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A flawed idea is teaching millions of American kids to be poor readers.
https://www.apmreports.org/story/2019/08/22/whats-wrong-how-schools-teach-reading
saved 2019-08-25

How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything wrong with it.

IBM stock fell 25% on Tuesday, sinking further than its previous worst day of October 19, 1987, after reporting preliminary Q2 results below estimates (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/14/ibm-warns-second-quarter-earnings-fell-short-of-exp…

IBM stock craters 23% after issuing second-quarter earnings warning
CEO blamed the shortfall on weakness in the software and infrastructure business because clients shifted money toward hardware purchases.

What leaders (usually) get wrong about motivation https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7275978/2026/05/15/what-leaders-usually-get-wrong-about-motivation/

#Worms schläft

Don't leave for the weekend until you've checked out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including
--AI bug hunters expose new weak point in Apple’s locked-down macOS,
--Shai-Hulud attack campaign hit two OpenAI employees,
--Hackers unwisely targeted Amnesty International's Security Lab chief,
--US and China to discuss AI guardrails,
--Anthropic warns of CCP AI dominance,
--DPRK's APT 37 is now…

AI bug hunters expose new weak point in Apple’s locked-down macOS
Shai-Hulud attack campaign hit two OpenAI employees, Hackers unwisely targeted Amnesty International's Security Lab chief, US and China to discuss AI guardrails, Anthropic warns of CCP AI dominance, DPRK's APT 37 is now posing as cops, MSFT warns of severe XSS flaw for Outlook web users, much more

No vaccine for latest Ebola outbreak, DR Congo warns as toll hits 80
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/health/article/2026/05/17/no-vaccine-for-latest-ebola-outbreak-dr-congo-warns-as-toll-hits-80_6753524_14.html

Orbšn's Ouster Doesn't Prove His Critics Wrong (James Kirchick/The Free Press)
https://www.thefp.com/p/orbans-ouster-doesnt-prove-his-critics-wrong
http://www.memeorandum.com/260417/p1#a260417p1

“It turns out blaming the blackout on “too many renewables” was like blaming a loss by Real Madrid on having too many non-Spanish players on the pitch.”
https://www.raponline.org/blog/remembering-the-28th-of-a…

Remembering the 28th of April: What You Think You Know About the Iberian Blackout is Probably Wrong
One year ago, shortly after noon on a mild spring day across the Iberian Peninsula, the electric grid collapsed. There were no dramatic satellite photos Michael Hogan explores the complex causes of last April's widespread blackout on the Iberian Peninsula, and what we can learn from them.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Moodymann:
🎵 Do Wrong
#Moodymann
https://moodymann.bandcamp.com/track/do-wrong
https://open.spotify.com/track/6U0pZjWx4gdcP39dMLflo3

2025 PFM Team Score Accuracy: What We Got Right and Wrong https://profootballmania.com/2026/07/15/2025-pfm-team-score-accuracy-what-we-got-right-and-wrong/