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Breaking News / Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 1/30
« Last post by SVPete on January 30, 2026, 11:06:37 AM »
Mamdani Restricts ‘Gifted’ Student Program Despite Parental Advocate Objections

https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/01/29/mamdani-restricts-gifted-student-program-despite-parental-advocate-objections-n4948903

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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who received a pricey, private school education, is now looking to restrict a program for gifted and talented students that helps low income children from kindergarten onwards break the cycle of mediocre public education.

Commie Mamdani plans to eliminate the program at the kindergarten level and move the lowest grade entry for it up to third grade, the UK Daily Mail reported. This will prevent more than 2,000 students from accessing the special program at the earliest educational level. Parental advocacy group Defending Education, which previously helped win a legal case to keep the gifted and talented program in place, is condemning the move.
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The UK outlet also stated that the program is often a chance for racial minorities "to excel" beyond what their parents might afford to pay for their education, making it even more ironic that woke Mamdani is restricting it. Naturally, Mamdani tried to pretend that his contraction of the gifted and talented program is inspired by the noble desire for equality, as he asserted he wants quality education for everyone. As leftists often do, he is hiding a downgrade of standards and elimination of a meritocratic program as "equality" when he really just means "all public school students should receive the same lousy education."

GATE programs are objects of hatred for many Progs, because the programs recognize that people are not intellectually homogeneous and foster/reward inequality.
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The DUmpster / Re: Former CNN anchor Don Lemon taken into custody, sources say
« Last post by SVPete on January 30, 2026, 11:01:10 AM »
Lemon dished hate on Trump for about a decade. Trump was President January 2017 through January 2021. If Trump had taken Lemon's crap seriously and personally, Lemon would have been arrested 7 or 8 years ago.

Lemon was an instigator or organizer of the attack on that Baptist church. Knowing that is one thing; proving it beyond reasonable doubt in court is something else.
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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 1/29
« Last post by DefiantSix on January 30, 2026, 11:00:40 AM »
Quote from: SVPete on January 29, 2026, 07:30:15 PM
Trump impeachment witness Alexander Vindman announces Senate bid in Florida

...Does this slimeball have a chance?

Depends on how much of the voter rolls DeSantis has been able to clear between now and November.

Dim'Rats are only 20% - 25% of the population when illegal voters and poll fraud are removed from the leftist scum's quiver...
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The DUmpster / Re: Former CNN anchor Don Lemon taken into custody, sources say
« Last post by 67 Rover on January 30, 2026, 10:54:43 AM »
If they really want to punish Lemon put him in a women's prison.

Easy peasy Lemon squeezy.  :rotf:
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General Discussion / Re: “How Silly It Would Be”: Columbia Student Writes on Why She Did Not Report Her O
« Last post by enslaved1 on January 30, 2026, 10:41:45 AM »
 :epicfacepalm:

What the farfegneugan?  So against prisons you'll allow a group of people who assaulted you to roam free to likely do the same to others?  I guess kudos for sticking to a principle unlike so many moonbats, but I can't fathom picking that hill to die on. 
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General Discussion / Re: "It's nicer over here."
« Last post by SSG Snuggle Bunny on January 30, 2026, 10:41:04 AM »
"Cocksucker - Stop!"


https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2017228056683798917
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The DUmpster / Former CNN anchor Don Lemon taken into custody, sources say
« Last post by CC27 on January 30, 2026, 10:18:11 AM »
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eShirl (20,119 posts)

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon taken into custody, sources say

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/don-lemon-arrest-minnesota-church-protest.html
Abbe Lowell, a lawyer for Mr. Lemon, vowed to fight the charges.

“Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards,” Mr. Lowell said in a statement on Friday. “Don has been a journalist for 30 years, and his constitutionally protected work in Minneapolis was no different than what he has always done.”

Mr. Lowell added, “This unprecedented attack on the First Amendment and transparent attempt to distract attention from the many crises facing this administration will not stand. Don will fight these charges vigorously and thoroughly in court.”

Mr. Lemon is scheduled to appear in federal court in Los Angeles on Friday morning. Now that he has been arrested, he is likely to challenge the prosecution’s case by arguing that he was not protesting, but rather covering the event as a journalist.



https://www.cbsnews.com/news/don-lemon-in-custody-former-cnn-anchor-sources-say/

Former cable news anchor Don Lemon was arrested last night, multiple sources with direct knowledge tell CBS News. A source familiar says a grand jury was empaneled on this yesterday. FBI and HSI were involved in the arrest, sources say.

It was not immediately clear what charges he would be facing. CBS News has reached out to Lemon's representatives and the Department of Justice for comment.

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thomski64 (865 posts)
1. ..reporting while black?

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Geechie (1,041 posts)
34. or just getting in Nikki Minaj's crosshairs

She is Der Furor's new BFF.

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FalloutShelter (14,247 posts)
35. Reporting while black and gay... a twofer.
Damn them to hell.

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HipChick (25,587 posts)
31. Crazy
Insane
I see this back firing on them..

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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220982449

DUmmies are upset and don't know what to think as usual.
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General Discussion / Re: Speech on Illegal Immigration
« Last post by enslaved1 on January 30, 2026, 09:53:43 AM »
I glanced at a doozy from someone else that popped up while we was all snowed in, not 100% positive it was this one, which would be more impressive if there's another one as well.

no spoilers

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I believe that reform must include — as essential ingredients– a strengthening of our border security, greater cross-cooperation with our neighbors, strict but fair enforcement of our laws, federal assistance to our state and local governments, strict penalties for those who exploit undocumented workers, and a path to earned legal status for those who are here, working hard, paying taxes, respecting the law, and willing to meet a high bar.

Liberals firmly believe whatever gets them money/power/votes at any given moment.  Their views evolve, sometimes mid-sentence, to fit the needs of the moment. 
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The DUmpster / Re: The irony of demanding the celebration of
« Last post by DLR Pyro on January 30, 2026, 09:01:14 AM »
Quote from: SVPete on January 30, 2026, 07:50:51 AM
Facts don't matter on DU, but the claim that Melania violated her visa by working in the US befre she was allowed was disproven years ago. If DU had honest members they would call out mal's lie.



To quote George Costanza...

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Breaking News / BREAKING: Don Lemon Arrested On Federal Charges
« Last post by SVPete on January 30, 2026, 08:36:32 AM »
BREAKING: Don Lemon Arrested On Federal Charges

https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/01/30/breaking-don-lemon-arrested-n3811382

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The long and winding road of Don Lemon's arrest came to an end in Los Angeles overnight. It started at Cities Church in the Twin Cities and wended through three different court venues. The end of the road came at the Grammy Awards, which Lemon apparently had been covering for his YouTube channel.

What a long, strange trip it's been, indeed:

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The former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested late Thursday night on charges that he violated federal law during a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minn., his lawyer said, in a case rejected last week by a magistrate judge.

Mr. Lemon has said he was simply reporting as a journalist when he entered the Cities Church on Jan. 18 to observe a demonstration against the immigration crackdown in the area.

While those willing to acknowledge it "know" that in some degree Lemon was an instigator or planner, there is a large gap between "knowing" and proving something in court beyond a reasonable doubt. OTOH, if Lemon tries to "prove" he was just a journalist, he may expose the degree to which "reporters work hand-in-glove with organizers of things they report. I'm not sure Lemon and Lowell are smart enough to avoid that risk.
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