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[Huntn]

Anxiety surges as Donald Trump may be indicted soon: Why 2024 is 'the final battle' and 'the big one'​

Anxiety surges as Donald Trump may be indicted soon: Why 2024 is 'the final battle' and 'the big one'

Donald Trump's many legal problems – and calls for protests – have generated new fears of political violence and anxiety about the 2024 election.

www.yahoo.com

WASHINGTON – It looks like American politics is entering a new age of anxiety, triggered by an unprecedented legal development: The potential indictment of a former president and current presidential candidate.

Donald Trump's many legal problems – and calls for protests by his followers – have generated new fears of political violence and anxiety about the unknowable impact all this will have on the already-tense 2024 presidential election

I’ll reframe this is a more accurate way, Are Presidents above the law? This new age was spurred into existence when home grown dummies elected a corrupt, mentally ill, anti-democratic, would be dictator as President and don’t bother to hold him responsible for his crimes, don’t want to because in the ensuing mayhem and destruction, they think they will be better off. The man is actually advocating violence (not the first time). And btw, screw democracy too. If this feeling spreads, we are In deep shirt.

This goes beyond one treasonous Peice of work and out to all his minions. This is on you or should we be sympathetic to the idea of they can’t help being selfish suckers to the Nation’s detriment? Donald Trump is the single largest individual threat to our democracy and it‘s all going to boil down to will the majority of the GOP return to his embrace and start slinging his excrement to support him?

 

[coldseat]

I'm not so sure you can say a sweeping "they" wanted to keep Christian doctrine OUT of government.
There are Biblical principals that were likely tweaked as the Constitution was established?
Just like today, the devotion to one's faith surely varied from person to person.

There very well may have been, but that's not the point. They debated and discussed this topic at length, and collectively decided to explicitly keep Christian doctrine out of the constitution for some very salient reasons that still apply/exist today.

 

[cuddlemonkey]

Give me a break. Education has been a problem for decades and across administrations and across congresses. So you can’t lay that at the feet of a single party or a single administration.

YOUR ability to ignore reality is terrifyingly impressive. And sad.

Can you please highlight some of the ways the Department of Education impacts curriculum and some of the things that the last few presidential administrations have done that have had a detrimental impact on that curriculum?

 

[TampaJoe]

Can you please highlight some of the ways the Department of Education impacts curriculum and some of the things that the last few presidential administrations have done that have had a detrimental impact on that curriculum?

What I know is that our education system ranks at the bottom of industrialized nations. So whatever the DOE and the administrations have been doing hasn’t worked. So I might ask the DOE to justify their existence and the resources they consume.

When something isn’t working and hasn’t been working for decades, it’s time to examine other alternatives to the status quo.

I personally don’t care if the educational delivery system is public or private as long as it accomplishes its primary mission to educate. I am not interested in maintaining a bureaucracy that isn’t accomplishing it’s primary mission.

 

[Sendai]

Can you please highlight some of the ways the Department of Education impacts curriculum and some of the things that the last few presidential administrations have done that have had a detrimental impact on that curriculum?

It doesn’t seem to be raising our game. It has, however, over the years driven up administrative costs to satisfy, at times, unnecessary compliance.

 

[J-DONK]

What I know is that our education system ranks at the bottom of industrialized nations. So whatever the DOE and the administrations have been doing hasn’t worked. So I might ask the DOE to justify their existence and the resources they consume.

When something isn’t working and hasn’t been working for decades, it’s time to examine other alternatives to the status quo.

I personally don’t care if the educational delivery system is public or private as long as it accomplishes its primary mission to educate. I am not interested in maintaining a bureaucracy that isn’t accomplishing it’s primary mission.

How did you determine America was ranked at the bottom of education systems?

 

[cuddlemonkey]

What I know is that our education system ranks at the bottom of industrialized nations. So whatever the DOE and the administrations have been doing hasn’t worked. So I might ask the DOE to justify their existence and the resources they consume.

When something isn’t working and hasn’t been working for decades, it’s time to examine other alternatives to the status quo.

I personally don’t care if the educational delivery system is public or private as long as it accomplishes its primary mission to educate. I am not interested in maintaining a bureaucracy that isn’t accomplishing it’s primary mission.

So that's a no.

It doesn’t seem to be raising our game. It has, however, over the years driven up administrative costs to satisfy, at times, unnecessary compliance.

Also a no.

Why can't y'all just admit you don't know? The only way to combat ignorance is to be honest and seek answers.

 

[Sendai]

Can you please highlight some of the ways the Department of Education impacts curriculum and some of the things that the last few presidential administrations have done that have had a detrimental impact on that curriculum?

It doesn’t seem to be raising the game. It has, however, over the years driven up administrative costs to satisfy, at times, unnecessary compliance

So that's a no.



Also a no.

Why can't y'all just admit you don't know? The only way to combat ignorance is to be honest and seek answers.

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“Study: Regulatory Compliance Costs Higher Ed $27B Per Year”​

NASFAA | Study: Regulatory Compliance Costs Higher Ed $27B Per Year

www.nasfaa.org

“Rising Tide of Education Rules Increase Costs”

Rising Tide of Education Rules Increase Costs - AAF

The growth in higher education costs is hardly a secret to parents and students. As evidenced by findings of a recent survey commissioned by the American Action Forum that found 92 percent of respondents agreed that college is too expensive. Published tuition and fees have outpaced inflation and...

www.americanactionforum.org

PISA Scores By Country 2025

www.datapandas.org

34th in math.

It’s real.

 

[TampaJoe]

So that's a no.



Also a no.

Why can't y'all just admit you don't know? The only way to combat ignorance is to be honest and seek answers.

I would ask you to tell us all the wonderful things DOE has done to advance education in the US and improve outcomes. But that would be a waste of time.

We rank at the bottom of industrialized nations in education. So if DOE is adding value, it isn’t evident. Feel free to prove me wrong.

 

[MT15]

How did you determine America was ranked at the bottom of education systems?

I would like to see this data as well. Funny how the rest of the world sends their kids to college here.

 

[MT15]

34th in math.

It’s real.

8th in reading and 15th in science. What is your point? You’re willing to throw away an entire education system because math isn’t where it should be?

This is ridiculous even for you.

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

I would ask you to tell us all the wonderful things DOE has done to advance education in the US and improve outcomes. But that would be a waste of time.

We rank at the bottom of industrialized nations in education. So if DOE is adding value, it isn’t evident. Feel free to prove me wrong.

You do know the neither the DoE nor the DoED have anything to do with setting school curriculum??? That is the responsibility of the states, the DoED was established because certain states neglected certain members of their populace by not funding education in their areas.

The DoED began augmenting and monitoring funding to Education systems throughout the US as well as monitoring their performance and ensuring access. So when you complain about failing schools, you need to direct you anger at your local government and stop blaming the Feds.

 

[Sendai]

8th in reading and 15th in science. What is your point? You’re willing to throw away an entire education system because math isn’t where it should be?

This is ridiculous even for you.

Not throwing anything away. It adds nothing to the education system except costs. States don’t need the Department of Education. Get rid of the cost of rather worthless compliance requirements. Take the operating costs of the Department of Education and add it to the congressional allocations and distribute to the states. More funding. It’s an organization that is nothing but overhead and pushing paper. As I said, it’s not upping our game. And it never will.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Nazism and fascism should always be taken very, very serious. Europe and even my own family has learned that the very hard way...

Elon couldn’t leave well enough alone
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The Anti-Defamation League spoke out on Thursday over a series Nazi Germany-themed puns posted by billionaire Elon Musk, slamming what it called “inappropriate and highly offensive jokes that trivialize the Holocaust.”

Musk's post contained the names of several German leaders who engineered the Holocaust in a Thursday morning post to X. The Tesla CEO and Donald Trump confidant was clearly trying to prod people who criticized his appearance at Trump's inauguration. During his speech, Musk used a gesture that fascism experts labeled a “Nazi salute.”

“Don’t say Hess to Nazi accusations!” the X owner said. "Bet you did Nazi that coming."

In a quote-tweet, ADL CEO Johnathan Greenblatt warned Musk that it was “inappropriate and offensive to make light of..a singularly evil event.”

“Making inappropriate and highly offensive jokes that trivialize the Holocaust only serve to minimize the evil and inhumanity of Nazi crimes, denigrate the suffering of both victims and survivors and insult the memory of the six million Jews murdered in the Shoah,” the ADL said in a statement from its official account.

The ADL had defended Musk earlier in the week, saying his stiff-armed salute was “an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm.” Musk made the gesture before telling the crowd that “the future of civilization is assured,” a phrase critics noted resembled the neo-Nazi “14 Words,” a slogan the ADL classifies as a hate symbol.

Other Jewish groups disputed the defense, including Bend the Arc, a progressive Jewish action group that circulated a petition calling for the ADL to revoke its defense.…….

"Highly offensive": ADL sours on Musk over puns that "trivialize the Holocaust"

The Anti-Defamation League excused Musk for making a gesture experts called a Nazi salute earlier this week

www.salon.com

 

[MT15]

My "thirst" is exaggerated by you.
The actual important thing is that the founding fathers DID want to keep the government OUT of the church.
Yet..
They did NOT want to keep Christians out of the government.

How is it exaggerated? You know that women who have late term pregnancy complications have died and will continue to die because of the abortion bans, yet you still support them wholeheartedly. These women died needlessly from complications that could have easily been treated but weren’t because of what you support. You have to be very committed to an abortion ban to be okay with women who weren’t even seeking abortions dying because of it.

 

[Optimus Prime]

John Bolton's Secret Service protection discontinued by Trump administration

The Trump administration removed former national security adviser John Bolton's Secret Service protection. The decision was made in the past 24 hours, sources said.

www.cbsnews.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has revoked government security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top aide, Brian Hook, who have faced threats from Iran since they took hard-line stances on the Islamic Republic during Trump’s first administration.

A congressional staffer and a person familiar with the matter, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss personal security details, confirmed the change, but neither could offer an explanation. They said that Pompeo and Hook were told of the loss of protection on Wednesday and that it took effect at 11 p.m. that night.

It’s another sign of steps Trump is taking just days into his return to the White House to target those he has perceived as adversaries.…….

Trump revokes protections for former Secretary of State Pompeo and top aide threatened by Iran

President Donald Trump has revoked government security protection for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his top aide, Brian Hook.

apnews.com

 

[MT15]

Not throwing anything away. It adds nothing to the education system except costs. States don’t need the Department of Education. Get rid of the cost of rather worthless compliance requirements. Take the operating costs of the Department of Education and add it to the congressional allocations and distribute to the states. More funding. It’s an organization that is nothing but overhead and pushing paper. As I said, it’s not upping our game. And it never will.

Gross misrepresentation of the Dept of Education. Getting rid of it will leave each state to go their own way, without regard to trying to provide quality education for all students.

We tried that before - minority students were neglected to a criminal level. Special needs students were neglected to a criminal level. I see nothing to indicate that the states who were guilty of this in the past would change their ways now.

Almost every GOP controlled state is trying to divert tax money into private schools, who are not mandated to accept special needs students nor required to accept disadvantaged students. In Missouri for example - so much tax money has been taken from public schools that some of them are on 4-day school weeks. Rural kids - where poverty is common - don’t have any options other than public schools. They are disadvantaged already, and this will make it worse.

Of course, if your goal is to reward conservative religious schools and those who attend them, then perpetuating a permanent underclass of kids who will fill the menial jobs you need to be filled, then this is a brilliant plan.

 

[MT15]

He also took it away from John Bolton who has been credibly targeted by Iran as well, IIRC.

 

[bird]

Not throwing anything away. It adds nothing to the education system except costs. States don’t need the Department of Education. Get rid of the cost of rather worthless compliance requirements. Take the operating costs of the Department of Education and add it to the congressional allocations and distribute to the states. More funding. It’s an organization that is nothing but overhead and pushing paper. As I said, it’s not upping our game. And it never will.

See: Dover Bd. of Ed. as well as Brown v Bd. of Ed.