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A Decline in Student Visas (and Therefore Students)
4+ hour, 17+ min ago (440+ words) Trump’s policies in action. Inside Higher Ed reports: New Student Visas Dropped 23% in 2025. Twenty-three percent fewer student visas were issued in 2025 compared to the previous year, according to newly released Department of State figures. Some countries, like Iran, Myanmar and…...
Dolly Parton, 1946-2026
8+ hour, 40+ min ago (1369+ words) The legendary singer, songwriter, actress, and philanthropist is gone at 80. New York Times, “Dolly Parton, Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80“ Dolly Parton, a rhinestone-studded, rags-to-riches daughter of Appalachia who for six decades ruled country music — and much…...
Wednesday’s Forum – Outside the Beltway
15+ hour, 51+ min ago (76+ words) OTB relies on its readers to support it. Please consider helping by becoming a monthly contributor through Patreon or making a one-time contribution via PayPal. Thanks for your consideration. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Notify me of followup comments via…...
Another Injunction – Outside the Beltway
15+ hour, 22+ min ago (107+ words) The vote-by-mail legal drama continues. Via Axios: Trump administration violated court order on mail-voting rules, judge says. Why it matters: The order allows the Trump administration to publish the rule Wednesday, but the U.S. Postal Service remains barred from making the…...
The Better Late Than Never Forum
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (279+ words) In response to the tariff war with Canada,Trump wants to rename Lake Ontario Lake America. Just like the Gulf of Mexico/America. I liked the response on BlueSky that suggested Canada renaming Lake Michigan to Lake Obama. No, it…...
The Wayward Court – Outside the Beltway
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (412+ words) Or, maybe, since the family about to be crushed seems unconcerned that suing the president to stop the shipment can’t be done by the neighbors across the street because they lack standing. The current majority on this Court seems willing,…...
Supreme Court Won’t Block Trump Mail Voting Order Yet
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (702+ words) The majority bent over backward to deny standing. AP (“Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms“): The Supreme Court opened a path Monday for possible implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in…...
Air Force Officer Charged Over Trump Criticism and Protests
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (977+ words) CNN (“Trump criticism leads to rare criminal charges for Air Force officer who called for impeachment“): A US airman who was arrested twice, once on the steps of the US Capitol while calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump,…...
Dans Sullivan (You Know, Like Attorneys General)
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (467+ words) The latest shedanigans in the Alaska Senate race (and some electoral rules thoughts). Here’s an update to a story that James Joyner noted a few months back. NBC News reports: Dan Sullivan endorses Dan Sullivan to beat Dan Sullivan in…...
On August 24th, Tom and Steven Talk “Conquest
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (255+ words) The fifth and final movie of the original Planet of the Apes raised expectations. It’s going to be the last movie…and the title says that there will be a battle for the entire planet…and there are apes and…...