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📺 Why Everyone Is Always Genuinely Pretending

This reminds me of a favorite Vonnegut aphorism:

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.

Why Everyone Is Always Genuinely Pretending

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Dozens of rural newspapers shut down in latest disappearance of local journalism

A nitpick to start: 23 is not "dozens." I'll grant that at 24. "More than a score" is unlikely to land with modern audiences but would have the advantage of being accurate.

Facing deep financial troubles, News Media Corporation shut down 23 news operations in five states. The closures are just the latest in a trend contributing to news deserts in rural America. Stephanie Sy discussed what this means for the future of local news with Teri Finneman, a journalism professor at the University of Kansas and co-author of "Reviving Rural News."

Dozens of rural newspapers shut down in latest disappearance of local journalism

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Oklahoma to begin controversial test to weed out ‘woke’ teacher applicants today

https://www.cnn.com/politics/prageru-oklahoma-woke-teacher-test

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Trump describes meeting with Putin as ‘extremely productive’

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-putin-meeting-news-08-15-25

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From the NY Times:

After three hours of talks, President Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia told reporters that they had made progress on unspecified issues, but they gave no details, took no questions, and most importantly failed to announce a cease-fire of any kind.

The meeting broke up several hours before scheduled, and far short of the six or seven hours of discussions that Mr. Putin’s aides said they expected for the talks. The fact that they took no questions made it clear they did not want to be pressed on details.


Sounds really productive

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