our cultural obsession with STEM education was a mistake

Every South American leader, even pro-American ones, will look at Trump's strategy vis-à-vis Panama, Colombia & Mexico and understand the risks of being overly dependent on the US right now. The majority will try to diversify their partnerships to limit their exposure to Trump.

TRUMP: [Pardons over 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, issues volley of executive orders terminating DEI, orders end of birthright citizenship, puts military in charge of border security, withdraws from Paris Climate Accords and World Health Org...] DEMOCRATS:

School and district leaders often respond to lack of progress by increasing intensity rather than building expertise. More meetings, more initiatives, more requirements. This creates an exhaustion spiral. People work harder and harder but see less and less impact, leading to both burnout and cynicism. So we get this deadly equation: Intensity minus expertise equals exhaustion. And exhausted people can't learn or improve effectively. And the most devastating part—When the intensity doesn't produce results, systems often conclude 'we need even more intensity' rather than recognizing the missing expertise at the center.

This half century delegation to private markets to codify basic norms has been a failed experiment on every level, but particularly at the consumer level where evangelists try most vigorously to justify it. Every transaction is a boobytrap. It's a total scam economy.

RedNote is a real eye opener in a way that Tiktok never was... It's the best social media app that I've ever used.

Elon Musk tells an AfD rally in Germany: "I think there is too much focus on past guilt (in Germany), and we need to move beyond that. Children should not feel guilty for the sins of their parents - their great grandparents even"

JD Vance at the National Conservatism Conference: "The professors are the enemy."

Do Democrats want to be a working class party? @nytimes politics reporter @asteadwh gets real on a special episode of Stay Tuned with @preetbharara, @karaswisher and @heathercoxrichardson. Listen to the full discussion: bit.ly/4jr9MIi

I don't think people appreciate how thoroughly the Dems have turned themselves into the party of well-credentialed dingbats.

Trump on H1B: HB1, I know the program very well. I use the program, maître d's, wine experts, even waiters, high quality waiters. You got to get the best people.

Trump on Beverly Hills: "They wanted to restrict you to 38 gallons of water a day. That sounds like a lot, but it's not when you're a rich person and you want to take a shower."

California Pacific Palisades fires property update This is mind blowing: Experts say it'll take between 20-40 years to rebuild Los Angeles — It's because of their regulations. In LA you need not only a building permit, but a - Grading permit - Foundation permit - Electrical permit - Plumbing permit - Mechanical permit - A demolition permit - An encroachment permit - The fire department needs to give you a permit - If you have a septic tank, you need a permit for that - You need a water and sewer connection permit - You have to have an energy compliance permit - An environmental permit - Zoning permits - Of course, if you remove any trees, you're gonna need a tree removal permit - If you put solar panels, you need a solar panel permit - You need any kind of specialty permits for swimming pools or retaining walls and of course, you're gonna need your certificate of occupancy” This is absolutely INSANE. Are we sure this is still the ‘Land of the Free?’

Absolutely. And yet school districts give this program billions with zero peer researched indicators of effectiveness. Why are teachers always blamed but never the billion dollar education companies?

Inshallah, she will settle in the lowest depths of hell. Zionist settler Daniella Weiss sounds so pissed with Netanyahu and the ceasefire deal: "We will settle Gaza, we will settle Lebanon, we will settle the entire Promised Land"

Tom Cotton isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed…