Fly-tippers have dumped a "grotesque" mountain of waste in a field in Oxfordshire. The "environmental catastrophe unfolding in plain sight" is up to 150m (490ft) long and 6m (20ft) high and has appeared on a site between the River Cherwell and the A34 near Kidlington. Calum Miller, Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester and Woodstock, has raised the issue in Parliament, saying it was "threatening an environmental disaster". He also said Cherwell District Council had estimated the cost of removing the waste would be greater than its entire annual budget. read more
The aforementioned NWYTO article sheds additional light on why carrier maintenance takes so long: -The Navy has a measly four national shipyards capable of carrying out carrier repairs (a sad reflection on just how much American shipbuilding capability has declined in the post-Cold War era). Many experienced workers have retired, and new hires lack hands-on expertise. The nightmarish COVID-19 lockdowns disrupted production and maintenance even further, creating multi-year delays that continue to affect readiness throughout the fleet. As Doc says ... Send in the H1Bs to the rescue. read more
A sharp rise in students entering the University of California system without middle school-level math skills is raising alarms among educators. A new internal report from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) reveals that the percentage of incoming students scoring below Algebra 1 on placement exams"a math course typically completed by the end of eighth grade"has tripled over the past five years. read more
The loss isn't sitting well with the Dems' extreme-left wing, which did its level best to blame others in the party for what conservatives quickly dubbed "Schumer's shutdown." "Pathetic. This isn't a deal. It's a surrender. Don't bend the knee!" whined California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a press release. "Tonight, eight Democrats voted with the Republicans to allow them to go forward on this continuing resolution. And to my mind, this was a very, very bad vote," added "independent" Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Dozens of other progressive Dems added their vitriol, throwing a collective fit on BlueSky. The rage was palpable. Why? One big reason was that President Donald Trump promised to do what the Democrats had threatened to do in years past to end a shutdown: Kill the filibuster. (Not all Republicans agree with Trump, by the way.) read more
"Don't kill it, don't squish it, don't cut it up," Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller warned residents via NBC as a toxic flatworm spreads across North Texas. While this invasive species has been in the US for years, the state's fatally heavy rains, fueled by climate change, are enabling the hammerhead flatworm (Bipalium kewense) to thrive and spread. This brown and black-striped, flattened land planarian with a distinctive half-moon-shaped head can reach lengths of up to 40 cm (15.7 inches). Like many flatworm species, it can regenerate a whole new worm from slices of itself. read more
Young Ukrainian men needed at home, Germany's Merz tells Zelenskiy
BERLIN, Nov 13 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he needed to ensure that young men from Ukraine do not come to Germany in large numbers, in what he said was a "lengthy" phone conversation the two held on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
The irony here is the amount of immigration Germany has taken in, and they are now saying we don't want any more Ukrainians.
Its like Trump saying the US doesn't want any more Canadians.
I'm for the firing and prosecuting of all that deserve it.
#22 | POSTED BY TFDNIHILIST
Sure, the silence has been noted how Gavin Newsom is at the center of not one, but three or four nepo cases and I haven't seen anyone post on those threads.
Certainly no one has said "prosecute" Gavin, infact DonorBot defends California's grifting.
Newsom Sees No Conflict Of Interest In Wife's Nonprofit, Which Funds Her Films And Pays Her Salary, Getting Money From Big Companies Lobbying State
deadline.com
Did you say anything then?? Of course not.
I say fire them all, as I have been posting about US grifting operations since I got here.
Democrats passed the ACA.
Republicans passed tax cuts for the wealthy and attempted to repeal (and NOT) replace the ACA 70 times!
The difference could not be clearer.
#11 | POSTED BY DONNERBOY
Here's a poster that learned nothing from the shutdown.
ACA was a huge gift to the rich via subsidies.
How Millionaires Get Obamacare Subsidies Intended to Aid the Poor
www.nbcnews.com
Kind of like being Muslim or Hispanic, eh?
#3 | Posted by sentinel
Or White.
Is there really a race?
This is just evidence of the incredible opportunities waiting on people who can actually perform in the STEM disciplines.
#21 | POSTED BY EBERLY
One issue is k-12 is failing the students, US spend an enormous amount of taxpayer dollars with a very poor return.
The other issue is the "test-blind" social equity gatekeeping admission system in place at the GREATEST University system in the world.
Newswek article was a pillow fight, compared to this article .... brutal ...
But the deeper crisis is moral. We have persuaded ourselves that to pursue excellence is to perpetuate inequity, that holding students to high standards is unfair, that success can be achieved by adjusting expectations rather than meeting them. The UCSD report exposes the folly of that thinking. "Equity" without preparation is cruelty disguised as compassion. It delivers opportunity in name only, while denying students the knowledge and skills they need to thrive.
www.aei.org
Even ------ never pumped his own threads like this.
#19 | POSTED BY REDIAL
------?
I am a piker compared to GasLighter and Corky. But I don't post 6 times before everyone else like they do. I never see you comment about them?? But I get it, being Canadian you don't really care about the US Universities. I unlike you have a vested interest in attempting to bring to light the decay, as my daughter is just about looking at Universities to attend.
But thank you for bringing nothing the table, regarding this matter.
I stated this already, not surprised the media catches on 3-4days after, and GasLighter a week later..
Democrats are going to have to stand for some things
Nah, this will be the economy will sink the R's, D's hopefully don't step on the rake.
Becareful though too many posts on your own thread and DialAgain will call you ------.