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How to raise a high performing student with an ambition to participate in the economy as soon as possible? It sort of requires a heroic attention to idealism, which their concentration wanes if you ask them to do that. Books all high school and college students should read... This is my list. It's not in any particular order but it is a list of my favorites. If you're a parent to a tween, figure out how to carve out time for your child to read. Don't *force* them, instead figure out a way to encourage it, by suggesting repeatedly that they do it. Ask them to put the tech device down for one hour the first time they get started. I would start these by age 11. Not all can be read at that age, so go through the list and make wise choices. Obviously you and your child have been reading before age 11 but these are the books to transition to starting around 11. Buy one of the books below and just give it to them. I suggest Animal Farm as a starting point. Also here's a suggestion. I created a list of ten questions after each book, printed it out and asked my kids to take the quiz. I gave them a reward just for doing it (like a Texas Roadhouse gift card for example, but anything will do). Didn't matter if they scored 6 out of 10 or 10 for 10. I found my child who embraced these quizzes after each book did better in school than my child who pushed back a little bit. Call me crazy! (but the results are kids that score top of their classes in every subject). Animal Farm (Orwell) 1984 (Orwell) Fahrenheit 451 (Bradbury) To Kill a Mockingbird (Lee) The Road to Serfdom (Hayek) Intellectuals and Socialism (Hayek) (this short book is usually attached to the end of The Road to Serfdom but if not, it is public domain and you can search for the PDF). The Other Wes Moore (Moore) Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck) Night (Elie Wiesel) A Tale of Two Cities (Dickens) The Wealth of Nations (Smith) The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald) The Grapes of Wrath (Steinbeck) Ulysses (Joyce) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Angelou) The Demon-Haunted World (Carl Sagan) Economic Facts and Fallacies (Sowell) or Basic Economics (Thomas Sowell) (need an entire summer!) Lord Of The Rings (Tolkien) The Moon is Down (Steinbeck) The Myth of the Robber Barons (Folsom, Jr.) Capitalism and Freedom (Friedman) Doctor Zhivago (Pasternak) Atlas Shrugged (Rand) The Constitution of the United States Don Quixote (Miguel de Cervantes) Crime and Punishment (Dostoevsky) Macbeth (Shakespeare) Hannah Arendt "The Origins of Totalitarianism" Iliad (Homer) Odyssey (Homer) (recommend Iliad before Odyssey if possible) The Canterbury Tales (Chaucer) Paradise Lost (Milton) The Inferno (Dante) Common Sense (Paine) Cosmos (Sagan) The Catcher in the Rye (Salinger) The Old man and the sea (Hemingway) A Farewell to Arms (Hemingway) The Outsiders (Hinton) Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Brave New World (Huxley) Uncle Tom’s cabin (Stowe) The Scarlett Letter (Hawthorne) The Call of the Wild (London) The Red Badge of Courage (Crane) The Brothers Karamazov (Dostoevsky) The Hound of the Baskervilles (Doyle) The Closing of the American Mind (Bloom) A conflict of visions (Sowell) Who Stole Feminism (Christina Hoff Sommers) Here are four books all young ladies should read… All of life’s experiences, the good and the bad, are described in beautiful and instructive detail: The Secret Garden The Little Princess Little Women Anne of Green Gables - Live long and prosper.

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Parallel Spock@RussLarson·1h

@WallStreetMav This is empirically true. Premiums up 220% during the time since ACA was passed; COLA up 26% over that same period. The math is not mathing.

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Wall Street Mav@WallStreetMav·15h

16 years ago Obama set off the largest spike in healthcare prices in American history. The “Affordable” Care Act became one of the most expensive laws ever passed, needing constant increases in taxpayer subsidies in order to artificially keep prices down. Obama’s legacy is a scam. Follow: @WallStreetMav

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Parallel Spock@RussLarson·1h

Intelligence failures enabled 9/11, not airport screening. When you have a foreigner visiting the country on an extended stay, they take flight lessons and tell the flight instructor they are not interested in the dynamics of landing the airplane, you’ve got all the ingredients that should have illuminated the red flag. Making flying harder for citizens born and raised in the country, didn’t and does not contribute to safety from outside actors who are seeking the ruin of our nation. Congress: pass legislation that brings airport security back to airports and local law enforcement. There is nothing patriotic in the Patriot Act.

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Matt Walsh@MattWalshBlog·2h

When TSA has been tested, it has failed to stop up to 80 percent of weapons smuggled through security. TSA to this day has never actually prevented a terrorist attack. There is not a single documented case of a terror plot foiled by TSA. On top of that, TSA was formed in response to 9-11, but 9-11 was not a failure of airport security. Airport security had basically nothing to do with it. So while this stand off over TSA funding continues, keep in mind that the agency shouldn't exist and is historically terrible at its job. We should privatize airport security again. Then it can't be used as a bargaining chip by politicians.

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@DefAMustRead Incredible. I could live in that room 🖖

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DJ Tenacious Library 🧬🔬@DefAMustRead·1h

@RussLarson Blow is my current library. I've got a lot of things moving around right now, as I relocate based on Library of Congress classifications. But I always said that this was it. This enormous room was all I would ever need. Now I will have twice as much 😅 & I realize I was lying

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DJ Tenacious Library 🧬🔬@DefAMustRead·1d

My aunt just called. She & my uncle have decided they are ready to be old - downsize, sell their home, move to the beach. He wants me to have his library 😳 approximately the same size as mine is currently. This summer, I will have more than 5,000 books in my library 🥹

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Parallel Spock@RussLarson·1h

The words of Lord Acton have never been more relevant in modern U.S. history than in the 21st century: "I cannot accept your canon that we are to judge Pope and King unlike other men, with a favourable presumption that they did no wrong. If there is any presumption it is the other way against holders of power, increasing as the power increases. Historic responsibility has to make up for the want of legal responsibility. Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority: still more when you superadd the tendency or the certainty of corruption by authority." We absolutely need to get Congress back to everyday American citizen. What we see instead with middle-income salaried congresspeople is wealth building beyond anything imaginable for the common low-income and middle-income American.

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Phil Holloway ✈️@PhilHollowayEsq·2h

Did you know that @Delta had a special “stand alone service” for members of congress? It’s no wonder Congress has never supported things like term limits They enjoy all the perks of power too much

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@JonathanTurley Outstanding! 🖖

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Jonathan Turley@JonathanTurley·3h

It is my pleasure to serve as the keynote at the unveiling of the new Benjamin Franklin bust at the historical Union League in Philadelphia on March 31st. I will be discussing my book Rage and the Republic, which discusses Franklin's role in our founding. foundingforward.org/event/celebrat…

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@evanwch @SenRandPaul Neither are you. Does that invalidate your arguments, your opinions, and your wisdom? Does it invalidate the Senator's? x.com/RussLarson/sta…

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The ACA act is to America what Jason was to Camp Crystal Lake: patently destructive, yet the kids hung around anyway for some inexplicable reason (okay, we all know why). Premiums are up 220% since the time the ACA act was passed. The cost-of-living increased 26% during this same period. The ACA literally created the "health insurance industrial complex." Profits go to the health insurance companies (which they deserve to make under the framework of the law) and doctors and clinics provide less personal care. Hmmmmm 🧐 Time to jettison President Obama's signature socialist legacy triumph and build a revised solution that incentivizes competition for clinics, competition for doctors and healthcare workers, competition for insurance, without government interference. Mr. Obama can keep his monstrosity of a library in Chicago for his legacy.

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Evan Barker@evanwch·8h

@SenRandPaul You will never be President

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Senator Rand Paul@SenRandPaul·18h

Repeal and replace Obamacare.

Barack Obama@BarackObama

The day the Affordable Care Act passed was one of my proudest moments as president, because it meant that millions of Americans would have access to health care, some for the first time. The ACA also prevented insurance companies from denying people with pre-existing conditions coverage, allowed young people under the age of 26 to remain on their parents’ plan, expanded Medicaid, and so much more. But the ACA was always meant to be a first step. We still have to do more to expand access and make health care more affordable for everyone.

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@SenRandPaul x.com/RussLarson/sta…

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The ACA act is to America what Jason was to Camp Crystal Lake: patently destructive, yet the kids hung around anyway for some inexplicable reason (okay, we all know why). Premiums are up 220% since the time the ACA act was passed. The cost-of-living increased 26% during this same period. The ACA literally created the "health insurance industrial complex." Profits go to the health insurance companies (which they deserve to make under the framework of the law) and doctors and clinics provide less personal care. Hmmmmm 🧐 Time to jettison President Obama's signature socialist legacy triumph and build a revised solution that incentivizes competition for clinics, competition for doctors and healthcare workers, competition for insurance, without government interference. Mr. Obama can keep his monstrosity of a library in Chicago for his legacy.

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Parallel Spock@RussLarson·2h

The ACA act is to America what Jason was to Camp Crystal Lake: patently destructive, yet the kids hung around anyway for some inexplicable reason (okay, we all know why). Premiums are up 220% since the time the ACA act was passed. The cost-of-living increased 26% during this same period. The ACA literally created the "health insurance industrial complex." Profits go to the health insurance companies (which they deserve to make under the framework of the law) and doctors and clinics provide less personal care. Hmmmmm 🧐 Time to jettison President Obama's signature socialist legacy triumph and build a revised solution that incentivizes competition for clinics, competition for doctors and healthcare workers, competition for insurance, without government interference. Mr. Obama can keep his monstrosity of a library in Chicago for his legacy.

Barack Obama@BarackObama

The day the Affordable Care Act passed was one of my proudest moments as president, because it meant that millions of Americans would have access to health care, some for the first time. The ACA also prevented insurance companies from denying people with pre-existing conditions coverage, allowed young people under the age of 26 to remain on their parents’ plan, expanded Medicaid, and so much more. But the ACA was always meant to be a first step. We still have to do more to expand access and make health care more affordable for everyone.

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Parallel Spock@RussLarson·3h

@Real_RobN The dogma of socialism and serfdom is strong in former President Obama… x.com/RussLarson/sta…

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Yet this part of your statement is untrue: “[…] Americans would have access to health care, some for the first time.” All citizens had the same access to healthcare before the ACA. In many cases, the poorest citizens had better access pre-ACA than they do now post-ACA. Not one hospital in this country ever turned away a person for care in the emergency room, and no debilitating invoice followed a low income person after their treatment. Today, the same is not true. All you did was bring in a new emergency room process whereby the filling out of a form brings immediate billing to people (without their knowledge) whether they ever eventually get seen. Your ACA act increased the costs of premiums and deductibles for 100% of middle class Americans, to the point that monthly health insurance costs are eating as much or more of the paycheck as their federal and state income taxes. ACA created and ushered in the healthcare & health insurance industrial complex. Today, middlemen, insurers, make most of the money. Not doctors and not clinics. A complete eradication of the ACA would result in better access to healthcare for all citizens. Low income, no income, middle income and high income. But the dogma of socialism is strong in you President Obama, so you’ll ignore any truth, and keep peddling your propaganda, seeking about the ruin of souls while you celebrate your “legacy.”

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🇺🇸RealRobert🇺🇸@Real_RobN·10h

This is: The architect of ObamaCare, MIT economist Jonathan Gruber, calling the Unaffordable Care Act a scam and the American voter “stupid” not once, not twice, but three times. “Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage,” The Unaffordable Care Act was written in a way that deliberately and maliciously deceived, robbed, extorted, and blackmailed the American public, including the (CBO) Congressional Budget Office. In other words: You have been robbed, deceived, blackmailed, extorted, and defrauded by Jonathan Gruber, Barack Obama, John Roberts, and—thumb up his ass—John McCain. All captured on videotape.

Barack Obama@BarackObama

The day the Affordable Care Act passed was one of my proudest moments as president, because it meant that millions of Americans would have access to health care, some for the first time. The ACA also prevented insurance companies from denying people with pre-existing conditions coverage, allowed young people under the age of 26 to remain on their parents’ plan, expanded Medicaid, and so much more. But the ACA was always meant to be a first step. We still have to do more to expand access and make health care more affordable for everyone.

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Yet this part of your statement is untrue: “[…] Americans would have access to health care, some for the first time.” All citizens had the same access to healthcare before the ACA. In many cases, the poorest citizens had better access pre-ACA than they do now post-ACA. Not one hospital in this country ever turned away a person for care in the emergency room, and no debilitating invoice followed a low income person after their treatment. Today, the same is not true. All you did was bring in a new emergency room process whereby the filling out of a form brings immediate billing to people (without their knowledge) whether they ever eventually get seen. Your ACA act increased the costs of premiums and deductibles for 100% of middle class Americans, to the point that monthly health insurance costs are eating as much or more of the paycheck as their federal and state income taxes. ACA created and ushered in the healthcare & health insurance industrial complex. Today, middlemen, insurers, make most of the money. Not doctors and not clinics. A complete eradication of the ACA would result in better access to healthcare for all citizens. Low income, no income, middle income and high income. But the dogma of socialism is strong in you President Obama, so you’ll ignore any truth, and keep peddling your propaganda, seeking about the ruin of souls while you celebrate your “legacy.”

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Barack Obama@BarackObama·20h

Thanks to the almost two dozen states who have stepped up to make health care more affordable, even after Congress refused to extend federal subsidies. It’s helping more people get the care they need, and more states should follow their lead. nytimes.com/2026/03/20/hea…

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Barack Obama@BarackObama·20h

The day the Affordable Care Act passed was one of my proudest moments as president, because it meant that millions of Americans would have access to health care, some for the first time. The ACA also prevented insurance companies from denying people with pre-existing conditions coverage, allowed young people under the age of 26 to remain on their parents’ plan, expanded Medicaid, and so much more. But the ACA was always meant to be a first step. We still have to do more to expand access and make health care more affordable for everyone.

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Dr. Lynn Fynn-derella🐭@Fynnderella1

The day the ACA was jammed down our throats unconstitutionally, was the beginning of the END of quality healthcare in America. Yes you and Pelosi “you gotta pass it to know what’s in it” should ROT for what you did.

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Aakash Gupta@aakashgupta·18h

The air traffic controller cleared the fire truck onto the runway. Seconds later, the same controller screamed “stop, stop, stop.” The plane was doing 93 to 105 mph. Both pilots are dead. Everyone will frame this as controller error. One controller was simultaneously managing a United flight that aborted takeoff after an anti-ice warning, dispatching a fire truck across an active runway, and sequencing an inbound Air Canada landing at highway speed. At 11:40 PM. On a mandatory overtime shift at a facility that has been understaffed for years. A system that assigns one person that workload will produce exactly this outcome. The only variable is when. The FAA is short approximately 3,000 controllers. The headcount dropped 13% from 2010 to 2024 while flight volume rose 10%. Over 40% of the FAA’s 290 terminal facilities are understaffed. The New York TRACON, which manages the most congested airspace in America across LaGuardia, JFK, and Newark, has been chronically below target. Newark was operating at 59% of its staffing goal. LaGuardia handles 900 flights a day. The hiring pipeline is broken at every stage. Only 2% of applicants complete the full process. Training takes up to 6 years. The FAA Academy in Oklahoma City is a bottleneck, with roughly 35% of trainees washing out. Congress blocked legislation to build a second academy. In one recent hiring cycle, the FAA brought on 1,512 candidates and lost 1,300 in the same window. Net gain: around 160 controllers for an entire country. Three things need to happen and everyone who can make them happen has known for years. Congress needs to fund and authorize a second FAA training academy. One facility in Oklahoma City cannot produce enough controllers for 900 million annual passengers. Members of Congress from Oklahoma have actively blocked this. That needs to end yesterday. The FAA needs to cut certification time. Six years from application to fully certified controller is absurd. The agency’s own data shows tower simulators reduce certification time by 27%. They’ve installed them at 95 facilities. That should be every facility, and the simulated hours should count toward more of the certification requirement. The FAA needs to stop plugging staffing gaps with mandatory overtime. Controllers at understaffed facilities are working six-day weeks rotating between morning, mid, and night shifts. The NTSB has flagged fatigue repeatedly. The controller last night was managing overlapping emergencies during a nighttime operation. Overtime is not a staffing plan. It’s a countdown to the next runway collision. The controller said “I messed up” to a Frontier pilot who watched the whole thing. The pilot responded “No man, you did the best you could.” One of them is right. The answer determines whether this happens again.

BNO News@BNONews

WATCH: New video shows Air Canada flight crashing into rescue truck at New York airport

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Parallel Spock@RussLarson·5h

The road to hell is paved through the socialist instantiation of a serfdom state and ultimately the suffering of the People in that state. As long as the media and public continue to utilize the term “liberal” interchangeable with Democrat, I fear their continued hold over half the population of the country. It is natural for half the population to be tempted by, and even advocate for, handouts. Entitlements. Welfare. There is nothing liberal about democrats: they are progressive socialists, marxists, maoists. Those individuals do not see the path of entitlement is synonymous with a serfdom. Their minds simply reconcile the socialist path as the fair redistribution and rebalancing of the checkbooks from the rich to the poor. They don’t realize that is really just a smoke screen to deliver barbarism and serfdom to all subjects of the state. Let’s be clear: Democrats are insidiously progressive socialists who seek a durable welfare state. That state keeps them in power and rewards those elected officials with the riches they seek individually. Not funding TSA in protest over ICE agents who are simply doing their job of enforcing federal laws, that many democrats have traditionally supported, is… evil. Plain and simple. 2026 Mid Terms and the 2028 election are in many ways more important to the holding of the Constitution of the United States than the 2024 election that jettison a monarchy socialist regime was. Why? Because democrats wait in the wings to usher in an even greater censorship state, and even greater welfare state, and a soul crushing tax state, more so than what we witnessed during the 2020-2024 regime. I cannot understate that enough. Democrats received a taste of the dystopian socialist state, they’ve been sidelined for a short period, and they are fully preparing a return to shepherd in this next era of Marxism. Americans must view the TSA suffering for much more than the immediate wretchedness they are witnessing. It is a precursor to what Democrats expect to achieve in just a few short years. What I foresee is not an historical inevitability. Americans can and must vote against democrats in 2026. They can vote against them in 2028. For their souls and the soul of a durable liberty, Americans must. I will. It is logical.

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Benny Johnson@bennyjohnson·15h

I spoke with over a dozen TSA agents today. None of them have been paid in 2 months. Here’s what they told me: “I had to sell my car to pay my mortgage” “I work 12 hour shifts and don’t see my kids. Now I can’t even afford to buy my family dinner.” “I’m going to have to quit this month and find another job.” “My wife had to go back to work” “I can’t afford basic groceries” “I have no more savings left.” “This makes no sense. ICE is funded through 2030. Democrats are just punishing us.” One thing became clear after today: Democrats targeting TSA is morally depraved. It hurts passengers and law enforcement alike. Politicians should NOT be able to destroy innocent people’s lives to score cheap political theater points. Democrats are evil for this. They just want to see Americans suffer to protect illegals and illegal voting.

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@johnondrasik I don’t disagreed. There are excellent singers in that list. Steve Perry jumps near the top. 🖖

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John Ondrasik@johnondrasik·16h

Steve Perry is a better singer than all of these icons with the possible exception of Freddie and Plant. David Byrne?🙄

The Extreme Music Enthusiast@TheExtremeMusi1

Who's missing???

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Parallel Spock@RussLarson·13h

Let us know how we can help. Underpinning this is the departure from teaching students pro-Western civilization, culture, and traditions with of course some balanced learning of Marxism and Maoism and how those founders were wrong and why. The more we can advocate to have more kids taught the classics but qualified professors who don’t *hate* the West, the better the underpinnings of children’s lives will be as they became adults.

Horowitz Freedom Center@HorowitzCenter

One of our Freedom Center Fellows just testified before Congress on the dangers of Sharia Law in America—and the Left is pushing back hard. With new attacks already emerging, we need your support to keep going strong. Don’t wait—we’re up against the clock.

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Parallel Spock@RussLarson·14h

Yes. It’s all quite silly. A petulant king wanted a divorce, the Catholic Church wouldn’t grant it, so he broke off the church, declared himself head of newly broken off church. Of course we all can agree that it is senseless but not inconceivable at the time that this occurred (1534). No, that’s not what is surprising… What is surprising is that the Church and the Monarch didn’t at some point in contemporary times, say “Gee, this is silly. Let’s ask the Vatican if it will take us back. We’ll stand down completely and allow the Pope to appoint the bishops, etc.” But no… the Church of England just keeps on operating as if it is legitimate.

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Robert P. George@McCormickProf·1d

I have no idea what Prince William really thinks about religion. I have a question, though, for friends who are knowledgeable about the Church of England. If the monarch is an unbeliever (or not a believing Christian or not an Anglican) can he or she nevertheless serve as Supreme Governor of the Church of England?

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Parallel Spock@RussLarson·15h

I’ve experienced similar things. For example, Facebook and X are now inundated with really cool looking products for sale. They are usually bogus. I’m fact if you check the domain info on their webpage, it will show you it’s only been up for a few weeks. Now let’s say you purchase something. Nothing arrives. You make a claim with your credit card. The domain website owner will actually have the nerve to send your bank a fraudulent tracking number out of China saying they shipped your item. The bank doesn’t want to reverse the charge. You call the police, they simply say (there’s no way to find this person, probably because they are not even operating in our country). Lots of fraud and law enforcement will barely investigate. Don’t get me wrong, there are lots of great LEOs but it’s getting more dubious out there.

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Christopher Landau@ChrisLandauUSA·1d

Last fall, as my 86-year-old father-in-law lay dying of cancer at his home in Lakeland, Florida, the pool guy told my wife—who was tending to her dad—that he was owed $2,000 for past services. He claimed that he’d left my father-in-law’s check “out in the rain” and it had been ruined. Although distraught over her father’s situation, my wife is a sensible person and asked to see the “ruined” check before writing a new one. Weeks pass, and the pool guy starts to get pretty aggressive about demanding payment, before he finally produces the “ruined” check on which he also claims to have spilled ink (!)—and shows her many other similarly “ruined” checks. My wife logs into her father’s bank account and sees that the check—in perfect condition—had been cashed by the pool guy months earlier. So he’s obviously trying to take advantage of her vulnerable situation to scam her. We were outraged and concerned that he’d pull this stunt on others, so we immediately contacted the Polk County Sheriff’s Department. We were assigned a Detective to whom we presented the evidence: emails demanding payment, the copy of the bogus “ruined” check, and the bank’s copy of the intact check that was cashed. Alas, they’ve now ghosted us since we last reached out 3 months ago asking for an update. And that brings me to my point: I don’t know what’s happened in our country, but our law enforcement agencies and prosecutors seem more interested in doing their paperwork than in actually enforcing the law. I hope we can change this before people stop bothering even to bring wrongdoing to the authorities’ attention, as has happened in many other countries. The rule of law requires enforcement of the law!

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Parallel Spock@RussLarson·15h

@angeldadjoe @GovPritzker The dogma of socialism is very strong. The governor’s propaganda is not compatible with your daughter’s killing. May God have grace on her soul that you should meet her in His kingdom someday.

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Joe Abraham@angeldadjoe·18h

.@GovPritzker, I saw your post honoring lives lost in Minnesota—standing publicly, naming Alex Pretti and Renee Good, and laying flowers in their memory. But where was that same compassion on January 19, 2025? That is the day my 20-year-old daughter, Katie Abraham, was killed here in Illinois. She was innocent. She did not knowingly put herself in the middle of an ongoing law enforcement situation. She was not making a dangerous choice. She was simply living her life—and it was taken from her. You have never said her name. You have never come to where she died. You have never acknowledged her publicly. And beyond that—you have never even responded to me. I sent you a simple, non-political letter. Not for attention. Not for headlines. Just a father asking for clarity, for answers, and for understanding of the state’s position. You never replied. And now, in the wake of another tragedy here in Chicago, your public display of compassion elsewhere—while remaining silent about victims in your own state—feels deeply disconnected from the reality families like mine are living every day. Instead, you continue to defend sanctuary policies that create the conditions where preventable tragedies like hers can happen. This is not about politics. It’s about leadership and accountability. When you choose to publicly mourn some victims while remaining silent about others—especially those lost under policies you support—it sends a message. Whether intentional or not, it tells families like mine that our loss does not matter the same way. So I am asking you directly: Where is your compassion for my daughter? Where is your acknowledgment of victims here in Illinois? And when will you take responsibility for the consequences of the policies you defend? Say her name: Katie Abraham. Stand where she died. Show the people of Illinois that every life matters.

Governor JB Pritzker@GovPritzker

Standing with Minnesotans tonight and paying my respects to Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

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Parallel Spock@RussLarson·15h

Radnor HS has: French (1-4) German (1-4) Spanish (1-4) Latin (multiple sequences) Pope John Paul II (Catholic) (Royersford) has: Italian (only 3 years) French (1-4) Spanish (1-4) Latin (only 1/2 year) Although Italian is only 3 years, our son will be traveling to Italy with a class cohort for two weeks in June. I would not be surprised if he learns nearly as much language being there for two weeks as he received in the three years in school 🤣 I can tell you that he is really excited for this trip! Great lead in ahead of starting college next fall.

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eburke@JamesWHankins1·23h

Good to know, but isn't it getting weaker? I remember reading somewhere that most public schools in NJ were only offering Spanish. In my public high school in PA (admittedly Main Line) we could take Latin, Greek, French, German, Spanish and Russian. Now the same high school only offers Spanish.

T. Corey Brennan@Repubblica1849

@NadyaWilliams81 @JamesWHankins1 @RutgersU New Jersey (like Virginia, and a few other states) has a really strong tradition in middle school / high school Latin and that really helps in drawing students at the university level

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