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Biden Announces Plan to Cancel Some Student Loan Balances Under $12,000
  • This forgiveness is for people who have been paying on their loans for 10 years. I don't think there are many people who:

    1. Took out under 12k
    2. Have been paying for 10 years

    AND

    1. Make a lot of money

    Why? Interest is a bitch. If there are people who meet those three conditions, there probably aren't many of them.

  • Biden administration forgives $4.8 bln in student debt
  • Students who attended colleges or universities that lost their accreditation and were shut down, making those degrees they handed out worthless and literally illegitimate. Those people, who had loans for degrees they couldn't use from defunct colleges were defrauded.

  • Starlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidies
  • Absolutely, but Musk specifically said weather wouldn't be a problem like regular satellites, which was just not true from my experience.

    Overall though, I just think people should be aware that it's not a good replacement for if you already have access to other Internet services. I've seen people discuss how they want to ditch Comcast for it. It's a lot more expensive and definitely not as consistent. Again, it totally has an audience and purpose, pros and cons.

  • Starlink loses out on $886 million in rural broadband subsidies
  • I had Starlink too and it was definitely unreliable. It's also absolutely atrocious in any kind of weather like heavy rain or snow.

    It's better than nothing for sure, but definitely look into it more, especially if you'll be relying on it for work.

  • DeSantis' wife prompts Republican reminder of Iowa nominating process rules
  • In my state, it's $10 for a non-driver state issued ID card. However, the offices you need to visit in person have limited days and hours that they are open, meaning some people can't afford to take the time off of work to do so.

    If for some reason they don't already have supporting identifying documents like a social security card, it could take multiple steps and visits.

  • Biden administration forgives $4.8 bln in student debt
  • "The cancellations have come through existing federal student loan forgiveness programs, which are limited to specific categories of borrowers, such as public-sector workers, people defrauded by for-profit colleges and borrowers who have paid for at least 20 years. " -CNN

    These are not rich people.

    These forgiveness programs weren't even created by Biden.

    You're intentionally spreading false information.

  • Six teenagers in court over beheading of French teacher
  • I'd love to discuss this more if you'd be interested. I teach mass communications and visual literacy courses at a university and have over a decade of experience. I'm always interested in discussing these things further, as media literacy is extremely important and we can only educate others and make improvements with our literacy skills through discussion, learning, and practice.

    Could you tell me more about the authors you mention and where you got the information from?

    One thing I like about Media Bias Fact Check is that their methodology is transparent and clear. Yes, there is a certain level of subjectivity, as there is with any analysis like this. They utilize fact checking best practices and have ethical funding. Even their competitors rate them to be accurate and credible.

    They are considered reliable not because people use them, but because of their methodologies, transparency, and factuality. Nothing is 100%, but it's a good resource in my opinion.

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