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johnnugent.bsky.social
Husband & dad; data analyst/institutional researcher at a New England liberal arts college; political scientist by training (American politics, public policy, public law); music lover; pretty good home cook
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Missing from the haphazard attacks on government spending and programs is any sense of cost-benefit analysis -- that govt's spend money now to save later. Preventative health care and vaccinations pay for themselves later by keeping people out of hospitals. Etc. Etc. Etc.

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The Dept. of Ed. Office of Civil Rights Dear Colleague letter completely ignores this part of the Students For Fair Admissions decision:

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The U.S. Dept. of Education's Office of Civil Rights says social justice and equity are "nebulous goals." Think about that. Also, a long history of individual and institutional racism and white supremacy is quickly dismissed as "crude racial stereotypes."

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There’s a joke here somewhere…dog something something cold turkey something

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I think a lot about whether the album most people think of as an artist’s best is *really* their best. I could argue Rhythm of the Saints > Graceland; Achtung Baby > Joshua Tree; Relaxin’ with Miles > Kind of Blue; etc. Are there others?

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Whaddya mean ‘hatful’ isn’t a word, NYT?? It’s right there in the title of a Smiths album

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They are apparently doing Project 2025, 2026, and 2027 all in one shot

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The arc does not bend itself. And it is not bending in the right direction. So we will have to collectively drag it toward justice, to organize and bend it ourselves. No one is coming to save us. Democracy is not a spectator sport. Start local. tap into local orgs doing good work. Concede nothing.

submitted 34 days ago • 10 comments

Our so-called leaders speak With words they try to jail you They subjugate the meek But it’s the rhetoric of failure

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Yes, and more than this, their distance desensitizes them to the real suffering of others. As I quote Adam Smith in my new book:

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In a world of Kid Rocks and Carrie Underwoods, be a Woody Guthrie.

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Good post on why a government program (in this case, FAFSA 2023-24) sometimes fails, not due to incompetence or poor leadership but because an agency has been asked to carry it out under an almost-impossible set of conditions. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

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Terrific and important op-ed by @pauloffit.bsky.social on the danger posed by RFK jr if confirmed.

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From the collection of political memorabilia my parents passed on to me

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Got a feeling out of nowhere just now that I needed to put on Dream of the Blue Turtles by Sting. Wow. A big album for me when I was in high school and still a banger

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Perhaps the best night ever (so far) for our cat…she loves our new pup and is happy to be touching her. She’s purring.

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Remember about 3 months ago when Republicans were like, “Kamala never got any votes in a Democratic primary… she’s illegit” and they’re totally fine with the fact that Elon Musk is basically the president now?

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