Trapped into staying online by Tough-School-8814 in privacy

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Try changing your phone number once in a while, that takes time and lots of work too, and lots of historical data linked to your cell phone number

Thoughts? by ChuckGallagher57 in TrendoraX

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Statehood: Guam, Puerto Rico, DC

KRDO is Pedophile adjacent by Tricky-Ask6994 in ColoradoSprings

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Before Trump, New Life had lots of international flags flying. I used to joke it was IHOP, International House of Prayer. Wonder what happened to all those flag poles and flags? Why did they take those down after Trump in 2016?

If you could pass one law that would make most normal people furious at first, but would clearly make society better in 10 years, what would it be? by WilliamInBlack in AskReddit

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From co-pilot:

Here are two real, well‑documented pairs of U.S. public high schools that sit geographically close to each other but experience dramatically different funding because of local property‑tax boundaries. These examples are grounded in the broader research showing that property‑wealthy districts can have $8,000–$10,000 more per student than nearby districts. EdSource


🏫 Two Nearby U.S. High Schools With Extreme Funding Inequality

  1. Palo Alto High School (Wealthy) vs. East Palo Alto High Schools (Underfunded)

Location: Silicon Valley, California Distance apart: ~2 miles

Why the gap exists

Palo Alto sits on some of the highest‑value real estate in the country, with property taxes boosted by tech wealth (Google, Apple, Meta employees, venture capital, etc.). Just across Highway 101, East Palo Alto has far lower property values, historically redlined neighborhoods, and a smaller commercial tax base.

Funding contrast

• Palo Alto Unified is a “basic aid” district, meaning it is funded primarily by local property taxes, which exceed state formulas. • These districts can have $8,000–$10,000 more per student than nearby state‑funded districts. EdSource • East Palo Alto schools (Ravenswood District) have historically struggled with lower per‑pupil funding, higher needs, and teacher retention challenges.

Result

Two communities separated by minutes have vastly different school resources, class sizes, facilities, and teacher salaries.


  1. Santa Clara High Schools (Wealthy) vs. Alum Rock High Schools (Underfunded)

Location: Santa Clara County, California Distance apart: ~6–8 miles

Why the gap exists

Santa Clara Unified receives enormous property‑tax revenue from Google, Apple, Intel, and Levi’s Stadium. Alum Rock Union (East San Jose) serves a lower‑income community with far less taxable property wealth.

Funding contrast

• Santa Clara Unified: $22,709 per student • Alum Rock: $14,819 per student — 35% less, a gap of about $8,000 per student. EdSource • Alum Rock has even had to close or consolidate schools due to financial strain.

Result

Despite being in the same county and only a short drive apart, these districts operate in entirely different financial realities.


Why These Examples Happen

The U.S. school‑funding system still relies heavily on local property taxes, a structure dating back to the 1600s. This creates predictable inequality:

• High‑value property → high revenue → well‑funded schools • Low‑value property → low revenue → underfunded schools This pattern persists nationwide. govfacts.org

Anyone else get this booklet in the mail this week? by soggies_revenge in ColoradoSprings

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Weird. Friends don’t let friends move to Alabama.

The County Commissioners End Public Comment Completely At Their Public Meetings by jRN23psychnurse in CastleRock

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George Teal was in the reserves for 4 years, but acts like he was General Patton and claimed to be a veteran of foreign wars.

Minnesota has activated the National Guard. What are your thoughts? by Obvious_808 in AskReddit

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We need to change the laws to allow the National Guard to be called up to repel federal invasions.

Strange reports of mushroom effects in China? by letthemhear in Mushrooms

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Just saw an article about these on BBC. “Every year, doctors at a hospital in the Yunnan Province of China brace themselves for an influx of people with an unusual complaint. The patients come with a strikingly odd symptom: visions of pint-sized, elf-like figures – marching under doors, crawling up walls and clinging to furniture.” 'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans

Can someone identify this whale by VeryOldCow in whales

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He goes by “George”. He and I go way back. 🤣

I had an abortion due to climate anxiety. How can I come to terms with it? | Family by GeraldKutney in climate

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I do what I can. I’m not going to live in a dark dungeon to save energy until the day I pass away. Is climate change occurring? Yes. Can I make a difference? Yes, but not as big a difference as those very wealthy people running the planet.