Monday, May 31, 2021
Former teachers union president reveals why he went from fighting against charter schools to promoting them: 'They're bad for unions, not for kids' - TheBlaze
Former teachers union president reveals why he went from fighting against charter schools to promoting them: 'They're bad for unions, not for kids' - TheBlaze:
Charters are a form of school choice that the unions fear will one day lead to education vouchers, which will allow students to receive government dollars to escape the many failing public schools that unions have so long dominated. The schools also have the freedom to create classrooms that meet students' needs and hire non-union employees.
Now a former teachers union president is explaining why he went from fighting against charter schools to advocating for them.
Ocean explorer discovers 5 sunken WWII subs, giving closure to hundreds of families
- Ocean explorer discovers 5 sunken WWII subs, giving closure to hundreds of families
Baldwin's father, Fredrick Edward Cashell, and 41 other men died in June 1943 when the submarine sank off the Florida Keys during a World War II training exercise.
The R-12 could not be found, and as Baldwin went from an 8-year-old girl to a 75-year-old woman, she all but lost hope that it would ever be discovered.
"As a teenager, I found myself looking for him, because there was never a funeral," Baldwin said.
"As a teenager, I found myself looking for him, because there was never a funeral," Baldwin said.
"There was never a memorial service... There was nothing."
But in 2011, a relative forwarded her a website claiming that the submarine had been found.
But in 2011, a relative forwarded her a website claiming that the submarine had been found.
Ocean explorer Tim Taylor, who set up the site, wanted to get in touch with relatives of the victims...Read all.
History for May 31
Clint Eastwood 1930 - Actor ("Pale Rider")
- 1870 - E.J. DeSemdt patented asphalt.
- 1884 - Dr. John Harvey Kellogg patented "flaked cereal."
- 1900 - U.S. troops arrived in Peking to help put down the Boxer Rebellion.
- 1913 - The 17th Amendment went into effect. It provided for popular election of U.S. senators.
- 1955 - The U.S. Supreme Court ordered that all states must end racial segregation "with all deliberate speed."
- 1962 - Adolf Eichmann was hanged in Israel. Eichmann was a Gestapo official and was executed for his actions in the Nazi Holocaust.
- 1977 - The trans-Alaska oil pipeline was finished after 3 years of construction.
- 1995 - Bob Dole singled out Time Warner for "the marketing of evil" in movies and music. Dole later admitted that he had not seen or heard much of what he had been criticizing.(one does NOT need to see everything in movies and music to know that filth dominates.)
Sunday, May 30, 2021
Migrants from overseas are now flocking to the southern border to enter the US - TheBlaze
Migrants from overseas are now flocking to the southern border to enter the US - TheBlaze:
A new wave of migrants who are not from the typical countries that flood the U.S. southern border are attempting to illegally enter the United States, according to a report from Axios. There are tens of thousands of illegal immigrants from overseas who are traveling to the southern border because they believe they can gain access to the U.S. during the current migrant crisis.
It’s a Travesty to Compare the Capitol Siege to 9/11
It’s a Travesty to Compare the Capitol Siege to 9/11
- More than 3,000 children never saw their parents again.
- On Jan. 6, Congress returned within hours.
"Democratic lawmakers want to establish a “9/11-style commission” to investigate the siege of the Capitol on Jan. 6.
“I would like to see Jan. 6 burned into the American mind as firmly as 9/11, because it was that scale of a shock to the system,” commentator George Will said recently.
The attempt to reconfigure the “domestic terrorist” narrative to fit the horrifying story of Sept. 11 is profoundly disheartening.
These two events are fundamentally different in nature, scope and consequences.
Mentioning them in the same breath not only diminishes the horror of what happened on 9/11; it tells a false story to the generation of Americans who are too young to remember that day nearly 20 years ago.
My brother, Charles “Chic” Burlingame, was the pilot of American Airlines flight 77.
He was murdered in his cockpit at age 51 in a 6½-minute struggle for control of the airplane.
Here is what I want these young people to know...Read all.
Democrat's "dream" ruler-----Joe Biden Makes Incredibly Creepy Comment About Little Girl
Joe Biden Makes Incredibly Creepy Comment About Little Girl
"Joe Biden was at Joint Base Langley speaking to members of the military ahead of the Memorial Day weekend to recognize their service.
Biden delivered long, rambling remarks, spending a lot of time talking about his son, Beau Biden, who had been in the military...
Biden then praised a woman who had spoken before him, who was a veteran and was now a military spouse, there with her three children, two boys and a little girl who was no older than six.
"Joe Biden was at Joint Base Langley speaking to members of the military ahead of the Memorial Day weekend to recognize their service.
Biden delivered long, rambling remarks, spending a lot of time talking about his son, Beau Biden, who had been in the military...
Biden then praised a woman who had spoken before him, who was a veteran and was now a military spouse, there with her three children, two boys and a little girl who was no older than six.
Then he turned and looked at the little girl and what he said was just beyond creepy.
“I love those barrettes in your hair. Man, I’ll tell you what, look at her she looks like she’s 19 years old sitting there like a little lady with her legs crossed.”...Read all.
Criminal heyday: Chicago Police Dept. ends foot chases for low-level offenses - TheBlaze
Criminal heyday: Chicago Police Dept. ends foot chases for low-level offenses - TheBlaze:
After only about two months of serious deliberation, the Chicago Police Department on Wednesday unveiled a new policy that largely ends the practice of officers pursuing suspects on foot.
You think "green" energy is free???? Hah! 50% increase starts Tuesday!-----Consumers Energy starting to charge “summer peak rate” this summer
Consumers Energy starting to charge “summer peak rate” this summer
- Company said rate increase to pay for more expensive electricity
JACKSON, Mich. (WILX) - Consumers Energy is implementing a “summer peak rate” from June 1 until September 30.
It will charge 1.5 times the normal rate for electricity from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday - Friday during this time.
The company said they will use electric meters to keep track of when energy is being used...Read all.
In America today, no-lives-matter... unless they can be used for financial or political gain.-----Florida shooting: 2 killed, at least 20 others injured after shooters fire into a crowd at a Forida club
Florida shooting: 2 killed, at least 20 others injured after shooters fire into a crowd at a Forida club
"Two people were killed and at least 20 others were injured in a shooting early Sunday outside of a billiards club in Hialeah, Florida, according to Miami-Dade police director Alfredo Ramirez III.
A white Nissan Pathfinder pulled up to the location between 12 a.m. and 1 a.m., Ramirez said.
Three people got out with assault weapons and handguns and started firing into the crowd that was gathered for a concert at the venue, he said.
Two people were pronounced dead at the scene and 20 to 25 victims are at various nearby hospitals, Ramirez said.
...The Miami-Dade Police Department is asking anyone with information to contact authorities...Read all.
Reporter Sues Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot for Discrimination - Louder With Crowder
Reporter Sues Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot for Discrimination - Louder With Crowder:
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is two years into her first term in office. To mark the occasion, she is discriminating against white reporters who want to ask her about it. One white reporter is taking her to court. Thomas Catenacci, a caucasian reporter working for the Daily Caller News Foundation, has been denied access to the mayor after multiple attempts. The lawsuit alleges this is "clearly blocking press freedom through racial discrimination." In other words, LAWYER UP!
Snowflake students getting flakier!-----Citing their ‘feelings,’ university theater students rail against play selection
Citing their ‘feelings,’ university theater students rail against play selection
"According to a letter from students to the school’s theater department, the play “No Exit” by Jean-Paul Satre “holds problematic themes.”
- Western Washington University theater students are trying to cancel their department’s fall play since their “identities” were “grossly misrepresented in this decision.”
- In addition to “trigger warnings” for sexual harassment and “inappropriate portrayals of gender and sexuality,” the students are concerned that depictions of isolation would be “mentally taxing” due to recent COVID-19 quarantines.
As Encyclopedia Britannica describes, the 1944 play centers upon three recently deceased individuals and their experience in the author’s perception of hell.
One of the characters, Inez, is a predatory lesbian.
“When choosing a play for the upcoming season, there seemed to be a blind spot: gender and sexuality were not considered,” wrote the students. “
We understand that this is a piece that is meant to challenge us as a department, but this play is not challenging if it doesn’t allow us to feel safe. We as students do not shy away from challenging pieces, but we will be critiquing the department if they create an unsafe space for us to create art.”...Read all.
A worthy read to prepare for tomorrow-----Memorial Day: A Marine's perspective on gratitude and sacrifice - Sandboxx
Memorial Day: A Marine's perspective on gratitude and sacrifice - Sandboxx
"Memorial Day rings a bit differently for veterans than it does for many civilians.
For many of us, the mournful reflection of this holiday isn’t a general remembrance of the sacrifices men and women have made on our behalf over the years… for some of us, that mournful reflection comes attached to specific names: friends, loved ones, brothers or sisters in arms that we’ve lost...
...Memorial Day isn’t about loss, it’s about sacrifice.
At times, they look alike, and truth be told, in our hearts, they even feel alike… but the differences between them are significant...Read all.
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