Just read this on this news…..and my thoughts.
”Elite university students are now incapable of reading a book.

Instead of fixing this, universities are simply reducing reading requirements to shorter and shorter excerpts.”

I don't think anybody really grasps how desperate this situation is.

University professors are now saying they are unable to teach history because reading long books and passages is how a person learns history. College kids are incapable of reading more than a few pages.

Some classes don't assign any reading at all now, only lectures.

There is an assumption among the people managing this decline that reading is just a way of receiving information. It isn't. Proper reading is how we build the mental muscle to synthesize ideas and evaluate them.

If the catastrophic decline in reading and literacy is not addressed now, we risk losing everything.

Western civilization cannot survive the death of reading because it was built by people with the kind of cognitive depth that a culture of deep reading brings:

Complex reasoning, extended internal dialogue, the capacity to hold opposing ideas in tension. Our systems and institutions are complex, and they require well ordered minds to maintain them.

Reading forms minds, and the West was built by the richest minds in history.

Stonewall Jackson trusted very few men. He demanded absolute discipline, unquestioning obedience, and relentless aggression. But there was one general whose brilliance he admired—and whose behavior he could never fully forgive. Their partnership helped win battles, yet their personal relationship remained one of the Confederacy’s most complicated rivalries.


Time Period: 1862–1863
Conflict: American Civil War
Key Figures: Stonewall Jackson and A.P. Hill


The image portrays two of the Confederacy's most famous commanders: Lieutenant General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson and Major General Ambrose Powell (A.P.) Hill. Together they helped create some of the most remarkable Confederate victories of the Civil War. Yet behind the battlefield success lay a relationship filled with tension, arguments, and lingering resentment.


When the Civil War intensified in 1862, A.P. Hill emerged as one of the Confederacy's most talented combat commanders. Leading his famous Light Division, Hill developed a reputation for aggressive attacks, rapid movement, and personal courage under fire.


Stonewall Jackson immediately recognized Hill's military ability.


In battle, Hill was often exactly the type of commander Jackson needed. He moved quickly, fought aggressively, and inspired his troops. During the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862, Jackson's lightning-fast victories depended heavily on officers capable of executing difficult orders under extreme pressure.


However, the two men possessed very different personalities.


Jackson was intensely private, deeply religious, and demanded strict obedience from subordinates. Orders were expected to be followed without question. Hill, by contrast, was independent, outspoken, and often challenged decisions he believed were mistaken.


Their disagreements soon became legendary.


Throughout the Valley Campaign, Jackson and Hill repeatedly argued over marching orders, troop movements, and battlefield decisions. On several occasions Jackson accused Hill of moving too slowly or failing to carry out instructions precisely as ordered. Hill, meanwhile, believed Jackson sometimes issued vague or impractical commands.


The tension reached a breaking point during the Seven Days Battles outside Richmond in June 1862.


During one heated dispute, Jackson became so frustrated that he temporarily placed Hill under arrest. Although the arrest did not last long, it revealed just how strained their relationship had become. Few Confederate officers could imagine openly clashing with the feared Stonewall Jackson, yet Hill repeatedly did so.


Despite these personal conflicts, Jackson never doubted Hill's fighting ability.


In fact, some of the Confederacy's greatest successes occurred because Hill's division arrived at critical moments. At Antietam in September 1862, Hill's troops completed a grueling march and arrived just in time to prevent the collapse of Lee's right flank. Their counterattack helped save the Confederate army from potential disaster.


Even Jackson reportedly acknowledged the value of Hill's battlefield leadership.


Yet trust between the two men never fully developed.


Jackson admired Hill's courage but disliked his independence. Hill respected Jackson's military genius but resented what he considered unfair criticism and excessive secrecy. Their relationship became a constant balance between professional respect and personal frustration.


Everything changed in May 1863.


After the Confederate victory at Chancellorsville, Stonewall Jackson was accidentally wounded by Confederate soldiers and later died from complications. The Confederacy lost one of its greatest commanders.


Following Jackson's death, A.P. Hill eventually rose to command a corps in Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. He continued serving with distinction until he was killed near Petersburg in April 1865, just days before Lee's surrender.


Historians still debate exactly what Jackson truly thought of A.P. Hill. What is clear is that Jackson considered Hill difficult, stubborn, and occasionally infuriating. Yet he also knew that Hill was one of the most capable combat commanders in the Confederate army.


In war, mutual admiration does not always create friendship. Sometimes great victories are achieved by men who respected each other's abilities while never fully trusting one another

BREAKING: The Senate just voted 54-45 to confirm Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as DHS Secretary.

Applause & cheers break out.

The only Republican no vote was Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).

The only two Democrats to vote yes were Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) & Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM).

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) didn’t vote.

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This is rich. They hinting that women (especially married) , blacks and rural America don’t know how to get an ID…..
https://x.com/yesnicksearcy/status/2021818026107064587

Epstein Files dropped and almost every celebrity and politician is in it.
Trump isn't going to save you, Clinton isn't going to save you, Elon is definitely not gonna come save you, Jay Z isn't going to save you nor is Noam Chomsky and Stephen Hawking.
But nothing will be done, like always. We're in too deep. The world is too complacent and brainwashed with Door dash, Pornhub and all of its smaller partners, netflix, tiktok, instagram, YouTube, google, internet memes, chat gpt, videogames, drugs, weed, alcohol, meds and all your dumb fucking anime providing endless stimulation to make sure no one thinks for themselves or has any second to self reflect.
People care more about getting an orgasm, not being bored and being comfortable than doing anything about anything.
I for one welcome an alien race, or God, the universe or war to kill us all. Wash this planet of the worst species ever created.
Cleanse us of our wretched, putrid souls and end our suffering.

And fuck your politics if you don't believe any of this and think that your favorite president you suck off is not in any way part of this. They are. This is not a theory anymore.
The higher ups are pedophilic, child molesting, murdering cannibals.
Marquis De Sade called all of this out with the Libertines back in his day when he used to participate in these parties and orgies. He was imprisoned, though he was a fucking pervert as well, he at least had the balls to call it out so the world would know.
And the elite are mocking us. Laughing at us and watching the shit show we call our economy and society.
They're conspiring against us and always have been since the beginning of civilization.

And this is only the tip of the iceberg.
These are only the files that have been released. There's still a ton more that goes even deeper. I can write pages and pages about this shit. I read the black book back in 2020 and i told people that modern presidents and politicians and celebrities were in there but no one wanted to believe it, especially when it came to Trump. He is not on your side or for the people, let alone, poor people. You'd have to be blind, dumb, and ignorant to believe he even cares about you.
I am tired of this left wing, right wing bullshit when both wings of the government are part of the same bird and both parties are in bed together, keeping us down and out.

God is not coming to punish them or save us.

Stop trying to excuse the behavior of these rich politicians/pedophiles.
Stop blaming the world's problems on immigrants, racial minorities, lgbtq, and people who look and believe different from Christian, and heterosexual belief systems.
Your enemy is not regular people who believe in the left or regular people who believe in the right;
Our enemies are the cocksuckers that built and rigged the system, aka, the billionaires, politicians, the corporations and the banks.
But keep pointing your fingers at your neighbors and thinking they're the ones destroying your life and that you're one of the good guys who knows the truth.
You keep believing that...
Stay asleep.

Anyways, i have said my piece.
Keep your eyes closed, your mind closed, keep getting high and drunk, keep posting memes, keep thirst trapping and simping.
Carry on.
Let us all walk hand in hand, obliviously to our self annihilation as the hideous, fucked up, delusional children of an indifferent God we all are.

I do not support the new direction of the "America First" movement. The Nazi Germany like foreign policy of invading and conquering countries around the world, to steal resources, and in Trump's case, to make big corporations richer and abandoning regular citizens, is not what Conservative values are about.

Conservatism is about putting an end to decades of endless wars, engaging in diplomacy and respecting international laws and defending ourselves when we are attacked or if we have evidence that we're about to be attacked, it's peace through strength, Conservativism is about putting an end to the Neo con ideology of nation building and illegal occupations.

Conservativism is about caring for your fellow Americans, keeping Government out of your front yard, keeping it small, so small that you can't even tell it exists, and embracing a Christian way of life of morals.

The new direction of 'America First' is no longer aimed to see regular citizens prosper or international peace, 'America First' is now aimed to enrich oil executives and embracing the Bush/Cheney doctrine of endless wars.

The new 'America First' Policies, especially in foreign policy, is now all about catering to Trump's ego and his rich Corporate friends.

This, is something that I cannot support, President Trump and his Regime, are corporate snakes and this new 'America First', will never align to my Conservative values.

"Looks like Venezuela is getting a big old dose of freedom!"

"Ever wonder why Venezuela, rich in oil reserves, has an entire population living in poverty?"

"Socialism."

"Their lifestyle is about to change."

Meanwhile, New York City just swore in Mamdani.