Archive for the 'Social Engineering' Category
The College Students Who Can’t Do Elementary Math
December 1st, 2025This is ending. pic.twitter.com/iZwltSmXr0 — Made by Jimbob (@ByJimbob) May 14, 2025 Via: Wall Street Journal: Kids in elementary school learn—or are supposed to learn—how to add fractions and round numbers. But many students at the University of California, San Diego—a top public university ranked sixth nationally by U.S. News & World Report—can’t do either, […]
Homeschooling Hits Record Numbers
December 1st, 2025Via: Reason: Whether called homeschooling or DIY education, family-directed learning has been growing in popularity for years in the U.S. alongside disappointment in the rigidity, politicization, and flat-out poor results of traditional public schools. That growth was supercharged during the COVID-19 pandemic when extended closures and bumbled remote learning drove many families to experiment with […]
British Man Arrested for Posting a Picture of Himself Holding a Shotgun While on Vacation in the U.S.
November 29th, 2025Via: Telegraph: An IT consultant was arrested by police in Britain after he posted a picture online of himself posing with a gun in the US. Jon Richelieu-Booth said he was shocked by the “Orwellian” decision by West Yorkshire Police (WYP) to prosecute him over the social media post. The 50-year-old said that on Aug […]
Britain: Schools Locked Down In Secret Pandemic Drills
November 27th, 2025Via: Telegraph: Schools across the UK were locked down this autumn as part of a state drill to tackle the threat of a new deadly virus. Exercise Pegasus, which concluded last month and involved all major government departments, was the biggest pandemic simulation exercise the country has ever held. Those participating in the drill were […]
Brain Rot: Short Form Video Use, “Associated with Poorer Cognition (Attention, Inhibitory Control, Language, Memory, and Working Memory)”
November 24th, 2025Via: Independent: Excessive usage of TikTok and Instagram Reels is damaging cognitive performance, the American Psychological Association has said in a recent study. Data from 98,299 participants across 71 studies found that the more short-form content a person watches, the poorer cognitive performances they had in terms of attention and inhibitory control – meaning the […]
Americans With Four-Year Degrees Now Comprise a Record 25% of Unemployed Workers
November 24th, 2025Via: ZeroHedge: The widening mismatch between an oversupply of college-educated workers and a deepening shortage of talent for non-degree, hands-on jobs has grown even more pronounced. Bloomberg reports that the latest delayed BLS data shows a sharp deterioration in white-collar jobs, especially those holding four-year degrees, now making up a record 25% of all unemployed […]
Tucker Carlson: “Who Is Thomas Crooks”
November 23rd, 2025Who is Thomas Crooks? pic.twitter.com/WwjvPGGRwS — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) November 14, 2025
U.S. Could Collect DNA from Foreign Travelers
November 21st, 2025Via: The Sun: NEW security measures are being rolled out on December 26, and travelers could have to hand over their DNA to cross the US border. Authorities will ask for a cache of personal information to combat anyone overstaying their welcome. The new travel rules apply to any non-citizen who is entering or leaving […]
Border Patrol Monitoring Drivers, Looking for “Suspicious Travel Patterns”
November 20th, 2025Via: CBS News: The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found. The Border Patrol’s predictive intelligence program has resulted in people being stopped, searched and in some cases arrested. A network of […]
Apple’s Quiet Path to Identity Control
November 18th, 2025Via: The Highwire: Apple’s new Digital ID feature has arrived. And in true Apple fashion, it is dressed in the language of ease and convenience. Scan your passport into your iPhone or Apple Watch. Move through TSA with a quick tap. In other words, no wallet, no cards, and no friction. If you listen to […]
