US student test scores peaked in 2013 then crashed hard despite massive school screen push, 8th grade math and reading still below pre-pandemic levels

More screens haven't made students smarter byu/normaldudeitsfine inworldinsights “For years, schools were told that more screens meant more modern education: laptops, tablets, digital assignments, one device for every student. The test-score data now makes that story look much less clean. …

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Consumer pessimism at current levels last showed up during recessions like 2008 and the early 1980s. The gap between sentiment and economic data also looks like a typical pre-recession signal.

American consumers have NEVER been this pessimistic about the economy: The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 49.8 in April, the lowest reading EVER in over 70 years of polling, with declines occurring across all income levels, ages, …

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Simon Dixon warns US faces $7 trillion debt rollover shock, calls system an “absolute disaster”. Fed may print beyond Covid levels to survive looming US debt crunch

Angel investor Simon Dixon explains how the U.S. economy Ponzi scheme is approaching imminent collapse: “[This] is an absolute disaster.” “The only solution [now] is to print more money than Covid… more money than the global financial crisis.” “[The U.S. …

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Airlines could face bankruptcies within weeks as Middle East chaos hits bookings and pushes oil higher, a Dubai billionaire warns. Hiring has also fallen to COVID-shutdown levels, a top economist says.

  Americans aren’t getting laid off. And they’re not quitting. They’re simply just not getting hired, and the numbers haven’t been this bad since the pandemic closed the economy by force. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday the hiring …

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Michael Yon is Certain: ‘Widespread Famine is Coming’ he is warning that we all need to urgently prepare for widespread famine levels not seen in modern history, starvation levels none of us have likely ever experienced.

Michael Yon warns dire times are ahead. Apart from this war escalating, he is warning that we all need to urgently prepare for widespread famine levels not seen in modern history, starvation levels none of us have likely ever experienced.

Airport system under strain. TSA absenteeism surges far above normal levels. Hundreds of officers quit. Delays mount across major hubs. Travel infrastructure begins to buckle under pressure.

Something is happening inside the air travel system, and it is no longer subtle. The strain is showing up in staffing data, operational performance, and the way passengers are experiencing airports across the country. At the center of it is …

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Taiwan energy reserves reported near low levels

Taiwan faces severe energy shortages, with only 11 days of reserves left due to halted Gulf shipments and U.S. delivery failures, heightening its strategic vulnerability to such proposals. https://t.co/sfkuPQEeVJ — Canadian Prepper (@PrepperCanadian) March 18, 2026 Taiwan imports ~97% of …

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US stock market hits one of the most dangerous valuation levels ever recorded. Post See new posts Conversation Prof @TheProfInvestor Hated rally in works… ‘A rally until OpEx Mar 20 is the max pain scenario’

139% Above Its Mean. Every Prior Peak Collapsed." This is the Q Ratio — the broadest measure of US stock market valuation vs. the replacement cost of assets. Right now? 139% above its long-run average. We just touched 147% — …

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Insanity: U.S. consumer sentiment has collapsed to Great Financial Crisis levels, and the economy now relies on older Americans more than ever.

This is insane The US economy is now reliant on older Americans more than ever before pic.twitter.com/PE0U2wf7sI — Cheddar Flow (@CheddarFlow) February 20, 2026 US Consumer Sentiment collapses to levels not seen since the Great Financial Crisis pic.twitter.com/kMt4jDRY50 — Darth …

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