Lonnie Rouse worked at the Hanford nuclear site for nearly 20 years. It was so toxic, he said, that the floor once melted the rubber off his boots.
Now he needs 24-hour care. The DOE has appealed his workers’ compensation claim more than 20 times.
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I agree. The allegations are so numerous and so specific, and the denials so broad, that they are startling to read.
If even a fraction of the allegations have a significant factual basis, this will be a scandal for the ages.
Hey @grok, is this true??
Some data centers now run on lab-grown human brain neurons derived from stem cells, wired directly to silicon chips via electrode arrays, and kept alive on life support. Fed sugar every few days. They play Doom. We don’t know if they’re conscious.
Scientists have identified a reversal of the long-standing Flynn effect—the roughly 200-year trend of rising average intelligence (measured via IQ and cognitive tests) across generations.
For the first time in modern recorded history, Generation Z (born roughly 1997–2012) shows lower performance than previous generations in key cognitive domains, including attention, memory, literacy, numeracy, executive function, problem-solving, and general IQ—despite spending more years in formal education than ever before.
Neuroscientist and educator Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, PhD, MEd, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on January 15, 2026, highlighting this shift. In his written testimony, he stated that cognitive development in children across much of the developed world has stalled or reversed over the past two decades, with declines evident in international assessments (e.g., PISA, TIMSS) and other large-scale data starting around the mid-2000s and accelerating post-2010.
Horvath attributes the primary driver not to reduced schooling, but to the widespread integration of digital screens and educational technology (EdTech) in classrooms. He argues that human brains evolved for deep, focused learning through face-to-face interaction and sustained attention, not fragmented skimming or constant task-switching encouraged by devices.
Key points from his testimony include:
- Teens now spend over half their waking hours on screens, with significant portions in school involving computers or tablets—often leading to off-task behavior and shallower processing.
- Evidence from meta-analyses and national/international studies shows a consistent pattern: higher classroom screen exposure correlates with weaker outcomes in reading, math, science, and higher-order reasoning.
- Digital tools may aid narrow, repetitive skill practice in controlled settings, but in core academic contexts, they tend to reduce depth of understanding, retention, and critical thinking.
Horvath describes this as a "structural mismatch" between human cognition and how digital platforms are designed (to capture and fragment attention), warning that unchecked EdTech adoption risks long-term harm to workforce skills, innovation, and societal reasoning.
[Horvath, J. C. (2026). Written testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. U.S. Senate]
@brontyman In January, those on original Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans will get socked with increases, some as high as $3,200 more per year, depending on the medication they take (Part D).
Try to imagine a prominent host on any news or entertainment network in America asking a fellow on-air panelist ‘You want more Jews in positions of power? You want more Black people in positions of power?’
Just try and imagine that. Try.
Donald Trump.
Qatar, which funds the Muslim Brotherhood and hosts/funds Hamas leaders, gifted a $400 million Boeing 747 to the US for use as Air Force One under Trump. El-Sayed has taken campaign donations from private individuals with MB/Hamas-linked ties, but no major gifts from any such government.
Obama has just dropped the biggest bombshell on Trump 🔥
🇺🇸Trump at 3:00 PM: “I'm bringing the United States back. Obama deal was BS."
🇺🇸Obama at 4:00 PM— "We had a deal to stop Iran’s nukes. Trump tore it up.
Iran sped up. He started a war. Wasted billions. Broke the military. People died. Inflation spiked.
And now we’re worse off than before. Wow what a back. Only a fool cheers this." 🔥
Absolute brutal by Obama 💪🔥
In states with automatic voter registration, you are signed up when you get a license unless you opt out. Turnout rises and fraud does not. The only thing it threatens is a party that needs you off the rolls.
There’s a seismic security situation developing across the web.
Meanwhile, the Trump admin has gutted the domestic cyber agency, CISA.
The U.S. gov’t is breathtakingly unprepared for AI cyber attacks and loss of control.
Pre-9/11 levels right now.