common coreThe Sleuth Journal – by Michael Snyder

The dumbing down of America is accelerating.  A massive federal takeover of education known as “Common Core” is attempting to impose nationwide academic standards on public schools throughout the entire country.  Thanks to the backing of billionaire Bill Gates, endless promotion by the U.S. Department of Education, and financial bribes to state governments by the Obama administration, 45 states and Washington, D.C. have already agreed to implement the full Common Core standards in their schools.  Unfortunately, these “standards” are doing to public education what Obamacare is doing to our health care system – absolutely ruining it.  Just look at how basic math instruction has changed.  Posted below is a comparison between the “old method” of subtraction and the “new method” of subtraction being taught in many of our schools.  When I first came across this on Facebook, I thought that it was a joke…   Continue reading “You Won’t Believe The Method That Common Core Is Using To Teach Our Kids Subtraction”

collegedebtcollapseSHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

The billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks says America’s colleges are in serious trouble and that over a trillion dollars in student loans will put many of them out of business.

For years the federal government has been subsidizing loans, much like they did with houses ahead of the 2008 crash. This has led to increased tuition costs and lending to individuals who will more than likely never be able to pay back their student loans. The end result, according to Mark Cuban, will be a bursting of the debt bubble, a significant drop in college tuitions, and an outright collapse of America’s institution of higher learning:   Continue reading “Billionaire Warns Of Massive Crash That Will Wipe Out America’s Colleges: “You’re Going To See A Repeat Of What We Saw In The Housing Market””

marine sings 4th verse of anthemDC Clothesline – by Dean Garrison

Are you aware that the version of the “Star Spangled Banner” which we sing is not the full version?

I suspect many are not.

In 2010, at a Tea Party gathering, a former Marine inspired the crowd by singing the final verse of our National Anthem:   Continue reading “Former Marine Stuns Crowd by Singing Forgotten Verse of Our National Anthem”

Screenshot from Ruptly video RT

An armored reconnaissance vehicle isbeing used as a taxi on the streets of St. Petersburg just like any cab. Painted in strident red, the vehicle draws attention with its military design and its deactivated turret machine gun.

The BRDM APC (Combat Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle) has been launched as a public taxi after a long licensing campaign. The city authorities at first refused to grant a permit.   Continue reading “Need an armored military-grade taxi? Flag one down in St. Petersburg”