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Joined October 2012
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Crabs in a bucket.
Gifted and Talented, or G&T, programs have long been a perennial subject of debate, particularly in New York City, where it has bedeviled mayors for years. Some parents have already washed their hands of the whole G&T business, refusing to participate in what they view as a corrupt system of segregation. But countless others still place significant stock in the G&T designation and what it offers and are comfortable relying on cognitive testing, should it be required, to determine whether a child qualifies. “When your intelligence is the foundation of your self-perception, failing to achieve feels like soul death,” writes Katie Arnold-Ratliff. But if the limited amount of information we have about gifted kids long-term is any indication, most lead, at best, ordinary lives of modest accomplishment. A 35-year study of 677 gifted children found that by age 50, only 12.3 percent had reached a level of “eminence,” defined as “full professors … Fortune 500 executives … judges and lawyers, leaders in biomedicine, award-winning journalists and writers.” This means 88 percent never did. Arnold-Ratliff digs into the myth of the gifted child, and how our notions of intelligence may be inherently flawed: nymag.visitlink.me/9mc2Wh
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The study defines eminence as accomplishing "something rare" like becoming full professors at research universities or Fortune 500 executives; 12.3% of gifted participants achieved it, far exceeding general population rates. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC64…
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Rob Vaughn 📞
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My claim to fame is this guy struck me out 4 times in 4 consecutive at bats my senior year of highschool.
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Stephen Kolek is the @Royals Player of the Game! The final out of his 108-pitch shutout 👇 (MLB x Primo Brands)
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Proposed architectural model
He wants an "observation deck" That checks out.
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“This is how you’re supposed to catch” Shows one of the most elite pitchers of all time nailing his spots the entire time. Yeah that’s comparable to college kids for sure.
This is how you’re supposed to catch Idk what got into people in college baseball but if you have a giant wide guy back there with a good target and don’t move your glove around like a spastic you get more calls and the pitcher has better focus I am sure I am right
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These peoples votes count the same as yours
No I work in retail where I can quite literally see how much money I’m making the company. I’ll do anywhere between $600 and $2000 in a 5hr shift while only making $71. It’s more radicalizing to see the dramatic extent at which your surplus labor is being extracted
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Retail net profit margins ($'s of profit / $ of sales) average 5.6%. On $200-$2000 of sales, that means the net profit for the business was $33-112 (after all expenses). If the poster is making $71, they are capturing 39-68% of the value (after all costs outside their labor. pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/New_…
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Then why can’t yall stop copying us ?
tamu has the gayest traditions of all time. Include the bubbles in that list
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Yall think freshcorn has another 9 innings in him today?
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Oldest son has gotten very efficient at removing his shoes, socks, and shorts. This does not bode well for me.
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Thank you Teddy
Last week I visited four national parks and several national forests. I left with three major conclusions: 1) Our National Park Rangers are Chick-fil-a level quality. I never met one who was anything but go-out-of-their-way helpful even on the most mundane topic. 2) Our National Parks are an absolute treasure. You don't need to go out of the country, America contains a million different worthwhile sights to see. 3) National Parks should be free for US Citizens. The "America the Beautiful" pass is $80 for a year of entry into any National Park. Easy decision, but I would take it a step further. National Parks should be free for US Citizens and $1,000 for a one week pass otherwise. Build American pride and generate revenue. National Parks feel like the one thing the government has consistently gotten right.
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Dylan retweeted
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There’s a moment that happens to new parents, probably around four in the morning, when you’ve been up all night with a sick kid, and they’ve just thrown up again, and you’re so fucking tired and frustrated, but it’s outweighed by the sympathy you feel for this helpless dependent, and most of all you just want them to feel better, and then it hits you that this is what your mom did for you, and in that moment you understand your parents in a new way, fully comprehend what they did for you — like, you really get it, way down in your stomach, not just in the abstract way that anybody can understand what parents do for children — and you realize that from now on you’re always going to see things from the perspective of the parent, not as a child, and a lot of your complaints and hangups and neuroses will melt away, never to return, and from now on the stories you’ll tell about your childhood, stories you’ve told 1000 times before, will have a slightly different character, will be based on a fuller understanding of who you are and what actually happened to you, and you’ll think, “my God, in all those years of childlessness, I’ve cheated myself of this realization, of this opportunity to understand the world as it really is and move on.” And if you’re childless and reading this, then maybe you’re thinking, “sure, but obviously I can intellectually understand this without having children of my own” and it’s just, like, no, probably not. It just doesn’t really work like that.
wait i just realized. the way i love my son is the way my dad loves me? oh my god thats so fucked up. i've been such an asshole. oh my godddddddddddddd
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Three night stay at an exclusive all included resort style club for the wife and I the next few days At arrival they already gave me a special cloth robe and hat to wear, even some fancy shoe covers Im hearing we will come home with a special gift as well. Looking forward to it
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Fun fact, that’s not his scorecard. That’s a pre task plan mandated by osha safety rules. Gotta point out all dangers and how they’re being mitigated before performing work activity.
Can we get rid of these archaic scorecard rules? It’s literally 2026. They can track the ball’s path and spin rate yet this dude has to fill out paperwork every hole. What are we doing.
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Gotta bring out moss now at this point and save sims for tomorrow right ?
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I guess not Let’s roll sims
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Please explain? I see a wiff, four swings at balls out of the strike zone, a foul on a meatball, a taken pitch that should have been strike three, and then finally a hit. Terrible at bat that ended up in his favor.
All eleven pitches from Josh Jung’s epic 8th inning battle with Cooper Criswell. Truly believe this is one of the best ABs of the Jungle Cat’s career. This plate appearance should give Rangers fans a ton of hope about the former All-Star 3B.
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My super strong parenting opinion is ***fart sounds*** That is all
My super strong parenting opinion is that while the kids are awake, you come last. No spending all of Saturday golfing. That’s family time. 6 am tee time only, maybe. Wanna go to the gym? Go after the kids go to bed, or wake up at 5. In a few short years, they’ll be out of the house and you’ll have all the time in the world for your own stuff. It’s okay to come last for a while.
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Never split 10s
$50 Table last night Dealer showing a 6. Guy to my right splits his 8s. Got a 3. Doubles Down, Gets 21.... Got a 2 on his 2nd hand. Doubles Down, Gets 21 again. Guy in last position has 20. Splits his 10s. Dealer pulls a 5-card 21.
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Dylan retweeted
The narrative that "he was just filming and it pissed off the cops" is a false one. The narrative that he was only trying to protect those two women, is a false one. They, as a team, and others there, were actively interfering with a legitimate operation. That's why the cops shoved them off of the street. That doesn't mean he deserved to die. When grabbed, he resisted arrest. That doesn't mean he deserved to die. He was armed, and chose to insert himself in an active operation, and resist arrest. That doesn't mean he deserved to die. The agent who yelled "GUN" and took the gun, had the gun go off before he could yell "CLEAR", and other agents followed their training (or lack thereof) and shot him. All that the other officers knew was that there was a called out gun sighting, and a gun shot, and a guy resisting arrest. You see an agent after the shooting stopped, run over to the body and ask "where's the f*%king gun!?!". He believed he was shooting an armed man, resisting arrest...because that's exactly what he was doing. He didn't deserve to die, but his own actions, poor decisions, and actual criminal activity were every bit a factor in his death, as the bumbling agents. Yes, I think the shooting was unnecessary. I think there were a million other ways that scenario could have been handled by the agents. I don't believe he deserved to die. I don't believe the agents were threatened whatsoever. Recklessness by all involved ended up with a man losing his life. 23% of all ICE activity has been happening in Texas. We don't see these things happening there. 2% of ICE operations happening in Minnesota and we have 3 shootings of American Citizens. What's the difference? Blue States have organized resistance campaigns designed to insert American citizens into ICE operations to interfere... intentionally... purposely...directly. Interfering with law enforcement operations is not only illegal, but it's dumb. This is how people get killed. Resisting arrest is not only illegal, but it's dumb. This is how people get killed. In the 2nd Amendment community, there is a wise saying that goes "I would rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6" referring to the 12 members on a jury as opposed to 6 pall bearers carrying your casket. It's used to make the wise argument that it is smart to carry in gun free zones. Because they are soft targets often sought out by active shooters and other violent criminals. The same principle applies, but is not used, when people interact with law enforcement. Would you rather be right, or be dead? Make good decisions when dealing with law enforcement, and survive. Then take the fight up in court. Meanwhile, use every platform available to highlight the injustice done to you. Name departments, cities, towns, supervisors, and specific officers by name. Expose them. But, interfering with an operation and resisting arrest, while carrying a gun, is a recipe that will end like we saw. Was it legal for him to be armed there? Yes. Should he carry everywhere? Yes. Is it another level of stupid to interfere with operations and then resist arrest...while armed? My goodness...yes. When we carry, we take on additional responsibilities. He neglected his. It's absolutely possible to stand with the policing up of illegal aliens, while at the same time calling law enforcement reckless. It's absolutely possible to call law enforcement reckless and point out the recklessness of fellow citizens at the same time. It's absolutely possible to recognize nuance, details, a quickly changing, hyper dynamic situation and the humanity of all involved. He didn't have to die. Liberty only exists when it's orderly. None of this was orderly. Not by anyone involved. When liberty is taken, lives are lost. He didn't have to die.
Here is the guy and the two ladies stopping traffic in the middle of the street. You can hear him yelling at the person in the white SUV. You can see the border patrol agents parked across the street in front of the place where they were going to arrest the criminal illegal alien and coming out of their cars. You can then see the two women go right towards the agent who was by his car and stand in front of him obstructing an active operation. It can't be seen in this video but we know from other videos that the guy went across the street to the area where the agents were. The two women and the guy all inserted themselves in an active operation. This is dangerous for officers and for the public. These officers have only a few minutes to get in there, execute the warrant, arrest the illegal alien (who may be armed since he is a criminal) and pull him out into their car. These people are going after these officers with loud whistles, blocking traffic, confronting them. The people out there applauding this behavior, saying that it is citizens' right to do that, or instigating it are putting civilians in danger.
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