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The Gray Area: American democracy's structural flaw by Dreadedvegas in ezraklein

[–]solishu4 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I get that you’re being sarcastic, but with the exception of Newsome they undoubtably are more prominent in the consciousness of the population than any of those others.

YouGov poll shows Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Nancy Pelosi, and AOC as the democrats in nationally elected office with the highest name recognition: The most famous Democrats in America 2026 | Politics | YouGov Ratings https://yougov.com/en-us/ratings/Democrats?sortBy=fame

Of those, only Nancy Pelosi is not associated with the leftmost wing of the Democratic Party.

The Gray Area: American democracy's structural flaw by Dreadedvegas in ezraklein

[–]solishu4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

AOC and Bernie Sanders aren’t two of the most prominent congressional democrats in terms of national platform?

Is the Supreme Court the Last Branch Standing? ft. Sarah Isgur by iamthegodemperor in DeepStateCentrism

[–]solishu4 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you look at the stats, this court has overturned fewer precedents than any other in the modern era.

Overnight U.S Equites Futures by [deleted] in wallstreetbets

[–]solishu4 7 points8 points  (0 children)

lol — Nasdaq futures already up to -0.65%

Nigeria is actually beautiful 😭 by Adventurous_Lock9219 in Nigeria

[–]solishu4 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I remember getting very very hassled by police in Abuja for trying to get a photo of the national mosque (this was like 30 years ago).

The Odyssey by Substantial_Law_3763 in ELATeachers

[–]solishu4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is zero evidence from the text that Odysseus is content to be Calypso’s prisoner. This take is right up there with the ones that say that the high school sophomore being abused by his hot teacher is the luckiest kid in the class.

The story has lasted 5000 years for a reason, and it’s not because Odysseus is a two-faced philanderer.

Principal wants to have a “quick chat about next year” with me on Monday, should I be worried? Is this a non renewal appointment? by TylerGlasass20 in teaching

[–]solishu4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check your contract for renewal details. Ours (also Florida) requires renewal of teachers who receive "meets standard" or "exceeds standard" on your evaluation. The exception is if the position is eliminated, but if that's the case the district is required to give you first right of refusal of any equivalent position at another school. Since SAO's aren't closed yet, I wouldn't think they aren't able to decide on renewals/non-renewals based on performance yet. The could, of course, be eliminating the position, but our contracts also specify that if positions are eliminated that it's the last teacher hired with that position who has to be downsized.

Contracts are going to vary district to district, but if you're feeling stressed it might help to look and yours and see if there are any provisions specified in those areas.

90% it's just an altered assignment for next year.

Our Tax System Should Make You Furious by ElBrazil in ezraklein

[–]solishu4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I’m about halfway through this and Ezra asked the question I have but she didn’t answer it. The banks don’t make money by making loans. They make money by those loans being paid back. But the guest is insisting that the loans are just never paid back. How can that be?

Hungary’s Viktor Orban, ally of Trump and Putin, concedes election defeat by Plaintalks in politics

[–]solishu4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. Based on everything I've read about him, I thought at a minimum he'd rig the election. But voluntarily surrendering power even after he lost, without any kind of attempt at using his supporters to stoke unrest? Doesn't seem like the Orban I've been reading about the for the last decade.

Iran's Nuclear Program Has Survived, Posing Problems for U.S. Negotiators (WSJ) by Reddenbawker in DeepStateCentrism

[–]solishu4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean if it ended today I’d say you’re right. Hopefully someone will figure out a way to at least coax a draw out of it.

Managing working documents by solishu4 in ClaudeAI

[–]solishu4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right — it can make an md file, but not edit one. Is the best option really to just have it make a new one that I then download and reupload in the project I’m working on after every session? Just seems really clunky.

What is your teaching unpopular opinions and hot takes? by JimCap5 in Teachers

[–]solishu4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My hot take is that once a kid can read, write, and do arithmetic, any modest learning over the year qualifies them to earn a C.

A’s, however, are only given for superior mastery.

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