Friday, January 13, 2023
Transgender, Thai billionaire mother who owns Miss Universe pageant promises changes - TheBlaze
Transgender, Thai billionaire mother who owns Miss Universe pageant promises changes - TheBlaze:
The Miss Universe pageant, slated to be hosted in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2023, will see several new changes to contestant eligibility, pageant focus as well as the crown.
However, the biggest change remains the contest's new owner, billionaire Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip, CEO of Thailand-based media company JKN Global Group Pcl. The entrepreneur is a male-to-female transgender woman, with two children.
Owned by China? NOTHING TO SEE HERE!----University that housed Biden center pressed to end FBI China spy probe after big Beijing donations | Just The News
University that housed Biden center pressed to end FBI China spy probe after big Beijing donations | Just The News
- University of Pennsylvania, which hosted the Penn Biden Center where classified documents were found in November, received $47.7 million from China in the three years when Biden was affiliated with it.
- The University of Pennsylvania, the Ivy League institution which collected tens of millions of dollars from China while paying Joe Biden and hosting his foreign policy think tank,
- successfully pressured the Biden Justice Department to end an FBI counterespionage program targeting Beijing's increasing influence within U.S. academia.
- Attorney General Merrick Garland shut down the FBI's so-called China initiative in February 2022 shortly after more than 160 members of the University of Pennsylvania faculty signed and made public an open letter demanding the program be shuttered, on the grounds that it amounted to racial profiling...
A national disgrace. Pure Child Abuse!-----‘Growing education crisis’: MI fourth grade reading levels drop, study finds
‘Growing education crisis’: MI fourth grade reading levels drop, study finds
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- GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A new study out Tuesday shows reading scores for Michigan fourth graders are plummeting.
- Education Trust-Midwest ranked Michigan 43rd in the country for fourth grade reading, down from 32nd in 2019. The organization called fourth grade reading “an important predictor of future academic success.”
- The state is also in the bottom five for Black students and among the worst for low-income kids in fourth grade reading, according to the study...
Collapse!-----UK Strikes Bring Border Security into Question - AeroXplorer.com
UK Strikes Bring Border Security into Question - AeroXplorer.com
- "...There were fewer agents to process passengers who may be unable to use the biometric passport eGates system introduced in the UK in 2012.
- ...According to the Guardian Newspaper, only nine individuals were detained under any laws at London Heathrow over the course of the eight-day strike action - a drop of 95% compared to normal.
- This brought into question whether security services should be allowed to strike particularly when there is a public holiday such as the Christmas period that sees a large influx of tourists...
Several top White House officials worked for Biden at his think tank where classified docs discovered | Fox News
Several top White House officials worked for Biden at his think tank where classified docs discovered | Fox News:
At least 10 senior Biden administration officials were hired to their current or former positions after stints at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, the president's think tank where a trove of classified documents was recently found.
The Washington, D.C.-based Penn Biden Center — a foreign policy think tank President Biden opened in 2018 — previously employed current Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl and White House counselor Steven Richetti. Blinken and Richetti both served as managing directors while Kahl was a strategic consultant at the center.
Fraternity reported for ‘bias incident’ of wearing construction outfits on May 5
Fraternity reported for ‘bias incident’ of wearing construction outfits on May 5"...It wasn’t a Cinco de Mayo party.
It had no sombreros or tacos, as far as anyone knows.
Yet the University of Chicago’s Phi Gamma Delta, known casually as FIJI, has nonetheless been reported for the “bias incident” of throwing a party where attendees wore construction outfits.
Yet the University of Chicago’s Phi Gamma Delta, known casually as FIJI, has nonetheless been reported for the “bias incident” of throwing a party where attendees wore construction outfits.
- Relevant to know: Its fraternity house has been “under renovation and construction for two years.”
- The left-wing Latino student group MEChA issued a veiled threat May 4 to anyone who might violate “the fine line between celebrating culture on a national holiday and undermining the cultural dignity of a group through ignorant and ill-intentioned appropriation.” (Note to MEChA: May 5 is not a national holiday in Mexico.)
- Because some people showed up in construction gear anyway, FIJI showed its “privilege and authority by blatantly disregarding the concerns of marginalized groups without facing disciplinary actions,” the letter says:
- Moreover, this event was an attack on the mental and emotional well-being of marginalized students on campus...
History for January 13
History for January 13 - On-This-Day.com
Sophie Tucker 1884 - Singer, actress
- 1854 - Anthony Faas of Philadelphia, PA, was granted the first U.S. patent for the accordion. He made improvements to the keyboard and enhanced the sound.
- 1898 - Emile Zola's "J'accuse" was published in Paris.
- 1906 - Hugh Gernsback, of the Electro Importing Company, advertised radio receivers for sale for the price of just $7.50 in "Scientific American" magazine.
- 1928 - Ernst F. W. Alexanderson gave the first public demonstration of television.
- 1942 - Henry Ford patented the plastic automobile referred to as the "Soybean Car." The car was 30% lighter than the average car.
Thursday, January 12, 2023
'The most rewarding work': Canadian doctor who has euthanized over 400 boasts about assisted suicide in seminar - TheBlaze
'The most rewarding work': Canadian doctor who has euthanized over 400 boasts about assisted suicide in seminar - TheBlaze:
"As all Canadians have rights to an assisted death, people who are lonely or poor also have those rights," she added.
Stefanie Green, a physician from British Columbia, Canada, who specializes in euthanasia told the New Atlantis that "offering the option of an assisted death is one of the most therapeutic things we do.”
CNN reporter calls out Biden over border visit, delivers fact-check on WH excuse for why Biden didn't interact with migrants - TheBlaze
CNN reporter calls out Biden over border visit, delivers fact-check on WH excuse for why Biden didn't interact with migrants - TheBlaze:
CNN reporter Rosa Flores called out President Joe Biden on Monday for not actually seeing any migrants when he visited El Paso on Sunday.
Biden visited the border city, an epicenter of the migrant crisis, on Sunday. It was his first official visit to the southern border. Still, the visit earned swift criticism because Biden did not actually witness any of the chaos that has plagued El Paso since migrants began flooding into the city. The areas where Biden visited were even cleaned up.
Hamtramck City Council votes to allow religious animal sacrifices
Hamtramck City Council votes to allow religious animal sacrificesHAMTRAMCK, Mich. (WXYZ) — The city of Hamtramck voted Tuesday night to change its animal ordinance, which would allow for religious sacrifice as long as it’s done legally and humanely.
The religious slaughtering of certain animals like (baby) goats or (lambs) sheep is practiced among Muslims during the holiday of Eid.
The religious slaughtering of certain animals like (baby) goats or (lambs) sheep is practiced among Muslims during the holiday of Eid.
The city’s Muslim population has been booming in recent decades, with the city recently becoming the first in the U.S. to have an all-Muslim city council and a Muslim mayor...
'Critical theory is the framework' used to train teachers: K-12 public schools 'saturated' with CRT due to teachers' education, report finds - TheBlaze
'Critical theory is the framework' used to train teachers: K-12 public schools 'saturated' with CRT due to teachers' education, report finds - TheBlaze:
"The impact that UC educated teachers have in shaping the minds of future generations is substantial. Because of the impact UC trained teachers have on students, it is essential that the pedagogical frame(s) used in schools of education and teacher training programs are examined for politicization and biases," the report stated.
The study attempts to show how critical race theory made its way into the public education system by investigating the curricula used to train teachers.
The Creepy Cult Surrounding the Gas Stove Panic Gets Exposed
The Creepy Cult Surrounding the Gas Stove Panic Gets Exposed"If you’ve been on social media the last day or so, you’ve probably noticed there’s a moral panic occurring over gas stoves.
According to Democrats far and wide, they are dangerous, cause asthma, and must be banned by the federal government.
As RedState reported, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushed that line on Tuesday, resulting in much mockery given she herself has a gas stove.
As RedState reported, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushed that line on Tuesday, resulting in much mockery given she herself has a gas stove.
But what’s astonishing is that amidst her absolute certainty on the topic, she had never even mentioned the issue prior.
In other words, in the span of just 24 hours, Ocasio-Cortez saw some questionable study, promoted it on the internet, gained legions of supporters for her position, and then tried to pretend that everyone else had been ignoring her desperate calls. As Charles W. Cooke notes, it’s cultish behavior...
Lots here. And from CNN!-----FDA vaccine advisers 'disappointed' and 'angry' that early data about new Covid-19 booster shot wasn't presented for review last year | CNN
FDA vaccine advisers 'disappointed' and 'angry' that early data about new Covid-19 booster shot wasn't presented for review last year | CNN"...That data suggested the possibility that the updated booster might not be any more effective at preventing Covid-19 infections than the original shots.
The data was early and had many limitations, but several advisers told CNN that they were concerned about a lack of transparency.
US taxpayers spent nearly $5 billion on the new booster, which has been given to more than 48.2 million people in the US...
The data was early and had many limitations, but several advisers told CNN that they were concerned about a lack of transparency.
US taxpayers spent nearly $5 billion on the new booster, which has been given to more than 48.2 million people in the US...
The 'Electrification' Of Our Economy Is The Latest Eco-Scam - Climate Change Dispatch
The 'Electrification' Of Our Economy Is The Latest Eco-Scam - Climate Change Dispatch
"...Beege wrote a must-read post on this yesterday. Must. Read.
"Now I have no problem, in principle, with reducing the carbon footprint of the economy, as long as it can be done with inexpensive, abundant, and reliable power sources that perform the job as well or better than fossil fuels...
...The activists pushing for uber-electrification (I won’t call them climate alarmists, because I suspect many of them aren’t actually alarmed, but playacting for effect) absolutely know that our current and near-future electrical generation and transmission cannot conceivably produce enough power to keep our economy going.
"...Beege wrote a must-read post on this yesterday. Must. Read.
...The activists pushing for uber-electrification (I won’t call them climate alarmists, because I suspect many of them aren’t actually alarmed, but playacting for effect) absolutely know that our current and near-future electrical generation and transmission cannot conceivably produce enough power to keep our economy going.
- They simply don’t care.
- Or rather, they care, but the immiseration and impoverishment of millions of Americans is a feature, not a bug of these policies...
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