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Trump Admin Drafts Vance-Led Plan To Give Childcare Payments To Families
Topic: Children and Family
Source: Trending Politics News
The Trump administration is drafting a federal rule that would let some married couples receive child-care subsidy money even if one parent stays home with the children. The idea is being advanced as a priority of Vice President JD Vance and would use an existing pot of money originally set up to help working parents pay for outside care. The Child Care and Development Fund, a roughly $12 billion Health and Human Services program created in the 1990s

World Now Has More Seniors Than Young People-for the First Time In History
Topic: Children and Family
Source: International Business Times
The world will only get grayer as more time goes by, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report. The study, called An Aging World: 2025, found that global demographics are rapidly changing, with the world becoming older fast. In fact, for the first time in history, the share of people older than 65 surpassed the number of people five or younger last year. "This is the first time this 'crossing' of the youngest and oldest age groups has happened in human history and is projected to drastically widen in the coming years," the report states. "The share of the population aged 65 and over is projected to nearly double, from 10.5 percent (about 1 in 10 people) in 2025 to 19.6 percent (about 1 in 5 people) by 2060." The report also notes that because women statistically live longer than men, the share of older women as a part of the population will rise.

Sinema Is Officially Eligible for NC's 'Homewrecker' Law
Topic: Porn, Prostitution, and Sexual Freedom
Source: Newser
Former US Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be sued under North Carolina's homewrecker law over her relationship with a member of her security detail, a judge ruled on Friday. Sinema has acknowledged having a romantic relationship with Matthew Ammel but argued that she can't be sued in North Carolina because she has no connection to the state. US District Judge David A. Bragdon rejected that argument, noting that nine text messages she'd sent Ammel while he was in the state give North Carolina jurisdiction over her, per the AP. Bragdon found it implausible that she was unaware of Ammel's whereabouts when she texted him.

California's free ride means illegal migrants get money for college
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: New York Post
...while Golden State natives pay big. California is paying tens of millions of dollars for illegal immigrants to attend college — infuriating Golden State natives struggling to pay their tuition. California provides illegal migrant students with state-funded grants and other financial aid, while thousands can also benefit from in-state tuition rates, waivers for community college fees and subsidized loans. Approximately 102,000 illegal migrants were attending California colleges and universities as of 2023, the largest share of any state in the US.

Twist in College Admissions: Students Don't Apply, Get In
Topic: Violence Against Women
Source: Wall St. Journal [Reader Friendly]
More colleges are sending acceptance letters to teens who didn't fill out an application. In turn, the colleges—which are seeking ways to attract more students amid broader financial headwinds—gain exposure to prospects who may never have heard of them otherwise. They then woo the young people into enrolling. Proponents call the approach a solution for both sides. “Instead of a student applying to the institution, the institution applies to them,” said Angel Perez, chief executive of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. “It’s a way for students not to have to jump through hoops in order to get into college.”

Unusual Industry Booms in China: 'Outsourced Children'
Topic: Children and Family
Source: South China Morning Post
As elderly population surges, younger companions offer help, for a fee In China's graying society, an odd new job is emerging: stand-in son or daughter. The Washington Post reports that startups are renting out young adults to visit elderly clients whose real children often live and work far away—a legacy of the one-child policy and a rapidly aging population. For a fee—ads range from about $30 to $90 per three-hour session—these "outsourced children" chat, help with phones, tag along to doctor visits, and try to ease what one worker describes as older people's loneliness and fear of death. The South China Morning Post notes that the trend went viral last year, thanks to burly young men dressed in black visiting nursing homes.

Enes Kanter Freedom sues Chicago Sky for violating rights with ejection, ban
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: USA Today
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom is suing the Chicago Sky after being ejected during a game against the Indiana Fever last month and receiving an indefinite ban from attending games at Wintrust Arena. Kanter Freedom filed a lawsuit against the Sky in the U.S District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Thursday, Sept. 3, according to court documents obtained by Fox News. Kanter Freedom named Chicago Women’s Basketball Operations, LLC, which operates the Sky, the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA), the corporation that owns Wintrust Arena, and the City of Chicago as defendants.

New Jersey Schools Launch Phone Ban as Year Begins
Topic: Children and Family
Source: Governing
Districts are testing different enforcement models from magnetic pouches to locker storage. Students are returning to classes this week with new backpacks, new outfits, and a new rule: no phones out during the school day. New Jersey children are starting their first school year under a statewide law aimed at banning students from using their cellphones during the school day — from the first to the last bell — a sweeping policy change that education officials are confident will have a positive impact on kids, though they say it’ll take months to know the full effect.

US House advances bill to withhold federal funds from univs boycotting Israel
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Times of Israel
33 Democrats join most GOP lawmakers in backing legislation, to which Democratic leadership objected over free speech concerns and because it didn’t differentiate between Israel and settlements. After passing by a margin of 237 to 169, the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act still needs to be passed by the Senate before it can be signed into law. After passing by a margin of 237 to 169, the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act still needs to be passed by the Senate before it can be signed into law.

Woman Won't Face Charges in Fatal Parking Spot Dispute
Topic: Women, Minorities, and Guns
Source: ABC News
A fatal clash over a Walmart parking spot in Florida will not lead to criminal charges. The Broward County State Attorney's Office concluded that Melissa Payne, who shot and killed 62-year-old Bart DiGuglielmo on June 30 in North Lauderdale, is protected from prosecution under the state's "stand your ground" law, reports ABC News. A memo from the office says multiple videos—including cellphone and Tesla footage—captured the confrontation, leaving "relatively no dispute" about what unfolded. [Ed: if she was in a situation that threatened her life, then this illustrates the need for women to carry guns in self-defense.]

Jobs Report Has a Remarkable Stat About Women
Topic: Women's Health
Source: CNBC
Of the 162K jobs added, 158K went to women, according to CNBC analysis. Women were almost solely responsible for August's unexpectedly strong jobs numbers, reports CNBC. Women filled 158,000 of the 162,000 positions added last month—roughly 98% of the total, according to an analysis of data by the outlet. Gains were concentrated in sectors where women already dominate, like health care and education, but they also showed up in traditionally male-heavy fields such as manufacturing. The jobless rate for women ticked down to 3.9%, while men's rose to 4.4%. [Ed: these figures seem toohigh to be eal. But...]

Leon Black Sues Congress To Avoid Epstein Testimony
Topic: Violence Against Women
Source: Zero Hedge
Between 2012 and 2017 - after Jeffrey Epstein got out of prison - billionaire Leon Black paid him roughly $170 million. Black has not provided a credible explanation as to why he paid Epstein amounts vastly exceeding those paid to other professional advisors - and instead of sitting down to explain it to Congress on Thursday, he sued the House Oversight Committee.

Washington prof who parodied univ 'land acknowledgment' wins $600K settlement
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: FIRE
The University of Washington paid $600,000 after punishing Professor Stuart Reges for parodying a university-approved “land acknowledgment” in his syllabus. The payout comes after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held administrators liable under the First Amendment for retaliation and viewpoint discrimination. Today’s settlement concludes the legal battle that began with a 2022 lawsuit by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression on Reges’s behalf. Besides the monetary settlement, the agreement stipulates that the university cannot take any further action against Reges. While Reges’s appeal was pending, UW also rescinded and replaced the vague antiharassment policy used to punish the professor for his speech.

Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About
Topic: Abortion
Source: 404 Media
Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion. The incident shows how quickly police departments have come to use AI surveillance tools even in critically sensitive cases. The Texas sheriff’s office that used Flock to search more than 80,000 cameras nationwide for a woman who had a self-administered abortion used Axon’s Draft One AI tool to help write a police report about the incident, documents shared with 404 Media show. The tool was used in part to summarize a discussion of “the legal implications of the situation.”

DOJ Sues Kansas School District
Topic: Children and Family
Source: FOX News
Over ‘Secret Gender Transitions’ in First-Of-Its-Kind Lawsuit. Stuart Varney and Lydia Hu discuss the DOJ suing a Kansas school district over secret gender transition policies. The lawsuit accuses the district of directing staff to help students transition without parental consent. A federal lawsuit accuses Kansas schools of secret gender transition policies, as Stuart Varney and Lydia Hu discuss the DOJ legal action. The district, which serves over 20,000 students, allegedly directed staff to transition students without parental consent. Harmeet Dhillon, head of the DOJ Civil Rights Division, warns that the department will not tolerate violations of federal law.

Why So Many Young Men Are Giving Up on Work
Topic: Men's Movement
Source: The Quillette Podcast
Sydney psychiatrist Tanveer Ahmed on why men who quit work aren't depressed but demoralised, and how mental health labels became a rival source of status and dignity. My guest today is Tanveer Ahmed. He’s a psychiatrist and the author of three books, Fragile Nation, In Defence of Shame and The Exotic Rissole. He’s just written a piece for Quillette about something he sees in his consulting room and in the data at the same time: men who have quietly stopped working and who have stopped looking for work. Not unemployed exactly, but demoralised. It’s a distinction that turns out to matter enormously, and we get into why.

NYT cries over removal of hideous blue stickman statue from Kennedy Center
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: The Post Millennial
...after celebrating removal of beautiful, historical statues for years. During the BLM era of statue removals, the Times did not cry over the taking down and dismantling of beautiful bronze equestrian statues and others, they praised it. The New York Times is lamenting that a modern steel sculpture is being removed outside the Kennedy Center, saying that it was a gift from the artist. The work, called simply "Blue," is a towering blue steel construction that looks like a stick figure in motion.

A Brief History of Women’s Underwear
Topic: Women's Health
Source: Justor
University of Wyoming’s Historic Clothing Collection offers a revealing look beneath the fashions of the past. Victorian woman who wore that white cotton chemise would have hidden her often-colorful stockings beneath enormous crinolines, offering the barest hint of ankle, the turn-of-the-century woman, in her narrower skirts, knew her shins would be on display when she lifted her hem slightly to climb stairs. Hers might be embroidered with delicate flowers. In the 1910s, hems rose a few inches higher—in a practical and patriotic response to the Great War—and opaque fine mesh styles in geometric patterns became popular. Less than a decade later, wide mesh stockings were a signature look for the flapper, with her skirts hemmed just below the knee.

The revolt against Meta’s ‘pervert glasses’ is part of a growing storm
Topic: Political Correctness
Source: Blood in the Machine
AI. Data centers. Flock cameras. Now Meta’s “pervert” glasses. Breaking down the latest stage of a mass resistance to big tech with Chris Gilliard, privacy scholar and author of Luxury Surveillance. This week on the podcast, to help make sense of this latest revolt against a Silicon Valley project, I spoke with Chris Gilliard, an author, thinker, and surveillance scholar who’s spent many years investigating big tech’s efforts to seduce us with sleek, aspirational products, track us, and harvest our data. Gilliard is the author of Luxury Surveillance, a forthcoming book about this very subject from MIT Press; you may better know him as Hypervisible, the handle he uses online and on Bluesky.