Comedian's Erika Kirk cosplay must be seen to be believed
Plus: Are college students "dumb" now?
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The target of Druski’s latest body metamorphosis is none other than Erika Kirk, and it’s…really something.
A woman who recently went back to college is sharing her perspective on how “dumb” students are today.
Melania Trump was spotted with an AI-powered robot at the White House.
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Druski parodied Erika Kirk in his latest comedy bit, and conservatives aren’t happy
Comedian Druski struck a nerve with conservatives again, this time with his latest appearance made up to look like Turning Point USA’s CEO Erika Kirk.
This time, he donned Erika Kirk’s bright white pantsuit and danced behind ground sparklers that poured into the open air, smiling for the camera as he twerked and jumped up and down with his arms raised. He wrote in the tweet, “How Conservative Women in America act 😂🇺🇸”
“They can’t read”: Woman goes back to college and finds her young peers unable to handle the basics
A business major went viral on TikTok after she returned to college later in life and found the young students shockingly unprepared. She claimed they’re unable to read and write like they should or understand anything more than elementary math.
It might sound hard to believe until you see all the professors agreeing with her.
“Dystopian”: Melania Trump struts alongside an AI-powered robot at White House education summit
Melania Trump’s documentary may have been a flop, but that’s not stopping her from living inside a bad movie. A viral video shows the first lady walking alongside “Figure 03,” a new AI-powered robot. It might not be the most dystopian thing you see in today’s news cycle, but it will surely come close.
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