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bearister said:

Source: The Berkeley Scanner UC Berkeley fraternity pool drowning under investigation https://share.google/y0ks3BmdcUaOLvxlc


Was the Rolling Stones manager in Berkeley that night?
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Yrump and Corruption and a Binance Billionaire

On 60 Minutes at 7pm tonight.

Trump pardon of crypto billionaire sparks concerns over his use of the pardon power - CBS News https://share.google/iTMFRdvymoPfbI1nH
"Cults don't end well. They really don't."
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Did they cover any of the hundreds of alleged
Autopen $250,000 pardons?
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You dont have a problem with Trump pardoning Zhao?

Yes or No.
"Cults don't end well. They really don't."
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DiabloWags said:

You dont have a problem with Trump pardoning Zhao?

Yes or No.



I question it because of Trump's cryptocurrency ventures with his assistance but also am aware that he served his time and the fines, which were extremely out of norm aggressive, courtesy of the Biden admin. This allows him to do business again.
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DiabloWags
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oski003 said:

DiabloWags said:

You dont have a problem with Trump pardoning Zhao?

Yes or No.



I question it because of Trump's cryptocurrency ventures with his assistance but also am aware that he served his time and the fines, which were extremely out of norm aggressive, courtesy of the Biden admin. This allows him to do business again.


Your reading comprehension continues to be terribly poor.
I didn't ask my "stalker" who replied 17 minutes after I posted my question to Movielover.

I clearly asked Movielover.
Duh.

"Cults don't end well. They really don't."
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DiabloWags said:

oski003 said:

DiabloWags said:

You dont have a problem with Trump pardoning Zhao?

Yes or No.



I question it because of Trump's cryptocurrency ventures with his assistance but also am aware that he served his time and the fines, which were extremely out of norm aggressive, courtesy of the Biden admin. This allows him to do business again.


Your reading comprehension continues to be terribly poor.
I didn't ask my "stalker" who replied 17 minutes after I posted my question to Movielover.

I clearly asked Movielover.
Duh.




Have a wonderful day, DiabloWags. Hopefully, nobody speaks to you in a public online forum or on the street without you clearly inviting the interaction.
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To my knowledge, I have no one "stalking" me on the street or in public.
Just online.
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CNN getting fact checked

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Buffalo fish, don't ask me why but I started watching this video on them. These freshwater fish can live to 100 years old. It's actually a very fascinating video.

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As my kid went through college admissions last year UCSD was widely regarded as the 3rd best UC; some rated it higher than that for pre-med and sciences. UCSD currently reports average GPA for the 2025 class was between 4.12 and 4.29 and the 3rd highest acceptance rate.

A new study from the UCSD Senate reveals that 12% of admitted students need remedial math, up from 1% in 2016. (I lost the number - 25%???) of students could not answer this question: 7+2 = __+6. A disproportionate number of remedial math students come from HS with high concentrations of low income, English learner or foster youth students; in 2025 1/3 of such students required remedial math. Access vs. Readiness. The findings also raise implications re grade inflation, no standardized tests, Covid and California's adoption of math standards grounded in DEI. And note that Harvard also offers remedial math for incoming freshman, so something appears to be happening more broadly with HS student preparedness, which I find kind of fascinating because college admissions was seriously hyper competitive last year.

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347/sawg-report-on-admissions-review-docs.pdf
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Forbes: Why Highly Selective Colleges Are Reinstating The SAT

https://www.forbes.com/sites/marlenacorcoran/2024/03/12/why-highly-selective-colleges-are-reinstating-the-sat/


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Grade inflation is rampant.

I have 5 kids. The last one is a junior in high school.
In (12 * 4) + (10 * 1) years of education, there's been only 3 B's. 2 were last semester senioritis. 1 was as a sophomore - and she's the one at Cal.


My kids are smart, but can they be that smart?
I asked a teacher friend and he said that 20% of the graduating class might have straight A's.

Then also SAT's are no longer universally required because they are socio-economically biased.

I think the Cal kid got in because she participated in a couple biology summer programs - demonstrated interest. But weren't those socio-economically available to her and not others?


In exasperation, I've decided that admissions is a crapshoot. Do the things you know are necessary, and then apply to as many as possible and hope. Accept whatever comes back and don't turn it into a reflection on who you are.


Alternatively, do the 2 year JC route and hope that transferring in to your desired school works. But really, I think the first two years away are the most important, so it's too bad for the juniors who miss out as freshmen in the dorms.
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San Ramon High Schools are looking to copy Dublin High, and others, in adding "Equity Grading". A missed test equals a 50% score, homework isn't graded, tests can be taken multiple times, etc.
movielover
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Facebook Post: "Bill Ackman just dropped the most common-sense student debt fix we've heard in YEARS and Chamath says Biden asked about it at dinner.

"The idea is simple, brutal, and brilliant:

"Make universities eat the first 1020% loss on every student loan. Not taxpayers. Not students. The schools.

"Here's how Chamath explained it:

"If colleges know THEY are on the hook for the first $20k (or 1020% of the loan)… They'll stop pushing useless degrees that never pay off.
"They'll stop overcharging.
" They'll actually have to underwrite degrees like real financial products.

"Why? Because when they take the loss, suddenly "Gender Basket Weaving Studies" isn't worth $120,000 anymore.

Chamath: "We don't have a market check right now… so we push young people into school and saddle them with debt they'll never escape."

"Ackman's fix changes everything. It forces schools to have skin in the game and exposes which degrees are actually worth it.

"Chamath later clarified the idea on Twitter: Schools take the first 1020% loss of the loan amount. Still a fantastic idea.

"Honestly? This would nuke the entire predatory college racket overnight."
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movielover said:

San Ramon High Schools are looking to copy Dublin High, and others, in adding "Equity Grading". A missed test equals a 50% score, homework isn't graded, tests can be taken multiple times, etc.

I can't remember the details but there was news a little while back about some school district in CA adopting a grading scale where A's went all the way down to like 80%; F's started at like 50%. Cray cray.
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movielover said:

Facebook Post: "Bill Ackman just dropped the most common-sense student debt fix we've heard in YEARS and Chamath says Biden asked about it at dinner.

"The idea is simple, brutal, and brilliant:

"Make universities eat the first 1020% loss on every student loan. Not taxpayers. Not students. The schools.

"Here's how Chamath explained it:

"If colleges know THEY are on the hook for the first $20k (or 1020% of the loan)… They'll stop pushing useless degrees that never pay off.
"They'll stop overcharging.
" They'll actually have to underwrite degrees like real financial products.

"Why? Because when they take the loss, suddenly "Gender Basket Weaving Studies" isn't worth $120,000 anymore.

Chamath: "We don't have a market check right now… so we push young people into school and saddle them with debt they'll never escape."

"Ackman's fix changes everything. It forces schools to have skin in the game and exposes which degrees are actually worth it.

"Chamath later clarified the idea on Twitter: Schools take the first 1020% loss of the loan amount. Still a fantastic idea.

"Honestly? This would nuke the entire predatory college racket overnight."


I googled your post and a link to the same text came up in Facebook as coming from an account called "Donald Trump for President".

Nice to know where you get your information.
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concordtom said:

Grade inflation is rampant.

I have 5 kids. The last one is a junior in high school.
In (12 * 4) + (10 * 1) years of education, there's been only 3 B's. 2 were last semester senioritis. 1 was as a sophomore - and she's the one at Cal.


My kids are smart, but can they be that smart?
I asked a teacher friend and he said that 20% of the graduating class might have straight A's.

Then also SAT's are no longer universally required because they are socio-economically biased.

I think the Cal kid got in because she participated in a couple biology summer programs - demonstrated interest. But weren't those socio-economically available to her and not others?


In exasperation, I've decided that admissions is a crapshoot. Do the things you know are necessary, and then apply to as many as possible and hope. Accept whatever comes back and don't turn it into a reflection on who you are.


Alternatively, do the 2 year JC route and hope that transferring in to your desired school works. But really, I think the first two years away are the most important, so it's too bad for the juniors who miss out as freshmen in the dorms.

No worries, Tom - my kids are taking up the slack for getting Bs and Cs. My high school aged son has actually started a part-time tradeschool program and is looking at the community college route. School is not his thing and I hope he doesn't skip out on community college.
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concordtom said:

Then also SAT's are no longer universally required because they are socio-economically biased.

This was such a dumb decision that is actively being walked back in most places (thankfully).

Yes, the SAT is socio-economically biased. But all the other measures (grades, extra-curriculars, essay writing) are even MORE so. They actually removed the better tool for separating the smart underprivileged kids from the ones who had a lot of mommy and daddy's help.
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sycasey said:

concordtom said:

Then also SAT's are no longer universally required because they are socio-economically biased.

This was such a dumb decision that is actively being walked back in most places (thankfully).

Yes, the SAT is socio-economically biased. But all the other measures (grades, extra-curriculars, essay writing) are even MORE so. They actually removed the better tool for separating the smart underprivileged kids from the ones who had a lot of mommy and daddy's help.


Nothing is worse than non revenue sports. I know a kid who got into Harvard. He's a bright kid but no standout. What is he really good at? Wrestling. His parents paid for a personal coach since he was 12. Money well spent.
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dajo9 said:

No worries, Tom - my kids are taking up the slack for getting Bs and Cs. My high school aged son has actually started a part-time tradeschool program and is looking at the community college route. School is not his thing and I hope he doesn't skip out on community college.

This was my other kid. The Airforce has been FABULOUS for him. There are so many benefits - hard and soft - that I would encourage you/him to take a look.
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dajo9 said:

concordtom said:

Grade inflation is rampant.

I have 5 kids. The last one is a junior in high school.
In (12 * 4) + (10 * 1) years of education, there's been only 3 B's. 2 were last semester senioritis. 1 was as a sophomore - and she's the one at Cal.


My kids are smart, but can they be that smart?
I asked a teacher friend and he said that 20% of the graduating class might have straight A's.

Then also SAT's are no longer universally required because they are socio-economically biased.

I think the Cal kid got in because she participated in a couple biology summer programs - demonstrated interest. But weren't those socio-economically available to her and not others?


In exasperation, I've decided that admissions is a crapshoot. Do the things you know are necessary, and then apply to as many as possible and hope. Accept whatever comes back and don't turn it into a reflection on who you are.


Alternatively, do the 2 year JC route and hope that transferring in to your desired school works. But really, I think the first two years away are the most important, so it's too bad for the juniors who miss out as freshmen in the dorms.

No worries, Tom - my kids are taking up the slack for getting Bs and Cs. My high school aged son has actually started a part-time tradeschool program and is looking at the community college route. School is not his thing and I hope he doesn't skip out on community college.


Documentary called Race To Nowhere, made by a Lafayette mom. She realized all those lamorinda parents were stressing that their kids had to get into the best schools, but they were causing their children psychological problems along the way.
It's a worthwhile watch. Maybe you can find somewhere.

Hmmm. Purchasable on YouTube.
Here's the trailer:







The net net is, far more important that we all aspire to raise individuals who are happy, well adjusted, and positively looking forward to their futures.
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"Facebook: Donald Trump for President?
"BREAKING: Trump reveals he's in PRIVATE TALKS with DEMOCRATS to GUT Obamacare and send the money DIRECTLY to the American people

"This is STUNNING and a total threat to Obama's legacy.

"President Trump just announced that Democrat lawmakers are quietly backing his plan to bypass Big Insurance and route Obamacare money straight to the people.

"Trump:

"I am talking to some DEMOCRATS right now!"

He explained how the idea started:

"I said, why not just pay directly the people? Let them buy their OWN insurance! I made that statement a little bit cavalierly, but it sounded good. And EVERYONE picked it up including some Democrats!"

Trump says the response has been overwhelming:

"People love it."
"We're going to take the money… and pay it back to the people of our country to go out and buy health insurance."

"He laid out how it would work:

" Money goes into the hands of Americans not insurance giants
People can shop and negotiate their own prices
Funds can go into health accounts
"Locked" so people can't blow it on luxuries
Pure consumer choice, not government control

"Trump:

"They'd buy their own health insurance."
"They could negotiate price."

"This is the most serious threat Obamacare has faced since it was passed and it's coming with bipartisan momentum.

GET. IT. DONE."
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How much is the annual premium for healthcare insurance ?

How much is the check Trump will send out annually?

Where does the money come from?

What is the total annual cost of sending out the checks?
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dajo9
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dajo9 said:

sycasey said:

concordtom said:

Then also SAT's are no longer universally required because they are socio-economically biased.

This was such a dumb decision that is actively being walked back in most places (thankfully).

Yes, the SAT is socio-economically biased. But all the other measures (grades, extra-curriculars, essay writing) are even MORE so. They actually removed the better tool for separating the smart underprivileged kids from the ones who had a lot of mommy and daddy's help.


Nothing is worse than non revenue sports. I know a kid who got into Harvard. He's a bright kid but no standout. What is he really good at? Wrestling. His parents paid for a personal coach since he was 12. Money well spent.


And I know another kid who was held back in 8th grade for grades and bullying.

He's going Ivy League to play lacrosse
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In my humble opinion this is the stupidest idea since 50 year mortgage loans. Trump is really on a heater for horrible policy ideas.

For fun, assuming a 50 year old single person before subsidies...
  • My employer plan (Regence): $950 a month
  • ACA Silver Plan: $600 a month
concordtom
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bearister said:

How much is the annual premium for healthcare insurance ?

How much is the check Trump will send out annually?

Where does the money come from?

What is the total annual cost of sending out the checks?


America is always looking for checks, for protectionist tariffs, for whatever benefits them.

This is the opposite of Kennedy's Ask Not line, and the take take take is going to eventually cause USA to go bankrupt. Mass inflation because we can't pay back the debt. Interest rates through the roof.

It seems pretty obvious to me.
Focus needs to be on preparing for such a scenario.



Sorry, I didn't answer your questions.
Or did I?
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tequila4kapp said:

In my humble opinion this is the stupidest idea since 50 year mortgage loans. Trump is really on a heater for horrible policy ideas.

For fun, assuming a 50 year old single person before subsidies...
  • My employer plan (Regence): $950 a month
  • ACA Silver Plan: $600 a month



If there is mass inflation, it'll be easy to pay the mortgage after today's $3000 payment feels like $300.
You just gotta have money to bridge the gap. The lender gets screwed in such an environment.
concordtom
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dajo9 said:

dajo9 said:

sycasey said:

concordtom said:

Then also SAT's are no longer universally required because they are socio-economically biased.

This was such a dumb decision that is actively being walked back in most places (thankfully).

Yes, the SAT is socio-economically biased. But all the other measures (grades, extra-curriculars, essay writing) are even MORE so. They actually removed the better tool for separating the smart underprivileged kids from the ones who had a lot of mommy and daddy's help.


Nothing is worse than non revenue sports. I know a kid who got into Harvard. He's a bright kid but no standout. What is he really good at? Wrestling. His parents paid for a personal coach since he was 12. Money well spent.


And I know another kid who was held back in 8th grade for grades and bullying.

He's going Ivy League to play lacrosse


My stepmom realized this pathing decades ago and got my younger sister into crew to help her options. Penn, Cornell….
Go Bears!
Quit crew after freshman year. Hahaha.
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tequila4kapp said:

In my humble opinion this is the stupidest idea since 50 year mortgage loans. Trump is really on a heater for horrible policy ideas.

For fun, assuming a 50 year old single person before subsidies...
  • My employer plan (Regence): $950 a month
  • ACA Silver Plan: $600 a month




Did I just say this?

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/america-path-38-trillion-national-140000583.html


America's path out of $38 trillion national debt crisis likely involves pushing up inflation and 'eroding Fed independence,' says JPMorgan Private Bank
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concordtom said:

tequila4kapp said:

In my humble opinion this is the stupidest idea since 50 year mortgage loans. Trump is really on a heater for horrible policy ideas.

For fun, assuming a 50 year old single person before subsidies...
  • My employer plan (Regence): $950 a month
  • ACA Silver Plan: $600 a month




Did I just say this?

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/america-path-38-trillion-national-140000583.html


America's path out of $38 trillion national debt crisis likely involves pushing up inflation and 'eroding Fed independence,' says JPMorgan Private Bank

Likely? I'd say assuredly. The estimates of the combined unfunded liability for Medicare and Social Security range from 75 to 125 TRILLION dollars. There will be adjustments around the edges, but we won't allow wholesale changes. We can't raise taxes enough to leave them as is. Only out is inflation
dajo9
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LudwigsFountain said:

concordtom said:

tequila4kapp said:

In my humble opinion this is the stupidest idea since 50 year mortgage loans. Trump is really on a heater for horrible policy ideas.

For fun, assuming a 50 year old single person before subsidies...
  • My employer plan (Regence): $950 a month
  • ACA Silver Plan: $600 a month




Did I just say this?

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/america-path-38-trillion-national-140000583.html


America's path out of $38 trillion national debt crisis likely involves pushing up inflation and 'eroding Fed independence,' says JPMorgan Private Bank

Likely? I'd say assuredly. The estimates of the combined unfunded liability for Medicare and Social Security range from 75 to 125 TRILLION dollars. There will be adjustments around the edges, but we won't allow wholesale changes. We can't raise taxes enough to leave them as is. Only out is inflation


You folks are very uncreative
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