. Part of the course will be reading fiction from Social Security’s long-time defenders like

Out Magazine

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· Jul 10, 2026

New images of 'American Horror Story' season 13 show the witches are back and hotter than ever

American Horror Story is about to grace our screens again, and things are going to get witchy!

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· Jul 1, 2026

Obsession star teases Curry Barker's next "buddy comedy" turned horror movie: "It's like if Key and Peele walked into Hereditary"

Obsession star teases Curry Barker's next "buddy comedy" turned horror movie: "It's like if Key and Peele walked into Hereditary"

Washington Examiner

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· Jun 26, 2026

Texas’s proposed social studies curriculum teaching ‘brutal’ Islam sparks political battle

A proposed change to Texas‘s high school social studies standards is sparking outrage by requiring teaching about “the Prophet Mohammed’s brutal military campaigns.” Texas’s Republican-controlled Board of Education passed an amendment that included the Islam-related history guidance on Thursday while postponing a further vote on high school standards until September, according to multiple reports. Activists []

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· Jun 25, 2026

Toy Story 5 Takes On the Existential Dread of Big Tech

A kids’ movie about tech addiction and the terror of being obsolete? Of course Toy Story 5 is a hit — we’re all living through it.

Off The Press

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· Jun 26, 2026

Texas weighs teaching about ‘Mohammed’s brutal military campaigns’

A proposed change to Texas‘s high school social studies standards is sparking outrage by requiring teaching about “the Prophet Mohammed’s brutal military campaigns.” Texas’s Republican-controlled Board of Education passed an amendment that included the Islam-related history guidance on Thursday while postponing a further vote on high school standards until September, according to multiple reports. Activists []...Click to read more

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