Robin Conklin

Follower of Jesus - lifelong Iowan - widowed after 25 years, mom to 4, grandma to 14, great grandma to 4

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 JUST IN: X has just rooted out a Chinese bot farm of 200,000 THOUSAND accounts influencing American politics, with hundreds of them running an influence operation against the construction of data centers in the US

The posts claimed that AI data centers "drive up household electricity prices" and "strain the grid"

"Others included AI-generated cartoons that depicted data-center operators enriching themselves at the public's expense."

"We take seriously any attempts to undermine the integrity of the global town square and suspend accounts that violate our Authenticity policy."

Good! Purge them all! @elonmusk

[Todd Erzen @DeaceOnline]

Gavin’s fight for decency is hilarious. And I quote:

[Todd Erzen @DeaceOnline]

Magical power of vaccines update

[Todd Erzen @DeaceOnline]

Katy is absolutely correct. Smash the idols. All of them.

[Todd Erzen @DeaceOnline]

Trans=terrorism

[Todd Erzen @DeaceOnline]

Watch “journalist” Gavin now pass this off with a shrug.

[Steve Deace @SteveDeaceShow]

Shapiro is despicable.

[Aaron Siri @AaronSiriSG]

Here’s what we know so far about the two deaths in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that are widely being called “measles deaths:”

1. Governor Shapiro announced, “the first two measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania in 35 years.”* This phrasing is important. He did not say “measles deaths” or “deaths from measles” which means the facts do not allow him to say that. And just as people can die with Covid, as opposed to from Covid, people can die with measles, as opposed to from measles.

2. While claiming that, “protecting the confidentiality of residents is a core responsibility of the Department of Health” and thus, “out of respect for their privacy, [the DOH] will not be releasing additional personal details,” as they’re “protecting people’s privacy and confidentiality,” they had no issue disclosing that the two individuals were supposedly unvaccinated which is, in fact, a medical and personal detail.

3. According to the County Commissioner, Joshua Parsons, as of August 25, 2026, “The Coroner’s office indicates that it currently has ZERO reported cases where measles is the immediate cause of death.”**

4. Most critically, if these two had died of measles, the Pennsylvania Governor and health department would no doubt have been blasting out that claim, instead of saying “measles-associated deaths” and “residents with measles have died.”

5. While jumping at any chance to hopefully pin a death on a disease for which there is a vaccine, these same officials don’t give a hoot about the children and adults across this country that are killed, injured, or left with a chronic disease from their worshipped vaccine products, no matter the number. The daily unrelenting flow of those contacting our firm about deaths and devastating injuries from vaccines are irrelevant to them. A maybe case, just hopeful case, that measles may have caused a death, that is all they care about even when all the facts are not in yet.

6. Ironically, Governor Shapiro preached that: “There’s real life consequences to spreading misinformation. There’s real life consequences to scaring people and not relying on actual doctors and actual medical professionals to provide unbiased information to parents…Sharing…misinformation does not help the cause of public health.” Yet, I have not seen the Governor or the Pennsylvania DOH correcting any of the media that is spreading misinformation, scaring people, and not relying on unbiased information in their reporting of these deaths as being “measles deaths” or “from measles.” These outlets include The New York Times, Reuters, The Guardian, USA Today, ABC News, Wall Street Journal, and many more.***

7. Governor Shapiro also identified another serious problem: “Measles has been so rare for so long that many doctors don’t know a lot about it” and explains that their DOH has had to “work[] to inform physicians of the symptoms so they can tell the difference between the rash that appears from measles and perhaps some other rash.” When vaccination becomes the sole answer, the quality of healthcare declines.

8. Perhaps the most important thing that Governor Shapiro said is something that everyone needs to remember and respect: “Parents absolutely have the right to make their own decisions on how to best protect their kids.”

Sources:
*https://t.co/ZgnkfYIoUx
**https://t.co/zUFi4L730F
*** The New York Times: “Two Unvaccinated People Died From Measles in Pennsylvania, Officials Say” — uses “died from measles” and “measles deaths.”
https://t.co/qCfYArZN7B
Reuters: “Pennsylvania reports first U.S. measles deaths this year as outbreak grows” — uses “died from measles” and “measles deaths” / “measles fatalities.”
https://t.co/FycC9BPIEW
The Guardian: “Two unvaccinated people die of measles in Pennsylvania” — uses “die of measles” / “died of measles” and “died from measles.”
https://t.co/Jk3ihKhXLx
USA Today: “Two dead of measles in Pennsylvania, the first in US this year” — uses “died of measles” / “dead of measles” and “measles deaths.”
https://t.co/zpioAyJQQX
ABC News: “2 people die from measles in Pennsylvania, marking state's first deaths in 35 years” — uses “die from measles” / “died … from measles.”
https://t.co/5uaGJfYEKq
Wall Street Journal (headline and body mix): “Pennsylvania Reports First Measles Deaths of 2026” — headline uses “Measles Deaths”; body includes “died after contracting measles” (borderline but often grouped with direct phrasing in coverage).
https://t.co/wGlgrJIjoo

[Steve Deace @SteveDeaceShow]

Thanks to @sgruber91 for having me on to lay out once again how Fauci lied and people died. And now our national character is at stake, we must hold him accountable.

https://t.co/9tU7dUPkEM

[Steve Deace @SteveDeaceShow]

I don’t know who in the Sam Hill Barton Swaim is, but I do know an in-kind contribution when I see one. And this post is precisely that to JD 2028. Because most Republicans voters despise most Republicans, too. Have y’all heard of this guy named Donald Trump?

[JimBearNJ @JimBearNJ1]

@WSJopinion Correct @JDVance disdain is for Republican politicians who lie to get elected then do nothing with political power despite being on the right side of 80-20 issues like the Save Act. Vance believes the party should represent its voters. Most Republican voters do so as well

[Dan Cotter @TheDanCotter]

@WSJopinion Thank you for relentlessly attacking Vance. It’s a lot easier for everyone on the right to see he’s the best choice when all the worst people in the world, especially the corporate press which is the enemy of the people, are against him.

[Joe Proenza 🇺🇸 @JoeProenza]

@WSJopinion VP’s disdain isn’t for Republican voters, which I’m sure makes Barton sad. His disdain is reserved for “Republican Elites” who have accomplished almost nothing the past 30 years and expect to remain in charge.

[Jordan Schachtel @JordanSchachtel]

@WSJopinion This guy worked for Mark Sanford and Bill Kristol and he’s lecturing @JDVance on what true conservatism means 😂

[Steve Deace @SteveDeaceShow]

Sentences that guarantee something terrible is about to happen:

1) “Don’t you know who I am?”
2) “Let’s try the Ouija board.”
3) “Hey mom, watch this!”

[Genspect @genspect]

A taxpayer-funded study of young people receiving puberty blockers and hormones found no clinically significant improvement in mental health after two years.

The study, led by Johanna Olson-Kennedy, reportedly received up to $10 million in NIH funding.

Read more at link below ⬇️

[The Real Mike Rowe @mikeroweworks]

Hi Karsci, You’re very welcome. Letters like this mean a lot. Not just to me and my team, but to the many individuals and companies who support mikeroweWORKS. Without their help, we couldn’t have assisted you, and I know the people who support my program appreciate hearing from people who have benefited from it.

I admire the fact that you changed direction when you realized college was not for you. Too many who come to that realization "stay the course," and while that always sounds like good advice, it often is not. Staying the course only makes sense if you're headed in the right direction. I'm glad you course corrected before you wound up in debt for a credential you don't need. I admire the fact that you went to Florida for a year, when you didn’t really want to. Success in life is not rooted in doing what you want to do - at least, not right away. I'm glad you had the good sense to follow the opportunity where it took you, and I’m glad it paid off. I’m not a betting man (at least, not in the traditional fashion), but Id wager you’re going to do great things with your work ethic.

Most of all, I love that you credited one of your teachers, Tom Stroot, and I love that Mr. Stroot had the good sense to direct you to mikeroweWORKS: https://t.co/CSGu1RA4wd.

This year, well award $10 million in scholarships to students like you, and teachers like Mr. Stroot are a big part of why we continue to grow. Please give him my regards, and my thanks. We need more teachers like him.

Finally, Im privileged to receive many letters like this, but until now, none has ever inspired me to write a specific commercial for our scholarship program. But your letter, along with the photo of you welding, has. I'm not a welder myself, but I know good work when I see it, and you clearly know what you're doing. The ad is called The Man Behind the Mask. It's currently running online in several states, in conjunction with our partnership with @BuildFreedomUS, where you can find thousands of opportunities, just like the one you chased down. I hope it inspires others to follow your example.
https://t.co/2MsnOIcI9i

Good luck, Karcsi, and thanks for checking in. Keep me posted.

[Moms for Liberty @Moms4Liberty]

Students don’t suddenly become unprepared when they arrive on a college campus. This is a K-12 issue.

When grades, test scores and graduation rates rise while students arrive less prepared we should ask why.

Return to rigor. Make grades mean something again. Set students up for success by making sure they are actually prepared for what comes next.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

A small number of repeat offenders are responsible for the vast majority of violent crime

[Robby Starbuck @robbystarbuck]

Here’s a scary fact: People who pick education as their major are among the LOWEST SAT scorers.

The average score of someone in 2025 who chose education as their major was 929.

It sounds like I’m making it up but I’m not. The only majors that score lower on the SAT are culinary services, agriculture, parks, recreation and leisure studies, family sciences and common trades.

Compare them with people who major in religious studies. Those religious studies majors score 1115 on average. I bet that’ll drive teachers unions nuts. Oh and math majors average a 1203 score.

Speaking of math… Education majors averaged 452 in math in 2025 against the College Board’s own college-readiness benchmark of 530. These are the people teaching kids math…

In short: Education has an education problem and it’s getting worse, not better.

How can we expect people who have some of the lowest test scores to inspire a generation of geniuses in America? We can’t. And it’s another reason (among many) that we homeschool now. But it wasn’t always like this.

In the mid 1960’s, 1 in 5 women who were in the top 10% of their class went on to become teachers. By 1992 it was 1 in 25 from the top 10% choosing to become teachers. I’d bet it’s worse now.

If you still don’t believe me, go fact check me. This is all true. I’ve attached a fact check from Claude in case you’re unwilling to do the research.

Oh and also consider the political change too. Teachers used to be pretty evenly split between Republicans, Democrats and Independents. EdWeek Research Center did a survey in 2025 showing that teachers + school district leaders voted Kamala 63% to Trump 24%. So they’re ideologically MUCH further left than the rest of the country.

In college it’s even worse. When they tracked college professor donations, they found that 93% of professor donations went to Democrats.

What I just laid out is evidence of a system in decline that MUST be disrupted if we want American kids to lead the world in the future.

How do we compare to the world you might ask? 23% of new US teachers come from the top third of their college class. Finland, Singapore and South Korea recruit essentially 100% from the top third of their college classes. (McKinsey)

Oh and all of this decline happened on the watch of the teachers unions despite us raising school budgets every year in America. I think it’s time for something radically different.

What do you think?