Prescient Mark Steyn
Posted By: earlybird, 6/23/2026 12:45:17 PM
I previously saw an interesting discussion with NVIDEA Jensen Haung where in the context of AI he was asked: who is the smartest person you ever met?Jensen Haung paused for quite a few moments thinking about the question before he answered. Haung then redefined the word “smart.” ‘Smart’ is a word we have historically used in reference to ‘intelligence’. If a person was intelligent, we say that person is smart. (snip)This interview about the ramifications of cultural change in Europe was given in 2010, sixteen years ago, centered on a book written by Mark Steyn and the context within the questioning is looking forward over a period of about 20 years.
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Prescient Mark Steyn
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I previously saw an interesting discussion with NVIDEA Jensen Haung where in the context of AI he was asked: who is the smartest person you ever met?Jensen Haung paused for quite a few moments thinking about the question before he answered.
Haung then redefined the word “smart.”
‘Smart’ is a word we have historically used in reference to ‘intelligence’. If a person was intelligent, we say that person is smart.
(snip)This interview about the ramifications of cultural change in Europe was given in 2010, sixteen years ago, centered on a book written by Mark Steyn and the context within the questioning is looking forward over a period of about 20 years.
If you were with CTH when I did the deep dive into the Miami-Dade School Police Department and Miami-Dade School Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, all of it related to the Travyon Martin case. You will likely remember how corrupt and sketchy Carvalho was. {SEARCH TOOL}Carvalho organized a system within Miami-Dade, where black male students could avoid criminal charges, including felony cases, and have their behavior instead handled with school discipline.The approach was part of the Obama inspired “My Brother’s Keeper” concept. Miami-Dade School Police (MDSPD) were instructed not to arrest black male students and instead refer their conduct to school administration. Trayvon Martin was one of the beneficiaries.
Dem justices slap Soros-backed Philly
DA with power strip in stunning decision:
'Not reliable' 4 replies
DA with power strip in stunning decision:
'Not reliable' 4 replies
A divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court, including two Democrat justices, ordered Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office to face new outside scrutiny over its post-conviction concessions after the state’s high court found the office’s handling of one convicted murderer’s case was unreliable and said similar problems extended beyond just that single case.
Justice Kevin Dougherty, a Democrat, wrote the 4-3 opinion in the case of Levar Brown, a Philadelphia man whose murder convictions became the centerpiece of a broader legal fight over Krasner’s Conviction Integrity Unit and the office’s willingness to concede relief in serious criminal cases. Dougherty was joined by Justice Daniel McCaffery, another Democrat judge on the state's Supreme Court,
Back in 2024, all of us watched in horror as Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key was crushed and collapsed in a heap of twisted, mangled metal.A massive container ship lost power and drifted straight into one of the bridge’s support columns and brought the entire thing down in seconds. But the most horrific part is that six construction workers were killed. The Port of Baltimore was shut down for weeks, and the economic disaster was in the billions.
(snip) the collapse was described as just some “catastrophic accident.” (snip)the ship was operating with a well-known hazardous fuel system that didn’t have a backup safeguard. And the chief engineer, an Indian national
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Connor Schutza broke the surface of the pool, breathing hard, his muscles burning after another deep-end drill designed to test more than physical endurance.
Each descent had a purpose for the 22-year-old Scottsdale resident. He wasn’t training for a race or fitness competition.
He was preparing for a shot at the Air Force’s elite special warfare community—one of the military’s most demanding career fields.
The path requires more than strength. It demands composure under pressure, the ability to push through exhaustion, and the discipline to silence the urge to quit.
After announcing that his family is under federal investigation, reportedly related to taxes and business income, a spokesperson for California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday that the office was "working to prepare" tax returns for tax years 2021 through 2025 "for transparency," adding that, "unlike Donald Trump, the Governor has nothing to hide."Upon his election as governor in 2018 Newsom promised to release his full tax returns each year, but has not held to that promise;
Keir Starmer's premiership appears to have entered its final act. Just over a week after Andy Burnham stormed back into Parliament with a crushing by-election win, the Prime Minister is - according to senior Labour figures cited by The Observer - preparing to set out a timetable for his own departure, with a "clear statement" possible as early as Monday.It would be a remarkable collapse. Starmer led Labour to a landslide less than two years ago
Sen. Ruben Gallego repeatedly used campaign cash to fund luxury outings with his wife and to care for his children since launching his campaign for Senate in 2023, according to a POLITICO review of campaign finance records and a person familiar with the senator’s spending.
The Arizona Democrat has used his leadership PAC to fund recent trips to Miami, Chicago, Disneyland and Disney World with his family. Gallego has tapped that PAC and his main campaign committee for more than $18,000 in reimbursements for child care since 2019 — including $400 to his wife’s mother for babysitting.
WASHINGTON — Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was flowing Friday — under Iran’s monitoring — after a radio message to vessels in the region suggested the waterway had been closed over tensions with Israel and the US.
“The armed forces of Iran, in accordance with the memorandum of understanding [MOU] to end the war dated June 18, 2026, have taken the necessary measures to ensure the safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, and shipping in this route is currently underway,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Friday, according to Iran’s Fars News Agency.
Earlier, an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) statement read over maritime radio
The Dem Party has many problems, too many to count. But one biggie is their obsession with identity politics.
Race, gender, sexuality, and gender-confused status, AKA “transgender,” matter more than competence, judgment, character, or basic common sense. ip).Does the name Stacie Marie Laughton ring a bell?
Stacie, whose actual name is Barry, was once a rising star in New Hampshire politics. But that all came crashing down when authorities uncovered that he’s a horrific child predator and abuser.
But in the early days of his political career, the New Hampshire community embraced him, mainly because he fit the agenda: a mentally ill man masquerading as a woman. How progressive, right?
Team Algae and Filth has been busy at work, supported by CNN, ABC and various leftist media, in an attempt to grow algae back in the DC reflection pool, and cut out the newly installed lining. A few arrests have been made by DC park police.Yes, these folks are that unstable. Liberalism is a mental disorder.
President Trump responds to the effort via Truth Social:
“We’ve cleaned, renovated, and beautified over 45 Monuments and Memorials, 28 Statues, and 22 Fountains in Washington, D.C. Things are really looking good in our Nation’s Capital,,(snip) However, we’ve had some real problems with Vandalism at the beautiful Reflecting Pool, which sits between The Washington
Speaking to Politico reporters on Capitol Hill, Senate Majority Leader John Thune says, “ask the White House,” when questioned about the status of Jay Clayton’s DNI nomination.
Apparently, Thune is in the dark as to what comes next.
POLITICO – […] Asked whether Clayton’s nomination was being withdrawn, Thune pointed to the White House for answers. “I’ve never been asked to slow a nomination down before,” he said.
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Starmer Resigns
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Sir Keir Starmer choked up this morning as he resigned as Labour leader and listed his ‘achievements’, setting the stage for a leadership contest and a new Prime Minister to be in place by September. The Mail has more.
Keir Starmer choked up today as he announced he is quitting, with Andy Burnham closing in on taking control of Downing Street.
The PM talked up his achievements in getting Labour elected – as well as making a series of dubious claims about successes in Government – in a statement outside the famous black door of No. 10.
Judge strikes down Trump administration
database of Social Security numbers, citizenship status 23 replies
database of Social Security numbers, citizenship status 23 replies
A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from creating a centralized database containing Social Security numbers along with information about voters’ citizenship status and other sensitive data.
District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, an appointee of former President Biden, said officials across numerous government agencies “haphazardly combined and repurposed the private information of millions of Americans, including citizenship data that they knew to be unreliable” in order to comply with President Trump’s March executive order attempting to overhaul federal elections.
On her final day as director of national intelligence Friday, Tulsi Gabbard released damning declassified evidence accusing Dr. Anthony Fauci of causing the COVID-19 pandemic, engaging in a cover-up about the virus origins in China and lying to Congress about it.
Perhaps most disturbingly, he was assisted by the US intelligence community.
“It’s time you know the truth,” said Gabbard when she released “never-before-seen communications and documents exposing how Dr. Fauci provided millions in US taxpayer dollars to fund dangerous gain-of-function research at the Wuhan lab, worked with politicized elements within the Intelligence Community to suppress the truth about his actions and hide the virus’ lab-leak origins,
Marjorie Taylor Greene is riding shotgun alongside Tucker Carlson as he drives away from the Republican Party.
The ex-GOP lawmaker on Monday said she is finished supporting the Republican Party — which she branded the “America LAST” party — just like her pal Carlson. She also echoed Carlson’s claim that Republicans have betrayed the American public in favor of a foreign nation — namely Israel.
Greene posted on X on Monday: Tucker is not the only one who is done supporting the Republican Party.
There is A LOT of us that are absolutely fed up and will not support a party that betrays its voters and country.
How do Americans respond to the economic and political system known as socialism? For a decade or two after the collapse of socialism in Eastern Europe countries and other nations, the idea became untenable. Now, however, socialism has regained popularity among many, in particular Democrats, as the June I&I/TIPP Poll demonstrates.
In the latest online national poll, taken from May 26 through May 28, 1,589 voting-age respondents were asked the following question: “In general, do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of socialism?”
Those answering the poll, which has a margin of error of +/-2.7 percentage points, were
Some Real Talk About the Iran Deal
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It’s time to take a hard look at the memorandum of understanding (MOU) and to think about it objectively. On one hand, it is not the utter catastrophe that a lot of people – people who largely agree with my position that we should be actively destroying these goat-molesting, pagan semi-humans – think it is. On the other hand, it’s a crap sandwich, and there’s no need to take a bite and announce that it’s “Yummy.” It is not yummy, but it might be the best we can hope for today.
The Erasure of Mother and Father in New York
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The first words out of my son’s mouth were “Mom” and “Dad,” words that capture the beautiful, natural reality of human life and family. Yet New York’s Democrat-controlled legislature has passed a bill that seeks to erase these foundational terms from state law, replacing “mother” with the clinical “gestating parent” and “father” with the soulless “non-gestating parent.” “Paternity” becomes “parentage,” and “putative father” yields to “alleged parent.” This Orwellian rewrite now sits on Governor Kathy Hochul’s desk.[snip]Mothers gestate and give birth; fathers provide the other half of the biological equation.
Obama’s Hideous Monument to Hubris
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When the Democrats nominated Barack Obama to represent their party in the 2008 presidential election many voters consoled themselves with this thought: “Well, at least it’s not Hillary.” Unfortunately, preventing her from taking up residence in the White House was the last useful thing he did for the country. Indeed, from the moment he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize during his first year in office—before he could possibly have done anything noteworthy—it became clear that there would be a huge gap between his actual accomplishments and the celebration of his presidency.
Homeland boss says Iran tried to sneak
IRGC-tied operatives into U.S. with World
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IRGC-tied operatives into U.S. with World
Cup soccer team 15 replies
As U.S.-Iran negotiations got off the rocky start in Switzerland, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin revealed Sunday that Tehran tried to sneak several military-tied operatives into the United States with its World Cup soccer team.
Mullin said more than half the soccer representatives Iran tried to bring with its team had ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and that even a man posting Saturday as their soccer federation president was tied to the extreme military group and then I've entered ahead of Sunday's match.
"The guy that tried to get on the plane yesterday had direct ties to the IRGC,” the Homeland chief told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo.
MLB Commissioner Responds to Senator Josh
Hawley After Hawley Catches League in
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Hawley After Hawley Catches League in
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Major League Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred responded to Missouri Senator Josh Hawley’s congressional investigation on Friday, doubling down on the MLB’s decisions to bar players from wearing Bible verses on their uniforms while allowing pride-themed uniforms to be worn. Manfred further blamed the San Francisco Giants for “inadequate” communication with its players for the recent controversy.
This comes after Giants starting pitcher Landen Roupp and relief pitchers JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker stood up to the League’s liberal agenda being foisted upon players and fans by writing verses from Genesis on their hats.
“Canada’s Texas is threatening divorce, and it could eventually become the 51st state,” crows the ultraconservative think-tank behind the Trump administration. The free people of Alberta are about to take a vote. It’s Canada’s fourth-largest province, both by size (about 411,187 sq mi) and population (5 million). It’s home to North America’s iconic Rocky Mountains, where crystal clear glacial lakes are scattered across forested landscape.
If you have been anywhere near the Obama Presidential Center this week, anywhere at all near Jackson Park and Stony Island Avenue, leading up to the opening ceremonies on Thursday, you have seen the checkpoints, (snip) That’s why, spread before the central building of the Obama Presidential Center’s sprawling campus, you could find . . . Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, the former Weather Underground leaders whom Sarah Palin once accused Obama of “palling around” with.