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This is ground zero in the conservative quest for more patriotic and Christian public schools

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Reporting Highlights Rightward Shift: Long before the Trump administration began pushing patriotic curricula and expanding private school…

October 27, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Rigged and stolen”: Trump calls for ban on mail-in, early voting ahead of midterms

President Donald Trump pushed for an end to all early voting in a post to Truth Social on Sunday. Trump made the barest connection between the headline-grabbing NBA gambling probes and a 2020 election he claims was “rigged and stolen.”…

October 26, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Misty Copeland’s legacy: Ballet, breaking barriers, and beyond

On October 22, 2025, Misty Copeland took her final bow with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) during a gala at Lincoln Center, closing the curtain on a remarkable 25-year career. At 43, Copeland returned to the stage after a five-year…

October 26, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“I’ve felt pain too”: Bessent claims to be a soybean farmer while defending Trump trade war

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent‘s net worth is believed to be north of half a billion dollars. Still, the former hedge fund manager and Trump megadonor wants the American people to think of him as a humble farmer. During a visit…

October 26, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Teen handcuffed after AI thinks Doritos are a weapon

At Kenwood High School in Baltimore County, Maryland, a 16-year-old student was handcuffed at gunpoint after an AI-powered security system misidentified a crumpled bag of Doritos as a firearm. The student, Taki Allen, had pocketed the empty chip bag while…

October 26, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Pennywise isn’t Derry’s biggest terror

Much of what is commonly known about Derry, Maine, is based on feeling. Yet, beneath Stephen King’s fictional history lies a sharper argument: Derry’s evil, particularly in “It,” serves as a metaphor for how fear and its consequences shape communities…

October 26, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Wimp”: Trump tried to bully Pence out of certifying election on Jan. 6

President Donald Trump pulled out every trick he knew to try and circumvent the certification of the 2020 election of Joe Biden, even resorting to playground bullying. ABC News shared details of a conversation between Trump and then-Vice President Mike…

October 26, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Arrests made in Louvre heist, but the story isn’t over

French authorities have arrested suspects in connection with last week’s audacious Louvre heist — last week’s daylight robbery of the French Crown Jewels, valued at more than €88 million (about $102 million). Prosecutors have not disclosed how many people were detained…

October 26, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Zola” is a cautionary tale about Black women befriending white women

“Zola,” though blackheartedly funny at points, is not a comedy. Technically it’s a drama, but that doesn’t describe the whole picture either. Narratively and aesthetically speaking, this film has layers. Contains multitudes. Feelings. The only thing it isn’t is wearying.…

October 26, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Bon Appetit, Your Majesty” and saving Korean palace cuisine

“How could a woman know how to prepare a royal meal?” asks a palace cook in Netflix’s “Bon Appetit, Your Majesty.” Set five hundred years ago during Korea’s Joseon era, the hit period k-drama reveals how courtiers back then only…

October 26, 2025 · by Jamie Cook · 0