Stephen Porter

I just became a 1 gallon blood donor

December 8, 2021
1 Min Read

I decided to start donating blood about a year and a half ago and try to donate every 8 weeks (that’s the minimum time period between donations). I just hit the 1 gallon mark.

I highly encourage you to donate: it takes less than an hour and will literally save someone’s life.

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Rufo: Center-right critics are missing the mark on DEI

5 months ago
2 Min Read

“Since Inauguration Day, the Trump administration has taken decisive action against DEI in universities, threatening to investigate, punish, and withhold funding from higher education institutions that discriminate in the name of diversity. Most conservatives, who correctly see DEI as a threat to colorblind equality, have celebrated these maneuvers. But some center-right intellectuals, who...

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25% of CA community college applicant are fake, and they’re using AI to get financial aid

5 months ago
1 Min Read

“25% of CA community college applicant are fake, and they’re using AI to get financial aid”College officials suspect most of the fake students are bots and often, they display tell-tale signs. In Sacramento, community colleges started seeing an influx of applications from Russia, China, and India during the start of the pandemic. Around the same time, administrators at Mt. San...

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By Stephen December 8, 2021
Stephen Porter

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Professor and quant guy. Libertarian turned populist Republican. Trying to learn Japanese and play Spanish Baroque music on the ukulele.

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