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From Star Wars Jedi knights to Batman’s League of Shadows‚ the idea of monastic warriors has long captured people’s imaginations. They are often shown as highly skilled combatants who use secret techniques‚ which they spend every waking hour training to master. In real life‚ the efficacy of their methods is up for debate‚ but the […] The post 10 Deadly Types of Warrior Monks and Spiritual Soldiers appeared first on Listverse.

If you’re anything like most city dwellers‚ you probably take an elevator every single day or just about. Whether it’s at your home in an apartment or a condo‚ or at the office where you have to go up a few (or a lot of) flights to get to your desk‚ elevators are just a […] The post 10 Amazing Elevator Facts That’ll Take You Straight to the Top appeared first on Listverse.

Claudine Gay resigned Jan. 2 as Harvard’s president following outrage over antisemitism at the Ivy League school and amid claims that Gay plagiarized in her academic writings. Her resignation provides higher education institutions an opportunity to reconsider the leftist agenda-laden waters most “elite” colleges and universities swim in.  As more people realize the true agenda of diversity‚ equity‚ and inclusion programs‚ Cornell law professor William Jacobson says they see that “we now need to get rid of DEI.” But a big hurdle is that DEI officers and those employed at universities to promote the DEI agenda are “everywhere on campuses‚ and they’re gonna fight for their jobs‚” Jacobson says‚ adding that “a lot of money is involved here.” Asked whether he thinks higher education can be saved‚ Jacobson tells “The Daily Signal Podcast” it’s a question he wrestles with.  “I don’t know if academia can be saved‚” Jacobson says. “And I’ve said many times‚ for many years‚ it certainly cannot be reformed from within.”  Jacobson joins the podcast to explain how antisemitism at Cornell‚ Harvard‚ and other elite colleges and universities has shone a light on the harms of the DEI agenda and how there may still be a way for higher education to move away from a radical leftist agenda.  Listen to the full conversation below:  Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com‚ and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post Can Higher Education Be Rescued From Grip of DEI? appeared first on The Daily Signal.

It started at the end of December 2023‚ when a resident of the American state of Pennsylvania‚ Joe Miller‚ bought a box of his favorite cereal in the store‚ as usual‚ but when he poured it into a bowl‚ a small note with a very strange text fell out along with the cereal. In the note‚ which resembled some kind of code or cipher‚ one could recognize individual words like Disney‚ Oprah‚ black sun‚ Musk‚ Nazis‚ mafia‚ Hamas‚ labyrinth‚ etc.‚ which is similar to the themes of many conspiracy theories‚ but some lines seemed to didn’t make any sense. But what scared Miller most was that the box of cereal was completely sealed‚ that is‚ the note could not have been inserted in the store and this‚ apparently‚ was done somewhere at an earlier stage of production. Miller immediately complained to the police‚ the local FBI office‚ and also to journalists about the strange note with “conspiracy theories‚” but they initially did not publish the contents of the note so as “not to sow panic.” However‚ soon more and more people like Miller appeared. They found notes with the same “conspiracy” content in various food and non-food products in various cities throughout the state of Pennsylvania and the surrounding regions. According to journalists‚ about a hundred people wrote to them and said that they had found similar notes in chocolate‚ cosmetics and other products in at least six different retail store chains. The same notes were found in some parks‚ attached to the bark of trees. “Who would take the time to take some wire‚ wrap it around a tree and attach this note to a paperclip. It’s just scary‚” says one woman. “There’s some kind of code inside‚ it’s part of the puzzle‚” says local computer expert Spencer Rappaport. “The insertion [of the notes] occurred somewhere between the point of manufacture and the point of sale‚ so they were able to penetrate the manufacturer’s box without compromising its integrity‚” says the local police chief. Because of these notes‚ mass hysteria had almost begun in local social networks and the authorities and the FBI were seriously concerned about this phenomenon. But so far there have been no reports indicating that they are close to a solution. The post Strange notes with conspiracy theories appear in food packages appeared first on Anomalien.com.

The Public Broadcasting System is often exposed for what it is: a publicly-funded hotbed of progressive propaganda disguised as news. Left-wing biases hard-baked into its editorial lines and delivered with calm tones. But if you look hard enough‚ from time to time you’ll find a report that exemplifies what news delivery should be. In this case‚ though‚ that report happens to be a 47-second filler piece on South Korea’s newly-enacted ban on the production and sale of dog meat for human consumption.  Watch the report in its entirety as aired on PBS NewsHour on Tuesday‚ January 9th‚ 2024: AMNA NAWAZ: A new South Korean law will ban the centuries-old practice of raising and selling dogs for food. Parliament voted today to ban the production and sale of dog meat. Animal-rights groups pushed for the change‚ but reactions among the general public were mixed.  LEE SOO-JIN: I am raising my children and a dog together. The dog is my third child. I'm so glad the bill was passed today. Consuming dog meat should never happen again in the future.  KIM BONG OK: I don't eat dog meat‚ but it's been consumed for a long time in our country. It's a unique part of our culture. It’s not like everyone’s consuming it. It’s just a matter of preference. NAWAZ: The law is set to take effect after a three-year grace period. The report checks every box. First‚ there is the basic‚ dispassionate presentation of facts. There was really no framing except to note that the bill was promoted by animal rights activists. Although anchor Amna Nawaz noted that public opinion is split‚ she said nothing that would tip viewers off as to her own particular ideological preferences one way or the other. She neither condemned those traditionalists who support eating dog meat‚ nor hailed the enlightenment of those who think the centuries-old tradition is barbaric.  Second‚ both sides of the debate were presented to the public with a roughly even allocation of time for each spokesperson. No side got extra time‚ or an additional spokesperson. No position was linked to any particular elected official or political party. There was no signaling‚ whether virtue or vice. There was only the woman who found the practice abhorrent‚ and the gentleman who does not personally consume dog meat‚ but expresses both a deference to individual preference and a respect for tradition. You will note that these opinions were presented directly to the viewer. There wasn’t an immediate voiceover with “context” or “fact-checking”. You didn’t see‚ say‚ a Chosun Daily poll pushing viewers towards one preference or another. Finally‚ Nawaz closes the report by noting that the law enters into effect after a three-year grace period. There was no additional commentary about what people may choose to do with that time. There was no assessment of whether dog-eating (or abstention thereof) is a threat to democracy itself.  We learned that PBS can‚ in fact‚ deliver an unbiased‚ tonally neutral news report with no commentary‚ “fact-checking” or “context” if it really wants to.  So long as such a report is not on the war between Israel and Hamas‚ or the border crisis‚ or the weather‚ or any of the pet policy items on the left’s policy pu-pu platter and the politicos who push them.  

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