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As I have documented on a number of occasions, the Left ruins everything it touches. There is no exception. From universities to high schools and now including even elementary schools, to late-night TV, to sports, to the arts and, increasingly, science, the Left is a destruction machine.And nowhere is this damage more evident or tragic than with regard to women.In fact, nothing demonstrates the power of left-wing ideology as much as what this ideology has done to women. So powerful is leftist ideology, it is more powerful than women's nature.Here are five examples:No. 1: The Desire to Bond with a...

Why, I wonder, do my colleagues speak "equity-speak." It’s a distinct idiom. It has its own words and phrases, along with its own meanings and expectations. Top envoys in corporate settings are titled “chief equity officers.” Their consciousness-raising endeavors are called “building organizational understanding.” Employees undergoing this training become “agents of change.” They then disseminate the new knowledge to achieve “programmatic growth.” The resulting mutual surveillance of words and behaviors is called “monitoring mechanisms.” And the never-ending nature of this cultural reconditioning “ensures institutional sustainability.” Where did my colleagues learn this equity language? How did it seep into their consciousness?...

On the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, the world was warned that billions would die soon because of a disastrous ice age. The Earth had been cooling for thirty years and it was about to get much worse. Crops would not survive the ice age so the people couldn’t be fed, The Earth was cooling even though CO2, the population, and fossil fuel consumption was rising rapidly, which we are told causes warming. The complicit media dutifully repeated these warnings to scare the public with no questions and no research. The warnings were 100% wrong because they were WAGS...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday the administration expects the March reading of the Consumer Price Index to show "extraordinarily" inflation due to "Putin's price hike." "Because of the actions we've taken to address the Putin price hike, we are in a better place than we were last month," Psaki told reporters. "We expect March CPI headline inflation to be extraordinarily due to Putin's price hike. And we expect a large difference between core and headline inflation reflected in the global disruptions in energy and food markets. Core inflation doesn't include energy and food prices, headline inflation...

There can be little doubt that former Vice President Mike Pence thought he was doing the right thing. There are certainly many pragmatic reasons for his decision to not intervene in the electoral processes during those fateful days in January 2020. We’re a year and a half into the geriatric Biden regime and those pragmatic reasons are quickly losing their luster. The nation is suffering—not from the constitutional crisis feared by the establishment but a systemic, methodical, sadistic infliction of pain and loss resulting from disasters of policy that are breathtaking in scope and frequency. It's almost as if Biden...

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Some 24 million poultry birds like chicken and turkeys have already been lost, either because they died from the virus or were killed to prevent its spread. But unlike a similar bird flu outbreak seven years ago, this one is unlikely to just burn itself out. That’s because this particular flu virus seems capable of hanging around in populations of wild birds, which can pass the virus on to poultry farms. While chickens and turkeys with the virus quickly sicken and die, some waterfowl can remain healthy with the virus and carry it long distances. Scientists believe that wild migratory...

Let’s face it: “fascism” and “tribalism” are two scare words that our modern ruling classes like to use when it’s time to lock down the peasants. Over at the American Spectator they at least have the decency to note that both sides use the “fascism” canard. One side that thinks we’re on the threshold of fascism and the other side thinks we’re on the threshold of fascism.And at Quillette the experts are equivocal about “The Costs and Benefits of Tribalism -- a Roundtable.” Yes. What exactly is “fascism?” And what is “tribalism?” Fascism emerged in Germany and Italy in the...

Washington CNN — President Joe Biden on Tuesday will announce new steps his administration is taking to address rising gasoline prices across the country, including emergency measures to expand biofuel sales... [Snip] The President is slated to announce that the Environmental Protection Agency will issue an emergency waiver permitting year-round sales of E15 gasoline, which contains a 15% ethanol blend, on a trip to Menlo, Iowa, where he’ll visit POET Bioprocessing, a biofuels plant that specializes in the creation of bioethanol. [Snip] The sale of E15 gasoline is usually prohibited from June to mid-September because of air quality concerns. Under...

It was in this month, one hundred and fifty-seven years ago, that the Civil War ended. I have seen afficionados of both sides lament what happened, while they might argue over who was right, and what was lost. I am not an aficionado of the Lost Cause Theory. While some defenders of Dixie claim the issue was states’ rights, the chief underlying cause of the war was slavery. In his "Cornerstone Speech" of March 21, 1861, Confederate VP Alexander H. Stephens' stated bluntly that slavery was the very foundation of Southern society. Four states: Mississippi, Texas, Georgia, and South Carolina,...

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The NYC mandates are nonsensical. They are not justified by science. At the suggestion of NYC firefighter Sophy Medina, I have decided to challenge the Mayors of the 10 biggest cities to a debate.Steve KirschApr 9 NYC firefighter Sophy Medina met with me at the Pasadena Hilton today to suggest that I (along with 5 of my team members) challenge NYC Mayor Eric Adams along with his team of medical advisors (and as many helpers as they want) to a 3-hour debate on the science behind the NYC mandates. Both sides will have an equal amount of talk time.Here is...

Spotify's Abolition X podcast pushes far-left policies, labels America 'white supremacist' state A Spotify original podcast featuring Black Lives Matter cofounder and "trained Marxist" Patrisse Cullors calls for abolishing police and prisons, labels America a "white supremacist" state, and contends that the severely mentally ill are actually "shamans" and "spiritual guides." Spotify launched Abolition X, which "focuses on alternatives to police, jails, and punishment," in February. And while the podcast is chock-full of anti-police and anti-prison rhetoric, it "isn't just about getting rid of police and prisons," Spotify said in a press release. Indeed, hosts Vic Mensa, Indigo Mateo, and...

If you are waiting for Windows 11 side-taskbar support before upgrading to the latest operating system, you may be waiting for a long time, according to a recent Microsoft Ask Me Anything (AMA) session. When Windows (11) was first released, the most controversial changes were the new centered Start Menu and the reduced functionality of the Windows taskbar. In the past, the Start Menu was left-aligned on the taskbar, and it was possible to move the taskbar, so it was pinned to the top, sides, and bottom of the screen. However, with Windows 11, Microsoft took away the ability to...

The TRANSITION CLOSET IS Terrifying (at School) The zealots are keeping EVERYTHING from the parents. Indoctrinate them before they can tie their shoes. If they can MAKE you BELIVE kids can give consent they can MAKE you believe anything -

Beginning in June 2023, farmers won’t be able to buy any over-the-counter antibiotics for their animals. This will be a big change for farmers, many of whom are accustomed to doing much of their own veterinary care. Like it or not, farmers need to be prepared. [snip] The new FDA guidance recommends manufacturers of “medically important antimicrobials” that are currently available over-the-counter label their drugs available by prescription only. The guidance was finalized in June 2021 and will take effect in June 2023 nationwide. That means farmers will need to have a veterinary-client-patient relationship, or VCPR, in order to get...

A Louisiana pastor and religious school headmaster who is facing multiple charges for taping shut the mouths of five chatty 13-year-old students defended his actions and claimed the seventh-graders had bullied their teacher into tears. John Raymond, 60, was arrested last Thursday and charged with three counts of cruelty to juveniles after the shocking incident at Lakeside Christian Academy in Slidell on March 18. The former Survivor contestant took to the school's website Monday to blame the young boys for his actions. The pastor said the students 'showed complete disregard' by constantly interrupting their seventh-grade class with non-stop chatter, but...

President Joe Biden was mocked on Tuesday after former President Barack Obama ignored him at a White House reception. Upon Obama completing his speech about healthcare in which he mentioned himself 33 times, attendees encircled Obama at the reception. Biden, in contrast, appeared to wander around looking for someone or for something to do. The video shows Biden staring from afar at the crowd surrounding Obama. Biden then turns away with a sour look on his face and doddered off alone. Later during the meet and greet, Biden again tries to get Obama’s attention. With concern on his face, Biden...

A North Carolina medical school has backed a woke student who tweeted about injuring a patient for mocking her pronoun badge that said She/Her. Wake Forest University released a statement including groveling commentary from Kychelle Del Rosario which suggests she will be back on rounds soon. The trainee medic sparked outrage last month after she implied she had deliberately injured a man who mocked her by missing his vein during a blood draw. She now claims she did so accidentally, and says a more qualified medical professional made the second blood draw attempt in line with existing procedures. But many...

Fifth-graders in New Jersey could be taught that puberty blockers are an acceptable way to 'manage' adolescence and masturbating 'a few times a day' is a healthy way to relieve stress. The new sample lesson plans, some of which are accompanied by animated videos, are part of a broader, K-12 health and sex education curriculum adopted by the New Jersey Board of Education. The plans, which were first reported by Fox News, are now being reviewed by individual school districts in the state. In one proposed lesson plan aimed at fifth graders entitled 'It's All about the Hormones,' students are...