Part of it is that women have achieved an educational level as a group that allows them to make better choices. They no longer have to choose which is the nicer wife beater in their town.
The incels seem to have a problem with this. The idea of having to compete based upon personality, likability and in general the ability to treat another person as a human being bothers them.
Since the fall of the USSR, a large part of developing world elites, middle classes, and intellectuals have been effectively transformed into ideological parrots of US liberal propaganda through USAID-funded NGOs, educational and media projects. ...
I'm not going to start a discussion about liberal versus conservative propaganda, that's best left for another discussion entirely.
The abdication of soft power though is extremely short-sighted and so on par with the Trump Administration.
As an example of soft power, consider any number of Third World countries that have issues with feeding their population. This leads to instability and easy influence by outside powers. That influences usually used to enrich the elite at the top. The ones at the top see the instability and realize that their political lives as well as actual lives may be shortened by that issue, and so do their best to enrich themselves as quickly as possible.
By using the soft power tactic of providing food for the masses basic foodstuffs, an outsider would provide stability to that country and reduce the possibility of the elite being bought up by another country. In addition, the people in the countryside see food being brought in that has a particular logo or other emblem indicative of the provider. They and their children grow up knowing that their health and future were due to this provider. They thus become somewhat more friendly to that provider.
Ask the Houthis what they think of hard power. Yes, they are being bombarded by high explosives and many are dying. Each time though that a family dies, their extended family says that the one who attacked needs to have revenge visited upon them. It's a never ending cycle.
RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. — Authorities in Randolph County arrested Lucas Timothy Hunt, 25, of Asheboro, known as the founder of the "Thank You Jesus" signs movement, on a felony child exploitation charge after a month-long investigation. ...
“For years, parents have been begging schools to focus on teaching their kids practical skills like reading, writing, and math, instead of pushing critical theory, rogue sex education and divisive ideologies—but their concerns have been brushed off, mocked, or shut down entirely,” said Tiffany Justice, Co-Founder of Moms for Liberty. “Parents, now is the time that you share the receipts of the betrayal that has happened in our public schools. This webpage demonstrates that President Trump’s Department of Education is putting power back in the hands of parents.”
"Moms for Liberty" is all you really need to know to understand this is bad news.
What I love is how the form is titled "schools should be focused on learning". What they mean is learning only the things that they feel you should learn to be a better drone.
Okay, so he revoked the collective bargaining rights. He didn't revoke the ability to go out on strike, though. It just won't be an organized strike.
Weren't strikes the compromise to the other option, namely dragging the owners out of the factory and beating them in the streets? Maybe they just want to go back to the original system.
CNN's Katelyn Polantz reported that the White House circulated a memo to agency heads Thursday attacking the lawsuits as partisan impediments to president Donald Trump's agenda and encouraged them to invoke a procedural rule requiring plaintiffs to post money at the start of their court case to cover costs and damages if the government ultimately prevails.
Okay, I used to work for a supplement distributor, and I'm going to explain to you how the supplement industry works. You'll then be able to see how they intend to pull this kind of BS.
Determine whether you will sell to weight loss, skin care, or masculine fragility. Now go find yourself a Third World country, the usual is Brazil because it has a considerable population and a fairly large medical establishment. Find a study that was done that addresses in some fashion what you're trying to sell. The study will probably be of a small population and have a slight effect on a small percentage of that population.
Now you can go ahead and market your product and claim that a medical study says that some people will see an effect. Let your marketing people go ahead and spin that however they want, you've got your evidence.
Now do you see how the brainworm's CDC is going to go ahead and push whatever point of view he wants?
U.S. Marshals have warned federal judges of unusually high threat levels as tech billionaire Elon Musk and other Trump administration allies ramp up efforts to discredit judges who stand in the way of White House efforts to slash federal jobs and programs, said several judges with knowledge of the warnings. ...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said his country won't accept peacekeeping forces from Nato countries in Ukraine under any peace deal, following high-level talks with the US in Saudi Arabia. ...
The nuanced finding suggests the agency believes the totality of evidence makes a lab origin more likely than a natural origin. But the agency’s assessment assigns a low degree of confidence to this conclusion, suggesting the evidence is deficient, inconclusive or contradictory.
Although the Republican leadership’s proposed rules were largely a copy-paste of the rules for the 118th Congress, there are some changes. One major difference has to do with the procedure for removing the Speaker, which played a key role in the 118th Congress. Previously, any single member of Congress could bring up a ...
An ABC News yearlong investigation into the 2x2 Church, a Christian sect so secretive most people have never heard of it, has uncovered allegations of widespread child sexual abuse and subsequent coverups. ...
German Helsing company has unveiled its latest development, the HX-2 loitering munition, a kamikaze drone. Germany plans to supply 4,000 of these drones to Ukraine, and they have already been somewhat unfairly dubbed the mini-Taurus.
New York University (NYU) has changed its guidelines around hate speech and harassment to include the criticism of Zionism as a discriminatory act. ...
For many southerners, bigotry against non-whites is part of their identity. Are they saying the KKK should be a protected class? How can making a religion out of the belief that you deserve a particular piece of real estate be a protected class?
Zionism is an ethno-cultural nationalist movement that emerged in Europe in the late 19th century and aimed for the establishment of a Jewish state through the colonization of a land outside of Europe.
In other words, taking somebody else's land.
It eventually focused on the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, a region corresponding to the Land of Israel in Judaism, and of central importance in Jewish history.
Specifically, Palestinian's land.
Following the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Zionism became the ideology supporting the protection and development of Israel as a Jewish state and has been described as Israel's national or state ideology.
State religion. That never turns out bad, does it? /s
Randall Terry is a lifelong pro-life activist who founded the Operation Rescue group, which he headed until 1991. He and the group were known for their controversial tactics targeting abortion clinics, blocking entrances and staging raucous protests as Terry and associates racked up dozens of arrests and enormous sums in civil judgments along the way.
Please tie trump to this guy. The ads would write themselves.
Jews are not merely a religious group but an ethno-religious people for whom the land of Israel is a symbol and embodiment of their spiritual and territorial sovereignty. The relationship between Jews and Israel is intrinsic and inseparable. To sever this bond is to deny our historical and cultural rights, an act of profound ...
What would happen if a time traveler brought a group of Canaanites forward and maintained an historic right to the land? Why am I asking? You know very well what would happen. They would be disregarded.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has seemingly invited conservatives chafing under "neoliberal ideals" in their home countries to move to Russia, where he claimed "traditional values reign supreme," and Alex Jones suggested he might take him up on the offer. ...
Republican West Virginia State Senator Mike Maroney was arrested this week and charged with indecent exposure after he was seen performing what local news station WTRF describes as "an overt act of self-gratification" in public. ...
One source told Axios Trump's call was intended to encourage Netanyahu to take the deal, but stressed he did not know if this is indeed what the former president told Netanyahu. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A former Vermont State Police trooper pleaded guilty Wednesday to a lesser charge after being accused of sexually assaulting an ex-girlfriend’s daughter over several years, the Brattleboro Reformer reported. ...
The religious leader of a “shamanistic community” in Southern California was charged with rape, child sexual abuse and other sex crimes after “multiple victims” came forward. ...
An Orange County woman filed a federal lawsuit Monday against an Anaheim Police Department officer, alleging that he raped her after seeing her at an In-N-Out Burger and getting her name by running her license plate number. ...
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Donald Trump said he would “fire” the ABC News journalist who grilled him about his past comments during a panel at the National Association of Black Journalists convention on July 31. ...
Ross — a 23-year-old streamer with a mostly young male audience of more than 1.4 million Kick followers and 4.4 million YouTube subscribers — fawned over the former president during a 90-minute stream and gave him a Rolex and a Tesla Cybertruck wrapped in images of the former president.
Reminds me of that Iraqi official who, during Desert Storm, kept saying victory was imminent right up the moment the allied tanks came rolling up the street.
The word “fascist” gets thrown around a lot in politics, but it’s hard to find a more apt one for “Unhumans,” which came out last month. The book argues that leftists don’t deserve the status of human beings — that they are, as the title says, unhumans
It's dangerous to declare your opponents are not really human. A long time ago a term was coined, "outlaw". It meant somebody had committed crimes that placed them outside the law. They not only no longer had the protections the law placed gave all others, but the responsibilities as well. The y could be killed out of hand, but they could also kill without further repercussions.
The mayor of a Louisiana city near the state’s border with Texas abruptly resigned from her post days before authorities jailed her on suspicion of raping a boy while she served in office. ...
Thank you for the reference. Having read most of it so far, I came across this passage:
Having disqualified Sue’s argument, Cabanis turns to Sömmerring’s thesis on the post-decapitation persistence of an active, conscious sensorium commune. Several facts argue against this. What is commonly known as a “rabbit punch” shows that a violent blow to the neck leads to an immediate loss of consciousness. Furthermore, a rapid hemorrhage deprives the brain of the blood it needs to function. Each of the individual circumstances brought together by the guillotine is enough to produce a true syncope. Cabanis concludes from this that the head and body of a man who has been guillotined endure no suffering and that death is as fast as the stroke of the blade.
Why does it seem like so many (young) men these days flock over to types like Andrew Tate?
I keep seeing posts mentioning this phenomenon more and more often. ...
Musk wants to leave politics because he’s tired of ‘attacks’ from the left: report ( www.independent.co.uk )
Speculation of Tesla CEO’s possible departure comes as his influence in the administration appears to wane ...
Trump no longer needs to indoctrinate the world - only Americans ( www.middleeasteye.net )
Since the fall of the USSR, a large part of developing world elites, middle classes, and intellectuals have been effectively transformed into ideological parrots of US liberal propaganda through USAID-funded NGOs, educational and media projects. ...
Trump Waved Off Planned Israeli Strike on Iranian Nuclear Sites ( www.nytimes.com )
Archive: [ https://archive.is/mAOQM ] ...
What would happen if the Supreme Court sent a US Marshall to arrest a member of the executive branch?
Yes, the US Marshall Service is part of the Department of Justice. ...
'Thank You Jesus' signs creator arrested on felony child porn charge ( www.wfmynews2.com )
RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. — Authorities in Randolph County arrested Lucas Timothy Hunt, 25, of Asheboro, known as the founder of the "Thank You Jesus" signs movement, on a felony child exploitation charge after a month-long investigation. ...
Man it’d be so unfortunate if it received too much spam to be useful, no? ( www.ed.gov )
The form: https://enddei.ed.gov/
Trump revokes collective bargaining rights at TSA to crush union ( www.huffpost.com )
Summary ...
'Can't believe someone found this': Experts amazed by legal tool White House turned up ( www.rawstory.com )
Worthwhile for the attached clip.
US CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say ( www.reuters.com )
Exclusive: Judges face rise in threats as Musk blasts them over rulings ( www.reuters.com )
U.S. Marshals have warned federal judges of unusually high threat levels as tech billionaire Elon Musk and other Trump administration allies ramp up efforts to discredit judges who stand in the way of White House efforts to slash federal jobs and programs, said several judges with knowledge of the warnings. ...
Russia won't accept Nato troops in Ukraine, Lavrov says after talks with US ( www.bbc.com )
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said his country won't accept peacekeeping forces from Nato countries in Ukraine under any peace deal, following high-level talks with the US in Saudi Arabia. ...
Top US and Russian officials have met & pursue closer cooperation amid concerns from Ukraine and EU ( www.theguardian.com )
Zelensky open to Trump's rare-mineral partnership: "Let's do a deal" ( www.newsweek.com )
Summary ...
West Point disbands cadet cultural clubs after Trump’s anti-DEI order ( www.nbcnews.com )
CIA now backs lab leak theory to explain origins of Covid-19 ( www.theguardian.com )
The nuanced finding suggests the agency believes the totality of evidence makes a lab origin more likely than a natural origin. But the agency’s assessment assigns a low degree of confidence to this conclusion, suggesting the evidence is deficient, inconclusive or contradictory.
Trump tells Putin to end Ukraine war or face more sanctions ( www.politico.eu )
Good news everyone, wars over! (/s)
Trump says he'll create 'External Revenue Service' to collect tariffs, foreign revenue ( www.cnbc.com )
Art Collector Says He Lost Warhols and Harings to L.A. Fire ( www.nytimes.com )
Paywall removed: https://archive.is/EiOfa
Twelve bills will be fast-tracked by Republicans' new House rules - GovTrack.us ( www.govtrack.us )
Although the Republican leadership’s proposed rules were largely a copy-paste of the rules for the 118th Congress, there are some changes. One major difference has to do with the procedure for removing the Speaker, which played a key role in the 118th Congress. Previously, any single member of Congress could bring up a ...
AOC's colleagues already floating a future leadership bid ( www.axios.com )
One interesting quote that stood out to me: ...
Member of secretive Christian sect sentenced to 120 years in prison ( abcnews.go.com )
An ABC News yearlong investigation into the 2x2 Church, a Christian sect so secretive most people have never heard of it, has uncovered allegations of widespread child sexual abuse and subsequent coverups. ...
Germany Reveals the HX-2 Drone for Ukraine, Nicknamed the Mini-Taurus (Video) ( en.defence-ua.com )
https://imgur.com/zrIYKtL.mp4
Not A Drag Queen ( lemmy.world )
The GOP are the Deadbeat Dad Party ( lemmy.world )
US: New York University adopts measures declaring 'Zionists' a protected class ( www.middleeasteye.net )
New York University (NYU) has changed its guidelines around hate speech and harassment to include the criticism of Zionism as a discriminatory act. ...
Constitution Party nominee aiming to help Trump, ‘destroy’ Democratic Party ( www.yahoo.com )
Zionism: A Historical, Spiritual, and Legal Claim to Jewish Sovereignty ( www.express.co.uk )
Jews are not merely a religious group but an ethno-religious people for whom the land of Israel is a symbol and embodiment of their spiritual and territorial sovereignty. The relationship between Jews and Israel is intrinsic and inseparable. To sever this bond is to deny our historical and cultural rights, an act of profound ...
Alex Jones and his fans are intrigued by Putin offer of sanctuary to conservatives ( www.rawstory.com )
Russian President Vladimir Putin has seemingly invited conservatives chafing under "neoliberal ideals" in their home countries to move to Russia, where he claimed "traditional values reign supreme," and Alex Jones suggested he might take him up on the offer. ...
X says it is closing operations in Brazil due to judge's content orders ( www.reuters.com )
The X service remains available to the people of Brazil, the platform said on Saturday. ...
GOP state senator 'performed an overt act of self-gratification' in public: report ( www.rawstory.com )
Republican West Virginia State Senator Mike Maroney was arrested this week and charged with indecent exposure after he was seen performing what local news station WTRF describes as "an overt act of self-gratification" in public. ...
Trump, Netanyahu speak about Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal, Axios reports ( www.reuters.com )
One source told Axios Trump's call was intended to encourage Netanyahu to take the deal, but stressed he did not know if this is indeed what the former president told Netanyahu. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Ex-State Trooper Pleads Guilty To Lesser Charge In Child Sexual Abuse Case ( uk.news.yahoo.com )
A former Vermont State Police trooper pleaded guilty Wednesday to a lesser charge after being accused of sexually assaulting an ex-girlfriend’s daughter over several years, the Brattleboro Reformer reported. ...
Leader of ‘shamanastic community’ arrested on sexual assault and child sexual abuse charges ( uk.news.yahoo.com )
The religious leader of a “shamanistic community” in Southern California was charged with rape, child sexual abuse and other sex crimes after “multiple victims” came forward. ...
Anaheim cop accused of raping woman after tracking her from an In-N-Out ( www.aol.com )
An Orange County woman filed a federal lawsuit Monday against an Anaheim Police Department officer, alleging that he raped her after seeing her at an In-N-Out Burger and getting her name by running her license plate number. ...
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Trump tells Adin Ross he wants to ‘fire’ Black journalist who grilled him onstage ( www.independent.co.uk )
Donald Trump said he would “fire” the ABC News journalist who grilled him about his past comments during a panel at the National Association of Black Journalists convention on July 31. ...
Elon Musk’s Tesla is promising to sell a humanoid robot. It could be the first of many. ( theconversation.com )
Netanyahu says ‘victory’ over Hamas is in sight. The data tells a different story ( edition.cnn.com )
The Weird Authoritarian Book Blurbed by JD Vance ( www.nytimes.com )
The word “fascist” gets thrown around a lot in politics, but it’s hard to find a more apt one for “Unhumans,” which came out last month. The book argues that leftists don’t deserve the status of human beings — that they are, as the title says, unhumans
Louisiana mayor arrested on child rape accusations after abrupt resignation ( www.theguardian.com )
The mayor of a Louisiana city near the state’s border with Texas abruptly resigned from her post days before authorities jailed her on suspicion of raping a boy while she served in office. ...
Conservative kid know a lot this days 🧒 ( rumble.com )
The kids seems very smart these days... 👀
South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal. ( www.voanews.com )