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According to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, a former Conroe Independent School District teacher who had inappropriate contact with a student received a 10-year jail term. The 37-year-old Bonnie Guess Mazock was convicted of indecency with a student. Detectives from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office started looking into claims that Mazock had inappropriate contact with one of her students on January 12. ------------- According to officials, the student allegedly admitted to having sex with Mazock several times, including in her car and at his house. According to court documents, he added that Mazock claimed: “her husband was not satisfying...

It’s by now a commonplace story: State universities in “red” states, where most of the voters and legislators dislike progressive ideology, are being infiltrated by administrators and faculty who insist on implementing radically leftist policies and courses. Earlier this year, for example, the Martin Center published this article by Jonathan Small on the ways that “wokeness” was gaining a foothold at the University of Oklahoma. Another state where this battle is being waged is Tennessee. The ideological skirmishing began back in 2016, as detailed in this article in the Tennessean. Fed up with a host of programs and policies instituted...

Democratic Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman has pointed to his work as the state's current lieutenant governor as he campaigns for a job in Washington, D.C., but an Associated Press review of his time in that position shows a noticeably light workload. The examination – which focused exclusively on the time prior to Fetterman's stroke in May 2022 – showed that for nearly one-third of his workdays, he had an empty schedule. An AP report said that days that had activity in Fetterman's schedule showed that the lieutenant governor only had four to five hours of work in a typical...

Oregon may be on the verge of electing its first Republican governor in a generation next month. It would be a heavy blow for Democrats, an indictment of the party’s brand in what has been one of the most progressive states in the country. Portland, its largest city, has been an epicenter of left-wing activism in support of causes like defunding the police and drug decriminalization. But by all accounts, Portland is struggling. Crime is up, the city is facing a homelessness crisis and residents are worried. Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer, a Portland native who has represented much of the...

Even though the Democrats enjoyed an unexpected feeling of optimism over their election prospects during the past few months, midterm polls have swung back to the right, the Washington Post admitted earlier this week. "Assuming the Democrats have not found an effective way to rig the looming 2022 elections (which may not be a safe assumption), I believe they are facing an epic defeat, akin to losses suffered by Bill Clinton in the 1996 election and by Barack Obama in the 2010 election," argued Charles Ortel, a Wall Street analyst and investigative journalist. snip Not only are Democrats likely to...

Hurricane Ian “rapidly transformed from a relatively weak storm into a strong one, [a] phenomenon that has become more common” due to climate change. So reported the New York Times in its daily email newsletter. It also said, “Ian embodies several of the major hurricane trends in recent years, as the world copes with the effects of climate change. It’s a strong storm -- and strong storms are becoming more common in the Atlantic Ocean, as its surface water has warmed. . . . Unfortunately, the tragedy is compounded by climate-change activists who are using it for political purposes. They...

"Activists" in Jenin shoot at IDF forces and then flee into a school, so that the children will act as a human shield. [journalist covering the Middle East .Makor Rishon]

[…]Here are a few facts about the sabotage: 1. Biden said we were going to do it2. It happened “overnight” on the 26th of September3. We have a US Navy P8 fly from the United States to a refueling rendezvous point over Grudziądz Poland at 0210 hrs GMT4. The two aircraft, Callsign N/A, and BART12 sync up at 26,400 ft for an extended 1:20 minute refueling, disconnecting at 0328 hrs GMT5. The BART12 air refueler RTB’d to Spangdahlem Air Base Germany and one should note the flight record has been wiped6. The Navy P8 then continues onto the Nord Stream...

In his campaign for a crucial U.S. Senate seat, Democrat John Fetterman takes credit for reinventing Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor’s office, transforming it from a political pit stop into a “bully pulpit” from which he’s advanced progressive causes. Records from Fetterman’s four years in office, however, offer a different portrait of his time in the $179,000-a-year elected job. They show Fetterman typically kept a light work schedule and was often absent from state business, including presiding over the state Senate, which is one of his chief duties, according to an Associated Press review of his daily calendars and attendance records. The...

Ugh, why do a-holes have to ruin Halloween? Oh, and the Ukraine flag is a nice touch. You know you’ve argued with this person on Twitter before … no, not Matthew Shaer, the ‘neighbor’ whose Halloween decorations he thinks really rule. Because you know, mocking the COVID dead to own the cons is super festive. And ‘really rules’. Matthew Shaer@matthewshaer·Follow A lot of my neighbors work for the CDC or the Emory hospital system - needless to say, Halloween lawn decoration season around here really rules 7:56 AM · Oct 3, 2022 27.3K Retweets 1,904 Quote Tweets 250.1K Likes Seriously,...

Footage has emerged of a Russian propagandist being brutally arrested for speaking out against high-ranking Russian officials. Affiliates and members of the Russian mercenary Wagner Group have repeatedly criticised the Russian Armed Forces and its leaders on Telegram. Alexey Slobodenyuk, the head of media for a Russian mercenary group fighting in Ukraine, was pulled from his car by a special branch of the National Guard of Russia known for their unwavering loyalty to Vladimir Putin. Slobodenyuk has been accused of attacking defence minister Sergei Shoigu online, claiming that Russia’s current failings in Ukraine were in part due to organisational failures....

Scott Ritter talks about the referendum in Ukraine to become part of Russia 28 min. interview

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday expressed support for New York City's lawsuit seeking to halt the spread of "ghost guns," as city and state officials try to hold sellers of the largely untraceable firearms accountable. In a "statement of interest" filed in Manhattan federal court, the Department of Justice expressed "serious concerns" about the proliferation of ghost guns, and said kits containing the weapons' components are classified as firearms under federal gun control law. "Ghost guns are a major contributor to the ongoing plague of gun violence," U.S. Attorney Breon Peace in Brooklyn said in a...

Everyone knows about the destruction of the NORD streamline. If it is proved that Russia destroyed it, causing harm to Germany, then a joint NATO action against Russia is likely to be expected. However, what if the people of Germany go through the most difficult winter in recent years. Endless stories of German people burning furniture to stay warm. Then, indisputable evidence that the Biden administration was responsible is revealed. What then? Would that be the end of NATO? Would USA just get a scolding from European leaders? Would USA be considered the attacker the treated was intended to defend...

Crazy California mom on the freeway............ VIDEO at link........................ JUST REMEMBER, THESE PEOPLE VOTE!.....................

WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased by the most in four months last week, but the labor market remains tight even as demand for labor is cooling amid higher interest rates. Some of the larger-than-expected jump in jobless claims reported by the Labor Department on Thursday was blamed on Hurricane Fiona, with filings surging in Puerto Rico, which was ravaged by the storm in the second half of September. Claims data in the coming weeks will likely be distorted by Hurricane Ian, which cut a swath of destruction across Florida...

The co-host of Bernie & Sid in the Morning, Bernard McGuirk passed away Wednesday night following a bout with prostate cancer, just a few weeks shy of his 65th birthday. McGuirk had been co-host of WABC’s Bernie & Sid in the Morning with Sid Rosenberg since April of 2018. A special tribute for McGuirk, including memories and thoughts from the WABC staff, will air on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. Red Apple CEO John Catsimatidis said, “We are all devastated by the loss of Bernie. He was a true New Yorker whose talent and intelligence propelled him to the top of...

A federal judge in Syracuse, New York has granted a temporary restraining order blocking the state and its political subdivisions from enforcing several provisions of the newly-enacted Concealed Carry Improvement Act, though he did stay his decision for three days to allow Attorney General Letitia James to file an emergency appeal with the Second Circuit.

Across the United States, thousands of youths are lining up for gender-affirming care. But when families decide to take the medical route, they must make decisions about life-altering treatments that have little scientific evidence of their long-term safety and efficacy. On the two-hour drive back from the hospital, Danielle Boyer kept replaying the doctor’s questions in her mind. Was her then-12-year-old child, Ryace, hearing voices? Was she using illegal drugs? Had she ever been hospitalized for psychiatric treatment? Had she ever harmed herself? Ryace (pronounced RYE-us) was assigned male at birth, but by the time she was 4, it was...

The country has been put on notice that the chances of gas shortages this winter have risen markedly, prompting a contingency plan to prioritise heating. National Grid's Electricity System Operator (ESO) warned that planned three-hour power blackouts could be imposed in some areas, in the "unlikely" event supplies of gas fall short of demand. It revealed the measure in an update on the UK's state of energy readiness for the cold months ahead but it said that the risk of temporary power cuts could be avoided with help from the public. The report showed, under a base case scenario, that...