Dorian Johnson, Ferguson Protestor Who Popularized 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot,' Dies in Shooting

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  8 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year

“Dorian Johnson, who was present when Mike Brown was fatally shot, was also involved in a fatal shooting.”

The sad state of American education

By: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  92 Comments  •  6 Likes  •  last year

“22% of twelfth-graders performed at or above NAEP Proficient. (In Mathematics)”

Six days ago, The National Assessment of Educational Progress submitted its report on the condition of American high school education. Despite the US spending so much money on public school education the system is failing: The Nation's Report Card You can go through it and look at it from the...

With just a few messages, biased AI chatbots swayed people's political views

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year

“University of Washington researchers recruited self-identifying Democrats and Republicans to make political decisions with help from three versions...”

After Charlie Kirk's Murder, There Can Be No More Both-Sides-ism

Via: Vic Eldred  •  We the People  •  9 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  last year

“The call is not coming from inside the house, it's coming from the guy with a rifle outside who is trying to shoot you.”

Stalin

By: Vic Eldred  •  MOVIES & TV - CLASSIC to CURRENT  •  8 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year

“"Comrade Stalin has revoked his promise." - Roshan Seth”

Among what I consider the most underrated movies is the 1992 HBO movie about the devout Communist who built the Soviet Union: Joseph Stalin. You can get it in reasonably good quality free on YouTube. Robert Duval is excellent as Stalin. The writing is superb. Its only weakness is that it had too...

Suspect arrested in Utah assassination of conservative speaker Charlie Kirk

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  25 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  last year

“Authorities arrest suspect in assassination of Charlie Kirk, 31-year-old conservative speaker and Turning Point USA founder shot at Utah event...”

An American martyr

By: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  161 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  last year

“"I am pleased to announce that I will soon be awarding Charlie Kirk, posthumously, the Presidential Medal of Freedom." - President Donald J. Trump”

I didn't think I'd have the chance to memorialize Charlie Kirk here, but I feel it important enough to offer it up though it is a few days late. It is hard to find someone so young who had accomplished what Kirk did. He created a political organization from scratch, which helped register young...

A turning point in the Virginia Election.

By: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  12 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year  •  LOCKED

“Things are not as lopsided as people may have thought a few months ago," he said. "It is probably too close to call. Youngkin only won by less than...”

A recent poll in the Virginia Gubernatorial race had shown that Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) narrowed Rep. Abigail Spanberger's lead from 17 to 7 points. The race has always been either a lean or likely for Spanberger the democrat to win it. The problem for Virginia is the northern portion of...

Axe-wielding Dundee teen who 'defended friend from migrant man' becomes social media hero - Scottish Daily Express

Via: Vic Eldred  •  News & Politics  •  56 Comments  •  6 Likes  •  last year  •  LOCKED

“Police said the 14-year-old girl has been charged and 'will be reported to the relevant authorities' but video footage is going viral, with one...”

Drug boat

By: Vic Eldred  •  Op/Ed  •  90 Comments  •  8 Likes  •  last year  •  LOCKED

““The president is very clear that he’s going to use the full power of America, the whole might of the United States, to take on and eradicate these...”

Yesterday President Trump intensified his war on drugs by destroying a boat carrying drugs out of the rogue state of Venezuela. The US Navy has also deployed a few warships to the region. One of the first things that the Trump administration did was to classify drug cartels as "Terrorist groups."...