June 2021

NASA Plans to Launch First American Mission to Venus Since 1989

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 04, 2021 17 Comments

The space race has heated up in a big way. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced plans to send two new spacecraft to study Venus as the first U.S. missions to the hell-scape planet since 1989.

Albany Residents Angry About Piles of Trash Left Behind by College Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 04, 2021 6 Comments

“It’s not fair. It’s not fair that we have to live like this”...

May Added 599K Jobs, But Saw Little Change to Labor Participation Rates

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 04, 2021 14 Comments

The economy saw 559,000 more jobs in May and a drop in the unemployment rate. However, economists predicted 671,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate likely fell due to a surplus in jobs.

Student Govt. at University of Washington Wants ‘Content Warnings’ in Classes

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 04, 2021 3 Comments

“I deserve to be able to participate in discussions without having to deal with physical anxiety symptoms, and so does everybody else”...

Pompeo: NIH Tried to Suppress State Dept.’s COVID Origin Investigation

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 04, 2021 8 Comments

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the National Institute of Health (NIH) of trying to suppress his department's investigation into COVID-19's origins. Pompeo also ripped into Dr. Anthony Fauci's China remarks.

Beloit College Creates Campus Leisure Space for ‘Blacks Only’

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 04, 2021 5 Comments

“We hope to create a safe space for Black and Brown students, where we have a comfortable place to study”...

Girl, 13, Pleads Guilty to Murdering D.C. Uber Eats Driver During Carjacking

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 04, 2021 48 Comments

A 13-year-old girl pleaded guilty to murder in the death of an UberEats driver she and another girl attempted to carjack near Nationals Park in late March.

South Kingstown Mom Nicole Solas: “They smear people who ask them questions, who disagree with them”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 03, 2021 25 Comments

Nicole Solas is the mother whose child is enrolled to enter kindergarten in the South Kingstown, Rhode Island, school district, and has been in the news after the School Committee threatened to sue her for filing a series of public record requests concerning Critical Race and Gender theory in public schools.

LSU Hires Critical Race Scholar As President

Posted by Jeff Reynolds on June 03, 2021 41 Comments

Dr. William F. Tate IV, who becomes the first Black university president in the SEC, was not included in the initial list of eight semifinalists published by the special committee appointed to interview candidates for the position....

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe Reminds Us That Some ‘Big Lies’ Are More Equal Than Others

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 03, 2021 14 Comments

Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, who is now running for governor again for some reason, just gave America an excellent reminder that when it comes to big lies: some are accepted, and some are not. McAuliffe recently smeared his Republican opponent Glenn Youngkin for pushing the 'Big Lie' about the 2020 election. It is odd because McAuliffe still believes Al Gore won in 2000.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBMqDvU40Oc

China State Media: Country Must Prepare for Nuclear War With U.S. After Biden Pushes COVID Probe

Posted by Leslie Eastman on June 03, 2021 45 Comments

How badly did China respond to the possibility the coronavirus plaguing the globe leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology?

Prof Files Lawsuit Against University Claiming He Was Ousted Over Comments on Race and Gender

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 03, 2021 3 Comments

"Paxton’s attorney, Robin DesCamp, said none of Paxton’s comments merited a Title IX investigation"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KofNmNat6us

Robert Mueller to Teach Class on Mueller Investigation

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 03, 2021 38 Comments

The University of Virginia announced this week that they will offer a new course on the Mueller investigation of Trump's non-existent collusion with Russia. Mueller will teach at least one class. This move is especially ironic when you recall Mueller's testimony before Congress. He seemed to know very little about the Mueller investigation.