US News: September, 2025 - School Shootings, Worker Shortages, and Political Theater

In the wake of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting, we're left asking fundamental questions about parenting, society, and violence. Was this another nice kid in the neighborhood who received the unconditional love of a parent, or was this an incident of "I don't care" parenting where everyone gets a trophy? Modern parenting through indulgence—like saying he needs the drug to get through this, or supporting a name change from male to female—perhaps signals something deeper, a rebellion against parents who simply wonder how these people get their guns. At least ask them for a motive? Perhaps both the shooter and the victim represent something symbolic, and the conversation inevitably gets right back to the gun. Perhaps Governor Walz will identify that the shooter bought his guns in a red state, or does he think semi-automatic means no humans needed?

Lawyers and judges—as long as there are politicized individuals , Harvard , non-profit legal centers ( tariffs ), and legalized political groups —the entire political class (Congress) is reduced to a secondary role, with the Supreme Court serving as president? If you consider the interest of some Democratic leaders to add DC and Puerto Rico as states and place 11 judges on the Supreme Court, you no longer need political parties. What is the difference between this and a dictatorship, Marxism, or Leninism ? Certainly not much. Fateh was the top delegate winner at Minneapolis' Democratic Farmer-Labor Party convention last month. This is the same organization the current DNC Chair touts as his roots—smokescreen politics. The case for it all: it is a family affair , the defendants of El Chapo and the Venezuelan fathers. "The Trump administration's use of a wartime statute during peacetime to regulate immigration was rightly shut down by the court," Lee Gelernt, who argued the case for the American Civil Liberties Union, said. "This is a critically important decision reining in the administration's view that it can simply declare an emergency without any oversight by the courts."

Perhaps this explains the sound bites from left-leaning news reporters who miss the adults in the room, or the wish to keep the deep state running the nation. Is that why some governments ban books but call it all democratic ? Communism or totalitarians hard at work. All part of the Soros family ?

Labor Day only for the elites and unions— freelance seems to the authoritarian like freedom. It is perhaps not social if you try to make an extra buck as an entrepreneur; align and get in line for the free grocery. This must be part of the workers over billionaires movement. In German, they call it Oma against everything, the right wing — climate —or simply crowds on demand , as a money laundering operation for NGOs.

The US worker problem, created over the years by outsourcing , can it be reversed? It will certainly need some serious discussions. The scale of the labor gap is hard to overstate. Manufacturing openings remain stubbornly high while other sectors have cooled. Companies are hiring and training but still cannot keep pace. Retirements are taking out experienced workers faster than they can be replaced. Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute estimate nearly 2 million positions could remain vacant through 2033 if nothing changes.

Immigrants, who make up about a fifth of the manufacturing workforce, are another factor. They represent more than 19% of workers in durable goods and more than 22% in nondurable manufacturing. This is a trade-off with colleges. On the other hand, we have 2 million plus lawyers. You decide, compared to other countries, if we all need them, but it is hard to go from a minimum of $150 (clerk) to perhaps $40 an hour. Issue more visas and change the public perception —manufacturing provides a good life.

So, you are asked how many people died from COVID in the US, and your answer is "I don't know"—probably the most honest answer you can give. While the WHO's worldwide confirmed death toll is 7,077,725 through December 1, the organization estimates that there were a massive 14.9 million "excess deaths" associated with the virus in 2020 and 2021 alone. The figure includes both confirmed COVID-19 deaths and indirect ones caused by "the pandemic's impact on health systems and society." Because nobody knows, and the statistics are more justification of actions than an accurate record. America, the leader in obesity that leads to consequential diseases, now has an HHS leader more focused on health than pharma and food industries, whose lobbying power is more influential than Congress can handle. If you take Coke and McDonald's off the list, you cut obesity in half? Perhaps if politicians would actually use their brains and analyze, not litigate, you would actually solve problems. I remember some days when cooking classes and nutrition were part of a school curriculum, as was handcraft. It seems our focus has shifted to the pill. More than 131 million people— 66 percent of all adults in the United States—use prescription drugs, and as with everything else, they're imported. Here are some stats , and honoring the fired CDC workers , but no one actually published their credentials. And then you ask, did the created panic around COVID bring more profits for the pharma industry ? And where are the lawyers to start a class action for all the kids suffering ? But no worries—there is always a psychological explanation.

But caution: some pundits warn of excessive workouts. Just letting you know, everything not Democrat-recommended is not healthy. Wonder if the author of the article ever tried 100 pull-ups or push-ups. "Most people can't even perform five strict push-ups with proper form , or a single pull-up, without compensating," said Chris Smits, a personal trainer based in Toronto. "Pushing for such high numbers without the necessary strength foundation can quickly lead to poor form, overcompensation and a high risk of injury, including serious muscle strains or tears." Looks like the NYT could not find a US fitness guru. Perhaps Chris Cuomo can help.