A slew of liberal ideas has contributed to this becoming a formidable problem…
I’m distressed that U.S. K-12 public school student behavior issues continue to increase. Without properly addressing that, at least four major problems result:
1) the disruptive student is likely destined to be academically deficient for life,
2) other students in the same class are penalized by getting a lower quality education,
3) some teachers will resign due to frustration from such distractions, and
4) societally we are ALL adversely impacted by the prior three consequences.
Clearly this is a BIG DEAL. I’m not part of the education system, so am free to propose some possible creative Critical Thinking solutions. Feel free to make comments (at the end) to add other constructive Critical Thinking ideas. (FYI, here is an interesting April 2024 K-12 education poll by Pew. Here are some additional informative education-related statistics.)… Briefly, some ideas:
Human nature as it is, some students will behave better if they know that they are being watched and listened to. Also, an audio-visual video will usually resolve who the protagonist is in a dispute. Further, a video will be very helpful in defending good teachers from inaccurate claims. (Of course, the video doesn’t have to be operating all the time.) The recommendation is that every middle school and high school classroom have at least one operating camera (plus maybe others that are not).
In some cases, bad behavior is a cry for help, rather than an indication that the student is incorrigible. A good way of assessing this is for the teacher (or guidance counselor) to attempt to have a non-threatening private discussion with the student to see if there are some underlying issues. It would be good if every school had a set list of questions to ask, so that there is a reasonable effort made to cover all the bases. (Note: use audio-video evidence from #1 as needed.)
Using the evidence from #1 and #2, the teacher (or guidance counselor) should do their best to meet with the parents. Enlisting the aid of the parents can be very helpful. If they are not cooperative, such a meeting will give the school worthwhile information to use in their plan for this student, going forward.
There is little doubt that cellphones cause distractions and are disruptive. (Here is a sample article.) That bleeding heart liberals protest that such a ban will adversely affect a child’s “connectivity,” gives a clear indication of where the cause of most of our academic problems lie. There is no legitimate need for cellphones in classrooms. I went from K thru graduate school with never having a classroom phone for even one minute, and survived just fine.
Students who are Critical Thinkers would more likely think more about their actions — e.g., whether they are in the student’s best interest, whether they will adversely affect other students, how they will affect the teacher, etc. This would help install some basic standards (like “do onto others…”). Please review this list of over twenty (20) exceptional benefits that are available to Critical Thinkers.
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) as currently taught in US public schools, is really bad. I can’t say it any better than this: “If Judeo-Christian standards are considered taboo, what steps into this void and defines these virtues? Into this current moral vacuum slithers the antithesis of moral and character education, the vacuous SEL.” If SEL (as currently taught) is so great, there should be a marked decline in student misbehavior. The fact that the opposite is happening indicates SEL’s true value.
Most Left-wing political ideology communicated in schools today, is divisive in nature. In other words it is actually encouraging disruptive student behavior. Recently Florida passed a law banning such material from being taught. That seems like an excellent and very large step in the right direction… Combine this with teaching patriotism, which conveys a strong unifying message.
High self-esteem is something that students earn, not that they are entitled to. National child-rearing expert, John Rosemond, politely calls this psycho-babble. Read his piece on high self-esteem, as he can describe the nonsense about it better than I.
Relativism is the delusion that there are no societal standards, because truth, right-and-wrong, etc. are all “relative” to each of us. If every student is allowed to decide what behavior is right, it should be self-apparent that this will lead to chaos.
A dress code does not mean a uniform, but rather that there are some basic rules as to what is acceptable clothing to wear to school. Here is a reasonable article about the benefits of a dress code.
From middle school on, a definite part of misbehaving is due to trying to impress those of the opposite sex. It stands to reason that having separate classes for biological boys and girls, will reduce such behavior. (I’m speaking from first-hand experience here, as went to co-ed K-8, all boys high school, and co-ed college and graduate school. It was a resounding success.)
In response to the increased bad behavior of some students, state lawmakers are passing laws allowing stricter discipline. That said, without most of the other actions recommended here, more discipline will not likely solve the problem.
Not surprisingly, liberal education experts are opposed to essentially all of these ideas. Of course, following their council is exactly what has resulted in the current chaotic situation. This applies here: “One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” — Milton Friedman.
Isn’t it time that we say: Enough of your academic pontificating! We are returning to the real world where children are given a classical education and taught to be Critical Thinkers!
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Special interview with Rabbi Jonathan Hausman on current events in Israel and America and their historical significance.
/in Culture War, Elections, Hot Topics, Must Read, National Security, News, Policy, Politics, Religion, Social Issues, Waste, Fraud and Abuse/by Dr. Rich SwierIn this compelling episode of Dissent Television host Dr. Rich Swier interviews Rabbi Jonathan Hausman on current events in Israel and America and their historical significance.
WATCH: Special interview with Rabbi Johnathan Hausman on Dissent Television.
ABOUT RABBI JOHNATHAN HAUSMAN
Rabbi Jonathan Hausman hails from Bridgeport, Conn. He is the eldest of four brothers.
Rabbi J, as he is known, received a B.A. in Religion and Judaic Studies and an M.A. in Middle East and Jewish Studies from The George Washington University. He received a J.D. from Emory University and received his rabbinic ordination from Tifereth Israel Rabbinical Yeshiva.
He is a Past Treasurer and President of the Stoughton Clergy Association. He is a past Board Member and first Vice President of American Friends of ALYN Hospital.
Rabbi J has taken roles in numerous administrative and director capacities in religious schools and community-based educational programs in southwestern Connecticut before his arrival in Stoughton in August 1996. He served Congregation Sinai of West Haven, Conn.
He is an avid cyclist, having ridden throughout New England and the Mid-Atlantic states as well as overseas.
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Is Genesis 1:28 Leading People to President Donald J. Trump?
/in Elections, Hot Topics, Must Read, News, Policy, Politics, Social Issues/by Dr. Rich Swier“What is the secret of the greatest achievements of the West? They come from one thing: the emphasis that individual man is in the image of God. And the image is the image of creativity. That man, unlike animals, can create as the Creator creates — with ideas — and put these ideas into practice, to revolutionize practice. This is the secret of everything that has been accomplished in the West, including its best achievements in constitutions, civilization, government.” — Lyndon LaRouche, Dialogue with the Intelligentsia of Russia (1993)
Lyndon LaRouche produced two feature-length pedagogical videos in 1984 titled “The Power of Labor” as a companion to his economics textbook.
LaRouche based his two part series on Genesis 1:28 which in the KJV reads, “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”
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Lyndon LaRouche – The Power Of Labor — Part 1
Lyndon LaRouche – The Power Of Labor — Part 2
ABOUT LYNDON LAROUCHE JR.
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. enjoys the privilege of being the planet’s most proficient economic forecaster of the past 60 years. Though these forecasts are relatively few in number, with nine distinct but related forecasts which he made over the span from the 1950s to the 1990s, plus several crucial forecasts made since, LaRouche’s unique success lies in his scientific method which differs dramatically from his rivals. This distinction lies in LaRouche’s concept of the nature of mankind in the Universe as a force of good, of development, and of progress.
But, as an even cursory reading of Mr. LaRouche’s many reports and papers will show, his forecasts are not and never were “soothsayings” or doomsday end-of-the-world prophecies. There is always a policy proposal, a suggested change in general trends of behavior; that is, something that sovereign governments and mankind, in general, can choose to do to avert the crisis otherwise forecast to be inevitable. In short, LaRouche’s “forecasts” always contain:
But, how did Mr. LaRouche become the world’s most successful forecaster over the past 5-6 decades? And, since none of his solutions/policies have been implemented in full (at least not in our country on the scale necessary), how can we be certain that they will work? As is seen in his record of economic forecasts, he has never been wrong about the crisis. Is that proof enough that we should adopt his solutions?
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ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY 2024: How was the name ‘Israel’ chosen for the Jewish State?
/in Elections, Featured, Hot Topics, News, Policy, Politics, Social Issues/by NEWSRAEL Telling the Israeli StoryTonight we will celebrate the country’s birthday, but do you know the story behind the scenes of giving the name Israel to the country on the way?
On Wednesday, May 12, 1948, the leadership of the Hebrew settlement sat down in an attempt to find the most suitable name for the upcoming declaration of the state.
During the debate, the national executive (which later became the provisional government) sat on the preparation of the declaration on the establishment of a Jewish state.
After the announcement was decided, the question of the name came up, which required an immediate solution.
The members of the committee put forward a number of proposals, and to your surprise (perhaps) Israel was not the first…
During the discussion, various proposals were made.
The most requested name, the name that was supposed to be the name of the new state would be Judea.
However, when they came to examine the name, the name became problematic.
The area assigned to the Jewish state by the United Nations was entirely outside the territories of historical Judea, when the reunification of Jerusalem with the Jewish state was then seen as a distant vision.
As attached to the photo of the partition proposal, the territory of Yehuda was not at all within the territories of the partition proposal.
The next idea that came up was to call the country Zion (remember the name of this country ZION from the Matrix?), as the name of the renewed Zionist movement in Israel, but this name was also rejected due to the fact that Mount Zion is in East Jerusalem, an area that was not part of the partition proposal.
The next proposal on the agenda was the state of the Sabra, as the name of the thorny plant that became a characteristic of the local residents of the settlement with the thorns on the outside, but the sweet fruit on the inside.
But there were those who said that the plant came from Central America to Europe and was not mentioned in our sources (which Ben-Gurion considered very much in his reliance on the vision of the prophets in establishing the National House in his third round).
It was Ben-Gurion, to put the name “Israel” on the table.
The name Israel appears as the name given by the angel to Jacob as a blessing after the struggle with him:
Genesis 32:9, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”
And also later in the verse: “And all the congregation that come from Israel” — 2 Chronicles 3:25.
The Kingdom of Israel was the name of the northern kingdom of the two Hebrew kingdoms, which according to the Bible existed in the days of the First Temple. According to what is told in the Bible, the division of the United Kingdom of Israel occurred after the death of King Solomon when his son Rehoboam ascended to the throne.
The ruling symbols of the State of Israel were also seen later in history, on the “Israeli shekel” coin that was minted as part of the independent symbols of the administration of the Great Revolt between the years 66 and 70 AD.
After slight doubts, the name was accepted by the opinion of the majority of the board members and confirmed by a vote: seven (out of ten participants of the yeshiva) voted in favor of the name: Israel.
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Dr. Kobby Barda
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House Committee To Investigate Spike In Chinese Illegal Immigration Following DCNF Report
/in Courts & Law, Elections, Featured, Hot Topics, Immigration, National Security, News, Policy, Politics, Waste, Fraud and Abuse/by The Daily CallerA House committee is scheduled to examine factors contributing to the historic surge in Chinese illegal immigration next week, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.
The House Homeland Security Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability will hold a hearing on Thursday concerning the roughly 8,000% increase in Chinese illegal immigration the U.S. has experienced since March 2021, as well as policies by border authorities that may have contributed to the spike, a committee spokesperson told the DCNF. The DCNF recently revealed an internal U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) email showing that the Biden administration dramatically simplified the vetting process for Chinese illegal immigrants in April 2023, which has increased the speed of Chinese illegal immigrants entering the country.
The CBP email directed Border Patrol agents to reduce the 40 questions they were required to ask Chinese illegal immigrants down to just five “basic questions” concerning their “Military Service,” “Universities,” “POB/Region,” “Employment” and “Political Party.”
North Carolina Republican Rep. Dan Bishop, chair of the subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability, told the DCNF that a “wide-open border presents a ripe opportunity for the [Chinese Communist Party] to undermine our national security.”
“This dramatic surge calls for intense scrutiny — especially as Border Patrol agents have been instructed to decrease vetting for Chinese nationals in order to process them into the country faster,” Bishop said. “As the CCP continues its quest for geopolitical dominance and threatens our sovereignty, we must examine the risks presented by releasing ever-increasing numbers of minimally-vetted Chinese nationals into our communities.”
U.S. authorities have encountered 24,376 Chinese nationals at the southwest border in fiscal year 2024 alone, according to the committee. In February 2024, the Republican National Committee adopted a resolution condemning the Biden administration’s immigration policies, citing the national security threat posed by “Chinese military-aged men” entering the country illegally, the DCNF reported.
Ammon Blair, a former Border Patrol agent and Army veteran, told the DCNF that “being a Border Patrol agent during the surge in Chinese illegal aliens felt like confronting a scene from ‘Red Dawn.’”
“Gradually, it appeared that our role was being coerced by current administration policies, from honorably defending our borders to paradoxically laying down a ‘Silk Road’ for our adversaries,” said Blair, who now works as senior fellow for the Texas Public Policy Foundation. “This evolution in policy seems complicit in the CCP invasion and their embedded threats like cyber warfare, drug warfare with Mexican cartel proxies, and economic destabilization.”
The simplification of the vetting process for Chinese illegal immigrants and other Biden administration policies have “created pitch-perfect conditions” for “the infiltration of Chinese agents of espionage,” Todd Bensman, a senior national security fellow at the Center For Immigration Studies, told the DCNF.
“Intelligence community assessments show that China intends to ramp up espionage and political suppression campaigns in the coming years inside the U.S. and will need an expanded labor force for the effort,” said Bensman, who is one of three experts scheduled to testify during Thursday’s hearing.
Bensman’s testimony will feature photos of identification cards and passports discarded by Chinese illegal immigrants just after crossing the U.S. southern border, a committee source told the DCNF.
Cory Gautereaux, a small business owner and veteran living near the San Diego border, collected those discarded materials and shared them with Bensman.
Gautereaux told the DCNF that he believes Chinese illegal immigration is a “serious national security threat.”
“If they are discarding their IDs and hiding their identity there is a reason,” Gautereaux said. “Since our elected leaders are reluctant to visit the border, I’ll be glad to physically deliver these items to Washington and testify to what I’ve seen.”
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PHILIP LENCZYCKI
Daily Caller News Foundation investigative reporter, political journalist, and China watcher. Twitter: @LenczyckiPhilip
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Not Happy? Want Change, You Can Change It. Doing Nothing gets Nothing.
/in Commentary, Culture War, Elections, Hot Topics, News, Policy, Politics, Social Issues, Waste, Fraud and Abuse/by Karen SchoenIt seems as though every time I see an interview of the American people, say they want change. They are not happy with the economy, border, and inflation as the top three. Change is right there, sitting in front of our faces. The question is, will you go after it or will you repeat the same garbage vote for the same people who do nothing except extort every last drop of money they can from the already taped out Americans. OBiden thinks our suffering is funny. If O’Biden wins, I fear we ain’t seen nothing yet. We will get more OBiden high taxes, inflation, illegals, abortions and lies like: “No president has had the run we’ve had in terms of creating jobs and bringing down inflation. It was 9% when I came to office — 9%,” the 81-year-old president said on Wednesday, when inflation was just 1.4% when he came into office in January 2021. It grew to 9.1% in June 2022, 17 months later. Not to worry, OBiden blamed the inflation on those evil corporations who just want to charge more. He will fix that.
Is that true? Or could one reason for inflation be the government programs like DIE adding a lot of unnecessary cost like incompetence, lack of common sense mistakes to the bottom line? “Amid growing legal, social and political backlash, American businesses, industry groups and employment professionals are quietly scrubbing DEI from public view – though not necessarily abandoning its practice. As they rebrand programs and hot-button acronyms, they’re reassessing decades-old anti-discrimination strategies and rewriting policies that once emphasized race and gender to prioritize inclusion for all.” They never learn.
In addition, the Affirmative Action graduates have changed shareholder capitalists to stakeholder capitalists. A stakeholder is anyone who is impacted by a company or organization’s decisions, regardless of whether they have ownership in that company. Shareholders are those who have partial ownership of a company because they have bought stock in it. All shareholders are stakeholders, but not all stakeholders are shareholders. If you fill director positions with stakeholders with no vested interest, what do you think will happen? No wonder our corporations are failing.
The one thing we should learn is that Marxists never change the plan, they just change the title. I propose we change the title also. Let’s call abortion exactly what it is – Baby killing. Lets call Joe Obiden exactly who he is Jihad Joe. Exactly the same way Jihad Joe is dictating what car you will drive and what food you will eat, he is dictating to Israel telling them, you can not defend your country. Jihad Joe’s political career is more important. Trump was right, “Any Jew that vote for a democrat hates Israel, their religion and America. .
Another brilliant plan from the Affirmative Action graduates is to take the money Russia has deposited in Europe and the US and give it to Zelenskyy. I call that extreme stupidity, poking the bear. What country will ever deposit funds in “safe America”. If I were a depositor, I would pull my money out so fast. Hello Brics.
The Globalist left white privilege is showing by those campus riots. Isn’t it interesting that as a lefty you can riot, demonstrate and destroy property but if you are a Righty, you go to jail?
Not only jail but the lefties get paid for bad behavior. Soros, Tides Foundation, Open Society, Pritzker, Rockefeller to name a few trained and funded the Hamas campus protests. Is George Soros paying campus protesters? What we know
Why doesn’t any talking head ask one of these traitors why they hate
America. I would be interested in their answer
All in all we had quite a week. It looks like Trump’s trials are on the losing end for the prosecution. We found out that the Georgia election was really corrupt they mishandled over 300,000 ballots and over 3,000 ballots were double counted but the election committee could get the votes to further investigate.
Through FOIA requests John Solomon found out that Biden lied about Ukraine.
Alvin Bragg still hasn’t named that crime… His witnesses are not doing a great job for him. If only we had a non-biased jury…
Jullie Kelly has been reporting on the Mar-A-Largo case . Recently Jack Smith had to admit to the judge in writing that the FBI mishandled (Lies) about the documents. What was the FBI really looking for? Judge Cannon postponed the trial pending an investigation.
If you have not paid attention to your health, you had better before you lose the ability. The W.H.O. the Globalist UN World Health Organization is setting this policy and the RINOS in the House made it possible by giving our borrowed tax dollars to the WHO. The WHO decided they should control world health under any emergency they declare like climate change. I do not want our legislators to give away our national sovereignty or money to a group of power hungry control freaks in the UN.
Tell your legislators. Communicate with congress, join the Sovereignty Coalition.
Globalists want Money, Control and Power. They can only get Power if we give it to them. Don’t give them yours. Challenge them with the truth. Doing Nothing is Affirmation. The Regime will not go quietly, Prepare. Share with your 5. So join me on the radio with guest and you will learn about some of the riots of America.
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Our Pagan Revolution and What to Do About It
/in Commentary, Culture War, Elections, Hot Topics, News, Policy, Politics, Religion, Social Issues, Waste, Fraud and Abuse/by The Catholic ThingAuguste Meyrat: America’s gradual separation from Christian morality in the twentieth century has resulted in an equally gradual encroachment of pagan morality.
It’s no secret that Christianity is on the wane across America. Even before the COVID-19 lockdowns, church attendance was steadily decreasing and the religiously unaffiliated ‘Nones’ were becoming the largest “denomination” in America. After COVID, this decline has been even more precipitous.
Many believe that this is simply a consequence of social progress. As society dispenses with religious traditions and superstitions about the afterlife, it will become more rational, practical, and tolerant. Even if sentimentalists like Richard Dawkins lament the loss of Christmas carols and pretty churches, it will allow more cultural inclusivity, material abundance, and scientific development.
John Daniel Davidson, an editor for The Federalist and a devout Catholic, debunks this myth in Pagan America: The Decline of Christianity and the Dark Age to Come. Far from ushering in a futuristic DEI utopia, a post-Christian America will come to resemble pre-Christian dystopias – that is: backward, brutal, and barbaric.
As Davidson reminds us, nature abhors a vacuum, and this applies to religion most of all. Not only does all of history show this time and time again, but current trends also confirm the resurgence of paganism in modern America. Left unaddressed, Christian culture and Christians themselves will face persecution and erasure, which will end modern liberal democracy and its many blessings.
Davidson begins by describing a few of the pagan civilizations preceding the arrival of the Christian gospel, specifically the Vikings, Aztecs, tribes in Western Africa, and the Romans. Without exception, human sacrifice, torture, sexual exploitation, and slavery were widespread. Because of its insistence that all men are created in the image of God, Christianity largely purged these communities of these evils.
In this way, Christian doctrine laid the foundation for the rise of democracies in the modern era. Davidson explains how America was indeed founded on Christian principles, not just Enlightenment ideals: “Reason alone, in the Founders’ view, would not be sufficient for the great mass of citizens to choose virtue over vice, or to maintain public morality. . . .A pagan or atheist neighbor, or too many of them, might endanger the liberties of a nation.”
America’s gradual separation from Christian morality in the twentieth century has resulted in an equally gradual encroachment of pagan morality. This happened through a series of pivotal court cases, which effectively removed Christianity from the public square on the misguided notion of separating church and state. Over the years, neopagan leftists unleashed a host of deeply immoral policies poisoning American culture: abortion, euthanasia, transgenderism, and pedophilia.
As paganism grows, Americans are increasingly experiencing loss of community, friendship, and fulfillment. The things that inspired virtue and action from Americans no longer exist because they are treated as limits on personal freedom. Davidson concludes, “Americans are increasingly living alone and dying alone, and their civilization could very easily die with them.”
Politically speaking, the decline of Christianity spells disaster for American democracy. As Davidson shows, the freedom and security that most Americans once enjoyed were the direct fruits of Christian morality: “respect for individual and religious liberty, freedom of speech, constraints on government power, were all part of America’s Christian inheritance, and would lose legitimacy – as they are losing it now – in the eyes of a people without Christian faith.”
In practice, this leads to persecution of minorities, unchecked propaganda and censorship, elimination of vulnerable populations, and the establishment of a totalitarian state. As Davidson ominously puts it, “if you want a picture of the future, to paraphrase George Orwell, imagine a boot stamping on [Christian cake-maker] Jack Phillips’s face – forever.”
The substance of neo-pagan religion is less clear. Davidson surveys what non-Christians believe these days, ranging from Satanism to occultism to scientism. All these new religions foster subjectivism, relativism, and narcissism, and promise absolute ruin for anyone who adopts such creeds: “it eventually leads ‘into the void,’ where there is no objective truth apart from the self, whose emotions and brute desires rule the mind of man and all sense of transcendent reality (to say nothing of beauty or goodness) is destroyed.”
Davidson offers a way out at this dire situation: the Boniface Option. In contrast to Rod Dreher’s The Benedict Option, which calls for Christians to make tactical retreats from the world and establish Christian communities, in the style of St. Benedict, Davidson’s Boniface Option emphasizes the responsibility of Christians to “defend the faith” and to fight back against today’s pagan forces, in the style of St. Boniface.
Most of this would happen at the local level, which is under attack from neo-pagans embedded in bureaucracies across the country and working to undermine Christian values. It’s completely unrealistic and unhelpful simply to tell those under threat to retreat ever further into the American hinterland. Rather, they need to take a stand, protest, and elect people who will faithfully represent their interests.
Davidson knows that this is easier said than done and expects a rough road ahead. In his final pages, he cites Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (a different Benedict) who once predicted a global contraction of the Catholic Church. In the short run, Christian culture will continue its decline, and life will be hard for the shrinking number of faithful Christians.
Overall, the book is a fine articulation of the spiritual crisis afflicting the developed world. Where it falls short is in not sufficiently taking into account progressive non-Christians who are so insulated from the issues brought up in the book that they will likely dismiss Davidson’s heavily documented argument as mere “Christian nationalist” claptrap.
Except it’s not claptrap. Davidson speaks the truth and does so forcefully and directly. He’s not simply preaching to the choir, but to everyone – whether they want to hear it or not. Christians wanting to join the struggle to recapture the culture and save souls would do well to read Pagan America. Everyone else, should read the book – and reconsider which side will allow them to flourish, and which one will, ultimately, destroy them.
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Auguste Meyrat
Auguste Meyrat is an English teacher in the Dallas area. He holds an MA in Humanities and an MEd in Educational Leadership. He is the senior editor of The Everyman and has written essays for The Federalist, The American Thinker, and The American Conservative as well as the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture.
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WATCH: The Netanyahu Interview, ‘We Will Do What We Have to Do’
/in Culture War, Featured, Hot Topics, National Security, News, Policy, Politics, Social Issues/by The Geller Report“An important in-depth interview by Dr. Phil of Netanyahu from which you can clearly understand the Israeli perspective. Israel is fortunate to have strong leadership at this moment in history.” – Bill Ackman
A Dr. Phil conducted a one hour interview with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at perhaps the most critical time in the conflict between good and evil.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hoped to resolve his differences with President Joe Biden over the war in Gaza, but insisted he had “no choice” but to destroy Hamas, in an interview with talk show host Dr. Phil, which aired on Thursday night.
In an interview on the “Dr. Phil Primetime” show, taped before Biden’s threat to withhold weapons from Israel, Netanyahu said he has known the president for over 40 years and “we often had our agreements, but we’ve had our disagreements.”
The Israeli prime minister said they have overcome their disagreements in the past and he hoped “we can overcome them now.”
Netanyahu, however, insisted a ground assault on Rafah must happen—the sticking point that led to the Biden administration halting weapon supplies to Israel—as his forces have to destroy Hamas presence in the city, adding “rational-minded people understand that we don’t have a choice.”
The Israeli leader insisted that if Hamas is left intact, “they’ll take over Gaza again…they’ll do October 7…again, again and again.”
In a video statement released earlier on Thursday, Netanyahu dismissed the U.S. threat to halt weapon supplies, saying his country is prepared to stand alone and “fight with our fingernails,” if necessary.
Netanyahu said Israeli forces are doing everything they can to let the people leave Rafah, and said he hoped the two leaders would find a way to overcome their differences.
“I’ve known Joe Biden for many years, 40 years and more. We often had our agreements, but we’ve had our disagreements. We’ve been able to overcome them. I hope we can overcome them now,” Netanyahu said.
“We will do what we have to do to protect our country, and that means to protect our future. And that means we will defeat Hamas, including in Rafah. We have no other choice,” Netanyahu added.
When asked how complicit ordinary Palestinians are in the activities of Hamas. “Very much so,” Netanyahu said, pointing to the portraits of Hitler and copies of Mein Kampf found in their apartment buildings.
During the Dr. Phil interview, Netanyahu lashed out against college campus protests in the U.S. and also appeared to take a veiled shot at Biden and other world leaders who have been critical of him and Israel’s conduct in the Gaza war.
The Israeli prime minister said some world leaders privately told him Hamas needs to be destroyed, but then “when they are faced with the pressure of all this propaganda, all this madness in the campuses… they begin to fray.” Netanyahu then attacked the campus protests, saying, “When they say ‘from the river to the sea,’ that’s wipe out the State of Israel. They’re supporting genocide.”
The Israeli leader then claimed the protests reflected “a sorry state of American education…There’s a deep rot and a bankruptcy there.” When asked about antisemitism in the U.S., Netanyahu blamed “a fusion of radical Islam and the ultra-anarchist left.”
AUTHOR
Pamela Geller
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Watch Dr. Mordechai Kedar in a heated debate on SKY News Arabic
/in Culture War, Hot Topics, Must Read, National Security, News, Policy, Politics/by Dr. Mordechai KedarRecently I took part in a heated debate on SKY News in Arabic about Israel and peace with its neighbors.
I am offering to speak to your congregation or organization in person or via Zoom. There is so much to hear and learn about Israel and the Middle East especially at this time and I am available to speak in person or via Zoom to your audience. List of suggested topics – below.
Dr. Mordechai Kedar
Researcher at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, Bar-Ilan University
NEWSRAEL’s vice president
Kedar@newsrael.com
Phone and WhatsApp in Israel: +972-54-477-8908
List of suggested topics
Understanding Arab and Muslim Culture
1. The roots of Anti-Semitism in Islam. Why are Muslims taught to hate Jews?
2. What is the struggle over Jerusalem all about?
3. Islam – A religion at war, Sunnis vs Shi’is.
4. Islamic Radicalism – Causes, ideology, and ways to face it.
5. The Right of Return: Jews vs Muslims
6. The Other Voices in the Muslim World – My personal experience.
Israel Today
1. What are the origins of the Hamas-Israel conflict?
2. Who is Hamas? What do they really want?
3. What is the difference between Hamas and Hezbollah?
4. Can the “two state solution” resolve the conflict between the Arabs and Israel?
General Issues:
1. Jew-Hatred / Antisemitism: roots, causes and ways to deal with it.
2. Israel and the Diaspora: How to minimize the gap?
3. The European Jewry – past, present, and future predictions
4. The Muslim mass migration to Europe and its consequences and effects on the Jewish communities
Israeli Issues:
1. Understanding the Israeli Electoral System
2. What are Israel’s rights in Judea and Samaria and in the Golan Heights?
3. Israel’s Political System: Right, Center and Left
4.Pressing issues in Israel today
Israel and its neighbors
1. The strategy of USA and Russia in the Middle East
2. Israel in 2024: Achievements and Challenges
3. Challenges and Opportunities in a Changing Middle East
4. Different views of peace in the Middle East
5. The challenges the world is facing from Iran – what motivates the Ayatollahs?
Jewish Topics
Sefer Bereshis – A view through the looking glass of the Middle Eastern culture
©2024. Dr. Mordechai Kedar. All rights reserved.
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Patrick Wood explains link between global ‘One Health’ Initiative, Gaia Worship and Technocracy
/in Commentary, Hot Topics, News, Social Issues/by Leo HohmannSome say the coming one-world religion will be Islam. Others say it will be a blended version of the three “Abrahamic” faiths — Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Any of these theories could turn out to be the correct one, but I think Patrick Wood, editor in chief at Technocracy News and Trends, deserves to be heard regarding another possibility. He just released a new article about the fast-spreading earth worship-based One Health Initiative, which is supported and promoted by the United Nations World Health Organization, the Rockefeller Foundation and World Economic Forum all the way down to our state and local healthcare systems. He connects all the dots in the excellent article below, while including helpful graphics and a video. This is something all Christians need to be aware of.
By Patrick Wood at Technocracy.news
The First Amendment starts with, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Congress has largely been asleep as forces with the Administration have proliferated “One Health” policies that seek to merge man and the earth into oneness. However, this is an age-old religion associated with paganism, Wicca, and Gaiaism, and it needs to be called on the carpet for what it is!
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) defines One Health as:
“One Health is a collaborative, multisectoral, and transdisciplinary approach — working at the local, regional, national, and global levels — with the goal of achieving optimal health outcomes recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment.“
Another 19 Federal agencies are wrapped into the One Health mantra, having been sucked into the “whole-of-government” vortex created under the Clinton administration. Because of the myriad regulations created to enforce it, states, counties, and cities are steeped in it.
The pictorial below depicts a minuscule man relating to public health, global health, one health, and finally, planetary health. Since the planet is sick, mostly by the actions of man, it needs to be healed, resuscitated and made whole again.
Gaia Worship, Wicca and Paganism
One occultic site explains:
“Gaianism is an earth-centered philosophical, spiritual, holistic, scientifically-rational, opinion that shares expressions with various religions such as earth religions and paganism while not identifying exclusively with any specific one.
“Practitioners of Gaianism are called “Gaians”, or sometimes Gaianists. Followers typically approach the philosophy with the perspective that we should honor the earth, reduce or soften the human impact on the earth, and be respectful of all life on earth. The latter perspective is extended to all forms of life such as plant, animal, or human, and followers will often try to maintain a close relationship with the planet.“
Another site dedicated to Wicca states:
“In a world buzzing with technology and fast-paced living, reconnecting with the profound energies of the earth has become more important than ever. One fascinating facet of this connection is the concept of Gaia, a deity embodying the Earth itself in various spiritual traditions.“
Gaia: The Earth Mother
“Gaia, often revered as the Earth Mother, symbolizes the interconnectedness of all living things. Drawing inspiration from ancient Greek mythology, Gaia is the primal goddess who birthed the Titans and gave life to the world. In modern contexts, Gaia is embraced by practitioners of various spiritual paths, including Wicca and Paganism, as a representation of the Earth’s nurturing and life-giving essence.“
The Spirit of Gaia in Wicca
“For Wiccans, Gaia is an elemental force intricately woven into the fabric of their beliefs. The reverence for nature and its cycles aligns seamlessly with the Wiccan wheel of the year, where practitioners celebrate the changing seasons and honor the Earth’s bountiful gifts. Gaia’s presence is palpable in rituals that emphasize grounding, connecting with the land, and fostering a harmonious relationship with the environment.“
In Paganism, “human beings are seen as part of nature, along with other animals, trees, stones, plants and everything else that is of this earth.”
James Lovelock, Technocrat
The “inventor” of Gaiaism was scientist James Lovelock (1918-2022), a climate alarmist who pictured the earth as a living organism. He was also a Technocrat who stated “We need a more authoritarian world. We’ve become a sort of cheeky, egalitarian world where everyone can have their say […] it may be necessary to put democracy on hold for a while.”
Two scholars at the University of Westminster continued,
“This threat of eco-authoritarianism is often linked to a rising tendency towards technocracy, which suggests that decisions should be left to those with relevant scientific and technical expertise: this, it is implied, will speed up decision-making and generate more effective green outcomes.“
New State-mandated Religion
Since One Health has been crammed down our throats by the government, it is safe to say that a new state-mandated religion has been declared. The final proof is this: just try to criticize it (especially if you are a Christian) and see where it gets you.
©2024. Leo Hohmann. All rights reserved.
Addressing Student Behavior Issues in K-12 Public Schools
/in Education, Hot Topics, News, Policy, Politics, Social Issues, Waste, Fraud and Abuse/by John Droz, Jr.A slew of liberal ideas has contributed to this becoming a formidable problem…
I’m distressed that U.S. K-12 public school student behavior issues continue to increase. Without properly addressing that, at least four major problems result:
1) the disruptive student is likely destined to be academically deficient for life,
2) other students in the same class are penalized by getting a lower quality education,
3) some teachers will resign due to frustration from such distractions, and
4) societally we are ALL adversely impacted by the prior three consequences.
Clearly this is a BIG DEAL. I’m not part of the education system, so am free to propose some possible creative Critical Thinking solutions. Feel free to make comments (at the end) to add other constructive Critical Thinking ideas. (FYI, here is an interesting April 2024 K-12 education poll by Pew. Here are some additional informative education-related statistics.)… Briefly, some ideas:
1 — Have cameras in all classrooms.
Human nature as it is, some students will behave better if they know that they are being watched and listened to. Also, an audio-visual video will usually resolve who the protagonist is in a dispute. Further, a video will be very helpful in defending good teachers from inaccurate claims. (Of course, the video doesn’t have to be operating all the time.) The recommendation is that every middle school and high school classroom have at least one operating camera (plus maybe others that are not).
2 — Privately speak to the disruptive student.
In some cases, bad behavior is a cry for help, rather than an indication that the student is incorrigible. A good way of assessing this is for the teacher (or guidance counselor) to attempt to have a non-threatening private discussion with the student to see if there are some underlying issues. It would be good if every school had a set list of questions to ask, so that there is a reasonable effort made to cover all the bases. (Note: use audio-video evidence from #1 as needed.)
3 — Privately speak to the disruptive student’s parents.
Using the evidence from #1 and #2, the teacher (or guidance counselor) should do their best to meet with the parents. Enlisting the aid of the parents can be very helpful. If they are not cooperative, such a meeting will give the school worthwhile information to use in their plan for this student, going forward.
4 — Prohibit phones in classrooms.
There is little doubt that cellphones cause distractions and are disruptive. (Here is a sample article.) That bleeding heart liberals protest that such a ban will adversely affect a child’s “connectivity,” gives a clear indication of where the cause of most of our academic problems lie. There is no legitimate need for cellphones in classrooms. I went from K thru graduate school with never having a classroom phone for even one minute, and survived just fine.
5 — Teach all students to be Critical Thinkers.
Students who are Critical Thinkers would more likely think more about their actions — e.g., whether they are in the student’s best interest, whether they will adversely affect other students, how they will affect the teacher, etc. This would help install some basic standards (like “do onto others…”). Please review this list of over twenty (20) exceptional benefits that are available to Critical Thinkers.
6 — Cease and desist the teaching of atheistic SEL.
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) as currently taught in US public schools, is really bad. I can’t say it any better than this: “If Judeo-Christian standards are considered taboo, what steps into this void and defines these virtues? Into this current moral vacuum slithers the antithesis of moral and character education, the vacuous SEL.” If SEL (as currently taught) is so great, there should be a marked decline in student misbehavior. The fact that the opposite is happening indicates SEL’s true value.
7 — Pass state laws prohibiting the teaching of political ideology.
Most Left-wing political ideology communicated in schools today, is divisive in nature. In other words it is actually encouraging disruptive student behavior. Recently Florida passed a law banning such material from being taught. That seems like an excellent and very large step in the right direction… Combine this with teaching patriotism, which conveys a strong unifying message.
8 — Drop the emphasis on high self-esteem.
High self-esteem is something that students earn, not that they are entitled to. National child-rearing expert, John Rosemond, politely calls this psycho-babble. Read his piece on high self-esteem, as he can describe the nonsense about it better than I.
9 — Stop the communication about Relativism.
Relativism is the delusion that there are no societal standards, because truth, right-and-wrong, etc. are all “relative” to each of us. If every student is allowed to decide what behavior is right, it should be self-apparent that this will lead to chaos.
10 — Have (and enforce) a dress code.
A dress code does not mean a uniform, but rather that there are some basic rules as to what is acceptable clothing to wear to school. Here is a reasonable article about the benefits of a dress code.
11 — Have separate male and female classrooms.
From middle school on, a definite part of misbehaving is due to trying to impress those of the opposite sex. It stands to reason that having separate classes for biological boys and girls, will reduce such behavior. (I’m speaking from first-hand experience here, as went to co-ed K-8, all boys high school, and co-ed college and graduate school. It was a resounding success.)
12 — Pass state laws allowing more student discipline.
In response to the increased bad behavior of some students, state lawmakers are passing laws allowing stricter discipline. That said, without most of the other actions recommended here, more discipline will not likely solve the problem.
Not surprisingly, liberal education experts are opposed to essentially all of these ideas. Of course, following their council is exactly what has resulted in the current chaotic situation. This applies here: “One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” — Milton Friedman.
Isn’t it time that we say: Enough of your academic pontificating! We are returning to the real world where children are given a classical education and taught to be Critical Thinkers!
©2024. John Droz, Jr. All rights reserved.
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Check out the Archives of this Critical Thinking substack.
WiseEnergy.org: discusses the Science (or lack thereof) behind our energy options.
C19Science.info: covers the lack of genuine Science behind our COVID-19 policies.
Election-Integrity.info: multiple major reports on the election integrity issue.
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The Attack on Iran’s IRGC Leaders in Damascus and the Iranian Attack on Israel: An Iranian View
/in Culture War, Hot Topics, National Security, News, Policy, Politics, Social Issues, Waste, Fraud and Abuse/by Harold RhodePolitical leaders make policy based on their perceptions, not those of others. Americans/Westerners tend to believe that people who speak good English think like Americans. They don’t. Even worse, some of the West’s worst enemies speak superb English; they use this skill against us. We ignore this fact at our peril.
Javad Zarif, Iran’s then-foreign minister, bamboozled then-President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry into submitting to Iran’s demands in what began the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) —which was, in essence, American submission to Iran’s will. Zarif bragged about this in his tell-all book in Persian.
We cannot understand the attack on Iran’s senior IRGC leaders in Damascus on December 25, 2023, which many attribute to Israel, and the subsequent Iranian attack on Israel without taking the above into account.
Iranians constantly worry about a “Grand Conspiracy” (in Persian Tote-e-ye Bozorg) against them and their country. The events of the past few weeks fit perfectly into this mindset.
The Iranians ask: How did Israel know precisely when and where to eliminate Iran’s senior IRGC leadership in Syria and Lebanon?
Iranians reason: it was their erstwhile Alawite allies in Syria who run the country, i.e., President Assad.
How does Iran know this? Because the Alawites, though an offshoot of Shiism, aren’t truly allies because, while they both share the belief in the centrality of Muhammad’s cousin Ali as the central figure of their respective religions, Alawites see Ali as a god, which is anathema to Shiism. So, in the end, no matter how close they are as allies against the Sunnis, the Shiites have long suspected them as unreliable.
The Iranians reason: Assad’s people knew which Iranians were there. And Assad has been somewhat “unreliable” lately. How did Israel “get to them? Did Assad change sides?”
The Alawite-Jewish-Sunni Plot
In the 1930s and early ‘40s, Alawite leaders often saw the Jews in Palestine as an ally against the Sunnis, who then ruled Syria and were the largest group in British Palestine. Assad’s great-grandfather was one of seven Alawite leaders who signed a letter to the French rulers of Syria asking them to set up an independent Alawite State in Syria. In the letter,1 they cite the way the Sunnis were treating the Jews in Palestine as the way the Sunnis treated the Alawites in Syria. One of those Alawite leaders who signed this was the great-grandfather of Bashar Assad, the present leader of Syria.
(See below: The actual documents where the Alawites compare their situation to the Jews under Sunni/Muslim rule.)
DOCUMENT 1
DOCUMENT 2
So now, “behind the curtain (posht-e pardeh),” as they say in Persian, this supposedly “proves” the Alawite-Jewish/Israel connection.
How Did Iran’s Missile Attack on Israel Fail so Miserably?
Let’s continue the reasoning: How did? That is a miracle, even by scientific standards! Does this mean that Allah is against them? If so, what is Iran doing wrong? We have heard multiple answers to this question.
One more interesting suggestion from Iranians is that the leadership feels pushed into the corner. This fact plays into the hands of one of the ruling factions in Iran, which believes that if they provoke a conflagration with the Jews, then their Mahdi (Messiah) would come down and save them. The late Professor Bernard Lewis used to say, for them, a conflagration was an incentive, not a deterrent.
Others within the Iran regime fear an Israeli attack and do NOT want to go for broke.
Read the Writing on the Wall
But what concerned the Iranian regime even more was that Israel’s fantastic success deeply humiliated the Iranian government.
After Israel’s strike, graffiti began appearing on the streets in Iran. Though we don’t know how widespread it was, we know that the Iranian people were emboldened because they scribbled on walls asking Israel to continue striking. “You (i.e., Israel) go after the regime, and we will go out into the streets (and do the rest.)”
WRITING ON THE WALL
To complicate matters further, we have been hearing from many people in the Arab world and Iranians that there are now two opposing alliances in the Middle East:
Why do more and more Middle Easterners believe this? Because the American administration is putting massive pressure on the Israelis NOT to attack Iran’s allies – i.e., not to go into Rafah in the Gaza Strip and destroy Iran’s Hamas ally, not to go after Hizbullah, the Iranian’s fifth column in Lebanon, and, of course, not to attack Iran.
Absurd Conclusions
From the Iranian perspective, this “proves” that their view of the American-Iran alliance vs. Israel makes perfect sense.
From both an Iranian and Sunni Arab perspective, the American administration has shown that it is doing everything it can to strengthen the Iranian regime at the expense of America’s supposed ally Israel, America’s supposed Arab Sunni Allies, and finally, against the Iranian people.
Absurd? Certainly, from a Western point of view!
But it makes perfect sense to Middle Easterners.
This column originally appeared in the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
©2024. Harold Rhode. All rights reserved.
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AWED MEDIA BALANCED NEWS: We cover COVID to Climate, as well as Energy to Elections.
/in Courts & Law, Culture War, Elections, Energy, Environment, Hot Topics, News, Policy, Politics, Science, Social Issues, Waste, Fraud and Abuse/by John Droz, Jr.Welcome! We cover COVID to Climate, as well as Energy to Elections.
Here is the link for this issue, so please share it on social media.
Checkout the 2024, 2023, 2022, & 2021 archives, plus asterisked items below.
— This Newsletter’s Articles, by Topic —
If You Only Have Time to Read Some Select Articles:
*** Iran Mullahs Speeding Up Nuclear Weapons Program: Anyone Interested?
*** FL Bill awaiting DeSantis’ OK would end years of renewable energy policies
*** A green embargo by China will trigger a financial crisis that will implode our economy!
*** What Energy Transition?
*** NOAA Permits Wind Energy Operators to Harass and Kill Whales
*** Short Video: 1241 Wind Turbines Planned to Fence in the New Jersey Coast
*** Pile Driving Noise Survey: Technical Report
*** Study: ’Wake effect’ could drain 38% of offshore wind power
*** Once Unthinkable Nuclear Plant Revival Is a Reality in US Shift
*** ‘Gambling With The Grid’: New Data Highlights Achilles’ Heel Of One Of Biden’s Favorite Green Power Sources
*** The Looming Electrical Power Shortage
*** The H (in Hydrogen) Stands For Hype
*** University Researchers turn CO2 into sustainable power
*** Nuclear energy continues to help power N.Y. grid as renewables lag
*** Scandal over Nuclear Phase-Out in Germany: What We Know
*** Storm destroys the world’s largest floating Solar Panel Farm
*** German solar industry collapsing: unable to make solar panels from solar power
*** President Trump Did Not Incite the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
*** Trump’s Authority as President Was Curtailed Ahead of Jan. 6, Says Former Military Official
*** Trump’s NY Prosecution Is a Bogus Case by a Bogus Prosecutor
*** Tulsi Gabbard on How to Save America from Washington Elite
*** Dr. Walter Daugherity Reveals How 35,000 Illegal Votes Were Added to Democrat Totals in AZ Election
*** More Than 200,000 People On North Carolina Voter Rolls ‘Missing’ ID Numbers
*** College campus protests have a K-12 beginning
*** Florida Bans ‘Indoctrination’ In Teacher-Training Programs
*** Educators Quizzed by Congress: Many Words Said, Few Solutions Offered
*** ‘Equity’ Grading Is the Latest Educational Fad Destined To Fail
*** Defund College — It may be the only way to save America
*** Climate Ideology Ignores Science, Threatens Humanity
*** Study: Fossil Fuels and Greenhouse Gases Climate Science
*** EPA’s Deceptive Climate Regulations Won’t Stand in Court
*** Climate “Reparations” Numbers Are Rigged
*** Video: The cloud thermostat is the dominant climate controlling mechanism – Dr John F Clauser
*** Short Video: Testing the CO2 Hypothesis
*** Short video: Jordan Peterson on climate
*** Judith Curry: Climate Uncertainty and Risk
*** The John Eastman Story: Haunted or Hallowed? – Most Definitely Hunted
*** How today’s antiwar protests stack up against major student movements in history
*** US Set to Regress from Modernity
*** ‘A step back in time’: America’s Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways
*** Unscientific American: Science journalism surrenders to progressive ideology
*** Stop the WHO Power Grab!
*** Found: the dial in the brain that controls the immune system
*** Don’t Let WHO Rule U.S. Healthcare
***‘One Health’ Is A Cult Based On Gaia Worship, Wicca, Neo-Paganism
*** Why Canadians Aren’t Reacting — The Strategy Used upon Canadians to Facilitate their Complete Takeover
Secondary Education Related:
*** Report: The Key to Fixing the US Education System
*** College campus protests have a K-12 beginning
*** Florida Bans ‘Indoctrination’ In Teacher-Training Programs
*** Educators Quizzed by Congress: Many Words Said, Few Solutions Offered
*** ‘Equity’ Grading Is the Latest Educational Fad Destined To Fail
My husband and I quit our teaching jobs to start our own school – we’re challenging the ‘lies’ our kids learn
The Committee That Felled University Presidents Turns Its Focus to High Schools
An interesting resource: Behavior at School
NY school spending of $30,000± led all US by record margin
Cultural Accountability: A Modest Proposal to Rebalance the Politics of K–12 Education
Higher Education Related:
*** Defund College — It may be the only way to save America
Why Must Social Workers Believe in Leftist Shibboleths?
As Universities Falter, Grifters Prosper
Artificial Intelligence:
Bill Gates wants to use AI for genetically modifying beef cows to “save the planet”
ChatGPT Pushing Propaganda and Parroting Lies about COVID-19 Injections
Greed Energy Economics:
Biden’s Green-Energy Price Shock
Economic Reality vs. Fraudulent Fantasy
Unreliables (General):
*** FL Bill awaiting DeSantis’ OK would end years of renewable energy policies
*** What Energy Transition?
*** A green embargo by China will trigger a financial crisis that will implode the US economy!
NY County towns file lawsuit against N.Y. over solar, wind farm tax methods
Wind Energy — Offshore:
*** NOAA Permits Wind Energy Operators to Harass and Kill Whales
*** Short Video: 1241 Wind Turbines Planned to Fence in the New Jersey Coast
*** Pile Driving Noise Survey: Technical Report
*** Study: ’Wake effect’ could drain 38% of offshore wind power
Offshore wind is gearing up to bulldoze the ocean
Dominion Energy wind project construction delayed by injunction issued by federal judge
British government to allow oil and gas exploration at sites intended for offshore wind
Wind Energy — Other:
*** Taking the Wind Out of Climate Change (referencing 60± studies)
*** Once Unthinkable Nuclear Plant Revival Is a Reality in US Shift
*** ‘Gambling With The Grid’: New Data Highlights Achilles’ Heel Of One Of Biden’s Favorite Green Power Sources
Solar Energy:
*** Storm destroys the world’s largest floating Solar Panel Farm
*** German solar industry collapsing: unable to make solar panels from solar power
Why is solar panel manufacturing impossible without coal?
Yes, Aratina Solar Project Will Down Iconic Joshua Trees in Southern California
Nuclear Energy:
*** Nuclear energy continues to help power N.Y. grid as renewables lag
*** Scandal over Nuclear Phase-Out in Germany: What We Know
Fossil Fuel Energy:
Why Germany Is Choosing Natural Gas Over Nuclear Power
Epstein: The fossil fuel industry should defend itself against Congressional smears
Asia Embraces Coal as the U.S. Rejects It
Electric Vehicles (EVs):
From EVs to Wind Turbines, China is Winning the Clean-Energy War
The electric car carnage has only just begun
Misc Energy:
*** The Looming Electrical Power Shortage
*** The H (in Hydrogen) Stands For Hype
*** University Researchers turn CO2 into sustainable power
The carbon capture con
All-Electric Storage…for triple current US demand and consumption
People Found Dead After Discovering Free Renewable Energy
More on the Biden Administration net zero freight sector plans
Manmade Global Warming — Some Deceptions:
*** Climate Ideology Ignores Science, Threatens Humanity
*** Study: Fossil Fuels and Greenhouse Gases Climate Science
*** EPA’s Deceptive Climate Regulations Won’t Stand in Court
*** Climate “Reparations” Numbers Are Rigged
Scientific Report Pours Cold Water on Major Talking Point of Climate Activists
34 Years of Flawed, Failed & Grossly Misrepresented Global Sea Level Rise Speculation
Climate Watch: Climate Catastrophes?
Biden’s Climate Emergency: Green Policies On Steroids?
Economists’ Advocacy for a Carbon Tax Is Misguided
Why the PROVE IT Act would result in carbon taxes
Manmade Global Warming — Misc:
*** Video: The cloud thermostat is the dominant climate controlling mechanism – Dr John F Clauser
*** Short Video: Testing the CO2 Hypothesis
*** Short video: Jordan Peterson on climate
*** Judith Curry: Climate Uncertainty and Risk
The climate cult reacts as its political position begins to slip
New NEPA Rules Prioritize Climate, Communities
Biden Admin Locks In Regulations Targeting Appliance Owned By ‘Almost Every US Household’
Gov. Gavin Newsom will Fiddle his Way to Rome While California Incinerates
The Cost of EPA’s Senseless CO2 Capture
US Election:
Election-Integrity.info (10 major election reports by our team of experts, plus much more!)
A Bill to Ensure Fair Representation for American Citizens
Documents shed light on Biden White House meeting on voter registration with left-wing activist
Don’t let Big Tech influence the elections yet again this year
Liberals have a foreign influence hypocrisy problem
The Left’s Phony ‘Fake Electors’ Crusade Ramps Up As 2024 Election Draws Closer
‘Election Interference’: Bragg Case Gag Order Puts Unprecedented Limitations On Trump Campaign
US Election — State Issues:
*** Dr. Walter Daugherity Reveals How 35,000 Illegal Votes Were Added to Democrat Totals in AZ Election
*** More Than 200,000 People On North Carolina Voter Rolls ‘Missing’ ID Numbers
In Arizona, election workers trained with deepfakes to prepare for 2024
Voter GA Reports 1.7 Million 2020 Election Ballot Images Were Destroyed in Georgia
Misc US Politics:
*** President Trump Did Not Incite the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
*** Trump’s NY Prosecution Is a Bogus Case by a Bogus Prosecutor
*** Trump’s Authority as President Was Curtailed Ahead of Jan. 6, Says Former Military Official
*** Tulsi Gabbard on How to Save America from Washington Elite
Barack Obama, 21st-Century Schizoid Man
New Bombshell Evidence Emerges: Was Trump Set Up in Classified Docs Saga?
Censorship US:
*** The John Eastman Story: Haunted or Hallowed? – Most Definitely Hunted
TikTok’s new election integrity plan is a Trojan horse for censorship
European Politicians Declare War On Text Message Privacy
Societally US:
*** How today’s antiwar protests stack up against major student movements in history
*** US Set to Regress from Modernity
State Attorneys General Join Parents Defending Education, Independent Women’s Forum, in Landmark Lawsuit Against Biden’s Illegal Title IX Rewrite
Mounting Evidence Is Pointing To A Nightmare Scenario For The US Economy
Is it White Privilege to be Married? (Part 1)
The People Setting America on Fire
Is The Economic System Being Destroyed On Purpose?
Globalism:
*** Stop the WHO Power Grab!
Religion Related:
*** ‘A step back in time’: America’s Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways
Science:
*** Unscientific American: Science journalism surrenders to progressive ideology
Health:
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*** Don’t Let WHO Rule U.S. Healthcare
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House Committee Report Finds Widespread ‘Misconduct’ In Union Elections By Government Labor Board
/in Economy, Election Fraud, Elections, Hot Topics, Labor & Unions, News, Waste, Fraud and Abuse/by The Daily CallerThe National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) expansion of mail ballot elections has led to widespread mismanagement, misconduct and procedural irregularities by the agency, according to a report released Thursday by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
The NLRB issued a decision in November 2020 expanding regional agency directors’ ability to order that union elections operate by mail rather than the traditional manual ballot due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the decision, voter turnout has decreased while both institutional issues, like employees interfering in elections, and integrity issues, like inappropriate voter solicitation and the number of lost or voided ballots, have increased, according to the report.
The investigation spawned as a result of a former NLRB employee cooperating with the committee to detail instances covering 15 different NLRB regions and 33 representation cases, according to the report.
“Through blatant misconduct that resulted in the disenfranchisement of workers participating in union elections, the NLRB has outright corrupted its once gold standard of secret ballot, onsite elections,” Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx said in a statement to the DCNF. “By broadening its own authority and instituting a series of administrative changes that emboldened its own cadre of regional directors, the agency took risks that alienated voters. As this report makes clear, the NLRB’s administration of mail ballot elections has become deeply fraught with procedural misconduct and gross irregularities.”
One case involves an NLRB official located in Buffalo, New York, who informed voters that they could hand-deliver their ballot to the agency’s local office and that if no one was there to accept it, they could slide it under the office door, according to the report. In this instance, the NLRB allegedly violated the election agreement, which did not permit votes to be cast in person.
In another case in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, region, an NLRB agent told a potential voter that she would deliver the ballot in person to them while she was on the clock, even though the notice of election required that it be a secret ballot carried out by mail, according to the report. By meeting in person, the board official and the potential voter could have had a prohibited conversation that could have swayed a vote.
The committee first requested documents from the NLRB on the increase in mail ballot elections and allegations of misconduct in October 2022, not receiving a response until May 2023, according to the report. The initial response was deemed inadequate, and more complete information was provided by the NLRB in August 2023.
Internal emails indicate that on March 19, 2021, NLRB officials handling votes for an election by workers at Airway Cleaners, represented by the United Construction and Industrial Employees Local 621, appeared to change the number on a submitted ballot to reconcile that there were two ballots with the same number but different names, in violation of integrity rules, according to the committee. In another instance, a union vote for workers represented by Teamsters Local 396 resulted in an employee being sent a ballot even though they were not on the voter list.
The Inspector General of the NLRB, David Berry, released a separate report in July 2023 detailing gross mismanagement by the NLRB involving an election for workers at Starbucks, where Starbucks was not properly informed of special voting arrangements regarding mail ballots. The resulting mismanagement had a “significant adverse impact” on the NLRB’s ability to perform its mission.
Following the mishandling of the Starbucks vote, the company sent a letter to the NLRB accusing the agency of colluding with unions, according to Bloomberg Law.
The NLRB has been emboldened under the Biden administration following Joe Biden’s pledge to be the most “pro-union president you’ve ever seen” the night before the 2020 election. A judge ruled earlier this month that Amazon’s CEO violated labor law by saying in public interviews that workers would be “better off” without unions and that unions are slow and bureaucratic.
The NLRB declined to comment to the DCNF.
AUTHOR
WILL KESSLER
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NYC: Pro-Hamas Thugs Deface World War I and Civil War Memorials, Burn U.S. Flag
/in Elections, Featured, Hot Topics, National Security, News, Policy, Politics, Religion, Social Issues, Waste, Fraud and Abuse/by Jihad WatchJust in case you weren’t sure what was coming next, here is a salutary reminder.
Anti-Israel activists deface WWI and Civil War memorials, burn US flag
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How Many Gun Owners are in America? — 2024 Statistics
/in Gun Rights, Hot Topics, News, Policy/by Sam JacobsAs the political climate heats up surrounding gun control and legislation, more Americans are buying firearms today than six years ago. In the past twenty years, gun ownership has risen slightly among women and Hispanics while it has decreased among men.
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How Many Americans Own Guns?
In 2023, 32% of Americans own at least one firearm. There are approximately 259,000,000 adults, which equates to 82,880,000 people who own a firearm in the U.S.
Firearm ownership increased by 6.7% in the U.S. (all demographics) between 2017 and 2023. During that same time period, women increased ownership by 13.6%, and Hispanics increased ownership by 33.3%.
Not only is gun ownership on the rise, but some demographics are purchasing guns at higher rates today than ever before.
Furthermore, 7.5 million adults (2.9% of adults in the U.S.) became first-time gun owners between 2019 and 2021. Of those, 5.4 million did not have a firearm in the household before purchasing.
Gun Sale Trends in America 2010-2023
While firearm ownership historically remains between 40% and 47% of the adult population, purchase trends vary widely. More Americans bought firearms in 2020 than any year since 2010.
Increased gun sales backing increased gun ownership in the U.S.
How Many Legal Gun Owners in the United States?
Unfortunately, it’s nearly impossible to tell exactly how many legal firearm owners there are in the U.S. However, we can explore the NICS, gun sales, and firearm ownership trends to better explain the legality of firearm ownership in America.
How Many illegal?
While some estimate that more than one million Americans possess firearms illegally, criminals do not regularly report firearm possession. Therefore, we must look into past data to better understand illegal firearm ownership in the U.S.
What Percentage of Americans Own Guns?
40%, or approximately more than 82,000,000 Americans own guns. As a matter of fact, 28% more people report having firearms in 2023 than twenty years ago.
Gun ownership has been on the rise in recent years.
How Many Guns Does An Average Gun Owner Possess?
The average American owns between one and five firearms. Men are more likely than women to own more than one, and those with only one firearm typically have a handgun or pistol.
How Many US Households Have Guns?
Currently, more than 40% of households have at least one firearm (an estimated 52,000,000 households). The number of households with guns increased by 14.3% since 1994, with 18% more buying firearms during the pandemic.
Household gun ownership is on the rise in the U.S. Many households acquired new firearms during the pandemic.
How Many Americans Report That They or Someone in Their Household Have A Gun?
Only 10% of respondents to the June 2023 survey stated they do not personally own a firearm but do live in a home with someone else who does. This is a 6.7% increase from 2017.
What Is The Primary Reason Why Americans Possess Guns?
Despite fluctuations in firearm ownership, the number one reason owners keep firearms is for protection (an increase of 7.5% since 2017). However, firearm collections have increased by 15.4% since 2017.
The majority of gun owners cite personal defense as a reason for owning guns.
How Many Gun Owners are in America(2024 statistics) originally appeared in the Resistance Library at Ammo.com.
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