The University of California is ranked the best public university in the world

[Cypress]

No, you're not getting off the hook here.

This is what you said "A Republican frontrunner who was a reality TV personality and an aspiring rapper was weeded out of the Los Angeles mayor's race."

You gave no qualifications for this aspiring rapper. You didn't say whether they had any business or government experience. You just said they were a rapper with the implication being that should be disqualifying.

That would be like if David Solomon ran for office and you said the system worked because a DJ lost, conveniently leaving out he's the CEO of Goldman Sachs.

People can start where ever they want. There's no one size fits all for politicians. Ultimately its up to the voters to decide when someone runs for office.

And Prop 14 was created with the intention of having more moderate candidates, not that we need candidates with more gov't experience. That's the story you try to sell, but it's not the case.

Are you going to admit you didn't know Mamdami had a political career as a New York state legislator before moving up the food chain to run for NYC mayor, or not?

This is a good test of your integrity.
You failed your last test of integrity, as you know.

I never said a neophyte shouldn't run for city council or state assembly. Those are the lowest points on the political food chain, where neophytes can realistically start a political career.

Those aren't chief executive positions of large and important political jurisdictions. Like mayor of LA or NYC.

 

[cawacko]

Are you going to admit you didn't know Mamdami had a political career as a New York state legislator before moving up the food chain to run for NYC mayor, or not?

This is a good test of your integrity.
You failed your last test of integrity, as you know.

I never said a neophyte shouldn't run for city council or state assembly. Those are the lowest points on the political food chain, where neophytes can realistically start a political career.

Those aren't chief executive positions of large and important political jurisdictions. Like mayor of LA or NYC.

I want to post a GIF of the biggest Dodge car I can find because it would be symbolic to what you're doing here. Yes, I know Mamdani's history. It also has nothing to do with this discussion outside of you saying a rapper losing is a sign the system works.

We are all given a constitutional right to vote. We can vote based on whatever criteria we choose. If you think politicians should take a particular path, that is your right.

But that is not why Prop 14 was created, no matter how many times you argue otherwise.

 

[Cypress]

It also has nothing to do with this discussion outside of you saying a rapper losing is a sign the system works.

Bullshit you knew his career. But I already knew you were an unrepentant liar. You specifically tried to insinuate Mamdami's only experience was rapping before becoming NYC mayor. You neglected to mention he was New York state representative in the state assembly for three terms before moving up the food chain to enter the race for mayor.

I was commenting on who you ideally want to be the chief executive of a political jurisdiction as important as America's second largest city.
But if you want to talk about Mamdami fine. Only I won't leave out all the biographical detail you did.

Mamdami worked as a political campaign staffer and a low income housing advocate prior to election to the state assembly. That's an acceptable background to get in on the bottom ground floor of a political career like city council or state assembly.

Then he was elected to be state representative in the New York assembly, and was re-elected twice before before moving up the food chain to enter the race for mayor.

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Does that sound like somebody who's only experience was rapping before becoming mayor? Any fair minded person would say your were peddling horseshit insinuating his only experience prior to becoming mayor was rapping.

 

[Lionfish]

A Republican frontrunner who was a reality TV personality and an aspiring rapper was weeded out of the Los Angeles mayor's race.

That sounds like an election system that's working.

If you think that the election was perfect, you are denying mathematical statistics.
How in the world can you imagine that a failed fool like Bass, or her full on socialist opponent, would help get the city of LA back on track?
Progressives destroy everything they touch. I will wait for an example of how I am wrong.

 

[cawacko]

Bullshit you knew his career. But I already knew you were an unrepentant liar. You specifically tried to insinuate Mamdami's only experience was rapping before becoming NYC mayor. You neglected to mention he was New York state representative in the state assembly for three terms before moving up the food chain to enter the race for mayor.

I was commenting on who you ideally want to be the chief executive of a political jurisdiction as important as America's second largest city.
But if you want to talk about Mamdami fine. Only I won't leave out all the biographical detail you did.

Mamdami worked as a political campaign staffer and a low income housing advocate prior to election to the state assembly. That's an acceptable background to get in on the bottom ground floor of a political career like city council or state assembly.

Then he was elected to be state representative in the New York assembly, and was re-elected twice before before moving up the food chain to enter the race for mayor.

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Does that sound like somebody who's only experience was rapping before becoming mayor? Any fair minded person would say your were peddling horseshit insinuating his only experience prior to becoming mayor was rapping.

You keep arguing against something I never said. I never said Mamdani’s only experience was rapping.

You’re the one who brought up an “aspiring rapper” losing as evidence the system worked. My point was that simply saying someone is a rapper doesn’t tell us whether someone is qualified or not.

Prop 14 wasn’t created to require candidates to work their way up some political food chain.

And since you're now so focused on NYC, Cuomo was head of HUD under Clinton, NY AG and Governor of New York. That's way more experience than Mamdani. I guess the system failed from your perspective.

 

[Cypress]

I never said Mamdani’s only experience was rapping!

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Mamdani was a rapper. Is New York's system not working because he became Mayor?

You intentionally withheld the vital information that he was a New York State assembly legislator, a housing advocate, a political campaign staffer and a political organizer, before he moved up the food chain to run for NYC mayor.

 

[cawacko]

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You intentionally withheld the vital information that he was a New York State assembly legislator, a housing advocate, a political campaign staffer and a political organizer, before he moved up the food chain to run for NYC mayor.

Nah, you're not getting away with this.

Your post said an aspiring rapper was weeded out of the Los Angeles mayor's race.

You offered no other qualifications of this person. I said Mamdani was a rapper. He was. You don't get to say I was suppose to give his qualifications but you weren't.

You're going through this whole charade because your argument for why Prop 14 exists doesn't match with reality. People from out of state may not know the difference, but I do.

 

[evince]

Not everyone is leaving CA, just the high earners and large corporations. There are plenty of homeless coming in to pick up the slack.

You lost the “financial party” talking point dick brain

You lied about that for decades

Now even that lie has crumbled in the service of your servitude to the large orange one with ass pudding for brains

 

[archives]

The University of California is on top of the world in new global universities ranking.​

The University of California is not just the best public university in the United States — it also leads the world.

That’s the verdict of U.S. News & World Report’s 2026–27 Best Global Universities ranking, released Tuesday, June 16. It places four UC campuses in the top 25 of the world’s best 2,250 universities — a feat no other university system in the world can match. It also lists eight UC campuses among the top 30 public institutions in the United States, with UC Berkeley and UCLA as No. 1 and No. 2.

UC’s role as a globally acknowledged research leader is key to American competitiveness and prosperity.

The University of California is on top of the world in new global universities ranking

U.S. News & World Report’s 2026–27 Best Global Universities list ranks UC as the best American public university and places four UC campuses in the top 25 of the world’s best 2,250 universities — a feat no other university system in the world can match.

www.universityofcalifornia.edu

“U.S. News 2026–27 Best Global Universities rankings by campus”

UC BERKELEY 1 4 7
UCLA 2 7 11
UC SAN FRANCISCO 5 14 22
UC SAN DIEGO 6 15 23
UC DAVIS 16 37 95
UC IRVINE 18 38 99
UC SANTA BARBARA 19 39 100
UC SANTA CRUZ 26 48 141
UC RIVERSIDE 42 71 262
UC MERCED 100 147 739

I am not questioning the reputation of Univeristy of California, it is a top tier school, but placing four schools in the top ten, seven in the top twenty five Globally is a bit suspicious. I’m sure most people don’t automatically think of those schools when ranking the top ten schools in the world

And as for the MAGA draconian claim everyone is exiting California, I think California has enough billionaires remaining to balance off the input of those leaving

 

[evince]

Only six out of California's 214 billionaires left, though that is still a lot of tax revenue.

Only 6 billionaires left California over its proposed wealth tax—but they took $27 billion in potential revenue with them

Larry Page and Sergey Brin alone account for $25 billion of that lost revenue—and billionaires are now funding a campaign to kill the tax entirely.

finance.yahoo.com

And now there can be some industry reforms

Breeding whole knew sectors of business

The ones who innovate and create will begin to make up the revenue

California always takes up the leading edge

 

[evince]

Nah, you're not getting away with this.

Your post said an aspiring rapper was weeded out of the Los Angeles mayor's race.

You offered no other qualifications of this person. I said Mamdani was a rapper. He was. You don't get to say I was suppose to give his qualifications but you weren't.

You're going through this whole charade because your argument for why Prop 14 exists doesn't match with reality. People from out of state may not know the difference, but I do.

Most kids grew up rapping

Because someone learned to play guitar doesn’t mean they aspired to be an international guitar prodigy

 

[Librtlover]

I've been hearing people like you predicting California's imminent demise since the 1980s.

The only way the failed state of kalifornicator under newscum's governorship survives and actually prospers would be if the common sense highly intelligent Republican Steve Hilton wins that governorship race come November. What a f*cking hellhole that state has become.

 

[Lionfish]

A Republican frontrunner who was a reality TV personality and an aspiring rapper was weeded out of the Los Angeles mayor's race.

That sounds like an election system that's working.

If you think that the election was perfect, you are denying mathematical statistics.
How in the world can you imagine that a failed fool like Bass, or her full on socialist opponent, would help get the city of LA back on track?
Progressives destroy everything they touch. I will wait for an example of how I am wrong.

Still waiting.

 

[Cypress]

“U.S. News 2026–27 Best Global Universities rankings by campus”

UC BERKELEY 1 4 7
UCLA 2 7 11
UC SAN FRANCISCO 5 14 22
UC SAN DIEGO 6 15 23
UC DAVIS 16 37 95
UC IRVINE 18 38 99
UC SANTA BARBARA 19 39 100
UC SANTA CRUZ 26 48 141
UC RIVERSIDE 42 71 262
UC MERCED 100 147 739

I am not questioning the reputation of Univeristy of California, it is a top tier school, but placing four schools in the top ten, seven in the top twenty five Globally is a bit suspicious. I’m sure most people don’t automatically think of those schools when ranking the top ten schools in the world

And as for the MAGA draconian claim everyone is exiting California, I think California has enough billionaires remaining to balance off the input of those leaving

This survey is for public universities.
The majority of universities in the world are private institutions. Oxford is undoubtedly better than UCLA, but Oxford is not a public institution.

UC is probably better than almost any public universities in India, China, Latin America, Spain, Italy, UK, and most of the rest of Europe.

California self consciously developed an extremely well funded land grant public university system, in part to fuel the state's reputation as a global center for innovation.

 

[Sailor]

I want to post a GIF of the biggest Dodge car I can find because it would be symbolic to what you're doing here. Yes, I know Mamdani's history. It also has nothing to do with this discussion outside of you saying a rapper losing is a sign the system works.

We are all given a constitutional right to vote. We can vote based on whatever criteria we choose. If you think politicians should take a particular path, that is your right.

But that is not why Prop 14 was created, no matter how many times you argue otherwise.

Why bother CA? You have magnitudes of intellect higher than that dunce Cypress.

 

[Noking]

Why bother CA? You have magnitudes of intellect higher than that dunce Cypress.

Poopeye, the dolt for Pickle Park.

 

[Sailor]

This survey is for public universities.
The majority of universities in the world are private institutions. Oxford is undoubtedly better than UCLA, but Oxford is not a public institution.

UC is probably better than almost any public universities in India, China, Latin America, Spain, Italy, UK, and most of the rest of Europe.

California self consciously developed an extremely well funded land grant public university system, in part to fuel the state's reputation as a global center for innovation.

AI Overview




The University of California system, including UCLA, is currently facing a major crisis regarding the academic readiness of incoming students, particularly in STEM and foundational quantitative fields. Many incoming freshmen require remedial education in middle-school-level math and basic reading before taking college-level courses. [1, 2, 3]

The Root of the Preparation Gap

• Test-Blind Admissions: Since the elimination of standardized test scores (SAT/ACT) from admissions, faculty argue that it has become much harder to measure foundational preparation gaps prior to enrollment. [1, 2]
• Grade Inflation: High school GPAs have become inflated, leading to discrepancies between stellar high school grades and actual collegiate abilities. [1, 2]

The Faculty Response

• Open Letters: Over 1,000 professors system-wide (spanning from UC Berkeley to UC San Diego) signed an open letter demanding the reinstatement of standardized math requirements to catch preparation gaps. [1, 2, 3, 4]
• Re-teaching Basics: Professors in impacted university departments are forced to spend valuable collegiate instructional time on middle-school-level mathematics. [1, 2]
• Remedial Expansion: Individual departments have been forced to spin up their own remedial and tutoring courses to ensure unprepared students do not drop out or fail their core classes. [1, 2]

And UCLA is going broke. Just some facts for you.

 

[Noking]

AI Overview




The University of California system, including UCLA, is currently facing a major crisis regarding the academic readiness of incoming students, particularly in STEM and foundational quantitative fields. Many incoming freshmen require remedial education in middle-school-level math and basic reading before taking college-level courses. [1, 2, 3]

The Root of the Preparation Gap

• Test-Blind Admissions: Since the elimination of standardized test scores (SAT/ACT) from admissions, faculty argue that it has become much harder to measure foundational preparation gaps prior to enrollment. [1, 2]
• Grade Inflation: High school GPAs have become inflated, leading to discrepancies between stellar high school grades and actual collegiate abilities. [1, 2]

The Faculty Response

• Open Letters: Over 1,000 professors system-wide (spanning from UC Berkeley to UC San Diego) signed an open letter demanding the reinstatement of standardized math requirements to catch preparation gaps. [1, 2, 3, 4]
• Re-teaching Basics: Professors in impacted university departments are forced to spend valuable collegiate instructional time on middle-school-level mathematics. [1, 2]
• Remedial Expansion: Individual departments have been forced to spin up their own remedial and tutoring courses to ensure unprepared students do not drop out or fail their core classes. [1, 2]

And UCLA is going broke. Just some facts for you.

Poopeye, this is merely Pickle Park BS..

 

[LurchAddams]

The University of California is on top of the world in new global universities ranking.​

The University of California is not just the best public university in the United States — it also leads the world.

That’s the verdict of U.S. News & World Report’s 2026–27 Best Global Universities ranking, released Tuesday, June 16. It places four UC campuses in the top 25 of the world’s best 2,250 universities — a feat no other university system in the world can match. It also lists eight UC campuses among the top 30 public institutions in the United States, with UC Berkeley and UCLA as No. 1 and No. 2.

UC’s role as a globally acknowledged research leader is key to American competitiveness and prosperity.

The University of California is on top of the world in new global universities ranking

U.S. News & World Report’s 2026–27 Best Global Universities list ranks UC as the best American public university and places four UC campuses in the top 25 of the world’s best 2,250 universities — a feat no other university system in the world can match.

www.universityofcalifornia.edu

Calling the pollsters "Woke" in 3 - 2 - 1...

 

[Walt]

California's growth is the only thing keeping the US economy from slipping into a recession.