UNDERNEWS: Meanwhile. . .

October 5, 2023

Meanwhile. . .

A second Biden dog, Commander, is banished from White House after biting

The Miami Marlins’ Kim Ng is the first and only female general manager to lead an MLB team to the playoffs — read about her journey to the postseason.

Biden announced $9 billion more in student loan forgiveness. It affects 125,000 borrowers who are eligible for three existing federal relief programs, Biden said yesterday. It’s his administration’s latest debt relief action. It comes as millions of people with federal student loans resume debt payments this month after a three-year pause because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Banned books tour hits the road, from New York to Texas

1 comment:

Proncias MacAnEan said...: The second story in the email today is about Kaiser CEO Gregory Adams earning so much while providing zero care to a single patient.
Bad Gregor bad.

Then we have a story about Kim Ng being a a MLB general manager. No mention that she's never scored. pitched, caught, or run a base in the MLB.
Well played Kim?

Seems sexist there Sam.; October 6, 2023 at 2:06 AM

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