James Howlett

@WORLDSTAR Based. Free Tracy.

A 56-year-old teacher in Arkansas, Tracy Matthews, has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault after a classroom incident was caught on camera. It all started when a student said, "Bruh, I don’t have a computer." Matthews replied, "I’m not your bruh, I’m your sir." The student then sealed his fate by saying, "My bad, lil bruh." According to the police report, that's when Matthews snapped. He allegedly grabbed the student, pushed him against a desk, followed him out of the room, and then choked him against a wall until it was hard for him to breathe. worldstar.com/videos/wshh0I0…

@Coffeine10 @phil_mcalister Extremely easy - no union.

@phil_mcalister Then how do you explain the results in Vietnam?

Public school is primarily a jobs program and voter aggregation system. The data are very clear. Spending doesn't correlate to results. School quality has an extremely minimal impact. Education outcomes are entirely dependent on the student and their family. No amount of education spending will change that.

@henryblakedev @phil_mcalister Look at growth of “administrative” roles v. teaching roles. And look at that v. enrollment and outcomes. In big blue cities, it is not a casual conclusion. Govt bloat isn’t an accident, it’s a voting block. And unfortunately that now includes teachers.

I agree with the conclusion on spending, but drawing the inference that schools are a “jobs program” does not seem like a fair causal conclusion. Without schools - or some replacement for them (and I agree the education system is broken) - there would likely be a decline in literacy, IQ, and related outcomes? But alternative ways of thinking about education should be a MUST for the 21st century.

@brunellaism Peak white mediocrity

lena dunham’s girls pitch.. why is she a generational genius

@luxemiaa Engagement farming bullshit. If it was really about a surprise bd, every guy would have lead with that. No guy would just text with complete ambiguity knowing you would likely text your friend.

Ok so boom…. My friend’s husband dm’ed me asking me to call him and sent his phone number. Mind you, he’s cool but we don’t know each other like that, outside of her. So I assumed it may have been a mistake and didn’t respond. An hour later, he sends the same message, asking me to call. So I reply back and say “I’m working, is everything ok?” My friend has mild health issues and I was afraid something could be wrong. No reply.…..

@SkinsHoops86 Also cousin and played with 3 Kneuppel brothers. 4D chess.

Team that just came off the final 4, taking commitment from guy ranked #237 in the 247Sports composite ranking. RESPECT, Illinois doing their own evals, no group think, not just chasing bigger names after Final 4 run.

@DearS_o_n College

Name a huge scam that has been normalised?

@memechaotic Chance the Raper

Go.

@isknan Textbook narcissist. Stay strong, I hope you find peace.

Last week, Rebecca Grossman—the woman who killed my two precious boys, Mark and Jacob, by speeding through a crosswalk—made a request that I would go visit her in prison… to “see the circumstances she is in.” And that she is “A victim” I’m still trying to process how someone could make such a request. While I can only imagine how difficult her life behind bars must be, the truth is this: I would trade places with her in a heartbeat. I would live in any prison cell, under any conditions, for the rest of my life… if it meant my beautiful boys could be alive again—laughing, dreaming, growing up, and chasing every beautiful future they deserved.

@CivokNilam Fire them all and start over

New: a leaked internal email written by Dave Stieber shows that the Chicago Teachers Union does not intend to abide by the decision of the elected school board. If they cannot get schools officially closed on May 1, they are encouraging teachers to use personal days or take unpaid leave to force a shutdown. It's ironic that an organization planning to protest to "save democracy" is willing to ignore the decision of a democratically elected body when it doesn't go its way. Even more ironic is that the school board is elected, rather than appointed by the mayor, in part because the CTU fought for that change.

@SenWarren You’ve been in office 13 years. The tax code has tripled in size since then. What have you done about for the last 13 years?

Wouldn't it be nice if you could say goodbye to TurboTax and file your taxes for free, online, and directly with the IRS? I have a bill to get that done.

@btpanko Bruh, prime space been empty for 3 years, wtf you talkin bout?

Chicago is clearly dead though

@DrPatrick The LA Times has been complicit in implenting and supporting these bad policies. For years you’ve advocated for the politicians and their policies, and voting for them, to readers in your paper. Why aren’t you recognizing your culpability in getting here?

L.A.’s population is falling, could ‘haunt us for decades’ - why the surprise when California is THE most business unfriendly state in the country. Long term loss of jobs is a real consequence of bad policy by politicians in this city and state latimes.com/california/sto…

@SleeperBears @dae2walker This isn’t in Jahdae’s X or IG?

Caleb Williams, Rome Odunze, Colston Loveland, Luther Burden & Jahdae Walker are all at USC training together via (@dae2walker IG) Next season is going to be SPECIAL🐻⬇️

@GarbageHuman24 The advocates for free speech online blocked comments 🤣🤣🤣

This thread makes a lot of sense when you see who runs EFF⌚️

@PaulPabst @ChicagoBears @dannymarkino 🐻⬇️

For a class project my daughter had to write a formal letter to three organizations...sports/business/entertainment/etc. The goal was to get a response to questions about the business. She heard back today. Super cool of them. She was thrilled. @ChicagoBears @dannymarkino

@GovPritzker Speaking of accountability…x.com/mariadavidson/…

Accountability is what Illinoisans are owed for the terror that occurred during Operation Midway Blitz. President Trump and his accomplices should answer directly to the people of Illinois for what they unleashed on our state. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/20…

@JohnsonAutomate @creepydotorg The Danger of a Single Story. The strongest predictor of success for children is married parents. More than socioeconomic status. So, yes, I’ll side with what the statistics say as opposed to a decades old single data point about a complete psycho.

@creepydotorg And people still think the "nuclear family" is the ideal structure. Some horrors are only possible behind closed doors, with everyone too polite to ask questions.

In 1984, Josef Fritzl tricked his 18-year-old daughter, Elisabeth, into the basement of their home in Amstetten, Austria. Once she was inside, he knocked her unconscious, locked her behind a reinforced door, and kept her there for 24 years. Upstairs, the rest of the family continued living normally. Fritzl told his wife, Rosemarie, that Elisabeth had run away to join a sect. He forced Elisabeth to write letters from the basement to support the story. In that basement, without windows, ventilation, or medical care, Elisabeth gave birth to seven children. Three grew up locked there with her, never seeing daylight. Three others were taken upstairs, left at the door with notes, and raised by Rosemarie as grandchildren. One baby died a few days after birth, and Fritzl cremated the body inside the house. The truth came out in 2008 when one of the children became seriously ill and had to be taken to the hospital. It was the first time Elisabeth had been outside since 1984. Doctors alerted the police. Fritzl was arrested that same day and confessed two days later. In 2009, he was sentenced to life in prison. Elisabeth and her surviving children were given new identities and have lived under protection ever since. Elisabeth was 18 when she was locked in that basement. She was 42 when she saw daylight again.

@GovPritzker x.com/mariadavidson/…

Donald Trump’s record now includes the largest 4-week increase on record of gas prices and the biggest one-day price increase in six years of oil. Americans didn’t want this; what they wanted was relief. nytimes.com/2026/04/01/bus…

@GovPritzker x.com/mariadavidson/…

Donald Trump owes Illinoisans alone $8,679,261,600. That doesn’t even begin to cover the investments decimated for businesses, the still-rising prices, and the jobs lost. Another total bust by the President. cnbc.com/2026/04/03/tru…