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Roughly 100,000 Nebraskans had their votes blocked or thrown into question in July by two GOP officials. That's > 5% of the state's potential electorate. The state supreme court this week said they can vote. A big story that now needs more attention: boltsmag.org/nebraska-vot...

Nebraskans Rush to Undo Harm, After Court Rebuffs GOP Bid to Block Thousands of Voters
Nebraskans Rush to Undo Harm, After Court Rebuffs GOP Bid to Block Thousands of Voters

Nebraska’s supreme court reversed state officials’ abrupt attempt to impose a lifetime ban on voting for people with felony convictions. But the registration deadline is just days away.

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Bbertjim.bsky.social

Good for Ande! Never would have happened in NYC. A cab driver would have cut him off.

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What was the big news from Iowa?

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Bbertjim.bsky.social

Who remembers the pre-cell phone days? Before snacks were allowed? When people actually wore reasonable attire to the theatre (you heard me- THEATRE, not theater)? When actors understood voice projection and weren't wired for sound to microphones??

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Bbertjim.bsky.social

I'll even give you (fake) quotes.

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Andrew owes me money. Yeah, sounds like a good idea. ;-)

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And... You'll enjoy it again.

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Right? I mean, where's the meatballs??

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Bbertjim.bsky.social

A nice little painting I did. Watercolor and ink.

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This work is by no means complete. But no one 4 years ago thought that we would be saying 1 million people have had debt cancelled because they worked in public service. In 2017, 96 borrowers had debt canceled through PSLF. It was only 7k by 2021. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/u...

White House, Used to Road Blocks on Student Debt, Finds Cause for Victory Lap
White House, Used to Road Blocks on Student Debt, Finds Cause for Victory Lap

An effort to revive and maximize use of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program has resulted in student loan forgiveness for over one million people.

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bertjim.bsky.social
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