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The DUmpster / Re: Dolly Parton is proof that there are no ethical billionaires.
« Last post by SVPete on September 05, 2026, 11:22:12 AM »
I almost forgot this ... I wonder if coventina the Envious knows of Neuralink ... and who one of its main founders/funders is.

https://neuralink.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink

As I frequently and aptly demonstrate hereabouts, I'm no genius. With that stated, I do not see how Neuralink has a path to being profitable: very limited market niche; very unique user situations/conditions; very expensive technology to be developed; all but certain long development time line.

IOW, Neuralink looks to be a charitable creation that, if successful, could grow to the scale of Danny Thomas's St. Jude's.
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Breaking News / Re: Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 9/5
« Last post by SVPete on September 05, 2026, 11:14:04 AM »
Success Academy Sues New York State For Suppressing AP Test Scores

https://freebeacon.com/education/success-academy-sues-new-york-state-for-suppressing-ap-test-scores/

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The Success Academy charter school network is suing the New York education commissioner, Betty Rosa, accusing her of blocking the release of AP test score results as part of what the lawsuit calls "a government-created information blockade."
The suit says Rosa, at the behest of the teachers' union, blocked the College Board from releasing AP test data to U.S. News & World Report for use in its high school rankings. That effectively impeded Success's ability to communicate—a violation of First Amendment free expression rights, the suit says.

"Fewer than 25 percent of high school students nationally pass at least one AP examination by the time they graduate. By contrast, 95 percent of Success Academy's 2026 graduating class passed three or more AP examinations, 79 percent passed five or more, and 60 percent passed seven or more," the lawsuit says. "Those results are among the most objective and compelling evidence of the rigor of Success Academy's high-school program and of its students' readiness for college."

"Success Academy therefore wants those results known. It wants them known to families of prospective students who are seeking a rigorous education for their children; to the colleges and universities to which Success Academy's students are applying; and to journalists, educators, policymakers, philanthropists, and the public," the lawsuit says. "Success Academy particularly wants these results known to U.S. News & World Report ('U.S. News'), which publishes one of the country's most widely disseminated high-school rankings."

Educrats hiding PS mediocrity and obscuring private schools' successes - probably a Race Card Play - using state regulatory power.
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Breaking News / Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 9/5
« Last post by SVPete on September 05, 2026, 11:12:20 AM »
Nick Shirley SUES California Over ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’

https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/09/04/nick-shirley-sues-california/

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Nick Shirley announced today on X that he is suing the state of California over the controversial bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that critics have dubbed the “Stop Nick Shirley Act.”

AB 2624 restricts the publication of certain identifying information about workers at organizations that provide immigration-related services when a worker submits a written request that the information not be published.

Critics of the law, including Shirley, argue the restrictions could interfere with journalists and others investigating those organizations.

The law arrogates to the State of California the rights to determine: 1. Who is a "real" journalist; 2. What "real" journalists are allowed to investigate and on what they can report. Had Trump tried something like this in 2017 tom squash the Trump-Russia Collusion Delusion, journalists, Dems, and Rs would have roared in protest, rightfully.
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The DUmpster / Re: Now it's the wolves.
« Last post by CC27 on September 05, 2026, 11:09:12 AM »
1.  WRT, "Magnets, electric boats, windmills, sharks, ...", :shrug: . Maybe Disaffected added psilocybin to their :stoner: ?

2. WRT wolves, it sounds like gray wolves had for some time (decades?) been protected from hunting. The population recovered (which Enviros will not see) to a degree that they are significantly preying on eeeee-vile ranchers' sheep and/or cattle (who Enviros and faithful Progs know deserve it). Progs have hated and have been attacking farmers and ranchers since at least the mid 1960s.

The EEEeeeee-Vile Bogey-Trump eased the regulation, thereby allowing eeeee-vile ranchers (who probably voted for EEEeeeee-Vile Bogey-Trump) to defend their flocks, herds, and homes.

3. Lib/Prog activists will not admit progress on their cause or resolution, because being activists is their meal ticket.

Thanks for explaining. Go over to the DUmp and tell them
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The DUmpster / Re: Now it's the wolves.
« Last post by SVPete on September 05, 2026, 09:50:47 AM »
What the hell are you talking about?

1.  WRT, "Magnets, electric boats, windmills, sharks, ...", :shrug: . Maybe Disaffected added psilocybin to their :stoner: ?

2. WRT wolves, it sounds like gray wolves had for some time (decades?) been protected from hunting. The population recovered (which Enviros will not see) to a degree that they are significantly preying on eeeee-vile ranchers' sheep and/or cattle (who Enviros and faithful Progs know deserve it). Progs have hated and have been attacking farmers and ranchers since at least the mid 1960s.

The EEEeeeee-Vile Bogey-Trump eased the regulation, thereby allowing eeeee-vile ranchers (who probably voted for EEEeeeee-Vile Bogey-Trump) to defend their flocks, herds, and homes.

3. Lib/Prog activists will not admit progress on their cause or resolution, because being activists is their meal ticket.
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The DUmpster / Now it's the wolves.
« Last post by CC27 on September 05, 2026, 08:04:08 AM »
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Disaffected (6,969) Posts

Now it's the wolves.

Magnets, electric boats, windmills, sharks and now wolves.

Trump is holding a townhall or some such talking to cattle ranchers about the big bad Mexican and Canadian gray wolves preying on cattle and people. He apparently has or is planning to override state conservation & management measures to allow shoot wolves at will.

Just another episode on his attacks on wildlife and the environment...

https://democraticunderground.com/100221486048

What the hell are you talking about?
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The DUmpster / Re: I'll never forgive this
« Last post by CollectivismMustDie on September 04, 2026, 09:24:28 PM »
I feel the same way about the borders being held wide open during the autopen administration.
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The DUmpster / Re: I'll never forgive this
« Last post by DefiantSix on September 04, 2026, 07:31:24 PM »
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bigtree (95,635 posts)

I'll never forgive this...

Umm ...DUmbshit?
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The DUmpster / Re: My experience with DHS today
« Last post by CollectivismMustDie on September 04, 2026, 05:56:36 PM »
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, I can have my research questioned by experts in my field, but put me in front of a lawyer or judge and I'll freak the **** out. No idea why...

10 to 1 its because like minded 'experts in my field' all agree on the same lies, while lawyers and judges wont drink the kool-aid.
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Years ago, I read a letter to the editor of the local newspaper about this subject. The writer said something to the effect of "Everyone knows that guns are used to commit crime far more often than the occasional shooting of a criminal by a gun owner".

Such obviously false and fallacious arguments frustrates me, and I hope that person feels really stupid for saying it.
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