In summer 2025, so-called "Chat Control" became a huge topic of public attention. This is because in a major vote planned for 13 or 14 October, EU governments will decide whether to endorse or reject a mass surveillance, encryption-breaking and anonymity-ending law read more
This month, the Department of Education released its latest edition of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the standardized tests better known as the Nation's Report Card. The results have left me blazing with rage. In my home state of California, for instance, only 30% of public school fourth graders can read proficiently. Fully 41% cannot even read at a basic level " which is to say, they cannot really understand and interpret written text at all. Eighth graders, as you might expect, look almost as bad. read more
A federal lawsuit by two former city officials against the city of Hamtramck, Michigan, over the city's ban on Pride flag displays on public property has been dismissed, according to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The dispute over the flag dates back to July 2023, when Russ Gordon and Cathy Stackpoole placed a flag on a city flagpole at Joseph Campau Avenue. Gordan and Stackpoole, who resided in Hamtramck, were commissioners on the Hamtramck Human Relations Commission at the time. read more
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At a ceremony in Greenland s capital of Nuuk on Wednesday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Greenlandic counterpart Jens-Frederik Nielsen will offer their official apologies for their governments' roles in the mistreatment of Greenlandic Indigenous girls and women who were given invasive contraception by the Danish health authorities against their will, with cases dating back to the 1960s. read more
#3 | POSTED BY REDIAL
The only lewzers are Canadians. Canada ranked 33rd in the world for quality of life this year, down from 5th in 2013
I can understand why DialAgain posts here, can't fix stupid.
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California's state and local government debt is over $500 billion
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Seems like a large economy isn't good for the Government.
Mississippi had a budget surplus of $750 million for the 2024-25 fiscal year and faced a $6.6 billion financial hole,
What a strange comparison, Speaks.. Is the better State the one that owes money and poorly educated or has a surplus and better educated?
They're probably all red states with low taxes and cost of living that's trumpeted as a benefit.
#2 | Posted by jpw
This didn't age well.
@10 ... If the world's 4th largest economy is a sinkhole, what is Mississippi? ...
It would appear their children are better educated than the "4th largest economy".
The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently released its 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book and Mississippi received its highest education ranking ever, ranking 16th in the nation for education.
www.mpe.org
It's illegal. A living person can not be on us coins or paper currency. Oh and you have to be dead 2 years before you get any consideration.
#4 | POSTED BY
Where is the 2 year law?
www.law.cornell.edu
And that matters why?
#5 | POSTED BY REDIAL A
Because its a commemorative coin, not mean for circulation, so the law apparently doesn't apply. The Mint does not traditionally strike coins for circulation. Commemorative coins are considered numismatic products, and are intended for collection. Commemorative coins are legal tender, and must be ordered directly from the Mint.
He's trying to start a war with Venezuela,
#4 | POSTED BY MORRIS
This is false, he's trying to prevent China from slurping up the Venezuela oil.
This is all a negotiation.