La Crosse High School, La Crosse, Kansas

10/18/2023

"On the day that public records revealed that Elon Musk had become Twitter’s biggest shareholder, an unknown sender texted the billionaire and recommended an article imploring him to acquire the social network outright:

Musk’s purchase of Twitter, the 3,000-word anonymous article said, would amount to a “declaration of war against the Globalist American Empire.” The sender of the texts was offering Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, a playbook for the takeover and transformation of Twitter. As the anniversary of Musk's purchase approaches, the identity of the sender remains unknown.

The three texts were sent on April 4, 2022. In the nearly 18 months since then, many of the decisions Musk made after he bought Twitter appear to have closely followed that road map, up to and including his ongoing attacks against the Anti-Defamation League, a nonprofit organization founded by Jewish Americans to counter discrimination.

The text messages described a series of actions Musk should take after he gained full control of the social media platform: “Step 1: Blame the platform for its users; Step 2: Coordinated pressure campaign; Step 3: Exodus of the Bluechecks; Step 4: Deplatforming.”
The messages from the unknown sender were revealed in a court filing last year as evidence in a lawsuit Twitter brought against Musk after he tried to back out of buying it. The redacted documents were unearthed by The Chancery Daily, an independent legal publication covering proceedings before the Delaware Court of Chancery.
The wording of the texts matches the subtitles of the article, “The Battle of the Century: Here’s What Happens if Elon Musk Buys Twitter,” which had been published three days earlier on the right-wing website revolver.news.

Turns out Darren Beattie, a former Trump White House speechwriter who was fired in 2018 for having spoken on a panel alongside white nationalists, laid out the blueprint for the Twitter takeover. After the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, Beattie promoted the baseless claim that the FBI had planted agents in the crowd who incited it to storm the building."

https://revolver.news/2022/04/elon-musk-buy-twitter-free-speech-tech-censorship-american-regime-war/?fbclid=IwAR1HJKVP6W6co_bAKKHE5IiJK0XxfoRznZurwK9qdFBOamRswa3tKPfaQ5o

If Elon Musk boldly bought Twitter and actually restored free speech, it would kick off the Mother of All Battles with the American Regime.

10/17/2023

Salaam. Shalom. Peace.

10/03/2023

"There is no single principle that unites these Americans in their violence against their fellow citizens. They will tell you that they are for “liberty” and “freedom,” but these are merely code words for personal grudges, racial and class resentments, and a generalized paranoia that dark forces are manipulating their lives. These are not people who are going to take up the flag of a state or of a deeper cause; they have already taken up the flag of a failed president, and their causes are a farrago of conspiracy theories and pulpy science-fiction plots."

The danger is not organized civil war but individual Americans with deep resentments and delusions.

10/03/2023

Amanda Marcotte writes "Today's song choice between Trump is escalating his efforts to get his followers to murder someone.

I wasn't really a Swift fan before, but Midnights snagged me. This song has a Portishead vibe.

Listen to “Vigilante S**t” by Taylor Swift from the album ‘Midnights’.Buy/Download/Stream ‘Midnights’: https://taylor.lnk.to/taylorswiftmidnights Get tickets...

09/21/2023

An early warning system can help fight medical misinformation.
We are more vulnerable to gossip spread disinformation about medical issues than before COVID-19. Early identification of the disinfo campaigns and action to counter them is essential to preventing the spread of the poison.
I posted a current example earlier today.

The material on this site is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment provided by a qualified health care provider. © 2005–2023 MedPage Today, LLC, a Ziff Davis company. All rights reserved. Medpage Today is among the federally registered...

09/20/2023

I want to thank Fred Foos, LHS graduate 1956, for having taught me in First Grade how to learn by reading in the Webster's Unabridged Dictionary on a stand at the front of the school's classroom.
My life since has been largely determined by my efforts to understand and learn to express myself in written English, supported by building of vocabulary.

08/31/2023

02/10/2023

Unsolicited career guidance for LHS folks, stolen from Facebook friend Fareeha Sarfraz today.
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How to start coding in 2023?
First of all, make a clear goal in which you intend to go. Thus, I am dividing the goal into 5 major categories.
1. For placement/internship focus on Data Structures and Algorithms(DSA) by learning either Java or C++.
2. For web development you need to know HTML, CSS, and Javascript. It includes front-end development and back-end development and people who know both are called full-stack developers.
• For front-end development you need to be acquainted with technologies like React, Angular JS, and Vue.js. You don't have to learn three of them. One will suffice and React is the most famous to learn
• For back-end development you need to know node, PHP, or Django by using Python.
• In order to connect databases with websites you need to know DBMS/SQL/Non-SQL(Mongodb) concepts.
3. App development
•Android( for it we require to have knowledge of Java and Kotlin).
•Apple( for app development for Iphones you learn swift technology and code them on Apple Device like Macbook)
-> YOU CAN MAKE CROSS-PLATFORM APPS TOO WHICH MEANS THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPS THAT WOULD WORK ON BOTH ANDROID AND APPLE. FOR THAT THERE IS A TECHNOLOGY CALLED FLUTTER. Another technology that can be used for this purpose is React Native.
4. Machine learning/Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.
In order to come towards this field you need to have sound knowledge of python and then knowledge about Julia and R. But Python is most recommended. In order to have a dedicated career in data science you need to do research projects or internships but good companies demand a Master's degree/Ph.D. in it.
5. Explore coding
• College students: Begin from Java or C.
• Working Professional: Those who are working in some other field but want to know about coding can start with Python as it is the easiest.
(If still, you people are doubtful then people with IT background who left this profession for some time can resume Java and those who have non-IT background can begin their profession in IT with Javascript). Hope it was helpful 🙂!
Last but not least, Chat GPT is not going to sn**ch the jobs of software engineers rather it would help Software Engineers.
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09/03/2019

This will be the last year of 11-man football at La Crosse High School. This change was a long time coming - it's 'inevitability' was a topic of discussion before the school moved into its new building in 1956.

La Crosse’s tradition-laden history as an 11-man school ends after this fall. It’s possible 2019 marks the last year with Jon Webster as the head coach after he took over as Leopard principal