http://thenewstalkers.com/feed/group_discuss Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:45:29 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27138/gop-eyes-senate-comeback-after-democratic-bloodbath-but-another-political-nightmare-could-await http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27138 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:00:44 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27125/capitol-agenda-shutdown-fight-coming-sooner-than-you-think http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27125 Fri, 06 Nov 2026 09:00:12 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27119/conservatives-stunned-by-catastrophic-midterm-blue-tsunami-blame-trumps-iran-war-high-gas-prices http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27119 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:46:37 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27115/takeaways-from-a-republican-wipeout http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27115 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:25:09 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27102/explaining-the-case-of-the-two-dan-sullivans-on-alaskas-ballot http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27102 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:58:56 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27087/explainer-whats-at-stake-for-trump-in-israels-deadlocked-election http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27087 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:51:12 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27084/trump-a-feral-lame-duck http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27084 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 11:18:47 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27075/it-was-jaw-dropping-the-shocking-lessons-from-an-infamous-experiment-in-obedience http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27075 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:21:25 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27073/did-the-hardest-problem-in-ai-just-get-much-easier http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27073 Tue, 27 Oct 2026 10:49:54 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27070/shootout-at-the-ok-corral-october-26-1881 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27070 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:02:27 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27062/many-states-deciding-control-of-the-senate-are-seeing-a-big-boost-in-early-voting-ap-analysis-shows http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27062 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:54:30 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27060/us-and-israel-are-planning-for-a-possible-post-midterms-attack-on-iran http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27060 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:07:45 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27054/mark-halperin-republicans-are-bracing-for-a-wipeout-heres-who-theyll-blame-if-it-happens http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27054 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:04:45 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27052/how-many-jobs-is-your-state-losing-to-ai-this-dashboard-tracks-the-cuts-and-the-cost http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27052 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:49:46 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27027/is-punishing-the-poor-trumps-last-hand-to-play http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27027 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:45:00 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27020/how-is-child-marriage-still-legal-in-the-us http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27020 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:10:33 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27017/people-are-using-ai-chatbots-to-help-decide-who-to-vote-for http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27017 Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:51:44 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27016/us-trade-deficit-hits-17-month-high-despite-trumps-tariffs http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27016 Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:45:00 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27015/even-trump-voters-think-republicans-should-split-from-the-president-to-win http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27015 Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:01:12 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27014/ship-has-sailed-new-poll-shows-even-an-end-to-the-war-or-lower-gas-prices-may-not-save-republicans http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27014 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:05:40 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27013/trump-gop-face-disarray-for-democrats-the-hard-part-is-coming http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27013 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:57:55 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27012/heres-how-much-stocks-could-fall-if-the-democrats-sweep-congress-according-to-bofa http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27012 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:55:34 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27011/democratic-voters-more-engaged-in-midterms-as-americans-are-in-a-sour-mood http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27011 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:58:43 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27010/hes-not-making-sense-how-trump-has-alienated-voters-for-the-gop http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27010 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:27:08 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27008/people-use-ai-to-avoid-paying-for-school-photos-but-they-dont-realise-the-consequences http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27008 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:16:05 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27003/few-voters-see-either-the-republican-party-or-the-democratic-party-as-able-to-solve-important-problems-or-help-people-like-them http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27003 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:58:38 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27002/why-do-democrats-keep-posting-videos-of-themselves-pumping-iron http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27002 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:29:25 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27001/democrats-advantage-is-clear-with-less-than-a-month-to-go-in-the-midterm-elections http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/27001 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:53:50 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26996/inside-the-shadow-surge-driving-ice-arrests-to-new-heights http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26996 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:16:14 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26994/former-homeland-security-secretary-kristi-noem-files-for-divorce-from-her-husband-of-34-years http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26994 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:14:06 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26988/analysis-of-uncontested-elections-2026 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26988 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:39:31 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26986/affordability-and-accountability-top-priorities-if-democrats-take-house-jeffries-says http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26986 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:33:41 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26983/renee-good-family-lawyers-invoke-anti-kkk-law-in-suing-us-federal-agents http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26983 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:48:32 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26982/new-aircraft-carrier-10000-us-troops-is-the-iran-war-about-to-escalate http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26982 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:23:56 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26977/four-potential-positives-from-higher-bond-yields http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26977 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:56:57 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26975/metas-free-ai-app-muse-aims-to-handle-tasks-for-you http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26975 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:05:36 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26973/new-innovation-is-required-to-fund-ais-6-trillion-buildout http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26973 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:42:33 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26966/united-in-debt-america-has-become-a-nation-of-fake-rich-people http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26966 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:31:48 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26960/is-synthetic-biology-worth-the-risk http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26960 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:57:35 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26959/its-a-5-world-were-just-living-in-it http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26959 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:41:40 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26949/heres-what-happens-to-the-economy-when-treasury-yields-soar-like-they-are-now http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26949 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:30:06 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26947/republicans-struggle-to-address-inflation-as-trump-faces-29-percent-approval http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26947 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:58:43 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26946/gop-breaking-with-an-unpopular-trump http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26946 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:50:36 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26945/trump-xi-summit-puts-ai-safety-talks-on-the-table-but-neither-side-wants-to-slow-down http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26945 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:15:09 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26944/the-supporters-urging-trump-to-declare-martial-law-for-the-midterms http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26944 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:28:17 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26941/why-should-we-care-if-there-arent-any-squished-insects-on-our-windscreens http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26941 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:52:08 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26937/five-questions-before-voting-in-november http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26937 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:19:50 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26932/how-to-get-started-with-stand-up-paddleboarding-sup http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26932 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:41:46 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26931/heres-why-big-bore-rifles-got-so-popular-in-the-late-90s http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26931 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:58:42 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26929/ai-slowdown-calls-justified-but-collapse-of-bubble-may-be-more-immediate-threat http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26929 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:37:15 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26910/georgia-pilot-flying-cessna-150-lands-his-plane-at-the-worlds-busiest-airport-and-the-cost-for-landing-leaves-him-blown-away http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26910 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:23:13 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26909/washingtons-next-debt-ceiling-fight-could-start-right-after-the-midterms http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26909 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:58:27 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26907/if-ai-really-could-kill-us-all-why-give-any-ground-to-china http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26907 American AI developers adopted a business model focused on proprietary general artificial intelligence delivered as a subscription service (the SaaS business model).  China is developing open source quasi-general artificial intelligence integrated directly into specialized tasks, robotics, and automation.  The competition is between the US model of smart services and China's model of smart things.  The US is developing AI that can perform intellectual tasks while China is developing AI that can do physical tasks.  
The US developers chose a poor business model, evolved from social media, and are now trying to create regulatory moats to protect their SaaS business model.  American AI businesses are chained to the need for more cash investment while China is deploying AI in a more open, democratic manner that will speed both development and deployment at much less cost.  ]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:51:06 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26887/they-will-crawl-over-glass-to-vote-for-the-president-trump-needs-to-put-himself-on-the-ballot-to-juice-the-base http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26887 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:36:58 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26886/philadelphia-installed-white-roofs-on-about-340-low-income-seniors-homes-from-2001-2003-ceiling-temperatures-fell-4-5f-and http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26886 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:11:30 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26876/ford-pardons-nixon-september-8-1974 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26876 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:50:46 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26875/the-us-has-a-40-trillion-debt-crisis-billionaire-warren-buffett-knows-how-to-solve-it http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26875 Balancing the Federal budget -- and, heaven forbid, shrinking the national debt -- would threaten collapse of our financialized economy and jeopardize the global economy.]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:20:05 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26870/here-are-some-of-the-wildest-ways-ai-agents-are-circumventing-rules http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26870 Some will use this agentic experiment to highlight the natural emergence of cooperation between agents to form a social framework.  But don't ignore that the social construct also began demanding individual agents sacrifice themselves.  The rational intellects acting as a collective naturally drifted into peer group rationalizations for a 'greater good'.  The collective began creating its own purpose that overshadowed individual purpose and individual agency. ]]> Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:10:04 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26869/who-cares-if-ai-is-conscious-its-basically-alive http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26869 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:50:15 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26868/democrats-need-a-plan-to-govern-if-they-win-the-2026-midterms-under-trump http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26868 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:11:10 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26857/healthcare-tops-the-democrats-to-do-list-if-they-win-control-of-the-house-in-2026 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26857 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:26:46 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26851/trumps-bogus-narrative-about-the-gop-losing-in-the-2026-midterms http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26851 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:56:58 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26847/the-us-venezuela-oil-deal-wont-lower-your-gas-prices-heres-what-you-need-to-know http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26847 As has been posted elsewhere , Venezuelan oil is heavy sour crude that must be processed to remove sulfur and heavy metals before refining.  Using unprocessed Venezuelan oil to replenish our Strategic Petroleum Reserve would permanently damage the caverns used to store oil.  The US has very limited refinery capacity that can process Venezuelan oil; certainly not enough refinery capacity to handle the amounts President Trump has boasted about. ]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:55:34 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26846/trump-has-already-started-to-blame-republicans-for-midterms-opinion http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26846 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:13:31 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26845/inept-incompetent-craven-scott-bessent-struggles-to-clean-up-the-presidents-mess http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26845 Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:57:09 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26842/trump-says-us-has-deal-for-control-of-large-share-of-venezuelas-oil http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26842 A shady back-room deal with a private 'partner' will only boost stock value for the company.  A deal like this one smacks more of corrupt self-interest than national interest.  President Trump is exploiting America like many immigrants who only enter the country for the money.  Trump may see himself as a modern day Robber Baron like the immigrant Andrew Carnegie but would be just another lie told badly.  ]]> Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:17:02 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26837/trumps-lake-america-move-revives-one-of-his-biggest-political-flops http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26837 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:55:25 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26834/i-gave-chatgpt-claude-and-gemini-the-same-draft-one-was-the-best-writing-coach http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26834 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:03:35 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26831/the-end-of-marriage-why-financial-independence-changes-everything http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26831 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:39:04 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26820/sacco-and-vanzetti-executed-august-23-1927 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26820 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:49:11 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26810/nasas-swift-is-doomed-to-a-fiery-death-after-rescue-mission-fails http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26810 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:40:46 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26805/ranked-the-countries-using-the-most-energy-per-person http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26805 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:33:18 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26803/citing-wildfire-risk-trump-administration-proposes-to-scrap-entire-roadless-rule-critics-argue-that-more-roads-will-lead-to-mo http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26803 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:47:06 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26793/ais-impact-on-the-environment-is-absolutely-horrifying-new-paper-finds http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26793 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:54:41 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26791/trump-shifts-aircraft-carrier-and-us-focus-away-from-asia http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26791 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:51:59 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26785/red-cliffs-iconic-bridge-connects-colorados-past-to-its-future http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26785 Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:41:39 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26774/opinion-k-12-students-shouldnt-be-ais-beta-testers http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26774 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:02:33 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26773/bessent-said-the-k-shaped-economy-is-over-heres-what-financial-experts-say http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26773 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:01:26 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26769/a-budget-22-precision-rifle-can-improve-your-shooting-skills http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26769 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:06:22 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26767/america-is-atomizing http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26767 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:48:29 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26766/americas-ai-boom-is-a-jobs-opportunity-not-an-excuse-for-universal-basic-income http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26766 One lie does not justify the other lie.  AI is not going to be a magic money tree.  Every Big Money win is going to require sacrificing multitudes of gullible losers on the altar of financial chicanery.   ]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:48:32 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26762/some-republicans-are-finally-realizing-they-wrecked-the-middle-class http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26762 Even The New Republic has given up on the working class.  The call for workers to unite reaches fewer ears today than last century.  The far left now panders to a middle class in a Neoliberal financialized economy that is being hollowed out.  Since President Trump has abandoned the original MAGA goals, the political playing field is wide open to allow the political far left to appropriate and revise MAGA as is their wont.]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:57:42 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26755/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-announces-billions-in-new-deals-and-investments-to-power-american-mining http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26755 Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:12:15 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26754/why-normal-people-arent-using-ai-agents http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26754 The evolving business aspects of agentic AI deployment indicate that AI will be something consumers must interact with, rather than as a tool of direct utility for consumers.]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:00:40 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26748/13-shocking-things-kids-are-learning-in-school-that-you-didnt http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26748 When I was in school the main focus of education was on the three Rs: reading, 'riting, and 'rithmatic.  The 'current events' of that time were naturally different so we learned about polio, atomic bombs, the Great Depression, the New Madrid earthquake, the threat of Communism, and the new science of rocket ships. 
But our history lessons highlighted the social, economic, and scientific progress made during the 19th and 20th centuries.  We were taught the value and rewards of work and industry.  Our lessons on civil rights taught us that the Civil War started in Kansas with abolitionists fighting for human rights and against the evils of chattel slavery.  We learned about prominent, successful African-Americans in science, business, and government.  We learned about President Eisenhower integrating the South.  (Back then Democrats were on the wrong side of history.)  We also learned about social responsibilities based on morality and enforced with corporal punishment.  Our lessons did not teach us how we were different but, rather, what we had in common and what we could achieve as a nation. 
It's a shock to see how far today's education has shifted away from the emphasis of my era on opportunity, progress, unity, and common patriotic identity.  The description of what kids are taught today seems to foster segregation by differences, divisions based on identity, rote learning of social responsibility, and the airing of grievances.  ]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:35:25 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26743/copper-jumps-to-its-highest-level-ever-what-the-metal-is-telling-us http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26743 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:39:04 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26742/how-americans-view-capitalism-socialism-and-free-enterprise http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26742 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:20:28 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26740/power-grid-transformer-shortage-exposes-deep-supply-chain-collapse http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26740 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:55:20 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26737/opinion-im-begging-you-never-write-with-ai http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26737 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:15:27 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26736/trump-needs-to-choose-how-to-lose-the-iran-war http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26736 President Trump's entire foreign statecraft hinges upon intimidation and unilateral American domination.  Trump's geopolitical statecraft is intended to correct the perceived weakness of past Presidents, avoid costly and ineffectual multilateralism, and lead the world with American strength.  Having rejected the JCPOA for perceived compromising weakness, it's unlikely that Trump will now make similar concessions just to end the war he started.  For Trump there is more at stake than controlling the Strait of Hormuz.]]> Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:50:16 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26731/a-misdiagnosis-of-us-failings-leaves-trump-stuck-in-iran http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26731 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:34:51 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26729/imagine-a-future-where-people-dont-believe-socialist-nonsense http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26729 We're being forced to choose between the government taxing the rich - or - the rich taxing government.  The voters won't benefit from either one.]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:52:26 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26728/newsom-blamed-trump-for-high-speed-rails-4-billion-funding-cut-records-show-california-never-bought-the-trains-it-promised http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26728 Looks like Democrats have some explaining to do.  Gavin Newsom can't seem to manage California.  And the Democratic Party is thinking about coronating him for the Presidency?]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:13:51 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26722/ai-design-makes-a-wild-invisible-spinning-drone http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26722 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:41:01 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26721/a-new-media-ecosystem-is-taking-root-on-the-left-reshaping-democratic-politics http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26721 Now that the new left has built its own walled ecosystem, the establishment seems helpless to defend against a hostile takeover.  The new left is vocal, visible, and now a viable alternative to establishment politics.]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:53:48 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26718/joe-biden-confessed-to-his-crimes-and-now-we-have-the-tapes http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26718 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:30:07 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26715/democrats-climate-hushing-prompts-activists-to-turn-up-the-volume http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26715 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:24:47 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26714/its-essential-to-educate-the-next-generation-about-free-enterprise http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26714 Free Enterprise is about empowerment and entrepreneurship.  Free Enterprise is about people; not money.  Capital is not the master of Free Enterprise; it is an expendable tool.  Financial literacy serves Wall Street dependence; not Free Enterprise.  Profit is the dominant libertarian goal of financial exploitation, not the goal of Free Enterprise.  Teaching our children to be hucksters acquiring money will not allow them to achieve their full potential.]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:00:48 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26713/it-wasnt-part-of-trumps-plans-venezuelas-feeble-earthquake-response-undermining-us-credibility http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26713 The simple fact that Donald Trump can terrify Republicans only shows how spineless they have become. ]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:59:28 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26707/germany-as-temperatures-rise-so-does-climate-skepticism http://thenewstalkers.com/nerm-l/group_discuss/26707 The plight of Indian farmers, as presented in the article, is really about economic development and not climate mitigation. We're supposed to feel guilt over the impact of climate change, and international institutions preying upon that guilt has been lucrative.
Blaming conspiracy theories and skeptic group-think doesn't change the facts that promises were made and have not been kept.  Trying to gaslight and guilt-trip people has lost its effectiveness and is now increasing perceived as a money scam.  ]]> Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:00:16 -0400