DISCIPLINE AND PUNISH: Arrest warrants issued following anti-Semitic vandalism on Temple University Jewish fraternity. “A Jewish fraternity at Temple University in Philadelphia has been vandalized multiple times by anti-Israel individuals who damaged property and left anti-Semitic messages behind. . . . On Aug. 12, the university posted another update to the situation, stating that it had obtained arrest warrants for two individuals connected to the anti-Semitic vandalism.”
Felony charges.
YES. Most grades don’t match test scores: Is that a problem?
“Two out of five transcript grades indicated that students were more competent in the course than they actually were, while nearly one out of six grades was lower than the student’s true understanding of the course content, reports Hechinger’s Jill Barshay.
Asian American students’ grades matched their test scores 51 percent of the time, according to the analysis. That fell to 43 percent for whites and one-third for Hispanics and blacks. In addition, grade inflation was more common for lower-income students.
Twenty-one percent of Hispanics and blacks receives grades two levels about the mastery indicated by their test scores, such as a B instead of a D, the report concluded. Only 10 percent of Asians and 12 percent of whites received a two-grade boost.
George W. Bush was mocked for calling out “the soft bigotry of low expectations” but it is real.
KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: The Deep State Still Wants to Kill Trump Before the Election. “Donald Trump is still a target because the Left wants him to be a target. There has been nothing to indicate that the alleged incompetence that allowed a disturbed young man to take a shot at Trump won’t happen again.”
NOTHING’S COMING UP ROSES FOR INTEL THESE DAYS: Intel N.Y.-Based Israeli Employee Alleges Firing Over Complaints of Executive’s Pro-Hamas Posts.
STANDING UP AGAINST VIOLENCE AND BIGOTRY: Federal Court Issues Injunction Prohibiting UCLA From Allowing Antisemitic Encampments To Block Jewish Students From Areas Of Campus.
A PHRASE WITH LOTS OF APPLICATIONS: Choke on It, You Commies.
ROGER KIMBALL: What The Right Gets Wrong About Art.
HER CAMPAIGN IS ORGANIC AND NOT AT ALL FAKE: Kamala Harris’ campaign team is editing news headlines in her favor — without outlets’ knowledge: report.
THE SPIN: 59% of Americans wrongly think the U.S. is in a recession, report finds.
The Reality: US might avoid a recession, but it’s a different story for ordinary Americans.
With the latest weak jobs report, increasing stock-market volatility and concerns that the Fed may be behind the curve in lowering rates, there has been renewed discussion of the R-word: recession. While the GDP may be in positive territory, middle/working class Americans who have been struggling financially for multiple years now feel as though they have already been experiencing a recession.
There’s a good reason for this — many Americans are in a personal recession.
Since the two quarters of negative GDP that we saw at the beginning of 2022, massive government spending (including nearly $2 trillion in yearly real deficits) and consumer spending has kept the GDP in positive growth territory. But the propping up of the economy at face value has come at a real cost for Americans.
For many households, this has caused a personal recession, where their own financial situations have been decimated while trying to keep up with the increased cost of living under the Biden-Harris administration.
We’ve been in a jobs recession for almost four years, with full-time work and labor participation still below pre-lockdown rates.
THIS HAS ONLY GOTTEN TRUER ON BOTH ENDS SINCE: 2021 Flashback: Boeing’s Spaceship Problems Show Just How Amazing Musk’s SpaceX Is.
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“THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT FOR MEDIA IS VERY DIFFICULT AT THIS MOMENT.” Paramount Begins Layoff of 15% of Workforce.
ANALYSIS: TRUE. Trump and Musk: Weak Presidents Put U.S. at Risk From Dictators
CNN’S RATINGS ARE SAD: CNN Seethes With Envy as Trump-Musk Interview Crushes Failing Network’s Primetime Ratings: Meanwhile, Kamala Harris continues to hide from friendly journalists.
Related:
Kamala's Team Releases New Campaign Slogan: 'We Decline Your Request For An Interview' https://t.co/rp03fSggYr pic.twitter.com/kyU7d2FjYl
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) August 13, 2024
REAL WOMAN? We hear a lot these days about “social media influencers.” Taylor Alesia Compton is one such person. As an adolescent, she attracted several million followers but, after several years enjoying that status, Compton realized being famous and maintaining one’s personal integrity can be, shall we say, challenging.
That realization led last year to a spiritual regeneration, as well as an accompanying redefinition of herself and her role in the world. Compton returned to the Internet earlier this year as “The Bible Chick.” She doesn’t have nearly as many followers, but her demeanor and observations suggest somebody who is quite secure in their own skin.
Now, she is dispensing her analyses of current social, cultural and political issues, including this one on HillFaith this morning on “What a Real Woman Looks Like.” I can hear already the sneers and insults from the secular totalitarians, dismissing Compton as a throwback to the 50s. But maybe that misses the mark, so I wonder what think you, Instapunditeers?
THE CORBYNIZATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONTINUES APACE: Ilhan Omar Wins Minnesota Primary, Avoiding Fate of Defeated ‘Squad’ Members This Year.
SIT IN THE DARK AND EAT THE BUGS: Xcel’s smart meter comedy tour not so funny.
Did you get your smart meter from Xcel yet? That’s the meter that lets Xcel do time of use pricing (and, if you ask me for my conspiratorial opinion, will let them have tighter control over demand management–i.e. controlling your energy consumption).
This smart meter lets Xcel charge different rates at different times of day. When I say different here, I mean much higher. Electricity between 1 and 3 PM on weekdays goes at about twice the regular rate, and between 3 and 7 PM the price jumps to about three times the usual rate. Like to run your AC between 1 PM and 7 PM on weekdays? Like to do your laundry after work on a Thursday so your weekend is free from that chore? Have the oven and stovetop going for a weeknight dinner? Be ready to pay.
After hearing stories from readers about bills tripling, and not wanting to eat cold cuts in the sweltering dark Monday to Friday, I was not too jazzed about getting a smart meter. In reading up, I learned that you can opt out of it–for a cost of course. If you opt out you pay an extra $12 or so a month and your unit price on electricity is slightly higher (though constant). Oh, and when you move, you’ll get to pay Xcel to come out and install a smart meter, apparently regardless of whether the next occupant wants one or not.
Read the whole thing.
FROM “WHITE SUPREMACIST MYTH” TO “JUST WHAT AMERICA NEEDS!” NYT Promotes Great Replacement Theory.
TONI AIRAKSINEN ON TITLE IX NONSENSE AND RESPONSES: SUNY Albany Student Accused of Rape, but Witnesses Claim Nothing Was Afoul: Lawsuit. Make them pay.
Plus: Cornell Student Trades Cap and Gown for Orange Jumpsuit After Antisemitic Threats.
FAKE SCANDALS, LAWFARE, AND POLITICAL DIRTY TRICKS: Matt Taibbi: FOIA Files: Did Special Counsel Robert Mueller Rely on Clinton Campaign Operatives to Point to Russia?
YEP: Maybe Homeschooling is Easier Than You Think: It’s one way to resist toxic campus environments. “My wife and I homeschool our nine-year-old son, and we’ve found that it helps foster independent thought and counteracts consumerism, social media obsession, and other forms of anxiety-producing groupthink. From time to time, I write about homeschooling, and I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the level of interest the practice generates. I’ve also noticed plenty of unwarranted trepidation.”
Plus, an upside: “Dropping off kids at school can be almost as irritating as navigating a Trader Joe’s parking lot, but homeschoolers get to avoid all that early-morning angst. And much of the rest of the day might also be easier than you expected.”
When our daughter switched to Kaplan online high school, I felt like I got out of jail. No more 7:30 am dropoffs, no more long waits in pickup lines, no more scheduling our vacations around the school schedule.
THE BLUE FALCON PRAISES A “MASTER TEACHER” (WHO VETTED THIS GUY, ANYWAY?) News of Tim Walz Hosting Pro-Hitler Imam Gets Worse With Unearthed Footage.
AMERICA’S LEFTIST INSTITUTIONS ARE CESSPITS OF ANTISEMITISM: Inside the Campaign to Blacklist ‘Zionist’ Therapists.
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