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Just how bad is our education system in America? Harvard University is being forced to launch a remedial math course for its students. The university is spinning this is only being done to make up for gaps in entering students’ algebra skills that it blames on lockdowns. Sure lockdowns were an unforgivable mistake. But the bigger question: how are students getting into America’s most elite college without knowing algebra, which is taught starting in junior high? The elite school has a 3.4% acceptance rate for applicants. What does this tell us about the math skills of the other 96% of...

Back at the beginning of the year, I had a post titled “New York On The March To Climate Utopia.” The post took note that everything about New York State’s vision for a zero-emissions economy and for “climate leadership” was in the process of falling apart. Its contracts for vast off-shore wind farms to replace fossil fuel generation had either been completely canceled (the majority) or rebid at much higher and uneconomic prices (the minority). Its two contracted facilities to produce “green” hydrogen to back up the intermittent wind and solar had run into financial difficulties and were likely to...

Are we getting dumber as a society? In this 20 minute or so video, Nate makes some fun and offensive comparisons of our world today vs. 2006 when the movie Idiocracy first appeared on the big screen. I laughed a little, was offended a little, but mostly just nodded along in agreement looking back at scenes from the movie to where we are today. Those were my reactions so you have been warned.

Democrats are licking their wounds after Vice President Harris’s defeat to President-elect Trump, but already are looking toward who might lead their party in a 2028 presidential contest. It’s a fight that looks wide open. The certainty is that Trump himself will not be on the ballot, since the Constitution limits him to two terms. Vice President-elect JD Vance is the likely GOP front-runner as the party’s next presidential nominee.

MMA fighter Jon 'Bones' Jones sent fans into a frenzy as he presented his UFC championship belt to Donald Trump. The heavyweight fighter bowed down to the president-elect moments after his win over Stipe Miocic at Madison Square Garden. Trump had been expected at 'The World's Most Famous Arena,' where he recently held a blockbuster campaign rally ahead of his November 5 electoral victory.

"Most people do not get a clear opportunity to vote against Communism and prevent a historical evil from taking hold. We have that opportunity. Vote Trump." — James Lindsay. You thought Halloween was over, but somehow the horror show won’t stop, and it’s not so much fun anymore. Those oversized ghouls, werewolves, and dead souls you erected in the front yard, like shrines to wickedness, represent something truly roiling and moiling around the zeitgeist of this troubled land: the ruling Party of Chaos. Look at what they have done to you and what they are still doing. Hoaxing you, sucking...

VIDEOHas the extreme dumbing down of society happened several centuries EARLIER than depicted in the film "Idiocracy?" After watching the 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris it would certainly seem that way. It is now impossible to listen to her meaningless word salads and empty platitudes without thinking "Idiocracy Candidate."

Social media marveled at JD Vance's 'pretty eyes' as Google searches for eyeliner exploded during his VP debate against Tim Walz. The high-stakes showdown between GOP Sen. J.D. Vance and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz comes with just 35 days left until the election and with polls showing it could be one of the closest races in decades. However, some on X getting a first look at Vance seemed entranced by the Ohio Senator's eyes. Even Democrats seemed taken with Vance, one writing: 'I don't know much about Vance, but I'm entranced by his icy blue eyes,' before clarifying she wasn't...

I used to believe Ronald Reagan’s description of America as the shining city on a hill that was the “last best hope” of freedom in the civilized world. In her few short weeks as the Presidential “nominee” of the Democrats, Kamala Harris has repeatedly veered toward replacing President Reagan’s vision with a new, depressing vision of the United States. Forget that she’s way too close for comfort in many polls to being elected the most powerful person in what we used to call the “free world” – she could do so after having received not a single vote from anyone…not...

Former classmate describes Harris' IQ situation I do not hav any way of vetting this but it would come as no shock or surprise based on what I've seen and heard recently.

Kamala Harris has wasted little time in capitalizing on Taylor Swift’s endorsement. The Democratic National Committee and the Kamala Harris campaign has launched a series of digital billboards in New York’s Times Square and the Las Vegas strip that borrow from Taylor Swift’s albums and songs. We’re in Our Kamala Era!” one billboard blares. “A New Way Forward…. Ready for It?” another asks.

The global superstar’s coveted endorsement of the Democratic presidential candidate might not change how Americans vote on Nov 5, but the Taylor Swift effect is already showing in voter registration, says S Rajaratnam School of International Studies’ Kevin Chen.It was rumoured for months, but it still took most people by surprise. Mere minutes after the fiery debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump ended on Sep 10, mega pop star Taylor Swift announced that her vote in the Nov 5 United States presidential election was going to Harris. Swift’s endorsement is a pleasant surprise for the...

The vast majority of President Joe Biden’s 2020 supporters who are independents or Democrats are unaware of the “radical” policy positions Vice President Kamala Harris has held, according to a Media Research Center (MRC)/McLaughlin & Associates poll. A review by the MRC finds that legacy media outlets have largely failed to illuminate these issues as Harris hopes to cobble together Biden’s 2020 coalition. The poll, first revealed by MCR’s NewsBusters, found that anywhere from 71 percent to 86 percent of the 400 independents and 800 Democrats polled are unaware of Harris’s “radical” record on particular issues. The following are ten...

During one prime-time broadcast of the Olympics gymnastics competition this week on NBC, Simone Biles finished a vault and the camera panned around Bercy Arena in Paris to find reactions. Biles’s parents politely clapped. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo cheered with a bit more gusto. Then the camera found Snoop Dogg, who lifted his glasses up toward his forehead, to reveal eyes wide in astonishment. “Snoop can’t believe what he saw!” said NBC’s Terry Gannon. There has been no better hype man for U.S. Olympians this week than Snoop, who has been everywhere in Paris for NBC — and, as...

Taylor Swift has not endorsed anyone in this year’s presidential race. But her army of fans isn’t waiting for her. Swifties know which way she leans. Swift, currently traveling in Europe with her mammoth Eras Tour, endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in 2020. Since Sunday, when Biden stepped down from his reelection campaign and Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee, Swifties have flooded social media supporting Harris, enchanted by the prospect of the first female president. If the mammoth success of Swift’s tour has demonstrated anything, it’s this: When millions of Swifties mobilize, get out of their way. And...

CNN commentator Van Jones said Vice President Harris went from “cringe to cool” in 24 hours, as videos of her continue to go viral on TikTok. “There’s something happening that’s hard to quantify, because what’s happening on TikTok right now, is extraordinary,” Jones said Monday on CNN. “All the things that were cringey about Kamala, her laugh, the coconut tree comment, being unburdened by what — all those weird things she’s said.” She’s gone from cringe to cool in 24 hours as a whole generation has taken all that content and remixed it in all these incredible TikTok videos,” he...

Key moments: 00:05 🌐 Bill Gates discusses AI’s transformative potential in revolutionizing technology. 02:21 🧠 Superintelligence is inevitable and marks a significant advancement in AI technology. 09:23 📱 Future AI may integrate deeply as cognitive assistants in personal and professional life. 14:04 🎓 AI’s metacognitive advancements could revolutionize problem-solving capabilities. 21:13 🔄 AI’s next frontier lies in developing human-like metacognition for sophisticated problem-solving. 27:59 🧠 AI advancements empower both good and malicious intents, posing new security challenges. 28:57 🌍 Rapid AI development raises questions about controlling its global application. 33:31 🚀 Productivity enhancements from AI can significantly improve efficiency across...

As WKRG reported, 23-year-old Atmore resident Sara Milliken won Miss Alabama on her third try over Memorial Day weekend. The morbidly obese Milliken claimed her goal was only to make the top 10 after failing even to place in her previous two attempts. Yet, she is now Miss Alabama. A few days later, despite an array of stunningly beautiful, charming, and intelligent women to choose from in the Miss Maryland USA pageant, the contest’s judges awarded the crown to a biological male who goes by the name of Bailey Anne Kennedy. How did this happen? You know the answer as...

A top cancer charity has apologized for using the word 'cervix' instead of trans-friendly 'front hole.' The Canadian Cancer Society, which is run by philanthropist Andrea Seale, acknowledged the LGBTQ+ community on a webpage dedicated to cervical cancer, under the page's 'words matter' section. The non-profit said that 'many' non-binary people and transgender men have 'mixed feelings' or 'feel distanced' from the term cervix. 'We recognize that many trans men and non-binary people may have mixed feelings about or feel distanced from words like "cervix",' the statement said. 'You may prefer other words, such as “front hole.” We recognize the...

I have written about the disastrous policies of Mayor Brandon Johnson for Chicago. As a native son, it is hard to watch this wonderful city undermined by Johnson and radical allies in the city council. Some initiatives like reparations and state-funded grocery stores will cost money but will not impose nearly the costs of Johnson’s dismal record on crime and taxes. However, this week saw a particularly confusing moment when, after calling the anti-crime program ShotSpotter “racist,” Johnson asked the company to extend its contract beyond the upcoming Democratic National Convention. So Johnson will put an end to this supposedly...