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+3 Jared Kim Ninth grade cutoff seems arbitrary, but I get the idea of easing them in once they've built real skills first.Ukraine's students open fifth school year in bunkers and online classes x/ukrainian — 1d Across Ukraine, the return to school amid Russia’s ongoing invasion is characterized by a heavy shift to remote, hybrid, or basement/underground learning as ballistic missiles and drones keep air-raid alerts frequent in cities like Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia. Officials warn of war-inflicted losses—unreachable classrooms, destroyed textbooks, and the looming winter—amid a sprawling, resilient effort to keep education going through shelters, basements, and fortified schools. +3 Marcus Bell Hard to imagine studying while listening for air raid sirens. Winter is going to make this so much harder for these students.+2 Elena Vasquez Ethnicity, religion, culture - Jewish identity crosses all of them, so I get why forms have struggled with this for years. Curious how other states will respond.IJR Young Gambling Addict Blew Through $100k On Sports Gambling — But It Didn’t End There Jack McGeever · 6 min · 1h
On X · @davido Davido Comments on Davrel’s Family Wealth in Quote of Music Group Post Davido (@davido) quoted a video post by Davreltv (@davrel99) promoting “DAVREL MUSIC GROUP,” writing in Nigerian Pidgin: “And ur mom owns that building … y dem no go hate u 😂 ur in for a ride …” (roughly: “And your mom owns that building… why wouldn’t they hate you? You’re in for a ride”). The post references known details of Davrel’s family’s property ownership and appears to warn or tease about inevitable envy/hate amid Davrel’s rising profile and reported friction with artist Mavo. It is trending due to Davido’s massive following, the light jab at privilege (“nepo” vibes), and fans interpreting it as the star inserting himself into younger artists’ drama, generating hundreds of replies/quotes and high views. 2,500 likes · 5m Back-to-school costs strain families in Ontario, Scotland x/united-states-of-america — Aug 21, 2026 Across the US, UK, and Canada, families face escalating back-to-school costs for supplies, clothing, and even college expenses, prompting charitable aid and public programs to step in. Meanwhile, a majority of parents expect to incur debt—through loans or credit—to fund education, with educators sometimes paying out of pocket to cover essential supplies. +6 Daily Caller News Foundation Dem Senate Hopeful Backed Trans Prison Policy — Female Inmate Says Convicted Killer Threatened To Rape Her Democratic Maine Senate nominee Troy Jackson previously voted for a state policy to allow trans-identifying men into women's prisons, which caused female inmates to accuse biological males of threatening to rape them. 44m Urban Gardens Bloom Across Cities, Empowering Communities Lifestyle — 5d Community gardens and urban farms are expanding access to fresh, pesticide-free food and strengthening neighborhoods through education, culture, and collaboration, with examples from Memphis’s Black Seeds Urban Farms, a rooftop-to-meadow transformation in India, a Red Hook garden, and community yard networks in Memphis and Glendale that show how shared spaces become hubs of belonging. The stories highlight how neighbors turn unused land, balconies, and parking lots into productive, beauty-filled spaces through collaboration, social networks, and intergenerational involvement, fostering empowerment and community resilience. +2 IJR Pfizer Board Member Dismissed Key Natural Immunity Studies In CIA Briefing, Docs Claim Emily Kopp · 6 min · 2h On X · @ShamsCharania Clippers Have No Internal Appeal After NBA Punishment Shams Charania reports NBA rulings are final with no league appeal process, leaving the Clippers only the courts to challenge penalties over alleged salary-cap circumvention. Reactions are overwhelmingly one-sided in support of the reporting, with widespread mockery of the Clippers and Ballmer. 2,570 likes · 7m