UC San Diego sees students’ math skills plummet~law~mathematics~news~societyusa.ca.san diegouniversity of california.san diegoadmissionsuniversities> The number of first-year students at the University of California, San Diego,… morewww.insidehighered.com Nov 13, 2025Tildes
Longest government shutdown in US history ends after Donald Trump signs funding bill~gov.national~law.legislation~news.business~societyusaus congressshutdowns> Earlier in the day, the House voted to reopen federal agencies — the first… morewww.washingtonpost.com Nov 13, 2025Tildes
US Supreme Court appears dubious of Donald Trump’s tariffs~law~newsusaus supreme courttariffsFrom the blog: morewww.scotusblog.com Nov 7, 2025Tildes
Are cooperatives more virtuous than corporations?~law~opinion~societycanadaauthor.joseph heathcooperativescorporationsFrom the blog post, which links to a journal article with the same name: morejosephheath.substack.com Nov 7, 2025Tildes
Israeli military's ex-top lawyer arrested as scandal over video leak deepens~crime~gov.national~law~military~news~warisrael2023 israel hamas wararrestsprisonersscandals> The former top lawyer in the Israeli military has been arrested, as a… morewww.bbc.com Nov 3, 2025Tildes
US judges say Donald Trump administration must continue food aid during shutdown~gov.national~law~newsusashutdownssupplemental nutrition assistance program> The Massachusetts judge said the administration must access the contingency… morewww.bbc.com Nov 1, 2025Tildes
California Forever clears first hurdle in Suisun City annexation~gov.local~law~news~societyusa.ca.suisun citycalifornia foreverurban planning> The company’s application remains largely similar to its original plan, but… morewww.kqed.org Oct 26, 2025Tildes
At least twenty-five US states plan to cut off food aid benefits in November~food.aid~gov.local~law~news~societyusasupplemental nutrition assistance program> Twenty-five states told POLITICO that they are issuing notices informing… morewww.politico.com Oct 24, 2025Tildes
India poised to sharply cut Russian oil imports after sanctions, sources say~law~news~societyindiarussiausaoiltrade.internationalFrom the article : morewww.reuters.com Oct 23, 2025Tildes
Super PAC aims to drown out AI critics in US midterms, with $100M and counting~ai~elections~law~news.tech~societyusapolitical action committeesFrom the article: morewww.washingtonpost.com Oct 21, 2025Tildes
Argentina: A very Trumpy debacle~finance~law~news~societyargentinausaauthor.paul krugmantrade.internationalFrom Krugman’s blog post: morepaulkrugman.substack.com Oct 20, 2025Tildes
UK ‘grooming gang’ leader sentenced to thirty-five years for rapearchive~crime.organized~crime.rape~law.courts~newsukscandalssentencing> The ringleader of a group of men who raped and abused two teenage girls in… morewww.nytimes.com Oct 19, 2025Tildes
The NIMBYs aren’t who you think~law~news~societyauthor.dan davies> The USA, U.K., Australia, and Canada all seem to have similar problems with… morehypertext.niskanencenter.org Oct 17, 2025Tildes
Hamas reasserts control on streets of Gaza, turning guns on its rivals~law~news~societygaza stripisraelhamas> Hamas may have stopped fighting Israel, but it has launched a new, violent… morewww.washingtonpost.com Oct 16, 2025Tildes
US Feds seize record-breaking $15 billion in Bitcoin from alleged scam empire~crime.fraud~crime.organized~crime.scams~finance~law.enforcementcambodiaukusafbicryptocurrencyinvestigations> Over the past five years, criminals behind widespread romance and investment… morewww.wired.com Oct 15, 2025Tildes
Can cash accelerate the end of extreme poverty? Taking the next big step in Malawi.~law~news~research~societygivedirectlycharitiesmalawimoney> So far, GiveDirectly and Canva have delivered cash equivalent to $550 to… morewww.givedirectly.org Oct 11, 2025Tildes
Europe’s astonishing drop in illegal migrationarchive~law~news~societymigration> In the first eight months of this year 112,000 people crossed illegally into… morewww.economist.com Oct 9, 2025Tildes
What to know about France’s political mess~gov~law~news~societyfranceemmanuel macronIn shock move, French president reappoints prime minister who quit Monday morewww.politico.eu Oct 9, 2025Tildes
Donald Trump administration intervenes to secure woman’s rescue from Gaza~law~military~news~societygaza stripisraelusa> A Palestinian woman whose son serves in the U.S. Navy was secretly evacuated… morewww.washingtonpost.com Oct 7, 2025Tildes
Calling all part-time pacifists~history~law~news~societyusaauthor.gemma masonliberalismpacifismquakers> I am, strictly speaking, an “attender” and not a “member” of my Quaker… morewisdomofcrowds.live Oct 6, 2025Tildes
How some veterans exploit $193 billion US Department of Veterans Affairs program, due to lax controls~crime.fraud~gov~law~military~news~societyusadepartment of veterans affairsdisabilitiesinvestigationslong readveterans> Military veterans are swamping the U.S. government with dubious disability… morewww.washingtonpost.com Oct 6, 2025Tildes
Fire at South Korean government building causes nationwide outagesarchive~energy.storage~gov~law~news~societysouth koreabatteries.lithiumdata centersfiresoutages> A fire on Friday at a state data center in South Korea caused a nationwide… morewww.nytimes.com Oct 6, 2025Tildes
Illiteracy is a policy choice: why aren’t we gathering behind Mississippi’s banner?~education.reading~gov.local~law~news~opinion~societyusa.ms> In my home state of California, for instance, only 30% of public school… morewww.theargumentmag.com Oct 5, 2025Tildes
Flush with cash and soaring with hubris, Donald Trump appointees are supersizing US Immigration and Customs Enforcementarchive~law~news~societyusaauthor.nick mirofficeimmigrationFrom the article, written by Nick Miroff, who was a reporter for the Washington… morewww.theatlantic.com Oct 5, 2025Tildes
White House in a bind as soybean sales to China plummet to zero~law~news~societychinausaagriculturefarmingsoybeanstariffstrade.international> China, once the largest buyer of American soybeans, has not purchased a… morewww.newsweek.com Oct 1, 2025Tildes
Cash for pregnant moms in Flint led to healthier births and millions in healthcare savings~law~news~research.studies~societyusa.mi.flintgivedirectlycharities> A statewide study of GiveDirectly’s Rx Kids program in Flint, Michigan found… morewww.givedirectly.org Sep 16, 2025Tildes
How US schools deny advanced math to their highest-scoring students~education~gov.local~law~mathematics~news~societyusa.nclong readThe comments are worth reading. One of the authors explains the resistance they… morewww.educationprogress.org Aug 3, 2025Tildes