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In many school districts across the nation, public school teachers still don’t want to go back to work. Private sector workers have long been hard at work in kitchens, at construction sites, and in hardware and grocery stores. Meanwhile, from Seattle, to Los Angeles, and to Berkeley, California, Teachers' Union representatives insist they simply can’t be expected to perform the on-site work in the expensive facilities that the taxpayers have long been paying for... This week, for example, some schoolteachers in Colorado’s Jefferson County turned out to protest the district’s plan to return to limited in-person learning later this month....

Senate Democrats voted early Saturday morning to defeat a pro-life amendment that would have stopped the COVID relief bill from using tens of millions and perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars to fund killing babies in abortions. The Senate voted 52-47 to defeat the pro-life amendment offered by Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma to apply the Hyde Amendment to the COVID bill. Every Republican voted for the amendment along with Democrat senators Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Joe Manchin of West Virginia. Senator Sullivan of Alaska did not vote. The amendment failed because it did not reach the 60-vote threshold...

'Many people don't know that I am funny. But I am. Actually, I am very funny.' Whatever one's opinion of Andrew Cuomo, we can all agree he's had an eventful year. As governor of New York, Cuomo was at the forefront of America's public reckoning with the COVID-19 pandemic. He was the first politician since Ross Perot to become a global celebrity and sex symbol by giving PowerPoint presentations. He wrote a book about his leadership prowess, then accepted an International Emmy Award as new cases of the virus surged to record levels. Through it all, he still found time...

California wants to ban boys and girls toy or clothes sections in large stores in order to enforce the gender-neutral presentation of products. The bill would make it illegal for retailers to put up signs saying 'boys' and 'girls' over displays of toys, clothes or childcare items under the threat of a $1,000 fine. Meanwhile, stores located in the state that have a website would be required to use titles like 'kids', 'unisex', or 'gender-neutral' rather than dividing goods by sex. Assembly Bill 1084 requires retailers with 500 or more employees 'to maintain undivided areas of its sales floor where...

Union wants to know race of parents pushing for reopening The largest teachers' union in Los Angeles is working to prove that the battle lines in the fight to reopen schools are defined by race, going as far as contacting parents who speak out in support of opening schools to ascertain their race. Miryam Qudrat, a Los Angeles parent of a middle schooler, says a "research specialist" for United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) emailed her to ask how she racially identifies. The inquiry came, the union researcher said, because she was quoted twice in the Los Angeles Times, both times...

Isaiah 5:20-23 New American Standard Bible 1995 20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who [a]substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who [b]substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! 21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes And clever in their own sight! 22 Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine And valiant men in mixing strong drink, 23 Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away the [c]rights of the ones who are in the right!

Democrats aren’t the only ones glad Joe Biden is in the Oval Office. Lachlan Murdoch, CEO of the company that owns Fox News Channel, is as well. Murdoch predicted Thursday that Fox News, the economic engine of his company, Fox Corporation, would lead cable news in the ratings once again after ceding ground in recent weeks to rivals CNN and MSNBC. “The main beneficiary of the Trump administration from a ratings points of view was MSNBC,” which served as a kind of “loyal opposition.,” Murdoch said while speaking to investors at a conference organized by Morgan Stanley. “That’s what our...

As promised I am writing a follow up report after receiving the 2nd shot of covid-19 vaccine.

I created this thread to solicit input on one's experience with Covid. NOT to debate Covid, its origins, etc. If you had it, tested positive for it, then I'd like your input.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Nearly 50 years ago, on his self-titled first solo album, Michael Stanley offered a plaintive view about mortality: Here’s a song for a friend soon gone A friend whose life and mine became entwined Leaving soon for a lifetime/Leaving part of you behind Stanley, who passed away Friday at the age of 72 from lung cancer, leaves more than a small part of himself behind in his native Cleveland -- and a gaping hole in a city where he was a rock ‘n’ roll king and a much-loved, award-winning radio and television personality.

The nursing home murderer may get a pass for his decree that caused thousands of deaths, but he may not survive accusations of sexual harassment and unwanted physical contact. In his own defense, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) claims "I never touched anyone inappropriately. I never knew at the time I was making anyone feel uncomfortable." Cuomo admitted that "it might be inappropriate for any ordinary man to do the things that I have done, but I'm not an ordinary man. First, as governor I have something called 'droit du seigneur.' Roughly translated, this means that a person who governs has...

Ride along with Sheriff Bob Fletcher in Minnesota

Volkswagen says the ID.4 is their most important vehicle launch since the Beetle. That's big shoes to fill! This long-range all electric vehicle is competing in a highly sought after market, and America's latest crave: the crossover. The ID.4 features 250 miles of range with a 82 kWh battery pack (77 kWh useable), 201 HP and 229 lb-ft of torque, and RWD. The permanent magnet synchronous motor spins up to 16,000 RPM! It all sounds very exciting, but unfortunately the ID.4 feels like it has come a bit short on the promise of bring "electric cars to the millions, not...

So this is the week we learned that New York women aren’t into Cuomosexuality. And I was sure on Monday that this story would supply our theme for the week’s picture gallery. I underestimated the potentiality of Dr. Seuss. I didn’t think you could get lower than neutering Mr. Potato Head into Zir. Potatx. Stand by: I predict Peanuts will be up for cancellation next week. Written by a guy named Schultz—the most famous Nazi prison camp guard name ever. And don’t even get started on mis-gendering Peppermint Patty. Meanwhile, did you notice that we got an upgrade from Prez....

Saturday of the 2nd week of Lent St. Turibius Chapel – Columbus, OH First readingMicah 7:14-15,18-20 ©Have pity on us one more timeWith shepherd’s crook, O Lord, lead your people to pasture,the flock that is your heritage,living confined in a forestwith meadow land all around.Let them pasture in Bashan and Gileadas in the days of old.As in the days when you came out of Egyptgrant us to see wonders.What god can compare with you: taking fault away,pardoning crime,not cherishing anger for everbut delighting in showing mercy?Once more have pity on us,tread down our faults,to the bottom of the seathrow...

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Months after a Bay Area couple was charged with enslaving an immigrant and forcing him to work at their liquor store for more than a year, their liquor licenses have been revoked. Amarjit and Balwinder Mann, the owners and proprietors of a Gilroy liquor store, were charged in November for human trafficking, wage theft and witness intimidation after an investigation found that the two were allegedly keeping a man in a room behind the liquor store.

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 1 Samuel 18:1 Nazi Pelosi and the Communist Party has declared war on the United States with their HB1 which is going to eliminate most of the Rights Americans have historically enjoyed. Pelosi and her gang of Soviets are doing everything they can behind their Iron Curtain to make America into the one Party rule you have seen in Russia, Cuba, China, N Korea and...

One of the guiding principles of the left is a loathing of the Second Amendment. With Biden and Harris spearheading our descent into communism, everyone knows it's just a matter of time until the right to bear arms will be eviscerated. But what's taking so long? With all the flurry of executive orders Biden was told to sign, where is the one dismantling the Second Amendment? What's the delay? Now granted, there's probably a lot of shuffling going on behind the scenes as Biden is being pushed into the background because of his advancing dementia. Doubtless Harris is gearing up...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) appeared in a bizzare video, giggling about her new "magic" word, and it's embarrassing, to say the least. So what is Nancy's new magic word? The Democrat leader told viewers it is “Open Biden,” not “Open Sesame."