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#10 New Jersey Eliminates Basic Reading, Writing, Mathematics Skills Test for Teachers: ‘Unnecessary Barrier' - Candace Hathaway, Elon Musk/Chief Nerd, Fixing Education, Erika Sanzi, and Sir Christopher on X
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed a law in June eliminating the basic skills test requirements for aspiring teachers. Act 1669 cleared the state Senate in a 34-2 vote as part of the state's 2025 budget and went into effect on January 1, 2025. The legislation states, "The State Board of Education shall not require a candidate seeking any instructional certificate, except in the case of a limited certificate of eligibility or a limited certificate of eligibility with advanced standing … to complete a Commissioner of Education-approved test of basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills including, but not limited to, the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators test, in order to obtain an instructional certificate."
#9 Elon Musk Demands UK Act On Grooming Gang Scandal Amid Growing Calls for Probe: ‘National Inquiry Now!' - Adam Shaw - Fox News, Robert Jenrick, Peter Lloyd, iamyesyouareno, James Harvey, Dr. Maalouf, Alex Armstrong, Adam Brooks AKA EssexPR, Amuse, Bari Weiss, Martin Daubney, and Jess Gill on X
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is throwing his weight behind growing calls in the United Kingdom for a new investigation into the scandal of child abuse by grooming gangs, going so far as to back calls for King Charles III to intervene. "National inquiry now!" Musk stated on X on Friday, declaring the scandal "the worst mass crime against the people of Britain ever." The U.K. has for years been dealing with the revelation that a number of grooming gangs, often consisting of men of South Asian or British Pakistani heritage, exploited children for decades across the north of England in cities and towns including Rochdale, Telford, Manchester, and Rotherham...
#8 Elon Musk Turns on Nigel Farage and Calls for New Leader of Reform - Peter Walker for The Guardian, Elon Musk (community note), Nigel Farage, and September on X
Elon Musk has called for Nigel Farage to be replaced as Reform UK leader hours after Farage described the billionaire businessman as “a hero”, in what is likely to be a preview of how a chaotic Donald Trump presidency could affect British politics. Farage, who is also the de facto owner of Reform, “doesn’t have what it takes”, Musk said on X, the social media platform he owns, less than three weeks after the pair held seemingly warm talks at Trump’s Florida home. “The Reform party needs a new leader,” he wrote. Musk, 53, who has sent a mass of largely misleading posts in recent days about a series of aspects of UK politics, appeared to endorse Rupert Lowe, the Great Yarmouth MP, as a possible replacement, saying statements he had read from Lowe “make a lot of sense”...
#7 Elon Musk Announces Changes As 'Too Much Negativity' Being Pushed on X - James Bickerton for Newsweek, Elon Musk, Red White and True News, Stacy is Right, Don, and Tracy Beanz on X
Elon Musk has announced an "algorithm tweak" on X, formerly Twitter, in response to "too much negativity" being pushed on the platform.The X owner made the announcement on Friday via an X post in which he said he wants to "maximize unregretted user-seconds." Musk purchased what was then Twitter in October 2022 and later reinstated the accounts of a number of previously suspended conservative figures, including President elect Donald Trump who was removed from the platform after the January 6 2021 Capitol Hill riot. Newsweek contacted the former Twitter press office for comment via email outside of regular office hours...
#6 Full List: 158 Democrats Oppose Bill to Deport Immigrant Sex Offenders in U.S. - Adam Mosadioluwa for The Nigerian Tribune, Elon Musk/Rothmus (community note), MAGA Voice, Richard D Halas, and Mario Nawfal (community note) on X
No fewer than 158 House Democrats voted against a bill aimed at deporting undocumented immigrants convicted of sex crimes in the United States. The bill, passed by the House in September 2024, garnered unanimous Republican support and votes from 51 Democrats. The legislation specifically targeted individuals convicted of serious crimes such as rape, pedophilia, domestic abuse, and stalking. Supporters of the bill argued that it was a necessary step to protect victims and uphold public safety. Critics, however, contended that the bill unfairly “demonized immigrants” and perpetuated harmful stereotypes...
#5 Michigan Plans to Clear 400+ Acres of State Forest Near Gaylord for Solar Farm - Sheri McWhirter for Michigan LIVE, Dutch, Michigan House Republicans, Anna Matson, and Senator Lana Theis on X
A 420-acre swath of state forestland will be cleared for a solar farm near Gaylord under a lease agreement with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, confirmed a top state official. Officials with the DNR recently assessed 1,200 acres of public trust land in Otsego County near a major power transmission line to decide whether it was suitable for solar arrays. Agency leaders ultimately decided to lease 35% of that land to accompany other adjacent solar projects already in the works...
#4 FDA Study: DNA Contamination Found in Pfizer Vaccines - Sharyl Attkisson, (Community Note), RT, Children's Health Defense (community note), Sott.net, and Tracy Beanz/The Highwire (June 9, 2023) on X
A peer-reviewed study conducted at an FDA laboratory has revealed alarming levels of DNA contamination in Pfizer’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. The groundbreaking research, published on December 29, 2024, in the Journal of High School Science, found contamination levels 6 to 470 times higher than regulatory safety limits. The study, performed by three high school students under the supervision of FDA scientists, tested two vaccine lots and uncovered residual DNA levels exceeding 10 nanograms per dose — far above safety thresholds. While the health risks posed by small DNA fragments remain uncertain, the study warned of potential insertional mutagenesis, where foreign DNA may integrate into the human genome, potentially disrupting genes or increasing cancer risk...
#3 Biden Scolds Reporters Saying He ‘Knows More World Leaders’ Than They Do in Their Whole ‘Goddamn’ Lives - Lindsay Kornick for Fox News, Collin Rugg, (Jason) Stands for Truth, and The New York Post on X
President Biden gave some parting attacks to the press during a public White House event Sunday night. Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson reported that after signing the Social Security Fairness Act, Biden took a few questions from the crowd, which led the president to target President-elect Donald Trump. "Do you still believe he’s a threat to democracy?" a reporter asked. "I think what he did was a genuine threat to democracy," Biden responded. After responding to the allegation that Trump plans to end birthright citizenship, Biden switched the topic to attacking the reporters. "I might be the oldest president, but I know more world leaders than any one of you have ever met in your whole goddamn life!" Biden said. Some X users quickly blasted the comment. "He’s fine guys," journalist Salena Zito joked...
#2 ‘Conclave’ Screenwriter Rebuffs Megyn Kelly Accusing Film of Being ‘Anti-Catholic’ - Tess Patton for The Wrap, Kyle Becker, Brendan Hodges, Bishop Robert Barron, Joseph Gelman, and Sachin Jose on X
“Conclave” screenwriter Peter Straughan stood behind his Golden Globe-winning papal thriller after conservative pundit Megyn Kelly slammed it as “anti-Catholic.” The host of “The Megyn Kelly Show” called “Conclave” the “most disgusting anti-Catholic film [she has] seen in a long time” in a post to X Saturday. After winning a Golden Globe for the film’s screenplay, Straughan, unaware of her comments, said he did not agree. “I don’t think the film is anti-Catholic,” Straughan said in a press conference at the Globes Sunday. “I was brought up Catholic. I was an altar boy.”
Pope Francis on Monday named Cardinal Robert McElroy of San Diego as the archbishop of Washington, tapping one of his most progressively like-minded allies to head the Catholic Church in the U.S. capital at the start of the second Trump Administration. McElroy, 70, replaces Cardinal Wilton Gregory, who at 77 is two years beyond the normal retirement age for bishops. The Vatican announced the appointment in a statement Monday. Francis has long had his eye on McElroy, making him bishop of San Diego in 2015 and then elevating him as a cardinal in 2022. McElroy has been one of a minority of U.S. bishops harshly criticizing the campaign to exclude Catholic politicians who support abortion rights from Communion, a campaign Francis has publicly criticized by insisting that bishops must be pastors, not politicians...
#1 Pope Names Like-Minded Ally Cardinal McElroy as Washington Archbishop - Nicole Winfield for AP News, Edward Pentin, Michael Haynes, Tim Andrews, Rorate Caeli, Jack Jenkins, and Christopher Hale on X
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