College worked out for me, but then I went to a cheap school and didn't get any student loans
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College isn't what it used to be / The tariffs aren't working out so great for people / Airline pilots make shocking confession

College worked out for me, but then I went to a cheap school and didn't get any student loans

Keith Conrad
Sep 12
 
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Perceived importance of college drops to new low: Gallup

It turns out if literally everybody has a college degree, it’s not exactly going to be a game-changer for your life, ensuring you’re going to be in good shape financially

Trump’s Tariffs Could Push Nearly 1 Million Americans Into Poverty, Report Finds

That’s less than ideal


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  • Pete Hegseth Says the Renamed ‘Department of War’ Stands for ‘Peace’ - Someone’s going to have to explain the math of that one to me. Hegseth was also quoted as saying “Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia”

  • 2 men wanted after Humpty Dumpty statue stolen at Jersey Shore golf course - All the kings horses and all the kings men were unavailable for comment

  • Two College Students Killed a Bear and Skinned It in Their Dorm - RFK Jr. was seen nodding in approval

  • Woman charged for registering her dog to vote - Well now I’m going to be giving the side eye to people who give their pets human names

  • Astrologer arrested for running fake investment scheme worth approx. 2 billion yen - They didn’t see that one coming

  • Microchip shows stray cat was 900 miles from home - They are going hard to make a Homeward Bound reboot happen

  • Man accidentally spills deadly cobras and is bitten at apartment, SD cops say - Cobras… as in more than one. There just aren’t enough nopes

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