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Cost Of California's High-Speed Rail Goes Up Again
Cost Of California's High-Speed Rail Goes Up Again
Authored by Kerry Johnson via Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy,
It was supposed to cost $33 billion when voters approved the train in 2008. It will now cost at least $126 billion.
It was also supposed to be carrying 65.5 million to 96.5 million intercity riders a year by 2030. Yet now 2040 is the date for “full service to start.” Skeptics don’t believe we’ll ever see the train run with paying customers aboard.
“In my judgment, the Draft 2026 Business Plan describes a project that...
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US, Japan Begin Major Military Exercises That Will Focus on Islands Near Taiwan
The US and Japan kicked off their biennial Keen Sword military exercise on Monday, one of the largest joint drills between the two countries. This year, the exercise will focus on Japan’s southwestern islands, including its westernmost island, Yonaguni, just 68 miles east of Taiwan. Both the US and Japan have deployed new anti-ship missile […]
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Jun 20, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Are iPhones Dialing Up The Birth Dearth?
Are iPhones Dialing Up The Birth Dearth?
Authored by Thaddeus G. McCotter via American Greatness,
When I call you up, your line’s engaged
I have had enough, so act your age
We have lost the time that was so hard to find
And I will lose my mind
If you won’t see me . . .
Time after time
You refuse to even listen
I wouldn’t mind
If I knew what I was missing
—The Beatles, “You Won’t See Me”
As one heads into senescence, the milestones begin to fade in the rearview mirror. Yet every now and again, something jars...
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Outrage As Texas Schools Bus Kids To Mosque So They Can "Experience Islam"
Outrage As Texas Schools Bus Kids To Mosque So They Can "Experience Islam"
Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News,
Outrage has exploded as public school students in Texas were loaded onto yellow school buses and driven straight to an Islamic center so they could experience Islam 'up close'.
The organizers could barely contain their excitement. In their own promotional video, they celebrated how the kids showed up and potentially left transformed.
This is not happening in some blue-state sanctuary city. This is Texas.
? OMG. Terrifying development as taxpayer funded public school students...
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