Post New Article

Welcome to Stanford Kindergarten

Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought, 12/20/2022 2:20:43 PM

Perhaps you’ve seen the story on the Wall Street Journal editorial page today (or in some other outlet where it is booming this morning) about Stanford University’s “Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative,” which reads like a parody of our idiotic woke university culture today. But no—Stanford employed a task force that worked for months to advocate that no one on campus use the word “American” because “This term often refers to people from the United States only, thereby insinuating that the US is the most important country in the Americas. . .” It gets worse from there.

Post Reply

Reply 1 - Posted by: Highlander 12/20/2022 2:29:14 PM (No. 1361054)
I give up. I can no longer plumb the depths of liberal idiocy.
9 people like this.

Reply 2 - Posted by: hershey 12/20/2022 3:00:19 PM (No. 1361074)
The liberal mind is a cesspool...
3 people like this.

Reply 3 - Posted by: Skinnydip 12/20/2022 3:46:57 PM (No. 1361109)
I'm sorry I attended Stanford. Even in the early 60's it was a hotbed of liberalism.
2 people like this.

Reply 4 - Posted by: bpl40 12/20/2022 4:17:37 PM (No. 1361122)
Do they like picnic? Just asking.
0 people like this.

Reply 5 - Posted by: lakerman1 12/20/2022 4:24:31 PM (No. 1361125)
The Lucianne site managers have upped their game. They now control 3/4 of my computer screen with untouchable ads. if their goal is to kill the site, they are well on their way.
3 people like this.

Reply 6 - Posted by: udanja99 12/20/2022 5:17:48 PM (No. 1361160)
Those ads keep this site financially able to continue. But if you really don’t want the ads, you can buy ad-free access to the site. There’s a link to do it at the top of the page just under the site name. I’ve been purchasing ad-free access since it was first offered and it’s well worth the price. You don’t get the ads but you can still financially support the site. Most of us are dependent on this site for our daily sanity so we should be willing to give it financial support.
3 people like this.

Reply 7 - Posted by: Miss T 12/20/2022 7:39:47 PM (No. 1361259)
The list has a lot of false etymology. "Tarbaby" did not refer to a black person, rather to a trap in the form of a tar doll that could not speak. It is from an Uncle Remus story. "Seminal" comes from a word meaning seeds or sowing; it is not limited to human ejaculate. Many of the suggested alternatives are indirect language. They pad the word count but add nothing to the meaning.
1 person likes this.

Reply 8 - Posted by: ironchefw 12/20/2022 10:26:09 PM (No. 1361352)
I haven't mastered understanding the trans pronouns. When I hear that they want me to call a real woman a ciswoman, I tell myself if "cis" means "real" then I'm going to keep using the world real. After all, I'm not going to let them call me a "Sis" Man.
1 person likes this.

Reply 9 - Posted by: New Mexico Rider 12/21/2022 10:15:11 AM (No. 1361717)
What do you expect from a Junior University?
0 people like this.

Below, you will find ...
Most Recent Articles posted by "Dreadnought"
and
Most Active Articles (last 48 hours)
Most Recent Articles posted by Dreadnought"
Zelensky Takes Aim at Isolationism in
Address to Congress, Says World ‘Too
Interconnected’ to Indulge Russian Aggression
12 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 12/21/2022 8:32:31 PM Post Reply
Addressing a joint session of the U.S. Congress in his first overseas trip since Russia invaded his country more than 300 days ago, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky took aim at the burgeoning isolationist tendency in American politics, urging lawmakers to ramp up support for his embattled homeland out of self-interest rather than any charitable impulse. Clad in his trademark dark green sweatshirt and cargo pants, Zelensky urged Congress to continue to provide the overwhelming military and financial aid that began to flow when Russia invaded and has continued unabated since, arguing that Russian aggression would further destabilize the U.S.-led international order if left unchecked.
Gov. DeSantis takes aim at Florida teachers'
unions with proposal to end automatic
dues withdrawal
4 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 12/21/2022 7:03:09 PM Post Reply
Gov. DeSantis is taking a carrot and stick approach to Florida teachers. On the one hand he is offering them a big raise. On the other hand he is promoting a “paycheck protection” plan which takes aim at teachers unions in the state. Under the new plan, union dues wouldn’t be automatically deducted from paychecks. Instead, teachers would have to send unions a check every month. DeSantis is framing his plan on union dues as “paycheck protection” for teachers and said it would “be a more accurate reflection of who wants to be a part of this or not.” In his remarks, he coupled the union changes with
Biden Greets Ukrainian President Zelensky
at White House ahead of Address to Congress
13 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 12/21/2022 3:38:48 PM Post Reply
President Joe Biden welcomed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House Wednesday afternoon, marking the wartime leader’s first trip beyond Ukraine’s borders since Russia invaded 300 days ago. “Mr. President, welcome back,” Biden told Zelensky, who was clad in his trademark olive-green military sweater and khakis. Zelensky’s official Instagram account confirmed the president’s visit and outlined his objectives. “I am in Washington today to thank the American people, the President and the Congress for their much-needed support. And also to continue cooperation to bring our victory closer.
Taliban begins to enforce education ban,
leaving Afghan women with tears and anger
23 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 12/21/2022 2:09:27 PM Post Reply
Islamabad, Pakistan – Taliban security forces fanned out to some universities and informal learning centers in Kabul on Wednesday, teachers said, enforcing an edict issued the night before that appears to have banned most females from any education beyond the sixth grade. In one instance, a teacher reported security forces barging into his class, shouting at girls to go home. "Some of students started verbal arguments with them, but they didn't listen. My students left their classes, crying," said Waheed Hamidi, an English-language teacher at a tuition center in Kabul. The move was expected – and dreaded – by observers as the Taliban's supreme leader
Report on Trump Tax Returns Has Been Released,
Here's the Big 'Bombshell' the Press Is
Obsessing Over
22 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 12/21/2022 1:54:28 PM Post Reply
There has perhaps never been a dumber national obsession than the one that has existed over Donald Trump’s tax returns. Despite the IRS having had all of them over the decades, the press and its Democrat allies have long convinced themselves that Trump was illegally colluding with foreign nations and cheating on his taxes. They continued to hold that belief despite multiple audits of the former president over the years. Apparently, we were all supposed to believe that the IRS (the same IRS that targeted conservatives under Barack Obama) was actually a right-wing front group
Bloomberg, Axios: Jan. 6 Committee 'Star
Witness' Story Collapsing at Final Report Time
10 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 12/21/2022 1:49:27 PM Post Reply
One can get an idea of just how weak the summary report released by the January 6 Committee is when even Bloomberg and Axios are throwing shade on the "star witness" of the hearings, Cassidy Hutchinson. Here is Bloomberg's very downbeat view on Tuesday on the credibility of Hutchinson as sadly written by Billy House in "Mystery of Trump’s Alleged Outburst on Jan. 6 Unsolved in Report." A report by the House Jan. 6 committee failed to resolve conflicting testimony about former President Donald Trump’s actions inside a presidential SUV on the day of the US Capitol assault. In one of the most compelling moments
Woke Nike Was a Playground for Drunken
Sexual Predators, According to Just-Released Documents
9 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 12/21/2022 1:44:29 PM Post Reply
Nike’s Oregon headquarters was — is? — an unsupervised playground for male executives who would get “sloppy drunk” and sexually harass female employees, according to four-year-old complaints just now unsealed as part of a lawsuit against the company. The Beaverton, Oregon-based sports apparel company’s then-CEO, Mark Parker, apparently ignored his female employees’ complaints. Parker resigned as CEO in 2020 but still serves as Nike’s executive chairman. The allegations include the company acting as a “boys club” where women are told to “dress sexier” and “show some skin.”
Mike Lindell Doesn't 'Believe' Ron DeSantis'
Landslide Victory, Says He's Going After
Dade County
12 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 12/21/2022 1:26:42 PM Post Reply
Sometimes I look out upon the political hellscape that has been created, wishing that the insanity would just stop. But it’s not stopping anytime soon, especially not with people like Mike Lindell around. The guy who once proclaimed that Trump would be installed as president eight months after Joe Biden’s inauguration has a new plan to push for election security: He’s going to go after Miami-Dade County in Florida. In the clip, Lindell says that he’s “going after Dade County in the 2022 election.” He then asks himself in the third-person, “why would you go after Dade County?” LINDELL: Do you know why Brandon? HOST: Well, no, that’s Florida,,
NFL legend Franco Harris, known for Immaculate
Reception, dead at 72
11 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 12/21/2022 1:19:57 PM Post Reply
Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Steelers running back who was known for making a miraculous grab in the AFC Divisional Playoffs against the Oakland Raiders in 1972, has died. He was 72. Harris’ death came days before the Steelers were set to retire his No. 32 jersey and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the "Immaculate Reception" at Acrisure Stadium. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin talked about Harris’ catch on Tuesday when he addressed reporters. "I was in Section 135 that day. I was eight months old. I think it's funny. Surprisingly, I’ve probably met 75,000 people that were there that day," Tomlin said.
Senate Democrats see risks to Trump prosecution 11 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 12/21/2022 1:12:39 PM Post Reply
Senate Democrats are not calling on the Department of Justice to bring charges against former President Trump for his actions in the lead-up to and during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, despite a recommendation from the House panel investigating the unprecedented event. While members of the House Jan. 6 select committee are ramping up pressure on federal prosecutors to indict Trump, Senate Democrats are taking a more cautious approach, with some arguing there’s a “high bar” for prosecuting a former president. “I think you should be careful about prosecuting former presidents. I think it’s OK to have a high bar
Omnibus Bill: Taxpayers to Erect Monument
to Journalists in D.C., Give over $1B
Subsidy to Media
12 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 12/21/2022 11:17:49 AM Post Reply
Taxpayers will fund the erection of press statues in Washington, D.C., along with handing out media subsidies worth over $1 billion, if the Omnibus bill is passed into law in the coming days. According to section 708 of the bill, the establishment media will be given a “commemorative” location in Washington, D.C., to honor “journalists”: The location of a commemorative work to commemorate the commitment of the United States to a free press by honoring journalists who sacrificed their lives in service to that cause within Area I, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Commemorative Areas Washington, DC and Environs’’, numbered 869/86501 B,
Elon Musk creates Twitter poll on $1.7T
spending bill, says it's 'unlikely' in
best interest of the people
5 replies
Posted by Dreadnought 12/21/2022 10:58:59 AM Post Reply
Billionaire Elon Musk shared his thoughts Tuesday night on the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill presented by Congress. The Twitter chief put up a poll up on the social media site asking people if the bill should be approved and offered his own thoughts on it. The poll asked: "Should Congress approve the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill?" As of early Wednesday morning, more than 1.6 million Twitter users voted and 75.4% said "no," while 24.6% said "yes." Musk shared his own opinion on the matter writing, "I’m in favor of a small spending bill to keep things running, but common sense suggests that it be the least amount required through the holidays."
Most Active Articles (last 48 hours)
McConnell and Senate Republicans Agree
to $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill with $45
Billion to Ukraine and Clause to Make
It Impossible to Challenge Stolen Elections
39 replies
Posted by DW626 12/20/2022 1:34:13 PM Post Reply
If you are a conservative voter in America today at some point you have to realize you have no representation in the US Senate. Mitch McConnell has a 33 percent approval rating, the lowest in the US Senate and yet he was reelected as GOP Leader with 37 votes to 10 votes for Senator Scott. The Senate Republicans REALLY, really hate their base. The bill gives another $44.9 billion to Ukraine — where it disappears into the ether. The bill also makes it impossible for Americans to challenge a stolen election.
J&B Whisky Goes Trans 37 replies
Posted by Hazymac 12/20/2022 7:23:37 AM Post Reply
Trust me, I don’t like to be the one to bring you this news. I am a wine enthusiast, and as a former server, I pride myself on knowing my way around a liquor cabinet or bar. And once in a while, I like to unwind with a nice drink. Personally, I enjoy a smoky, peaty, single malt scotch as my beverage of choice. Maybe with a rock or two, or neat. Either way, it can make for a satisfying nightcap. Of course, everyone has their favorite drink, and if you prefer something else, it is not my place to judge. And this is the 21st Century and no one
McCarthy Supplants McConnell as the Grim
Reaper: House GOP Leader Joins Threats
to Block Legislation from Any Senate Republican
Who Votes for Omnibus
36 replies
Posted by Imright 12/21/2022 12:25:50 AM Post Reply
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Tuesday joined 13 Republicans who vowed to tank any priorities of GOP senators who vote for the 4,155 page omnibus bill that was negotiated with Democrats before a new Republican majority could take control of the House. Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Scott Perry (R-PA), and Andy Biggs (R-AZ), along with nine other conservatives House members, signed a letter Tuesday promising to block any priorities of the Republican senators who rushed to support the omnibus deal with Democrats just days before Congress leaves town for Christmas.
Mitch McConnell Says America's 'Number
One Priority' Is Helping Ukraine
36 replies
Posted by Imright 12/20/2022 5:27:23 PM Post Reply
In a press conference on Tuesday afternoon in the U.S. Capitol, Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was talking about priorities for the United States as lawmakers rush to pass a $1.7 trillion omnibus bill.  According to Leader McConnell — who said he was speaking for "most Republicans" — the "number one priority" for the United States is not any of the pressing domestic issues plaguing Americans as a result of President Joe Biden and his administration. No, McConnell said that "providing assistance for Ukrainians to defeat the Russians is the number one priority for the United States right now, according to most Republicans." Really?
McConnell on Jan. 6 criminal referral
of Trump: ‘Entire nation knows who is
responsible for that day’
32 replies
Posted by Imright 12/20/2022 5:30:35 PM Post Reply
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday issued a terse response to the House Jan. 6 select committee’s decision to refer criminal charges against former President Trump to the Justice Department. “The entire nation knows who is responsible for that day. Beyond that, I don’t have any immediate observations,” McConnell said in a statement reacting to the House panel voting to refer four criminal charges against Trump to prosecutors in connection to his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. 
GOP Can’t Be Successful Until Mitch
McConnell Is Gone
31 replies
Posted by fca 12/21/2022 1:03:06 PM Post Reply
Republican voters are desperately concerned about the country and are looking for bold and persuasive leadership instead of comfort with a few small, intermittent successes... Comments Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell made on Tuesday show why he has become the single biggest obstacle to GOP success. The Kentucky Republican claimed giving more money to Ukraine is “the No. 1 priority for the United States right now... The comment about Republican priorities is so false as to be completely delusional.
Dems Vote to Release Six Years of Trump
Tax Returns in Stunning Invasion of Privacy
30 replies
Posted by ladydawgfan 12/21/2022 2:08:15 AM Post Reply
Add yet another government overreach to the “Things You Didn’t Think Could Happen in America” file: Democrats on the lame-duck House and Ways and Means Committee voted Tuesday to release six years of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Why? Because they um, uh—because they want to? But wait, you say to yourself, that’s not possible; your tax returns are private by federal law, and therefore protected from release. The Dems of course found a sleazy way around that. The tax code allows the committee to look at people’s tax returns to provide “oversight” of the Internal Revenue Service, and by writing an official report on their findings,
American, grandfather, brave and master:
Words Stanford University includes in
its index of 'harmful language' because
they are 'ableist, sexist or racist'
30 replies
Posted by Imright 12/21/2022 1:03:04 AM Post Reply
Stanford University has published an index of 'harmful language' that it wants to eliminate because the terms are 'ableist, ageist or racist' — including the word American — as it calls for US citizen to be used instead. The University revealed the plan in May, and wants to remove the words from its IT systems and websites, with grandfather, brave and master are also on the list. The Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative will also aim to educate people about the impact that 'racist, violent and biased' words have. It has listed 10 sections where 'harmful' language can occur under the headings:
Why Do Liberals Hate Trump So Much? 29 replies
Posted by ladydawgfan 12/20/2022 7:11:26 AM Post Reply
The question in the title needs, I believe, critical examination. Why DOES the Left hate Trump so much? The answer, as usual, can largely be found by analyzing history. But first. Do they hate him because the average price of a gallon of gas in his administration was far lower than under Biden? Is it because inflation was low (around 2%) and trending downward? Is it that the USA was energy independent and didn’t need to beg our enemies for oil, deplete our strategic oil reserve or sell it to China? Is it because black and Hispanic unemployment was lower than at any time in history?
Oregon bans sales of new gas-powered passenger
cars by 2035
27 replies
Posted by NorthernDog 12/20/2022 7:12:58 PM Post Reply
PORTLAND, Ore. — Policymakers for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Monday approved a rule that prohibits the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger vehicles in Oregon by 2035. The effort comes as Oregon plans to cut climate-warming emissions by 50% by 2035 and by 90% by 2050, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. The transportation sector accounts for nearly 40% of greenhouse gas emissions in Oregon. (Snip) The new rule also requires manufacturers to increase access to affordable zero-emission vehicles to low-income households and communities of color. It offers incentives to manufacturers to sell electric cars to community car share programs, to
Report: Joe Biden Realized His Mistake
With Kamala Harris Very Early On
26 replies
Posted by Garnet 12/21/2022 12:53:41 PM Post Reply
As we previously reported, there have been scattered stories throughout Joe Biden’s presidency about alleged tensions between the Biden and Harris camps, with Biden’s people reportedly frustrated at the veep’s inability to appropriately handle the tasks given to her by Biden, and the Harris camp’s belief being that Biden’s staff relishes pinning his multitude of failures on her.Those tensions appeared to manifest themselves in a very public way back in November 2021 when the two along with their respective spouses visited a D.C. soup kitchen around Thanksgiving to prepare plates for those in need. Videos and photos from the event showed Biden appearing to snub Harris at various points,
Alan Dershowitz dismisses Jan. 6 committee’s
Trump referral: ‘Worthless piece of paper’
26 replies
Posted by Imright 12/20/2022 12:25:28 AM Post Reply
Harvard Law School Professor Alan Dershowitz denounced the Jan. 6 committee as a “kangaroo court” that produced a worthless report that should be “thrown in the wastebasket.” In an interview Monday evening on Newsmax TV, the eminent lawyer said that “not only is [the Justice Department] not obligated to do anything, it is obligated not to do anything” in response to the panel’s recommendations Monday that former President Donald Trump be prosecuted. According to Mr. Dershowitz, the panel operated against the spirit of one of only two civil-liberties provisions in the original Constitution,
Post New Article