Teachers union advises members on defending critical race theory — like not using the term

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"The Minnesota affiliate of the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers has published a document advising its members on how to defend the teaching of critical race theory (CRT) in the state’s schools.
One will immediately note Education Minnesota’s tactics from the document’s title — “Responding to racially motivated attacks on racial equity in schools.” 

• It’s not CRT but “equity.” 
• Criticisms are “racially motivated.”
• A “key concept” of the document says teachers should stay away from using the actual words “critical race theory” because it has been “redefined” by conservatives as an “all-purpose racial dog whistle.”
• This ties in to another key concept: “ascribe motivations to the opposition.”...Read all.

AM Fruitcake

 

History for August 11

History for August 11 - On-This-Day.com

Robert Ingersoll 1833

• 1909 - The American ship Arapahoe became the first to ever use the SOS distress signal off the coast of Cape Hatteras, NC.
• 1934 - Alcatraz, in San Francisco Bay, received federal prisoners for the first time.
• 1942 - During World War II, Pierre Laval publicly announced "the hour of liberation for France is the hour when Germany wins the war."
• 1954 - Seven years of fighting came to an end in Indochina. A formal peace was in place for the French and the Communist Vietminh.
• 1984 - Carl Lewis won his fourth gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
• 1984 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan was preparing for his weekly radio broadcast when, during testing of the microphone, the President said of the Soviet Union, "My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you that I just signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
• 1992 - In Bloomington, MN, the Mall of America opened. It was the largest shopping mall in the United States.

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces resignation - TheBlaze

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces resignation - TheBlaze: 

Embattled Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he is resigning from his post as the Empire State's top elected official after a state attorney general's report found he sexually harassed multiple women.

Rand Paul Releases Powerful Anti-Lockdown Call to Arms - Louder With Crowder

Rand Paul Releases Powerful Anti-Lockdown Call to Arms - Louder With Crowder: 

It's rare to get moved by speeches. A lot of that has to do with the number of conservative leaders who give speeches, then do little else once in power. See Big Tech, Do Anything About. This is a good video from Rand Paul. You know Joe Biden is going to push more lockdowns, no matter how many times the White House clarifies or denies him saying so. Senator Paul has a simple message for the American people when the government tries locking down again: Nope.

The way we were-----What Ever Happened to Confederate President Jefferson Davis?

Hannity: We are now dealing with lunatics

FIGHT BACK!!-----L.A. landlord sues over eviction law, seeking $100 million - Los Angeles Times

L.A. landlord sues over eviction law, seeking $100 million - Los Angeles Times
"One of the region’s most prolific apartment builders has sued the city of Los Angeles over its COVID-19 eviction moratorium, saying his companies have experienced “astronomical” financial losses and are legally entitled to compensation from the city.
GHP Management Corp., owned by real estate developer Geoffrey Palmer, said in its lawsuit that 12 buildings it manages have experienced more than $20 million in lost rental income as a result of the measure. 

GHP, which filed the lawsuit along with several other Palmer companies, expects that number to triple by the time the moratorium’s provisions have expired...Read all.

CLOWN SHOW:

Instapundit---CLOWN SHOW:

UPDATE: Science!!

ANOTHER UPDATE: It gets better...Read all!

Posted by Glenn Reynolds at 9:32 pm

University of Wisconsin removed boulder deemed racist - TheBlaze

University of Wisconsin removed boulder deemed racist - TheBlaze: 

The University of Wisconsin removed a large boulder from its Madison campus on Friday because two student groups complained that the rock was a symbol of racism. Just before 7 a.m. on Friday, crews began securing straps to the Chamberlin Rock on the top of Observatory Hill at the UW-Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin. A crane was used to load the boulder on a flatbed truck, which transported the rock to another location.

Child abuse!!!-----Oregon Dems Eliminate High School Reading Proficiency Requirement

Oregon Dems Eliminate High School Reading Proficiency Requirement
"Gov. Kate Brown guts requirement that high schoolers prove they can read, write, and do math
Democratic governor Kate Brown of Oregon signed a bill last month that drops the requirement that high schoolers prove they can read, write, and do math at a basic high school level in order to graduate.
The bill, which the Democratic legislature passed in June in a mostly party-line vote, suspends Oregon's high school graduation requirements for at least five years as the state works to reform its high school standards. 

A spokesman for the governor's office told the Oregonian that suspending the proficiency requirements will benefit "Oregon’s Black, Latino, Latina, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander, Tribal, and students of color."...Read all!

Fake Covid Vaccination Cards Are on the Rise in the U.S., Europe - WSJ

Fake Covid Vaccination Cards Are on the Rise in the U.S., Europe - WSJ
"MILAN—As Covid-19 vaccine mandates proliferate in the U.S. and Europe, so are swindlers selling bogus vaccination certificates.

...Proof of vaccination is required in parts of the U.S. and Europe to dine indoors, go to museums and attend large sporting events.
The spread of such rules has created a market for counterfeit certificates for the unvaccinated. 

In recent weeks, schemes to sell illegal proof of vaccination have multiplied on social-media sites, messaging apps such as Telegram and on the dark web, according to government investigators and cybersecurity experts...Read all.

What Is Critical Race Theory?

"Have you heard of Critical Race Theory? 

If you haven’t, you will. 

It’s coming to a high school, college, or workplace diversity training session near you. 

What do you need to know about it, and what can you do to stop it?"

Noon-toon

 

Professor Lockdown Admits Dire Freedom Day Predictions Were 'Off'

Professor Lockdown Admits Dire Freedom Day Predictions Were 'Off': 

‘Professor Lockdown’ Dr Neil Ferguson has admitted that his latest doomsday predictions about a summer wave of the Chinese virus were “off” and has now revised his thinking to predict that the pandemic will largely be over by the Autumn, transforming into a virus that the public will have to “live with”.

A parent's DUTY!

 

But libs can say/do/destroy ANYTHING they want!---U. Oklahoma coaches claim they can discipline players for their politics | The College Fix

U. Oklahoma coaches claim they can discipline players for their politics | The College Fix
"Two women’s volleyball coaches at the University of Oklahoma argue in a legal motion that they have the right to discipline players for their political beliefs.
...The OU Daily reported that McLaughlin, the OU team captain and first team All-Big 12 selection in 2018 and 2019, had made comments that “at least one” of her teammates considered “racist” following a team viewing of the Netflix documentary “13th.”

...Later, after McLaughlin had tweeted out her disagreement (a skull and crossbones and laughing clown emojis) at the University of Texas’s possible dropping of its school song “The Eyes of Texas,” Lindsey Walton “urg[ed] her to delete [the] tweet.” 

In a subsequent hour-long phone conversation, she told McLaughlin “I can’t save you when you get into the real world when you leave here.”
Kyle Walton allegedly told McLaughlin “[I’m] not sure I can coach you anymore.” McLaughlin did end up apologizing to U. Texas’s volleyball players and head coach for her tweet...Read all!

A world-wide revolt?

 

All $$ to democrats. All "legal"-----Zuckerberg-Funded Group Gave $11.8M to Democrat Consulting Firms for ‘Nonpartisan Voter Education’ in Michigan

Zuckerberg-Funded Group Gave $11.8M to Democrat Consulting Firms for ‘Nonpartisan Voter Education’ in Michigan
"The Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR) gave $12 million in September 2020 to a Michigan nonprofit, which then funneled the money to two Democrat consulting firms for the purpose of “nonpartisan voter education efforts.”

...According to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson...a Democrat, founded the MCELA in 2008 and was listed year after year as president of the organization until 2020. 
...As the Michigan Star observed, understanding if the voter education efforts were truly nonpartisan requires understanding where text messages, mailers, and other ads were being directed. 

Phone lists for text messaging, for instance, could have been provided by (Democrat supporting) Waterfront Strategies or Alper Strategies.
...As Breitbart News reported in December, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla, donated $419.5 million to two nonprofit groups during the 2020 election cycle, $350 million to the Center for Tech and Civic Life and $69.5 million to CEIR...Read all.

#1 This day 1970-----They Long To Be (Close To You) - Carpenters HD_HQ 1970

NEWSWEEK CALLS IT THE DOOMSDAY VIRUS

Instapundit--NEWSWEEK CALLS IT THE DOOMSDAY VIRUS

Massachusetts coronavirus breakthrough deaths: 73% had underlying conditions, median age was 82.5; 

There have been 100 breakthrough case deaths in the state. 

A friend writes: “Turns out post-vax breakthrough covid is a lot like regular covid. A disease of the elderly and infirm.”

This isn’t the Black Death. 

It’s not even the 1958 flu. In fact, at this point, if it weren’t hyped in the press no one would notice.--Posted by Glenn Reynolds"

Easy answer!

 

Texas House Democrats claim they've been 'deprived of liberty' in lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott - TheBlaze

Texas House Democrats claim they've been 'deprived of liberty' in lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott - TheBlaze: 

However, as the Texas Tribune noted, the lawsuit provides no evidence of the lawmakers being targeted because of their race, provides no evidence of the alleged harm against them save for "public statements," and fails to provide evidence to corroborate the alleged "retaliatory attacks." Abbott and Phelan have been urging the lawmakers to return to Texas and fulfill their oaths of office by participating in the legislative process they subverted. Abbott has said the lawmakers will be arrested once they return to Texas.

Imagine if Trump had done same-----White House Refuses to Endorse Vaccine Mandate for Migrants Released into U.S.

White House Refuses to Endorse Vaccine Mandate for Migrants Released into U.S.
"President Joe Biden continues promoting coronavirus vaccine mandates for American citizens, but the White House still struggles to explain why that standard is not applied to migrants crossing the Southern border.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki ignored a question Thursday asking if the administration wants to apply the same vaccine standards proposed for foreign visitors to migrants released into the United States...Read all.