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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

President Donald Trump's strikes likely did not "obliterate" Iranian nuclear facilities as he claims they did, according to an initial assessment by U.S. intelligence. Rather, the damage was limited due to the sheer depth of the sites and the apparent fact that much of Iran's enriched uranium had been moved. Citing four unnamed people familiar with the early assessment, CNN was first to report that Saturday's bombings did not destroy the core components of Iran's nuclear program, likely setting it back by only a few months. Other outlets subsequently confirmed the report, similarly citing unnamed officials because the intelligence assessment is still classified. The strikes appear to have collapsed the entrances to the facilities, but Iran's nuclear facilities are housed deep underground in the sides of mountains, beneath layers of concrete. read more


Monday, June 23, 2025

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called for China to prevent Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most important trade routes for crude oil in the world. read more


Thursday, May 22, 2025

The Trump administration has formally accepted a Boeing 747 jet that was gifted to the U.S. by the government of Qatar, the Pentagon said Wednesday. read more


Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Social media influencer Hasan Piker, widely regarded as one of the biggest names in left-wing independent media, has long been critical of President Donald Trump and of the ongoing war in Gaza. read more


Thursday, May 08, 2025

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said 10% tariffs would remain under the trade deal, but that the United Kingdom was opening its markets for an estimated $5 billion in U.S. beef, ethanol and machinery. read more


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The stats are this: 20 years after starting college, White/Asian have repaid over 94% of the loan amount (median, not average).
Meanwhile, 20 years after starting college, Blacks have 95% of the loan amount still outstanding (median, not average).

#5 | Posted by ScottS

Yep, it's a lie.

I looked up the source. It's called Stalling Dreams back in 2019.

What they did was take all student loans owed and divided it by the number of borrowers. It's the average, not median. Still alarming but not quite the same. It was based on college graduates from the mid-1990's only and includes those who didn't graduate.

For example, if I pay on my student loans and pay them off after 20 years while Scott pays on an income based scale and his loans double over 20 years due to high interest, the average between the two of us is still the original loan amount. This is how income based repayment works. Scott may even have paid enough to pay off his loans but interest ensures that doesn't happen.

And of course, it gets worse when Scott takes out bigger loans than me because my family helps pay for my college.

The study actually found the reasons were racial. Black students were more likely to take out student loans, take out higher loans, have higher interest rates, come from homes with lower household income/networth, have lower household income/networth after graduation, and are less likely to graduate college.

So when ScottS says "Here is the reality: white people pay back their loans (along with Asians) and black people DO NOT."
...He's a racist, lying POS. This is why he won't post his sources...which also say he is a racist, lying POS.

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