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Saying that an African American studies course "lacks educational value," Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is defending its rejection of the curriculum.... Black lawmakers, religious leaders and local elected officials are organizing events to speak out after the state Department of Education's Office of Articulation.... "We believe in teaching kids facts and how to think, but we don't believe they should have an agenda imposed on them. When you try to use [black] history to shoehorn in queer theory, you are clearly trying to use that for political purposes," DeSantis said. ..."Intersectionality is foundational to CRT (critical race theory), and ranks...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. ( Moses proclaimed) “I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and...

The deputy head of Ukraine's presidential office 'Kyrylo Tymoshenko' asked to be relieved of his duties, according to an online copy of a decree signed by Zelensky and 'Tymoshenko's' own social media posts. Neither gave a reason for the resignation. Deputy Defense Minister 'Viacheslav Shapovalov' also resigned, local media reported, alleging his departure was linked to a scandal involving the purchase of food for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. (side note: Last week Zelensky's Chief Advisor 'Oleksiy Arestovych' resigned.)

"Why does the world need a Ukrainian victory? 1. To halt atrocity. Russia's occupation is genocidal. Wherever the Ukrainians recover territory, they save lives, and re-establish the principle that people have a right not to be tortured, deported, and murdered. 2. To preserve the international legal order. Its basis is that one country may not invade another and annex its territory, as Russia seeks to do. Russia's war of aggression is obviously illegal, but the legal order does not defend itself. 3. To end an era of empire. This could be the last war fought on the colonial logic that...

The rotation of the Earth's inner core may be reversing, scientists have found in a study that sheds new light on geological processes occurring deep within our planet. The results of the research, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, indicate that changes in the rotation of the inner core could take place on a scale of decades. The study's authors told Newsweek the findings have implications for our understanding of how the core influences the other layers of the Earth.... ...these changes are likely part of an oscillation that takes place over roughly seven decades, with a previous turning point...

For decades, the animated M&M's candy mascots dominated small screen ads. Whether they're fainting from seeing Santa, griping about each other in board meetings, or trying to disable a rocket, the multi-colored characters are used to bringing their shenanigans to audiences at large. This might be why so many people were immediately up in arms after the company announced the iconic spokescandies are being replaced by comedy queen Maya Rudolph for an upcoming Super Bowl ad, saying it's all an effort to sidestep past controversies. News of Maya Rudolph's partnership with the M&M's brand came via a statement from the...

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Officers first responded to the Macy's incident just after 8.30pm on January 9. The law enforcement officials immediately began searching for a vehicle that fled the scene after the theft. During their search, officers located a vehicle driving on Ring Road in Garden City. The driver of the vehicle was said to have been committing multiple traffic violations, according to police. Officers pulled over the vehicle, a 2006 BMW with fake plates, after Meza allegedly failed to use a turn signal. After being taken into custody, they told one of the detective's about how they came to New York, according...

On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” White House Spokesman for Oversight and Investigations, Special Assistant to President Joe Biden, and Senior Advisor to the White House Counsel’s Office Ian Sams responded to a question on whether there could be any classified documents at any other locations owned or used by President Joe Biden by stating that he’s going to “be really careful not to talk about potential future steps and developments in the investigation” and he’s not going to get ahead of the process. Co-host Mika Brzezinski asked, “Ian, are there any possibilities that there are documents at other...

California lawmakers are pushing legislation that would impose a new tax on the state’s wealthiest residents — even if they’ve already moved to another part of the country. Assemblyman Alex Lee, a progressive Democrat, last week introduced a bill in the California State Legislature that would impose an extra annual 1.5% tax on those with a “worldwide net worth” above $1 billion, starting as early as January 2024. As early as 2026, the threshold for being taxed would drop: those with a worldwide net worth exceeding $50 million would be hit with a 1% annual tax on wealth, while billionaires...

U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating virus. This means Americans would no longer have to keep track of how many shots they’ve received or how many months it’s been since their last booster. The proposal comes as boosters have become a hard sell. While more than 80% of the U.S. population has had at least one vaccine dose, only 16% of those...

The UK’s grid operator asked three coal-fired power units to be ready to generate on Monday as it boosts electricity supplies during a cold snap. It would be the first time this winter National Grid Plc uses the reserve. The units are warming up and will be ready to generate electricity early Monday if needed. Demand is set to surge during a spell of freezing weather in the UK just as wind speeds drop — curbing supply. It will also use a new tool that pays homes to reduce consumption between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday, when forecasts show...

Western societies are tearing themselves apart with enmity, injustice and conflict. That is not what Our Lord created us to be. We must return to the harmonious roots of our heritage. Where people can be human. God Bless The Freedom Where We Can Love Ourselves And Each Other

Chai Cheng's case is one of the latest chapters in the frustrated struggle of China's LGBTQ community to obtain legal protection against discrimination Last week, it was made public that a Shenzhen court in March 2022 dismissed a high-profile discrimination suit brought by a gay flight attendant, Chai Cheng, against his former employer, China Southern Airlines, the world's largest air carrier and a powerful state-owned company. Chai's case is one of the latest-and most dramatic-chapters in the frustrated struggle of China's LGBTQ community to obtain legal protection against discrimination. Chai's private life was thrust into the national spotlight in October...

The world’s central planners meet, speak, plan and party together. Whether they do so in Davos or New York, Paris or Washington D.C.; whether in the name of the WEF or UN or Congress or EU, these central planners share the same goal: to repeat so many seemingly-unrelated lies, so often and so vigorously, that they can get the public to believe that statism is the solution. Well, their solution will never be right, because their premises will never be right. Facts are facts, no matter what the dictators of Davos may say. For example, a few truths: 1. Carbon...

During an emotional memorial service in North Carolina over the weekend for conservative vlogger Lynette ‘Diamond’ Hardaway, who died earlier this month at the age of 51, President Trump paid tribute to Diamond with many influencers and political pundits. Details of what caused Hardaway’s death were not discussed until the weekend service, however, speculation had been that she died from complications of COVID since it was reported that she had not been feeling well.According to Wikipedia on the pair: Hardaway and Herneitha Rochelle Hardaway Richardson, known as Diamond and Silk, respectively, were a pair of American conservative political commentators and...

Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States have been on their guard ever since the unprecedented leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion occurred during the court’s deliberations on Roe v. Wade. The leak sparked protests throughout the country, attacks on scores of pro-life centers and faith-based institutions nationwide, and even an assassination attempt against Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Justice Alito said that the leak made the justices “targets for assassination.” “It was a shock because nothing like that had happened in the past,” Alito said of the leak in October. “So it certainly changed the atmosphere at the court...

You will not hear the name Jason Harley Kloepfer from any corporate media outlet. Kloepfer is a disabled, white man living in a trailer in rural North Carolina who was the victim of a brutal act of police violence.

Gay “clubs” operate openly in Catholic seminaries, the institutions that prepare men for the priesthood, the late Pope Benedict XVI has claimed in a posthumously published book scathing of Pope Francis’s progressive agenda. In a blistering attack on the state of the Catholic Church under his successor’s papacy, Benedict, who died on Dec 31 at the age of 95, said that the vocational training of the next generation of priests is on the verge of “collapse”. He claimed that some bishops allow trainee priests to watch pornographic films as an outlet for their sexual urges. Benedict gave instructions that the...

A recent report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that two major Social Security funds in the United States will dry out in the coming decades, with one of them running out within the next 10 years as younger members in the programs are set to lose more than older members.“If the gap between the trust funds’ outlays and income occurs as CBO projects, then the balance in the trust funds will decline to zero in 2033 and the Social Security Administration will no longer be able to pay full benefits when they are due,” the CBO stated in...