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Image 1: screenshot of a news article from the Intercept. It says:

The origin of student debt: Reagan adviser warned free college would create a dangerous “educated proletariat”. In 1970, Roger Freeman, who also worked for Nixon, revealed the right's motivation for coming decades of attacks on higher education.

Image 2: screenshot of tweet by MC Squared (@/mcsquared34)

Student debt was created to instill discipline in students, when you graduate from college with >$100,000k in debt, it may take a lifetime to pay off, you have no choice but to enter the capitalist machine, all that stuff about hope or changing the world disappears really quick.

But here? This reveal? This is a Big Reveal for us, Peter B Parker, and Miles, all on different levels. We and Peter both know Doc Ock is a portly dude, not a woman. We know the name Octavius… Otto Octavius. But when she says her name is Olivia Octavius we’re clued in to the fact that Doctor Octopus is a woman in this universe. And she has Peter captive.

Miles, if he was paying attention in science class earlier in the movie, would have known her name was Olivia Octavius, but that doesn’t mean anything to him, why would it? Liv has apparently been very good about keeping her supervillainy a secret. She’s in educational videos shown in high-schools. So to Miles, the reveal here is this scientist lady, who he knew enough about to know was the head scientist at Alchemax, is a supervillain. He gets the reveal a second or two after Peter.

And the movie? It was dropping hints the entire time, confident in our expectations blinding is to the truth. Olivia’s name was partially visible when Miles got to science class. Her glasses are octagonal. The lights in her lab are octagonal. We know she’s working with the Kingpin. Why wouldn’t she be a supervillain? Because she’s hot? Hell, Peter even says he needs to reexamine his internal biases. Maybe he was telling us that we should too.

Anok Yai with her parents, Nyibol Akuei and Kenyang Yai for British Vogue June 2026!

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We Are All We’ve Got.”

Today, after the sentencing of Karmelo Anthony outside the Collin County Courthouse, one thing was clear: many people in our community are carrying strong emotions.

Some are grieving. Some are angry. Some believe justice was served. Others are questioning whether the justice system treats Black youth fairly. Many are simply trying to make sense of what this case means for the future.

Regardless of where people stand on the verdict or sentence, this case has sparked difficult conversations about race, accountability, youth, public perception, and the criminal justice system.