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The OU Student Who Got A Zero On Her Bible-Based Essay Was Just Honored By Republicans—Because Of Course
Curth began their feedback to Fulnecky by stressing that the grade was not penalized over the student’s personal views, but instead reflected the fact that she failed to follow the assignment guidelines, contradicted her own arguments, included offensive remarks, and offered no empirical support.
But Fulnecky complained—and immediately received the support of the conservative organization Turning Point USA, which said Curth "lacks the intellectual maturity to set her own bias aside and take grading seriously."
Now Oklahoma is honoring Fulnecky for claiming she was experiencing religious discrimination in the classroom—she was awarded a Citation of Recognition from the Oklahoma House of Representatives' 98th District for "speaking from a foundation of truth," per conservative state Representative Gabe Woolley.
He wrote the following on X, also sharing a photo of the moment Fulnecky received the honor:
"Today, we had the honor of presenting Samantha with a Citation of Recognition from the Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 98, for her steadfast convictions, her commitment to speaking from a foundation of truth, and her courage in shining a light on serious concerns within Oklahoma’s higher education system."
"In a moment when social media and traditional media are flooded with misinformation, this story has drifted far from what actually occurred. Today, we were able to hear directly from Samantha herself, and she walked us through the real events in her own words."
"With all the political noise and media distractions set aside, the truth was finally able to stand on its own."
You can see his post and the photo below.
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Fulnecky also appeared on Fox News to talk about her experience, saying she "would rather have my integrity and give my true opinion and get a zero on an assignment than have to lie about what I really believe."
She and the Oklahoma House of Representatives are facing heavy criticism.
Funnily enough, a social media user pointed out that even X's AI chatbot had given Fulnecky a failing grade for the assignment.
Grok determined that Fulnecky's essay contains almost no accurate summary of the article; in fact, while "one sentence vaguely mentions 'gender norms,'" Fulnecky "never names the study, methods, or findings." Fulnecky also gets no points because she didn't cite any evidence—her "repeated assertions that non-binary gender is 'demonic' and a 'lie from Satan' are presented as fact without evidence."
Fulnecky scores no points for clarity, organization, and grammar due to "multiple run-on sentences, shifting verb tenses, and repetitive phrasing. Grok concluded her argument is "circular" and that the essay contains "inflammatory language targeting LGBTQ+ people that is irrelevant to the article."
The essay, at 743 words, is also already over the word limit and receives an "automatic 5-point deduction." The essay lacks citations, a reference list, and does not engage with Curth's assigned prompt.
Despite all of this, the University of Oklahoma caved to Fulnecky's demands and assured her that the essay won't count against her final grade in the class, with a school representative telling The Oklahoman that a review of the incident "resulted in steps to ensure no academic harm to the student from the graded assignments."
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Clip Of Trump Mocking Pete Buttigieg As His Cronies Laugh Feels Like It's Straight Out Of 'Austin Powers'
At the end of WWII, Joseph Goebbels—Adolf Hitler's Reich Minister of Propaganda—and his wife Magda murdered their six children and then, just like their Führer, disposed of themselves.
That's an acolyte.
Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring and his wife Emmy and daughter Edda survived the war, although he would later be tried for his war crimes, during which he claimed ignorance or that he was only following orders. After his 1946 conviction, he ended his own life to escape hanging.
That's a sycophant—ultimately just a self-serving opportunist.
Whether MAGA Republican President Donald Trump is surrounded by acolytes or sycophants probably won't be known until the end, like the fallout among Hitler's Nazi followers.
Some current MAGA minions will remain true to MAGA's White supremacist, Christian nationalist doctrine while others will fall over themselves to disavow Trump and blame ignorance or duty for their part in promoting Project 2025's racist, misogynistic, bigoted agenda.
Before the fall, they all look exactly the same, parroting Trump's rhetoric, making excuses for his failures, covering up his cognitive decline, and acting like everything he spews is brilliant.
Take a recent press conference where MAGA Republican members of Congress and Trump administration officials gathered to announce their plan to make less fuel efficient cars available again, instead of relegating them to the scrap heap with coal powered steam locomotives.
MTV Real World: Boston "party animal" turned Fox News personality turned Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy was speaking about his predecessor when a surprisingly awake Trump decided to mock former DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg's name.
Again.
The gathered sycophants, like former Trump foe Texas Senator Rafael "Ted" Cruz who flung his wife and father under the bus to suck up to the POTUS, and acolytes laughed like Trump's childish behavior and his old joke were comedy gold.
You can watch the moment here:
It reminded many of an actually funny scene from Austin Powers that mocks such boot licking behavior by underlings towards a largely incompetent, totally clueless leader.
People sounded off on the immaturity of the POTUS and the servile behavior from a group of adults handed power over others' lives and futures.
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Others noted Duffy struggled with more than just pronouncing his predecessor's name.
In another moment with the press, Duffy declared:
"This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side."
"We can bring back choice to consumers."
The return of gas guzzling, 12 miles-per-gallon, wood paneled land yachts—that's something definitely worth rolling back fuel efficiency and deepening the United States' dependence on fossil fuels.
Maybe the Trump administration can eliminate seatbelts and child safety seats next.
Prince Harry Just Took A Hilariously Brutal Jab At Trump During Surprise Appearance On 'Colbert'
When Colbert asked why Harry would want a Hallmark movie gig considering he actually is a prince, Harry replied:
"Well, you Americans are obsessed with Christmas movies and you’re clearly obsessed with royalty, so why not?”
When Colbert said he doesn't think Americans are "obsessed with royalty," Harry said:
"Really?!? I heard you ‘elected’ a king.”
That remark brings to mind last year's 6-3 Supreme Court decision giving Trump immunity for many official acts as president—and it doesn't help that the White House has referred to Trump as a "king" more than once, or that he's been the target of the nationwide "No Kings" protests.
Harry then joked he would "do anything" to land a role in a Hallmark movie—and mocked Trump some more:
“I’ll record a self-tape, I’ll fly myself to an audition. I’ll settle a baseless lawsuit with the White House—all the things you people on TV do.”
In response to Colbert's insistence that "I didn’t do any of those things," Harry said:
“Maybe that’s why you’re canceled.”
Harry's remark referenced CBS' cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Colbert has consistently been at the top of the ratings, so it shocked people when CBS, citing economic concerns, announced that his program would go off the air next May—news that came as its parent company, Paramount, sought government approval for a merger with Skydance.
The FCC later approved the merger and Paramount paid $16 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Trump, which Colbert said amounted to a payoff to secure approval for the merger.
You can watch Harry's appearance on Colbert's program below.
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Harry's appearance was a hit with viewers.
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Well played, Harry.
