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Getting the grade you earned is religious persecution now?
University Of Oklahoma Places Professor On Leave After Student Cries 'Religious Discrimination' For Bad Grade On Essay
www.comicsands.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Getting the grade you earned is religious persecution now?
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NBC came out with a bombshell exclusive report on the Trump administration's controversial "double tap" boat strike, prompting experts to express shock.
'They were civilians': Experts pounce as new facts emerge about boat strike
NBC came out with a bombshell exclusive report on the Trump administration's controversial "double tap" boat strike, prompting experts to express shock.In a Saturday night article called "Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets," the outlet reported, "A...
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NBC came out with a bombshell exclusive report on the Trump administration's controversial "double tap" boat strike, prompting experts to express shock.
The extended versions are the only acceptable versions. I refer to the theatrical cuts as "damaged". Fellowship was the most damaged. The Two Towers is the least damaged, but still damaged. (Théodred's funeral is butchered.). Return is in the middle. The Houses of Healing sequence is cut out.
The Extended 'Lord of the Rings' Trilogy Comes Back to Theaters
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first 'Lord of the Rings' by watching the longer versions of the trilogy in theaters next month.
gizmodo.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The extended versions are the only acceptable versions. I refer to the theatrical cuts as "damaged". Fellowship was the most damaged. The Two Towers is the least damaged, but still damaged. (Théodred's funeral is butchered.). Return is in the middle. The Houses of Healing sequence is cut out.
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Amtrak's restored service between New Orleans and Mobile has far exceeded initial ridership projections since launch in August, just like what happened when the Borealis service was established between Chicago and St. Paul last year.
Amtrak is currently expecting to double the first-year estimates.
Amtrak is currently expecting to double the first-year estimates.
Gulf Coast train line is among the most successful in Amtrak’s history. See ridership totals.
The route’s early success has raised hope for some advocates of regional train travel. See how many people have taken the train since its launch in August.
www.nola.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Amtrak's restored service between New Orleans and Mobile has far exceeded initial ridership projections since launch in August, just like what happened when the Borealis service was established between Chicago and St. Paul last year.
Amtrak is currently expecting to double the first-year estimates.
Amtrak is currently expecting to double the first-year estimates.
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yup
Heritage Foundation and Allies Discuss Dismantling the EU
The group that drafted a key blueprint for Donald Trump’s second term convened a meeting in Washington D.C. this week to consider proposals for bulldozing the European Union (EU). The Polish investiga...
www.desmog.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:03 AM
yup
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He says the men they murdered are on a list.
Let’s see the list.
Let’s hear their names.
Show us the evidence.
If you have any.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Let’s see the list.
Let’s hear their names.
Show us the evidence.
If you have any.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets
Adm. Frank Bradley said U.S. intelligence had identified the 11 people on the boat and determined the military was authorized to kill them as part of Trump’s campaign against alleged drug-smuggling ve...
www.nbcnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
He says the men they murdered are on a list.
Let’s see the list.
Let’s hear their names.
Show us the evidence.
If you have any.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Let’s see the list.
Let’s hear their names.
Show us the evidence.
If you have any.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
For the love of all that's unholy, how can you test for the potential IQ of an embryo? That's just stupid. IQ is not determined by 1 gene, or a few genes, but a LOT of genes working together along with epigenetic influences. That's why the book The Bell Curve was racist eugenics.
UK IVF couples use legal loophole to rank embryos based on potential IQ, height and health
British fertility clinics raise scientific and ethical objections over patients sending embryos’ genetic data abroad for analysis
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
For the love of all that's unholy, how can you test for the potential IQ of an embryo? That's just stupid. IQ is not determined by 1 gene, or a few genes, but a LOT of genes working together along with epigenetic influences. That's why the book The Bell Curve was racist eugenics.
"President Donald Trump’s “shameful” bombings of alleged drug boats are being overseen by a “dope” Defense secretary who doesn’t fully think things through, the president’s biographer says.
Why Trump Is Using a Moron to Run His ‘War’: Wolff
Michael Wolff believes that Pete Hegseth’s lack of experience for the role of Defense Secretary is proving to be a boon to President Donald Trump.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:07 AM
"President Donald Trump’s “shameful” bombings of alleged drug boats are being overseen by a “dope” Defense secretary who doesn’t fully think things through, the president’s biographer says.
Incels are the most dangerous, violent people on the planet. I'd trust a gangbanger first.
The online clip factory that's radicalizing teen boys - Salon.com
How a wildly popular YouTube “dating” show heaps mockery on women to create "so many more incels”
www.salon.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Incels are the most dangerous, violent people on the planet. I'd trust a gangbanger first.
"While smarter observers could distinguish between reality and fiction, a narrative quickly cohered that San Francisco was dying—not because of Broader Circumstances, but in fact because it was being held hostage by a cabal of fundamentalist wokesters."
Shocker: Appointing A 29-Year-Old Derelict Pet Store Owner With No Politics Experience To San Francisco Board Of Supervisors Not Actually A Masterstroke | Defector
As of publication, residents of San Francisco’s District 4, comprising most of the Sunset from 7th Avenue out to the Pacific Ocean, do not have a representative on the city’s Board of Supervisors; the...
defector.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
"While smarter observers could distinguish between reality and fiction, a narrative quickly cohered that San Francisco was dying—not because of Broader Circumstances, but in fact because it was being held hostage by a cabal of fundamentalist wokesters."
I have less faith in voters than they do.
You Cannot Rig Reality
The Supreme Court handed Republicans a shiny new map, but Texans aren’t dumb; misery, inflation, and desperation don’t vote red; they vote for whoever fixes their lives.
www.meidasplus.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I have less faith in voters than they do.
When have Democrat leaders ever listened to their voters, or cared what we wanted? That's why I usually vote Socialist now. I live in a reliably blue state, which gives me that luxury. Obviously, if I lived in a swing state, I'd have to vote Democrat. But I'd be holding my nose as I did it.
Majority of Democrats, Independents Want Leaders to Fight GOP Attacks on AI Rules | Common Dreams
"Voters are angry about Big Tech’s rogue AI telling teens to commit suicide and they want to see their congressional leaders fighting back," said one campaigner.
www.commondreams.org
December 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
When have Democrat leaders ever listened to their voters, or cared what we wanted? That's why I usually vote Socialist now. I live in a reliably blue state, which gives me that luxury. Obviously, if I lived in a swing state, I'd have to vote Democrat. But I'd be holding my nose as I did it.
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This already unsafe gun crazed nation has become significantly more dangerous in the last eleven months thanks to one orange felon's ascension to power. Unbelievable.
December 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This already unsafe gun crazed nation has become significantly more dangerous in the last eleven months thanks to one orange felon's ascension to power. Unbelievable.
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Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says - www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/e...
Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says | CNN
The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job to confine radioactive waste as a result of a drone strike earlier this year, according to th...
www.cnn.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says - www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/e...
The only party in the UK (aside from SNP & Plaid Cymru) who I would consider supporting if I was a UK voter. I hate Reform, the Tories & Labour. I don't hate the LibDems or the Greens, but I am much more radical. They are weak tea.
Hope amid chaos: Inside Your Party’s inaugural conference
The event was a messy, fractious and, at times, tense display of the kind of true democracy missing from UK politics
www.opendemocracy.net
December 7, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The only party in the UK (aside from SNP & Plaid Cymru) who I would consider supporting if I was a UK voter. I hate Reform, the Tories & Labour. I don't hate the LibDems or the Greens, but I am much more radical. They are weak tea.
Anthropic will be bankrupt in 6 months, so who cares what she thinks? AI should not only be regulated, it should be regulated out of existence. It is a threat to humanity due to AI slop and the fact that using it makes our brains deteriorate.
Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei Believes the Market Will Reward Safe AI
The Trump administration might think regulation is killing the AI industry, but Anthropic president Daniela Amodei disagrees.
www.wired.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Anthropic will be bankrupt in 6 months, so who cares what she thinks? AI should not only be regulated, it should be regulated out of existence. It is a threat to humanity due to AI slop and the fact that using it makes our brains deteriorate.
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Meiselas: The official Trump U.S. National Security Strategy document has been released. The document says a top priority of the U.S. is "cultivating resistance to Europe's current trajectory." In other words, to destroy the European Union.
December 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Meiselas: The official Trump U.S. National Security Strategy document has been released. The document says a top priority of the U.S. is "cultivating resistance to Europe's current trajectory." In other words, to destroy the European Union.