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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy, 11/12
« Last post by SVPete on February 06, 2026, 11:33:22 AM »
Professors say Gen Z students can’t read, forcing colleges to lower academic standards

https://www.campusreform.org/article/professors-say-gen-z-students-cant-read-forcing-colleges-lower-academic-standards/29324

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College students are increasingly unprepared for serious study, with some professors recently reporting they are illiterate, raising significant questions about the overall quality of American education.

“It’s not even an inability to critically think,” Jessica Hooten Wilson, a Pepperdine University professor, told Fortune. “It’s an inability to read sentences.”

Wilson described that she is trying new pedagogical methods to convey the same information.

“I feel like I am tap dancing and having to read things aloud because there’s no way that anyone read it the night before,” Wilson stated. “Even when you read it in class with them, there’s so much they can’t process about the very words that are on the page.”

In a statement to Campus Reform, Wilson clarified that the students she described are not in Pepperdine’s Great Books program, who she says are eager to read.

“What I was lamenting was those outside of such honors programs who might have the desire but did not receive the instruction in public education,” she told Campus Reform.
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Breaking News / Re: Oof: DoJ Releases 3M Pages, 180K Pics in Epstein Files Finale
« Last post by SVPete on February 06, 2026, 11:30:12 AM »
EPSTEIN FILES: How the 'most powerful people' at Columbia helped Jeffrey Epstein's girlfriend get in

https://www.campusreform.org/article/epstein-files-most-powerful-people-columbia-helped-jeffrey-epsteins-girlfriend-get-/29362

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On January 16, 2018, Jeffrey Epstein received an email:

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”Hi Jeff, I was at dinner last night with Dean Stohle= [sic] and Dr. Letty Moss-Salentijn who was Karyna’s mentor and did =he [sic] most to help her get in and finish up dental school. Dr. Moss Salentijn=is [sic] involved in Haptech development for the school. A donation gift/of $450,000 would be appreciated if you can make a donat=n [sic]. I think you should do this for Dr. Salentijn and the school. Thanks Jef= [sic]. Call me to discuss.”

The $450,000 ask came from Dr. Thomas J. Magnani D.D.S., a Manhattan dentist identified by Columbia University as a member of its College of Dental Medicine’s Board of Advisors. Six years prior to the email, Magnani apparently coordinated with Epstein and top Columbia officials to get Epstein’s girlfriend Karyna Shuliak admitted to the university’s dental school.

My emphasis. I don't know how "F" Epstein's "GF" was - nor want to - but Columbia did this entirely legal quid pro quo deal knowing what Epstein was.

I saw a comment to this effect: the Epstein files Dem imagined would torpedo Trump have turned out to be doing a circular run.
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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 2/6
« Last post by enslaved1 on February 06, 2026, 11:12:00 AM »
Kamala Harris unveils “Headquarters 67” to mobilize Gen Z through a new digital media hub

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More than a year after her loss to Donald Trump in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Kamala Harris is stepping back into the digital spotlight. Harris is helping launch a media project aimed at young Americans. The initiative rebrands her popular 2024 campaign accounts into a new online hub called Headquarters 67.

Harris announced Thursday that she is partnering with the liberal advocacy group People For the American Way to relaunch KamalaHQ as Headquarters. The project will focus on Gen Z audiences and youth political engagement.

The renamed accounts already bring a large following. The X account, now called @headquarters_67, has about 1.1 million followers. The TikTok account, @headquarters, has roughly 5.4 million followers. The group also plans to expand to YouTube, Substack, and other platforms. The X bio includes a pointed message. It reads, “Elon wouldn’t give us @headquarters.” The line nods to platform owner Elon Musk.

In a launch video posted on X, Harris described Headquarters as a place for connection and information. She said young people can use it to follow current events and hear from leaders across many fields.

She and her handlers seriously are trying to stay relevant by rebranding with a brainrot meme that was the most annoying thing on the internet for it's 15 minutes of fame?  I can hear the conversation now.....

"How can we attract young people to our social media accounts?  Quick, Google what's popular with kids right now."
"Six seven seems to be at the top of the search results."
"Six seven? Ok, sounds good.  Name the accounts that, and bring in the margarita machine."
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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 2/6
« Last post by SVPete on February 06, 2026, 11:07:18 AM »
MSNOW Dropped a Voter ID Truth Bomb on Schumer, and He Totally Choked

https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/02/06/msnow-dropped-a-voter-id-truth-bomb-on-schumer-and-he-totally-choked-n4949193

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Chuck Schumer found himself in an awkward spot this week when confronted with polling data that completely undercut his attack on voter ID laws. The Senate Minority Leader appeared on MSNOW's Morning Joe on Thursday to discuss the GOP-backed SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. What followed was the exemplification of political discomfort.

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Earlier in the week, CNN's chief analyst Harry Enten dropped some numbers that should make Democrats rethink their messaging on election security. Voter ID requirements enjoy overwhelming bipartisan support, with approval ratings consistently above 75% across demographics. "You'll notice on all of it, it's all north of 75% percent — 76%, 76%, 76%, 81%, and then 83% in the last year of Americans agree with Nicki Minaj," Enten explained. "They favor photo ID to be able to vote."
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“Here's a new Pew Research poll, that 95% of Republicans, but also 71% of Democrats, like this idea,” host Jonathan Lemire told Schumer regarding Voter ID. “So why do you not?”

After a brief but incredibly awkward pause, Schumer, armed with no explanation, just launched into his talking points.

“Uh, it’s Jim Crow 2.0. And I called it Jim Crow 2.0, and blah, lie, blah, lie, blah, lie ...”

When MesS NOW tells Chuckles he's losing, he's really losing!
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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 2/6
« Last post by SVPete on February 06, 2026, 11:00:40 AM »
Teachers’ Union Loses, Idaho Keeps Its School Choice Credit

https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/02/06/teachers-union-loses-idaho-keeps-its-school-choice-credit-n4949190

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The state of Idaho just won its case to keep its new school choice system, despite union pressure on behalf of failed public schools.

Idaho’s School Choice Tax Credit will move forward, and families who have applied will receive the tax credit, the state’s attorney general announced in a Feb. 5 press release. The program allots up to $5,000 per student or $7,500 for those with specific disabilities for refundable tax credits, which the students can use for tuition, tutoring, and other qualifying educational purposes, even for private and homeschool students. Because this empowers students who wish to seek educational alternatives, public school devotees loathe it.

Attorney General Raúl Labrador, however, celebrated the decision as a victory for students and parents within his state. No, children do not have to be trapped within the woke cesspool of public school education. “Today’s decision confirms that Idaho’s constitutional requirement to maintain a system of public schools does not prevent the Idaho Legislature from doing more to expand educational opportunities,” Labrador stated.

He added, “The Court rejected the Petitioner’s restrictive reading of the legislature’s power to legislate education matters. This ruling is a victory for Idaho families. It affirms their freedom to choose the educational path that best fits their children’s needs and futures.” The teachers’ unions never consult the good of children when it comes to their decision-making. They are only concerned with their own profit.

Petitioners in the case that wanted to ax the program included the Idaho Education Association, the Latah County school district, and the Committee to Protect and Preserve the Idaho Constitution. They argued unsuccessfully that the state constitution prohibited taxpayer funds from going to any schools but public schools and that the tax credit does not serve the public interest.

The unions' argument was probably based on the bigoted and probably unconstitutional "Blaine Amendment" that got included in some states' constitution. It was an anti-Catholic-schools measure.
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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 2/6
« Last post by SVPete on February 06, 2026, 10:56:05 AM »
Forcing business owners and workers to work for the state? How Nazi-like (unlike Lenin and Stalin, Hitler forced business owners to do his bidding rather than killing them). Bery really does not know how the large businesses he hates operate. Their operations are mostly outside of the State of New York. As to smaller businesses, if the State of New York tries to seize their businesses, the owners can leave the state with enough knowledge and even assets to kill their business. Either way, the State of New York would end up with buildings empty except for office furniture and maybe some unusable machines.
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BREAKING: Benghazi Terrorist Extradited to U.S. to Face Justice

https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/02/06/breaking-benghazi-terrorist-extradited-to-us-to-face-justice-n4949192

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A terrorist accused of participating in the deadly 2012 Benghazi terror attack is now under arrest in American custody.

The abandonment of an American ambassador and the brave men who died defending him at the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, is one of the worst and enduring stains on the corrupt Obama administration, particularly on Hillary Clinton. But more than 13 years later, the Trump administration has a bombshell announcement about one of the terrorists, because it is much better to bring justice late than never.

FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi made the announcement about Zubayr Al-Bakoush both at a White House press briefing and on X. Bondi said, “We have never forgotten those heroes, and we have never stopped seeking justice for that crime against our nation. In fact, from day one, Kash and Dan [Bongino] would sit in meetings and say, 'we're going to get 'em,' and they did.” Bongino recently left his position at the FBI to return to his podcast.

HilLIARy is not loving how February 2026 or progressing.
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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 2/6
« Last post by Ralph Wiggum on February 06, 2026, 10:46:35 AM »
New York Teacher Has a Very Communist Solution for Keeping Businesses in the Big Apple

Let's see how things are going in the communist utopia of New York, a month after Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as mayor. Nearly two weeks after a massive winter storm hit the Big Apple, mountains of garbage line the still snow-covered streets (but not around Gracie Mansion, of course), and at least a dozen homeless people have frozen to death after Mamdani refused to force them into warming shelters despite the bitter cold. There were also blackouts, which is great when it's freezing outside.

Oh, and the number of antisemitic incidents in the city has skyrocketed, and Mamdani is siding with criminals who try to kill cops.

Add to that his advisors, who are racist and oppose private home ownership, plus a progressive tax plan that will seize wealth from New Yorkers, and it's a recipe for a mass exodus from the city.

But for one commie New York teacher, the solution to stopping businesses and wealthy New Yorkers from leaving the city is just to...seize the business and make it illegal to leave (some of us would call that "imprisonment").

~~~ Video attached for your perusal ~~~

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"That's what I would say, we should take their business. And we run it, like the city ourselves," the teacher, identified as Charles Berry, said. "I mean, they can't leave the building; they can't just bring their entire workforce to Florida. They can't bring all of the resources that they have to build a business here to Florida."

Yes, actually, they can. Does this guy really think that when a business moves, it takes the building with it? That it takes the employees with it? They may offer to help the employees relocate, but often times they just lay the employees off and rehire staff in the new state.

"And that's where you would even say we're building a real movement to stop that," Berry continued, "we'd also make it illegal for them to actually leave. We would fine them to hell if they're going to try to abandon their property here. Cause clearly people do need to work, people do need to make a living."

Berry is a New York Public Schools teacher, so while kids in the Big Apple can't read, write, or do math, they can think government can hold businesses hostage.

And Mamdani wants a massive corporate tax hike and a better "redistribution of wealth" in his city, so he's aligned with guys like Berry.


Wow, this clip is illustrative of how freaking brain dead communists think.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/02/06/commie-ny-teacher-stop-businesses-from-leaving-n2670796
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Ah, they’re doing that again, where they say Trump is destroying America (while they take a break from saying America isn’t that great).
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Impotent rage of a lunatic is so sweet.
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