"Huge Increase in Size of Cerebral Cortex" --Scientists Pinpoint Unique Evolution of the Human Brain - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel

"Huge Increase in Size of Cerebral Cortex" --Scientists Pinpoint Unique Evolution of the Human Brain - The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel:
"Over the last million years of evolution, our brain underwent a considerable increase in size and complexity, resulting in the exceptional cognitive abilities of the human species.
This brain enlargement is largely due to an increase in the number of neurons in the cerebral cortex, the outer part of the brain.
Since we share about 99% of our genome with that of our closest living relative, the chimpanzee, it has remained a daunting task for scientists to identify which human-specific gene changes may underlie the unique aspects of human brain evolution..."
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Up-Chuck Schumer orders media to cover up 'Spygate' - Conservative Review

Up-Chuck Schumer orders media to cover up 'Spygate' - Conservative Review:

"On Monday, while most Americans were remembering the sacrifice of fallen service members, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., gave instruction to the mainstream media via tweet. The chief Democrat of the U.S. Senate wants President Donald Trump to be taken to task for using the term “Spygate” and insists that there is “absolutely no evidence of a spy” being placed in the 2016 Trump campaign."

Report: Number of college freshmen suffering from psychological disorders way up - The College Fix

Report: Number of college freshmen suffering from psychological disorders way up - The College Fix: "
"Reports of anxiety, depression leading to special privileges like longer test-times

The number of college students reporting psychological disorders and handicaps has jumped significantly in recent years, with upwards of 25% of first-year students reporting some sort of mental disorder, a classification which often grants them special privileges in the classroom.

“[W]hile all claimed disabilities have ticked up since 2010, the biggest jump has been in self-described ‘psychological disorders’,” write Joy Pullmann at The Federalist.

... As well, from 2011 to 2016, “the number of students with special accommodations increased by an average of 71% among 22 flagship state schools.”
As Pullmann points out, “huge percentages of college students say they feel overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, even suicidal. 

Colleges are responding by installing live-in counselors in dorms and hiking fees to pay for additional psychological health staff.”...

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Diversity Policies Are Corrupting the Sciences - Minding The Campus

Diversity Policies Are Corrupting the Sciences - Minding The Campus
"Anyone who believes that the hard sciences could never capitulate to identity politics in the way the humanities and softer sciences have should not read Heather MacDonald’s report just posted at City Journal. 
It’s too infuriating, and the impacts could be devastating.
MacDonald surveys the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and accrediting organizations such as the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and finds the quota police alive and well within them.
The NSF, for instance, “dumps millions of dollars into implicit-bias activism,” a pseudo-scientific effort to explain lack of proportionate numbers of women and certain minorities in STEM fields on the grounds of racism and sexism. 
It has other programs that “pressure actual science grantees to incorporate diversity considerations into their research.” 
uch programs aim to set “inclusion and equity” at “the very core” of STEM science.
The NIH puts similar burdens on the field. Its training grants for postdoctoral education for physicians are threatened with funding cuts if the programs don’t support “a sufficient number of ‘underrepresented minorities.'” 
It also wants to see proportionate representation in the sample of medical subjects...
...but the percentage of doctorates in STEM fields granted to African Americans each year is under four percent. 
he applicant pool isn’t nearly large enough for departments to reach proportionality in the demographic make-up of the professors (using the population of the surrounding geographic area as a base measure)...
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Voter guide!-----"How Michigan Legislators Voted on Taxpayer-Funded Business Subsidies."--Business Subsidy Scorecard - Michigan Votes

Business Subsidy Scorecard - Michigan Votes: 
"A Scorecard of the Business Subsidies Authorized by Michigan Lawmakers. 
This is part of a Mackinac Center policy brief titled, "How Michigan Legislators Voted on Taxpayer-Funded Business Subsidies." 
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100.0% Valentine, Mary D
100.0% Hughes, Holly R

100.0% Sabo, Terry D

100.0% Hovey-Wright, Marcia D

100.0% Lamonte, Collene D

98.2% Huizenga, Bill  R

98.1% Whitmer, Gretchen D

97.1% Farhat, David R

94.9% Calley, Brian R

3.5%  Colbeck, Patrick R

0.0% Amash, Justin R

0.0% Glenn, Gary R 

0.0%  Bumstead, Jon R

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Church of England Seeks Gay, Transgender Priests In New ‘Diversity Drive’ | Daily Wire

Church of England Seeks Gay, Transgender Priests In New ‘Diversity Drive’ | Daily Wire:

"The church founded by an adulterous tyrant is increasingly becoming the laughing-stock of Christianity.
Church of England's U.S. counterpart, Episcopalianism, sold its soul to the leftist agenda, and now its mothership church in the U.K. is kicking off a drive to recruit transgender priests in order to help bolster the church's LGBT-friendly image."

Google Lists ‘Nazism’ as an Ideology of Republicans | Intellectual Takeout

Google Lists ‘Nazism’ as an Ideology of Republicans | Intellectual Takeout:
"...As first reported by Vice, the powerful search engine company listed “Nazism” as the ideology of the California Republican Party—less than a week before the GOP’s primary...

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History for June 1

History for June 1 - On-This-Day.com:
Brigham Young 1801, Andy Griffith 1926 - Actor, Norma Jeane Mortenson (Marilyn Monroe) 1926 - Actress


Pat Boone 1934 - Singer, Morgan Freeman 1937 - Actor, Cleavon Little 1939


1861 - The first skirmish of the U.S. Civil War took place at the Fairfax Court House, Virginia.


1938 - Baseball helmets were worn for the first time.


1939 - The Douglas DC-4 made its first passenger flight from Chicago to New York.


1944 - Siesta was abolished by the government of Mexico.


1954 - In the Peanuts comic strip, Linus' security blanket made its debut.


1958 - Charles de Gaulle became the premier of France.


1980 - Cable News Network (CNN) made its debut as the first all-news station.


2009 - General Motors filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. The filing made GM the largest U.S. industrial company to enter bankruptcy protection.

Sarah Sanders Weighs In On Dinesh D'Souz | The Daily Caller

Sarah Sanders Weighs In On Dinesh D'Souz | The Daily Caller:

"The decision flustered critics. D’Souza was convicted during the Obama presidency for campaign finance violations. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders weighed in the decision with her full support."

Samantha Bee Calls Ivanka Trump 'C*nt'

Samantha Bee Calls Ivanka Trump 'C*nt':

"On Wednesday’s “Full Frontal” on TBS, host Samantha Bee slammed the Trump administration over separating children from their families at the border and urged Ivanka Trump “do something about your dad’s immigration practices you feckless c*nt.”"

Greg Abbott, Texas gov., unveils school safety plan with eye toward security, mental health - Washington Times

Greg Abbott, Texas gov., unveils school safety plan with eye toward security, mental health - Washington Times:

"Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday called for more armed school safety personnel, better school security and better access to mental health treatment as part of a 40-point response to this month’s deadly shooting at Santa Fe High School.
Mr. Abbott described his plan as a “starting point” he devised after holding roundtable discussions to solicit ideas in the wake of the shooting two weeks ago, which killed 10 people at a school just outside of Houston."

The way we were-----Top 10 Most Important Moments in Music History

Boob-tube-----9 Episodes of Kids Shows That Dealt With Serious Issues

The Culture Of The Smug White Liberal | HuffPost

The Culture Of The Smug White Liberal | HuffPost
"I have spent my life as a Democrat which probably isn’t that surprising considering that I am African-American.
One of the things that always attracted me to the party were the ideals of equality, fighting for the little guy and our openness to differing opinions, but lately I have seen my party take a turn that makes me uncomfortable.
Somewhere along the way we stopped fighting for the little guy and became the party of the smug, educated elites who look down on those with less education and deem them unable or unworthy of being able to make personal decisions for their own lives..."
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Must read of the day!!-----Dear Ex-Friends in #TheResistance - American Greatness

Dear Ex-Friends in #TheResistance - American Greatness
"Hey, what’s up.
Long time no talk.
I think the last civil conversations we had occurred just days before November 8, 2016.
You were supremely confident Hillary Clinton would win the presidential election; you voted for her with glee.
As a lifelong Republican, I bit down hard and cast my vote for Donald Trump.
Then the unimaginable happened.
He won.
And you lost your fucking minds.
I knew you would take the loss hard—and personally—since all of you were super jacked-up to elect the first woman president.
But I did not imagine you would become totally deranged, attacking anyone who voted for Trump or supported his presidency as a racist, sexist, misogynistic, homophobic Nazi-sympathizer.
The weirdness started on social media late on Election Night, as it became clear Hillary was going to lose.
A few of you actually admitted that you were cradling your sleeping children, weeping, wondering what to tell your kindergartner the next morning about Trump’s victory.
It continued over the next several days.
Some of you seriously expressed fear about modern-day concentration camps.
Despite living a privileged lifestyle, you were suddenly a casualty of the white patriarchy.
Your daughters were future victims; your sons were predators-in-waiting.
You threatened to leave Facebook because you could no longer enjoy the family photos or vacation posts from people who, once friends, became Literal Hitlers to you on November 8 because they voted for Donald Trump..."
Really fun read.
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The Suicide Of Europe | Daily Wire

The Suicide Of Europe | Daily Wire:

"On Friday, the British police arrested Tommy Robinson, founder and former leader of the English Defence League, a far-right anti-Islam group. Robinson is a controversial character, to be sure, a sort of Milo Yiannopoulos lite. His chief focus is on the threat of radical Islam, which he believes threatens the integrity of the British system.
You don't have to like Robinson. But whatever you think of him, his arrest is absurd by any measure. You see, Robinson was arrested for standing outside a court building and reporting on a trial involving the alleged grooming of young girls for sexual assault by radical Muslims."

Leon Drolet - I was the token non-lefty at a MI Public Radio panel...

Leon Drolet - I was the token non-lefty at a MI Public Radio panel...:
"I was the token non-lefty at a MI Public Radio panel on mass transit weeks ago.
Several attendees among the lefty NPR audience advocated a high-speed train from Ann Arbor to Traverse City (two of Michigan's wealthiest areas). 
It seems the wealthy left wants middle-class, working citizens to subsidize the elites' fun ride from advantaged, high-priced homes to vacation retreats.
...The more the left declares war on the car by pushing bike lanes, global-warming guilt, 'bus only" lanes, and urban-density, the more resentment middle class taxpayers feel.
Yes, the Dem Party also contains poor people, for whom the left claims to advocate for.
But actions speak louder than words: Detroit's QLine trolley benefits almost exclusively those in the new wealthy district at the expense of poor neighborhoods.
Middle class taxpayers are treated like a piggy bank for the egos of the elite..."
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