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When schools teach about 9/11, the focus should be on honoring the memory of those who lost their lives, the bravery of first responders, and those who made sacrifices to save victims. Instead, North Monterey Unified School District in California is teaching students that 9/11 should be understood as an event that made “already existing prejudices against Arab and Muslim Americans more obvious and shameless” and as a catalyst for state-sponsored Islamophobia.

Dallas Wings center Li Yueru won't be representing China in the FIBA Women's World Cup due to passport issues. Li announced on social media her passport "was lost in the mail and still hasn't been found" (via the Associated Press' Doug Feinberg). "Throughout this time, we've all been working hard together and exploring every possible solution, but maybe we were just a little short on luck this time," she said. "As of today, the passport is still missing. "Sometimes, disappointment is simply part of life. I'm sad that I won't be able to be there this time, but I'm incredibly...

Richardson ISD is facing questions after a parent alleged that the district’s internet filtering system blocked her son’s search for President Donald Trump while allowing searches for former President Joe Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris, and Jeffrey Epstein. An anonymous Richardson ISD parent provided The Dallas Express with video that she said shows her son attempting to research Trump for a school assignment. According to the parent, when the student searched for Trump, the district device displayed a message stating, “WEBSITE BLOCKED BY RICHARDSON ISD.” The parent said the same blocking message did not appear when her son searched...

WASHINGTON — House Democrats voted down a proposed constitutional amendment to lock in the number of justices on the Supreme Court at nine. The amendment failed in a 212-206 vote, far short of the two-thirds majority needed to get it through the lower chamber. Only one Democrat, Rep. Don Davis of North Carolina, voted with Republicans in support of the proposed amendment. Republicans brought up the constitutional amendment as part of an effort to accuse Democrats of seeking to pack the high court due to its conservative majority and tie them to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). “We will...

Comcast made Wi-Fi motion sensing a headline feature on millions of Xfinity gateways. It reads the ripples your body makes in the signal, through walls, no camera. Here’s the five-minute check, friend. 🤯 WOW! Comcast made Wi-Fi motion sensing a headline feature on millions of Xfinity gateways. Your router reads the ripples your body makes in the signal: which room you’re in, standing or lying down, through walls, no camera, no light. And the fine print says motion data can go to law enforcement “without further notice to you.” The Short Version: Open your router app, hunt for anything labeled...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican claims Mass is ‘ecological school’ in ‘climate change’ document The Vatican’s International Theological Commission said the Eucharist can lead to ‘the ecological conversion that we so urgently need to undertake as a human family,’ in a new document on Wednesday. A lengthy document published by the International Theological Commission entitled “Caring for our Common Home – A Responsible and Fraternal Response to the Triune God” refers to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass as an “ecological school.”In the September 2 document focusing on the environment, “ecological conversion,” and so-called “climate change,” the Theological Commission devoted an entire...

Officials in Texas’ third-largest county voted Tuesday to significantly reduce the number of polling sites for this fall’s midterm elections, drawing protests from Democrats and voting rights advocates. Commissioners in Tarrant County, a fast-growing and politically competitive area that includes Fort Worth, approved a plan that results in 92 fewer Election Day polling locations compared with the 2022 midterms. The roughly 30% reduction leaves the county with 224 polling sites to serve 1.3 million voters. Voters in the county are able to cast ballots at any of those polling sites. The three Republicans on the Tarrant County Commissioners Court voted...

CBS staffers unleash 'storm of outrage' following report on Abdul El-Sayed's deleted 9/11 tweets. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.Ladies and gentlemen, please keep the journalists in your thoughts and prayers this week. They are working through some very big feelings in the wake of a "scandal" involving a mainstream news outlet daring to publish an accurate story about a Democrat. The CBS newsroom has been in disarray since Monday, when the outlet posted a story about Abdul El-Sayed's deleted tweets about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Reporter Zak Hudak observed, rather obviously, that the U.S. Senate candidate...

𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿@USN_Submariner·9hTo hell, by compassOTD in 1920, the following exchange took place between freighter S.S. Alanthus & what appeared to be a buoy waving a white flag, as seen in the photo: • Alanthus: What ship are you? • Submarine S-5 • Alanthus: What nationality • United States • Alanthus: Where are you bound • To hell, by compassA day earlier, S-class submarine USS S-5 (SS-110) attempted to quickly dive during a drill, but forgot to close the induction valve.Water poured into the forward compartment, forcing the crew to abandon it. They blew the main tank but quickly sank to...

ransomnote: The body of the post is about FLOCK cameras, but the video explains the service interupting her car bluetooth is likely Leonardo SignalTrace sensors which are being rolled out. GROK's analysis below seems to confirm this.Wall Street Apes@WallStreetApesAmerican says she always has the Bluetooth in her car cutout randomly for 1-2 seconds at a time, she couldn’t figure out whyShe finally figured it out. It’s the flock safety cameras. Every time she drives by a flock cameras whether it’s an intersection or parking lot, her Bluetooth temporarily cuts outShe believes the flock is reading the Bluetooth of her car,...

A petition asking the Supreme Court to hear a Second Amendment case from a trucker argued that Minnesota’s refusal to honor out-of-state concealed carry permits violated the constitutional provision protecting the right to keep and bear arms.Liberty Justice Center first filed the lawsuit in January 2025 against Minnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson over the state’s refusal to recognize the out-of-state permits of two truck drivers, David A. McCoy II and Jeffrey A. Johnson Sr. In the petition filed Aug. 24, the group claimed Minnesota’s approach was turning the Second Amendment into a “second-class right.”The Second Amendment is...

ransomnote: I didn't try all the links, but tested several. I know one link in the list is dead.Sauda Moni@sauda_coder·14h50 websites that can turn a “quick visit” into hours of exploring1. http://zoom.earth — Live satellite views2. http://flightradar24.com — Track planes worldwide3. http://marinetraffic.com — Track ships in real time4. http://windy.com — Live weather & storms5. http://lightningmaps.org — Live lightning strikes6. http://earthquake.usgs.gov — Recent earthquakes7. http://submarinecablemap.com @sauda_coder — Explore internet cables8. http://globalforestwatch.org — Monitor global forests9. http://worldometers.info — Live world statistics10. http://internetlivestats.com — Live internet stats11. http://thetruesize.com — Compare country sizes12. http://oldmapsonline.org — Explore historical maps13. http://davidrumsey.com — Historical map archive14. http://openstreetmap.org...

Minneapolis shooting At least 2 officers injured, launching a massive local and state law enforcement response.

Former President Bill Clinton is cashing in on his 80th birthday. The 42nd President spent his birthday weekend at the estate of Alex Soros and Huma Abedin. The party was just one of the many 80th celebrations for the birthday boy, whose actual birthday is August 19. “They’re having birthday parties and events all over the country as a fundraising vehicle,” said one Democrat insider, Page Six reported on Wednesday. The event was described as an intimate gathering that took place at the Hamptons home of Soros, the son of billionaire far-left Democrat megadonor George Soros. The Soros family has...

A Girl for LuigiI guess the Lindsay Clancy trial has put an end to that whole thing about a woman being president. Clancy has become a feminist hero for slaughtering her three children, whose names, in case anyone cares, were Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months. For that brave response to “postpartum depression,” she’s attracted hundreds of female admirers, who stand petulantly outside the courthouse in pink T-shirts, demanding her acquittal. When Muslims pull this crap, blaming their gang rapes on the trauma of being asylum seekers, we’re not as understanding. But when women claim mental anguish from...

SSPX Barred from Marian Shrines While Interfaith and LGBTQ Events Are Welcomed In the last two weeks, the SSPX has been barred from two of Europe’s most famous Marian shrines: Lourdes and Mariazell. But interfaith prayer and LGBTQ-themed events have been welcomed... Who or what exactly is being protected here?The Irony of The Vatican’s Logic of Exclusion: When Those Who Defend the Blessed Virgin Mary Are Barred from Her Shrines There is a bitter irony unfurling in the Catholic Church in 2026, one that explicitly exposes the contradictions at the crux of its present institutional crisis. Within the span of...

In the heart of Lower Manhattan, a 60-story glass skyscraper has been sitting abandoned and unfinished for years. It overlooks the East River. It leans three inches to the north. Glass panels have fallen off its facade. And nobody — not the developer, not the lenders, not the courts — can agree on how to fix it. This is 161 Maiden Lane. New York City's very own Leaning Tower. A $600M luxury skyscraper that was supposed to sell 80 waterfront condos for up to $18 million each. Instead, it became one of the most expensive construction disasters in American history...

The onetime city manager of a wealthy San Francisco suburb has resigned from her role less than two months after she was arrested following a bizarre incident aboard a yacht at the city’s marina. Ex-Sausalito city manager Elaine Forbes, 53, remains in treatment and her condition is improving, family spokesperson Sam Singer told The California Post on Wednesday. “Resigning was important so she could focus on her mental wellbeing,” Singer said. Forbes’ departure brings an abrupt end to her short tenure running the Marin County city. She was arrested in July after authorities said she boarded multiple vessels at Sausalito...

A Coast Guard plane carrying Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin made an emergency landing in Virginia on Wednesday. The maneuver happened after an engine reportedly failed. Mullin confirmed the landing in a statement on social media. "The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine," Mullin wrote. "No panic, just straight professionalism. After we landed, the pilots told me that was a first for them! We could not have been in better hands." The plane reportedly landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. According to the post that Mullin responded to on social...