SELECT LANGUAGE BELOW

Congress should just ban children from social media

Social media is deeply broken. Bad actors are exploiting it while the platforms turn a blind eye. Children are suffering, and our leaders are not taking any serious steps to address the problem. The House of Representatives recently concocted a legally dubious bill that would force the owners of TikTok to sell the company, which […]

The clock is running on finding a fix for the Social Security system – Star Tribune

Enacted into law 89 years ago, Social Security, along with Medicare, provides the economic foundation for American retirement. Social Security has lifted millions of seniors out of poverty and helped millions more pay their bills. It is the most successful social insurance program in U.S. history. And yet, whenever you talk about retirement, someone inevitably […]

Here's Exactly How Much Social Security Checks Are Forecast to Rise in 2025 – The Motley Fool

Social Security’s 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) projections continue to rise, which isn’t good news for most retirees. In April, nearly 51 million retired worker beneficiaries received Social Security checks that averaged $1,915.26. While that’s not a groundbreaking amount of monthly cash, Social Security benefits have proven essential to the financial well-being of most retirees. In […]

US Air Force Ran A Social Experiment To Graduate More Minority Pilots. It Didn’t Go As Planned

The U.S. Air Force abandoned an experiment aimed at boosting pilot training graduation rates for women and minority pilots after the 2021 initiative failed to achieve the intended results and officers privately warned it could violate anti-discrimination policies, according to documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. As part of the larger military-wide effort […]

Social media destroys free will; Dorsey ‘being programmed’

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has spoken honestly about social media and its algorithms, explaining that the whole thing is rigged. “This is going to sound a little crazy, but I think the debate about free speech is totally confusing right now. I think the real debate should be about free will. And we’re feeling […]

NY passes milestone ban on ‘addictive’ social media feeds for children

New York City kids’ social media feeds will become less “addictive” from now on. State lawmakers in Albany passed a landmark bill on Friday that would give parents more control over their children’s social media use on apps like TikTok and Instagram. While the law is almost certain to face lengthy legal challenges from major […]